Criminal justice

The Baltimore City District Court’s Re-Entry Project gives ex-offenders the opportunity to turn their lives around, Judge Nicole Pastore, the project’s founder, says.

Volunteer lawyers provide legal protection and justice for many Marylanders, which improves their lives and strengthens their communities, the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service says.

In a 2-1 opinion, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that Maryland cannot enforce a law that requires people to get a license before they can buy a handgun.

John Worthington, owner of Reisterstown restaurant The Grill at Harryman House, was instead ordered to serve three years of probation in addition to paying more than $2.8 million in restitution.

A former teacher in Washington, D.C. accused of sexually assaulting a student nearly a decade ago was arrested earlier this week at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Tuesday issued the 2-1 decision about Maryland’s handgun qualification license law.

Patrick Wojahn, a Democrat who served as the mayor of College Park from 2015 to 2023, was sentenced to 30 years in prison plus five years’ probation on 140 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography.

D.C. Metropolitan Police Department arrested Jovan Terrell Williams on Nov. 17 in connection with the October shooting at Morgan State University that left five people wounded and interrupted homecoming festivities.

Hersl requested early release last month, citing a cancer diagnosis that doctors say is likely terminal.

A natural gas leak in the basement of a home in south Baltimore Saturday caused an explosion, fire officials said.

The revitalization of rec centers and public spaces for city youth are a favorite issue of Scott’s and he's chosen to launch his reelection campaign at Leakin Park's Cahill Recreation Center.

Three people were shot Friday while their van was leaving a Maryland funeral, police said as they searched for possible suspects.

County police said Jaward Hannah, 81, was found unresponsive at his longtime home in the 3400 block of Kelox Road on Nov. 10. He suffered trauma to the upper body.

Four Baltimore police officers fired 36 shots at a man with a gun fleeing from them in the western part of the city earlier this month, Police Commissioner Richard Worley said Friday.

A foundation named for Baltimore native Yeardley Love is returning to her hometown. The One Love Foundation, named for the former University of Virginia lacrosse player, is moving from New York, WJZ reported.

Cejus Watson pleaded guilty on Thursday to theft for leaving work, selling the cannabis at his tattoo shop in Baltimore County and going home before his shift ended on Sept. 29, 2022.

Amid a nationwide rash of vehicle theft, Prince George’s has one of the highest car theft rates in Maryland.

Between July 2022 and June 2023, 208 Baltimore teens were charged with auto theft, according to juvenile services data. What happened to them?

The former Baltimore state’s attorney is accused of making false statements on mortgage applications to buy Florida vacation properties.