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‘I lost my entire family’: Baltimore man sentenced for fatal overdose of 13-month-old grandson
Steven Heggie Sr., 62, of Northwest Baltimore, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter.
Exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
Facing deadline, Maryland lawmakers advance changes to court commissioner system
Under the bill, Maryland district court commissioners would no longer be able to issue arrest warrants other than to police or a state’s attorney.
The Maryland House of Delegates met for hours in multiple voting sessions on Crossover Day, a deadline for bills to pass one chamber and cross over to the other chamber for the best chance of passage.
Biker found not guilty of murder in Baltimore mass shooting as jury deadlocks on conspiracy
Assistant State’s Attorney Rita Wisthoff-Ito said prosecutors will retry Eric Kibler, 44, of Hagerstown, on two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.
Upwards of one hundred people gathered on the basketball courts to honor and celebrate the life of Anthony “Chris” Martin including his cousins, brother and fiancé.
Baltimore Police officer sentenced for misconduct after making false arrest
Officer Mamoudou Diallo accused a woman of lying about the identity of her abuser and then falsely arrested the father of her children.
Officer Mamoudou Diallo, who's been on the force for more than five years, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to misconduct in office and received probation before judgment.
Baltimore Police officer seen in viral video chasing man in his cruiser receives trial date
Officer Robert Parks is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless driving.
A screenshot from a video posted to social media shows Officer Robert A. Parks chasing a man who was on foot by driving after him in a police vehicle.
Man sentenced to 30 years in deadly shooting of woman caught in crossfire near Federal Hill
Baltimore Circuit Judge Nicole K. Barmore sentenced Alexis Cancel-Soto, 21, of Glen Burnie, on charges including first-degree murder in the killing of Cameran Holt.
Cameran Holt and her dog, Rein, during a family vacation to the Outer Banks, N.C., in 2023.
Baltimore Police officer pleads guilty to assaulting 2 people at SWAT holiday party
Officer Morgan Banocy, who’s been on the force for more than 11 years, was sentenced to probation before judgment, which is not a conviction.
A Baltimore Police officer pleaded guilty to two counts of assault after attacking people while off-duty at a SWAT holiday party at The Admiral’s Cup in Fells Point in 2025.
Prosecutors seized his legal notes. Now he wants a Baltimore judge to throw out his rape case.
Natalie Finegar, Dwayne Elliott’s attorney, argues that her client’s constitutional rights have been violated.
The exterior of the Baltimore City Central Booking and Intake Center on February 6, 2024.
Man pleads guilty to killing woman and her grandmother in their Middle River home
Bryan Cherry, 38, of Middle River, admitted in Baltimore County Circuit Court that he killed Autumn Harvey, 29, and Iona Sellers, 75, whose bodies were discovered inside their house on Taos Circle on July 7, 2024.
Photographs of Autumn Harvey are displayed at Tavern in the Quarters, Harvey's favorite local bar, during a vigil held in her honor on in Middle River on July 14, 2024.
Ex-Baltimore County school employee convicted of sex crime involving 17-year-old student
A former building services worker at Overlea High School was convicted on Monday of a sex crime involving a 17-year-old student.
Overlea High School on Friday, February 7, 2025.
Maryland Capitol Police officer who used Taser on 11-year-old boy faces negligence lawsuit
The mother of the child, Markeia Scott, filed the negligence lawsuit on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court against those including Maryland Capitol Police Lt. Carlos Gomez.
The State Center office complex in Baltimore has long been slated for redevelopment.
Biker on trial in mass shooting at Thunderguards Motorcycle Club memorial in East Baltimore
Eric Kibler, 44, of Hagerstown, is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with first-degree murder and related offenses in the shooting of Anthony “Chris” Martin in Oliver on Aug. 18, 2024.
Upwards of one hundred people gathered on the basketball courts to honor and celebrate the life of Anthony “Chris” Martin including his cousins, brother and fiancé. They shared shots of Patron and Hennessy and released white, blue and silver balloons into the sky that floated above the now burned down motorcycle club. Baltimore Police say the fire at the motorcycle club may have been retaliation for the shooting.
Mom accused of destroying evidence after 14-year-old hit Baltimore officer in stolen car
Yolanda Wilkes, 42, of Hampden, is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with accessory after the fact, concealing physical evidence and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, left, joins State’s Attorney Ivan Bates during a news conference Thursday to discuss charges against Yolanda Wilkes.
3 Baltimore Police officers face theft, misconduct indictments
Lt. Welai Grant, Sgt. Mark Rutkowski and former Officer Harrison Brandon are facing charges in Baltimore Circuit Court, including theft and misconduct in office.
Bishop L. Robinson Sr. Police Administration Building on East Fayette Street
Baltimore woman sentenced to 35 years in deadly shooting captured in viral video
Unique Thorne, 27, of Johnston Square, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to second-degree murder and use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence.
Exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
Federal judge rules against Navy baseball player seeking extra year of eligibility
U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin held that Brock Murtha, 23, of West Sayville, New York, was unlikely to prevail in court.
Navy infielder Brock Murtha (4) during an NCAA baseball game against UMES on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Annapolis, Md.
Ex-juvenile detention center employee now charged with sexually abusing 11 children
Ronald Neverdon, who held various positions at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School in Baltimore County until his retirement in 2013, faces a total of 117 counts of child abuse, perverted practice and sex offenses.
Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, run by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
Ex-Harford County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 36 years for sexually exploiting 2 children
Ryan Hall, 51, of Woodbine, who was on the force for 27 years, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to two counts of sexual exploitation of children.
Exterior of the Harford County Sheriff’s office in Bel Air, Md. on Monday, April 14, 2025.
Judge again throws out lawsuit over 2022 fire that killed 3 Baltimore firefighters
In a 30-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox wrote that while the allegations are “tragic and alarming,” they were not enough to support the claims by families of the victims in the South Stricker Street fire in Baltimore.
Baltimore City Fire Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo were killed while battling a fire at a vacant rowhome on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street in Mount Clare on Jan. 24, 2022. Meanwhile, EMT/firefighter John McMaster was seriously injured.
Bouncer pleads guilty to putting man in chokehold in Federal Hill
Kevin Weaver, 42, of Halethrope, spent five months in the Metropolitan Transition Center after turning himself in to Baltimore Police.
Kevin Weaver turned himself into police custody in reference to an assault that occurred on September 27, 2025, in the Fells Point neighborhood.
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