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    Richard Bright in 2012.
    Richard Bright, longtime Coppin State professor, always wanted to do what was right
    Richard Bright, a longtime Coppin State University professor, died Jan. 14 in his sleep. He was 89.
    Anne Arundel Police detain two suspects in Meade High School stabbing
    It was not immediately clear whether the suspects are fellow students.
    Snow and ice surround Weems Creek in Annapolis, which flows into the Severn River. It’s been picked as the top priority for cleanup by the Severn River Association.
    Forgotten Weems Creek in Annapolis gets another chance at redemption
    Weems Creek, poor little Weems, outscored all the rest on the Severn River Association’s survey of the worst tributaries. That presented an opportunity for a group hoping to make a difference on the Chesapeake Bay.
    "75," a new film from Warren Miller Entertainment, features ski and snowboard highlights from around the world. It's showing Jan. 23, 2025 at Maryland Hall in Annapolis.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Ski film debuts in a sailing town Thursday
    Give it to the folks at Maryland Hall — nobody was probably expecting a ski film in a town known for sailing. You can catch Warren Miller's “75” Thursday night at Maryland Hall. It’s one of the great things to do in Annapolis over the coming week.
    Gov. Wes Moore stressed at an event last week in Annapolis that he is not the leader of the resistance to President Donald Trump.
    Vive la résistance — even if Wes Moore won’t admit it
    Wes Moore is good at making pithy statements, and this one traveled far in the political news media, which is looking for someone to speak for the 48.36% of the nation's voters who didn’t want Donald Trump returned to the White House. Protest too much, Mr. Governor?

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    Battery storage systems, like this one installed in Calvert County by BGE in 2023, could help level out supply and demand of electricity in Maryland.
    Batteries and where to put them could be next in Maryland’s energy wars
    The most important thing to understand about electricity in Maryland may be that everyone wants more of it. Or maybe the most important thing is that few people want to live near it. Not power plants. Not power lines. Not solar or wind farms. We’re about to see if that's how people feel about batteries.
    The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
    Incoming psychiatric hospital CEO will face troubled system
    Clifton T. Perkins will get new leadership after the state’s psychiatric hospital CEO made threats to staff.
    Marine Corps Maj. Megan McClung, center, was killed by an IED in April 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq, becoming the first U.S. servicewoman killed in combat. She was a public affairs officer who served with Lynn Kinney, left, and Amy Forsythe served at Camp Fallujah.
    New ships named for Megan McClung, first female Naval Academy grad killed in combat
    The Navy named a new class of amphibious landing ships for Maj. Megan McClung, the first female Naval Academy graduate killed in combat.
    Time to bundle up. Light snow is in the forecast ahead of bitter cold temperatures.
    How to prepare for Maryland’s coldest winter temperatures in years
    In the case of snow, rain, ice, wind, sleet and other harsh winter weather, here are ways to prepare and places to get emergency alerts for Howard, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties.
    Mezzo-soprano Alice Chung, right, is joined by jazz trio Amanda Densmoor, Patrick Kilbride and Rolfe Dauz during a rehearsal of the Annapolis Opera production of "Trouble in Tahiti."
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Two companies stage winter productions at Maryland Hall
    Maryland Hall is the home stage for several performing arts companies in Annapolis, but it’s rare when their performances overlap.

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    Baltimore Ravens linebacker Odafe Oweh (99) is announced before running through the tunnel ahead of the AFC wild card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, January 11, 2025.
    Timeout: Why is everything about football all the time?
    Between the college championship Monday and the NFL playoffs heading juke step to their crescendos, it’s hard to be anywhere in public right now and not have football on a TV, a phone or your lips. We have reached the moment when football seems infinite.
    Christopher Higgins spent 23 years as a firefighter, including his start at the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Company in Severna Park.
    Maryland firefighter who died on duty started career in Anne Arundel County
    Christopher Higgins, a veteran Maryland firefighter who died in the line of duty, started his career at a volunteer fire company in Anne Arundel County.
    Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announces on Jan. 10, 2024 the name of two new Navy surveillance ships for famed deep-sea explorers, Don Walsh and Victor Vescovo. A few hours later in the same spot at the Naval Academy, he named an amphibious docking ship for Travis Manion, a Marine officer killed in Iraq.
    Navy secretary names ship for Travis Manion, Naval Academy grad killed in Iraq
    The secretary of the Navy recounted Travis Manion’s explanation to his family about why he would return to Iraq for a second combat tour in December 2006 — a decision that resulted in his death while leading a patrol five months later.
    MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - MARCH 30: A detail of John Isner of the United States Fila shoes against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain during the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 30, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
    Fila sports brand to lay off 130 workers in Towson and Curtis Bay
    Sports apparel brand FILA plans to lay off more than 220 employees in the United States, including 130 in Towson and Curtis Bay.
    ArtFarm students work on mixed-media pieces for the Jan. 28-Feb. 3 performances of "Pictures at an Exhibition" by the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Symphony, art students collaborate on sound and sight
    In a new collaboration, student artists will display works through January inspired by the upcoming Annapolis Symphony Orchestra performance of Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”

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    Many local kids will have up to three days to play. Beyond that, several area school systems will pivot to virtual learning.
    What Maryland parents need to know about snow days
    It’s beginning to look a lot like snow days, with a large winter storm predicted to bring 4 to 10 inches of accumulation to the region starting Sunday night.
    Snow in Fells Point last January. The latest forecast is calling for at least 4-10 inches for most of the Baltimore area.
    Winter storm updates: Baltimore-area schools close ahead of heavy snowfall
    The National Weather Service has placed the state under a winter storm warning — most of the Baltimore metro area is forecast to see at least half a foot of snow.
    Del. Shaneka Henson speaks before the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee as members consider who to nominate to fill a vacancy in the state Senate, during a meeting at the Busch Annapolis Library on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.
    Anne Arundel Democrats recommend Del. Shaneka Henson as new senator
    Anne Arundel County's Republican and Democratic committees recommended who should fill two General Assembly vacancies: Democratic Del. Shaneka Henson for the state Senate and Republican LaToya Nkongolo for the House of Delegates.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: Members of the Republican caucus applaud as Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is nominated for Speaker of the House on the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is working to retain the Speakership in the face of opposition within his own party as the 119th Congress holds its first session to vote for a new Speaker of the House.
    Heated Speaker vote delays swearing in for Maryland’s freshman House class
    Before Maryland’s freshman class in the U.S. House of Representatives could officially celebrate their first day, the majority party needed to settle on its leadership: Who would be speaker of the House?
    The top contenders for State Sen. Sarah Elfreth's vacated seat are state Dels. Shaneka Henson, left, and Dana Jones.
    The fierce campaign to fill an Annapolis-area Senate seat
    In Maryland’s capital city, a competition is brewing over who should represent the community in the state Senate — and the decision could rest on which candidate will best protect reproductive health and LGBTQIA+ rights.
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