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Baltimore’s mayor and IG have a court date Friday. Here’s what to expect.
Brandon Scott and his advisors have argued the restrictions will not hamper Isabel Cumming’s ability to do her job, but Cumming said the decisions have severely restricted her work and could expose whistleblowers.
Attorneys for Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming are due in court Friday for a hearing on a dispute over Cumming’s access to city records.
Former Dunbar football coach gets year in federal prison for stealing $215K through overtime
Lawrence E. Smith, the decorated former Dunbar High football coach, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for stealing $215,000 in overtime pay as a city schools police officer.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026 - Former Dunbar football coach and city schools police officer Lawrence Smith leaves US District court after being sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for stealing police overtime pay.
A pair of Baltimore firefighters died more than 2 years ago. The city still hasn’t told the public what happened.
The Baltimore Fire Department was understaffed while relying on aging equipment and outdated training standards when two firefighters died in a blaze 2 1/2 years ago, according to an investigative report obtained by The Banner.
Baltimore City firefighter Rodney Pitts casket sits on top of Engine 29, with medals saying "beloved son" and "dad" hanging from its edges.
35-year-old man shot by police after struggle in West Baltimore
Officers with the Baltimore Police Department shot a 35-year-old man in West Baltimore after struggling to apprehend him and tasing him in the process, officials said.
Baltimore PD officers respond to the scene of a police-involved shooting on the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday.
Family of autistic man paralyzed in Baltimore County police shooting calls for investigation
Advocates for an autistic Baltimore County man who was punched, shot and paralyzed over two encounters last year with Baltimore County Police are urging the Maryland Office of the Attorney General to take up the case.
Helen Haley, left, sits with her husband Tim in front of a photo of their son, John Haley, during a news conference held by law firm Zealous Advocates on Wednesday. The firm is calling for a pattern-and-practice investigation into how Baltimore County responds to people experiencing mental health crises.
Maryland GOP official embezzled for yacht loan, feds say
James Appel, a Maryland Republican Party official, was indicted on federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering, court records show.
A Republican Party official is facing federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
Baltimore Police arrest Tristan King’s great-aunt on abduction charges
Denise Day, Tristan King’s great aunt, was charged with abduction of a child under age 16 by a relative and with harboring a child.
Tristan King.
Victim’s father says quadruple amputee cornhole pro accused of murder had ‘unstable reputation’
Authorities said Dayton Webber was driving a Tesla with Bradrick Wells in the passenger seat when the shooting took place on Sunday night.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Baltimore may have to abandon the fireboat pier it spent $2M to renovate
Last year the Army Corps of Engineers sent Baltimore a cease and desist order, accusing the city of violating the provisions of its lease with the work.
Baltimore spent $2 million on repairs to its fireboat pier, but the Army Corps of Engineers has ordered the city to stop work.
It’s a tiny county with a high crime rate. And almost nobody wants to be its top prosecutor.
Being the top prosecutor in Maryland’s smaller jurisdictions means taking on daunting caseloads for less pay than a legal professional could earn in private practice.
Maryland has a challenge in finding legal professionals to run for top prosecutor in Maryland’s smaller jurisdictions.
Text messages reveal fraud in ABC Capital meltdown, new lawsuit claims
ABC Capital employees created fake email addresses, forged signatures, falsified wire transactions and faked deeds as part of a scheme to defraud unsuspecting overseas investors seeking to purchase Baltimore real estate, according a lawsuit filed last week.
Attorney Thiru Vignarajah, center, visited East Baltimore on Dec. 11, 2025 with Turkish investor, Serkan Gökmener, right, after winning a $5 million judgment against ABC Capital's Jay Walsh over fraud claims.
Former Gilman School teacher charged with 1970s child sex abuse
An 81-year-old Connecticut pastor has been indicted on charges in Maryland that he sexually abused a child at the Gilman School in the 1970s.
Gilman School.
Former DOJ official takes over state’s investigations into deaths involving police
A longtime Justice Department official who worked as an investigator of civil rights violations is now leading Maryland’s investigations into deaths after encounters with police.
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC.
Judge orders competency evaluation for alleged Zizian cult leader
A Maryland federal judge on Thursday ordered a psychiatric evaluation to determine competency to stand trial for Ziz LaSota.
In this image from video, Jack LaSota, also known as Ziz, who is at the center of a cultlike group known as Zizians and linked to several deaths across the U.S., is escorted into court for a pretrial hearing on trespassing, gun and drug charges in Cumberland, Md., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
They covered up a prison beating. Now 6 correctional officers have been convicted.
Samuel Warren, a correctional officer who initiated an attack and cover-up at Eastern Correctional Institution, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.
Eastern Correctional Institute, in Westover, Somerset County, Maryland, on Dec. 8, 2020.
Math educator dies in Baltimore school building
A Baltimore educator was found dead in a Cherry Hill elementary school.
Classroom
Glen Arm man pleads guilty to paying bribes to Baltimore City Hall employee
James Carroll Erny Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday to federal bribery charges for paying a Baltimore City Hall employee in exchange for wiping away city property tax bills.
James Carroll Erny Jr., right, leaves the U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Thursday, joined by his attorney, Tony Garcia.
Baltimore leases marina to Harborplace developer for $1 and slice of revenues
MCB paid the city $1 for the arrangement, which calls for Baltimore City to receive 6% of gross revenues, estimated to be $1 million over the life of the lease.
MCB paid $1 for the arrangement, which calls for the city to receive 6% of gross revenues, estimated to be $1 million over the life of the lease.
He came to Baltimore for a better life. Police say he was shot and killed by a wanted man.
Brian Burrows is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Khaled Saleh Mohamed Alshariki on Feb. 13 at the Broadway Mart in East Baltimore.
Khaled Saleh Mohamed Alshariki, 36, was fatally shot while working as a cashier at Broadway Mart in the 1000 block of N. Broadway on February 13.
Inspector general sues Baltimore City over access to government records
Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration recently took several steps to limit her access to city records.
Isabel Mercedes Cumming, Baltimore City's Inspector General, stands for a portrait in War Memorial Plaza on Monday, March 13.
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