Inflation hit 3.7% in September, driven by gas up 34% and fuel oil up 72%. The D.C.-area index, including Maryland suburbs, rose 4.1%.

St. Mary's College volleyball swept Keystone and Averett at home Oct. 17 to reach 16-5 and 6-0 in the United East. Julia Bobrowski had 24 kills on the day.

A two-alarm fire behind an Industrial Park Drive building in Waldorf destroyed or damaged 27 commercial vehicles. Loss is estimated at $3.8 million.

Emma Mastrangelo scored twice, including the winner off a Josie Mascolo corner assist, as St. Mary's College field hockey beat Immaculata 2-1.

St. Mary's County is close to full on EMTs but still needs full-time paramedics, officials told the Emergency Services Board. Dispatch has two openings.

The Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland is among 22 EARN Maryland grant winners sharing $4.7 million to train workers for in-demand jobs.

Calvert County Rescue Dive Team's new Boat 12, a custom Stanley landing craft with sonar and night vision, is in training before service on the Bay.

Four first-half goals, one from Leonardtown's Addy Campbell, carried St. Mary's College women's soccer past Cedar Crest 4-0 on Senior Day.

CalvertHealth, UM Charles Regional, K&I Healthcare and the Charles County Health Department won $2.07 million in state rural health workforce grants.

Late buses, test scores and budgets top the concerns of Maryland school board candidates, including Charles County's Bernadette Smith, in a CNS survey.

AAA answered nearly 142,000 Maryland roadside emergencies this summer and says many were preventable. Seven things to check before winter.

Charles fire and EMS volunteers want lawmakers to drop the $150,000 income cap on their property tax credit when the General Assembly meets in January.