Anne Arundel County

    National Guard still investigating what sickened 25 at Laurel military prep school
    The Washington, D.C., National Guard is still investigating what led to a cluster of sudden illnesses at a military prep school for at-risk youth in Laurel over the weekend.
    Officials initially reported that 19 people were sickened Sunday at the Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy. Six more people became sick Monday.
    What to do this weekend, including Baltimore’s Birthday Bash and a Patty Griffin concert
    From Baltimore’s Birthday Bash to Patty Griffin, planetarium shows and family fun, here are some of the best things to do around the region this weekend.
    Patty Griffin performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Tinley Park, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
    Streets flood, tens of thousands without power after storm pummels Maryland
    A flood watch is in effect for Baltimore City and most of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard and Harford counties.
    The National Weather Service said most of Maryland remained under severe weather watches and warnings through Tuesday evening.
    Harwood man sentenced in animal cruelty case for shooting puppy
    The man found guilty of one charge related to the shooting and killing of Maisie, a young dog who went missing last year, was given six months of supervised probation.
    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.
    Anne Arundel schools’ latest test scores are flat, like much of Maryland’s
    This year’s MCAP scores mostly sustain post-pandemic growth, though other districts have recovered faster.
    Advocates for trans students urge Maryland to fight Trump administration threats
    The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.
    The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.
    Suspended DC cop pleads guilty to assault in Anne Arundel road rage case
    A suspended police sergeant pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of second-degree assault stemming from a December 2025 road rage incident.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
    Drinking like ‘a Revolutionary’ at some of Anne Arundel’s breweries
    The Banner taste tested several beers brewed in collaboration with the county tourism board.
    Crooked Crab Brewing, Forward Brewing, Pherm Brewing Company and Chesepiooc Real Ale Brewery were among the Anne Arundel County breweries that released colonial inspired brews in celebration of America’s 250th birthday.
    Hutzell: This data could keep more Maryland teenagers from killing each other
    COLUMN | Jen Pauliukonis is collecting data on gun violence in the state as no one has before.
    Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough, flanked by Councliman Julian Jones and County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, details the arrest of a 16-year-old in the double murder in Gwynn Oak.
    Trump administration threatens Anne Arundel schools over gender identity policy
    The U.S. Education and Justice departments together determined Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding information about a student’s gender identity from the student’s parents.
    The Anne Arundel County Public Schools logo seen on a sign for the county’s Board of Education headquarters on Riva Road in Annapolis on March 15, 2024.
    Anne Arundel delegate charged with second-degree assault
    Del. Gary Simmons, an Anne Arundel County Democrat, was charged July 23 with one count of second-degree assault.
    Del. Gary Simmons, an Anne Arundel County Democrat, was charged July 23 with one count of second-degree assault.
    Concerns about West Nile prompt unscheduled mosquito spraying in Anne Arundel County
    State officials will spray next week in Crofton and Severn to kill mosquitoes after West Nile virus was detected in the insects.
    State officials are performing unscheduled spraying in Crofton and Severn after twice detecting West Nile virus in mosquitoes caught in traps.
    19 hospitalized by suspected food-related illness at Laurel youth academy
    Nineteen people were hospitalized Sunday after a cluster of illnesses at an Anne Arundel County youth academy prompted a mass casualty response.
    Nineteen people were hospitalized Sunday after a cluster of illnesses at the Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy in Laurel prompted a mass casualty response.
    Hutzell: I went to the Smithsonian to catch up on woke history. Outrage was free.
    COLUMN | The White House warned that I should be on the lookout for “anti-white,” “illegal alien” and “transgender” activism while walking through the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. I looked, but all I found was the real lesson of studying history.
    A docent explains why George Washington has no shirt in  Horatio Greenough's marble statue of the nation's founder at the National Museum of American History.
    Vibrio on the rise as climate warms the Chesapeake Bay
    Infections from vibrio remain relatively uncommon but their number is increasing because of climate change, scientists say. And, as the Chesapeake Bay warms, its mildly salty and nutrient-gorged waters offer prime habitat for the potentially deadly microbe.
    Ava Ellett (right) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and research assistant Rose Adelizzi examine vibrio bacteria at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory in Maryland.
    Motorcyclist dies after colliding with transit bus in Glen Burnie
    Officers responded to the crash around noon Friday on Ritchie Highway at Holsum Way, according to a news release from the Anne Arundel County Police Department.
    Officers responded to the crash around noon Friday on Ritchie Highway at Holsum Way, according to a news release from the Anne Arundel County Police Department.
    Hutzell: The speed limit is about to drop on a dangerous Annapolis road. Get your tickets now.
    COLUMN | Anne Arundel County is lowering the speed limit on Forest Drive in Annapolis from 40 to 35 mph on Monday, the first big step in a $10 million plan to make this dysfunctional back door to Maryland’s state capital safer.
    Come Monday, Anne Arundel County will lower the speed limit on Forest Drive in Annapolis from 40 to 35 mph in an effort to make the heavily traveled road safer.
    What to do this weekend, including a cat show and a record bazaar
    Whether you want to see which cat is the best in show, attend a record bazaar or check out Baltimore restaurants at a discount, we’ve got you covered.
    WUHAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 22:  A Ragdoll cat during the TICA international cat show at the Aoshan Shiji Plaza at the Aoshan Shiji Plaza on October 22, 2016 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.  (Photo by Wang He/Getty Images)
    Beloved Eastport restaurant loses lease, downtown Annapolis building goes up for sale
    A beloved Eastport restaurant is closing because of issues with its lease, and former mayor Gavin Buckley is selling a prime building he co-owns downtown.
    A mixed-use property, currently home to the restaurant Tsu, is for sale in downtown Annapolis. The building, 51 West St., is in the heart of the Annapolis Arts District.
    Body of missing boater in Anne Arundel County recovered from Rock Creek
    Officials said seven people were on a pontoon boat when Jones jumped off it to retrieve his hat.
    Dive teams from the Maryland Natural Resources Police and Anne Arundel County Fire Department recovered the body of a man who jumped into Rock Creek in Anne Arundel County on Sunday.
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