Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland)

Maryland Live Casino keeps energy, foot traffic high

2013-05-22 06:18:00

Last November, after months of campaigning — and millions spent on advertising for and against gambling expansion — Maryland voters decided the allure of live table games at local casinos was too enticing to ignore and Question 7 was...

Stopping the cellphones that foster jailhouse corruption

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley's announcement of several actions he is taking to combat jailhouse corruption in the wake of the Black Guerrilla Family scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center is a positive step. It certainly would have instilled more...

Bel Air honors Harford Day students

2013-05-09 13:49:00

The members of the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners honored two Harford Day School students Monday for their dedication to the arts, their studies and the community. Avery Riedel and Klia Trintis, both eighth-graders, received Student Achievement...

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...

Maryland Live Casino to open 122 table games Thursday

2013-04-09 15:54:00

The state's largest casino plans to open 122 table games to the public at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Maryland Live, in Hanover, will become the second of the state's three operating casinos to take advantage of expanded gambling laws passed by voters in...

Maryland Live dominates on slots, but has little competition

2013-04-16 11:20:00

Maryland Live officials often tout the Hanover facility's standing as the highest-grossing casino in the Mid-Atlantic when only slots revenue is taken into account. In fact, the casino has been generating 25 percent more slots revenue than the second-...

Balto. Co. police captain cited at St. Patrick's sobriety checkpoint

2013-03-18 13:50:00

A Baltimore County police captain was arrested at a St. Patrick's weekend sobriety checkpoint and has since been moved to administrative duty, the department said in a statement Monday. Capt. Matthew McElwee, 43, of the Franklin Precinct in Reisterstown,...

Harford estimates board approves 'state government relations' contract

2013-03-29 00:00:00

The members of Harford County's Board of Estimates unanimously approved a $43,090 contract Thursday to hire a "state government relations" consulting firm to advocate on the county's behalf in Annapolis. The board awarded the contract to G.S. Proctor &...

Hanover man dies of gunshot wound in Westminster home

2013-03-17 06:34:00

Police said a Hanover, Md., man died Saturday after being shot while lying on the couch at a home he was visiting in Westminster. Westminster police said Vygants Tomas Campe, 46, died after being struck by a bullet from a gun that may have discharged...

Susan Heisler, grocery store merchandiser

2013-03-17 14:21:06

Susan Heisler, a retired grocery store merchandiser and recreational pool player, died of lung cancer March 3 at the Chesapeake Hospice's Mandrin Center in Harwood. The Glen Burnie resident was 55. Born in Baltimore and raised on Bush Street, she was the...

Play starts at Maryland's first table games

2013-03-06 18:09:03

Many were off work because of a snowstorm that never came, so they went to Hollywood Casino, tucked off Interstate 95, in search of games they thought they'd never see here: blackjack, roulette, craps and poker. For the first time Wednesday and about...

Maryland casinos generate $47.8 million in February

2013-03-05 12:03:00

Maryland Live brought in more than $38.3 million in revenue in February — a new record by $2 million — despite a shortened month and the temporary removal of 700 video lottery terminals to accommodate table games. In all, Maryland's...

North Hagerstown's Mark Grunberg, right, covers his face with his helmet after being called out at first base against Bel Air in the Maryland Class 3A state semifinals on Tuesday night in Hanover.

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Hanover, MD--4/10/13-- Actress Stacy Keibler, right, rolls the ceremonial first dice roll as she and David Cordish, left, chairman of the Cordish Companies, and others launch the 122 live action table games at Maryland Live Casino.

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Kid quotient: Shows can be enjoyed by all ages. Admission is free for children 3 and under. Fun factors: Jousting, falconry and royal romance. Don't miss: While watching the show, enjoy a meal fit for a king. But be prepared, you can only eat with your hands!

2013-04-08 00:00:00