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Nanjemoy Heritage Day Scheduled The Nanjemoy Community Center is looking for local businesses and individuals to participate in the 22nd Nanjemoy Heritage Day. This event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Nanjemoy Community Center (4375 Port Tobacco Road, Nanjemoy) from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is available for sponsors, vendors/exhibitors, or to participate in the parade and car show. Exhibitor and sponsor registration information is available...
Boy dies as bounce house goes airborne and crashes onto Maryland baseball field
A 5-year-old boy died when a bounce house full of children went airborne and crashed down onto a baseball field in Maryland on Friday, authorities said. The children fell from the inflatable, which was carried 15 to 20 feet into the air by a wind gust, before it crashed onto the field during a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game in Waldorf, Charles County, officials said in a news release Saturday.
Declan Hicks Leaves Behind Lasting Legacy After His Death
Declan Hicks had a passion for dinosaurs, loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and had a penchant for "crazy socks" before he was killed in a freak accident at an independent baseball game over the weekend. The 5-year-old boy from La Plata was playing in a bounce house on Friday...
Maryland boy dies after wind gust sends moon bounce into the air
BALTIMORE -- A wind gust sent a moon bounce into the air over the weekend, leaving a child dead, according to the Charles County government. The incident happened while the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball team was playing a game at the Regency Furniture Stadium. The county said Charles County...
Charles County Nonprofit Jude House Announces Comedy Night Fundraiser, Plans For Addiction Recovery Support
LA PLATA, Md. – The Jude House, a Bel Alton non-profit dedicated to helping individuals heal and reintegrate into life after battling addiction, has announced an event called “Laugh Out Loud with Mark Lundholm.” The fundraiser will be held on Nov. 2, 2024, at Grace Lutheran Church and School, located at 1200 Charles St., La Plata, MD.
SUN: Bounce house death of child in Waldorf being probed by U.S., Maryland regulators
Federal and state agencies are investigating how a bounce house got loose Friday at a Southern Maryland stadium, killing a child and injuring another once the inflatable structure landed. The probes by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Maryland Occupational Safety and Health will be in unison with a...
Tragedy as five-year-old boy killed when bounce house blown 15 to 20 feet into air
A five-year-old boy has been killed and another child injured after strong winds lifted a bounce house into the air during a baseball game in Maryland.Children were playing in the inflatable outside the Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf on Friday night when it was lifted 15 to 20 feet into the air before landing inside the stadium in the midst of a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game.Officials said multiple children fell from the bounce house, known as the Moon Bounce, before it landed on the baseball field.Charles County EMS personnel, volunteer first responders, and trainers from the baseball team all...
5-Year-Old Dead, Another Injured After Wind Sends Bounce House Airborne at Baseball Game
Tragically, one child lost their life and another was injured when a strong wind gust lifted a bounce house into the air. The incident took place during a baseball game in Maryland last Friday night. Local emergency responders received a call around 9:21 p.m. on Friday. The call was regarding...
Man Found Guilty of Armed Robbery of Sunoco Gas Mart
LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, August 2, 2024, a Charles County jury, after a 5-day trial, convicted Jeremiah Terrell Bryant, 25, of Armed Robbery and related charges. On January 9, 2024, detectives with Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the...
Boy, 5, killed after bounce house goes ‘airborne’ during minor league baseball game in Maryland
A 5-year-old boy was killed and another child was injured when a bounce house they were in went “airborne” and crashed down on the field at a minor league baseball game in Maryland, officials said. Strong wind gusts lifted the moon bounce 15 to 20 feet in the air around 9:20 p.m. on Friday night, sending children playing inside it flying before the inflatable structure area landed on the playing field at Regency Furniture Stadium, where the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs were in the middle of a game, Charles County officials said. A 5-year-old boy from La Plata suffered life-threatening injuries and...
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