Criminal justice

Andrea Rodriguez Avila was found dead in her residential hall on the campus of Rice University in Houston. The family of the 21-year-old issued a statement, saying her "precious life was lost to horrific violence."

Adnan Syed received international attention in 2014 with the release of the podcast "Serial."

The five fires, which all broke out in the afternoons or evenings in late July, exclusively erupted at elementary/middle school facilities, according to incident reports.

Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, worked at the private, independent all-boys school in Roland Park from 2007 to 2023.

Johnnie Teague, 51, was arrested Wednesday inside his home in Southeast Baltimore where his stepson was found unresponsive in January.

A woman was arrested Wednesday on charges associated with a Bay Bridge crash in January.

The Maryland Supreme Court is expected to hand down its long-awaited opinion in the case against Adnan Syed.

Police confirmed the fire last week at the East Baltimore motorcycle club was arson.

Grocery stores targeting youths with curfews sends the harmful and inaccurate message that young people are primarily responsible for crime and shoplifting, says Hannah Stommel, a Zubrow fellow at the Juvenile Law Center.

Howard County Police said in a news release that they believe a 17-year-old from Columbia targeted Angelo Little, also 17, as shoppers milled about on July 27. Detectives said the suspect and victim knew each other, but they have not determined a motive.

The 29-year-old woman who was arrested over the weekend and charged with murder after a woman’s death in Catonsville killed her sister after a wedding, according to charging documents.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown on Tuesday said that over the course of three successful burglaries, the group stole at least 81 firearms and 10 firearm replicas from gun stores.

Andrea Rodriguez Avila transferred to Rice, in Houston, Texas, last spring from the Community College of Baltimore County. She was from Nottingham, Maryland, and graduated from Perry Hall High School in 2021.

"Your honor," Chris Bendann told U.S. Senior District Judge James K. Bredar on Tuesday as court adjourned for the day, "I've been advised to let you know I'll sleep on it."

Joshua Matthew Duerk, a business owner and former volunteer coach for Centennial High School, is facing charges in Howard County after police say he sexually assaulted a teen this month in his Ellicott City home.

A Maryland woman was found shot and killed inside her dorm room on Monday at Rice University in Houston, according to police.

One by one, Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen McGuinn played clips from eight videos to the jury in the trial of Chris Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, a former teacher at the Gilman School.

Jason Dean Billingsley, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to attacking and sexually assaulting a Baltimore couple.

Baltimore County Police said a 31-year-old woman was found stabbed at a home in Catonsville early Sunday. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Maryland State Police said Quwan Gordon of Owings Mills was charged with shooting at the driver of another car on Interstate 95.