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Gov. Wes Moore listens during a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Gov. Wes Moore apologizes to man who spent decades in prison in 1986 killing
Gary Washington, now 63, of Baltimore, spent more than 31 years incarcerated on charges of first-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence in the deadly shooting of Faheem “Bobo” Ali, which happened on Barclay Street between East 23rd and East 24th streets in Barclay, on Dec. 27, 1986.
Dazhon Leslie Darien
Suspect in Pikesville AI case set off red flags before racist recording spread
Before he arrived at Pikesville High School last year, Dazhon Darien appear to have held jobs in at least five states.
Pikesville High School photographed on March 4, 2024.
Pikesville High School allegations show how AI can be misused. Is the law ready?
“AI and its easy availability is relatively new,” Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said in an interview. “And it usually doesn’t take very long for the bad guys to come up with ideas.”
A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
Maryland to set vote on $2.98 million in compensation for man who spent decades in prison
Gary Washington, now 63, of Baltimore, served more than 31 years on charges of first-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence in the deadly shooting of Faheem “Bobo” Ali, which happened in Baltimore on Dec. 27, 1986. Washington has always maintained his innocence.
Anthony Hall, now 61, was wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder and served more than 25 years in prison. While incarcerated, Hall earned his GED diploma and trained a service dog, according to a lawsuit he filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore against those including the Baltimore Police Department.
Baltimore Police had evidence of his innocence. He went to prison anyway.
Speaking of Anthony Hall, who was wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder and served more than 25 years in prison, Gov. Wes Moore said "there is no amount of money, nor apologies, nor acknowledgment to truly be adequate to right the wrongs that happened to this gentleman’s life."
The Dali and the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge as seen from a Maryland Department of Natural Resources boat on the Patapsco River in Baltimore on April 10, 2024.
Baltimore fights effort to cap Dali’s liability in Key Bridge collapse
The city’s attorneys alleged in court documents that Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine Group, the owner and manager of the container ship Dali, respectively, “saw fit to put a clearly unseaworthy vessel into the water.” The companies declined immediate comment, citing the ongoing investigations.
Balimore resident Frederick Williams on 4/17/2024 in Baltimore, MD.
Baltimore forgot to cash his check. Then it sold his home at tax sale.
In 2021, Frederick Williams wrote the city of Baltimore a check for more than $13,000 to pay off outstanding property taxes as part of his purchase of a home. What he got was an almost three-year legal odyssey that nearly cost him the house.
At a recent news conference, Ivan Bates said his office would look to hold parents and guardians accountable who do not prevent or report delinquencies.
‘Parental accountability’: Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates’ plan has potential pitfalls
At recent news conference, Bates, a Democrat, said, “From here on out, if you are found to be contributing to the delinquency of a minor child, my office will look to charge you to hold you accountable.”
A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
Judge approves home detention for woman charged in crash that killed 6 construction workers on I-695
Lisa Adrienne Lea, of Randallstown, is not allowed to drive and can only leave the house to attend doctor appointments, legal meetings and religious services.
Overhead footage of crash on I-695 that killed six highway workers.
Judge denies bail to driver charged in crash that killed 6 construction workers on I-695
Lisa Adrienne Lea, 54, of Randallstown, faces 28 counts including manslaughter in a March 22 crash on the Baltimore Beltway that left six construction workers dead.
A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
Lisa Adrienne Lea, driver in fatal I-695 crash, turns herself in to police
Lisa Adrienne Lea, 54, of Randallstown, faces 28 counts, including one that alleges she was driving impaired by drugs, though the indictment does not specify what substance. After police were initially unable to locate her, state police said she turned herself in on Wednesday morning.
A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
Driver in crash that killed 6 construction workers on I-695 pleads guilty to manslaughter
Melachi Duane Darnell Brown of Windsor Mill is one of two drivers who were charged in the crash, which happened on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in 2023.
A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
Driver sentenced to 1 ½ years in crash that killed 6 construction workers on I-695
Melachi Duane Darnell Brown, 21, of Windsor Mill, had pleaded guilty to six counts of negligent vehicular manslaughter in the crash, which happened on March 22, 2023.
The Dali is seen from a Maryland Department of Natural Resources boat on the Patapsco River in Baltimore on April 10, 2024. Lawyers from Stewart Miller Simmons Trial Attorneys in Atlanta and Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in New York on Monday held a news conference and vowed to fight a request from the owner and manager of the 984-foot-long container ship to limit their liability in the disaster.
Key Bridge workers’ attorneys will fight effort to limit liability in collapse
The companies that own and manage the Dali want to restrict their exposure to the value of the vessel and the freight after the bridge collapsed onto the ship, which they put that at $43.67 million.
The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office will not bring charges against police officers who helped restrain a man showing “signs of intoxication and distress” near the Baltimore Convention Center and put him on a stretcher before his death in 2023.
No charges for police who restrained man with ‘signs of intoxication and distress’ before death
Trea Ellinger, 29, of Glen Burnie, died after first responders found him lying in the middle of South Howard Street in Baltimore “exhibiting signs of intoxication and distress” and “speaking incomprehensibly,” and later took him to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center on July 25, 2023.
U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Democrat from Baltimore, speaks before a visit from President Joe Biden on Jan. 30, 2023.
Baltimore judge slams request from congressman’s office to excuse staffer from jury duty
Eric Bryant, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume's chief of staff, apologized and stated that his outreach was not intended to be nefarious or disrespectful to the court.
Former Baltimore Ravens defensive end Terrell Suggs is inducted into the Ravens’ Ring of Honor at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.
Ravens great Terrell Suggs arrested, accused of pulling gun during dispute in Arizona
Suggs, 41, who leads the Ravens in career sacks, was inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor last season.
The Port of Baltimore remains mostly cut off from shipping traffic, but the supply chain has quickly adjusted.
If a bridge falls in Baltimore, does an auto dealer in Ohio feel it? We tried to find out
The effects of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge — if they come — have yet to be felt in the Midwest.
The Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024 earned final approval in the Maryland House of Delegates with a 131-4 vote and cleared the Maryland Senate in a 47-0 vote. The legislation will overhaul the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, a body that’s designed to help victims of crime.
Maryland lawmakers pass ‘transformational reform’ to compensation for crime victims
The Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024 will overhaul the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, a body that’s supposed to help victims of crime in Maryland.
Archbishop William Lori speaks to reporters on Monday outside the Edward A. Gamartz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore following a specially set hearing in the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case. Six survivors of childhood sexual abuse addressed the court.
‘This is a day of liberation’: Survivors testify in Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case
Outside the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore, Archbishop William Lori, who attended the hearing, said he was “deeply moved” from the testimony of the six survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
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