Anne Arundel County

    President Trump will not speak at US Naval Academy graduation, breaking recent tradition
    The class of 2026 will hear from Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, instead of Trump.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 06: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump (R) looks on during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke about the successful military mission to rescue a weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down in Iran.
    Hutzell: Can presidents and generals be funny? They try at the Naval Academy.
    COLUMN | If President Donald Trump hadn’t chosen to skip on speaking at the Naval Academy commissioning ceremony on Friday, he probably would have tried to land a witty remark. They all do. From FDR to Biden, they sometimes succeed and sometimes fail. They always get a laugh.
    U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, accepts a gifted jacket from the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2025 during their graduation ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. on Friday, May 23, 2025.
    Severna Park fox in viral posts may have been snagged in illegal trap
    The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Anne Arundel County Animal Services have both attempted to capture the fox and remove the trap since last week.
    A female fox is seen with a large trap stuck on her mouth in Severna Park on the evening of Wednesday, May 13. The trap is likely larger than legal size and likely set illegally.
    Sack is back: The 1990s game for stoners is the latest craze for a different crowd
    Maryland’s private school boys are obsessed with hacky sack.
    Boys’ Latin student Greyson Turner shows off his hacky sack skills during a free period.
    Hutzell: Pam Beidle had $400K to fund a political legacy. She’s spreading it around.
    COLUMN | State Sen. Pam Beidle wanted to give the $400,000 left in her campaign fund to the slate she created. Turns out the rules don’t allow that. What can she do with this small fortune now?
    Sen. Pam Beidle, left, and Sen. Stephen Hershey Jr. discuss a bill in the Senate chamber at the Maryland State House in Annapolis last month.
    Anne Arundel Community College taps interim president who faced no-confidence vote
    Anne Arundel Community College has named Tanya Millner interim president just two months after faculty voted no confidence in her leadership.
    Tanya Millner is the new interim president of Anne Arundel Community College.
    What to do this weekend, including Preakness-related events and Wine in the Woods
    Whether you want to go on an art walk in downtown Baltimore, drink wine in the woods in Columbia or attend a Preakness-adjacent event, we've got you covered.
    Art with a Heart commissioned a sculpture of George "Spider" Anderson, the first Black jockey to win a Preakness hiding the horse Buddhist in 1889.
    What you need to know about every Preakness horse
    It shapes up as a wide-open Preakness over the unfamiliar dirt at Laurel Park, which will host this year as a $400 million rebuild of Pimlico Race Course moves forward.
    MAY 16, 2025 —  The third undercard race goes underway on Preakness Friday, May 16, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course.
    This Preakness Stakes is Laurel Park’s big curtain call
    It’s a big moment for Laurel Park, which has had its own storied history in the racing industry, dating back to opening day in October 1911.
    With the 2026 Preakness Stakes, horse racing at Laurel Park will come to a close.
    Immigrant shot by ICE cannot be deported during his appeal, court rules
    A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to deport a Portuguese immigrant who was shot and critically wounded by ICE agents in Maryland on Christmas Eve.
    Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese immigrant who was shot by federal immigration agents in Glen Burnie on Dec. 24, in an undated photo released in court documents.
    Maryland Republicans aren’t sorry for racist video about Chinese American colleague
    Del. Brian Chisholm defended the video as asking “basic questions” about the motivation behind a lawmaker’s legislation. He said that asking questions should not be off-limits.
    From left, Del. Mark Fisher and Del. Brian Chisholm are facing criticism for a social media video they made about a Chinese-born colleague.
    Woman charged after alleged carjacking leads to police shooting in Severn
    Jasmin Cooper, of Crownsville, allegedly stole a family member’s car before police shot her.
    Two officers who shot at Jasmin Cooper were placed on administrative leave pending a review of the incident, police said.
    Chesapeake blue crabs are disappearing. The reason remains a mystery.
    Recent surveys show the number of young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has dropped roughly 50% since a recent peak in 2010, but a new assessment couldn’t identify the prime culprit behind the decline.
    Recent surveys show the number of young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has dropped roughly 50% since a recent peak in 2010.
    Hutzell: Embroiderers stitch their place in America’s 250th anniversary tapestry
    COLUMN | No celebration of America’s 250th anniversary rivals America’s Tapestry for sheer volunteer spirit. The embroidered retelling of stories from the original 13 states was inspired by the Great Tapestry of Scotland.
    Volunteer Nathalie Smith works on the Maryland panel of America's Tapestry. The size of the piece makes it difficult to reach under and push the needle up through the linen backing.
    Republican delegates mocked colleague’s accent, implied he was a Chinese spy
    House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk condemned the video in which Dels. Mark Fisher and Brian Chisholm made the comments.
    From left, Del. Mark Fisher and Del. Brian Chisholm are facing criticism for a social media video they made about a Chinese-born colleague.
    4-vehicle crash at intersection near BWI Airport leaves one dead
    A four-vehicle crash involving a Maryland Transit Administration bus early Sunday in Anne Arundel County left a 33-year-old woman dead and two injured.
    The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
    Hutzell: Speed dating for Congress: How Maryland’s 5th District candidates stand out
    COLUMN | In Maryland’s biggest primary, almost anything seems possible just 32 days from the start of early voting. A look at how candidates are trying to break out of a crowd of Democrats.
    A dozen candidates for Congress in the 5th District attended a forum organized by three political clubs in Prince George's County on May 3, 2026.
    Anne Arundel man convicted of animal cruelty in case of puppy believed shot to death
    Robert Anthony Harley of Harwood was found guilty of one charge and not guilty of another related to the shooting and killing of Maisie, a puppy who went missing around Easter last year.
    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.
    A second-home tax in Annapolis? Anne Arundel executive candidates say maybe.
    Speaking at a forum hosted by the Anne Arundel Affordable Housing Coalition on May 7, Democratic county executive candidates Allison Pickard, James Kitchin and Pete Smith said a supplemental tax on secondary luxury residences was worth considering.
    Anne Arundel County executive candidates Allison Pickard, Pete Smith and James Kitchin during a forum on affordable housing and development on Thursday.
    Police shoot carjacking suspect in Severn after she allegedly drove at officers
    Anne Arundel officials are investigating a shooting late Thursday evening involving police officers and a woman accused of carjacking.
    Police have not released the alleged carjacker's name but said charges are pending.
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