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Annapolis to dedicate memorial to 5 killed in newsroom shooting

By The Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s capital city is dedicating a memorial on Monday honoring the five newspaper employees killed in a gunman’s deadly attack on the Capital Gazette newsroom three years ago.

The Capital Gazette reports that streets in downtown Annapolis will be closed as the city dedicates the “Guardians of the First Amendment” memorial in a park.

On Tuesday, a jury is scheduled to hear opening statements for the second phase of a trial for Jarrod Ramos to determine whether he is criminally responsible due to his mental health.

The 41-year-old Ramos pleaded guilty in 2019 to all 23 counts against him in the attack, but he has pleaded that he is not criminally responsible due to mental illness.

Md. leaders kick off ‘drive electric’ week in Annapolis

By Luke Lukert
Elected officials from Maryland met at the City Dock in Annapolis on Sunday to push drivers towards electric cars. The event kicked off National Drive Electric Week.  "We know what climate change looks like in the city of Annapolis. We feel it on many days of the year of the year when you get turned around at the Eastport Bridge because there's been flooding, or when you can't get to the businesses on Dock Street because there's flooding," said Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley. "So whether you believe in climate change or not, the water that's coming into Annapolis is real." Non-profit Annapolis Green hosted the "Kick Gas. Drive Electric" event. Attendees were able to check out new electric cars from makers like Ford, Chevy and Tesla.
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