Calvert County

Some of the most pristine and local historic wetlands are under threat. But the threat isn’t from development or pollution. News4’s Mark Segraves shows how teams of volunteers are fighting the reeds that threaten Calvert Cliffs and other parks across the country.

A man died while in deputy custody Saturday, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release, and the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit is investigating.

Just as authorities feared, nine more people, after the initial three came forward, are accusing a Calvert County coach of sexual abuse. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A sexual abuse investigation involving a popular youth football coach in Calvert County is growing, and now a total of 12 accusers have come froward.

News 4’s Drew Wilder explains how the site will help improve vaccine access and equity in the county.

The family of a Maryland youth football coach and mentor deny allegations that he sexually abused children. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Two of the alleged victims are now adults, and told police they were abused as youth football players. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Police believe there may be more victims.

A Boy Scout troop’s trailers packed with thousands of dollars’ worth of tools and supplies was stolen while parked outside of a Calvert County church. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke with the troop’s leader and the sheriff about their hopes of tracking down the criminals behind it.

Thieves stole two trailers packed with more than $20,000 in equipment for a Maryland Boy Scouts troop. The trailers were taken from All Saints Episcopal Church in Sunderland, Troop 1792’s chartering organization. “A gut wrenching kick in the gut, if you will, has really got me upset, pretty much,” Troop 1792 treasurer David Hill said. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office…

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government to help communities in three counties hit by Tropical Storm Isaias

As classes move online, students without strong internet connections could start to lag behind. News4’s Juliana Valencia shows us how Calvert County is working to bridge the digital divide.

Faced with students who need to learn online but don’t have reliable internet access, Calvert County Public Schools will open schools for a limited number of students to learn online.  The Maryland school district will operate what they call “internet cafes” starting the week of Sept. 7. Students will work in school cafeterias and will have to maintain physical...

Members of a Maryland community found hate speech scrawled on a high school football field and some parents now want the suspected vandals to face hate crime charges.  The act is not a hate crime under current Maryland law. While the law will change on Oct. 1, it’s unlikely to apply retroactively to the case.  The N-word was scrawled...

A racial slur was painted on the high school’s football field Sunday evening. Classrooms were also broken into and vandalized. News4’s Chris Gordon spoke to parents who want to see the vandals face hate crime charges.

Tropical Storm Isaias caused severe flooding in damage across our region. A gaping hole, left by the storm, in a road to a small community in Calvert County has left families stranded in their neighborhood. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Tropical Storm Isaias caused major damage in Calvert County, Maryland, and some residents are still stranded because of flood waters.  In Huntingtown, neighbors who were once strangers are now friends as they help each other weather the storm.  A dam once carried Ox Cart Road over a lake. But it was no match for the storms that hit Tuesday...

At least three tornadoes hit southern Maryland as Tropical Storm Isaias blew through the Chesapeake Bay and the D.C. area on Tuesday morning, killing one person in Maryland and causing significant flooding and damage. Two tornadoes touched down in St. Mary’s County and another spun through Calvert County, the National Weather Service confirmed. A trained storm spotter reported seeing...

A tornado hit Chesapeake Beach, toppling trees and causing damage to homes. One resident described to News4 what it was like as the tornado came close to his house.

Heavy rain and a tornado devastated parts of St. Mary’s County leaving it in a state of emergency until Tuesday. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports from Chaptico.