Criminal justice

Baltimore Circuit Judge Lynn Stewart Mays said the case highlights the unimaginable danger that comes with keeping a gun at home.

Federal immigration authorities are meeting behind closed doors with Howard County’s top elected leaders to discuss a dispute over detaining people in the county jail who are suspected of entering the country illegally.

U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Justin Riggs, 35, of Smithsburg, on three counts, including bribery.

A recent order from a federal district court judge in Baltimore may slow President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda in Maryland.

Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty in both cases. No trial dates have been set.

Mall management and law enforcement say The Mall in Columbia is safe. Howard County Police logged fewer calls for service for shoplifting, theft and assault in 2024 than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last month, a judge threw Leitess off the case for withholding evidence favorable to the defense.

Ziyon Thompson was sentenced for taking part in a fatal kidnapping-for-ransom in 2022, when he was 21 years old.

A Maryland woman is facing charges after police in Florida said she hit a child who made fun of her weight on a flight from Orlando. 

Roger Myers, 61, of Towson, a physical education teacher at Deep Creek Middle School in Essex, is charged with third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.

Jonah Michael Poole and Kylee Alyssa Dakes, both 18, have both been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and arson.

Two 18-year-olds face murder charges a week after human remains were found in a burning vehicle in Anne Arundel County.

Rumors are swirling in the aftermath of four fires on Keswick Road in the Hampden neighborhood in Baltimore City.

Roger Myers, 61, of Towson, is charged in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County with third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.

Jaylen Prince was found guilty of fatally shooting a classmate at Joppatowne High School.

An attorney hired by Maryland to defend its corrections department over Baltimore jail conditions has resigned from the case after using ChatGPT.

The video, which was shared by The White House on Wednesday, has already attracted already more than 1.7 million views on X.

Police are investigating a break-in at the state Department of Health headquarters building at State Center in Baltimore — the second break-in in less than a year.

A Maryland teenager will serve at least a year in prison after being found guilty of threatening mass violence.

The attack shut down Baltimore computer and communications systems for months and caused $19 million in lost revenue and expenses.