Criminal Justice

Baltimore Police officers said the 14-year-old suspect was charged as an adult with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a Dunbar High School student.

A climate change activist who dumped red powder on a case containing the original copy of the U.S. Constitution was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison.

Timothy Cartwell, a waste collector with the Reedbird Sanitation Yard, died after being trapped between a utility pole and a trash truck in an alley in West Baltimore.

Snyder is on trial for federal charges of attempted extortion, with prosecutors saying he demanded payment while threatening to nuke public trust in UMMS by exposing what he believed were flaws in its organ transplant program.

Maryland state’s attorneys and Maryland State Police are taking steps to crack down on the troubling trend of violent road rage.

Dr. Stephen Bartlett, once a top official at the University of Maryland Medical System, testified at the federal extortion trial of Stephen L. Snyder.

Despite pressure from lawmakers, the Byrd family’s interactions with Child Protective Services remain confidential.

Guthrie, 86, of Joppa, served as president and business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1501 for almost 52 years.

Lawmakers in 2017 passed the Maryland Defense Act, which gives the attorney general the broad authority to file lawsuits against the federal government over actions or inactions that threaten the public interest and welfare of Marylanders.

“Turn yourself in. We’re going to find you,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said.

Trial begins for Stephen L. Snyder, a medical malpractice attorney accused of extorting $25 million over alleged organ transplant issues at University of Maryland Medical System.

Five-year-old Zona Byrd’s parents face first-degree murder and child abuse charges.

In the aftermath of the July 2, 2023 tragedy, the city’s flagship anti-violence program Safe Streets ramped up its work in the area, and officials say the efforts have paid off.

Federal prosecutors are dropping the machine gun conspiracy case against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, weeks after a jury acquitted his co-defendant.

Medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder’s extortion trial spotlights the underlying situation at UMMS that he was trying to expose.

Hyundai and Kia thefts are down, but not eliminated, in Baltimore County.

A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot near Dunbar High School Monday afternoon, according to Baltimore Police.

A Maryland man is wanted after police recovered 80 firearms, including “multiple 3D-printed ‘ghost guns’” from a home and nearby vehicles, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives identified 155 victims and are returning tools to them. The rest of the items, such as new and used drills, tape measures, saws and more, will be up for grabs at an auction.

A 19-year-old woman who was shot multiple times in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27 died Thursday night, her mother said in a social media post.