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Kitty's bad smells cured by $300,000 fire..... HUGHESVILLE --- The fire caused by burning scented candles in a Hughesville area home on Saturday night, ended the sale of the home, at least for now, when $300,000 in damage was done to the one story wood frame home owned by Darrin Flerlage, according to Deputy State Fire Marshal J. Frye. Waldorf, Hughesville, Benedict and PG County Station 36 responded to the fire on Clayton Road at about 5:22 pm Saturday. The candles were intended to mask the smell of cats urinating in the home....not pretty what kitty can do...burning candles, unattended food on stoves and setting hot embers from wood stoves and fireplaces on decks and in garages....putting gasoline in kerosene heaters continues to be popular....all can lead to house fires.
Gone fishing...these young farmers loaded up a canoe and headed to Leonardtown Wharf this past Saturday afternoon ready for some fishing. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo Still going to the fairgrounds and getting stuck in traffic? Get a spot early at Leonardtown Wharf park to watch and enjoy some fishing along the seawall. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
Don't Go Near the Water! There is too much crap in the water at Myrtle Point picnic beach...but Breton Bay, Point Lookout and Elms Beach are all okay according to the report from the Maryland health agencies, who want you to remember not to pee in your pool or your swimming beach...it just ain't healthy.... MORE Man who nearly lopped off the head of a store owner he murdered during Virginia robbery set to be executed today.... Fight at Hobo Woods What is the difference between U.S. Senators Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd getting fat discounts from Countrywide on their home loans and getting a bag of cash? Answer: the bag...
Family Escapes Burning Home After Being Alerted by Smoke Detector Shannon and Stacy Wolfe and their son Tyler escaped this burning home at about midnight Monday after a water heater started a fire in their laundry room of their home in Medley's Neck. Stacy Wolfe awoke to the sound of her family's smoke detector and awakened her son and husband in time for them to escape. Wolfe, a Maryland Forestry Ranger had his fire truck parked outside the home, but due to having to haul a fire implement on a trailer, had drained the water tank on his truck and when he ironically had a fire in his own home, was forced to use a garden hose. Wolfe and his neighbor, Gary Lewis, used the hose to beat back the flames but the fire had fully engulfed the rear of the home to the extent that severe heat, smoke and fire damage has likely totally destroyed the young family's home and left them staying with neighbors. Leonardtown and Valley Lee firefighters responded with 6 pieces of apparatus and finished off the fire. ST. MARY'S TODAY photos Story developing.... Comptroller Seizes Unmarked Booze from Tiki Bar
Caution: readers who are used to seeing photos of dead people in news coverage of wars and disaster might be upset over these graphic photos of a dead cow 'Chuck' County Leaves Dead Cow on Road All Weekend Are there no Charles County highways crews assigned to working nights and weekends for emergency work such as scooping up dead Black Angus cattle off the side of the roadway? Was this a turf battle, where perhaps this Maryland Memory was the responsibility of the State Highway Administration? Did a Chuck County cop bother to call anyone to remove this prime rib or should a State Trooper have had the responsibility. Should area residents simply have shown up with butcher knives and grills and made a weekend out of this road kill special. This scenic highway is Rt. 234 near Allen's Fresh and is designated as part of a network of roads in Maryland's historic byway program. The ST. MARY'S TODAY reader who took the photos said the smell preceded the visual image. The county could have at least picked it up and fed it to the inmates at the jail who would have appreciated it. How much is it on the hoof? Photos for ST. MARY'S TODAY by a reader who would rather be unnamed about this unmentionable incident.
Slots Battle The debate between proponents and opponents of 15,000 slot machines being legalized in Maryland and how much revenue they will bring, or how much taxes will be raised if voters fail to approve them are the subject of this Sun report. The slot machines which have been installed, taken out, reinstalled after Judge Karen Abrams waved her magic wand over them in yet another ethical conflict for the silly jurist, will have to vanish once again on July 1st. But voters will be deluged with more data from both sides in the major campaign to seek approval at referendum in the General Election for five slot machine casinos. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
Coast Guard Finds 4 Blown Away Sailors Boat overturns on Patuxent River rescue operation from both shorelines included fire boats, DNR police GM & Ford on the ropes as sales drop, cut production even more Inept Maryland MTA officials cause state to lose $2 million in federal funds for Baltimore's Red Line
Thieves Heaven! Farmer's Market Crowded with Crooks Selling Contraband Merchandise Cops Bust Counterfeit Clothing Store in Lexington Park ..tens of thousands of dollars in counterfeit clothing seized in raid by police which included special investigators from the garment industry....the name of Maurice "Reecie" Xavier Queen's store? "Keep it Real"....we couldn't make it up...its just another story from the Naked City! ST. MARY'S TODAY photo by Matthew Ivancie
Big Majority Support Off Shore Drilling for Oil Alligator found in Chicago River Floods shut down barge traffic on Mississippi, strands 100 barges Obama just another Jimmy Carter? US Industry Wins Tariff Battle Against China Steel
Dirty Dollars for O'Malley Sun Report: Developer of St. Mary's County project fined for making illegal campaign contributions to Governor Martin O'Malley's election fund Developer Edward St. John is building a large residential community on St. John's Church Road in Hollywood
Man Went Out in Blaze of Glory Investigators say man set himself afire, rescuers intervened and flew him to burn center but he died
