Archibald (“Archie”) Franklin Williams was born, May 1, 1915 and was able to pursue his athletic passion at Berkeley. While the coaches for baseball, football and basketball excluded blacks, Brutus Hamilton, the track and field coach, showed no prejudice towards his runners. “He showed a lot of interest in me as a student and an […]
1915 – Born Elinore Harris on April 7, at Philadelphia General Hospital, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Sarah Harris (later named Sadie Fagan). While her birth certificate names Frank DeViese as her father, she considered Clarence Holiday to be her father. 1925- At about the age of 10 or 11 years old, she is raped and […]
Via: WJZ-TV Tuesday the teen accused of shooting a 5-year-old was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison. Fortunately the child survived the shooting but has a bullet lodged in her brain and is not able to walk or speak. The case outraged city residents and Lamont Davis continues to plead his innocence in […]
Via: WJZ-TV The family of the murdered marine, Tyrone Brown, intends to file a lawsuit. Many have shown up to pay their respects to the murdered marine, many of whom didn’t personally know the marine. Brown was shot and killed June 5 outside of a nightclub by off-duty police officer Gahiji Tshamba. The officer has […]
Via: Baltimore Sun The Baltimore City Council voted in approval of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s budget at a committee hearing Tuesday, despite a push from some members to further cut funding to several agencies. The council plans to pass a final version of the budget Monday. The spending plan, which cuts $121 million from the city’s […]
Via: Baltimore Sun An arrest has been made in the shooting death of an off-duty Prince George’s County trooper working as security for an Applebee’s restaurant. The police will not identify the suspect. A 2 p.m. news conference is scheduled for Monday afternoon. The trooper was shot after a dispute with a customer over an […]
Via: The Baltimore Sun Over 115,000 retirees and beneficiaries will not see a cost-of-living adjustment in next month’s check. Retirement payments are scheduled to drop. According to Keith Brainard, research director of the National Association of State Retirement Administrators said that some pension plans place floors and ceilings on the increases. The Baltimore City pension […]
Via: WJZ-TV Officer Gahiji A. Tshamba, charged with the shooting death of former Marine Tyrone Brown, turned himself into authorities this weekend. An arrest warrant was issued Friday. The officer is expected to appear in court today. He is charged with first-degree murder and first-and second-degree assault and using a firearm in commission of a […]
Via: Baltimore Sun Charges of gross overutilization of healthcare services and willfully making false reports have been filed against Dr. Mark G. Midei, a Towson cardiologists. Midei is accused of performing hundreds of unnecessary procedures, some of which were expensive and risky. The cardiologist ran a cardiac catheterization lab in St. Joseph Medical Center last […]
Via: WJZ-TV A City Council committee voted unanimously on a bill that will alter pension plans for the city’s firefighters and police. The current proposal estimates that the mayor’s plan would save $400 million over five years under the plan. City Hall was crowded on Thursday with retired and current firefighters and police protesting the […]