Anne Arundel County

    Anne Arundel County state delegate takes on a challenger — in court
    Del. Gary Simmons alleges his opponent in the District 12B Democratic primary, John Dove Jr., doesn’t live in the district. The first round in court ended in Dove’s favor, but an appeal is expected.
    Del. Gary Simmons, an Anne Arundel County Democrat, sits in the Maryland State House on Sine Die, the final day of the 2024 General Assembly Session in Annapolis, on April 8, 2024. Any bill that doesn’t get passed by midnight on Sine Die is dead and lawmakers will need to address it next year.
    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.
    A record number of people need help paying energy bills. Some are falling through the cracks.
    Maryland utility customers feel crunched by their bills. Assistance programs are out there, but with a list of requirements, some households find themselves ineligible and out of options.
    Hutzell: Inside Maryland’s new Chesapeake Bay wilderness and the plan to make it public
    COLUMN | This is Holly Beach Farm. Minutes outside of Annapolis, it is a pocket wilderness hidden next to highways and urban centers. The state bought it for $1 and is figuring out how the public can enjoy it without loving it to death.
    Holly Beach Farm ends in Hackett Point with a view of Annapolis Roads. The land is an important weather barrier for Annapolis, preventing flooding from winter storms.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Green Beer Races extend St. Patrick’s celebration
    Annapolis takes its second bite of the shamrock this weekend with more events tied to Irish culture and St. Patrick’s Day. There are days more of music, dance, food, drink and fun.
    The Eastport Democratic Club Green Beer Race takes place on Saturday, March 9 in Annapolis.
    Former Naval Academy midshipman posted about killing peers over their Charlie Kirk comments
    An attorney for Jackson Fleming wants President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to intervene.
    U.S. Navy Security officers attend Gate 1 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on Sept. 11. The USNA went on lockdown that evening following reports of a shooting on campus.
    The Iran war has gas prices climbing toward $4 per gallon. EV owners are having a moment.
    Maryland’s electric vehicle drivers — who are concentrated in Montgomery County — are immune from the rising gas prices tied to the Iran war.
    MARCH 10, 2026 - Given high prices and long lines at local gas stations, Johnnie Bennett of Gaithersburg is especially grateful to be driving an electric vehicle, a 2022 Chevy Volt.
    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.
    FBI ups reward to $1 million for suspect in Anne Arundel doughnut shop homicide
    The FBI on Tuesday increased to $1 million the reward for information leading to the capture of one of its “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives,” a man suspected of killing his wife in 2015 at a doughnut shop in Anne Arundel County.
    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.
    Ethics commission recommends removal of Anne Arundel probate judge Marc Knapp
    A Maryland commission that investigates wrongdoing by judges recommended that the state’s highest court remove Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp from the probate bench.
    Marc Knapp is an Orphan's Court judge in Anne Arundel County.
    Former Naval Academy head resigns from Ohio State after ‘inappropriate relationship’
    Ohio State University is investigating after President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. resigned abruptly over the weekend following the disclosure of “an inappropriate relationship.”
    Ohio State University President Ted Carter speaks during the National Championship football celebration at Ohio Stadium in 2025.
    Hutzell: It’s Dimeka’s birthday. Will Maryland prevent more police chase deaths like hers?
    COLUMN | The pursuit and crash that killed Dimeka Thornton started shortly after midnight on April 8, 2024, in a hotel parking lot in Windsor Mill.
    Dimeka Thornton of Windsor Mill was 37 when she died April 8, 2024 in a head-on collision with a man fleeing Baltimore County Police on the Baltimore Beltway.
    It’s tax sale season. Here’s how you can avoid it.
    Tax sale nightmares are avoidable. Here are some tips for new and established homeowners to ensure your property stays off the auction list.
    An auction sign hangs on the porch of a Baltimore rowhouse.
    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
    She brings music, language and last goodbyes for grieving Spanish-speaking families
    A Glen Burnie funeral director bridges language and culture, guiding Spanish-speaking families through grief, death and repatriation in Maryland and Virginia.
    Keely Aranibar, center, and her business partner Dan Simon, left, assist the priest in blessing the casket by draping a funeral pall during the funeral of Kevin Mendoza Martinez at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic church in Salisbury.
    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.
    Hutzell: Annapolis got funding for City Dock the day Kristi Noem was fired. Not a coincidence.
    COLUMN | Hours after President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, word spread that Annapolis would finally get $35 million crucial to its massive remake of City Dock.
    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at a press conference Friday announcing that FEMA money has been released for the Annapolis City Dock Resiliency and Revitalization Project.
    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.
    Federal judge rules against Navy baseball player seeking extra year of eligibility
    U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin held that Brock Murtha, 23, of West Sayville, New York, was unlikely to prevail in court.
    Navy infielder Brock Murtha (4) during an NCAA baseball game against UMES on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Annapolis, Md.
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