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Two teenagers were wounded in an early morning shooting in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on Saturday, authorities report. The victims, identified as a 19-year-old female and a 16-year-old male, are currently in stable condition at a local hospital. Baltimore Police Department officers from the Central District responded to the incident after hearing gunfire in the […]

The man charged with the murder of Maryland mother Rachel Morin is scheduled to appear in Harford County Circuit Court Friday morning for a crucial motions hearing. Victor Martinez-Hernandez faces charges of rape, kidnapping, and murder in the death of the 37-year-old mother of five. Martinez-Hernandez, who was arrested on June 15 in Tulsa, Oklahoma […]

Violence erupted at Baltimore’s Dundalk Marine Terminal early Tuesday as a major East Coast port workers’ strike began, with a bloody confrontation highlighting tensions between strikers and workers attempting to cross picket lines. A waste hauler, identified only as Robin, appeared on Fox 5 with blood streaming down his face after what he described as […]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced Monday the arrest of a previously deported MS-13 gang member in Maryland, highlighting ongoing challenges with illegal reentry cases. Kevin Mauricio Guzman-Martinez, 28, was arrested in September 2024 by ERO Baltimore agents and Aberdeen police. The Salvadoran national had previously been deported in April 2015 after Border Patrol […]

A new petition demanding the removal of Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) Secretary Vincent Schiraldi has gathered nearly 700 signatures from Baltimore community members, highlighting growing frustrations over juvenile crime in the city. The petition, primarily driven by residents and business owners near Patterson Park, claims that Schiraldi’s policies have severely compromised public safety in […]

Baltimore police have arrested two suspects following a violent robbery of a 66-year-old man near Patterson Park, with newly released surveillance footage capturing the disturbing incident. An 18-year-old suspect faces attempted first-degree murder charges, while a 15-year-old has been released to a guardian. The attack occurred Thursday around 10 p.m. in the 200 block of […]

A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the University of Maryland must allow Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to proceed with their planned October 7 campus event, citing First Amendment protections. The event, described in court documents as an interfaith vigil on the university’s College Park campus, aims to commemorate lives lost in […]

U.S. Representative Andy Harris (R-Md.) is advocating for a reevaluation of federal budget priorities to fund the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Rep. Harris, who chairs the House Freedom Caucus and serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, suggests reallocating billions […]

Julian Macias, owner of La Joya Morelense convenience store in Upper Fells Point, Baltimore, recently found himself at the center of a violent incident that began as an attempted petty theft. Surveillance footage captured two young individuals allegedly attempting to steal pre-packaged ice cream cones from his store. When Macias confronted the suspects, the situation […]

Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), including dockworkers at the Port of Baltimore, began a strike shortly after midnight on Tuesday. This action comes just six months after the tragic Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. The strike follows unsuccessful last-minute negotiations with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, resulting in the closure of 36 […]