Anne Arundel County News

Annapolis recently passed legislation allowing residents to keep up to five egg-laying hens in their backyards.

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 968 active requests in Howard County for the first book in the trilogy, "50 Shades of Grey," of which the system carries 100 copies across its six branches.

George Stevenson grew up in a family that cared for numerous foster children, and after mentoring and coaching boys in youth baseball for years, he decided to adopt a child of his own.

The County Council has agreed to the $12 million earmarked to the school system.

It's that time of year again for lazy Sunday evenings on the Village Green in Crofton, Maryland, beginning this Sunday, June 3. All concerts are free and open to the public, but you have to bring your own seating , refreshments , and bug spray.

The MainStreets Annapolis Partnership is sponsoring a two-session workshop on "Designing for Eco-Dollars: Building a Sustainable Business Environment and Economy" at 8 a.m. May 31 at the Loews Hotel.

The Parents Advocacy Network of Anne Arundel County held its third-ever meeting Tuesday night at the Edgewater Library and discussed grading curriculum, high school start times and class sizes.

A major sewer line that will serve large portions of new development in Odenton is on track for completion, said a lead member of the Odenton Town Center Plan Oversight Committee.

An Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge sentenced a Glen Burnie man on Thursday to 18 months in jail for causing a four-car accident last year that left people critically injured, according to The Capital .

Just beyond the entrance of the Maryland Live Casino, row and row of video slot machines clang and beep and flash, beckoning would-be gamblers to insert bills - or even a credit card.

Dead fish continued to surface Tuesday in Baltimore-area waters, though the conditions that scientists believe have been causing the weeklong die-off may be moderating slightly.

A Glen Burnie: Stabbing, gun arrests Anne Arundel County police said they arrested an Annapolis man and a Glen Burnie teen on charges stemming from a domestic incident that left a woman and her son with stab wounds.

A Anne Arundel County's $1.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2013 is set to be approved at 9 a.m.A Wednesday, when councilmen are also scheduled to raise the property tax rate.

A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend and her 18-year-old son in an apartment building in Anne Arundel County, officials said, and another man was arrested for allegedly firing a gun outside the building.

A national bicycle organization recently named Maryland as the eighth most biker-friendly state in the country, citing Gov.

A rain garden created at Anne Arundel Community College. Survey finds 43 percent of such storm-water controls are in poor condition or missing altogether.

Thanks to the generosity of local clubs, the business community and a host of volunteers, Serving People Aross Neighborhoods will soon have a new, larger food pantry and expanded office space.

Police are asking for help tracking down the man who tried to rob a Laurel bank, but left the business before getting any money.

Waugh Chapel Elementary School will receive $784,000 in state money for a gymnasium addition, as Anne Arundel County will be getting a total of $33.3 million for construction projects at more than 20 schools.

May 27, 2012 -- With the opening of the long-awaited Discover London Town! exhibit at Historic London Town and Museum, visitors might think they have stumbled into the Smithsonian.