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    Jason Cole, a professional horse trainer from Upper Marlboro, will ride his 18-hand-high horse, Parker, in the Annapolis, MD recreation of Paul Revere's ride on April 18, 2025.
    Paul Revere rides again, this time in a democracy coming apart
    Annapolis kicks off the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution by hanging two lights from the top of the State House, a recreation of Paul Revere's historic ride being repeated nationwide.
    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.
    Scenes at the Herbiculture cannabis dispensary
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Sunday is 420. Are weed specials worth it?
    Cannabis dispensaries roll out 420 sales and promotions like so many Zig-Zag papers. It’s the weed equivalent of Black Friday. Reliable consumer savvy works well on 42-0. So, here are a few tips.
    James Arthur “Jim” Earl working on the hodoscope detector.
    Annapolis philanthropist was an accomplished physicist who adored the arts
    James Earl, a physicist and philanthropist who made Annapolis his home in retirement, died March 23 of respiratory failure. He was 92.
    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.
    Kaylee Jones, a student at Annapolis High School, reads from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" on April 12, 2025 in Annapolis, MD. The book was banned from the Naval Academy library.
    In Annapolis, reading Maya Angelou was a small act of rebellion
    Eight hours and 15 minutes. That’s how long it takes to read Maya Angelou's “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” out loud. That’s how long a small act of rebellion takes.
    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.
    The billboard at City Dock has been there for more than a century, its owners say, but has featured a dead cockroach for the last few years.
    Time is running out for Maryland’s most historic cockroach
    Ask why, in a city that famously regulates rose trellises and replacement windows, a billboard depicting a cockroach stands in the heart of Annapolis and the explanations come with a sigh of resignation. Until now.
    Annapolis will celebrate the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday with a parade and festival.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: From the Army band to Bacharach, it’s a musical week
    What a crazy week in Annapolis. A parade, a military band, opera arias, a rock trio, a Mutt March and the unexpected combination of Todd Rundgren and Burt Bacharach. Get out and have some fun.
    The Arundel Center in downtown Annapolis houses county government offices.
    Anne Arundel council passes hotly contested redevelopment bill
    Some questioned the motivations of those opposing the bill, saying they believed concerns about traffic and schools disguised racism and classism.
    Annapolis officials held a community meeting in March in response to the Clay Street shooting.
    Man arrested in connection to deadly shooting at Annapolis school bus stop
    Following the shooting, residents of the close-knit community raised concerns in a meeting with public officials.
    Two St. John's College students watch Naval Academy midshipmen prepare to take a shot in the Annapolis Cup croquet match Saturday.
    The Naval Academy banned books. Across the street, they treasure them.
    The Annapolis Cup croquet match between the Naval Academy and St. John's College has always been a contrast in style. But never like Saturday.
    FILE - An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., is seen Jan. 9, 2014. Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students surveyed said they experienced unwanted sexual contact, the Associated Press has learned.
    Naval Academy’s full list of nearly 400 books on race, gender pulled from library
    The U.S. Naval Academy released the list of nearly 400 purged pieces of literature exploring themes of white supremacy, race and racism in America, gender identity and sexuality and diversity from its library.
    Traffic travels on Crain Highway at Annapolis Road in Gambrills. The County Council is debating a bill that would encourage redevelopment of older commercial properties in "critical corridors," including Route 3.
    Is it traffic or ‘NIMBY and racist’? The fight over redevelopment in Anne Arundel
    History, race and traffic collide in Anne Arundel County redevelopment bill debate.
    Westgate Circle is the boundary for downtown Annapolis, where West Street, Taylor Avenue and Spa Road intersect.
    With a finger salute, Annapolis’ big art project is still struggling
    Art is about symbols. One of the crudest is a good way to explain why it’s proving so hard to fill Westgate Circle in Annapolis.
    Deanna Patterson helps daughter Ellis with arts and crafts. Catonsville Cooperative Preschool is unique in that parents have a present and hands-on educational experience with their children during the school day.
    Anne Arundel County to end free pre-K for 3-year-olds
    The school system has offered pre-K 3 for the last three school years.
    How many wings can you eat? That's the challenge of the Maryland Wing Festival on April 5, 2025 at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Chicken wings and college croquet kick off festival season
    Two spring food festivals, the Annapolis Cup croquet match and the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra season finale are some of the great things to do in the coming week.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Anne Arundel County police officer indicted for 4-mile chase that left motorcyclist dead
    An Anne Arundel County Police officer allegedly chased a man four miles into Howard County in August and then fled the scene when the man died in an accident.
    The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library.
    Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth’s office
    Academy officials were told to review the library late last week.
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