Charles County

Maryland officials are pulling out all the stops to get COVID shots into arms. The Charles County health department is focusing on vaccinating black Americans, especially men. News4’s Derrick Ward has more on the effort at a Waldorf barbershop.

A man was shot and killed after he attended a party Sunday at a volunteer fire department’s banquet hall in Charles County, Maryland, officials say.  Leon Nathaniel Inabinett of Capitol Heights was killed, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. He was 25.  According to a preliminary homicide investigation, Inabinett attended a birthday party at the Bryans...

As the world slowly returns to normal, a hunger relief group in Charles County, Maryland, says many folks are still struggling to feed their families. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

COVID-19 vaccination rates in Charles County, Maryland are lagging behind the statewide numbers. So, federal, state and local resources are being marshaled to close the vaccination gap and save lives. News4’s Derrick Ward explains how.

A 7-year-old girl and her father drowned and three other people are hurt after the child struggled in a pool at a party in Maryland on Saturday and others tried to help.

A birthday party took a tragic turn after a 7-year-old girl and her father drowned in a pool in Waldorf. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A 2-year-old boy was killed and an infant and two adults were hurt in a “nearly head-on” crash Tuesday in Waldorf, police say.

The site at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf is one of five planned across the state of Maryland. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.

Burglars rammed a truck into a Waldorf gun store early Tuesday and fled with weapons. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

Burglars rammed down the doors of a Waldorf, Maryland, gun shop early Tuesday and stole several firearms in less than two minutes, authorities say. The burglars drove a pickup truck into the doors of Fred’s Outdoors at 2895 Crain Highway about 1:20 a.m. The suspects used a tool to mangle the doors and bypassed several layers of security to get…

A single-engine plane crashed Wednesday near an airport in Charles County, Maryland, coming down into a swampy area, authorities say.

A man from D.C. is suspected of killing two women he knew. As seen on NBC Washington on Jan. 24, 2021.

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.