Violent Gang Beat Couple Leaving Movies The scum who beat this couple with brass knuckles were not sent to a juvenile holding facility but were released to their parents! LEXINGTON PARK (June 19, 2008) --- SPECIAL ALERT --- Couple leaving movie in Lexington Park on Wednesday June 18th were mugged and beaten by three thugs, 2 teens captured, police seek third member of the gang MORE DWI Trooper Report DID MARYLAND STATE TROOPER DRIVE DRUNK AND HIT AND RUN ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER HE 'BADGED' ANOTHER COP WHO TRIED TO PULL HIM OVER? Maryland State Police confirm that Trooper Towers of the Prince Frederick Barrack has been assigned to desk duty in the barrack while an internal investigation is underway. Sources report that the trooper has been testifying in court in DWI cases which would be undermined by his credibility should he be charged with hit and run and DWI. A State Police spokesman says that while the internal investigation is underway there is not too much they can say and cannot confirm if Trooper Towers has actually been charged with any violations. The trooper allegedly was operating while intoxicated when another officer attempted to pull him over, displayed his badge, which is a time honored tradition for drinking police officers, and kept on going, but in this case, ran into a parked car, which was reported and has led to whatever is going on now. State Police confirm that Trooper Towers police powers have been lifted. More on this story as details are released by police. * New Jersey man charged in fatal boat wreck and other POLICE BRIEFS How will you heat your home this winter? Obama brings back the Jimmy Carter solution to energy costs: wear a sweater Obama opts out of public financing so that 'those who give the most can have the most influence'...as he criticized the system of using private money for presidential campaigns... CHEAP SHOTS UPDATE: All former St. Mary's Sheriff's meet for first time with Sheriff Cameron In Baltimore, they are probing the Mayor's fur coats... Battleground States: Obama leads in four, McCain leads in two First two arrests of investment bank executives involved in subprime mess What's with Democratic Senators Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd getting cozy deals on mortgages from Countrywide? Obama's Image: campaign volunteers gave Muslim women the boot from photo op with Barack Pigs who swam to safety to levees shot to death by deputies to keep them from damaging plastic sandbags...left as roadkill Taking his half out of the middle!
(CALIFORNIA June 19, 2008) --- When you handle the 'World Wide Moving' sometimes it's the corners that will get you....this Wheaton moving truck got stuck on a median strip at the entrance to Wal-Mart on Wednesday, blocking traffic while the driver cooled his heels and perhaps studied the driver's handbook. Did this guy get his license at Sears...or at Wal-Mart? ST. MARY'S TODAY photos Crab catch up sharply despite doom and gloom from State regulators who are shortening season Could this be Governor Martin O'Malley's Ghost Train to Southern Maryland? STORY FBI, State Prosecutor Probe Maryland Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Ulysses Currie (D. Prince Georges) at a hearing of the Senate Budget Committee this past spring. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo Comptroller going after video poker devices in major crackdown Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, with Del. John Bohanan and Senator Roy Dyson, all opponents of the illegal slot machines which have swept the area and will be banned on July 1st. Slot machines are on the ballot in November for approval by the voters. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
This man was captured after he fought this St. Mary’s deputy sheriff on Great Mills Road on Tuesday evening. He was operating this tractor pulling a small trailer on Great Mills Road. A signal 13 indicating an officer in trouble was sounded, bringing other law officers to assist St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Dep. Chimko-Fahey.
Big Mouth Mommas Sent to Slammer for Coaching Riot at B-Ball Game Woman critical after boat collision, woman found dead in river, teens take booze and girlfriends into woods and more Amtrak scores big gains in revenue; new support for funding in Congress Starting commuter rail on a budget: Nashville did it and it 's a lot smaller than DC area
Four stabbed at anti-murder rally in District! Think the Gorillas got your luggage at BWI? Nope, it might have been Derik and Lamar NBC 4 Report Man stabbed at Six Flags Maryland ready to release triple murderer to unguarded nuthouse Arson destroys 2007 Pickup GOLDEN BEACH --- Maryland State Deputy Fire Marshal Nelson reports that a fire which took place at a residence on Walnut Circle in Golden Beach was caused by arson and caused $15,000 damage to the Dodge pickup. The fire took place at about 4 am on Saturday and the truck was owned by Sean Murphy, a resident of Prince George's County who was visiting his mother when his truck was set afire. It took 5 minutes for several Mechanicsville firefighters to put out the fire which burned out the interior of the truck. Investigators are looking for tips on who may have started the fire and a cash reward could be provided. Saudis plan to boost production as they see oil based world economy in serious trouble OFF-DUTY LIFEGUARD SAVES 6 see latest Beach Report by Alan Henney Barak's half brother confirms candidate was raised as a Muslim Two sides turn up volume in fight over slot machines with State Fair permits at issue Man shot dead in his own home by burglar in PG (Pretty Gory) County Photo courtesy of ABC 7 Death was his Father's Day present... Politico: What now for the Clintons? Sun Report: Bars switching to false bottom glasses for beer to improve bottom line
When couple tries to legally pass muster with immigration, government dunderhead gets stuck on stupid ABC 7 Report
Could this be O'Malley's promised train? see more this now on newsstands in the print edition! Fire Marshal Charges Bait Burglar with Arson More coming on this one-man crime spree David T. Dillow Sheriff Tim Cameron told ST. MARY'S TODAY that this cat came into the jail looking like this, as he had been injured in a ATV crash. "The jail wouldn't accept him until he had been examined at the hospital," said St. Mary's Sheriff Tim Cameron. Fishbait Dillow Arrested! LEXINGTON PARK (June 10, 2008) --- Police report that they got a man who may have had the bait start stinking and leave a trail for the nimble nosed detectives of the joint St. Mary's and State Police gumshoes. Police say that on June 9th, St. Mary’s County BCI detectives arrested David T. Dillow, 23 years of age, from Hollywood Maryland, for the June 6th burglary to the Tackle Box Store in Lexington Park. Dillow was charged with Burglary, Theft and Property Destruction. He was incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. Why are Obama supporters still beating up on Hillary?
