Joe's Crab Shack heading for Arundel Mills

Joe's Crab Shack continues its expansion into Maryland with plans to open a restaurant next to Arundel Mills Mall.

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Couple faces charges after trying to neuter puppy

A Severn couple is facing animal cruelty charges after trying to neuter their Golden Retriever puppy on their own.

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O'Malley mentions potential for 2 special sessions

Gov. Martin O'Malley said Tuesday he is considering the possibility of holding two special sessions, one next month to focus on a revenue package to avoid about a half a billion in budget cuts and another in August to address an expansion of gambling in the state.

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Solar-powered compactor installed in downtown Annapolis

Solar-powered compactors have been installed in downtown Annapolis.

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Snowden charged with marijuana possession

Carl Snowden, the civil rights director of the Maryland Attorney General's Office, was charged with marijuana possession on Friday.

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Annapolis man returns after 10-month solo sail

A local sailor has returned to Annapolis after a 10 month solo sail around the Americas.

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Md. AG office leader pursuing Leopold lawsuit

The director of the Maryland Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights of will take a sabbatical from his position in order to pursue a lawsuit against Anne Arundel County and County Executive John Leopold.

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Kitten killer gets week in jail

A Maryland man convicted of killing a caged kitten will spend a week in jail and perform community service for an animal welfare group.

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Chesapeake Bay crabs making a comeback

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says there's good news on the health of the Chesapeake Bay: "The blue crab is coming back and you see more of them."

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Man dies after losing consciousness in custody

Anne Arundel County police are investigating the death of a man who lost consciousness while under restraint in the back of a police car.

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New solar panel parked atop BWI garage

A parking garage at BWI airport is home to a new solar power array.

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DNA revives search for man missing 18 years

A recently acquired DNA sample from a missing man's birth mother has brought renewed effort to a search for him.

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$1.2 billion budget unveiled for Anne Arundel

Property taxes will go up 3.1 cents under Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold's proposed $1.2 billion budget.

The budget for fiscal 2013, unveiled Monday, does not include furloughs for county workers for the first time in 2 years.

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Anne Arundel officer struck during traffic stop

Anne Arundel County police say one of their officers has been injured after being struck by a car during a routine traffic stop.

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Maryland delegate wants special judges for traffic offenses

Tiffany Alston, a Prince George's delegate to Maryland's General Assembly, sponsored a bill calling for special masters in Maryland to judge non-jailable traffic offenses.

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Ex-Md. teacher faces prison for sex with students

Anne Arundel County prosecutors are seeking a sentence of up to 10 years in prison for a former high school teacher charged with having sexual encounters with female students.

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Md. police shoot, kill man after reports of woman screaming

The officer, a four-year veteran whose identity has not yet been released, heard screaming in the house in the 800 block of Frost Valley Lane in Gambrills, Md., after the police department received a 911 call for a domestic assault. The officer entered the home and encountered a man, later identified as Gary Petrie, and got into "physical altercation" with him.

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O'Malley still pushing for gas tax

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is still pushing for the state's 6 percent sales tax to be transferred to the gas tax, even after the General Assembly voted against it.

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Senator files ethics complaint against delegate

A state senator said he has filed an ethics complaint against a delegate who asked him to support a provision in a bill that would have made it easier for that delegate to repay about $75,000 in penalties he owes to a state real estate fund.

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Jury acquits Md. man in hit-and-run that killed 2

A Baltimore jury has acquitted an Anne Arundel County man charged in the hit-and-run deaths of two teenage girls.

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