Police search for pair in Hanover armed robbery
Anne Arundel police are searching for two men armed with handguns that robbed a restaurant Friday morning in Hanover. Police responded to the Timbuktu Restaurant, at 1726 Dorsey Road. Employees told...
View ArticleSchool proposes replacing valedictorian, salutatorian titles with Latin honors
Proposed change aims to make recognitions more fair and inclusive
View ArticleSeverna Park church, United Way team up for Thanksgiving meal giveaway
Outside a Severna Park church on Saturday, a score of plastic bags inside of cardboard boxes sit on a row of foldable tables.Volunteers carry packages filled with donated turkeys and fresh vegetables....
View ArticleTeen of the Week: Old Mill IB senior's packs pranks, goodie bags
Crownsville resident Cassandra "Cassie" Ferrante, 17, an IB senior at Old Mill High seems, at first glance, to be a very serious student. She is a member of and elected secretary for the National...
View ArticleNorth County High teacher wins 'National Language Teacher of the Year' award
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, or ACTFL, has awarded its National Language Teacher of the Year award to a German teacher at North County High School. Katrina Griffin, who...
View ArticleBowie State study on lynching revisits Maryland, Anne Arundel's dark past
The mob hauled Henry Davis out of the county jail on Calvert Street, led him through the Clay Street neighborhood to Brickyard Hill overlooking the end of College Creek and hung him from a Chestnut...
View ArticleCouncil members to discuss tweak to medical marijuana regulations
Growing medical marijuana in Anne Arundel County is closer to becoming a reality. But the county's zoning code first needs a change to clear a hurdle officials say they didn't intend to create. County...
View ArticleLegislation could make it possible for disabled county residents to buy...
Deborah Gundry is ready to be more independent. The 30-year-old Annapolis resident has been looking to buy a home and move out of her parents' house, where she has been staying to save money for a...
View ArticleVolunteers blaze a trail through Bacon Ridge
About a mile down the dirt trail at the Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville, the dirt abruptly softens. On Sunday, a case of Gatorade sat open on a small incline near where the dirt changes, and a...
View ArticleSkateboarder struck in Hanover
A skateboarder was taken to a hospital after being struck by a car Saturday near Arundel Mills in Hanover, county fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the 7600 block of Arundel Mills Circle...
View ArticlePrince George's man charged in Hanover bank robbery
A Prince George's County man has been charged in an armed bank robbery Saturday morning in Hanover. John Edward Bush, Jr., 54, of Bradmoor Lane in Upper Marlboro, has been charged armed robbery,...
View ArticlePolice search for Linthicum bank robber
Anne Arundel police believe a bank robbery Saturday afternoon in Linthicum may be related to others in neighboring Baltimore City and County. Police responded to the Wells Fargo, at 721 Hammonds Ferry...
View ArticleWho went to jail? Anne Arundel jail intake reports from Nov. 8-14
Here's a look at who went to the Anne Arundel Detention Center from Nov. 8-14. Charges are accurate at time of intake and could have changed subsequently. Source: Anne Arundel County Detention Center....
View ArticleGood Samaritans rescue man after sailboat capsizes in Chesapeake Bay
A group of good Samaritans rescued a man from the Chesapeake Bay after his sailboat capsized Saturday. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. near the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, at the mouth of...
View ArticlePart of Rhode River reopens for shellfish harvesting
A portion of the Rhode River reopened for shellfish harvesting Monday, five months after the state determined bacteria levels in the river were too high to allow watermen to harvest there. The...
View ArticleCouncil rejects pesticide ban on county playgrounds
The Anne Arundel County Council on Monday narrowly rejected legislation that would have banned pesticide spraying on county playgrounds. Council members voted 4-3 against Bill 76-16, which sought to...
View ArticleApplicants needed to fill vacancy on Odenton Town Center committee
Anne Arundel County is looking for candidates to fill a vacancy on the Odenton Town Center Advisory Committee. The committee is a nine-member, volunteer group that meets with county staff, developers,...
View ArticleSettlement reached in Annapolis 'snake house' case
A settlement has been reached in the notorious Annapolis "snake house" civil case. Barbara Johnson Palmer, an attorney for local real estate agent Barbara Van Horn, confirmed Tuesday a confidential...
View ArticleDeer hunting season opens Saturday
Maryland's most popular hunting season begins Saturday. The state's firearm deer season, when hunters are permitted to use firearms to hunt sika and white-tailed deer, will run through Dec. 10, the...
View ArticleConcourse connection at BWI Marshall Airport features new security...
A $105 million renovation project at BWI Marshall Airport that officially opened Tuesday features a larger upgraded security checkpoint, more shops and restaurants, a children's play area, a gym, an...
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