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Historic document makes rare appearance in Maryland Capitol
Schoolchildren and state lawmakers alike waited their turn to peer into a secure glass container holding a piece of paper more than 200 years old.
Meet the Fort Meade trans women fighting the military’s ban
FORT MEADE — The warrior creed goes leave no soldier behind. This is the mission of Fort Meade Army Reserves lawyer Deirdre Hendrick and Navy Petty Officer First Class Alice […]
Annapolis native Robert Riley new ambassador to Micronesia
ANNAPOLIS — When Robert Riley graduated from Key School in 1973 he had no idea he would end up as a career Foreign Service officer. Last month, he was named […]
Maryland site likely a hub of Native American settlement
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — Is this a case of prehistoric sprawl? County archaeologists over the past several years have uncovered centuries of Native American history at Pig Point along the Patuxent […]
Naval Academy reinstates celestial navigation lessons
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — The same techniques guided ancient Polynesians in the open Pacific and led Sir Ernest Shackleton to remote Antarctica, then oriented astronauts when the Apollo 12 was disabled by lightning, the techniques of celestial navigation. A glimmer of the old lore has returned to the Na[...]
Md. woman pens murder mystery set on Eastern Shore
ANNAPOLIS — What’s worse than a marriage-ending affair? Ask Rosalie Hart. When her husband reveals his indiscretion, Hart, a Chevy Chase resident, decides to exile herself to the Eastern Shore. […]
Mom files lawsuit in Md. man’s shooting death
The mother of an unarmed man fatally shot in Maryland last year is suing the Air Force sergeant who killed her son in a racially charged case that set off rallies demanding justice.
State House restoration to be complete in December
The results of nearly $8 million in renovations will be on view with the reopening of the Old Senate Chamber, the old Senate Committee Room and the stairwell room.
Md. Renaissance Festival considers new site
After decades in the same Anne Arundel County location, Maryland Renaissance Festival organizers say they are looking at moving to a new venue.
Md., Anne Arundel look to curb underage gambling
A lottery ticket in a Christmas stocking. A fantasy football league. Online poker. You don’t have to be over 21 and sitting at a poker table or slot machine to […]
About 1,500 wrongly taken off Md. voter rolls
ANNAPOLIS — Court officials say roughly 1,500 Maryland residents with misdemeanor convictions were wrongly taken of voter rolls over the last six years. The Capital reports that officials didn’t become […]
Parole-based firm goes public with sustainable infrastructure
ANNAPOLIS — A local company is banking its long-term prosperity on the next wave of publicly financed infrastructure projects. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. financed a $22.5 million investment […]
