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Pressure Mounts At Regatta Series in Annapolis
YouTube Playlist for Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis. On the second day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis, the full breadth of the 222-boat regatta bonanza was on display with the addition of the regatta’s distance racers, 16 hardy teams that were dispatched on a long multi-leg course on Chesapeake Bay on a raw and rainy day.
Record-breaking, record-tying heat in Virginia, Maryland, DC area
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — If you thought it felt crazy hot in the D.C. area for the beginning of May on Thursday, you’re kind of right. The temperature at each of the region’s airports either tied a record or broke it. At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Va., the temperature hit […]
Anne Arundel Co. Executive Steuart Pittman announces FY25 budget proposal
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced his Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal. "This budget allows us to Stay Strong, to continue the progress we have been making in public safety, education, and health equity, in a year when most jurisdictions are taking a pause," Pittman said. "And thanks to the forward-looking budget decisions we've made in recent years, we are able to make these investments while keeping our ranking among the lowest taxed counties in the state."Here's what the FY 2025 budget includes:Protecting Our CommunitiesCounty Executive Pittman's FY25 budget strengthens the county's commitment to public safety by increasing the starting...
Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday. As salvage efforts continue, authorities also announced late Wednesday they had recovered the body of a fifth person who died in the March 26 collapse. The state plans to build a new span by fall of...
Chesapeake Life Center Offers Family Grief Program At Maryland Therapeutic Riding
PASADENA, Md. — Grieving families can explore their loss with expertly trained horses during Family Day at the Farm. It will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, June 24, at Maryland Therapeutic Riding, 1141 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, Maryland. Horses are incredibly sensitive to human emotions and...
Maryland softball coach arrested for inappropriate relationships with minor girls
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. - A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of child abuse in Anne Arundel County. The suspect has been identified as 47-year-old Donald Joseph Powell of Davidsonville, Maryland. According to police, Powell was not employed by the Anne Arundel County Public School...
Officer fired weapon during New Freedom auto theft search - 2 men charged: police
Law enforcement arrested two men who ran from a stolen vehicle in New Freedom earlier this week, which involved a search and a Southern Regional Police officer firing his duty weapon, according to Pennsylvania State Police. No one suffered injuries as a result of the officer firing the gun, a...
Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction. Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved. “On the behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system,” Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation “in a way that your family deserves.” Washington was a 25-year-old new father when he was convicted in 1987 of first-degree murder and a gun crime in the fatal shooting of Faheem Ali the year before.
Marcelo Luis Aguilar Killed In Maryland Motorcycle Crash
Marcelo Luis Aguilar, 44, has been identified as the biker killed on April 29 following a vehicle crash that was reported in Laurel. At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 3300 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road (Route 198) to investigate the crash.
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