A Charles County contractor won $500,000 on a Gifts of Green scratch-off his business partner gave him. One top prize remains in the $20 game.

Derick Quade led all 30 laps to win the $3,000 Limited Late Model feature at Potomac Speedway's Southern Maryland Small Car Nationals. Full results.

St. Mary's College volleyball swept Notre Dame of Maryland 25-14, 25-13, 25-12 for its 10th straight win, moving to 17-5 and 7-0 in the United East.

Port Tobacco Players open The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off Nov. 20 in La Plata, with a new 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday curtain. Runs through Dec. 13.

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Montgomery County magnet school admissions. The ruling could set rules for admissions nationwide.

Charles Henry Thompson Jr., 32, got 7.5 years for a sharpened shank found in his St. Mary's jail cell, on top of a 50.5-year assault sentence.

Sophie, a 12-year-old, 7-pound Yorkie mix who is housebroken and good with kids and dogs, is up for adoption at the Charles County Animal Care Center.

Boardwalk Rock returns to Ocean City May 14-16 with Iron Maiden, Korn, Bad Omens and 40 more acts. Presale starts Oct. 22 at 10 a.m.

Most Maryland school board candidates back the Blueprint's goals but worry about its cost and rigid mandates, a CNS survey found.

A rewrite of Charles County's fire and EMS capital purchase policy would end mandatory 30-day waits and ease emergency buys. The board tabled it.

Charles County Public Library's free Homebound Delivery brings up to 10 books, audiobooks or DVDs a month to residents who can't visit a branch.

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%.