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Shootings Push Baltimore Homicide Victims Past 100 for Year
Fatal shootings over the past two days have pushed Baltimore past 100 homicide victims for the year. The killings occurred in the city’s Northeastern, Eastern, Western, and Southwestern police districts. Baltimore homicides are down from this time last year, when killings surged starting in late April, but ahead of the pace of previous years. The […]
Maryland Officials Discuss Zika Virus Prevention
SILVER SPRING, Md. (WJZ) — Warmer weather means more mosquitoes and the potential spread of Zika. The CDC is now revealing just how difficult it is to get a handle on the virus as Maryland takes steps to prevent mosquito breeding grounds. Rick Ritter has more. Temperatures are heating up and so are concerns about […]
State Roundup, May 27, 2016
MARYLAND STILL AAA: State Treasurer Nancy Kopp announced Thursday that Maryland has retained its triple-A bond rating from all three rating agencies for a $1 billion bond sale scheduled for June 8. The commentaries were fairly routine, with all three reports noting Maryland’s higher than average debt, but strong economy and prudent fiscal management. The […]
Maryland’s Unclaimed Dead Become Body Donors
Heather Sinclair shifted to the edge of her seat before a Maryland legislative committee. She had a hot pink streak in her hair and a point to make: “I was not going to let my grandmother become property of the state.” Her grandmother’s ashes rested on the hearing-room table in what resembled a wooden jewelry […]
Prostitution Investigation in Ocean City Leads to 9 Arrests
OCEAN CITY, Md. (WBFF) – An investigation into human trafficking and prostitution in Ocean City led to nine arrests. Police say the arrests were made on May 19 and May 20 at multiple hotels in Ocean City, and search warrants resulted in the seizure of $1,850 in U.S. Currency, a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, heroin, […]
Reports: Would-Be Jumper Rescued on Chesapeake Bay Bridge
SANDY POINT, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Police activity closed the eastbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge for more than an hour Thursday morning, as many in the region prepared to head to the shore for Memorial Day weekend. Several outlets have reported that a man abandoned his truck on the bridge and was threatening to […]
Two Officers in Freddie Gray Case Sue Marilyn Mosby for Defamation
Two officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are suing Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby for defamation and invasion of privacy, court records show. Sgt. Alicia White and Officer William Porter, who are both facing charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 25-year-old’s death last April, filed the lawsuit against Mosby, Baltimore Sheriff’s Office Maj. […]
‘Shame on Her’: Judge Jeanine Calls Out Prosecutor in Freddie Gray Case
Following the acquittal of Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero in the death of Freddie Gray, the prosecutor in the case, Marilyn Mosby, is under fire. Judge Jeanine Pirro explained on “America’s Newsroom” that Mosby showed her inexperience in her rush to judgment and her eagerness to file charges against the six officers allegedly involved in […]
Dershowitz: ‘Black Lives Matter Is Endangering the Fairness of Our Legal System’
Dershowitz: ‘BLM Is Endangering the Fairness of Our Legal System’ Alan Dershowitz says that the prosecutor in the Freddie Gray case acted irresponsibly and was politically motivated. Dershowitz said that Baltimore’s state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby overcharged the six police officers linked to the case. “These are officers who may have made a mistake, but they are not […]