Criminal Justice

Johns Hopkins University has opened an investigation into international affairs professor Yascha Mounk after journalist Celeste Marcus accused him of rape over the weekend.

First responders rescue man who jumped into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

The recent trial yielded only a legal answer, not the one Maurtice Brown and his family are still looking for.

Mosby, 44, a Democrat who served two terms in office from 2015-2023, stood trial in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on two counts of making a false statement on a loan application.

A man was sentenced Tuesday for the killing of a 13-year-old girl in November 2022, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office said.

Investigators continue searching for the killer of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five whose body was found along a Harford County hiking trail last August. Authorities have had no recent breaks in the case, and those left behind are trying to figure out how to go on without her.

After Erica Griswold became Anne Arundel County’s first Black register of wills, she was hailed as a hero. Now she faces theft and other charges related to allegations that she cashed a $6,645 check that was made out to her but was intended for her office to cover inheritance taxes.

The unregistered drone piloted by a Pennsylvania man disrupted the playoff game between the Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Both sides made their closing arguments on Monday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.

Derek Glenn’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.356, according to the charging documents. That’s more than four times higher than the legal driving limit.

Someone who receives a long prison sentence as a child can still lead a productive life and help others in the same circumstances, says Eddie Ellis, a community leader and youth mentor who was sentenced to prison as a teenager.

Police say they found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries after being struck by an unidentified vehicle.

Brian Delen, 47, was initially released on GPS monitoring without bail on second-degree murder and first-degree assault charges.

There are also signs that suggest the city’s youth gun violence surge may be abating.

A junior aide to U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin will not face criminal charges in connection with a sex tape filmed in a Senate hearing room.

In court documents, District Judge Kevin M. Wilson reported that he genuinely believed that the two were flirting with each other but now realizes and acknowledges that he was incorrect.

The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Kendra Y. Ausby handed down the sentence on charges of second-degree murder and use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence against Kanisha Spence, 45, of Poppleton.

Both sides are set on Monday to make their closing arguments in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.

The federal Department of Justice and Maryland-based MedStar Health have reached a $440,000 settlement over allegations that the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.