Anne Arundel County

    Duct-taped on a flight diverted to BWI, man says he doesn’t remember any of it
    The Banner obtained audio of Layne Lundeen’s first court hearing after he was charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct following an American Airlines flight diversion to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Layne Lundeen was duct-taped aboard American Airlines 618 from Dallas to Newark, New Jersey, after becoming “unruly,” causing it to diver to Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
    Duct-taped passenger on diverted BWI flight speaks in court
    Lundeen told a district court commissioner that he had no recollection of the alleged assault.
    Lundeen told a district court commissioner that he had no recollection of the alleged assault.
    Annapolis wants more housing. Residents want to preserve what’s already there.
    Zoning changes are sparking tensions over the future of Annapolis.
    Main Street in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023.
    Hutzell: Andy Harris helped make Americans sick this summer
    COLUMN | As chair of a key appropriations subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris helped delay a rule that would have traced the source of cyclospora in food that made people sick in 49 states over the summer.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris speaks during a press conference hosted by the Maryland Maryland Freedom Caucus in Annapolis on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Harris is the only Republican member of Congress from Maryland and chairs the U.S. House Freedom Caucus.
    7-year-old boy reunites with Anne Arundel first responders who saved his life
    The family of a 7-year-old boy who nearly died after choking on a piece of meat and going into cardiac arrest reunited Monday with the paramedics and 911 dispatcher who helped save his life last month in Anne Arundel County.
    The family of a 7-year-old boy who nearly died after choking on a piece of meat reunited Monday with the first responders who helped save his life last month in Anne Arundel County.
    Anne Arundel parents get another chance to challenge school redistricting
    Mark Crooks, a county circuit court judge, said it “borderline shocks the conscience” that the Maryland State Board of Education tossed the parents’ case months ago.
    A parent speaks during a special Anne Arundel County school board meeting giving parents a chance to weigh in on the county’s redistricting plans last fall.
    Victim identified in murder-suicide outside Hanover retirement community
    A 25-year-old man killed a woman outside Morningside House of Friendship, a retirement community in Anne Arundel County, Friday night before fleeing and killing himself, police said.
    A 25-year-old man killed a woman outside Morningside House of Friendship, a retirement community in Anne Arundel County, Friday night before fleeing and killing himself, police said.
    Anne Arundel couple fund $40,000 scholarship for Glen Burnie High graduates
    Lawyer and lobbyist Bryson Popham and social worker Carol Popham donated $500,000 to create the scholarship fund, and the college matched it.
    Glen Burnie High School students practice for their graduation in May.
    Empire Towers owners offer few answers for cars stuck in crumbling garage
    After a partial collapse of the Empire Towers parking garage in July, around 90 vehicles have been trapped for months, leaving frustrated owners starved for information.
    The Empire Towers at 7310 Ritchie Highway suffered a partial collapse of the first level of its parking garage following unpermitted construction. The support columns and other areas responsible for upholding the garage's structure were damaged during the work.
    Hutzell: ICE deported a Naval Academy midshipman’s mother. We need families like theirs.
    COLUMN | This nation will need Midshipman David Garcia and others like him — immigrants and their families torn apart by President Donald Trump’s cruel immigration purge — once the madness of this moment ends.
    A plebe’s dixie cup sits atop the Herndon Monument covered in vegetable shortening during the annual Herndon Monument climb at the U.S. Naval Academy.
    25 years later, how Marylanders are honoring the lives lost on 9/11
    Many in Maryland are looking to remember those who died, the courage of first responders and the resilience needed to move forward.
    Flowers are left on a bench on the grounds of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial before the start of the September 11th Pentagon Memorial Observance at the Pentagon on the 17th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Hutzell: 25 years after 9/11, is America safe from terrorism?
    COLUMN | In the chaos of America on the 25th anniversary of those attacks, I can’t help but ask if 9/11 could happen again. Are we safe?
    US Sept. 11 Remains
    Trump administration sued over warrantless ICE arrests in Maryland
    A new federal lawsuit challenges warrantless immigration arrests in Maryland and seeks a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s enforcement practices.
    District 47 Senator Malcolm Augustine speaks at a press conference announcing a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s policy and growing practice of conducting illegal immigration arrests in Maryland on Thursday.
    AG’s office identifies military specialist, officer involved in police shooting in Middle River
    Authorities have identified the military specialist who died this week after being wounded during a shooting involving a Baltimore County Police officer.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    What to do this weekend, including the Maryland Seafood Festival and Defenders’ Day
    Whether you want to gorge at the Maryland Seafood Festival, take in Defender's Day activities at Fort McHenry or attend the Annapolis Songwriters Festival, we've got you covered.
    A pile of steamed crabs awaits pickers at the Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast on Aug. 7, 2026. The charity event draws a thousand eaters every year to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
    Baltimore man dies after hitting parked Howard County Police car, fleeing and crashing, authorities say
    A man died early Sunday after he struck a parked Howard County Police car in Jessup, fled the scene and crashed into a retaining wall during a pursuit, authorities said.
    A man died early Sunday after he struck a parked Howard County Police car in Jessup and crashed during a pursuit.
    Anne Arundel County Council votes to raise its salaries
    The Anne Arundel County Council voted Tuesday night to raise its members’ salaries, without Republican support.
    Nathan Volke, left, a Republican on the Anne Arundel County Council, spoke out against salary increases for council members.
    Southwest flight from DC to Houston makes emergency landing at BWI
    A Southwest Airlines flight from Washington, D.C. to Houston collided with a bird Tuesday, leading to an emergency landing at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    A Southwest flight en route from Washington to Houston on Tuesday collided with a bird on Tuesday, officials said, leading to an emergency landing and aircraft switch at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Man accused of pulling gun on Christmas carolers given 3 years’ probation
    Paul Brian Susie, a banker, pleaded guilty Tuesday following charges that he pointed a handgun "directly" at three Christmas carolers late last year.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
    Man pleads guilty to reckless endangerment after child accidentally shot self at school
    Eashan Stefanski, the man charged after a child brought a gun to an Anne Arundel County elementary school and accidentally shot himself, pleaded guilty.
    Man charged after a child brought a gun to an Anne Arundel County elementary school and accidentally shot himself, pleaded guilty.
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