Anne Arundel County

    Hutzell: Constitutional challenge could defang an emboldened government watchdog
    COLUMN | If a judge sides with Donna Liberto's constitutional argument, it could have a chilling effect on the Anne Arundel County auditor's ability to pursue fraud, waste and abuse.
    The former superintendent of Lake Waterford Park in Pasadena was fired after an auditor's investigation found she'd been using a department pickup truck for personal business.
    Search for missing boater in Anne Arundel shifts to recovery mission
    The search for a man in Rock Creek after he jumped into the water Sunday and never resurfaced turned into a recovery mission Monday, officials said.
    The search for a man in Rock Creek after he jumped into the water Sunday and never resurfaced turned into a recovery mission Monday, officials said.
    How to get Maryland Renaissance Festival tickets this year
    The annual festival in Crownsville often sells out. Here’s what you need to know about getting a ticket.
    Sir William DeBracey performs for the crowd before jousting at the Maryland Renaissance Festival grounds in Crownsville in 2025.
    Man found dead with gunshot wounds on sidewalk in Odenton neighborhood
    A man was found fatally shot on a sidewalk in an Odenton neighborhood Saturday night, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Hutzell: Does President Trump have cyclosporiasis? ’Cause he was spewing some weird BS.
    COLUMN | This is another summer we will remember for a continuation of politics that makes you sick to your stomach. Still, it may be the first with cucumbers as a risky proposition. Did the president address our national exploding diarrhea? No, he had another kind of poo on his mind.
    President Donald Trump speaks Thursday night in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
    Anne Arundel County board rejects proposed Chick-fil-A along Route 2 in Arnold
    A monthslong effort by Arnold residents to stop a proposed Chick-fil-A drive-thru restaurant along Route 2 ended in a victory this week when the Anne Arundel County Board of Appeals denied the company’s latest request for preliminary plan approval.
    The Chick-fil-A at Towson Place is shown. Anne Arundel County has rejected a plan for a restaurant at the intersection of Arnold Road and Route 2, near the U.S. 50 interchange.
    Glen Burnie office tower will take longer to stabilize than first thought
    It will take longer than two weeks to stabilize Empire Towers, a 10-story office building in Glen Burnie.
    Aerial view of Empire Towers, a 10-story office building, the day after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues, in Glen Burnie, on Friday, July 10, 2026.
    How to protect yourself as wildfire smoke blankets Maryland
    Maryland health experts are urging residents to stay indoors Friday as wildfire smoke pushes air quality to dangerous levels.
    A southbound Amtrak crosses the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace in the haze of wildfire smoke from Canada on Friday.
    Hutzell: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ has nothing on Annapolis’ Homer obsession
    COLUMN | However big the song of Odysseus’ journey home 3,000 years ago will look on — really big — screens in Christopher Nolan’s IMAX adaptation this weekend, it has a home in Annapolis.
    Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of "The Odyssey" takes most of a shelf of the Homer section of the library at St. John's College.
    Anne Arundel parents sued to opt out of a gender identity policy. Here’s what to know.
    The lawsuit, filed last week, is America First Legal’s latest effort to bring conservative influence into public schools.
    A participant in the Baltimore Trans Pride Grand March holds the Transgender Flag while marching in Baltimore, MD on 6/29/2024.
    New Atlas restaurants Marmo and Armada open in Annapolis
    Atlas is expanding its Annapolis footprint with new restaurants, but the growth has sparked debate among residents.
    Atlas Restaurant Group opened two restaurants, Armada and Marmo, at the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel on Thursday.
    What to do this weekend, from Lauryn Hill in concert to a sunflower festival
    Whether you want to attend the Disability Pride Arts Festival, bask in sunflower fields or buy art at Creative Alliance's "Big Show," we've got you covered.
    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 28: Lauryn Hill performs onstage during the BET Awards 2026 at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)
    The Dish: 10 dot cake and rainbow-sprinkle sweet treats for less than $10
    Baltimore-area bakeries and cafes are hopping on the dot cake trend with macarons, doughnuts and lattes covered in tiny round rainbow nonpareils.
    A dot cake from Decadent Coffee and Dessert Bar.
    ‘High structural instability risks’ at Empire Towers as county officials maintain collapse zone
    Anne Arundel County is offering emergency grants to affected businesses.
    Empire Towers was deemed unsafe after unpermitted construction in its underground parking garage.
    Changes to the Laurel Park racetrack leave community funding in question
    As the races prepare to leave Laurel Park, the community worries that a fund for local nonprofits may leave with it.
    Maryland plans to transition Laurel Park into a horse training center.
    Long-running feud over a Crownsville water tower heads to court
    Residents aggrieved by Anne Arundel County’s plans to build a water tower in their Crownsville neighborhood sued to reverse the county’s decision.
    Neighbors of the planned site for a new water tower near Crownsville at the Annapolis Moose Lodge are suing Anne Arundel County to stop the project.
    Overnight I-97 shutdowns in Anne Arundel begin Sunday for heat damage repairs
    Drivers on northbound Interstate 97 should prepare for overnight lane closures this week as crews complete repairs to pavement that was damaged during the early-July heat wave.
    Emergency crews repaired northbound Interstate 97 lanes that buckled on July 3 during the heat wave.
    Hutzell: Maryland’s constitution is a can of worms. Let’s open it.
    COLUMN | As long as Democrats are opening the can of worms that is Maryland’s foundational legal document, why not examine all the worms and see if we can’t do better?
    Lawmakers will return to the Maryland State House next month for a special session to amend the state constitution.
    Officials expand safety zone around unstable Glen Burnie office building
    Residents near the structurally unsound Empire Towers on Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie are being asked to respect a 150-foot perimeter around the building, county officials said.
    Emergency officials respond to Empire Towers, a 10-story office building, after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues in Glen Burnie on Thursday.
    Former Anne Arundel Police officer sentenced in insurance fraud scheme
    An Anne Arundel officer was sentenced in an insurance fraud scheme involving several other Maryland officers.
    A former Anne Arundel County Police officer was sentenced to five months of home detention and three years of probation, and ordered to pay restitution, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud against insurance companies.
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