Criminal justice

Prosecutors in the case against Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, concluded there was “not a path forward at a second trial.”

Police in Howard County are investigating the shooting deaths of a man and a woman as a murder-suicide.

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender, in partnership with the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, has launched a second Innocence Project Clinic.

Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, and Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, both of Howard County, were charged with first-degree murder and related firearms charges, police said.

Mosby disclosed the complaint with the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland during a recent appearance on “Native Land Pod.”

A Frederick Police Department corporal has been charged in Pennsylvania for possession of child sexual abuse material, soliciting a minor and related charges.

Reginald Davis, a former CEO of the defunct nonprofit manager Strong City Baltimore, has pleaded guilty to one count of federal misdemeanor bank theft.

ICE agents detained a man at the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse last week, sparking an investigation of a corrections department employee.

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.

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.

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.

Former Greater Grace Pastor Eric Anderson, 80, is facing two counts of indecent assault and battery of a child.

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 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, previously was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault in the attack, which happened on May 26, 2023.

Hard conversations will come, but Betsy Fox Tolentino said she’ll listen to law enforcement partners, community members and staff.

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.

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.

The Baltimore Police Department is investigating after two quadruple shootings in the city.

Police on Monday released video showing the fatal police shooting of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, a beloved arabber in Baltimore.