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    Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said on Tuesday he will not ask a judge to throw out the conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast "Serial" whose case in 2014 received worldwide attention.
    Baltimore state’s attorney abandons motion to throw out Adnan Syed’s conviction
    With the move, Ivan Bates breaks from the previous administration of Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, whose office asked a judge to vacate Syed’s conviction.
    The intersection of E. Pratt and S. Chester streets, where an Amazon driver ran over a woman in the Butchers Hill neighborhood and fled on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
    Some charges dropped for Amazon driver who ran over woman in Baltimore
    Some of the charges were dropped against the driver of an Amazon van accused of running over a woman.
    Police said the investigation is ongoing, but they believe the suspect lived in the home with the two victims, his grandparents.
    Man arrested after his grandparents killed in Columbia domestic shooting
    Police identified DiAngelo Smith, 33, as the suspect in the domestic killing of two people in Columbia.
    Judge denies bail for suspect in fatal shooting near Columbia mall
    According to charging documents, the arrested suspect was on court ordered GPS monitoring at the time of the shooting.
    A still from a livestream by Howard County Police as Chief Gregory Der updated the media on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2025, about a double shooting that left one teen dead and another in critical condition.
    Arrest made in fatal Columbia double shooting; teen victim identified
    Police arrested an 18-year-old in connection with Saturday’s double shooting in Columbia.
    Officers Andrew Duarte, left, and Cameron Girvin started their careers with the Ocean City Police Department. Both were killed in unrelated incidents in York County, Pa., and Virginia Beach, Va., respectively.
    Maryland police mourn former Ocean City officers killed in Pennsylvania, Virginia shootings
    Two officers killed in separate incidents in Virginia Beach and Pennsylvania over the weekend started their careers with the Ocean City Police Department.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21: Luigi Manigione is led by court officers to a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City.
    Luigi Mangione wears bulletproof vest during NY court appearance amid dozens of supporters
    The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City and leading authorities on a five-day search was in court Friday for the first time since his December arraignment on state murder and terror charges.
    Police presence outside Pleasant View Gardens on Thursday, February 20, 2025, as they investigate a shooting inside the senior living facility.
    Baltimore man charged with murder in shooting at senior living facility
    A 65-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a double shooting inside a senior living facility in Baltimore on Thursday.
    The NFL is in Baltimore investigating Justin Tucker accusations
    NFL investigators were in Baltimore this week interviewing massage therapists who have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior.
    The Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis.
    Howard County woman convicted of killing newborn gets new trial after improper evidence
    The Maryland Supreme Court ruled that Moira Akers’ internet searches about abortion earlier in her pregnancy were irrelevant, and a judge should not have allowed the jury to hear that information.
    Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
    Former Baltimore City employee who took bribes to wipe tax liens gets 4 years in prison
    Joseph Gillespie’s attorneys asked for two years, but the request was denied by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett, who expressed extreme disappointment with Gillespie’s conduct.
    April Amaya-Luis, left, and her husband Tyler Schelts.
    Why the White House posted about an undocumented trans woman from Maryland
    The White House posted a picture of April Amaya-Luis on its X account as an example of crimes it claims were committed by immigrants.
    Police presence outside Pleasant View Gardens on Thursday, February 20, 2025, as they investigate a shooting inside the senior living facility.
    Suspect in custody after double shooting inside Baltimore senior living facility leaves 1 man dead
    Baltimore police are investigating a shooting that unfolded inside a senior living facility Thursday morning, a police spokesperson said.
    Richard Hall died while in a Howard County detention center; his family settled with the county for $1.25 million.
    A man died in jail in a health crisis. Howard County settled with his family for $1.25M.
    Over nearly two weeks, Richard Hall wasted away at a Howard County detention center under the eyes of staff. The county settled with Hall’s family for $1.25 million.
    Jaymyra Burrell, who was five months pregnant, was killed in 2022. Her boyfriend, Malik McCormick, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to first-degree murder and related crimes in the killing.
    Man sentenced to 50 years for shooting and killing pregnant girlfriend in Baltimore
    Malik McCormick, 24, of Parkville, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to first-degree murder and related crimes in the killing of Jaymyra Burrell, who was five months pregnant with their daughter, Zuri, on Dec. 4, 2022. She was 19.
    A Montgomery County Police Department drone — with four blades and cameras — rests on top of a heavy plastic case.
    As Baltimore County Police eye drones, delegates consider restrictions
    Other jurisdictions in Maryland use drones to assist police work, but not as first responders.
    From left, Michelle Zajko, Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, and Daniel Blank in booking photos provided by the Allegany County Sheriff's Office.
    Members of cult-like Zizian group to remain jailed in Maryland
    The Zizians are a dangerous, extremist group, Allegany County State’s Attorney James Elliott told the judge.
    Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland. LaSota, who uses she/her pronouns, is being held in the Allegany County jail.
    3 members of violent, cultlike Zizian group arrested in Western Maryland
    Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland.
    Justin Tucker’s accusers: 16 massage therapists from 8 spas
    The women, most of whom do not know each other, detailed similar experiences at Baltimore-area spas. They told people close to them around the time the incidents occurred.
    7 more massage therapists accuse Ravens’ Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior
    The new accusers provided similar details about Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker that The Baltimore Banner had not previously reported.
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