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Charles County News

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1 hr ago | The Independent

Woman who stole from courthouse workers pleads guilty

Arms held behind her back, a 23-year-old Washington, D.C., woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to five counts of identity theft for helping charge up the stolen credit cards of local office workers.

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Related Topix: La Plata, MD

9 hrs ago | The Baltimore Sun

Md. smoking ban exceptions are rare

Almost six months after Maryland banned smoking in bars and restaurants, health officials have granted just three waivers to allow clubs hurt by the law to allow patrons to light up.

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Related Topix: Waldorf, MD

Fri Jul 25, 2008

The Independent

County man gets 10 years for sex crime against girl, 13

Judge Robert C. Nalley sentenced an Indian Head man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl to 10 years in prison Monday.

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Related Topix: Indian Head, MD

Thu Jul 24, 2008

The Independent

County names new economic director

It's been nearly a year since Charles County's economic development director shocked county officials with his decision to resign after 22 months on the job, but the county has finally appointed his ...

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

The Daily Times

MARYLAND: Smoking ban exceptions are rare

WALDORF - Almost six months after Maryland banned smoking in bars and restaurants, health officials have granted just three waivers to allow clubs hurt by the law to allow patrons to light up.

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Related Topix: Waldorf, MD

The Independent

County GOP defiant on election outlook

Above, Del. Anthony J. O'Donnell addresses a group of Charles County Republicans at a reception held last week at the Southern Maryland Business Center in Waldorf.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Waldorf, MD, US Senate, Republican, 2008 Presidential Election, Maryland Government, Maryland

Gazette.Net

Services fall victim to $4 gas prices

It costs Frank Carroll about $75 to fill up the tank of his older model Mercury Grand Marquis.

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Related Topix: Chevy Chase, MD, Montgomery County, MD

Tue Jul 22, 2008

WJLA

Two Motorcyclists Killed in Overnight Accidents

Two accidents in southern Maryland last night claimed the lives of two motorcyclists.

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Related Topix: Hughesville, MD, Germantown, MD

Mon Jul 21, 2008

The Washington Post

Four Md. Area Boaters Found Dead in Three Days

Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, July 20, 2008; Page SM01 Stanley J. Langley, 51, left the Marshall Hall boat ramp in northwestern Charles County on Monday to go fishing by himself.

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Related Topix: Indian Head, MD

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Washington Post - Courts, Judiciary

Circuit Court Judge Retiring in Charles

Judge Christopher C. Henderson, a former trial lawyer, is stepping down after 12 years on the bench.

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Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance

Sat Jul 19, 2008

The Independent

County is seeking citizen volunteers

Charles County residents are being sought to fill vacancies on county government boards and commissions including the housing commission, the Commission for Women, the Board of Social Services, the board of ...

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Related Topix: La Plata, MD

Fri Jul 18, 2008

The Independent

County establishes disabilities commission to help 15,000

The Charles County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to establish a commission for individuals with disabilities to represent the county's nearly 15,000 disabled residents.

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Related Topix: Charlotte Hall, MD, Law, Employment / Labor Law

Thu Jul 17, 2008

The Independent

County union effort begins

Fed up with benefit reductions and low morale, some Charles County employees have begun an effort to unionize their workplace with the help of organizers from the International Brotherhood of Electrical ...

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Related Topix: La Plata, MD, Cobb Island, MD

Wed Jul 16, 2008

WRC Washington DC Channel 4

Waldorf Man Charged In Catalytic Converter Thefts

A Waldorf man has been charged in a series of catalytic converter thefts. Orlanda Mohammed Hawkins , 31, was arrested on Monday after a retired Charles County detective observed him allegedly stealing a ...

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WRC Washington DC Channel 4

Body Of Missing Canoeist Found; 1 Still Missing

The body of one of two missing boaters was recovered Monday in the Potomac River , the Charles County Sheriff's Office said.

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Related Topix: Chesapeake Beach, MD

Tue Jul 15, 2008

WJLA-TV Arlington

Searchers Looking for Missing Men Find Capsized Canoe

The U.S. Coast Guard searched the Potomac River for two men who failed to return from a canoe trip on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Newburg, MD, Offbeat

Mon Jul 14, 2008

WBAL-TV Baltimore

Coast Guard Searches Potomac River For 2 Men

The Coast Guard announced Monday it is searching for two men who didn't return from a trip in the Potomac River.

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Related Topix: Baltimore Metro

Sun Jul 13, 2008

hosted Baltimore Sun | Baltimore Sun

Prison terms set in arson

The alleged ringleader of a brazen act of arson that burned a predominantly black housing development in Charles County was sentenced yesterday to nearly 20 years in federal prison.

Two co-defendants who pleaded guilty received substantially lesser sentences.

Nearly one year to the day after more than two dozen homes were damaged or destroyed in the upscale Hunters Brooke subdivision Dec. 6, 2004, Patrick S. Walsh, 21, of Fort Washington was given the strongest reprimand and the longest sentence - 19 years and seven months - by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus. Walsh is not eligible for parole, but with good behavior could be free in about 17 years.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Fort Washington, MD, Washington College

Fri Jul 11, 2008

The Independent

Community services director leaves county government

The announcement of Charles County community services director Margaret Cheseldine's departure from county government conformed to what is now a familiar pattern for county department heads an e-mail sent out ...

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

Delaware Coast Press

Charges Pending: Suspected explosives seized at Waldorf home

The State Fire Marshal says suspected materials used to make explosive devices were found at a home in Waldorf.

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