St. Mary's commissioners approved a $3 million loan to the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad as a lump sum, overriding staff's advice to pay in stages.

Charles County commissioners asked for tighter exclusions in a proposed pretrial release program. A revised bill is due Oct. 27.

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.

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.

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.

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

Charles County expects contractors to hire 200+ technical workers near NSWC Indian Head in six months and approved $180,000 ...

St. Mary's adopted its 2050 Comprehensive Plan 4-1, denied four land use change requests, approved two and took no action on Piney Point.

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.

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.