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Paddling against breast cancer: Annapolis Dragon Boat Club offers survivors a safe place
The Annapolis Dragon Boat Club is a safe place for those who have or had breast cancer to work on their health.
Anne Arundel council passes bill to allow funding for public campaign financing
The Anne Arundel County Council unanimously passed legislation to allow it and the county executive to add money to the nascent public campaign financing fund.
The hidden cost of saving the Chesapeake Bay: Millions for private waterfronts
Virtually all of the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline is privately owned, which means taxpayer-funded waterfront improvements go to properties with limited public access.
Anne Arundel reopens popular south county boat ramp after backlash over closure
Anne Arundel County officials announced they were reopening the Discovery Village Boat Ramp, having negotiated a new lease with the property owner. Its closure spurred public backlash.
Top Maryland prosecutors who investigated police-involved deaths will leave posts
Allison Green, chief of the Maryland attorney general’s office’s Independent Investigations Division, and her deputy, Renee Joy, have resigned, office spokesperson Jennifer Donelan said in a statement. Both will leave the office after this week.
Trees down, roads flooded in Ocean City from powerful nor’easter
Ocean City and other coastal areas of Maryland’s Eastern Shore faced strong winds and angry seas on Sunday, as a nor’easter sweeps up the coast.
Naval Academy midshipman’s death under investigation
A 20-year-old U.S. Naval Academy midshipman from New Jersey has died, the military service academy in Annapolis said.
Annapolis teen who cut neighbor’s lawn arrested 36 years later in her rape, killing
Annapolis police have arrested a man for the 1989 fatal shooting of Garnet Elizabeth Griffith, a killing that had stumped investigators for more than three decades.
Anne Arundel Police need help finding pair who kidnapped woman, threw her over bridge
Anne Arundel County Police need help finding a pair of suspects who they say attacked a woman in Glen Burnie two years ago, stuffed her in the trunk of her car and threw her off the Curtis Creek Drawbridge.
Hand-count confirms Annapolis Democratic primary results
After 2 1/2 hours poring over the thousands of ballots cast last week in the Annapolis primary election, officials said their audit confirmed the results released Tuesday in the five contested Democratic races.
After election night mishap and with a close race, Annapolis to hand-count primary votes
Annapolis elections officials are auditing the city’s primary election results. The decision to hand-count ballots follows an election night snafu and a race decided by four votes.
Maryland attorney general’s first prosecutions of police dismissed before trial
Circuit Judge Stacy W. McCormack’s decision to toss the case Tuesday means the Maryland Attorney General’s Office’s first police prosecution failed before the case could even go before a jury.
Annapolis primary election results: Littmann prevails in mayoral race
Annapolis on Tuesday released the official results of its primary election, a week after polls closed. The election featured five contested Democratic primaries for mayor and City Council seats.
New ‘Capital Gazette Five’ highway markers remind: ‘It’s still dangerous to tell the truth.’
New highway markers along Rowe Boulevard pay homage to the five Capital Gazette employees killed during a 2018 mass shooting in the Annapolis newsroom. Some said there’s a deeper meaning to the signage.
Anne Arundel teen sentenced to 18 months in jail for Meade High stabbing
An 18-year-old was sentenced Friday to 18 months in jail for stabbing a fellow student at Meade High School in January.
Hearing in mass shooting case renews attention to Anne Arundel state’s attorney’s actions
Defense attorneys for a man accused of shooting six people in Annapolis in 2023 want his charges dismissed, accusing Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess of misconduct during his February trial.
A kangaroo in Maryland? Police hop on report of exotic pet in Edgewater.
Wildlife officers in Maryland responded to a report of something startling earlier this month: a pet kangaroo in Edgewater. Anne Arundel County code prohibits such exotic animals as pets, but Maryland law is silent on kangaroos.
Littmann takes lead over Pindell Charles in Annapolis Democratic mayoral primary
Annapolis hardware store owner Jared Littmann opened up a commanding lead over longtime Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell Charles in the Democratic primary for Annapolis mayor.
Bill to slow affordable housing in Anne Arundel rejected by County Council
The 4-3 vote along party lines followed impassioned public testimony at the end of a four-hour legislative meeting Monday night.
Annapolis City Dock project survives another legal hurdle
Annapolis’ $100 million overhaul of City Dock survived another legal challenge, prevailing in a lawsuit brought by a nonprofit.
