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Anne Arundel County

    JCPenney closing Annapolis Mall store in May
    About 74 employees will be affected by the closure, according to a notice filed with the state.
    A JCPenney sign is displayed at one of the company's department store locations. The sign is plain white lettering against a brick wall.
    Trump appoints Sean Spicer to Naval Academy board after firing ‘woke’ members
    After firing six members, President Trump announced his nominees for the Naval Academy's Board of Visitors over the weekend.
    Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, left, was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors by President Donald Trump.
    ‘Don’t Maryland My Virginia?’ Hold my Natty Boh, please
    A Virginia Republican running for governor there launched a campaign ad with the slogan, “Don’t Maryland My Virginia.” Gov. Wes Moore laughed it off. I’m not so tolerant.
    Maryland's seal has two guys who look like they have jobs. Virginia's has a half-naked lady with a spear who apparently just killed someone.
    ‘My heart sank’: Memorials, peace rally planned after deadly shooting at ‘neutral spot’ in Severn
    Memorials and a peace rally this weekend will celebrate the lives of those lost and comfort a mourning community after a deadly double shooting earlier this week in Severn.
    Meade Village Park in Severn, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Two men were killed and two more wounded after a dispute surrounding a basketball game erupted into gunfire the night before in Severn, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    With $90M on the line, Anne Arundel school leaders take cautious approach to Trump mandates
    Anne Arundel County Public Schools leaders struck a cautious tone this week while speaking about the potential impacts of President Donald Trump’s education and immigration mandates, including threats to federal funding.
    Anne Arundel school leaders are being cautious in their approach to President Donald Trump's mandates on education and immigration.
    Lies and bullying aside, could Trump be right on the need for a jarring shift on Ukraine?
    Something Olha Radchenko told me: “It’s either the whole world will win or it’s going to be Russia.” President Trump made very clear last week that he disagrees.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Zelensky are meeting today to negotiate a preliminary agreement on sharing Ukraine’s mineral resources that Trump says will allow America to recoup aid provided to Kyiv while supporting Ukraine’s economy. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    7 things to do in Annapolis: St. Patrick’s Parade steps off Sunday
    The 12th annual St. Patrick's Parade steps off at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 9, but it's really an all-Irish weekend in Annapolis.
    A young boy watches as a unit of marching firefighters passes by during Annapolis St. Patrick's Parade on March 17, 2024. The popular event returns Sunday.
    Police: 2 dead, 2 injured after Severn basketball game erupts in gunfire Tuesday night
    Two men were killed and two more wounded after a dispute surrounding a basketball game erupted into gunfire Tuesday night in Severn, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    Two men were killed and two more wounded after a dispute surrounding a basketball game erupted into gunfire Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Severn, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    Dream promotion ends with a DOGE layoff for Baltimore federal worker
    Democrats are inviting laid-off federal workers like Katie Stahl to the Capitol on Tuesday to call attention to what they say have been indiscriminate job cuts.
    Katie Stahl had recently received a promotion at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but then was laid off as the Trump administration slashed government spending.
    Facing threats, the Chesapeake economy in Annapolis could tumble
    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin paid a visit to Annapolis recently amid concerns about state and federal budget cuts. Some worry about the potential effects on the bay economy.
    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visited Annapolis on Feb. 28, 2025, and took in a tour of the small living shoreline at the Annapolis Maritime Museum.
    Record number of people with mental illness languishing in Maryland jails waiting for hospital beds
    Never before had more people accused of crimes in Maryland, but deemed too mentally ill to participate in their own cases, been left languishing in jail than in February.
    The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
    Power restored at BWI after outage causes over 100 flight delays, long lines
    A power outage disrupted flights at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday morning.
    The Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is a major hub for Southwest Airlines.
    Andy Harris is holding an art contest. Oh, how I wish I could enter.
    How could any teenager worth the title resist the chance to submit an entry tweaking the congressman for his tone-deaf dismissal of concerns held by many constituents and fellow Marylanders?
    Brushfires break out in Baltimore County as 40 mph winds and dry air create fire risk
    The Baltimore County Fire Department battled a brushfire late Saturday night that broke out on the grounds of Sheppard Pratt’s Towson campus near the historic gatehouse.
    Crews battle flames near Sheppard Pratt on Saturday March 1, 2025.
    Pilot and son recall harrowing plane crash in Vermont mountains: ‘We’re gonna die!’
    John Murphy and his kids survived a plane crash in the Vermont mountains Wednesday.
    John Murphy, right, who lives in Western Maryland and works in Baltimore, flew with his son Josiah and daughter Cheyenne on their small airplane to Vermont to go skiing Wednesday. Their voyage ended with a crash landing atop a snowy summit.
    Trump cuts may scuttle Annapolis' City Dock plan to prevent flooding
    There are warning signs that a $33 million grant critical to completing the Annapolis climate resilience project at City Dock will not materialize.
    A plan to address flooding at City Dock in Annapolis depends on a $33 million federal grant that may now not be assured.
    One of Anne Arundel’s worst bottlenecks, Crain Highway, is slated for an upgrade
    Engineers are still working on the design, with the goal of breaking ground on the project in 2027. It’s expected to cost approximately $35 million.
    Traffic travels on Crain Highway in Gambrills at Annapolis Road.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: With three premieres, it’s an impossible theater weekend
    You can’t possibly see them all in one weekend. Somehow, all three Annapolis theater companies — and one dinner theater — are raising the curtain on their new shows at the same time. The shows are among seven great things to do in the coming week.
    Shayna Freedman as Anna Putnam and Mitchell McCollum as the Rev. John Hale rehearse a scene with other members of the cast of "The Crucible," a new production by the Classic Theatre of Maryland.
    Maryland’s displaced federal workers pack job fair as Trump, Musk slash government
    Hundreds of federal workers packed a job fair in Howard County Tuesday night to rehearse in mock interviews, pose for professional headshots and adapt their often lengthy resumes for the private sector.
    People gather for a federal workers career fair in Howard County on Feb. 26, 2025.
    Judge declares mistrial in Annapolis mass shooting case due to ‘several transgressions’
    A judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the case of an Annapolis man charged in what authorities say was a hate-driven shooting that killed three men and injured three others in 2023.
    Anne Arundel Circuit Judge J. Michael Wachs on Wednesday declared a mistrial in the case, saying he was not making the decision lightly.
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