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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.
5 days 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 weeks 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.”
3 weeks 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.
1 month 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.
2 months ago -
Md. man convicted of fatally shooting neighbor 2 days before Christmas over $30
A Charles County man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor two days before Christmas after an argument over $30 has been convicted of second-degree murder.
2 months ago -
Suspect identified in Charles County attempted murder-suicide
The Waldorf man shot the mother of his child and then fled the scene before killing himself in an apartment building stairwell, the sheriff’s office said.
2 months ago -
Man shoots woman, kills himself in Charles County: Sheriffs
A man shot his girlfriend and later killed himself in an apartment building in Waldorf, Maryland, investigators said.
2 months ago -
Cobb Island osprey rescued thanks to locals, Md. Dept. of Natural Resources
The owner of a local tree service company brought his bucket truck to the scene, where rescuers were able to bring the osprey down from the tree and remove the fishing line that had it trapped.
3 months ago -
Md. man gets 16 1/2 years for child porn, illegal weapons stash in bunker
Caleb Andrew Bailey, 31, was sentenced to 200 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
3 months ago -
Popular La Plata restaurant to close, will be replaced by DC restaurant group
Casey Jones in downtown La Plata, Maryland, is closing in August. In its place will be a new restaurant from D.C. restaurant group EatWell DC, slated to open in October.
3 months ago -
Official: Man accused of molesting girl kills self in jail
A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office news release says 49-year-old Christopher Wayne Stufft was found dead Thursday morning. Officials say Stufft was a deputy in Charles County, Maryland, from 2004-2009 and had no prior criminal history.
4 months ago -
Man dies in large house fire in Charles Co.
A man died after a large fire engulfed a house in Waldorf, Maryland, late Tuesday morning, fire officials said. Fire crews battled heavy flames and triple-digit temperatures to extinguish the flames, said Bill Smith, a public information officer with the fire department.
4 months ago -
‘There are so many questions’: Father fatally shoots daughter, self in Md. park
Authorities in Charles County, Maryland, say a father who was supposed to return his toddler daughter to her mother after his court-ordered visitation fatally shot the girl and then himself at a La Plata park Sunday evening.
4 months ago -
1 killed, 2 hospitalized in Charles Co. crash
One man was killed and two other people were injured in a crash on Maryland Route 228 in Charles County early Sunday morning.
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