Charles County News

WALDORF, Md. -- Thursday afternoon, Charles County officers responded to a home on Kings Farm Place in Newburg for the report of a domestic-related shooting.

WALDORF, Va. -- A man was shot at Waldorf hotel in what appears to be a drug related incident, say Charles County Sheriff's Office authorities.

A science experiment designed by a Charles County high school junior is part of the cargo aboard Dragon, the space capsule NASA and the SpaceX Corporation sent into orbit early Tuesday, and is on its way to the International Space Station as part of the historic flight, according to NASA.

SpaceX successfully launched the first commercial rocket today. The Falcon 9 rocket along with the Dragon capsule is loaded with the hopes and dreams of hundreds of students around the USA.

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Detectives in St. Mary's County have charged Donald J. Church for posing as a Baltimore County Police Officer.

Usually we'll give a family member or friend a dollar, a ride or something simple such as the last slice of pizza, but would you sacrifice a kidney to a family member or friend? Maybe.

The Charles County Sheriff's Office says a 3-year-old boy was killed after he climbed out of his mother's car and walked into the path of another vehicle.

A joint warrant operation conducted April 16-27 in Prince George's County resulted in 305 arrests and the closing of 330 open warrant cases, according to a press release from the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office.

Boy, age 6, follows mother out of car as she mails letter, steps into path of oncoming SUV in Waldorf, Md.

Reliable Repairs Inc. of Pasadena, whose founder and CEO is Jo Ellen Soesbee, aka the ToolBox TomGirl, has been named Small Business of the Year by the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber.

Many areas of St. Louis are showing a rebound from the depths of the recession, and St.

President Obama has reversed his long-held opposition to gay marriage. Will this change of heart hurt his chances of winning the 2012 presidential election? If you're among the hundreds of boaters trying to troll up a 28-inch-or-longer striped bass during Maryland's current trophy rockfish season, don't be upset if you come back to port without the ... (more)

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Shock Trauma will pay tribute to the men and women who treated and saved the lives of more than 8,000 critical injuries last year.

It has been ten years since the worst tornado on record hit Maryland in Charles County.A April 28, 2002 is a date La Plata residents will never forget as this F4 tornado changed the face of their town forever.A Total destruction of downtown was seen with winds over 200 mph.A Outside of town, hail the size of softballs and CDs fell.

The Charles County Planning Commission agreed Monday to include protections for the Mount Vernon viewshed and expanded its prioritization for public access to shorelines in the draft 2012 comprehensive plan.

A Charles County judge sentenced a Henry E. Lackey High School student to a year in prison Thursday for conspiring to deal drugs, Charles County State's Attorney Anthony B. Covington reported.

Charles County Board of Education will hold a work session on core curriculum and superintendent search 6 p.m. April 30 at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, 5980 Radio Station Road, La Plata.