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View ArticleMotorist injured in Glen Burnie crash
A motorist was hospitalized Wednesday following a single-vehicle crash in Glen Burnie, a county fire official said. Units responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. to Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard and...
View ArticleAnnapolis to receive increased bus system funding
County government to pay $250,000 as part of its share
View ArticleStudy: Future Bay Bridge additions would cost billions
State officials weigh extra lanes, spans and road widening
View ArticlePolice body cameras, cruiser dash cameras among list of recommendations by...
City Council, mayor will consider items in report
View ArticleFans line up for premiere of 'Star Wars' at Westfield Annapolis mall
Franklin Wheeler temporarily left his spot in line for the 7:15 p.m. showing of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" to get some advice. "We were just debating the perfect seating," said friend Ike Faddis,...
View ArticlePaper ballots are back: County officials demonstrate new voting machines
The Anne Arundel County Board of Elections, along with the rest of Maryland, has gone back to basics. Paper ballots. Board of Elections office associate Daniel Oltman demonstrated the ballot marking...
View ArticleOne dead, one injured in Glen Burnie crash
A woman was killed and another was injured Thursday night in a two-car crash in Glen Burnie. County police said alcohol appears to be a factor in the crash. When police and fire units responded...
View ArticleBrooklyn Park man sentenced to 15 years in child porn case
A federal judge on Friday sentenced a Brooklyn Park man to more than 15 years in prison for production of child pornography. Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake sentenced 28-year-old Jason...
View ArticlePope receives birthday gift with Annapolis roots
Pope Francis celebrated his 79th birthday Thursday, and his gifts included an item with Annapolis roots. Archbishop of Baltimore William E. Lori met with the Pope in Rome and presented him with a...
View ArticleSevern man sentenced to 5 years for armed robberies in Glen Burnie, Annapolis
Khaylan Makell, 19, is the second suspect to plead guilty to the crimes
View ArticleBill would give county greater hotel oversight
A bill set for introduction at Monday's County Council meeting will enable "funding for the removal, demolition, or the addition of improvements on hotel/motel property," said Councilman Andrew...
View ArticleNightcap: 'Beer people are good people' at Severna Park Taphouse
Editor's note: Pull up a bar stool for "Nightcap" — a weekly look at favorite neighborhood bars in our county. If you have a favorite watering hole, let us know where and why at...
View ArticleNew Maryland board to study school construction
A new Maryland board will review school construction policies and recommend ways to improve building practices. House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, both...
View ArticleEmbattled Four Seasons development back in court
Appeal from environmentalists on Kent Island project comes as little surprise
View ArticleAmid violence and politics, local Muslims focus on faith
Anne Arundel County has thousands of Muslims
View ArticleAnne Arundel police: Off-duty Baltimore officer fatally shoots robbery...
Anne Arundel County police said Saturday that an off-duty Baltimore City police officer fatally shot a man who tried to rob him overnight in Linthicum Heights. Police identified the suspect as Edel...
View ArticleRob Hiaasen: The Twelve Days of Christmas (Reconsidered)
On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me: A Partridge in a Pear Tree. *** On the second day of Christmas My true love sent to me: 2 Turtle Doves And a sweet but flimsy explanation why I...
View ArticleSuperintendent proposes converting science center to pre-K school
Carrie Weedon Science Center would close
View ArticleStanding on faith: Black Lives Matter signs restored
About 200 people representing different faith communities marched and gathered to re-install two Black Lives Matter banners Sunday standing together to say the best way to confront racial divisions is...
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