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Howard County man accused of threatening LGBTQ group after Nashville shooting
Adam Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, Maryland, is accused of calling the Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign and leaving a threatening voicemail.
Andre Holness, plaintiff, at a press conference accompanied by legal counsel William H. “Billy” Murphy, Jr and Malcolm P. Ruff as well as Rev. Roland Patterson of the NAACP on April 3, 2023.
Baltimore man files lawsuit alleging police brutality during 2020 incident at Arbutus Walmart
The lawsuit alleges Andre Holness was tackled from behind “without any legal justification,” slammed into the pavement, wrestled into submission and maced in his face.
Jeffrey Brooks, Jr.
Police say man rented U-Haul, attempted to clean up crime scene after killing his roommate
A Baltimore City District Court judge has ordered 24-year-old Markis Russell to remain in jail in connection to the killing of his roommate, Jeffrey Brooks Jr.
Photo of Versey Spell who was reported missing in October 2022.
Family members of missing 75-year-old woman shocked after her remains were found in container
Police have identified a body found in a container this month in West Baltimore as Versey Spell, a 75-year-old woman who was first reported missing last year.
Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School in Baltimore.
Police identify Achievement Academy student killed Thursday
Breon Traquan Ennis, 20, was shot in front of a gas station in Hamilton Hills.
Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School in Baltimore.
Achievement Academy student shot and killed Thursday
The shooting occurred near a bus stop many students at the school use, a school official said.
Shipping containers are stacked together at the Port of Baltimore, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Baltimore. Six months into the war in Ukraine, American companies — including federal contractors — continue to buy everything from birch wood flooring to weapons-grade titanium from major Russian corporations.
Key and Bay bridges will close briefly Saturday as cranes pass under
The three cranes are bound for the Ports America terminal at the Port of Tampa.
Councilman Zeke Cohen speaks to the Bayview Community Association during its monthly meeting on March 14, 2023. The Bayview Community is the neighborhood where 16-year-old Izaiah Carter was shot last week.
Southeast Baltimore residents renew calls for enhanced security after teen killed in park
Councilman Zeke Cohen said $500,000 will be allocated to renovate and reopen the rec center at the park where Izaiah Carter was killed and provide additional resources.
Courtesy of WJZ-TV.
Izaiah Carter’s mom says she was concerned about son’s safety after Patterson HS fight
Carter was an “intelligent kid who came into the program to keep out of the noise," his JROTC instructor said.
U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume speaks before President Joe Biden’s visit to Baltimore on 1/30/23. Biden touted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding—which will help to replace the 150-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.
Mfume and Cardin backing bill to promote teaching of Black history
“The bill establishes a precedent, which is absent right now. And that precedent is protection of historical facts and the history of African Americans,” Mfume said.
A view of the Baltimore City skyline, as seen from Federal Hill in South Baltimore.
Baltimore or bust? Charm City in top 10 places people want to move to
In a recent poll, Baltimore was ranked ninth among the most common answers to the question, “If money were no object, which five cities would you prefer to move to?”
Breaking News alert
College Park mayor charged with possession, distribution of child pornography
Police took Patrick Wojahn into custody on Thursday.
Fred Lazarus IV Center, 131 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
More layoffs expected at MICA as financial pressure builds
More job layoffs are expected at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where administrators say plunging undergraduate enrollment has effectively made the historic city arts institution a smaller college.
Baltimore County Firefighters are working a residential fire with rescues and injuries in Dundalk at Oxley Rd. And Kavanagh Rd. Multiple injuries were reported and conditions are also reported as grave to stable.
2 dead, 1 injured in early morning Dundalk house fire
The injured person was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, officials said.
Gov. Wes Moore, right, and his kids Mia, left, and James hold Tucker the dog.
Maryland’s first family has a new puppy named Tucker Balti Moore
The governor and his children, Mia and James, arrived at the Maryland SPCA to pick up the newest resident at Government House.
Attorney Thiru Vignarajah speaks at a press conference on Feb. 20 at Edmondson Village Shopping Center after the family of slain teen Deanta Dorsey was targeted in a shooting.
Family of Deanta Dorsey targeted in shooting early Saturday, their attorney says
Attorney Thiru Vignarajah said 11 people were home at the time, including four children.
Players from Shaw University women’s basketball team grabs basketballs from a ball rack before practice for the CIAA NCAA basketball tournament at CFG Bank Arena, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Baltimore.
CIAA HBCU basketball tournament: How its impact extends beyond the games, festivities
Ticket sales and hotel bookings are ahead of where they were at this time last year, according to Visit Baltimore.
A SWAT team investigates a house on Warren Rd near Loch Raven Reservoir during a manhunt for 24-year-old Cockeysville resident David Emory Linthicum.
For Cockeysville parents, manhunt led to tough conversations
Before David Linthicum was found and arrested, Baltimore County Public Schools closed six schools on Feb. 9 as a precaution. Parents had to explain to their kids why they had to stay home.
York Rd. has been completely blocked off due to a water main break near the Hunt Valley Town Centre. Crews have been working around the clock to fix the break in Towson, Md., on February 15, 2023.
Boil-water advisory still in place for parts of North Baltimore County
DPW said it is collecting water samples and expects test results by “Friday evening, if not sooner.”
Marshall "Eddie" Conway, photographed as part of a series entitled "Struggle: Portraits of the Civil Rights and Black Power".
Eddie Conway, former member of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party and local news host, dies at 76
The prison reform activist was hospitalized last year with an unspecified illness.
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