Man killed in Annapolis apartment blaze was smoking on oxygen, fire officials say
A man who was smoking while using oxygen died after igniting a fire in his Annapolis apartment Tuesday afternoon, Anne Arundel County fire officials said.
Anne Arundel County firefighters responded to an apartment fire on Hearn Road in Annapolis that left at least one person dead on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
Anne Arundel Orphans’ Court judge was ‘aggressor’ in spat with colleague, charges say
The ethical charges filed by the Commission on Judicial Disabilities in February were made public last week.
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.
Annapolis City Dock restoration project can go forward, Anne Arundel judge rules
In an opinion docketed Sunday, Circuit Judge Michael Malone ruled in favor of the Historic Preservation Commission of Annapolis.
Morgan Sloan (left) and Zack Yeatman ride a boat in a flooded area near the City Dock in Annapolis on Aug. 9, 2024. A judge ruled that plans to overhaul City Dock and make it more flood resistant may go forward.
Commission files ethics charges against chief Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court judge
A Maryland panel that investigates wrongdoing by state judges has filed charges against Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court Chief Judge Vickie Gipson.
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.
Annapolis community left traumatized, angry after bus stop shooting that left father dead
Annapolis Police are still searching for the man they say opened fire at a school bus stop on Clay Street in the morning of March 19.
Annapolis resident Shawnte Brown, at microphone, addresses a panel of public officials during a listening session at First Baptist Church in Annapolis on Tuesday night.
Federal workers, contractors swarm Odenton job fair: ‘I have a wife. I have a mortgage.’
The event featured almost four dozen employers — businesses and local government agencies — and drew job seekers from throughout central Maryland, where most federal workers in the state reside.
Job seekers packed the O’Malley Senior Activity Center in Odenton on Thursday for a career for hosted by Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation for the scores of federal workers and contractors impacted by President Donald Trump’s sweeping cost-cutting measures.
The charm and legacy of Angel’s Food Market, ‘part of Pasadena’
After more than half a century on Mountain Road in Pasadena, Angel’s was sold and reopened as the fourth location of Green Valley Marketplace.
Walt Clocker, left, and his father Tom Clocker at Green Valley Marketplace in Pasadena, which used to be Angel’s Food Market.
Search underway for ‘armed and dangerous’ gunman after deadly shooting at Annapolis school bus stop
The search is on for an “armed-and-dangerous” gunman who allegedly opened fire at a school bus stop on Wednesday morning in Annapolis, killing a man and wounding an 11-year-old boy in front of horrified children.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Anne Arundel County eclipses 600,000 residents as births outpace deaths
Anne Arundel County eclipsed 600,000 residents in 2024, with a slight year-over-year population increase driven by births.
Downtown Annapolis in Anne Arundel County.
MS-13 gang behind disappearance of Annapolis teen in 2017, feds say
At least three members of the violent MS-13 gang kidnapped and killed an Annapolis teen who went missing in 2017, according to federal authorities.
Two men allegedly associated with MS-13 have been charged federally with the disappearance of an Annapolis teen in 2017. The case would be heard at Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore.
With $90M on the line, Anne Arundel school leaders take cautious approach to Trump mandates
Anne Arundel County Public Schools leaders struck a cautious tone this week while speaking about the potential impacts of President Donald Trump’s education and immigration mandates, including threats to federal funding.
Anne Arundel school leaders are being cautious in their approach to President Donald Trump's mandates on education and immigration.
Police: 2 dead, 2 injured after Severn basketball game erupts in gunfire Tuesday night
Two men were killed and two more wounded after a dispute surrounding a basketball game erupted into gunfire Tuesday night in Severn, Anne Arundel County Police said.
Two men were killed and two more wounded after a dispute surrounding a basketball game erupted into gunfire Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Severn, Anne Arundel County Police said.
Record number of people with mental illness languishing in Maryland jails waiting for hospital beds
Never before had more people accused of crimes in Maryland, but deemed too mentally ill to participate in their own cases, been left languishing in jail than in February.
The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Pilot and son recall harrowing plane crash in Vermont mountains: ‘We’re gonna die!’
John Murphy and his kids survived a plane crash in the Vermont mountains Wednesday.
John Murphy, right, who lives in Western Maryland and works in Baltimore, flew with his son Josiah and daughter Cheyenne on their small airplane to Vermont to go skiing Wednesday. Their voyage ended with a crash landing atop a snowy summit.
One of Anne Arundel’s worst bottlenecks, Crain Highway, is slated for an upgrade
Engineers are still working on the design, with the goal of breaking ground on the project in 2027. It’s expected to cost approximately $35 million.
Traffic travels on Crain Highway in Gambrills at Annapolis Road.
Baltimore-area pilot and kids survive plane crash in Vermont: ‘It’s a miracle we’re alive’
Three people were airlifted to a hospital after a small plane that took off from a Baltimore County airport crash landed on a mountain in Vermont Wednesday, according to first responders.
A Baltimore-area piloting a small plane that went down on a snowy peak in Vermont Wednesday, February 26, 2025, “walked away” from the crash with he and his two adult children suffering only minor injuries.
Some Anne Arundel County services, like online payments, still impacted by weekend cyberattack
While residents can’t pay their bills online, they can pay by phone with a credit card or e-check.
The Arundel Center in downtown Annapolis houses county government offices.
Anne Arundel County government to reopen Tuesday after closure for cyberattack
While county buildings are closed, several government services will remain operational.
The Arundel Center in downtown Annapolis houses county government offices.
2 dead after Annapolis-area townhouse fire
Anne Arundel County firefighters responded to a townhouse that was “well involved in fire.”
File photo of an Anne Arundel County Fire Department station.
Extra eyes: Anne Arundel County Police say new $1.5 million intel unit helps solve crimes
County officials are lauding the work of the intelligence unit, called the Real Time Information Center, as a vital tool that will help police respond to crime faster while keeping officers and the public safer.
A work station at the Real Time Information Center. When there's a police call, intelligence team members can help responding officers by tuning in live to certain cameras and relaying what they're seeing.
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