'Denial is deadly': County launches heroin-opioid abuse prevention campaign
Cable television viewers will soon see 30-second commercials from the county's heroin-opioid abuse prevention campaign. The ads demonstrate how prescription drug use can lead to abuse and proclaim...
View Article'What is justice?': 11 to be honored at Martin Luther King Jr. dinner
The 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Dinner, which is Friday at La Fontaine Bleue in Glen Burnie, comes after a contentious year on the civil rights front. Issues involving racial and...
View ArticlePair robs Brooklyn Park 7-Eleven
Anne Arundel police are searching for two men, one of whom was armed with a gun, that robbed a Brooklyn Park convenience store Saturday night. The robbery occurred around 11:30 p.m. at the 7-Eleven,...
View ArticleFire causes $110,000 in damage at vacant Glen Burnie home
A fire caused an estimated $110,000 in damage to a vacant Glen Burnie home Sunday night, fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Furnace Branch Road W. near Pleasantville Drive...
View ArticleWoman robbed in Brooklyn Park
A 42-year-old woman was pushed to the ground and robbed Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn Park, county police said. The robbery occurred around 7:15 p.m. in the 4200 block of 4th Street, near Orchard...
View ArticleNavy quarterback Keenan Reynolds to attend State of the Union address
Keenan Reynolds, Navy’s star quarterback, will be one of two Midshipmen attending President Obama’s final State of the Union Address Tuesday night, the Navy Athletics office said. Reynolds led the...
View ArticleGallery: 2016 MLK Memorial Breakfast honorees
Seven civic leaders and educators who best emulate the spirit and mission of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will receive awards Jan. 18 at the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial...
View Article'From Slave to Freedom': A novel Black History Month presentation
Special event features discussions, authors, family history
View ArticleAllegiant Air coming to BWI
Allegiant Air announced Tuesday it would begin offering service at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2016. The announcement was made by Allegiant and airport officials at a news conference Tuesday...
View ArticleHarbor Grill employees offered new employment, pay
Restaurant closed abruptly to make way for Annapolis Yacht Club
View ArticleDid Maryland Senate President Mike Miller just use a John McCain joke?
We know of at least one thing Mike Miller, one of the most powerful Maryland Democrats, has in common with former Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain. His joke. Senate President Thomas...
View ArticleMaryland lawmakers tackle police issues
After the year of Freddie Gray, lawmakers will consider several statewide policy changes in the General Assembly intended to improve Marylanders' trust in police. House Speaker Michael E. Busch and...
View ArticleAnnapolis liquor store burglarized
Someone broke into an Annapolis liquor store and stole hundreds of dollars in items early Monday morning, city police said. The burglary occurred sometime between 4:40 a.m. and 5:10 a.m. at the...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in attempted rape in Annapolis
A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in an attempted rape of a 31-year-old woman last spring in Annapolis. Marcus Snipes, of Severn, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree sex offense and first-degree...
View ArticleTwo arrested following stabbing, cutting in Linthicum
Two people were arrested Monday night after a teenager was stabbed and a man was cut during a fight between two groups of people in Linthicum, Anne Arundel County police said. When officers responded...
View ArticleMan gets probation in burglary that led to fatal Odenton stabbing
An 18-year-old man was sentenced to three years probation on Tuesday for his role in a burglary that led to the stabbing death of another man last July in Odenton. Donovan Brown pleaded guilty to one...
View ArticleHogan pitches tax cut proposal
Reductions would provide help for small businesses, retirees, working families
View ArticleSchuh orders land-use reforms
County Executive Steve Schuh signed an order Tuesday that seeks to streamline zoning approvals by shuffling employees and delegating decision-making powers within departments that deal with land use....
View ArticleCounty opens warming centers
Anne Arundel County opened warming centers across the area at 3 p.m. Tuesday in anticipation of incoming frigid weather. The centers will remain open until Thursday, county officials said. "We need to...
View ArticleSevern fire causes $75K in damages
A fire at a Severn home Tuesday morning caused an estimated $75,000 in damages, the county fire department said. There were no injuries at the single-family home in the 900 block of Forest Road,...
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