Top 5 Stories: Crack Cocaine, New Police Chief, Dead Fish

No. 1—

Edgewater’s spent hours as a child practicing her flute and piccolo, hoping to one day study at a major university and become an expert in her craft.

But at the pinnacle of her high school career, her dreams hit a road bump when doctors diagnosed her with fibromyalgia in the middle of her senior year—an incurable and debilitating neurological pain disorder.

Prior to the diagnosis, Rice and her family suffered for nearly two years before finally learning the cause of her pain. But since then, the 19-year-old from Loch Haven isn’t just living with the disease, . Find out how to start a unique business from her own bedroom.

No. 2—

A crew of environmental scientists charted out onto the last Tuesday around 7 a.m. to beat the brutal July heat and to diagnose the local waterway's condition. 

to capture their findings and the unique perspective they offered in regards to the river’s most unsettling problems. Ranging from low oxygen levels to 15 dead fish, see what these environmental scientists discovered during their time out on the water.

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No. 3—           

USA Today reported in June that more than 44 percent of teens who want summer jobs, can’t find one.

But for local teen Danie Minor, she doesn’t just have a job—she loves it. Whether at home, at the mall or just sitting at home, the 17-year-old runs the social media pages for the Crofton Rita’s Twitter and Facebook pages.

Find out why and in what ways she believes it will help her future.

No. 4—

Anne Arundel County police after concluding a drug investigation at a home on Lower Pindell Road in Lothian on Tuesday, according to a press release.

Police said they found with no one around to care for them following the arrests. Anne Arundel County Animal Control is working to reunite the dogs with their owners, but said two of the animals are up for adoption at the animal control shelter, according to the release.

No. 5—

County Executive —the former police chief for Anne Arundel County—is his pick to become the county's new chief.

Tolliver served as chief for Anne Arundel County from 1997 to 1998. 

“, and I am honored to have the opportunity to work with County Executive Leopold and to serve the people of Anne Arundel County,” Tolliver said.