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The Anne Arundel County Courthouse is located on Church Circle in Annapolis. It is home to the Circuit Court, the Clerk of the Court, the State Attorney's Office and other agencies.
Judge limits prosecution of Navy doctor accused of killing wife in Anne Arundel
Attorneys for Dr. James Strachan Houston argued the case was tainted beyond reproach by the behavior of Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess and two police detectives.
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.
Prosecution looks troubled in Anne Arundel County murder case involving polyamorous couple
It’s still possible a panel of judges on the Appellate Court of Maryland could order the case frozen as they consider the prosecution’s appeal.
Authorities are investigating after Maisie, Shannon Smith Wood’s 11-month old Belgian Malinois, was apparently shot to death in Harwood by a neighbor who mistook her for a coyote.
Anne Arundel man charged with fatally shooting neighbor’s dog
Robert Anthony Harley, of Harwood, has been charged with fatally shooting his neighbor’s dog in southern Anne Arundel County.
Frank Schindler of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) at a press conference at the Garmatz U.S. District Courthouse about the looming deadline for survivors to file lawsuits to preserve higher payouts in light of changes coming to the Child Victims Act of 2023.
Church abuse survivors must file lawsuits as Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case drags on
A judge recently issued an order allowing survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy to file lawsuits outside of the case.
A judge barred Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess, shown here on election night in November, from prosecuting a prominent murder case for several missteps.
Judge removes state’s attorney from high-profile murder case involving polyamorous couple
Circuit Judge Mark W. Crooks said the information that had been withheld was evidence that could be considered exculpatory.
The Anne Arundel County Courthouse is located on Church Circle in Annapolis. It is home to the Circuit Court, the Clerk of the Court, the State Attorney's Office and other agencies.
Prosecutors drop charges against Anne Arundel Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp
State prosecutors dismissed charges Tuesday against Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp, who they had accused of illegally recording his probate court colleagues.
Anne Arundel County has moved closer to allowing Maryland to try to create a vibrant apartment community at the Cromwell light rail station in Glen Burnie.
Anne Arundel passes amendment to rezone Cromwell Station for state development
Anne Arundel County has moved closer to allowing Maryland to create a vibrant apartment community at the Cromwell light rail station in Glen Burnie.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announces his budget proposal to the council on Thursday.
Proposed Anne Arundel budget shields residents from Trump — with no new taxes
The proposed budget calls for spending about $100 million more compared to the last fiscal year.
A long line of unsold 2024 R1S electric utility vehicles sits at a Rivian service center Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in east Denver.
Electric truck, SUV maker Rivian opens Anne Arundel County location
The California-based electric truck and SUV manufacturer Rivian Automotive has opened a service and demo center in Anne Arundel County.
A failed measure to change the zoning of Cromwell Station potentially risks state investment for a reimagined Light Rail Link parking lot in Glen Burnie.
Is Anne Arundel County risking losing state dollars for reimagined Cromwell Station?
A failed measure to change the zoning of Cromwell Station potentially risks state investment for a reimagined Light Rail Link parking lot in Glen Burnie.
Both speed cameras in the 2300 block of West Patapsco Ave. were stolen on Aug. 26. City police have charged a suspect and say he may be responsible for more than a dozen such thefts.
Anne Arundel Police add automated speed cameras near six schools
The addition brings the number of school zones in the county with automated speed enforcement to 31.
Authorities are investigating after Maisie, Shannon Smith Wood’s 11-month old Belgian Malinois, was apparently shot to death in Harwood by a neighbor who mistook her for a coyote.
Maisie the Malinois: Anne Arundel man shoots puppy dead after mistaking it for coyote
Authorities are investigating after a Harwood resident shot dead a Belgian Malinois puppy after apparently mistaking it for a coyote.
Police are seeking William Delonte Hairston in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in the Robinwood neighborhood of Annapolis on Wednesday night.
Suspect at large after man fatally shot in Annapolis’ Robinwood neighborhood
It was the third homicide of the year in Annapolis.
Maryland is seeking bids to construct a towering five-story, approximately $200 million building in Annapolis to relocate the state’s two appeals courts.
Maryland seeking bids for ‘world-class’ appeals court building in Annapolis
Maryland is seeking bids to construct a towering five-story, approximately $200 million building in Annapolis to relocate the state’s two appeals courts.
The Oyster Habor Private Beach looks out on the Chesapeake Bay on Oct. 11, 2024. Oyster Harbor is a private community in Annapolis, Md.
Former Annapolis beach community president gets two years’ probation for embezzlement
Eric Epstein, 64, was accused of pilfering more than $18,000 from the beachfront neighborhood of Oyster Harbor in Annapolis. His case has divided residents of the neighborhood.
Archbishop William E. Lori in 2023. The archdiocese has spent $13.2 million on survivors since the 1980s, Lori has said.
Archdiocese of Baltimore invokes ‘charitable immunity.’ Survivors say it’s justice delayed.
Attorneys for sexual abuse survivors ask a judge to rule on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s claim that its insurers should cover the cost of payments to any of the sex abuse claims filed in its bankruptcy case.
The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Judge rips Maryland Health Department plan for psychiatric bed crisis: ‘This is about people’
An Anne Arundel County judge has ripped the Maryland Department of Health for its presentation of what he described as a woefully inadequate plan to address the state’s psychiatric bed crisis.
The Anne Arundel County Courthouse is located on Church Circle in Annapolis. It is home to the Circuit Court, the Clerk of the Court, the State Attorney's Office and other agencies.
Court tosses lone recording from Anne Arundel Orphans’ Court judge’s case
The recording at the center of the prosecution’s case against Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp is not admissible at trial, a Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday.
A March 20 job fair hosted by the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp. in Odenton drew scores of federal workers and contractors affected by President Trump’s sweeping cost-cutting measures.
Federal government downsizing hits close to home in Anne Arundel, survey finds
President Donald Trump’s dramatic and chaotic efforts to downsize the federal workforce are hitting close to home in Anne Arundel County, a new survey finds.
From left: Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal E. Awad, William J. DelBagno, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office, FBI Special Agent Jonathan D. Shaffer and homicide detective Vincent Carbonaro. Law enforcement officials gathered Friday to discuss the 10-year search for the suspect in Palak Patel's killing in Hanover.
10 years after Palak Patel’s killing, her husband remains on FBI’s Most Wanted List
Anne Arundel Police and FBI officials asked for the public's help in locating Bhadreshkumar Patel, charged with fatally stabbing his wife, Palak Patel, at the Dunkin' Donuts in Hanover where they worked in 2015.
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