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Federal prosecutors drop case against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins
Federal prosecutors are dropping the machine gun conspiracy case against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, weeks after a jury acquitted his co-defendant.
Frederick County Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Jenkins leaves the U.S. District Court in Baltimore after pleading not guilty to federal conspiracy charges. He announced he will take a leave of absence for the duration of the case.
Extortion trial could expose details about risky organ transplants at UMMS
Medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder’s extortion trial spotlights the underlying situation at UMMS that he was trying to expose.
A criminal extortion case against former top lawyer Stephen L. Snyder is also spotlighting problems at the University of Maryland Medical System.
Jury awards $5.2 million to Baltimore Police captain assaulted by officer on The Block
An altercation six years ago outside a strip club involving an on-duty Baltimore Police officer and an off-duty officer will cost taxpayers $5.2 million.
Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, MD as seen on 5.20.24
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.
Former Harford County hoops player was alleged mastermind of U.S.-China drug ring
A federal investigation has led to the takedown of 17 people allegedly involved in a nationwide marijuana trafficking organization that laundered its proceeds through China.
An alleged national marijuana ring involved money laundering in China.
Pregnant woman’s fatal shooting among cases linked to alleged hit men in new indictment
The two men are accused of carrying out a string of contract shootings and killings across Baltimore over a bloody eight-month period.
Angel Smith was seven months pregnant when she and fiance Yahmell Montague were gunned down in 2022. Police and prosecutors are now charging two alleged hit men in their killings.
Pratt Library’s unconventional new CEO is out to change lives
After a national search, the Pratt Libraries boards selected Chad Helton as president and CEO of the 142-year-old Baltimore library system.
Chad Helton, President and CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
Woman sentenced to 18 years in neo-Nazi power grid attack plot
Sarah Beth Clendaniel was arrested in February 2023 after corresponding for months with a government source to plot the attack.
Sarah Beth Clendaniel was arrested by federal authorities on charges that she plotted to destroy energy facilities in the Baltimore area.
David Rubenstein long ago moved on from Baltimore. Now he’s king of Birdland.
David Rubenstein grew up in Baltimore and now owns the Orioles. But for most of his life, nobody — not even Rubenstein himself — thought he was a Baltimore guy.
Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein scarcely thought about his hometown while building his billion-dollar investment firm in Washington. That changed when he bought the Orioles.
Dali ‘jury-rigged’ and unseaworthy when it slammed into Key Bridge, feds say
The U.S. Justice Department accused the operators of Dali, the container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, of negligence and mismanagement.
The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore,  still sits in the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port on April 1, 2024. It has been a week since it lost power and struck the bridge , causing it to topple in seconds, taking several roadway workers and their cars with it. The once giant frame of the bridge now sits in the water and large cranes have arrived to untangle the mess.
Gang hit man gets 45 years in killings of 3 innocent victims, 10 other shootings
The Black Guerrilla Family hit man had been involved in the killings of not one, not two, but three people.
Samantha Boyd Lide displays tattoo remembering sister Chanette Neal
Baltimore has a speed camera snatcher. There’s been an arrest.
A 67-year-old has been charged with stealing four speed cameras in three locations around the city, and Baltimore Police are investigating whether he is responsible for many more.
Both speed cameras in the 2300 block of West Patapsco Ave. were stolen on Aug. 26. City police have charged a suspect and say he may be responsible for more than a dozen such thefts.
City prosecutors clear officer who held gun to man’s head
Jaemaun Joyner’s attorneys shared body camera footage of the incident, calling it an “act of terrorism,” but Police Commissioner Richard Worley backed the officer.
Attorneys Hunter Pruette, left, and Tony Garcia play body camera footage of the arrest of Jaemaun Joyner. Joyner is seated with his mother, Rhonda McCain, and grandmother, Hattie Richburg.
Maryland Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction of Adnan Syed and orders new hearing
Syed was the subject of the hit podcast “Serial” and served more than 20 years in prison in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School. He has always maintained his innocence.
Adnan Syed and mother Shamim Syed  speak to the press after the Maryland Supreme Court hearing on Thursday to hear oral argument in the Adnan Syed case.
ABC Capital’s Walsh convicted in case related to jilted home buyer
ABC Capital’s Jay Walsh was convicted Thursday of acting as a contractor without a license and acquitted of the most serious charge he faced, one count of felony theft.
The owner of ABC Capital claims he’s out of business after being blacklisted by a major insurance underwriter, Castle Title.
Theft trial begins for ABC Capital’s Walsh, accused in Ponzi-style scheme
The only criminal case against a real estate investor Jay Walsh accused of running a Ponzi-style international investment scheme that affected thousands of homes in Baltimore and Philadelphia is underway this week in Baltimore District Court.
ABC Capital's Jay Walsh appeared in Baltimore District Court on June 20 for a scheduled trial on charges of felony theft and doing business without a license.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gets married in surprise ceremony
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott married fiancee Hana Pugh in a ceremony Sunday at Walther Gardens.
Brandon Scott revealed he was engaged to Hana Pugh on Dec. 25, 2023, a day before their son was born.
Bel Air home leveled after apparent blast; 2 killed, including BGE contractor
A contractor for Baltimore Gas and Electric who had been called out for a report of a gas leak was killed along with a 73-year-old resident.
Fire and emergency responders are continuing to search through debris Sunday morning after an apparent house explosion in Bel Air.
State officials withhold name of teen killed by police, citing privacy law
As independent investigators in the Maryland Attorney General’s Office probe the fatal police shooting of a boy on Monday, they say they are required by state law to withhold his identity — and potentially much more related to the investigation.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
Maryland Congressman Raskin calls on Biden to carefully consider his future
He’s the highest-ranking Maryland Democrat to suggest that stepping down could be a consideration for Biden, whose campaign has struggled in recent weeks.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, member of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, talks to members of the media outside of the U.S. Capitol, on September 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. Raskin said the committee is planning to reschedule their postponed hearing as soon as possible.
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