Anne Arundel County

    Music, mural mark memorial for workers killed in Key Bridge collapse near where recovery work goes on
    A memorial area, complete with a special mural, has taken over the side of the road in front of the blockade to Fort Armistead Park.
    Boots hang from a cross to honor the victims of the Key Bridge Collapse at a memorial on April 6, 2024.
    Saddle up for safety: Anne Arundel group offers free classes on bike safety for kids
    Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, or Bike AAA, has launched a bike safety program for youngsters.
    Snow covers a bike in Berwyn Heights, Maryland on January 15, 2024.
    Police arrest 3 suspects in kidnap-slaying of Baltimore man found in Annapolis
    Three suspects, all from Baltimore, are charged with murder and other offenses in the kidnap-slaying of 47-year-old David Winchester Jr. His body was found in a wooded area along Spa Road in Annapolis on March 28.
    David Winchester Jr. of Baltimore.
    Key Bridge collapse investigations: What we know and don’t know
    An NTSB spokesperson wrote in an email it would be a few weeks before the safety board’s preliminary incident report is released.
    In this image released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators inspect the cargo vessel Dali, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
    In its race against climate, Annapolis’ future and past are at war
    What will Annapolis give up as it works to save itself from the ever-increasing number of floods and the rising tide of climate change?
    The water keeps rising at City Dock in Annapolis, often measured against the statue of author Alex Haley.
    A very useful list of Baltimore-area farmers markets
    When and where to find farmers' markets across Howard, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties as well as in Charm City proper.
    Flowers at a Baltimore County farmers' market.
    Sorority sues UMD over suspension of Greek life, says free-speech rights were violated
    A fraternity is suing the University of Maryland over its suspension of Greek life on campus, saying school administrators forced students to undergo mandatory interrogations as part of an investigation or face discipline.
    Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
    As salvage workers clear river, photos give up-close look at Key Bridge wreckage
    The Baltimore Banner boarded the debris removal vessel, the Reynolds, on Thursday with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Estee S. Pinchasin, to get an updated closer look.
    Workers are seen in the beginning stages of dismantling the steel from the frame of the collapsed Key Bridge on April 4, 2024. They are using an exothermic cutting torch.
    Anne Arundel County to host first Asian American festival on Sunday
    Anne Arundel County’s first Asian American festival will have food vendors from different regions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.
    Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville, Maryland.
    7 things to do: 94-year-old June Squibb’s star turn opens the Annapolis Film Festival
    The list of things to do in Annapolis opens with 70 movies, includes lots of original music and wraps up a partial eclipse of the sun.
    June Squibb and Fred Hechinger in "Thelma" a new film by Josh Margolin. It will be the opening night movie of the Annapolis Film Festival.
    Influential pro-Israel group enters Maryland congressional race
    The United Democracy Project, the super PAC arm of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee, launched a television ad on behalf of state Sen. Sarah Elfreth’s run for the open seat in Anne Arundel, Carroll and Howard counties.
    Democratic state Sen. Sarah Elfreth launches her campaign for the 3rd Congressional District at a park along Back Creek in Annapolis on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Longtime U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes recently announced he won't run for re-election in 2024.
    Unusual items are washing up on Maryland shores. Here’s how to report Key Bridge debris.
    Maryland officials have set up a hotline to report debris washing up along the state’s shorelines following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
    The massive cargo ship Dali remains under wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on April 1.
    Wes Moore has an opportunity: Getting Marylanders behind Baltimore
    The collapse of the Key Bridge can be a defining moment in the life of Maryland’s young governor and for Maryland as well.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore gives an update to reporters at a news conference in Dundalk after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge early March 26, collapsing the bridge into the Patapsco River.
    Dundalk was a steel town. When the Key Bridge fell, so did its legacy.
    The Francis Scott Key Bridge was the constant. ‘Whenever I saw the bridge, I knew I was almost home.’
    Sun sets in the backyards of homes in Dundalk, the closest community to the Key Bridge.
    Annapolis, Baltimore police jointly investigate shooting death of man who was reported kidnapped
    The mother of a Baltimore man called police early Thursday to report that men had broken into her home and demanded money for her son, whom they claimed to be holding. They fled without the money, and hours later the man was found dead in a wooded area of Annapolis.
    David Winchester Jr., 47, of Baltimore.
    The Key Bridge butterfly effect lands on the Bay Bridge first. Where will it go next?
    Jim Moran is worried about the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Moran is a Queen Anne’s County commissioner, though, and his vantage point across the Chesapeake puts the Bay Bridge at the forefront of his “what-ifs.”
    A U.S. Coast Guard boat heads toward the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage seen from Ft. McHenry on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning when a cargo ship collided with it.
    Lawmakers propose change to state of emergency law in light of Key Bridge collapse
    Maryland lawmakers may consider whether to create a new form of a state of emergency to handle long-term infrastructure emergencies like the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this week.
    Sen. Bryan Simonaire, an Anne Arundel County Republican, is proposing a bill to modify Maryland’s state of emergency laws following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this week.
    7 things to do: Singer-songwriter debut, Holy Week and serial killer talk come to Annapolis
    You could catch a local singer in his first show at Rams Head, participate in Holy Week or hear a clinical psychologist talk about serial killers. Those are just some of the things you can do in Annapolis through April 3.
    Crofton singer-songwriter Brendan Lane will open for Of Good Nature March 28, 2024 at Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis.
    Candidates seek breakthrough in crowded 3rd District congressional race
    Harry Dunn is one of 22 Democrats vying in the 3rd District primary set for May 14. The winner could easily be headed to Congress to represent this heavily blue district, though nine Republicans are seeking their party's nomination.
    Harry Dunn, a retired U.S. Capitol Police officer, talks with potential voters who turned out on March 12, 2024 for the opening of his campaign headquarters in Ellicott City. Dunn is one of more than 20 candidates for Congress in the 3rd District.
    Toads are the soundtrack to spring in the suburbs. That’s lovely — and worrisome.
    The American toad and the less common Fowler’s toad will soon fill the suburbs with their harmonious mating calls. But they are also facing threats from the modern world.
    Two toads find each other near Lake Roland.
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