Attorney general questions Hogan's authority on Labor Day schools order
Maryland's attorney general believes Gov. Larry Hogan may have exceeded his authority when he issued an executive order this month requiring all public schools to start after Labor Day and finish by...
View ArticleFormer Anne Arundel sheriff on team for medical cannabis business
George Johnson is security adviser for firm considering growing marijuana in county
View ArticleMaryland officials say state will miss deadline to set fracking rules, as...
State environmental regulators say they will not adopt rules to govern gas drilling in Western Maryland by Oct. 1, missing a legal deadline one year out from the expiration of the statewide ban on the...
View ArticleCyber Command, NSA split could affect west county
Fort George G. Meade and the surrounding area could see an increase in military contracts and investments with a unified U.S. Cyber Command that is separate from the National Security Agency. By...
View ArticleAACC hopes to catch displaced ITT Tech students
Students can transfer credits and loans to community colleges
View ArticleGermantown Elementary student to appear, rap on 'Ellen'
An Annapolis 7-year-old who has become an Instagram sensation will appear on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Monday afternoon. Dylan Gilmer, a second-grader at Germantown Elementary School, will be...
View ArticleThree injured in Odenton crash
A head-on collision Sunday afternoon in Odenton injured three people - one of them critically, county fire officials said. The two-vehicle accident occurred around 4:35 p.m. in the area of Route 175...
View ArticleAnne Arundel, Harford, Howard to participate in summit on heroin, opioid...
Anne Arundel will participate in a tri-county summit to address heroin and opioid addiction next month in Clarksville, county officials said. The Tri-County Opioid Addiction Summit, which will also...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after minivan overturns in Curtis Bay
Two people were injured, one of them critically, after a minivan they were riding in struck several poles and overturned early Monday morning in Curtis Bay, county police said. Police responded to the...
View ArticlePair charged with carjacking cab driver in Severna Park
Two people have been charged with assaulting and carjacking a cab driver early Saturday morning in Severna Park, county police said. Leah Charnelle Ellison, 25, and Andreas Richard Robinson, 22, both...
View ArticlePolice seeking tips in Odenton vehicle break-ins, linked crimes
Police are asking for information about a series of linked crimes, including several vehicle break-ins that occurred in Odenton in July. On July 24, police responded to the area of West 32 Apartment...
View ArticleWest County Chamber exploring merger with BW Corridor group
Combination of business groups would be the third attempt at merger for West County
View ArticleFormer Anne Arundel County Executive Leopold eyes 2018 run
Former County Executive John R. Leopold, who resigned in 2013 after a judge found him guilty of misconduct, may soon attempt a return to politics. Leopold, 73, said he is considering a run for office...
View ArticleCrofton/Odenton: Arundel High freshman kicks cancer, encourages others to fight
Arundel High School freshman Juliana Meyer is a survivor. She has battled back from stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma, the most severe form, which had spread throughout her bones and spine. Juliana first...
View ArticlePolice: Clown sighting in Annapolis a hoax
Annapolis police said Tuesday that a reported sighting of a suspicious clown a day earlier was a hoax. Four children ranging in age from 7 to 9 told police they saw a clown, or clowns, while walking...
View ArticleFaces of the Fair: UMD video team shares stories from Anne Arundel County Fair
Last week, a University of Maryland video production team, ViewFinder, went to the Anne Arundel County Fair to find and share stories of those who help produce the annual event. ViewFinder is made up...
View ArticleEpiscopal Rev. Carl Wright, rector of St. Andrew's in Pasadena, elected...
The Rev. Carl Wright, rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Pasadena and a chaplain in the Air Force, was elected bishop suffragan for the armed services and federal ministries on Tuesday. "I'm...
View ArticlePolice offer reward for tips in Brooklyn Park homicide
The Anne Arundel County Police Department on Tuesday announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the homicide of a 21-year-old man in Brooklyn Park last...
View ArticleNonprofit's new Millersville location looks to help international aid efforts
Before farmer Wayne Gerst donated 1.5 acres of land, a local nonprofit had to take to the woods behind a church to prepare international shipments of supplies to underprivileged areas.For the past 10...
View ArticleHospice of the Chesapeake appoints Eric Bush as new Chief Medical Officer
The Hospice of the Chesapeake appointed Dr. Eric Bush as its newest Chief Medical Officer, replacing Dr. Lou Lukas effective Sept. 12. In a release, the Pasadena-based nonprofit said Bush "has a vast...
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