Criminal justice

A Maryland woman is facing charges after police in Florida said she hit a child who made fun of her weight on a flight from Orlando. 

Roger Myers, 61, of Towson, a physical education teacher at Deep Creek Middle School in Essex, is charged with third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.

Jonah Michael Poole and Kylee Alyssa Dakes, both 18, have both been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and arson.

Two 18-year-olds face murder charges a week after human remains were found in a burning vehicle in Anne Arundel County.

Rumors are swirling in the aftermath of four fires on Keswick Road in the Hampden neighborhood in Baltimore City.

Roger Myers, 61, of Towson, is charged in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County with third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.

Jaylen Prince was found guilty of fatally shooting a classmate at Joppatowne High School.

An attorney hired by Maryland to defend its corrections department over Baltimore jail conditions has resigned from the case after using ChatGPT.

The video, which was shared by The White House on Wednesday, has already attracted already more than 1.7 million views on X.

Police are investigating a break-in at the state Department of Health headquarters building at State Center in Baltimore — the second break-in in less than a year.

A Maryland teenager will serve at least a year in prison after being found guilty of threatening mass violence.

The attack shut down Baltimore computer and communications systems for months and caused $19 million in lost revenue and expenses.

Baltimore police are investigating a double fatal shooting that occurred early Monday morning.

An Alabama courtroom scandal over using generative AI could have implications for decades-old lawsuit over Baltimore jail conditions.

Prosecutors, meanwhile, dropped 26 out of the 55 charges against Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, who’s standing trial in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.

The Howard County Police Department arrested a fifth person in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Lance Carrington, officials announced Wednesday.

Maryland Attorney General’s Office released the names of a Dundalk man who was fatally shot during a mental health crisis and the Baltimore County Police officer responsible.

David Linthicum, 26, of Cockeysville, was found guilty in 2024 in Baltimore County Circuit Court of four counts of attempted first-degree murder and related crimes.

In a Tuesday order, three Appellate Court of Maryland judges granted the state’s request to slow the case against James Strachan Houston.

Both teens were transported to a nearby hospital and are in stable condition.