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Young Child Crushed to Death by Garage Door in Waldorf
WALDORF, Md. (CBSDC) – A three-year-old girl is dead in Charles County after being crushed by a closing garage door, police say. Charles County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of the...
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4-Year-Old Dies After Car Hits Tree in Md.
WALDORF, Md. — The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says a 4-year-old boy has died after being injured in a single-car crash in Waldorf. Deputies say Darius Harsha of Waldorf died early Wednesday at...
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Maryland Suspends Use of 3 Speed Cameras
LA PLATA, Md. — The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says it has suspended the use of its three speed cameras because of a possible issue over placement. The Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that...
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Man in Wheelchair Injured in Md. Hit-and-Run
WALDORF, Md. — A pedestrian in a wheelchair was struck by a car while trying to cross the street in Charles County. The sheriff’s office says the hit-and-run happened late Saturday night in Waldorf, at...
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Police to Reactivate Speed Cameras in La Plata
LA PLATA, Md. — The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says it will reactivate the three speed cameras that it had stopped using after one camera’s cement pad was incorrectly placed. Deputies said Friday...
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Lollar Launches Bid for Maryland Governor
ST. MARY’S CITY, Md. — A Charles County businessman and Marine Corps Reserve officer is launching his campaign for Maryland governor. Charles Lollar, who is seeking the Republican nomination, is...
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Md. Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse
LA PLATA, Md. — A former correctional officer in Charles County has pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse of a minor. Forty-two-year-old Michael Anderson Hurd of Newburg entered the plea Monday. He was...
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Several Students, SUV Driver Hospitalized After Md. School Bus Crash
WALDORF, Md. (CBSDC/AP) — A woman was seriously injured when the Cadillac Escalade she was driving collided head-on with a school bus Wednesday morning in Charles County. The bus was carrying 35...
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Md. Driver Convicted in Deaths of 2 Highway Workers
LA PLATA, Md. — A Fort Washington man has been convicted of two counts of vehicular manslaughter for killing two workers who were collecting trash on a median in Waldorf. A Charles County jury...
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4-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Himself
LA PLATA, Md. — The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says a 4-year-old accidentally shot himself with a gun in a car parked in a driveway in La Plata. It happened about 5:50 p.m. Thursday. Deputies say...
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Woman Killed, 2 Children Hurt When Car Hits Tree
LA PLATA, Md. — The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was killed and her two young children were injured when the car the woman was driving left the road and hit a tree. It happened about...
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1 Killed, 2 Hurt in Pickup Truck Crash
LA PLATA, Md. — The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says the driver was killed and his two passengers were hurt when a pickup truck hit a tree in La Plata. It happened about 7:30 p.m. Friday on Turkey...
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Boy Drowns After Falling in Lake in Southern Maryland
WALDORF, Md. — Charles County authorities say a 6-year-old boy has drowned in Waldorf. The Charles County Sheriff’s office says the boy was playing with a group of children Sunday afternoon when he...
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Maryland Commits $50 Million for New Nice Bridge
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Transportation Authority board has approved spending $50 million on preliminary work toward replacing the Gov. Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge. The two-lane, 72-year-old bridge...
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More Than Half the Nation’s Top 10 High-Income Counties are in the DC Region
LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) — Six of the 10 U.S. counties or county-equivalents with the highest median household income in 2012 were located in the D.C. area, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The data...
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DC Man Charged With Intentionally Igniting Car
INDIAN HEAD, Md. — A District of Columbia man is charged with intentionally setting fire to his car in Maryland in an apparent case of insurance fraud. The fire marshal’s office says Kevin Leon Dyer...
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Md. County Looks To Make Invasive ‘Snakehead’ Fish Sound More Appetizing
LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) — The snakehead fish is an Asian species that is considered highly invasive. They were first found in the Maryland area more than a decade ago, and they have been stubbornly...
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Woman Charged With Leaving Young Daughters In Car To Get Makeup Done
WALDORF, Md. — The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says a woman has been charged after they say she left her two young daughters in a cold car while she got her makeup done in a mall department store....
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Charles County Commissioner Apologizes For DUI
WALDORF, Md. — A Charles County commissioner is apologizing after he was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Democrat Reuben Collins, who is vice president of the Charles County Board...
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3 Firefighters Hurt in Waldorf Fire
WALDORF, Md. — Fire officials say three firefighters were injured while battling a blaze at a Charles County home. Crews were called to a vacant home on Billingsley Road in Waldorf after people driving...
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