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Annapolis Chief Concerned For Mayor's Safety

Protection Detail Assigned For Cohen And Smith

Rumors have been swirling for a few days that Annapolis Mayor Joshua Cohen now has an executive security detail.  Apparently, he and Chief Administrative Officer, Doug Smith, were escorted into Tuesday’s forum by a police detail.

Certainly with the layoffs promised by Cohen and Smith, there is a good chance

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Fatal Accident On Rt. 100

1 Dead, 1 Injured

UPDATE 4:30pm: See full police release below.

Police are investigating a crash that occurred at 6:30am this morning on Route 100 and Telegraph Road in Anne Arundel County. One man was pronounced dead at the scene and another was flown to shock trauma.

Initial reports indicate that one of the vehicles left the highway

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Teacher Cuts Plea Agreement For Sex With Student

Breeds Cuts Deal To Avoid Jail

Kristyn Breeds, the Northeast High School teacher accused of a sexual relationship with a student cut a deal to avoid any jail time.

On Wednesday, Breeds agreed to 3 years of supervised probation.  But the case was not without some twists and turns. Apparently, this was not a case of a

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What Don't They Get?

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Slot Opponents Just Don’t Get It?

Last week we talked about the vast numbers of rejected names on the recent petition drive to overturn the County Council’s approval of slot machines. It seemed the NIMBYs were having voter’s remorse.

Last night, The Capital reported,  that Cordish had filed a suit alleging voter fraud against

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Whoops!

Failed Prediction

It seems that the prediction of 5″ to 8″ of snow fell apart overnight since the sun is shining brightly right now and nary a flake on the ground.

However, the weather service is cautioning people about extremely high winds later this afternoon as well as the possibility for some accumulating snow tomorrow–in the ”

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Slots On The Ballot?

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Maybe. Maybe Not

In 2008, voters of Anne Arundel County overwhelmingly approved slot machines in the County. The glitch was that the County needed to approve the proper zoning.  But as soon as one proposal came on the table for the Arundel Mills Mall, it seems a lot of NIMBYs (Not In My Back

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Tiger Speaks, Will Officials

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Woods Offers Mea Culpa, What About Local Leaders

As Tiger Woods takes to the national spotlight at PGA headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; two questions remain. Will his wife, Elin Nordegren be by his side? And can his golf career survive the scandal? Tiger screwed up and was not prepared for what went

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Performing Arts Center In Annapolis

Click image to sign petition in support of the Maryland Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Lately, there has been some buzz about the future of the arts in Annapolis. While one side sees the addition of a world class nonperforming arts center as a boon for the area and the City, the other faction sees

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Report Your Potholes Here

With Snow Comes Potholes

For a few months, we have had a new feature here to allow readers to report problems across the area. People have reported graffiti, dead animals in the roadway, missing signs and more.

With the two recent snows and the freeze-thaw cycles, potholes will become a major problem in Anne Arundel County and

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