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    Lewis Bracy, a retired federal police officer from Severn, wears his handgun to a protest on Mary 20, 2023. Maryland's 3-year-old handgun license laws have resulted in a fourfold increase of people with carry permits.
    200,000 people can carry guns in Maryland. Here’s where they are.
    More than 200,000 people have a Maryland permit to carry a handgun — a jump from fewer than 50,000 in 2020.
    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.
    Ryan Holiday gives a talk at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2023.
    He refused to censor his lecture. Then the Naval Academy canceled it.
    Ryan Holiday, an author and podcaster, had planned to mention book bans — including the Naval Academy's own — during an ethics lecture.
    Maryland will add physical fortifications to protect the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from ship strikes like the one that took down the Key Bridge.
    After scolding, Maryland assures federal regulators it will protect Bay Bridge
    Maryland Transportation Authority officials said they have completed a new risk analysis of the Bay Bridge one month after the National Transportation Safety Board admonished the authority for failing to assess its most essential bridges for the threat of vessel collisions.
    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 Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is the only screw-pile lighthouse in the bay which stands at its original site.
    A decoy coyote’s grand adventure is helping raise funds for an iconic Annapolis lighthouse
    Since the children's book “Drew’s Grand Adventure” was published in December, it has amassed more than $2,000 in sales, which will go toward upkeep of the historic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse.
    From left, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and Rep. Andy Harris.
    What makes a Maryland man? Chris Van Hollen and Andy Harris disagree
    The definition of a Maryland man is at the center of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s fate — and maybe the republic itself.
    Susan McCutchen of Bladensburg, who has been fighting maglev for eight years, speaks at a community meeting at the Greenbelt library on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Next to her, from left, are Dels. Anne Healey and Ashanti Martinez and Prince George's County Councilman Eric Olson.
    Moore’s maglev support angers Marylanders in path of high-speed train: ‘Can’t stop fighting’
    About 100 people packed a stuffy library meeting room in Greenbelt to vent frustration about the Democratic governor's enthusiasm for a maglev train between Washington and Baltimore.
    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.
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