Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show an increasing volume of hypoxia—waters with less than 2 mg/l of…
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Now Accepting Applications for 2025 Citizens Academy
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the 2025 Citizens Academy, an eight-week program offering community members a behind-the-scenes look at…
No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes MedStar East Run Medical Center Building in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 12 :11 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the MedStar East Run Medical Center located…
St. Mary’s County Officials Urge Caution After Black Bear Sighting in Piney Point and Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
BEAR BEWARE! 🐻 The St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services is alerting residents, particularly those living in and around the Piney Point and Mechanicsville…
Waldorf Man Charged in Robbery Outside Charlotte Hall Library
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
Travon Tolson, 25, of Waldorf, has been charged in connection with a robbery incident that took place on July 3, 2025, outside the Charlotte Hall…
Lexington Park Man Arrested After Assaulting Deputies and Resisting Arrest During Traffic Stop
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
Alexander Van Gough, 23, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple criminal and traffic offenses following a June 30, 2025 traffic stop that escalated…
Police Arrest California Woman on Drug Charges Following Routine Traffic Stop in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
Abigail Mae Hawk, 31, of California, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses following a traffic stop conducted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office…
Maryland’s Summer Closure of Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishing Begins July 16, 2025
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Department of Natural Resources reminds Maryland recreational anglers that targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is prohibited from July…
Helicopters Requested After Multiple Victims Are Stabbed in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
On Tuesday, July 15, at approximately 5:55 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 42000 block of Patuxent Drive in Mechanicsville, for…
Motorcyclist Flown to Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Midway Drive…
Watershed Education and Stewardship Grants Awarded in St. Mary’s County and Baltimore City
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
Two Maryland organizations will receive support for education and stewardship programming to enhance environmental education in the state. Outdoor education and stewardship funding is made…
9 Impaired Boaters Charged Over July 4th Weekend During DNR’s Operation Dry Water Patrol
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged nine impaired boaters and investigated nine reportable boating accidents during its annual Operation Dry Water “saturation patrol” campaign, conducted from…
Maryland State Police Make Over 190 Suspected DUI Arrested During First Week of July, 2025
By The Citizen on July 14, 2025
Maryland State Troopers from all 23 State Police Barracks, including members of the SPIDRE Team, took on distracted, aggressive, and impaired driving this Fourth of…
Man Suffers Serious Burns After Setting Himself and Vehicle on Fire in St. Mary’s County
By The Citizen on July 13, 2025
On Sunday, July 13, 2025, at approximately 10:55 a.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road and Patuxent…
House Fire in Lusby Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported and All Pets Accounted For
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Hemlock Road in Lusby, for the reported house…