The top local news headlines from Yahoo! News – Yahoo! News
The top local news headlines from Yahoo! News – Yahoo! News
The Naval Academy Women’s Hockey Team will host the Villanova Women’s Wildcat Hockey Team in an ACHA Division II game. Full Story;
The US Navy Women’s Hockey Team will play against the American University Women’s Hockey Team in an ACHA Division II Women’s League game. Full Story;
If you encounter other problems, please email ewiffin@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you. Full Story;
Driving Down the Road: 2010 Ford Mustang GT Premium
The word “icon” has been overused to cliche status, but sometimes it still rings true. As in describing the Ford Mustang, for example. Full Story;
Come to this class and explore drawing and painting your favorite animal. Emphasis is on individual expression and artistic fun. Students should bring a photo of their favorite animal to the first class. Full Story;
Around Crofton: Fourth-grader knows homelessness doesn’t take a holiday
Homelessness affects men, women and children, but the issue is not generally one that youngsters try to tackle. However, over the holiday break, fourth-grader Cassidy Hill did just that. Full Story;
Our Say: Miller’s suggestion shows why slots limits were wise
During the agonizing debate over slot machines, this newspaper argued that once they were allowed, they would inevitably spread to areas where they were not originally contemplated – and that there would be pressure to go beyond one-armed bandits to other types of gambling. Full Story;
LONDON – A wax figure of Michelle Obama standing in the Oval Office has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds’ London museum to mark the first anniversary of the inauguration of her husband, President Barack Obama. Full Story;
Analysis: Obama’s year — what we’ve learned
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Turns out Barack Obama is the bill of goods America thought it was buying. Little about Obama in his first year as president has come as a shock. The cautious, cerebral, enigmatic man who sought the White House is largely the same one who occupies it. Full Story;
Residents, delegates rally for gun rights
They wore their holsters proudly on Lawyers Mall yesterday, but the group assembled wasn’t storming the State House. Lisa Beisel — The Capital Chad Albrecht of Glen Burnie displays his open holster at the gun rally held at Lawyers Mall yesterday. Full Story;
Howard had a big week to keep the Panthers more than afloat against Old Mill and Severna Park – two of the area’s strongest teams. Howard notched 24 points and 11 rebounds in Annapolis’ 81-66 victory over Old Mill Tuesday before adding 19 and eight against Severna Park, leading to a 23-point win. Full Story;
Archbishop Spalding’s boys basketball team suffered a 46-39 setback to Glenelg Country School yesterday. Freshman Kevin Boyd led the Dragons in their win over the Eagles by netting 11 points, while teammate Warren Powers added eight points. Full Story;
Prep Notebook: Cavs built for long basketball run
While extremely well-balanced, that might not be the biggest strength of the Archbishop Spalding girls basketball team. It’s the youth. Led by Maggie Morrison and Shaquilla Curtis, the Cavaliers (16-2) are off to a fast start in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference. Full Story;
Odenton – The county Public Library system and the Anne Arundel County Workforce Development Corp. will hold an event touting a new partnership designed to benefit all under- or unemployed county residents. Full Story;
Small businesses hoping for casino contract jackpot
Ever since months of deliberation culminated in the county decision to allow zoning for slot machines at Arundel Mills Mall, excited local business owners have been searching for opportunities with the casino. Full Story;
Tracking the whereabouts and methods of America’s enemies is a delicate, secretive task. Mathematicians, scientists and analysts work to decode signals intelligence, while also preventing others from gathering intelligence about the United States. Full Story;
Partners see payoff in sunroof
Courtesy photo Workers put the finishing touches on Maryland’s largest single rooftop solar power installation at the Staples Fulfillment Center in Hanover. The system went online Dec. 29 and was hailed last week by the Environmental Protection Agency and local legislators. Full Story;
Portrait of robust Poe to be auctioned
BALTIMORE (AP) – Edgar Allan Poe’s fertile imagination has endured for more than 150 years – and so has his pale, death-haunted image, with his sunken eyes, a trim mustache and unruly mop of curly hair. Full Story;
Local group spurs cancer research funding
Dian Corneliussen-James’ frustration about the lack of funding for her form of breast cancer led her to contact a researcher in Alabama, more than 800 miles away. Full Story;
CAMDEN, Del. – A former county youth basketball coach and his teenage daughter died Jan. 12 in a head-on collision near Dover, Del., Delaware State Police said. Full Story;
LONDON – British candy company Cadbury agreed to a fattened $19.5 billion takeover offer from U.S. food group Kraft in a deal that would create the world’s biggest chocolate maker. Full Story;
BOSTON – Voters thronged to the polls in Massachusetts today in a special election Republicans hope will be a national game-changer, slowing down President Barack Obama’s agenda and loosening the Democratic grip on the U.S. Senate. Full Story;
U.S. troops land at Haiti presidential palace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Six U.S. Navy helicopters touched down on the grounds of Haiti’s damaged presidential palace today, bringing more than 100 U.S. troops in the struggle for security and earthquake disaster relief. Full Story;
Residents remember King in day of service
County residents celebrated the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. yesterday by performing acts of service or gathering at the annual breakfast that honored local leaders who, by quiet example, exemplify his dream. Full Story;
3 seats opening on school board
Two adult seats and the one student seat on the county Board of Education will be up for grabs this spring, as three board members approach the end of their terms in June. Full Story;
Raindrops are seen on a window as a man walks past a mural
in San Francisco. AP/Jeff Chiu
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