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Residents of the Myrtle Point area of California asked the St. Mary's County commissioners Thursday to be removed from the Lexington Park Development District.

Mary's public schools: Student speech writing winners, "What Veterans Day Means to Me" 11 a.m. Public hearing: Department of land use and growth management: Proposed text amendment to allow use of TDRs for residential density increase in Rural Legacy Area for grandfathered projects 11:15 a.m. County commissioners 12:30 p.m. Lunch at the Southern ...

I've written recently about how courts in New Jersey and Illinois have concluded that the Second Amendment poses no obstacle to local governments enacting stringent anti-gun laws.

In the latest outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 from ground beef there has been as of today, 28 reported infections in 12 states across the country.

Police in West Virginia are considering whether to charge a U.S. Naval Academy student who they say lied about being the victim of a kidnapping and extortion plot.

Twenty-eight people in 12 states from California to Maine are now infected with matching strains of E. coli after an outbreak in ground beef, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

St. Mary's County government will be collecting hazardous household waste on Saturday, Nov.

Jacquelene Kielpinski of Lexington Park, one of the organizers of Saturday's Thrill the World event, dances like a zombie to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at Leonardtown High School's gym.

Funding for Route 236 secured Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly Sr. said Tuesday after meeting with Maryland State Highway's district engineer that $1.6 million in federal stimulus funds have been found to resurface Route 236 from Budds Creek to New Market.

"States are already overwhelmed by existing public health responsibilities, so we face a serious challenge as we see these new climate change related problems on the horizon." The Pew Center on Global Climate Change cites research suggesting that temperatures could rise by as much as 11F by the end of this century without a reduction in carbon ...

Rear Adm. Scott Sanders, left, commander of Combined Task Force 151 and a St. Mary's resident, with Lt.

The Obama administration has discovered federalism, at least a version of it, and it has therefore foresworn prosecuting medical-marijuana users and distributors who are acting in accord with state laws.

Hyattsville class of 2011 offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio will be one of the most coveted OL recruits next year.

Where the money is spent School projects Margaret Brent Middle School renovation, wastewater treatment: $7,349,292 Leonardtown Elementary School renovation: $4,545,623 Evergreen Elementary School construction: $3,508,177 Leonardtown Middle School renovation: $3,151,350 Renovation to entrances of multiple schools: $1,178,000 Facilities projects ...

Matt Bell, personal finance writer and speaker, will be featured in a workshop,"Money Strategies for All Times," at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Lexington Park on Saturday, Oct.

Rivals250 offensive tackle prospect Arie Kouandjio played a huge role in DaMatha's big 24-21 win over rival Good Council.

The St. Mary's County Licensed Beverage Association is seeking, for a second year in a row, to limit the amount of liquor store licenses per population.

The messages at this year's annual Southern Maryland Navy Alliance dinner were a strong contrast last week to the fine wine, tasty food and idyllic garden surroundings of the State House in St.

James Trembly, 8, of Dunkirk pets a champion ram Saturday at the Calvert County Fair in Barstow.

The document intended to guide growth and development in St. Mary's County for at least the next six years was approved Monday by the St.