Gun rights advocates in Maryland expressed frustration at being left off of a county task force that is studying ways to reduce gun violence during a meeting Thursday night, as supporters of stronger gun-control measures thanked members for their work.

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Local doctors accused of contributing to the opioid crisis were dismissed from Anne Arundel County’s lawsuit last week after a judge determined the county failed to comply with state law for malpractice claims. The doctors and their practices were named ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland county is considering new policies to combat workplace bullying because complaints have arisen in the office that handles support services such as fleet management.

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Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman is keeping Police Chief Timothy Altomare.

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Anne Arundel County’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors will stay in the county after a judge denied the defendants’ request to transfer and consolidate the litigation with a similar case in Baltimore. Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Laura S. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Attorneys for opioid manufacturers and distributors argued Monday that Anne Arundel County’s lawsuit against them should be consolidated with Baltimore’s for more efficient pretrial proceedings. The defendants say the Baltimore case is “substantially similar” to the county’s and the Maryland ...

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GLEN BURNIE — Weeks after a Maryland county stopped alerting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about the immigration status of its jail inmates, the federal agency is withdrawing from its contract to house detainees there — a decision that will cost the county millions in revenue.

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Motions to dismiss Anne Arundel County’s opioid lawsuit won’t be ruled on until after a judge determines if the case should be consolidated with the one going on in Baltimore. The parties argued several motions to dismiss in November, but ...

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Law enforcement and school officials in Maryland are starting a program aimed at helping students linked to traumatic incidents.

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Prosecutors say a school principal stole around $13,000 in campaign funds from a Baltimore County delegate who died in 2015.

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