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What’s happening today? Legal proceedings related to the arrest and death of Freddie Gray are set to kickoff again Tuesday with a pre-trial hearing in the criminal case against Officer Edward Nero, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the case. At the pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams is expected […]

EXPANDED HEALTH COVERAGE FOR WOMEN: Pamela Wood of the Sun reports that Gov. Larry Hogan is expected to sign into law today what advocates say will place the state at the forefront of efforts to require insurance plans to offer birth control at no out-of-pocket cost, expanding access to women and men who want to […]

Man Accused Of Killing 3 In Md. Held Without Bond ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The shooting spree suspect faces a judge. Sixty-two-year-old Eulalio Tordil is accused of openly firing on six people across Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, killing three—including his estranged wife. Meghan McCorkell shares new details about how he was captured, even as loved […]

DIXON WON’T GIVE UP DESPITE COUNT: Baltimore Democratic mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon said Friday she isn’t ready to give up her quest to regain her old job, though the unofficial final tally from last week’s primary election showed her running behind state Sen. Catherine E. Pugh by about 2,500 votes, Ian Duncan and Yvonne Wenger […]

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A cruise ship crashed while docking in Baltimore. The Carnival Pride hit the passenger gangway pulling into the Maryland cruise terminal Sunday morning. Tracey Leong has an update to the damage. The front of the ship struck the bridge used by passengers. Fortunately, no one was using it at the time and […]

Baltimore / Freddie Gray Case – Officer Edward Nero Goes On Trial This Week… Posted on May 8, 2016 by sundance Approximately three weeks before the arrest of Freddie Gray the state attorney,Marilyn Mosby, asked police to target an intersection in Baltimore (around the Gilmore Homes housing area) for  “enhanced” drug enforcement efforts.  Officer Edward Nero […]

Homicide Detectives Investigating 1-Month-Old’s Scalding Death in South Baltimore Kevin RectorContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun 1-month-old scalded to death in South Baltimore; homicide detectives investigating Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 1-month-old girl in South Baltimore on Wednesday after her parents said she was accidentally scalded in the bathtub, Baltimore police said Thursday. Elisha […]

CITY PRIMARY RESULTS: Baltimore City elections authorities expect to have final results today in what has become a closely watched vote count, with some campaigns holding out hope that the last few ballots could swing last week’s primary in their favor, Ian Duncan reports for the Sun. The Baltimore City Board of Elections began counting […]

City Police Body Camera Launch Is Delayed – Baltimore Sun City police body camera launch is delayed Department begins process of ‘training the trainers’ By Jessica Anderson The Baltimore Sun The rollout of an $11.6 million program to equip 2,500 Baltimore police officers with body cameras will begin about a month later than officials had […]

STATE NEARING CLEAN AIR GOALS: Maryland’s air quality has improved drastically in recent years and is on track to meet strict new federal standards, Josh Hicks of the Post writes about the new report this week from the state’s Department of the Environment. GIFTS FOR THE GOV: Gov. Larry Hogan has received more than $7,000 […]