Md. man charged in fatal bar fight

Baltimore County police have charged an Arburtus man in the death of a 66-year-old man after a fight in the bathroom of a Catonsville bar. More  Read More →

Md. mom’s starvation plea pegged to resurrection

Prosecutors agreed to some unusual terms to win a guilty plea from a former religious cult member charged with starving her 1-year-old son to death: If the child is resurrected, her plea will be withdrawn. Ria Ramkissoon, 22, also agreed Monday to testify against four other members of the now-defunct religious group known as 1 Mind Ministries. All four... More

Md. mother faces murder charges in girls’ deaths

Police are charging a Calvert County woman with murder in the slayings of two of her adopted daughters who were found in her freezer, officials said Monday. More  Read More →

MD county council to hear from public on slots bid

Anne Arundel County Council members hear from the public this week on a proposal for a slots parlor near Arundel Mills Mall with state lawmakers, who are eyeing potential tax revenues, closely watching. The Arundel Mills mall bid is the largest the state has received, accounting for 4,750 of the 6,550 slot machines proposed. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. says the state’s budget is in the hands of county council members, which he says is "kind of scary." More  Read More →

State adds Jewish-sensitive practices to autopsies

Following the suicide of a Jewish Ner Israel Rabbinical College Student last December, Jewish practices regarding autopsies have changed in Maryland. More  Read More →

With people dying, Tasers need more study

We’ve written before about the use of Tasers and how people are dying from them. “The findings in studies of Taser use seem to depend on who’s conducting the study and how safety is defined,” we suggested last month. The deaths continue. More  Read More →

Death penalty reform bill gets final approval

Maryland lawmakers have given final approval to significant restrictions in the use of the death penalty. The House of Delegates voted 87-52 on Thursday for the measure that already has been approved by the Senate. More  Read More →

Pa. court to officer: No sense of smell, no job

Police officers who lose their sense of smell also risk losing their jobs, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Thursday. More  Read More →

Baltimore and state unite against youth violence

With a spike seen in juvenile homicides in Baltimore over last year’s figures, a new push to target violent youth offenders was unveiled Wednesday. Mayor Sheila Dixon and Donald DeVore, secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, made the announcement. More  Read More →

What a real crime reporter does

It’s easy to sit at home in a cushy chair, with the heat on and music playing, and type comments about what’s going on “out there” – on the mean streets where violent crimes occur. We might even think we’re experts because of what we read. But we’d be wrong. More  Read More →

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