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Rep. Elijah Cummings is recovering after missing a hearing last Thursday to undergo a medical procedure. He told CBS Baltimore he’s planning to return to Washington, D.C. in two weeks when the House comes back into session. Cummings, 68, and chair of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was among three Democratic […]
Hundreds of new laws are now in effect in Maryland as of Tuesday. A large number of them fall under criminal justice and health. Senate Bill 707, which passed in the 2018 legislative session, bans the sale of bump stocks in Maryland. There will also be penalties for offenses including hate crime threats, solicitation for […]
A woman is dead after her home caught fire late Sunday evening. The elderly woman lived alone at the home at on Zion Road in Halethorpe. It took crews about 20 minutes to knock out the fire. They found the woman inside. No one else was hurt. Fire officials have not yet released the woman’s […]
A Delaware school board member has been slapped with felony charges after her allegedly sexually abused at least three young people. New Castle County Police charged 41-year-old Ronnie Williams with 19 felonies. Investigators believe there may be more victims who haven’t been identified. Williams is a member of the board of education in the Colonial […]
A new law that bans teenagers in Maryland from buying tobacco products including electronic smoking devices goes into effect Tuesday. The law raises the age to purchase cigarettes, cigars and vaping products from 18 to 21 for all residents except active-duty military members. It also covers all electronic smoking devices and their parts and accessories. Enforcement […]
A fourth person will be sentenced Monday for their involvement in the death of Baltimore County police officer Amy Caprio. Darrell Ward pleaded guilty to murder last year. While Ward, Derrick Matthews and Eugene Genius were were burglarizing the Perry Hall home, Dawnta Harris fatally struck Caprio with a stolen jeep. Harris was sentenced to […]
A suspect is dead and multiple people are injured after a knife attack on Saturday. Baltimore county police report five people suffered non-life threatening injuries after the suspect attacked the victims with a box cutter inside the Hunt Valley Wine, Liquor and Beer Store and Noodles in Company Cockeysville, Md. Cockeysville is 15 minutes outside […]
Baltimore City Police are investigating claims that a fatal shooting of a dog was not justified. Officers were at the 1800 block of Casadel Avenue in southwest Baltimore when a dog bit the officer, investigators said. Neighbors and the dog’s owner, however, said it did not bite the officer. Apryl Santiago-Harvey told CBS Baltimore when […]
A lengthy jury selection process is underway to pick who decide the fate of the Capital Gazette newspaper shooter. Five people died in that shooting last year. Jarrod Ramos is charged with five counts of first-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty and not criminally responsible. Legal experts say the questionnaire will aid the process […]
A car caught fire on an access road near the Glen Garage early Friday morning. The 7800 building was evacuated as a precaution. Drivers and pedestrians are being asked to avoid the area, TU’s Media Relations Department said in a tweet. Source: CBS Baltimore Sign Up For Our Newsletter! For The Latest News: