Charles County

In parts of Maryland, local health officials are working to convince reluctant first responders to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

In parts of Maryland, local health officials are working to convince reluctant first responders to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The issue is that reluctance could slow down the process of distributing the shot to other groups. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports on how the process is going.

A Charles County corrections officer has been suspended pending an investigation into their presence on U.S. Capitol grounds last week when a pro-Trump mob breached the building, authorities said. Charles County Sheriff’s Office commanders received a complaint Tuesday that the employee may have been “inappropriately present” amid the U.S. Capitol riot, spokeswoman Diane Richardson said in a statement. The...

Steven D’Antuono, Acting Director of the FBI Washington Field Office, and U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin told reporters on Tuesday that they expect hundreds to be charged in connection with the Capitol riot. D’Antuono also defended the FBI’s response to intelligence prior to the riot, saying, “The FBI cannot open an investigation without a threat of violence or alleged criminal activity…...

A high school principal in Maryland has sent a letter to the school community following the accidental shooting death of a 17-year-old.

A 17-year-old died on Christmas Day after he was shot in an Indian Head, Maryland, home by a gun that was in the hands of a 13-year-old, police said. The victim, Edwin Roberto Rivera Juarez, 17, of Lothian, was in a single-family home on Mattingly Avenue with two other teenagers who were handling a gun, police said. The weapon fired…

Before dawn on Christmas morning, one Maryland household is abuzz with the true spirit of the holiday. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

One mom from Charles County has spent every Christmas the past several years feeding the homeless. This year, continuing the tradition will bring new challenges due to the pandemic.

A Maryland woman plans to feed people experiencing homelessness this Christmas, like she has for years. Although the pandemic has changed her tradition, it won’t stop it. Darcy Spencer reports for News4.

A Charles County couple watched from their car as a driver hit an 8-year-old girl Tuesday night, and when he sped off, they followed him. News4’s Chris Gordon talked with the heroic helpers who say they were not going to let that man get away.

An 8-year-old girl was seriously hurt Tuesday evening after she was hit by a pickup truck in Charles County and the driver fled, officials say.  The child was struck on St. Charles Parkway at about 5:45 p.m. She was taken to a hospital via helicopter with injuries that were serious but did not appear to be life-threatening, the county...

A restaurant owner in La Plata says he’s playing by pandemic rules. He’s attempting to keep customers safe, and his workers employed, by trying to serve his food outdoors under a tent. But as News4’s Derrick Ward reports, that owner says the town is giving him pushback.

The Charles County Board of Commissioners voted to uphold Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order reinstating some earlier COVID-19 restrictions statewide. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports in another week Charles County leaders may meet again to consider adding more restrictions as the county’s cases continue to rise.

Residents of a Charles County neighborhood fear the next big storm could leave them stranded inside their homes. News4’s Derrick Ward explains why they’re worried their only road will soon be washed away.

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…