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Md. Secret Service agent pleads guilty in deposit of funny money
WASHINGTON – Shaun Qureshi’s federal job was to examine suspicious currency and determine whether it was counterfeit. The bills came in from banks, shops and other institutions that thought there […]
Ex-school aide accused of sex abuse, producing child porn
WALDORF — A former teacher’s aide and track coach in Maryland who authorities say is HIV-positive faces allegations that he sexually abused young boys and produced child pornography. Authorities in […]
Former Charles Co. judge faces civil suit over in-court electric shock
A former Charles County Circuit Court judge who was given probation for ordering a deputy sheriff to use electrical shock on a pro se defendant now faces a federal lawsuit […]
Convicted killer gets life in prison for Waldorf slaying
LA PLATA — A man already serving a 45-year prison sentence for killing a cab driver has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of another slaying. Charles […]
Maryland transportation officials to visit Charles County
LA PLATA — Maryland officials will be in Charles County to talk about planned transportation investments. Deputy Transportation Secretary Jim Ports will be joining other officials in La Plata on […]
Lawsuit: Charles Co. deputy sheriff used excessive force against elderly man
A 73-year-old disabled Charles County man has filed an excessive force lawsuit alleging a Charles County deputy sheriff punched him in the face and sprayed him with pepper spray multiple […]
Righttime Medical Care opens urgent care center in Waldorf
Righttime Inc. has opened a new urgent care center at 3350 Crain Highway, Waldorf, in the Shoppers World Shopping Center. The location will host a ribbon-cutting at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The […]
Former Charles Co. judge pleads guilty to having defendant shocked
A retired Charles County Circuit Court judge pleaded guilty Monday to a civil rights violations after ordering a deputy sheriff to use an electrical shock on a defendant during a […]
Lawsuit: Charles Co. high school curriculum promotes Islam
The parents of a Charles County high school student have filed a federal lawsuit against the county’s public school system, alleging their daughter’s world history class curriculum promoted Islamic religious […]
Md. grand jury indicts mother in death of child found in swing
LA PLATA — A Maryland woman who was found pushing her dead son in a playground swing earlier this year has been indicted and charged with manslaughter and child abuse, […]
Charles Co. great-grandfather alleges police brutality in lawsuit
A Charles County great-grandfather has filed suit against the sheriff's office after he was allegedly assaulted and arrested without cause by a former deputy. Robert A. Jones was 70 years old when he claims he was attacked by Michael Armstrong outside of Jones' Hughesville home in October 2012, according to the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Charles County Circuit Court.
Problem in Maryland caused power outages across DC
Problems at an electrical station in Maryland, 35 miles southeast of Washington, caused widespread power outages on Tuesday.