From a Washington Post blog on the presidential election: Hillary Clinton said today, "I am embarassed by my loss to an unknown Negro. This is a travesty, when some uppity Negro is allowed to take the Presidential Nomination away from a HARD WORKING WHITE WOMAN. What has America become? Are we in a time warp, living in 1871 and undergoing the recontruction. Carpetbaggers have allowed this uppity Negra to steal from a WHITE WOMAN." Her husband, former president Bill Clinton was heard to remark, "You tell 'em, baby. I never cared much for Negras, 'ceptin' when they was a votin' for me. Why has my WHITE America allowed this college 'coon clown to disrespect my woman? If'n this was 1858, instead of 2008, I'd see that that uppity colored 'coon was whupped, and whupped good."
Posted by: US Grant | June 12, 2008 8:26 AM MORE
Men Beating Women in Record Numbers
Editorial: Fire companies need greater scrutiny as day of paid firefighters rapidly approaches
Commentary by St. Mary's Commissioner Larry Jarboe: The Democrats wanted to bring you The Toilet Police: Raley and Mattingly voted to require citizens to have to take a test before being permitted to install a new toilet... Commentary by Sen. Roy Dyson: Again And Again – Studying The Death Penalty Commentary by U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer: Appreciating the Bay
Cheap Shots: Democrats Will Win Big This Fall
Letter to the Editor: Bridge is sound, just over-capacity
Rich Raghead to buy Chrysler Building!
Heritage Printing Boasts of Going Green Editorial: 4 Bozos Band Together to Raise Taxes Hurricane season open for business...get your ship together
Dyson Warns State to Speed Up New Bridge The defects in the bridge over the Patuxent River were repaired by the state 20 years ago when the bridge was closed for three months. The Maryland SHA insists the bridge is safe, but those who use it know it is inadequate. The steel bands were tied around the top of each bridge piling after the cracks, the white streaks show above, began appearing just ten years after the bridge was opened in 1977. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo
Burglars make off with safe from slot machine palace St. Mary's Landing owner Billy Hill, left, with Frank Moran the Godfather of slot machines in Southern Maryland, owner of Frank Moran and Sons, pose with some of the dozens of slots in the popular restaurant in Charlotte Hall. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo Right, Christopher Sutton, who police say got a key to the slots parlor and walked away with the safe. CHARLOTTE HALL ---- Just weeks after a court decision which allowed slot machines to return to St. Mary's County, at least until July 1st, crime took an upturn right inside one of the slot machine parlors. Police report that burglars ripped off a safe from St. Mary's Landing Restaurant in Charlotte Hall and have made their first arrest in the case, a man carrying around $700 worth of cocaine. MORE One of Top Leaders of Home-Grown Cocaine Ring Sentenced; Ford's Turn Next Charles Cops Make Quick Work of 'Crack Manor' Armed Robbers
Democrats Raise Real Estate Taxes by Whopping $14.5 Million Mattingly's 'boom', Raley's 'doom' shows Democrats are just out to lunch Former Commissioner Frances Eagan, right, denies Mattingly claim that her Board left deficit: "We fully funded education and left a surplus," said Eagan. ST. MARY'S TODAY photo St. Mary's Commissioner Tommy Mattingly (D. Leonardtown) LEONARDTOWN (May 27, 2008) --- Two Democrats on the St. Mary's Board of Commissioners just completed a 9 month process of reviewing and shaping the budget they were preparing to approve and the pair ended up voting together to approve it but their descriptions of the county's economic condition showed how badly the Democratic Party fails to understand the economy and how ill-prepared that they are to fix it. MORE Anti Slots Group Favors More Tax Hikes Foreclosure Rates Soar with Military Personnel State Police Rack Up Big Numbers in Holiday Crack Down
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