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.
‘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.
Prince George's County Public Schools employee accused of using racial slur during parking dispute
FOX 5's Lindsay Watts reports.
Mayor causes uproar after Facebook post calls for Nike boycott over Colin Kaepernick ad campaign
FOX 5's Lindsay Watts reports.
Father shoots, kills 3-year-old daughter before killing himself in Charles County, police say
FOX 5 News at 5:00 p.m.
Charles County stops bar owner from holding 'turkey shoot'
FOX 5's Cori Coffin reports.
Does it go too far? Maryland family's Halloween display raises eyebrows
FOX 5's Lindsay Watts reports.
Charles County Fair bans Confederate flags
FOX 5's Evan Lambert reports.