Charles County prepares for Friday phase one reopening
Charles County is getting ready to join the rest of Maryland in entering phase one of the reopening process.
Charles County will enter phase one of reopening on May 29, officials say
Charles County officials have announced the county will enter phase one of its reopening plan on May 29.
Charles County leaders concerned over social media posts
Charles County law enforcement is involved after people made social media posts that county commissioners found threatening, including the posting of their home addresses.
Armed doctor killed by Charles County deputy was shot first by neighbor in self-defense, police say
Thirteen days after a Charles County Sheriff’s Deputy shot and killed a man firing a rifle in a La Plata neighborhood, FOX 5 has confirmed the gunman was shot first by a homeowner who was defending himself and his family.
Son mourns for mom who lived at Sagepoint and died of COVID-19 ahead of Mother's Day
Sunday is Mother’s Day: the first holiday Patrick Chesley says his mother won’t be around to celebrate.
Sagepoint senior living facility fined $10K a day for failing to address COVID-19 adequately
A senior living facility that accounted for the vast majority of cases among residents in care centers in Charles County has been ordered to pay $10,000 per day for “widespread deficiencies” in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Charles County deputy kills man who was seen shooting at homes in La Plata: officials
A Charles County doctor wearing a helmet and armed with a long gun opened fire on several of his neighbors on Sunday morning before being shot by a deputy with the sheriff's office.
Maryland Governor’s Office says state 'Strike Team' sent to Sagepoint
A spokesperson for Maryland Governor Larry Hogan wrote on social media Tuesday that a state “Strike Team” has responded to the Sagepoint Living Services Facility in Charles County.
FOX 5 continues to seek answers on Sagepoint Senior Living in Charles County
Only on FOX 5 Monday, Maryland Deputy Health Secretary Fran Phillips was asked about Charles County’s nursing facilities hiding behind ‘patient privacy’ as the reason for not publically reporting COVID-19 outbreaks. This is been an issue across the region—and in Charles County, MD, where one senior living facility refuses to report their potential outbreak publically even though other counties, including Montgomery and Carroll, have done so following the same patient privacy guidelines.
Nearly 100 coronavirus cases connected to Sagepoint Senior Living, source says
A government official tells FOX 5 that of the 101 COVID-19 cases Charles County’s Health Department is reporting across its nursing and assisted living facilities, 96 of them are connected to the same company: Sagepoint Senior Living Services.
‘Unavoidable’ some nursing home residents will contract COVID-19, says MD health official after report of Sagepoint outbreak
Maryland health leaders say that even though aggressive measures are in place to mitigate the impact of corornavirus outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities it is unavoidable that some residents will contract COVID-19.
Possible cluster of COVID-19 cases reported at Charles County nursing home
A staff member at a senior living facility in Charles County told FOX 5 about a possible coronavirus outbreak of COVID-19.
Indiana man killed woman in apartment before Waldorf murder-suicide, police say
Police say the man they found dead with a woman he killed Friday night in a Waldorf hotel room killed another woman in his Indianapolis apartment earlier this week.
Maryland man charged after throwing 60-person bonfire party
A Charles County man is charged with violating Gov.
Third suspect charged in Charles County high school student’s killing, police say
A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Charles County high school student Bradley Alan Brown, officials say.
Snapchat links Charles County murder victim, suspect: charging documents
Charging documents released Thursday are shedding more light on what may have happened in connection with the murder of a North Point High School student in Charles County.
17-year-old arrested in connection with murder of Charles County high school student: sheriff's office
A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the murder of a North Point High School student. Darryl Edward Freeman, of Waldorf, was taken into custody on Wednesday.
Charles County sheriff's office investigators say cop's son was gunned down in driveway
Investigators with the Charles County Sheriff's Office say 17-year-old Bradley Alan Brown was found shot and killed in the driveway of his Bryans Road home just before 7 p.m. Tuesday night.
17-year-old North Point HS student found dead in Charles County, sheriff's office says
Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff's Office are conducting a homicide investigation into the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy.
A soldier's surprise return to his siblings in Maryland
A wonderful surprise in Maryland today.