Anne Arundel County

    The next Annapolis mayor should call a vote on changing local elections
    Columnist Rick Hutzell is exploring challenges the next Annapolis mayor and City Council will face when they take office in December, both leftovers from Mayor Gavin Buckley’s years in office and new challenges.
    Rhonda Pindell Charles and Jared Littmann, Democratic candidates for mayor in Annapolis, agreed to a coin toss to settle who goes first in a forum Tuesday.
    Anne Arundel’s transformation of Glen Burnie Town Center: ‘Colorful, vibrant, inviting’
    Reimagining the plaza is central to the county’s revitalization of the Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard Corridor in Glen Burnie.
    Better Block in a Box, at right, is a shipping container that can serve as a bar, bookstore or art studio, at the Glen Burnie Town Center on Friday.
    Where to get free doughnuts around Baltimore on National Doughnut Day, June 6
    The first Friday in June marks a day for all those with sweet tooth: National Doughnut Day.
    Local bakeries and national chains are offering deals for those with a sweet tooth on National Doughnut Day.
    Annapolis once made sails. Trump’s tariffs won’t bring those jobs back.
    Annapolis was once a sailmaking center, with multiple lofts manufacturing for thousands of boaters on the Chesapeake Bay. That's unlikely to change, despite President Donald Trump's boasts that tariffs will bring manufacturing back to U.S. cities and towns.
    Steve Ross, loft manager for Ullman Sails in Annapolis, says he makes about three sails a year, spending the rest of his time on repairs.
    Annapolis murder suspect captured weeks after 37-year-old man fatally shot
    The Annapolis Police Department, Prince George’s County Police Department and the US Marshals Service arrested William Hairston, 33, on Thursday for the murder of Gregory Wells.
    The Annapolis Police Department, Prince George’s County Police Department and the US Marshals Service arrested William Hairston, 33, on Thursday for the April murder of Gregory Wells.
    Murder case of ex-Navy doctor frozen as prosecution appeals state’s attorney’s removal
    In court Wednesday and in a appellate court brief Thursday, Houston’s attorneys described the state’s appeal as a delay tactic.
    The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis, MD on September 10, 2024.
    Villa sets new record for highest sale on Gibson Island
    Gibson Island is a private, gated island in Anne Arundel County with less than 200 homes.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Paint Annapolis kicks off arts month
    If you’ve noticed people standing around with easels and paintbrushes this week, you’ve captured the essence of Paint Annapolis.
    Dueling Brushes, an open air competition that kicks off Paint Annapolis, took place Sunday. But arts will be out all week capturing the city.
    A former federal contractor from Maryland searches for work in a flooded market: ‘It’s scary’
    Many former federal workers find themselves thrust into a job market suddenly inundated with experienced candidates even as employment opportunities are in free fall under federal spending cuts, particularly around the nation’s capital.
    Tatyana Padro Miguel, right, speaks with Davonne Ross, a representative with A Homemade Plan, during a Healthcare Employer career fair at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold.
    Appeals court declines Anne Arundel State’s Attorney’s return to high-profile murder case
    Last month, a judge threw Leitess off the case for withholding evidence favorable to the defense.
    Maryland's State Attorney Anne Colt Leitess speaks during a news conference following the sentencing verdict of Jarrod W. Ramos, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Annapolis, Md.  Ramos was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life terms without the possibility of parole, according to prosecutors.
    This Annapolis college suddenly got a new president
    J. Walter Sterling, president of the college’s second campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has assumed the role of college-wide president.
    Nora Demleitner participates in the Mellon Hall ribbon cutting ceremony at St. John's College on September 29, 2023.
    One of Maryland’s most impressive art collections is at a suburban casino
    One of Maryland’s most impressive art collections, including works by Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst and more, isn’t located in a museum but at a casino & hotel in suburban Anne Arundel County.
    “Game of Skill and Chance” by Chris Doyle, part of the Cordish Collection displayed at Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover.
    As possible video of Anne Arundel blaze circulates, new details behind killing emerge
    Investigators offered a detailed description in charging documents of how they connected Jonah Michael Poole and Kylee Alyssa Dakes to the killing of Annapolis' Edward Stephen Koza.
    Officers found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames when they responded to the parking lot of the Tropic Bay Aquatic Garden Center in Davidsonville last month.
    Anne Arundel teens charged in grisly killing were in relationship and set to graduate, police say
    Jonah Michael Poole and Kylee Alyssa Dakes, both 18, have both been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and arson.
    Officers found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames when they responded to the parking lot of the Tropic Bay Aquatic Garden Center in Davidsonville last month.
    21M gallons of partially treated sewage seep into Patapsco River from Baltimore water treatment plant
    The Baltimore City Department of Public Works released a statement about the water overflow confirming it was not a health hazard
    Officials said 21 million gallons of partially-treated wastewater from Baltimore’s Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant seeped into the headwaters of the Patapsco River to the mouth of Bodkin Creek.
    2 Anne Arundel teens charged with murder after human remains found in burning vehicle
    Two 18-year-olds face murder charges a week after human remains were found in a burning vehicle in Anne Arundel County.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Ellen O. Moyer, Annapolis’ only ever woman mayor, is running at 89 for City Council
    If she won, Ellen O. Moyer would possibly be the oldest person to serve on the council, turning 90 about a month after taking office in January.
    Ellen O. Moyer, Annapolis' first and only ever woman mayor, is running for a seat on the City Council.
    Joy is an act of resistance worth sharing in our days of Trump malaise
    In the age of Donald Trump, I’ll admit to not feeling very optimistic. What a time for my son and his fiancée to start a new chapter, to commit to love and a future together. I found some inspiration, of all places, on a rainy morning with U.S. Sen, Angela Alsobrooks.
    U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks talks at the Annapolis Senior Activity Center on a rainy Wednesday morning.
    Feds say Annapolis man bilked $15 million each from Medicare and a private jet company
    A pair of indictments unsealed charge Annapolis man Patrick Britton-Harr with a dozen crimes.
    A pair of indictments unsealed charge Annapolis man Patrick Britton-Harr with a dozen crimes.
    For Anne Arundel’s top teacher, immigrant students are assets, not burdens
    “There’s a belief that a lack of language means a lack of intelligence, and that’s definitely not the case,” said Jacqueline Sanderson.
    English language development teacher Jacqueline Sanderson teaches students at Belle Grove Elementary on May 19, 2025. She is Anne Arundel County's teacher of the year.
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