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Alex Mann

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Alex Mann covers Anne Arundel County for The Baltimore Banner. Before joining The Banner, Alex was a reporter at The Baltimore Sun for more than four years, most recently covering criminal justice. He was a 2023 finalist for the Livingston Awards in local reporting. Earlier in his career, Alex wrote about cops and courts for The Capital in Annapolis and local government for The Carroll County Times. He is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Anne Arundel County expands speed camera program to two more school zones
Though the cameras went live Wednesday in Anne Arundel County, the county will not begin issuing citations for speeding in those zones until a 15-day warning period lapses.
A cleaning crew works on a house in Annapolis that is set up for short-term rentals on I-Day, when parents come to visit their children at the Naval Academy — a popular time for bookings.
Airbnbs are taking over historic Annapolis streets. The city wants to rein them in.
Jurisdictions across the country, particularly those like Maryland’s capital that attract tourists, have been grappling with how to rein in the industry.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Police: Woman fatally shot in Odenton by estranged husband, who died by suicide in New Jersey
Anne Arundel County Police did not identify the woman, nor did they say whether any suspects had been identified.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Anne Arundel County Police activate new speed camera in Glen Burnie
Officials plan to install speed cameras in at least 14 more school zones and red light cameras at eight more intersections in Anne Arundel County.
Candidates for Anne Arundel County Executive include, from left, James Kitchin, special assistant to Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman; Anne Arundel County Councilwoman Allison Pickard; and Anne Arundel County Councilman Pete Smith.
What to know about the 3 Democrats running for Anne Arundel County Executive
Who is going to replace Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman? It might be one of these Democrats.
Political signs in front of the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections in Glen Burnie last fall.
Anne Arundel Council to redirect $1.25 million from public campaign fund
The Anne Arundel County Council slashed the budget for Steuart Pittman’s $1.5 million proposed investment in the nascent public campaign financing system.
Better Block in a Box, at right, is a shipping container that can serve as a bar, bookstore or art studio, at the Glen Burnie Town Center on Friday.
Anne Arundel’s transformation of Glen Burnie Town Center: ‘Colorful, vibrant, inviting’
Reimagining the plaza is central to the county’s revitalization of the Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard Corridor in Glen Burnie.
The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis, MD on September 10, 2024.
Murder case of ex-Navy doctor frozen as prosecution appeals state’s attorney’s removal
In court Wednesday and in a appellate court brief Thursday, Houston’s attorneys described the state’s appeal as a delay tactic.
Tatyana Padro Miguel, right, speaks with Davonne Ross, a representative with A Homemade Plan, during a Healthcare Employer career fair at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold.
A former federal contractor from Maryland searches for work in a flooded market: ‘It’s scary’
Many former federal workers find themselves thrust into a job market suddenly inundated with experienced candidates even as employment opportunities are in free fall under federal spending cuts, particularly around the nation’s capital.
Maryland's State Attorney Anne Colt Leitess speaks during a news conference following the sentencing verdict of Jarrod W. Ramos, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Annapolis, Md.  Ramos was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life terms without the possibility of parole, according to prosecutors.
Appeals court declines Anne Arundel State’s Attorney’s return to high-profile murder case
Last month, a judge threw Leitess off the case for withholding evidence favorable to the defense.
Officers found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames when they responded to the parking lot of the Tropic Bay Aquatic Garden Center in Davidsonville last month.
As possible video of Anne Arundel blaze circulates, new details behind killing emerge
Investigators offered a detailed description in charging documents of how they connected Jonah Michael Poole and Kylee Alyssa Dakes to the killing of Annapolis' Edward Stephen Koza.
Officers found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames when they responded to the parking lot of the Tropic Bay Aquatic Garden Center in Davidsonville last month.
Anne Arundel teens charged in grisly killing were in relationship and set to graduate, police say
Jonah Michael Poole and Kylee Alyssa Dakes, both 18, have both been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and arson.
Ellen O. Moyer, Annapolis' first and only ever woman mayor, is running for a seat on the City Council.
Ellen O. Moyer, Annapolis’ only ever woman mayor, is running at 89 for City Council
If she won, Ellen O. Moyer would possibly be the oldest person to serve on the council, turning 90 about a month after taking office in January.
A pair of indictments unsealed charge Annapolis man Patrick Britton-Harr with a dozen crimes.
Feds say Annapolis man bilked $15 million each from Medicare and a private jet company
A pair of indictments unsealed charge Annapolis man Patrick Britton-Harr with a dozen crimes.
Elected officials and civil rights leaders gathered in Annapolis Wednesday to unveil a memorial dedicated to the late Parren J. Mitchell, the first African American to represent Maryland in Congress.
Annapolis dedicates memorial to Maryland’s first Black Congress member
Over his eight-term congressional tenure, which concluded in 1987, Parren J. Mitchell earned a reputation as a champion of the Civil Rights Movement. He was one of 12 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Vice President JD Vance addresses graduates at the Naval Academy graduation on Friday.
JD Vance steers clear of DEI, promises no more ‘open-ended’ wars at Naval Academy
The vice president addressed the Naval Academy’s graduates after being confronted by protesters in Annapolis.
Anne Arundel County Police are seeking information about the death of Heather Elizabeth Beaver.
Police investigating after woman’s death in Anne Arundel dubbed homicide
According to police, forensic pathologists determined that Heather Elizabeth Beaver died of blunt force trauma, ruling she died at the hands of another.
The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis.
Maryland appeals court halts case of Navy doctor charged with killing wife
In a Tuesday order, three Appellate Court of Maryland judges granted the state’s request to slow the case against James Strachan Houston.
Anne Arundel County is expanding red-light cameras to 10 locations. Two are already operational.
Anne Arundel County rolling out 10 red light cameras to boost road safety
Two red light cameras are up and running in Anne Arundel County with eight more expected as officials’ enhance efforts to reduce dangerous driving.
The Arundel Center in downtown Annapolis houses county government offices.
Anne Arundel ransomware attack compromised confidential health data, county says
Officials said in a news release that the county first became aware of the attack Feb. 22 and immediately commissioned an investigation into the extent of the breach “with the assistance of industry-leading cybersecurity specialists, law enforcement partners, and relevant state agencies.”
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