Week in State News: Ravens Win Super Bowl, Accused Maryland School Shooter's Dark Past, County Executive Resigns Amid Scandal

The headlines you may have missed from the Free State, home of the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens.

  By Patch Staff Ravens Win Over 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII In one of the most unusual games in Super Bowl history -- one that included a power outage in the New Orleans Super Dome -- the Baltimore Ravens took the Super Bowl 34-31 over the San Francisco 49ers. Check out all the Maryland Patch coverage, including profiles of the Harbaugh family, here. O'Malley Pushes for Wind, Gun Legislation In his seventh State of the State speech, Gov. Martin O'Malley urged lawmakers to pass his offshore wind bill and find more money for transportation projects—an address seen by many as a prelude to an expected run for president in 2016. Leopold Resigns, Acknowledges 'Serious Errors in Judgment' The Anne Arundel County Council no longer needs to vote on …

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Ravens Win Over 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII

See what your friends and neighbors said about Super Bowl XLVII in the rewind of the live chat on Patch and on Twitter.

  Using hashtags #PatchRavens and #Patchniners, users joined the live feed during the Super Bowl in the New Orleans Superdome. 

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Photo of the Day: 'Honk for a Win'

A tire story on Ritchie Highway is asking you to honk for a Ravens win.

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Oak Hill Elementary Home to Super Ravens Fan

The school’s custodian Mike Duvall wears purple everyday and leads the students in Ravens cheers.

If you were to walk by the cafeteria at Oak Hill Elementary on a Friday you would hear cheers and yells of excitement and witness a sea of purple. If you stayed for the dismissal you would hear a Ravens cheer performed by eager students along with a loyal and loveable custodian. Dubbed by parents, students and teachers as a die-hard Ravens fan, 11-year custodian Mike Duvall leads the charge of Ravens excitement at Oak Hill “I wear purple every day, 24/7. I even sleep in my Ravens jersey,” Duvall said. It’s apparent just from the atmosphere at Oak Hill that students and teachers feed off Duvall’s enthusiasm. Principal Deneen Houghton, who is also clad in Ravens attire including fuzzy purple boots, says Duvall is largely responsible for all …

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Post Your Ravens Purple Friday Pictures On Patch

We want to see how you're sporting your Ravens gear this week!

Happy Purple Friday, Ravens fans! We want to see how you're in the Super Bowl spirit this week. Share your Ravens photos on Patch—click the upload button and let us see how you, your family, your classmates or your coworkers are geared up for Purple Friday.  

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Super Bowl Sunday Serves SPAN

On Sunday, the West Severna Park neighborhood scored 1,000 donations for Serving People Across Neighborhoods.

"On Super Bowl Sunday, West Severna Park donated more than 1,000 items of food to Serving People Across Neighborhoods (SPAN). "The neighborhood was divided into teams of Patriots and Giants and folks competed to get the most items! Neighbors who donated got a balloon placed outside their home to recognize the folks who gave to such a great cause. "Clement Hardware and Severna Park Veterinary Hospital sponsored the event. Neighborhood kids of all ages came out to help. Elementary and middle school children went door-to-door collecting items while the high school kids acted as runners to take heavy loads from helping hands." *Submitted to Patch by Margaret Sullivan.

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Super Bowl Excitement Mounting in Rival Patchs

Patch.com sites in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin showcase Super Bowl excitement.

There may be some Ravens fans still licking their wounds—but at Patch we know there are many Steelers and even some Packers fans around Severna Park. Per our story this week "Severna Park Super Bowl Hot Spots" by Valerie Gardiner, our town offers many local establishments ready to cater to fans on both sides of the field. Similar to what we did for the playoff games, we checked out the Patch sites in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to bring you Steelers and Packers fans some stories you might like. From Baldwin-Whitehall Patch: "What it Means to Be a Steelers Fan" From Peters Patch: "Bruce Van Dyke Recalls Playing for Steelers and Packers" From Upper St. Clair Patch: "Steelers Talk Smack on the Packers" From Shorewood Patch: "What it Means to …

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