Annapolis News

Salisbury University soon may permanently discard the standardized test admission requirement for well-qualified students, becoming the first public university in Maryland to do so.

In Annapolis, Salvation Army Capt. Richard New calls it a double whammy: The recession has created much more need, yet made it harder for people to give.

An Edgewater man with six children and two grandchildren broke down yesterday while being sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a drug sale earlier this year and violating his probation on two previous drug convictions.

Gov. Martin O'Malley waded into a brewing controversy over football coach Ralph Friedgen 's contract at the University of Maryland, saying that public money shouldn't be used to buy out his contract if that's what officials in College Park decide to do.

BankAnnapolis has added two new vice presidents, one to handle loan workouts and commercial banking and the other to work on commercial real estate lending.

A trek through a parking lot with an armful of merchandise marks a successful outing for a holiday shopper.

Officers went to the Chiropractic Lifestyle Clinic in the 900 block of Bay Ridge Road at the listed date and time for the report of an intrusion alarm.

Annapolis-based Severn Bancorp Inc., the parent company of its namesake bank, said Tuesday that it has been placed under federal supervision to shore up its operations hurt by the collapse of the real estate market.

An Annapolis pharmacist was robbed at gunpoint Monday afternoon by a gunman who demanded prescription painkillers, Annapolis police said.

Annapolis Mayor Ellen O. Moyer said the city intends to test a floating island in a local lagoon that, if successful, could help clean water in the Chesapeake Bay.

The long and arduous process of determining whether video lottery facilities are permitted in Anne Arundel County will hopefully come to a conclusion in the next few weeks when the County Council renders its decision on two zoning bills.

The City Council last night postponed negotiating a lease for the development of a state-of-the-art power plant, drawing immediate fire from the outgoing mayor.

An Annapolis pharmacist was robbed at gunpoint Monday afternoon by a gunman who demanded prescription painkillers, Annapolis police said.

Four years ago the General Assembly made the state's unemployment insurance structure more fair and predictable for employers.

County residents would be favored for police, fire and jail jobs under a bill introduced to the County Council.

One of the troubles with Chesapeake Bay oysters is that you just can't see them.

Eleven more H1N1-related deaths have been reported in Maryland, bringing the state's total to 30, according to the Maryland Public Health Services, but there is evidence the illness is in decline here.

As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself.

Herbert Schoellkopf was an Army medic stationed in the Philippines during World War II, training for the planned invasion of Japan.

As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself.