Fort Meade (military base)

Anne Arundel County Digest

2013-05-22 21:27:01

Nature camps Registration is under way for Adkins Arboretum's June summer nature camps. The camps offer children a chance to enjoy summer outdoors in a variety of ways. Fees vary; registration is required. To register or for more information: 410-634-...

Laurel Police report 3 robberies with firearms [Crime log]

2013-05-21 14:58:00

Laurel police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crimes. Anne Arundel County Police report major crimes. Howard County police report major crimes, break-ins and car thefts. City...

Education briefs

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Internship program Anne Arundel Community College is seeking employers to participate in its internship program. Students get real-world experience and mentoring from leaders in business, industry, government and nonprofit agencies and organizations. For...

Wh'Y' Not Toastmasters meets fourth Saturday

2013-05-16 05:40:00

These groups meet regularly. The Bet Aviv Camera Club — Fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Learn about the many facets of photography. Meetings appeal to photographers of all skill and experience levels. Oakland Mills Meeting House, in Columbia. 410-992-...

Workers find unexploded ordnance at Fort Meade

2013-05-15 12:13:00

Police and firefighters cordoned off a section of Fort Meade on Wednesday morning after utility workers discovered a piece of unexploded ordnance from the World War II era, base officials said. The workers were doing scheduled maintenance work in a...

Md. sheds 6,200 jobs in April, Labor Department says

2013-05-17 16:16:43

Maryland employers slashed 6,200 jobs in April, cutting short a string of gains, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday, as the state began feeling the pinch of federal budget sequestration and cutbacks in consumer spending. But the government's...

'Angels' will help Columbia fourth-grader run first 5K

2013-05-17 04:05:00

Jakob Henchell and Aiden Peters have a lot in common: The close friends who laugh at the same things are both 10 years old, fourth-graders at Talbott Springs Elementary School in Columbia and are preparing to run their first 5K. Only, Jakob won't...

Howard County health briefs

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....

Maryland makes minor lawbreakers pay twice

2013-05-06 08:21:00

Have you ever just messed up? I'm not talking about leaving your coffee on the roof of your car. I mean a major, life-altering mistake. Think fiscal cliff-level personal disaster. Now imagine paying for the mistake with jail time — then continuing...

NSA plans new computing center for cyber threats

2013-05-06 14:26:00

A new computing facility at the National Security Agency will help the country better defend against cyber attacks , agency officials and members of Congress said Monday. The High Performance Computing Center-2 will assist in "front-line defense against...

State hopes to ease some Baltimore-area traffic jams

2013-05-04 06:32:00

In the stop-and-go world of Baltimore-area traffic, there's a lot more braking than commuters and transportation officials would like. Take Russell Allen, a Federal Hill resident who gets in his silver Ford Edge every weekday morning before 7:30 and...

Between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., northbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway stacks up as employees at Fort Meade and the National Security Agency head for home on MD 175. They run smack into co-workers who used MD 32 to access the parkway. The resulting weaving and merging can cause a 10-mile backup.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Not everyone leaving Fort Meade and the National Security Agency heads north at night. A large number of federal workers head south, where they quickly encounter -- more federal employees from the Goddard Space Flight Center and the National Agricultural Research Center.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Army PFC Bradley Manning is escorted by military police as he departs the courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland.

2013-02-26 13:54:56