United States Naval Academy

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Wednesday

2012-05-16 03:53:00

WEATHER Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high temperature near 85 degrees. Tonight is is expected to be partly cloudy, with a low temperature around 60 degrees. TRAFFIC Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues as you...

Naval Academy midshipmen face tough endurance training in Sea Trials

2012-05-15 16:29:22

They crawled through muddy trenches. They did sit-ups in the Severn River. They performed a mock evacuation of an injured pilot. And they kept on going. Midshipmen completing their first year at the Naval Academy endured the rigorous 14-hour Sea Trials...

Public tour French Navy schooners docked in Annapolis

2012-05-13 18:09:00

They departed the northwest coast of France two months ago — 26 crew members each aboard two historic French Navy schooners headed to North America. With relatively calm seas, a chef well-versed in French cuisine and plenty of technological updates...

Annapolis retiree awarded $342,000 in bad-mortgage case

2012-05-11 16:10:21

A 78-year-old Annapolis man who said he was duped into getting unsuitable mortgages — sending the home he had owned for decades into foreclosure — was awarded $342,000 by an Anne Arundel County jury this week. The jury found that Dennis...

County Digest

2012-05-08 10:04:19

Music festival This year's Silopanna Music Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville. The complete lineup will be announced June 11. For tickets and more information, go to silopannafest.com....

Thank the supermoon, winds for coastal flood advisory

2012-05-08 12:05:00

The coastal flood advisory that has been in effect for parts of the Chesapeake Bay the last two mornings is a result of the full moon and sustained winds, according to the National Weather Service. Tides a foot higher than normal are expected, and have...

Rec sports: Warhawks have three Eastern National champs

2012-05-09 00:00:00

The deadline for submitting sports copy is 9 a.m. on Mondays. We prefer email (howardcountysports@patuxent.com). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both teams (first and last names) must be mentioned in...

Lacrosse Q&A: Navy defender Kierstin King

2012-04-27 11:50:00

Each week, The Baltimore Sun publishes a Q&A with an area college lacrosse player to help you become more acquainted with the player and his/her team. Today's guest is Navy senior defender Kierstin King, a Hereford graduate and three-time All-Patriot...

Two musical masterworks make for great Annapolis weekend

2012-04-29 12:05:12

Annapolis became a major cultural metropolis this month, thanks to the presentation of two musical masterworks — one by a major 19th-century symphony composer, the other by a major 19th-century opera composer. Both works, which premiered within 20...

St. John's opens 30th croquet meet with new fight song

2012-04-29 14:11:00

If Notre Dame or Michigan decided to change their school fight songs, the moves would likely spark objections from students, alumni and faculty. At St. John's College, however, it's a bit different. On April 28, at its 30th annual croquet match against...

Get tough with North Korea

2012-04-30 03:00:00

After four years of negotiating in and with North Korea, I cannot say that I have all of the answers to deal with a regime that defies the expectations of rational thinking, but I do have at least one of them: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea...

Midshipman dismissed for wrongful sexual contact

2012-05-01 16:59:00

A Naval Academy midshipman has been dismissed from service after he was found guilty of wrongful sexual contact by a military court. Midshipman 1st Class Matthew Cook of Traskwood, Ark., was convicted last week on charges related to an alleged off-campus...

Midshipman Nishant Mohan of the 16th company f during MAIT training. Navy Sea Trials at the Naval Academy . It is an event for plebes and serves as a leadership challenge. The freshman class go through 14 hours of physical and mental training.

2012-05-15 00:00:00

Midshipman Justin Loomis during the Ammo Can Lift. Navy Sea Trials at the Naval Academy . It is an event for plebes and serves as a leadership challenge. The freshman class go through 14 hours of physical and mental training.

2012-05-15 00:00:00

Members of the 10th company in the water during Wet and Sandy drill at the Naval Academy .

2012-05-15 00:00:00