Criminal Justice

The five deceased individuals were found inside the La Plata residence Friday afternoon when an unidentified homeowner arrived after work.

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals is allowing an appeal to continue from the family of Hae Min Lee on grounds that they did not receive sufficient notice before prosecutors dismissed the murder case against Adnan Syed.

According to plea documents, Narayana Rheiner agreed to plead guilty to “obstructing law enforcement officers during a civil disorder.”

As a cashier at the cut-rate liquor store for two decades, Bell knew everybody — relationships he later expanded by doing odd jobs and favors for people in the community, sometimes for just a few dollars.

Equipped with $3 million in state and federal funds, Roca, Inc.’s Baltimore branch is bolstering its work in the city while also gaining a foothold in southeastern Baltimore County, which has been a hotspot for violent crime in recent years.

Though the group is not sure what their name will be changed to, they’re “shifting to only talking about what they stand for, which is celebrating life” said co-founder Erricka Bridgeford.

Chuck Nabit pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore in 2021 to transportation of an individual to engage in prostitution and was later sentenced to serve 1 1/2 years in prison plus three years’ supervised release.

A state parks official has resigned as president of the Maryland Rangers Association following accusations that he harassed a fellow employee at Gunpowder Falls State Park, where he was assistant park manager. Read our stories below.

ABC Capital, which sells real estate in distressed Baltimore neighborhoods to foreign investors, has been hit with three new federal lawsuits alleging they deceived investors

The attorney for Gordon Staron said he was told by prosecutors that his client is under investigation for the Oct. 9 killing of Javarick Gantt.

The family of Hae Min Lee on Wednesday again asked the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to order a redo of the hearing in which a judge threw out Adnan Syed’s murder conviction.

Democratic lawmakers requested the independent investigation after The Baltimore Banner last week published an investigation revealing years of complaints about misconduct, favoritism and retaliation by leaders at the state’s largest park.

Adnan Syed spent 23 years in prison before Baltimore prosecutors asked the courts to throw out his murder conviction and set him free. His case captured interest around the world in the groundbreaking podcast “Serial.” But Syed’s release wasn’t the end. Officials continue to argue and litigate whether his release was proper.

Marquise Powell, 26, was transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center by medics and remains in “grave condition.”

Documents obtained by The Baltimore Banner show Syed prosecutor Kevin Urick contradicts the way Baltimore prosecutors interpreted his trial note.

Former Baltimore Police Officer Christopher Nguyen was initially sentenced to one year, with all but 60 days suspended, plus 1 1/2 years’ probation.

Lloyd Muldrow, 58, of Hubert, North Carolina, had a valid concealed carry permit from Virginia but not Maryland.

Retired Baltimore Circuit Judge Wanda Keyes Heard submitted an affidavit in support on an appeal in the case.

A recent survey by the Capital News Service found that 34 school board candidates across the state cited school resource officers as the key to school safety.

Security guards on patrol have shot victims on two separate occasions in less than two weeks at storefronts in Baltimore.