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    Katie Stahl had recently received a promotion at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but then was laid off as the Trump administration slashed government spending.
    Dream promotion ends with a DOGE layoff for Baltimore federal worker
    Democrats are inviting laid-off federal workers like Katie Stahl to the Capitol on Tuesday to call attention to what they say have been indiscriminate job cuts.
    The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
    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 Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is a major hub for Southwest Airlines.
    Power restored at BWI after outage causes over 100 flight delays, long lines
    A power outage disrupted flights at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday morning.
    Andy Harris is holding an art contest. Oh, how I wish I could enter.
    How could any teenager worth the title resist the chance to submit an entry tweaking the congressman for his tone-deaf dismissal of concerns held by many constituents and fellow Marylanders?
    Crews battle flames near Sheppard Pratt on Saturday March 1, 2025.
    Brushfires break out in Baltimore County as 40 mph winds and dry air create fire risk
    The Baltimore County Fire Department battled a brushfire late Saturday night that broke out on the grounds of Sheppard Pratt’s Towson campus near the historic gatehouse.
    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.
    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.
    Traffic travels on Crain Highway in Gambrills at Annapolis Road.
    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.
    A plan to address flooding at City Dock in Annapolis depends on a $33 million federal grant that may now not be assured.
    Trump cuts may scuttle Annapolis' City Dock plan to prevent flooding
    There are warning signs that a $33 million grant critical to completing the Annapolis climate resilience project at City Dock will not materialize.
    People gather for a federal workers career fair in Howard County on Feb. 26, 2025.
    Maryland’s displaced federal workers pack job fair as Trump, Musk slash government
    Hundreds of federal workers packed a job fair in Howard County Tuesday night to rehearse in mock interviews, pose for professional headshots and adapt their often lengthy resumes for the private sector.
    Shayna Freedman as Anna Putnam and Mitchell McCollum as the Rev. John Hale rehearse a scene with other members of the cast of "The Crucible," a new production by the Classic Theatre of Maryland.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: With three premieres, it’s an impossible theater weekend
    You can’t possibly see them all in one weekend. Somehow, all three Annapolis theater companies — and one dinner theater — are raising the curtain on their new shows at the same time. The shows are among seven great things to do in the coming week.
    Anne Arundel Circuit Judge J. Michael Wachs on Wednesday declared a mistrial in the case, saying he was not making the decision lightly.
    Judge declares mistrial in Annapolis mass shooting case due to ‘several transgressions’
    A judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the case of an Annapolis man charged in what authorities say was a hate-driven shooting that killed three men and injured three others in 2023.
    The Arundel Center in downtown Annapolis houses county government offices.
    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.
    A federal judge has ruled a pamphlet developed by Anne Arundel County, along with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, can be required at businesses that sell guns or ammunition.
    Born out of two Maryland mass shootings, this idea could save lives
    If legislation in the General Assembly passes, all 760 gun dealers in Maryland would have to distribute pamphlets on suicide prevention and conflict resolution.
    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.
    A man with dark close cropped hair and a goatee wearing a dark suit jacket and a T-shirt sits in a cream-colored chair talking at a conference.
    Pro-Trump pundit Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director
    Dan Bongino has never served in the FBI, raising questions about his experience level.
    Single-engine plane loses power and makes emergency landing in Anne Arundel County
    A single-engine airplane made an emergency landing Saturday in Anne Arundel County after losing power, according to Maryland State Police.
    Phebe McPherson.
    Phebe McPherson, first woman ordained an Episcopal priest in Maryland, always led with love
    The Rev. Dr. Phebe McPherson, the first woman ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in Maryland, died Feb. 6 of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 74.
    File photo of an Anne Arundel County Fire Department station.
    2 dead after Annapolis-area townhouse fire
    Anne Arundel County firefighters responded to a townhouse that was “well involved in fire.”
    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.
    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.
    Michael Magee of Annapolis, a gay veteran, attented the rally in Annapolis after learning about it from his sister. He served 10 years in the Navy in DEI program jobs and saw the service turn from welcoming toward hostile LGBTQ+ sailors during Donald Trump's first term.
    Anti-Trump protestors look for purpose in a rapidly changing America
    This was Annapolis on Monday — part political protest, part group therapy. A crowd of more than 500 was searching for a response to Trump’s disorienting mutation of America. Finding it is the task facing organizers of protests like this one.
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