Anne Arundel County

Traffic detours persist around the Empire Towers office building in Glen Burnie, which was declared structurally unsound following a July 9 incident during construction in its underground parking garage. About 100 people were evacuated, and a 150-foot safety perimeter has been established, with responsibility for repairs falling to the building owner and management company.

A portion of Interstate 97 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, buckled due to extreme heat, causing concrete slabs and rebar to protrude across northbound lanes. Maryland Department of Transportation crews initially allowed traffic to use the median to bypass the damage, with delays expected through the holiday weekend. A similar incident occurred on Route 50 during a 2012 heat wave.

Jonah Michael Poole, 19, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Edward Stephen Koza, owner of Tropic Bay Water Gardens, after binding and burning him in a pickup truck. Poole also stole over $11,000 and spray-painted a swastika on a school in Edgewater, Maryland. His girlfriend, Kylee Alyssa Dakes, faces trial for the same murder.

Maryland's 2026 primary election includes contested races for county executive, council seats, and board of education positions in Anne Arundel, Frederick, and Howard counties. Voters will select party nominees for local leadership roles ahead of the general election.

Arlington schools are partnering with Transfinder to launch a bus tracking app called Stopfinder, which uses GPS technology to provide parents with real-time updates on school bus locations. The previous software was inefficient and caused delays, prompting the switch to Transfinder, which is already used by districts like Loudoun County and Maryland schools.

A vehicle struck a school bus in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, injuring two students with minor injuries and prompting a temporary road closure. The crash occurred near Davidsonville Elementary, with 28 students on board and nine others taken for precautionary medical evaluation.

A man was shot during an alleged road rage incident on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, around 7:30 a.m. on northbound Interstate 295 near the Route 175 exit. The injured driver was hospitalized, while a passenger remained unharmed. All lanes reopened by 11 a.m.