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Annapolis man accused of having 32 homemade explosives
An Annapolis man was arrested and accused of manufacturing 32 explosive devices after an investigation into illegal hunting.
Anne Arundel police officer accused of hitting teenager during home dispute
A 20-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment.
A 20-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment.
5 takeaways from Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann’s first budget proposal
Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann delivered his first State of the City address and proposed his first budget. What do people need to know?
Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann in March. On Monday, he announced his first city budget wouldn’t increase the property tax rate.
Annapolis bets on $4,000 tax credit to expand access to child care
Annapolis adopted a $4,000 tax credit for child care centers, with the aim of lowering costs and making it easier for families to find child care.
Annapolis Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier, representing Ward 5, listens during newly-elected U.S. Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth’s election night victory speech in the Atreeum at Soaring Timbers in Annapolis, Md., on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Anne Arundel preserves 47 acres outside Annapolis for walking trails, wildlife
Anne Arundel County officials on Monday celebrated the preservation of 47 acres of woodlands around Saltworks Creek, a tributary of the Severn River.
Some of the newly preserved land near Saltworks Creek in Anne Arundel County. The land is just off Bestgate Road.
Annapolis mayor nominates new city manager, attorney
Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann on Friday nominated two powerful members of his staff.
Flags outside Annapolis City Hall at 160 Duke of Gloucester Street on Oct. 22, 2025.
Defense contractors announce more than 250 layoffs in Maryland
Two defense contractors announced more than 200 layoffs across two locations in Maryland.
Cars travel through the main gate at Fort Meade on February 14, 2018 in Fort Meade, Maryland.
Pop Mart, Aéropostale and more coming to Annapolis Mall
Pop Mart, the popular “blind box” store, is coming to the Annapolis Mall later this year. Other additions, like Aéropostale and Abercrombie & Fitch, are also coming soon.
A Pop Mart is opening at the Annapolis Mall, the Chinese chain’s second full-scale store in Maryland.
Man who ran fraudulent Catonsville pet cremation business sentenced to 20 years
Rodney Ward was sentenced to 20 years and ordered to pay $12,525 in restitution after pleading guilty to theft and other charges related to his fraudulent pet cremation business.
Pet owners who attended the court case for Rodney Ward, the man who pleaded guilty to a fraudulent pet cremation scheme, outside of Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson on Tuesday.
Maryland’s oldest public building, at almost 300 years, is now a museum
The Old Treasury Building in Annapolis was once the site of attempted break-ins to steal Maryland’s money. Now, it’s home to a self-guided museum tour.
Chistropher Kintzel, director of the Maryland Commission on Artistic Property at the Maryland State Archives, discusses the use of account books in the 1770s at the Old Treasury Building.
Clones of Maryland’s Liberty Tree will be planted statewide in celebration of 250 years
Genetic clones of the Maryland Liberty Tree will be planted in each county across the state in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
Maryland leaders plant Anne Arundel County’s new Liberty Tree sapling as part of the Maryland Liberty Tree Project in Annapolis on Wednesday.
The Iran war is spiking fertilizer costs, just as Maryland farmers look to plant
Price spikes and uncertainty are hitting Maryland farmers just as spring planting season begins.
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 — Soybeans catch the first light of the day on David Burrier’s Frederick County farm. Last year he had 35 orders of his soybeans being exported to China by Oct. 1. So far this year he has none.
Smithsonian highlights how to protect young blue crabs — from cannibalism
The No. 1 killer of juvenile blue crabs in Maryland waters where they congregate? Other, larger blue crabs.
An adult male blue crab attempts to cannibalize a smaller blue crab on a tether.
Former Trump adviser John Bolton to speak at Annapolis dinner
Bolton, who served as ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush and as national security adviser to President Donald Trump, will speak before the International Club of Annapolis next month.
Attorney and former Trump administration national security advisor John Bolton speaks with historian Garrett Graff at the First Baptist Church during the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival on November 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Bolton and Graff convened for an interview, discussing Bolton's time and experience under the Trump administration.
Annapolis got its long-awaited federal funding for City Dock. What’s next?
When the redevelopment of Annapolis City Dock is completed in 2028, the historic waterfront will be protected from flooding by a physically elevated park and a movable flood barrier system.
The Annapolis City Dock redevelopment project is considered fully funded, according to Mayor Jared Littmann.
Anne Arundel officials ‘optimistic’ about negotiations to ease development moratorium
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman told the County Council on Tuesday that a development moratorium covering part of northern Anne Arundel County is a “five-alarm fire” that he wants to move quickly to resolve.
Karen Henry, center, Anne Arundel’s public works director, briefs the County Council on the Baltimore City Sewer Service Area moratorium on Tuesday.
Famed Naval Academy grad who blew up bridge during Vietnam War urged for Medal of Honor
Col. John Ripley, a Naval Academy graduate known for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War, has been posthumously recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor
Col. John Ripley
Annapolis police make arrest in 2025 ‘revenge’ killing
Police arrested a 20-year-old Baltimore man connected to a “revenge” killing in Annapolis.
An Annapolis Police cruiser is seen on West St. during the Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival on June 1, 2024.
How Anne Arundel County got caught off guard by ‘devastating’ development moratorium
Elected officials, economic leaders and other analysts were all caught off guard by a potential five-year development moratorium in the part of Anne Arundel County surrounding BWI, Arundel Mills and just north of Ft. Meade.
The moratorium falls across a key part of the county’s northwest, which includes the thriving business district west of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Arundel Mills Mall and Linthicum.
Citing lack of sewage capacity, Anne Arundel suspends development in part of county
A Anne Arundel Public Works spokesperson said officials learned last month from Baltimore City that they could not purchase additional capacity in the sewage system, prompting the suspension that the county described in its news release as an “emergency.”
Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant
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