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    Dylan Behler, center, is applauded by fellow candidates after being nominated by the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates, during a meeting at Annapolis Middle School on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2025. To the left is Abigail Diehl and to the right is Chrissy Holt.
    Anne Arundel Democrats nominate 26-year-old Dylan Behler to House of Delegates
    Anne Arundel County Democrats on Saturday selected Dylan Behler, a party activist and former General Assembly staffer, as their choice to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates.
    Located across the Severn River from the U.S. Naval Academy, Naval Support Activity Annapolis provides base operating support services to the academy and several agencies.
    Navy facilities in Annapolis reopened after bomb threats prompted lockdowns
    Navy facilities in the Annapolis area, including the U.S. Naval Academy, were locked down on Friday afternoon due to threats, military officials said.
    On Jan. 29, 2025, Transportation Security Agency officials released this image of what a gun in a backpack looks like when detected in an x-ray machine at a security checkpoint.
    6 people were caught with guns at BWI. Here’s what happened next.
    Seeing the significance of 47 guns accidentally brought to BWI can be hard. It’s not at the airport. You would have seen it if you had been with me Monday in an almost empty Annapolis courtroom.
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra performs the latest in its Masterworks series Friday and Saturday at Maryland Hall in Annapolis.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: A tale of two orchestras at Maryland Hall
    The Annapolis Symphony and the Naptown Philharmonic Orchestra take the stage Friday through Sunday in a rare convergence of schedules. It's one of seven great things to do in the coming week.
    Maryland's state lawmakers go back to work on Wednesday, January 8, 2024 for the 447th session of the Maryland General Assembly. This is the first of 90 days of lawmaking and budget balancing.
    Melons, mushrooms and negligent drivers — Maryland lawmakers have other ideas
    Among 1,200 bits of legislation introduced in the General Assembly this session, cantaloupe reform is one of a certain kind of bill. They aim to fix problems you probably didn’t know existed.
    Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge Steven Platt dismissed a lawsuit by the city of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County over climate change. Annapolis regularly experiences flooding during heavy rains.
    Judge throws out Annapolis and Anne Arundel lawsuits against Big Oil
    Annapolis and Anne Arundel argued that fossil fuel giants knew their businesses were driving the damaging consequences of climate change.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Anne Arundel police say off-duty cop involved in hit-and-run
    The officer, a five-year veteran, has been suspended without pay.
    Richard Bright in 2012.
    Richard Bright, longtime Coppin State professor, always wanted to do what was right
    Richard Bright, a longtime Coppin State University professor, died Jan. 14 in his sleep. He was 89.
    Anne Arundel Police detain two suspects in Meade High School stabbing
    It was not immediately clear whether the suspects are fellow students.
    Snow and ice surround Weems Creek in Annapolis, which flows into the Severn River. It’s been picked as the top priority for cleanup by the Severn River Association.
    Forgotten Weems Creek in Annapolis gets another chance at redemption
    Weems Creek, poor little Weems, outscored all the rest on the Severn River Association’s survey of the worst tributaries. That presented an opportunity for a group hoping to make a difference on the Chesapeake Bay.
    "75," a new film from Warren Miller Entertainment, features ski and snowboard highlights from around the world. It's showing Jan. 23, 2025 at Maryland Hall in Annapolis.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Ski film debuts in a sailing town Thursday
    Give it to the folks at Maryland Hall — nobody was probably expecting a ski film in a town known for sailing. You can catch Warren Miller's “75” Thursday night at Maryland Hall. It’s one of the great things to do in Annapolis over the coming week.
    Gov. Wes Moore stressed at an event last week in Annapolis that he is not the leader of the resistance to President Donald Trump.
    Vive la résistance — even if Wes Moore won’t admit it
    Wes Moore is good at making pithy statements, and this one traveled far in the political news media, which is looking for someone to speak for the 48.36% of the nation's voters who didn’t want Donald Trump returned to the White House. Protest too much, Mr. Governor?
    Battery storage systems, like this one installed in Calvert County by BGE in 2023, could help level out supply and demand of electricity in Maryland.
    Batteries and where to put them could be next in Maryland’s energy wars
    The most important thing to understand about electricity in Maryland may be that everyone wants more of it. Or maybe the most important thing is that few people want to live near it. Not power plants. Not power lines. Not solar or wind farms. We’re about to see if that's how people feel about batteries.
    The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
    Incoming psychiatric hospital CEO will face troubled system
    Clifton T. Perkins will get new leadership after the state’s psychiatric hospital CEO made threats to staff.
    Marine Corps Maj. Megan McClung, center, was killed by an IED in April 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq, becoming the first U.S. servicewoman killed in combat. She was a public affairs officer who served with Lynn Kinney, left, and Amy Forsythe served at Camp Fallujah.
    New ships named for Megan McClung, first female Naval Academy grad killed in combat
    The Navy named a new class of amphibious landing ships for Maj. Megan McClung, the first female Naval Academy graduate killed in combat.
    Time to bundle up. Light snow is in the forecast ahead of bitter cold temperatures.
    How to prepare for Maryland’s coldest winter temperatures in years
    In the case of snow, rain, ice, wind, sleet and other harsh winter weather, here are ways to prepare and places to get emergency alerts for Howard, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties.
    Mezzo-soprano Alice Chung, right, is joined by jazz trio Amanda Densmoor, Patrick Kilbride and Rolfe Dauz during a rehearsal of the Annapolis Opera production of "Trouble in Tahiti."
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Two companies stage winter productions at Maryland Hall
    Maryland Hall is the home stage for several performing arts companies in Annapolis, but it’s rare when their performances overlap.
    Baltimore Ravens linebacker Odafe Oweh (99) is announced before running through the tunnel ahead of the AFC wild card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, January 11, 2025.
    Timeout: Why is everything about football all the time?
    Between the college championship Monday and the NFL playoffs heading juke step to their crescendos, it’s hard to be anywhere in public right now and not have football on a TV, a phone or your lips. We have reached the moment when football seems infinite.
    Christopher Higgins spent 23 years as a firefighter, including his start at the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Company in Severna Park.
    Maryland firefighter who died on duty started career in Anne Arundel County
    Christopher Higgins, a veteran Maryland firefighter who died in the line of duty, started his career at a volunteer fire company in Anne Arundel County.
    Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announces on Jan. 10, 2024 the name of two new Navy surveillance ships for famed deep-sea explorers, Don Walsh and Victor Vescovo. A few hours later in the same spot at the Naval Academy, he named an amphibious docking ship for Travis Manion, a Marine officer killed in Iraq.
    Navy secretary names ship for Travis Manion, Naval Academy grad killed in Iraq
    The secretary of the Navy recounted Travis Manion’s explanation to his family about why he would return to Iraq for a second combat tour in December 2006 — a decision that resulted in his death while leading a patrol five months later.
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