Anne Arundel County

    Other school districts replaced their leaders. Anne Arundel just doubled down on Mark Bedell.
    Baltimore City, Prince George’s and Harford counties all recently replaced their leaders, and Baltimore County is expected to do so soon, making Bedell one of the region’s longest-serving superintendents.
    Superintendent Mark Bedell listens to testimony during a special Anne Arundel County school board meeting in 2025 that gave parents a chance to weigh in on the county’s redistricting plans.
    Anne Arundel council delays projects to improve water access by a year
    The Anne Arundel County Council narrowly voted during budget amendments to delay all public water access projects in the county by at least a year. The county executive called it a “giant step backwards.”
    The Anne Arundel County Council has delayed action on a long-debated plan to enhance public access to Valentine Creek in Anne Arundel County. County residents have limited public water access.
    Kyle Nembhard drops out of Anne Arundel executive race, endorses James Kitchin
    Anne Arundel County executive candidate Kyle Nembhard has dropped out of the Democratic primary and endorsed fellow Democrat James Kitchin just days before early voting begins.
    Anne Arundel County executive candidates, from left, Republican Dave Crawford and Democrats James Kitchin, Kyle A. Nembhard, Pete Smith and Allison Pickard attend a candidate forum on May 21, 2026 in Annapolis.
    Tall ships, new exhibits, parties: How Marylanders are celebrating America 250
    From the arrival of tall ships in Baltimore to new museum exhibits, lectures, concerts and block parties, there’s no shortage of things to do to mark America's 250th birthday in the coming weeks.
    “She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory”, an art exhibit that examines American history through a Black feminist lens, on view at Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis.
    Linthicum abuzz over mosquitos, bees and state bug spraying
    This skeeter fight involves two communities: North Linthicum, with about 700 households, and Linthicum-Shipley, with closer to 3,000.
    Lindsay Mueller’s bees swarm around their hive in her Linthicum backyard.
    Hutzell: Chris Van Hollen’s got a list. Talarico tops it, Boafo is at the bottom.
    COLUMN | James Talarico, the Democrat's hope for winning a Senate seat in Texas, is at the top of Chris Van Hollen’s buddy list right now. Like every list, however, if there is a top, there must be a bottom. That would be Maryland Del. Adrian Boafo.
    Texas Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, speaks for the first time since winning the Democratic nomination in Austin, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    From chemotherapy to the Chesapeake: An 11-year-old’s day under sail
    Sails of Hope Chesapeake, a primarily volunteer-run organization established in 2022, has conducted 367 sails in four years benefiting 1,748 people affected by cancer.
    Kori Patterson, 11, navigates the Anneliese, a 40-foot Beneteau sailboat, on an outing with Sails of Hope Chesapeake.
    Executive order blocks ICE from Anne Arundel County properties, promises investigations
    The order says federal officials will not have access to county property that is not accessible to the general public for the purposes of immigration enforcement, unless they present a valid judicial warrant.
    Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 — A Dept. of Homeland Security officer enters the Fallon Federal Building.
    Maryland man accused of assaulting TSA officers at BWI Airport
    A Maryland man is facing charges in connection with an attack on two federal Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Cornelius Queen, 32, of Charles County, is facing charges in connection with an alleged attack on two federal Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Anne Arundel County lifts sewer-related development moratorium
    Anne Arundel County officials lifted a monthslong development moratorium Wednesday that was put in place because of problems with sewer capacity.
    Anne Arundel County’s sewer-related development moratorium fell 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.
    Hutzell: How to pick the next Anne Arundel exec in 3 easy steps
    COLUMN | Democratic voters face the first competitive primary for county executive in 40 years. It’s divided party loyalists. With not much separating the three main candidates’ goals, how do you choose?
    Anne Arundel County executive candidates, from left, Republican Dave Crawford and Democrats James Kitchin, Kyle A. Nembhard, Pete Smith and Allison Pickard attend a candidate forum on May 21, 2026 in Annapolis.
    Maryland Supreme Court removes Anne Arundel Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp
    A Maryland ethics commission recommended probate judge Marc Knapp be removed in an opinion published in March.
    Louis Vuitton sues Maryland Live! over promo bags, alleges counterfeiting
    The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of Maryland, says the Hanover casino “palmed off their goods as those of Louis Vuitton.”
    Louis Vuitton included images in the complaint that show its monogram “LV” in the middle of a pattern showing three different flower designs. Next to that image is a photo of one of the bags Louis Vuitton accuses Maryland Live! of distributing, which shows nearly-identical flower designs and a “Live!” logo where the “LV” would have been.
    What to do this weekend, including Hampden Highlights and kayaking on the waterfront
    Whether you want to dance by the Inner Harbor, see Nick Jonas at a local casino or go on a culinary walking tour in Columbia, we've got you covered.
    Dozens of activities will take place along the Inner Harbor during Waterfront Week, which kicks off Friday.
    The secret behind an Anne Arundel high school’s surging graduation rate
    Glen Burnie High’s graduation rate shot up nearly 7 percentage points last year — a leap bigger than any other Anne Arundel County school and greater than any other large comprehensive high school in Maryland.
    Glen Burnie High’s graduation rate shot up nearly 7 percentage points last year — a leap bigger than any other Anne Arundel County school and greater than any other large comprehensive high school in Maryland.
    Man severely injured in Annapolis-area shed explosion was mixing chemicals
    A 77-year-old man who was severely injured during an explosion in a shed near Annapolis this week was mixing chemicals, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Marshal’s Office.
    Anne Arundel Fire Department
    Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival moved to October for second year in a row
    For the second year in a row, Annapolis Pride will hold it parade and festival in the fall instead of June.
    Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 - Brooke Lierman at the Annapolis Pride Parade.
    2 Baltimore men sentenced for roles in attempted carjacking that left a driver dead
    A federal judge sentenced two Baltimore men on Tuesday to lengthy prison terms for their involvement in an attempted carjacking that turned deadly in 2022, officials said.
    The Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse is seen on July 23, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
    Bus driver in deadly Virginia crash pleads guilty to speeding in Anne Arundel in March
    A bus driver who was involved in a deadly crash in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a previous speeding citation in Maryland, Anne Arundel County court officials said.
    This photo, provided by the Virginia State Police, shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a passenger bus on Interstate 95 in near Quantico, Va., on Friday, May 29, 2026.
    Garage explosion critically injures man near Annapolis
    A man was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center on Tuesday after an explosion in a detached garage at a home near Annapolis, fire officials said.
    Anne Arundel Fire Department
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