Charles County

Charles County sheriff’s detectives located and apprehended a suspect in the killing of Lynn Marie Maher, a 7-Eleven employee in Waldorf, Maryland. Gregory DeShawn Collins Jr., 22, of Waldorf, was located and apprehended in Georgia Monday, officials said. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office coordinated with the U.S. Marshals Task Force to locate Collins. Collins is currently awaiting extradition in...

Charles County sheriff’s detectives identified a suspect in the killing of a 7-Eleven employee in Waldorf, Maryland. Lynn Marie Maher, 49, was shot and killed Oct. 1 during an armed robbery at the store on Middletown Road. Detectives have a warrant for Gregory DeShawn Collins Jr., 22, of Waldorf. A man wearing a surgical mask entered the 7-Eleven shortly before…

A woman working at a convenience store in Waldorf, Maryland, was fatally shot early Thursday by a man who announced a robbery, officials say.

Police are looking for a robber who shot the clerk during an overnight shift. Chris Gordon reports.

A man wearing a surgical mask announced a robbery at a 7-Eleven store in Waldorf, Maryland, early Thursday and killed the woman working as a clerk, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office said. News4’s Justin Finch is live on the scene.

A school district in Maryland says it was “inappropriate” for a high school teacher to assign students to list the names of Black people killed by police without placing the assignment into context. An English teacher at Henry E. Lackey High School in Indian Head, Maryland, gave the assignment on Wednesday via an online learning platform.  “I want you to…

A major website used by Charles County Public Schools students was down Monday morning, the first day of online learning this fall. The StudentVue site and school district website were down, district officials said in a tweet at about 8 a.m.  “Both issues are being addressed and we’ll keep you updated,” they said. StudentVue lets students track assignments, classroom...

News4’s Scott MacFarlane breaks down how some of the area school districts are still preparing students with the technology they need for virtual learning.

Homeowners in Charles County, Maryland, say they’ve struggled to stop flooding from damaging their property. News4’s Shomari Stone reports they are asking the county for help.

Maryland authorities say they have taken a man into custody after he barricaded himself in a home and fired gunshots at officers who were responding to a reported assault

A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed while playing with a gun in Charles County, Maryland, Friday night, authorities say. The boy and a 13-year-old relative were in a downstairs bedroom playing with the handgun when it went off and struck him, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said. Officers responded to the home in the 100 block of Riverwatch Drive…

A 12-year-old boy died when a gun he was playing with went off at a home in Charles County, Maryland, authorities say. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Families in Charles County, Maryland came together Sunday afternoon, despite the hot temperatures, for a memorial service to remember their loved ones who died after a coronavirus outbreak in a local nursing home. Wearing masks, people gathered outside at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in La Plata to pay tribute to the people they lost to COVID-19 at the Sagepoint…

It will be the first celebration in over a decade for Charles County as they commemorate Juneteenth on Friday. News4’s Molette Green has the story.

When Charles County Sheriff Troy Berry was first sworn into office in 2014, he pledged to build trust between law officers and the community. Following the death of George Floyd and protests with calls to defund the police, Berry says he is at a crossroad. “The police and community relations are hemorrhaging and moving towards life support,” Berry said. He…

Charles County Maryland moved to reopen Friday in an effort to bring back the local economy. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

News4’s Darcy Spencer speaks with Charles County community leaders and business owners as the they prepare to move into phase one of reopening on Friday.

Almost 100 protesters and counterprotesters met at 5 p.m. Friday in La Plata, Maryland, just as some of the state restrictions were lifted, which did not happen in Charles County. County officials voted 3-2 Thursday night to keep their stay-at-home order in effect for another two weeks. There are concerns people would come from neighboring Prince George’s County — where…

News4’s Cory Smith reports on how some parts of Maryland are beginning to open their doors while others are keeping them shut amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that the state needs swabs and reagents in order to use the 5,000 test kits purchased from South Korea. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.