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A few of the Fourth of July celebrations happening around Anne Arundel County. - Over the house’s nearly 300-year existence on the plot, it’s seen enslaved people labor in the shade-less, expansive fields, Jim Crow laws change the contours of American society, dozens of presidents take office and several generations of the Sellman and Kirkpatrick-Howat families play, work and grow. Now the Smithsonian has unveiled an exhibit marking the property's rich history.
- An Eastport resident pleaded guilty this week to a federal drug charge stemming from an FBI investigation into what the agency said was a drug trafficking organization operating in Annapolis.
- The Naval Academy welcomed around 1,200 new midshipmen to the Yard Thursday as part of Induction Day.
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- The Leron M. Fisher Community Swimming Pool welcomed the first swimmers of the season Wednesday after financial troubles and a dearth of lifeguards delayed its opening.
- Customs officers at BWI Marshall Airport said they found nearly $1 million worth of cocaine in a New Jersey man’s electric wheelchair last week, leading to his arrest on felony drug offenses.
- Fire, police and office workers in Annapolis will officially get raises, but many council members expressed consternation with the process.
- Earlier this month the Severna Park Republican Women, Republican Women of Anne Arundel County, North County Republican Club, District 32 Republican Club, Mid County Republican Club and Elephant Club joined forces to draft a letter to the central committee asking it to denounce a Political Action Committee, Anne Arundel Forward, that was sending out malicious mailers.
- The Maryland State Department of Education will grant more than $169 million to school systems across the state as part of the Maryland Leads Initiative.
- Until the Circle Theatre closed in 1979, sneaking into movies shaped Rodney Barnes and helped build the foundation for an award-winning writing and producing career in show business.
- A 31-year-old Annapolis man faces murder charges after Annapolis police say he admitted to being present during an October 2021 robbery that ended with 22-year-old Cornell Young being shot dead in broad daylight.
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- For more than an hour, residents publicly decried the mayor’s perceived hubris, while a handful instead hailed him as a visionary who supports maritime access. Nearly four hours after the meeting gaveled in, the resolution passed, 8-1.
- Scores of community and political leaders joined with the families of Capital shooting victims and journalists Tuesday morning to mark four years since the attack on the Annapolis newsroom.
- After decades of debate and calls for reform, the thoroughbred racing industry will be governed by uniform federal regulations starting Friday, a prospect that has inspired widespread worry among Maryland horsemen.
- Marion E. “Elain” House, whose career as a physical education instructor and award-winning coach at Lansdowne High School spanned more than three decades, died Thursday from bladder cancer at her Linthicum home. She was 76.
- Marty Costello of Stevensville competed in a "Century Ride" Saturday aboard a 25-year-old horse at the Potomac Valley Dressage Association's annual Ride for Life event.
- A 21-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man are dead after two separate car crashes Saturday in Anne Arundel County, police said.
- Tom Wieland, a pharmacist, and Cheryl Renshaw, a real estate agent, will face off in the Republican primary. Julie Hummer, a former Anne Arundel County Public Schools Board member, James Estepp, a business expert, Ash Khan, a program manager, and John Dove, a medical device operator, will compete in the Democratic primary. All are hoping to succeed the term-limited Pruski.
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- Army veteran Chris Hardy started an organization on Maryland's Eastern Shore called US Kennels Inc., which provides service dogs to disabled veterans.
- The Maryland Episcopal diocese has awarded grants to six community groups in the first distribution from its $1 million reparations fund.
- A Halethorpe man has pleaded guilty to making threats against the National Security Agency and its employees, prosecutors said Tuesday.
- A trial for a man accused of killing beloved Safe Streets leader Dante Barksdale in 2021 is set to begin Monday in Baltimore.
- After thunderstorms produced 1 to 2 inches of rain Sunday evening, a flood warning was issued for Baltimore and the surrounding area beginning around 10 p.m. and lasting until 4:15 a.m. Monday.
- COVID cases are rising in Maryland, along with much of the Northeastern U.S., prompting new calls for people to take steps to protect themselves.
- The prom tradition gives many teens an opportunity to stand out, but this year’s party paradoxically provides them with a shot at feeling normal.
