Indian Head News

Chaney Enterprises' request to rezone 150 acres of Hughesville land on Route 231 from agricultural to heavy industrial has raised the dander of Maryland Department of Planning.

The Charles County commissioners approved last week the building of 142 new homes in the county for the second half of 2008, a 35 percent reduction of the total predicted by the county's planning staff in ...

An Indian Head man pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of second-degree sex offense in an incident involving a 13-year-old girl.

An Indian Head fire that caused an estimated $1,000 in damage to a commercial building owned by Edgewood Management was started accidentally by a smoker, according to a report from the Maryland State Fire ...

Science, technology, engineering and math would seem to mesh with playtime like a Saturday bath.

The Charles County Board of Education approved its budget Monday evening, and, on Wednesday, the county commissioners followed suit.

An overturned candle started a house fire at 2403 Oakwood Court in Bryans Road, causing an estimated $180,000 in damage June 16, according to a Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office report.

My 19-year-old daughter Jessica is in Washington D.C. preparing to sing in her first professional opera on Tuesday night, as part of the Saltnote Stageworks festival this month.

Hello, muddah ... hello, faddah. It is time to set up camp. Summer camp season is here and Heidi Aldous-Fick, director of Kamp-A-Kom-Plish, a camp run by Melwood for kids between 6 and 16 of all abilities, is ...

One of the two Indian Head teens charged with cocaine possession and attempting to murder a 49-year-old Bel Alton man will be prosecuted as an adult.

As sweltering heat descends on the D.C. area, use these tips to stay safe and find places to cool off.

The quality of living in a place like Southern Maryland is determined by the individual acts of kindness of our citizens to one another.

By Laura & Mike Clark Jun 2nd, 2008 Category: News A note of interest from Lisa Kay Morton: Male actors needed for extras & ensemble roles for semi-professional production of Ragtime! The Musical .

By Matt Zapotosky Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 1, 2008; Page SM04 Three Charles County schools were tagged with racist or gang-related graffiti over Memorial Day weekend, bringing the number of ...

Staff photos by GARY SMITH The pages of an 1892 store ledger from Sasscer's store in Waldorf take account of what each customer came in to buy.

Find out more about the artists and organizations participating in the River Artsfest on June 7 in Indian Head, go to www.charlescountyarts.org or call 301-392-5900. Events will begin at 10 a.m. on the Village ...

Rapidly rising fuel costs are hitting local government budgets hard, but so far county and town officials are holding the line on cutting services to citizens.

Few businesses have sought waivers from the statewide smoking ban that went in effect Feb.

With the price of gas trending toward $4 a gallon, alternative methods of transportation are becoming more attractive to many commuters.

Gale-Bailey Elementary School student Gabriel Adams and Donald Gardiner with the Coastal Conservation Association of Southern Maryland release yellow perch into Mattawoman Creek Monday as part of a Gale-Bailey ...