Charles County News

Four people were arrested on drug charges in a Nov. 17 operation in Waldorf, according to police.

The Charles County trial of a man charged with brutally sexually assaulting a woman who had advertised "erotic services" online began Wednesday with the defense arguing the encounter was consensual and a prosecutor saying the defendant threatened the victim with a gun.

Charles County investigators have charged three teenagers with robbing a fast food deliveryman at gunpoint in the St.

Carrying a package of leftover chicken wings, Florida resident Shelton Stephens headed from the Waldorf restaurant where he had stopped to grab a meal toward his truck and the boat he was towing to New York.

Charles County police officials have confirmed that 17-year-old man drove a truck into a Waldorf home, trapping a woman and her two children inside.

The battle against the H1N1 virus continued in the St. Louis area this weekend. St. Charles County's fight against the Swine Flu came without a major battle Saturday.

It sits in the woods of Charles County, a monument to a man who -- besides signing the Declaration of Independence -- didn't do much to deserve one.

Video footage provided by the Charles County Sheriff's Office shows officer Eric Leukhardt running beside a Chevrolet Tahoe driven from a traffic stop by Cornelius Warren, who was shot by police during a struggle Oct.

During their annual retreat, the Charles County commissioners agreed to add an environmental objective to their list of ongoing goals that include improving the local economy and infrastructure and supporting public safety and education.

A Charles County grand jury on Friday decided not to indict the sheriff's officers who shot and killed a Pisgah man last month, and county prosecutors concluded the use of police force was "not unreasonable" considering the dangerousness of the situation, according to a state's attorney's office press release.

LA PLATA, Md. - The Charles County sheriff's office says a grand jury has found that two officers did not use excessive force in a fatal shooting.

Charles County Department of Emergency Services Director William Stephens, left, and Chief of Emergency Services John Filer recently gave a copy of "Hazmat Teams Across America," a commemorative edition book featuring hazardous materials teams, to the Charles County commissioners.

In a blow to county prosecutors, a jury yesterday acquitted a Charles County man whom police accused of shooting a pregnant woman in Crofton last October to settle a $400 drug debt.

Posted Monday at 12:01 p.m. A man was killed and a second man injured early Saturday morning during a shooting at the Mattawoman Restaurant in Indian Head, police reported.

In the midst of a financial tempest, Charles County is bracing its residents and roads for any wicked weather that finds its way to Southern Maryland this winter.

One man was killed and another man injured when shots were fired in the parking lot of a Charles County restaurant early Saturday morning.

She had just settled her purse into the car and was about to climb inside when something in her peripheral vision attracted her attention.

Above: The homes along Redwood Circle feature a variety of architectural styles.

Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County will hold a public forum 7-8:30 p.m. Nov.

Charles County government employees will gather Nov. 14 at four local grocery stores to collect food items for the Southern Maryland Food Bank.