Anne Arundel County

    Hutzell: In Jamie Raskin’s Democracy Summer, busloads of teens aim to flip Congress
    COLUMN | A sea of gray-haired picketers angry about the state of the nation has been asking: Where are all the young people? I found 80 of them recently in Easton, Maryland — high schoolers lining up to flip Congress in November.
    U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, left, and Dan Schwartz, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Maryland's 1st District, talk to student fellows from Democracy Summer during a voter canvass in Easton on July 26, 2026.
    It’s snowball season. Here’s where to get your fix in the region.
    Whether you’re new to the treat or a longtime snowball eater, here is a list of places where you can get your fix in Baltimore City and Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Howard Counties.
    The Snowy Spoon owner Wichada Stroup prepares a snowball for a customer at her Clarksville stand.
    Wet weather continues across parts of Maryland this week
    There’s a chance of daily afternoon showers and thunderstorms throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service.
    There’s a chance of daily afternoon showers and thunderstorms throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service.
    Baltimore libraries are the latest to offer free gunlocks. Here’s where to get them.
    A new partnership is offering Baltimore gun owners a way to safely store their firearms in an attempt to prevent suicides and unintentional shootings.
    A photo of Dorothy Paugh’s son Peter, who committed suicide with a gun, sits next to gun safety locks at a press conference hosted by County Executive Steuart Pittman, Ann Arundel department of Health and the Ann Arundel County Public library on April 13, 2023.
    Developer plans nearly 2,000 homes in northern Anne Arundel with a coal plant next door
    A prolific developer plans to build a sprawling residential community in northern Anne Arundel County on land once identified for conservation, in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant.
    A developer is looking to turn 324 acres in the shadow of the Brandon Shores coal plant into a residential community with commercial amenities.
    Hutzell: Plastic pollution is choking the Chesapeake Bay. Now there’s hope.
    COLUMN | Where there are people, there is plastic. People are crap. You can hold cleanup days from now until forever, and it won’t stop plastic from flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. To do that, you have to think big.
    Plastic bottles float next to Professor Trash Wheel, one of the Baltimore boats that remove trash from the city’s waterways.
    Hutzell: Stephen Miller’s trans persecution is here. Parents face hard questions.
    COLUMN | What if this isn’t about parents’ rights and school bureaucrats? What if the lawsuit and threats to cut off school funding over pronouns and names are about seizing control of schools from local communities? Parents should be asking a lot of tough questions.
    White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Annapolis considers annexing 5.4-acre site where developer plans townhomes
    Annapolis has received a petition to annex about 5.4 acres of land along Bay Ridge Road — property that would potentially be developed into about 40 townhomes.
    Annapolis City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023.
    Maryland Renaissance Festival’s new ticketing system avoids chaos of release days past
    This year, organizers contracted a new ticket vendor, Big Tickets, that has streamlined the process in a fashion that seems to be paying off.
    The Maryland Renaissance Festival, in its 50th season, is one of Maryland’s most popular annual events.
    Tornadoes slammed into Anne Arundel, Eastern Shore during Tuesday’s storms
    Two confirmed tornadoes touched down on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and three hit Anne Arundel County during Tuesday night’s storms, weather officials said, leaving a trail of damage behind.
    Weather officials confirmed three tornadoes hit Anne Arundel County on Tuesday.
    National Guard still investigating what sickened 25 at Laurel military prep school
    The Washington, D.C., National Guard is still investigating what led to a cluster of sudden illnesses at a military prep school for at-risk youth in Laurel over the weekend.
    Officials initially reported that 19 people were sickened Sunday at the Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy. Six more people became sick Monday.
    What to do this weekend, including Baltimore’s Birthday Bash and a Patty Griffin concert
    From Baltimore’s Birthday Bash to Patty Griffin, planetarium shows and family fun, here are some of the best things to do around the region this weekend.
    Patty Griffin performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Tinley Park, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
    Streets flood, tens of thousands without power after storm pummels Maryland
    A flood watch is in effect for Baltimore City and most of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard and Harford counties.
    The National Weather Service said most of Maryland remained under severe weather watches and warnings through Tuesday evening.
    Harwood man sentenced in animal cruelty case for shooting puppy
    The man found guilty of one charge related to the shooting and killing of Maisie, a young dog who went missing last year, was given six months of supervised probation.
    Authorities are investigating after Maisie, Shannon Smith Wood’s 11-month old Belgian Malinois, was apparently shot to death in Harwood by a neighbor who mistook her for a coyote.
    Anne Arundel schools’ latest test scores are flat, like much of Maryland’s
    This year’s MCAP scores mostly sustain post-pandemic growth, though other districts have recovered faster.
    Advocates for trans students urge Maryland to fight Trump administration threats
    The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.
    The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.
    Suspended DC cop pleads guilty to assault in Anne Arundel road rage case
    A suspended police sergeant pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of second-degree assault stemming from a December 2025 road rage incident.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
    Drinking like ‘a Revolutionary’ at some of Anne Arundel’s breweries
    The Banner taste tested several beers brewed in collaboration with the county tourism board.
    Crooked Crab Brewing, Forward Brewing, Pherm Brewing Company and Chesepiooc Real Ale Brewery were among the Anne Arundel County breweries that released colonial inspired brews in celebration of America’s 250th birthday.
    Hutzell: This data could keep more Maryland teenagers from killing each other
    COLUMN | Jen Pauliukonis is collecting data on gun violence in the state as no one has before.
    Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough, flanked by Councliman Julian Jones and County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, details the arrest of a 16-year-old in the double murder in Gwynn Oak.
    Trump administration threatens Anne Arundel schools over gender identity policy
    The U.S. Education and Justice departments together determined Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding information about a student’s gender identity from the student’s parents.
    The Anne Arundel County Public Schools logo seen on a sign for the county’s Board of Education headquarters on Riva Road in Annapolis on March 15, 2024.
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