Category: Anne Arundel County

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Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold was elected chairman of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, succeeding Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, who served as chairman in 2008.

A Republican, Leopold will head the organization of the region’s elected executives. Leopold …

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Anne Arundel’s tourism industry wants a bigger cut of the hotel tax revenue to increase advertising, a move officials say that could bring more money into the county, but also could create fiscal problems.

“We have the infrastructure and the …

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The Coast Guard deepened its ties to the Baltimore area with the unveiling Monday of a new logistics, supply and repair command that will oversee nearly 2,000 employees in three states and provide full services for all of the …

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Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer partnered with a bus service to help hundreds of commuters travel between Annapolis and Washington, D.C., after the popular Maryland transit 921 bus shuts down.

Starting Monday, the Maryland Transit Administration is eliminating several buses and …

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Amid budget planning and an uncertain economic future, two Annapolis aldermen are proposing a hiring freeze that was met with a strong backlash this past week from the city’s mayor.

The controversial resolution recently was introduced by Republican Aldermen Frederick …

WBAL TV
Authorities in Anne Arundel County are investigating a bank robbery in which the culprit wore a Bill Clinton Halloween-type mask and stuffed money into his sweatshirt.

Police said Monday that the incident occurred Friday at about 3:34 p.m. at …

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Fort Meade has expanded one of its main gates and closed another to handle thousands of new jobs in the coming years.

The Anne Arundel installation has reopened its gate at Mapes Road and Route 175, but only for authorized …

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Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold is urging the federal government to use economic stimulus funding to pay for road and transit improvements around Fort Meade, even though the funding is aimed at immediate job growth, not long-term …

Rob Kasper
I spoke briefly with Rachael Ray on Friday, who will be in our area noon- 2p.m. Saturday signing her new cookbook at Books a Million in Arundel Mills mall.

I asked her about Irish tea, a recipe in …

WJZ
Police have arrested two suspect responsible for the destruction at the Moose Lodge in Glen Burnie.

Sally Thorner reports police were able to locate a fingerprint inside of one of the front-end loaders. The fingerprint matched to a suspect …