Maryland State Prosecutor Emmet Davitt, who has prosecuted corrupt politicians, announced Tuesday that he is retiring later this year. In a letter Davitt sent last week to Gov. Larry Hogan, Davitt said he would step down Aug. 1. “It has been a true honor and privilege to serve the people of this...
How likely is it that a 10-year-old child would know the proper etiquette to arrange a formal plate setting at a table or prepare for a job interview? The fifth-graders at Meade Heights Elementary School know how. During the school’s 2nd Annual Amazing Shake Competition, 58 fifth-grade students...
Nathan Thoma woke his wife, Christie, up at 5 a.m. Saturday with the excitement of a kid on Christmas morning. He couldn’t wait any longer, so the couple got in the car and drove from their home in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, to Annapolis. The Thomas joined a line of about 100 other comic fans...
Governor Larry Hogan has appointed his deputy chief of staff as Maryland’s new secretary of natural resources. Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was named Friday to the Cabinet position and is slated to begin her appointment in early February, according to a Friday news release. She had served as deputy...
Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley announced Saturday that he will instruct police to create yearly reports on gun violence. In guest column for The Capital posted online Saturday, the mayor said he hoped more information would help reduce gun violence in the city. “Every day I think about what I can...
City of Annapolis government offices, as well as Anne Arundel County offices, will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Other closings include: Federal officesState officesCourtsSenior centersBanksPost officesPublic schoolsCounty libraries — closed Sunday and Monday. There are...
A psychotherapist has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Maryland’s ban on treating minors with conversion therapy, a controversial practice that attempts to change clients’ homosexual orientation. Christopher Doyle is suing Gov. Larry Hogan and Attorney General Brian Frosh in U.S. District...
After eight years at the Naval Academy, Ed DeChellis has learned you cannot rely on a plebe. Navy’s eighth-year head coach has seen too many of his first-year men’s basketball players struggle with the academic and military demands of the institution. However, DeChellis had high hopes that John...
Mike Mussina, the right-handed pitcher who anchored the Orioles rotation in the 1990s and remains the last homegrown ace the franchise developed, will join Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay and Edgar Martínez in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019. Mussina's election, which came on the annual...
MARYLAND FIELD HOCKEY: Megan Munley (Broadneck) is one of six players named as part of the Terps incoming class of 2019, head coach Missy Meharg announced. Munley played four years at Broadneck, scoring 24 goals with 25 assists over her career. She was named First Team All-County and First Team...
When Delaney Bell stands on the Archbishop Spalding softball diamond, she’s standing on the field her father built. Well, her father and a couple of other parents did, anyway. In Bell’s junior year, they helped dig out the area that became the surface upon which championships were won. “Once I...
Athletes compete at the Anne Arundel County indoor track county championship at the Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex.
Former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg talks with members of the media after meeting with state legislators in the State House in Annapolis.
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...
Batman comic author Tom King gives away free comics from his personal collection to federal workers during the government shutdown, at Third Eye Comics in Annapolis on Saturday, Jan. 19.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools held their Unified PE/Dance & Leadership Showcase at Old Mill High School for students in the Alternative Certificate Curriculum program.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it is ending its agreement with Anne Arundel County to house detainees at a correctional center in Glen Burnie. The move came hours before County Executive Steuart Pittman took the stage at Southern High School for a second town hall discussion on immigration.