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    Thirty people were shot, two of them fatally, on July 2, 2023, during an annual event at Brooklyn Homes in Baltimore.
    Fifth person sentenced for role in Brooklyn Day mass shooting: ‘A small chapter in his story’
    Tristan Jackson, 20, of Hillen, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, second-degree assault, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and possession of a regulated firearm under 21.
    Baltimore Police investigate a mass shooting at Brooklyn Homes on July 2, 2023.
    Brooklyn Day mass shooting questions remain as prosecutions wind down: ‘Our work is not done’
    The last remaining person arrested and charged in connection to a mass shooting that killed two and wounded 28 others at Brooklyn Homes in 2023 is set to learn his fate on Tuesday.
    A still from surveillance footage released by The Harford County Sheriff's Office showing who they say is Raja Zahid Maqsood leaving a store.
    Police search for man they say stabbed 5 people, including 2 children, in Harford County
    Raja Zahid Maqsood is wanted on an arrest warrant for attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and assault charges.
    Eric Eiswert, the former principal of Pikesville High School, talks to his lawyers outside the Baltimore County Courts Building after Dazhon Darien, the man accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate him, took a plea deal.
    ‘Life would never be the same’: Ex-Pikesville principal speaks after man’s plea in AI case
    Baltimore County Circuit Judge Jan Marshall Alexander sentenced Dazhon Darien, 32, the former athletic director of Pikesville High School who split his time between Baltimore and Houston, to serve four months in the Baltimore County Detention Center.
    Dazhon Darien is set to appear in Baltimore County Circuit Court for jury selection.
    Man accused of using AI to impersonate Pikesville High School principal heads to trial
    Dazhon Darien is charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with disturbing school operations, retaliating against a witness, stalking and related offenses.
    Maryland lawmakers passed a bill that makes several changes to medical and geriatric parole.
    Maryland overhauls process for releasing aging and sick prisoners: ‘It’s about mercy’
    Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, this week signed a bill that make changes to medical and geriatric parole.
    A woman who alleges she was assaulted by a Greater Grace pastor as a child protests outside the church in 2024 alongside relatives, friends and supporters.
    Greater Grace megachurch expels two pastors accused of sexual misconduct
    The Banner exposed the pastors’ misconduct in a series last year about decades of child sexual abuse and coverup within the evangelical church.
    Discovery of hidden camera in dental office’s bathroom leads to suicide, legal fallout
    A dentist was under investigation for installing a hidden camera in an employee bathroom when he died, locking his victims into a legal battle.
    Law enforcement on Leeds Avenue in Arbutus investigate a shooting on Wednesday.
    Man allegedly armed with bow and arrow shot dead by police in Arbutus
    Baltimore County Police fatally shot a man Wednesday morning after officers responded to reports that he was armed with a bow and arrow in a residential neighborhood in Arbutus, officials said.
    Frederick Douglass High School, established in 1883, is the second oldest high school created specifically for African-American students.
    Commentary: What being principal at Frederick Douglass H.S. during Freddie Gray unrest taught me
    There’s a simple but powerful idea that often gets lost in our polarized conversations: two things can be true at the same time.
    Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises was among the employees whose data was involved in a cybersecurity breach.
    Baltimore schools cyberattack compromised staff and student data
    The data breach involved information on more than half of current employees and over 1,000 students.
    Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, on Tuesday is set to sign a bill that his administration put forward called the Expungement Reform Act of 2025.
    Moore set to expand ways for ex-offenders to clear their criminal records
    In 2022, the Appellate Court of Maryland, the state’s mid-level level appeals court, ruled that people whose probation is unsatisfactorily closed after a violation cannot receive an expungement.
    Chelsey Douglas with her attorney, David Ellin, outside the district courthouse in south Baltimore on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
    Amazon driver gets 45 days in jail after running over woman in crosswalk, driving away
    A judge rejected a plea agreement for Amazon driver Jerome Young Jr. that called for him to serve no jail time in the hit-and-run, which happened near the intersection of East Pratt and South Chester streets in Butchers Hill.
    The police department's recruitment efforts have been hampered recently by its reliance on a state-owned firearms training range in Baltimore County.
    Baltimore Police are recruiting a wave of new officers, but there’s one major problem
    The Baltimore Police Department is now facing delays in getting trainees out on the streets due to its reliance on a state-owned firing range.
    Garret Mooney, an assistant state’s attorney in the Baltimore State’s Attorney's Office’s Misdemeanor Jury Trial Unit, walks to the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse for a hearing.
    As a prosecutor in Baltimore, Garret Mooney tries misdemeanor cases. He also happens to be blind.
    Mooney, 31, of Madison Park, is an assistant state’s attorney in the Misdemeanor Jury Trial Unit.
    Mayor Brandon Scott, attorney William H. “Billy” Murphy Jr. and Fredricka Gray carry a memorial wreath to place at a mural of Freddie Gray in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood on Saturday.
    Fredricka Gray honors her brother on anniversary of his death: ‘It’s still justice for Freddie’
    As Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of Freddie Gray’s death, a pivotal moment that ignited national outrage and calls for police reform, dozens of people gathered in Baltimore to honor his life.
    Many vacant houses still stand in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood on March 19, 2025. Empty and vacant lots replace them, but residents say it hasn't improved the area.
    Freddie Gray’s death led to promises for big change. For many, Baltimore looks stubbornly the same.
    After the death of Freddie Gray, promises were made to change Baltimore for the better. Ten years later, the city looks the same, many say.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
    Bulls hat, loitering, an unnamed informant: Why feds say Kilmar Abrego Garcia is gang-connected
    Reasons why the feds say Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, has ties to the MS-13 gang.
    Raven, one of the dogs handled by Loving Care Pet Cremations — but who was found dumped on the side of the road.
    Raven, a beloved dog, was supposed to be cremated. But her body was found by the road.
    The Baltimore County Police Department said on Thursday it’s investigating “theft by deception” involving Loving Care Pet Cremations.
    Police officers gather outside the Wilkens Police Precinct in Catonsville after a shooting in the parking lot on March 13.
    Teacher accused of shooting Baltimore County Police officer pleads not criminally responsible
    Andrew Britt entered a plea of not criminally responsible in the shooting of Baltimore County police Officer Jordan Riddick on March 13 during a shift change.
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