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Anne Arundel County

    After soaking through Ophelia, turn your attention to the trees
    As the water from Ophelia recedes, my attention turns to the trees, particularly 12 mature trees surrounding my house at the end of Annapolis Neck jutting out into the Chesapeake Bay.
    At 141 feet tall, the yellow poplar at the edge of Brewer Hill Cemetery may be the tallest tree in Annapolis.
    BWI airport logged its busiest day since before the pandemic
    Adding more flights and travelers more willing to take to the sky have made the region’s best airport busy again.
    Minor flooding in Baltimore region as Tropical Storm Ophelia moves north
    A tree also fell on tracks at a light rail station in Baltimore. The flooding was minimal and one official even said the storm was "uneventful."
    Flooding in downtown Annapolis Sunday morning as a result of the remains of the storm that was once known as Tropical Storm Ophelia. An Annapolis Police vehicle rides through floodwaters on Compromise Street.
    Commentary: Maryland student data, privacy need more protection
    Maryland must implement data governance practices to protect school systems, which are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, says James D. Cornelius, a former chief information officer for the Maryland State Department of Education.
    Students in classroom, reading book, with parent, and COVID vaccine
    Seawalls and a welcome center — did Annapolis get its flood plan right?
    Annapolis unveiled its long-awaited design for a maritime welcome center Wednesday, part of an $88 million reimagining of its waterfront public square to protect the historic city from rising seas and climate change. It now faces an ambitious timeline and uncertain public response.
    The Maritime Welcome Center, a key feature of the $88 million remaking of City Dock in Annapolis, shows a twin-gabled, wood-sided building right on the harbor.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    From Irish traditional music to a classical music concert and the 33rd annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival, there’s plenty to do in Annapolis this coming week.
    Young dancers from the Expressions Dance Company perform at the 2022 Kunta Kinte Heritage in Annapolis. The festival returns to City Dock this weekend.
    Schools, volunteers working with kids suffering gun violence trauma
    There have been nine homicides in Annapolis this year and many more shootings and reports of evening gunfire. It’s easy to overlook that some people are trying to help those hurt by it all.
    Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson talks about the investigation into the shooting death of Tre'on Makeup Hut, 18, of Glen Burnie in the Bywater neighborhood of Annapolis on Friday, Sept. 8.
    Secret tunnels beneath Annapolis? It’s a myth that lives on
    Generations of historians, archaeologists and preservationists have to contend with one legend over and over again — that a network of tunnels is hidden beneath the centuries-old center of Annapolis.
    Ken White, general manager of the Historic Inns of Annapolis, leads the way to a locked gate barring visitors from wandering down into a room he and others believe is the entrance to a historic tunnel.
    What to do this weekend, from Trash Wheel Fan Fest to Defenders’ Day events
    From celebrating Baltimore’s oldest holiday to fêting some of its weirder traditions (we’re looking at you, Mr. Trash Wheel), we’ve got you covered for things to do this weekend.
    Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West is one of Baltimore’s trash wheels.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    The Annapolis Songwriters Festival dominates the list of things to do in Annapolis, but there's also good food, good causes, history and fair fun.
    Debbie Harry, lead singer of the group Blondie, will perform at City Dock on Saturday as part of the Annapolis Songwriters Festival.
    Marylanders with ‘Project Runway’ ties shine during New York Fashion Week
    Bishme Cromartie was one of three Marylanders with “Project Runway” ties who participated in the country’s most iconic fashion event, New York Fashion Week, in September 2023.
    Bishme Cromartie at the end of his New York Fashion Week show.
    I’ve got one eye on Hurricane Lee and another on my climate anxiety
    It can be hard to distinguish between real danger and overhyped warnings in the media. But yes, Maryland does experience tropical storms and hurricanes. Isabel, which hit 20 years ago this month, is hard to forget.
    A NOAA satellite image released Monday shows Hurricane Lee churning in the Atlantic Ocean, with tropical storm Margot to its west. The Chesapeake Bay is in the upper northeast corner of the image.
    18-year-old shot and killed in Bywater neighborhood of Annapolis
    The shooting happened on the same block of the Bywater neighborhood where, on July 27, another fatal shooting occurred.
    An Annapolis police officer walks past the parking lot of the Boys and Girls Club in the Bywater neighborhood after an 18-year-old Glen Burnie man was shot to death in a courtyard next door on Friday, Sept. 8.
    Naval Academy alumni groups hope move to stylish new digs outside Yard signals new era
    Leaders of the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation hope the opening of the Fleugel Alumni Center proves to be a watershed moment for both financial support of the academy and services to graduates.
    Jeff Webb, CEO of the Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation stands in the main stairwell of the new Fluegel Alumni Center with, left, Executive Vice Presidents Thomas Grady and, right, Bob O'Connor.
    Trial date set for Annapolis man facing hate crime charges after fatal shooting over parking
    The shooting happened on the evening of June 11 during a birthday party when a dispute broke out over a parking issue on a residential street.
    A police officer stands outside the home on Paddington Place in Annapolis were neighbors say a house party Sunday night ended with three people dead after a dispute with a man who lived nearby.
    7 things to do in the next 7 days
    You can watch the Naval Academy Midshipmen try to change their fortunes in a home opener against Wagner College, catch some legendary Irish music or give blood in memory of a local hero. Here are seven great ideas for things to do in Annapolis.
    Navy players salute their supporters following the Aer Lingus College Football Classic game between Notre Dame and Navy at Aviva Stadium on Aug. 26, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. The Midshipmen face Wagner College in their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.
    If gun violence is a disease, Annapolis is about to get its shot
    This fall, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health and the city of Annapolis will select one neighborhood and one nonprofit for its first Cure Violence program. The goal is to end the tragedy of deaths like Robert Clark's.
    Eastport Terrace is one of several apartment and townhouse being considered for a gun violence prevention program in Annapolis..
    The best playgrounds in the Baltimore area for kids
    Some playgrounds are perfectly fine; others are practically theme parks. This list is the latter — the destination playgrounds worth packing up the car and making a day of it.
    Annie's Playground in Fallston
    A retired Maryland Zoo veterinarian died of West Nile virus. What should we know?
    Deaths are unusual from West Nile virus, but there are more cases nationally. So what should be done about all the mosquitoes?
    LOUISVILLE, KY - AUGUST 25: Matthew Vanderpool, environmental health specialist and entomologist for the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, displays a mosquito collected earlier in the day on August 25, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Vanderpool specializes in mosquito control, a public health process that involves placing traps to collect specimen, identifying various mosquito species, and testing the samples for mosquito-borne diseases. Lab technologists test for Saint Louis encephalitis, West Nile virus, La Crosse encephalitis, and Eastern equine encephalitis.
    Is September summer or fall ... and other urgent questions
    September has always been a difficult month to identify with one season. Is it summer or fall? The beginning or the end?
    Is September fall or summer, the beginning or the end?
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