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    Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on I-95 in Harford County
    A 33-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 95 north of Baltimore early Sunday, according to Maryland State Police.
    Tyler Mailloux, 23, leaves Worchester County Courthouse in Snow Hill, MD on August 18, 2023. Mailloux was charged with 17 counts in the deadly hit-and-run of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp, who was struck on a road outside Ocean City on July 11, 2022.
    Gavin Knupp’s family files lawsuit in his hit-and-run death against Tyler Mailloux and others
    The family of Gavin Knupp, a 14-year-old killed in a hit-and-run accident in 2022, has filed a civil suit against several named co-defendants, including Tyler Mailloux, two of his family members and his former employer.
    Wreaths are laid at a ceremony memorializing the victims of the 2018 Capital Gazette shooting on June 28, 2023, in Annapolis. No ceremony is planned this year, only private gatherings of friends and family.
    My friends’ names are still in the wind, 7 years after their murder
    My friends, murdered seven years ago in Annapolis, find me where they do every morning, shortly after I wake and remember to be grateful that I’m alive. Then they find me when I least expect it.
    A celebration of life for the deceased mother of five, Rachel Morin, took place at Greater Grace Church in Baltimore on August 27, 2023.
    Former Greater Grace pastor indicted for child sexual abuse, lawsuits pile up
    Former Greater Grace Pastor Eric Anderson, 80, is facing two counts of indecent assault and battery of a child.
    The new gun violence dashboard tracks fatalities and injuries, differentiates between homicides and suicides, and allows researchers and policy makers to filter the data to the ZIP code level.
    Maryland tackles gun violence with new public health tool
    Maryland officials say the dashboard will unlock access to the most comprehensive and timely state firearm data portal in the country.
    Betsy Fox Tolentino is the newly appointed acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
    5 takeaways about Betsy Fox Tolentino, Maryland’s new juvenile services head
    Betsy Fox Tolentino is a few weeks into her new job and already has her eye on building trust and confidence in a troubled system.
    Patrick Brice, 28, of West Baltimore, arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse in Baltimore in February.
    Man who attacked 2 protesters outside Planned Parenthood in Baltimore stands trial again
    Patrick Brice, 28, of West Baltimore, previously was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault in the attack, which happened on May 26, 2023.
    Betsy Fox Tolentino is the newly appointed acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
    Facing pressure, Maryland’s juvenile services agency gets leader with deep roots, high stakes
    Hard conversations will come, but Betsy Fox Tolentino said she’ll listen to law enforcement partners, community members and staff.
    Gifts left on the stoop of Breaunna Cormley’s home, where the 12-year-old was killed last year.
    Man receives life sentence for killing 12-year-old girl in Baltimore: ‘He deserves much worse’
    Omar Passmore, 29, of Windsor Mill, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to first-degree murder and use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence.
    From left, Matthew Schlegel’s attorneys Andrew Harvey, Peter O’Neill, and Patrick Seidel speak to reporters outside the Annapolis courthouse last week.
    For a teacher accused of abusing students, ‘not guilty’ doesn’t equal public exoneration
    When a teacher accused of sexually abusing students is found not guilty, the pain won’t go away easily. Not for the teacher, the student, their families or the community.
    Baltimore Police at the site of a shooting at Goldsmith Alley and McHenry Street in West Baltimore on Monday,  June 23, 2025.
    Police investigating two quadruple shootings in Baltimore
    The Baltimore Police Department is investigating after two quadruple shootings in the city.
    Police Commissioner Richard Worley described the fatal shooting as tragic, but praised responding officers for following their training.
    Bodycam footage shows police chase, fatal shooting of arabber in West Baltimore
    Police on Monday released video showing the fatal police shooting of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, a beloved arabber in Baltimore.
    Christian Ramos is believed to have been driving this Tag Trans Inc. tractor-trailer at the time of the shooting in Baltimore County, according to Maryland State Police. He was arrested on June 18, 2025 at a truck stop in Elkins, MD.
    Trucker charged in Baltimore County shooting possibly tied to I-83 attacks in Pennsylvania
    An Illinois truck driver arrested in connection with a shooting that endangered a toddler along a Baltimore County freeway may be linked to three other shootings that in Pennsylvania the same night, according to Maryland State Police.
    Community members march in honor of the recently-killed arabber, Bilal "BJ" Adbullah, on Friday, June 20, 2025.
    ‘Justice for the fruit man’: Hundreds rally for arabber fatally shot by Baltimore police
    More than 300 people rallied in Upton on Friday evening to demand justice for Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, the well-known arabber fatally shot in Upton by police this week.
    Balloons tied to the railing outside Upton–Avenue Market Metro station on Thursday to honor Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, who was fatally shot by Baltimore Police this week.
    An uneasy calm as West Baltimore organizes to remember well-known arabber killed by police
    Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, who was shot and killed by police Tuesday, was a longtime arabber and a fixture in his community.
    Jordan Adams, 28, of Windsor Mill, a gym teacher at Northwest Academy of Health Sciences School, is charged in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County with two counts of second-degree assault.
    Baltimore County gym teacher accused of touching 2 students is eligible for home detention, judge rules
    Jordan Adams, 28, of Windsor Mill, is charged in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County with two counts of second-degree assault.
    A federal judge in Maryland has rebuffed the U.S. Justice Department’s attempt to pursue the death penalty in a Maryland MS-13 gang case headed to trial.
    Maryland judge rebuffs Justice Department request to seek death penalty in MS-13 case
    U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher said the federal prosecutors could not “play ‘fast and loose’ with decisions involving life and death.”
    ICE agents are clashing with residents, putting local police in the middle
    The tensions surfacing in the Baltimore area are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
    In this June 20, 2018 photo, Bilal Yusuf Abdullah, center, leads a horse to an arabber stable as neighborhood boys tag along in Baltimore. Baltimore has long been the last U.S. city to have functional horse-cart vending.
    Grief and questions follow fatal police shooting of arabber BJ Abdullah
    Chair of a police oversight board and city council member say they are heartbroken and awaiting answers after Tuesday’s fatal police shooting in West Baltimore.
    The man who police shot Tuesday evening died shortly after 11 p.m., the Baltimore Police Department said Wednesday.
    Man shot by Baltimore Police in Upton dies, officials say
    The man who police shot in Upton on Tuesday evening died, Baltimore Police confirmed Wednesday.
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