‘It means everything:’ How the Juvenile Restoration Act has provided a second chance for people sentenced as children to prison in Maryland
The Juvenile Restoration Act allows people who have served at least 20 years in prison for crimes they committed as children to file a motion for reduction of sentence.
‘He has shown no remorse in this matter’: Man to serve 45 years for shooting ‘The Wire’ actor Chris Clanton in Baltimore
Domonic White was found guilty of shooting Clanton on Eierman Avenue in Northeast Baltimore in the presence of Clanton’s 5-year-old son on April 29, 2021.
Ravens fan, team reach settlement in lawsuit over assault at M&T Bank Stadium in 2016
Joseph Bauer, 61, of Jessup, and his wife, Sharon, filed the lawsuit in 2019 in Baltimore Circuit Court. The terms of the agreement are unknown.
Judge rejects plea deal that would have spared boxer Gervonta Davis jail time
The charges against Davis stem from a crash that occurred Nov. 5, 2020 after the boxer had been at a club celebrating his birthday and his latest win.
‘This was a preordained event’: Family of Hae Min Lee distraught over hearing to throw out conviction of Adnan Syed, attorney says
Young Lee's attorney and other advocates believe that victims of crime deserve to be treated better in Maryland.
‘Remove the shackles from Mr. Syed, please’: Adnan Syed walks free after Baltimore judge throws out his murder conviction
Baltimore Judge Melissa Phinn throws out Syed’s conviction in light of new evidence that someone else could have strangled Hae Min Lee, as well as the fact that exculpatory information was not disclosed.
After ‘Serial,’ thousands continue to ardently follow the case of Adnan Syed
The series tapped into the cultural zeitgeist to a degree unprecedented for a podcast, spawning "Saturday Night Live" parodies and a true crime phenomenon that continues to this day.
Adnan Syed: What you need to know about Monday’s hearing to overturn his conviction
Syed, now 41, is scheduled to appear at 2 p.m. on Monday before Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn.
Adnan Syed hearing set for Monday on joint request to set ‘Serial’ podcast subject free
Attorneys are asking the judge to set Syed free while they continue to investigate the killing of Hae Min Lee.
As court considers freeing Adnan Syed, Baltimore Police to reinvestigate Hae Min Lee’s killing
That police have reopened the investigation further validates the work by defense attorneys, activists and fans who have claimed over the years that Adnan Syed is innocent.
With evidence of new suspects, Baltimore prosecutors seek to throw out murder conviction of ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed
Syed was found guilty of first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping and false imprisonment in the killing of his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School, Hae Min Lee.
‘I do regret what I did’: Baltimore man gets 22 years for setting ex-girlfriend’s home on fire
After an initial plea deal was thrown out by a judge, Luther Trent pleads guilty to attempted murder and arson.
More charges, victims expected in case against ex-cop accused of sexually abusing two girls at Owings Mills day care
James Weems Jr., 57, of Randallstown, is a former Baltimore Police officer who left the department in 2008.
Three takeaways about Ivan Bates’ plans as state’s attorney made at a Greater Baltimore Committee and Goucher College event
Bates defeated the two-term incumbent, Marilyn Mosby, in the Democratic primary in July.
Student, 17, shot and killed during dismissal at Mervo High School in Baltimore, police report
The victim was identified Saturday as 17-year-old Jeremiah Brogden, a Mervo student and athlete. Police said a 17-year-old has been formally charged with first-degree murder and was being held without bail.
Four places I’ve seen live music in Baltimore — and other venues I want to check out
Baltimore Banner courts reporter Dylan Segelbaum has seen more than 350 bands since 2015. Here are four places that he's seen live music in Baltimore — and other concert venues on his list to visit.
Baltimore man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter after 3-year-old daughter fatally overdoses on fentanyl
Jerome Faulkner, 39, of Belair-Edison, was sentenced to five years in prison.
Baltimore Police arrest man after shooting, standoff at Light Street Animal Hospital building
A 66-year-old man suffered an “apparent gunshot wound to the leg," police say.
Baltimore Police officer to serve 30 days for assaulting two men outside Popeyes in Radnor-Winston
Officer Edmond Leamon, a more than 15-year veteran, entered Alford pleas to second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
They were convicted of crimes. But police officers don’t have to forfeit their pensions in Maryland
In Maryland, public employees such as police officers do not lose their pensions if they are convicted of a crime.
