As a pedestrian was assisting a man who’d been struck by a vehicle on Ritchie Highway Tuesday night, he and the injured man were hit by a second car, fire officials said. Firefighters responded around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 1200 block of Ritchie Highway in Arnold for reports of pedestrians struck...
Michele Shaffer thought she was taking her third-grade class to a summer reading assembly on June 12. A teacher at Pershing Hill Elementary School, Shaffer joined other teachers and students in the school’s cafeteria promptly at 9 a.m. But to her surprise, the assembly was actually a loving farewell...
With more 3,000 miles of American terrain to cover, the bicyclists who participate in Race Across America endured a long journey that in California and finished by the City Dock of Annapolis. The race is considered to be one of the longest races requiring great endurance, according to the organization’s...
The first rule of sailing is stay on the boat. Easier said than done. More than 30 students and parents from local schools earned their sea legs Saturday and boarded sailboats, some for the first time, to get a taste of the city pastime. Annapolis prides itself on being the sailing capital of the...
A motorboat capsized near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Friday, prompting nearby boaters to help out. Waves crashed onto a 21-foot Sea Pro Center Console, dumping water over the stern, said Natural Resources Police spokesperson Capt. Melissa Scarborough. Of the five people on-board, four were able...
Mary A. Schumaker, a former gallery owner who was known for her gourmet cooking, parties and being the “hostess with the mostess,” died June 7 of complications from cancer at Gilchrist Center in Towson. The Catonsville resident was 84. “Mary was one of my dearest friends and we met in jail,” Kendel...
Rainbow flags waving down West Street symbolize LGBTQ Pride Month in Annapolis. They are also there in anticipation of the city’s first ever Pride Parade and festival after Mayor Gavin Buckley signed a proclamation officially making June LGBTQ Pride month for the second year in a row. Although...
Jim and Suellen McGovern loved being Camden Yards regulars. For 20 years, they proudly flaunted their Sunday ticket package, much as they did the Orioles Hawaiian shirts they wore to the Carolina League All-Star Classic in Frederick last week. “Sunday home games, we were there for all of ’em,”...
Fans of Anne Arundel County athletics might need a scorecard to know who the athletic director is at their favorite school. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. With three public-school athletic directors in the county recently retiring from their posts, some familiar names have taken their places....
When Manny Machado was pulled after the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers on July 15, it was the last time he wore an Orioles jersey at Camden Yards. Since then, he’s played in the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers and signed a 10-year, $300 million contract with the San Diego Padres,...
When the Orioles announced their first batch of draft signings during their previous homestand, first-year executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias noted many of the team’s “big fish” remained unsigned. He seems to be getting close to locking up the two biggest. No. 1 overall pick Adley...
The three candidates for alderman in Annapolis Ward 6, write in DaJuan Gay, Democrat Yiannes Kacoyianni and Republican George Gallagher meet with editors and reporters of The Capital in the newsroom.
In the days following the tragedy at the Capital Gazette's newsroom, cards and messages were left in notebooks at 888 Bestgate and memorials and condolences sent from around the world.
Give a friend a forever home. Anne Arundel County Animal Care and Control is located off Interstate 97 at the police and fire headquarters complex in Millersville, 411 Maxwell Frye Road. Pet viewing and adoption is available from Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m., Wednesday 10:00...
Riders finish the around 3000 mile ride from Oceanside, California to City Dock in Annapolis as part of the annual Ride Across America bike race as a street festival celebrates their race by the Market House.
The Annapolis Waterfront and Sailing Center is hosted Take Someone Sailing day Saturday getting students who otherwise would not get out on the water to go sailing.
Skaterboarders descend on Truxtun Skate Park on National Go Skate Day.