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Maryland is preparing to fight Trump. The attorney general wants money to do it.
Lawmakers in 2017 passed the Maryland Defense Act, which gives the attorney general the broad authority to file lawsuits against the federal government over actions or inactions that threaten the public interest and welfare of Marylanders.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said his office will create a team to respond to any actions or policies from the federal government that could harm Marylanders.
Baltimore state’s attorney to retry man in Edmondson Village Shopping Center shooting
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates plans to retry the case of Daaon Spears, 18, of Edmondson Village, who is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with first-degree murder and related offenses. His first trial recently ended in a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.
One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
The best Election Day discounts with your ‘I Voted’ sticker
Your “I Voted” sticker is your pass to free or discounted stuff around the Baltimore region.
Use that “I Voted” sticker for freebies and discounts around the Baltimore region.
Tough news for Gervonta Davis: Boxer faces foreclosure and judge rejects Japan birthday trip
Davis, 29, of Parkland, Florida, bought the penthouse condominium in 2023 for $3.4 million from Scott Plank, a real estate developer and the brother of Under Armour President and CEO Kevin Plank.
In this photo from April 22, 2023, Gervonta “Tank” Davis enters the ring prior to his bout against Ryan Garcia at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
York County, just 35 miles from Baltimore, is a world away politically
For decades, York County, Pennsylvania, has been a place where Baltimore area government employees live. It's more conservative than the three counties that it touches in Maryland, and now plays a role in the presidential election.
Malissa Ruffner and Liz Entwisle walk through a neighborhood while canvassing for Democrats in York, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 2024. Ruffner and Entwisle are volunteer canvassers with Allies from Democracy.
Man found guilty of sexually abusing 10-year-old girl at wife’s day care in Owings Mills
James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, stood trial in Baltimore County Circuit Court on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and displaying obscene matter to a child.
James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, was found guilty on Friday in Baltimore County Circuit Court of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and displaying obscene matter to a child. He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
Man testifies he watched porn in day care van, but denies sexually abusing a child
James Weems, Jr., 59, of Towson, testified in his own defense on Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and related offenses.
The exterior of Lil Kids Kastle daycare Center in Owings Mills.
Trial set to begin for man charged with sexually abusing children at ex-wife’s day care
James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, is accused of sexually abusing four children at Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare Center. He's set to stand trial this week in Baltimore County Circuit Court.
James Weems Jr. enters the Baltimore County courthouse for jury selection prior to the start of his trial.
Shanteari Weems, who shot her ex-husband, testifies against him in day care sex abuse trial
The jury, though, neither heard about the shooting nor learned that she’s currently serving a four-year sentence.
Shanteari Weems
Judge declares mistrial in Edmondson Village mass shooting case
A jury could not reach a unanimous verdict in the case of Daaon Spears, 18, of Edmondson Village, who stood trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including first-degree murder.
A mistrial was declared in the case of Daaon Spears, who stood trial on charges including first-degree murder in a mass shooting that happened in the Edmondson Village Shopping Center.
Man in viral Ravens-Commanders attack was on ‘cocaine and alcohol bender,’ attorney says
District Judge LaTina Burse Greene on Wednesday ordered Jack Callis to continue to be held without bail.
A still from a video posted on Instagram showing a fight between Ravens and Commanders fans earlier this month.
Harford County councilman charged with theft from electrical workers union
Councilman Dion Guthrie, 86, a Democrat, is charged with one count of theft between $1,500 and $25,000 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1501.
Baltimore County prosecutors have charged Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie with one count of theft between $1,500 and $25,000 stemming from his past tenure with a union local.
New details in viral Ravens-Commanders attack after man accused surrenders to police
Jack Callis, 24, faces one count of first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree assault.
In a photo released on X, Baltimore Police show John Callis after he turned himself in to police custody on Monday.
Man on trial in mass shooting at Edmondson Village Shopping Center
Daaon Spears, 18, of Edmondson Village, is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the mass shooting in the Edmondson Village Shopping Center in Baltimore on Jan. 4, 2023. At the time, he was 16.
One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
Baltimore Police obtain warrant for man seen in viral Ravens-Commanders attack
John Callis, 24, of Baltimore, is wanted on one count of first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree assault, Baltimore Police reported on Thursday.
Screenshot from video of fight between Ravens and Commanders fans.
Judge rejects Marilyn Mosby’s request to replace home detention with curfew
Mosby, 44, a Democrat who served two terms as Baltimore state’s attorney from 2015-2023, argued the change was necessary because of a new job.
Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby thanks supporters outside of the federal courthouse in Greenbelt. Mosby was sentenced earlier on May 23, 2024, to three years of probation, including a year of house arrest, for fraud and perjury.
Army veteran sentenced for faking paralysis to receive more than $767,000 in undeserved benefits
Toward the end of an almost four-hour sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson told William Rich, “There’s a lot more to your life than what you did.”
Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, MD as seen on 5.20.24
Family members file lawsuit over I-695 crash that killed 6 highway workers
The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court against Concrete General Inc., the state of Maryland and two drivers arrested and charged in the crash.
From left: Jim DiMaggio (standing, in orange shirt), Sybil DiMaggio's brother; Dylan DiMaggio, Sybil DiMaggio’s son (seated); Michael Belsky, a partner at Schlachman, Belsky, Weiner & Davey P.A. in Baltimore; Catherine Dickinson, a partner at Schlachman, Belsky, Weiner & Davey P.A.; Nora DiMaggio, Sybil DiMaggio’s daughter, and George Durm III, Sybil DiMaggio’s husband. They held a news conference about the filing of a lawsuit in Baltimore County Circuit Court in a crash in 2023 on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County that killed six construction workers.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott seated as alternate juror in murder trial
At 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, Scott walked into Courtroom 636 in the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse with two members of his security detail trailing him. His time as an alternate juror, though, quickly came to an end.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott was seated this week as an alternate juror in Baltimore Circuit Court in a murder trial. But his jury service quickly came to an end.
Anne Arundel Democrats call for Chuck Yocum to drop out of school board race
Charles “Chuck” Yocum is running against Erica McFarland in District 3, which includes Pasadena and Gibson Island.
Charles “Chuck” Yocum was charged 30 years ago with child sexual abuse and removed from his teaching position at Northeast High School over those and other accusations. He’s running for a position on Anne Arundel County’s school board.
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