The two women who have accused a former longtime Maryland parks official of raping them faced a slew of highly personal questions during the ex-official’s rape trial in Baltimore County.
The lawsuit alleges Andre Holness was tackled from behind “without any legal justification,” slammed into the pavement, wrestled into submission and maced in his face.
Donald Trump’s scheduled court appearance recalls that of Agnew, a former Maryland governor and Richard Nixon’s first vice president, in the Baltimore federal courthouse in 1973.
Segregation remains a reality in Baltimore County schools, a parent of a county school student says; lack of an effective inclusionary housing policy reinforces a system that subsidizes segregation in Baltimore, a policy analyst says; families can take steps to ease the transition of people with developmental disabilities into adulthood, a services coordinator says.
Maryland lawmakers quietly added $2 million for emergency rental assistance in the final hours of budget negotiations on Friday — a fraction of what housing advocates have said will be necessary to avoid a mounting eviction crisis in the state.
Earlier this month, the Maryland Office of the Public Defender raised concerns about conditions at the Baltimore County Detention Center for youths charged as adults — issues ranging from a lack of education to rodent infestations. WYPR reporter Rachel Baye got a firsthand look at those conditions this week during a tour of the jail, and she spoke with Ashley Sterner to share what she saw.
Jurors watched a video of a police interview with Michael J. Browning, a former ranger who is charged with raping two young women who worked for him at Maryland’s largest state park.
Linthicum, 24, of Cockeysville, is charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder and related offenses. It’s unclear when he’s expected back in court.