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Officials investigate fatal fire at Maryland motel
Officials say the fire broke out late Sunday night at the South Winds Motel in La Plata. Firefighters received a 911 call from a neighbor about 11:20 p.m. Sunday and had the blaze under control in just a few minutes.
3 days ago -
Cleanup underway after storm dumps snow in Va., Md.
Parts of the WTOP listening area are cleaning up after a storm dumped close to a foot of snow in southwestern Virginia and prompted school closings and delays in both Virginia and Maryland.
3 days ago -
Sunday snow-day: Photos from snowstorm south of DC
Snow began to accumulate in the southern suburbs of D.C. late Sunday afternoon. Some residents in the snowy areas sent in some photos of what they were seeing while they were wrapping up their weekend. See photos.
4 days ago -
Md. girl struck by pickup truck, in critical condition after getting off school bus
The driver allegedly passed the stopped school bus and hit the child. Witnesses told law enforcement officials that the bus had activated its flashing stop sign.
2 weeks ago -
Man struck by car in Charles Co. dies
Officials say the man was walking in the middle of the roadway when he was struck. The driver of the striking car stayed at the scene.
4 weeks ago -
1 charged with murder in death of missing Charles County man
A Charles County, Maryland, man has been arrested and charged in the death of another man who went missing last month.
1 month ago -
Was there a 3rd tornado in Md. during Friday’s severe storms?
The National Weather Service is looking into the possibility that the storms produced a weak twister between the Potomac River and Charlotte Hall, Maryland.
1 month ago -
Several students sent to hospital after dump truck rear-ends Charles Co. school bus
Several elementary school students were sent to the hospital after a dump truck rear-ended a school bus in Charles County, Maryland, Friday morning, authorities said.
2 months ago -
Arrest in connection with Charles Co. teen’s shooting death
Elisha Cole, 17, of Waldorf was shot on Oct. 3 outside a home on Wildmeadows Street in Waldorf. Investigators now say 24-year-old Andre Johnson of La Plata fired several shots at a group of people, and one of them returned fire and killed Cole.
2 months ago -
Former Charles Co. music teacher pleads guilty to assault
A former Charles County teacher accused of having inappropriate contact with students has pleaded guilty to six counts of second-degree assault and one count of disruption of school operations.
2 months ago -
One dead, several injured in Charles Co. rear-end crash
A teenager is dead after the car she was a passenger in was struck from behind after it pulled out of a driveway on Maryland Route 6 in Port Tobacco.
2 months ago -
Charles Co. sheriffs looking for answers in teen’s shooting death
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said 17-year-old Elisha Cole, a student at Thomas Stone High School, was gunned down at the end of Wildmeadows Street in Waldorf shortly before 8 p.m. He collapsed and died as witnesses ran away.
2 months ago -
Defining the ‘F’: Md. school district considers standardized grading scale
The Charles County Public Schools grading committee has recommended that the board consider the scale for grades of 50 to 59 percent at secondary schools. Currently in the district, some schools use a 0-to-59 percent scale for “F.”
2 months ago -
PHOTOS: 4 hospitalized after SUV slams into Charles Co. diner
Capt. Chris Becker, with the La Plata police, said a teen employee of the restaurant, the man driving the SUV, and a father and son sitting in a booth were all injured and hospitalized. See photos and videos.
3 months ago -
Charles Co. schools make safety upgrades for new school year
A large number of safety and security upgrades have been made in Charles County Public Schools ahead of the new school year — and more improvements are coming.
4 months ago
