St. Mary’s County – Travel will remain difficult and hazardous; impacts to the evening and morning commute are expected. Extremely cold temperatures are expected beginning tomorrow…
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Large Outside Fire with Burn Injuries Reported in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on January 5, 2025
On Sunday, January 5, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hughesville, Hollywood and additional Charles County departments responded to the area of Chelsea…
UPDATE: Snowfall Estimates Increase for Maryland’s Incoming Winter Storm: The Latest to Know
By The Citizen on January 5, 2025
UPDATE 1/5/2025: Estimates for total snow accumulation have now increased! St. Mary’s County is now anticipated to get 8-12” of snowfall, with the potential for…
Winter Storm Incoming for Maryland: The Latest to Know
By The Citizen on January 4, 2025
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for most of Maryland starting Sunday evening into Tuesday morning. Latest National Weather Service Forecasts below 1/4/2024 @…
VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Woman Murdered in Lexington Park Identified: Ex-Husband Arrested
By The Citizen on January 4, 2025
UPDATE 1/4/2025: The victim has been identified as Chaquanda Latise Odom, 36, of California, Maryland. She was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency medical…
Woman Cited for Driving Without License After Flipping SUV in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on January 4, 2025
On Thursday, January 2, 2025, at 9:45 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 20510 Poplar Ridge Road in Lexington…
Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 6 New Officers Following Graduation from Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy Session 54
By The Citizen on January 3, 2025
Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce six new officers will join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) after their graduation from…
NAS Patuxent River Moves to 100% ID Checks Effective Immediately
By The Citizen on January 3, 2025
NAS Patuxent River has suspended Trusted Traveler and has implemented 100% ID checks at all gates effective immediately per direction from U.S. Naval Forces Northern…
Surveillance and Search Warrants Lead to Drug Charges for Two Lexington Park Brothers
By The Citizen on January 3, 2025
Juwan Deontre Ford, 21, and James Sylvester Ford Jr., 23, both of Lexington Park, were formally charged with possession with intent to distribute cannabis and…
UPDATE: Maryland State Police Investigating Murder of a Woman in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on January 3, 2025
A woman in her thirties was fatally shot on Friday, January 3, 2025, in Lexington Park, following a 911 call reporting a vehicle collision and…
UPDATE: Maryland State Police Investigating Serious High Speed Crash in Lexington Park, Two Flown to Trauma Centers
By The Citizen on January 3, 2025
UPDATE 1/3/2025 – Maryland State Police Press Release: On Thursday, January 2, 2025, at approximately 11:48 am, Troopers assigned to the Maryland State Police Leonardtown…
16-Year-Old Arrested After Robbing a Child of his Bicycle with a Gun in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on January 2, 2025
On December 31, 2024, a Deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was conducting proactive patrol duties along Great Mills Road in Lexington Park…
Maryland State Police Investigating Serious High Speed Crash in Lexington Park, Two Flown to Trauma Centers
By The Citizen on January 2, 2025
On Thursday, January 2, 2025, at approximately 11:47 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Corporate…
State Fire Marshal Accelerant Detection Canine Zorro Retires After 8 Years of Service
By The Citizen on January 2, 2025
After serving the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the citizens of Maryland for just over eight years, Acceleration Detection Canine Zorro retired on…
UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Accused of Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl and Pointing Firearm at Relative
By The Citizen on January 2, 2025
UPDATE 1/2/2024: Timothy Ignatius Gatton, 22, of Lexington Park, was arrested on January 1, 2025, for domestic assault, child abuse, and firearm-related violations. According to…