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The fight to keep the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore is intensifying between city leaders and Pimlico’s owners. The Stronach Group issued a letter Wednesday demanding Baltimore withdrawal its lawsuit to keep the race from leaving the city. “We respectfully demand that the City Action be immediately withdrawn. The failure to do so may result in […]
Minimum wage won’t hit $15 in Maryland anytime soon. Gov. Hogan vetoed the $15 minimum wage bill Wednesday. In his letter to General Assembly leadership he stated, “Now is not the time to reverse course and put Maryland back on the previous path to economic stagnation.” See Also: Maryland Lawmakers Pass Bill Making Minimum Wage $15 […]
Family members of 16-year-old Bernard Hopkins say the Patterson High student was bullied, leading him to bring a knife to class. He is now facing adult charges for stabbing a classmate on Monday. Baltimore City Schools officials said it happened in a classroom, and the injured student was rushed to a hospital while the other […]
Lawyers have filed a complaint against the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, requesting an investigation after an African-American legal aid attorney was detained after a sheriff insisted he was the client in the case and not the attorney. According to the attorneys defending Rashad James, James was getting an expungement for his absent client at the […]
Barbershop owner Julian Everett is accused of posing as a Howard University student and raping teens. The crimes reportedly date back to at least 2001, including a case in which he was convicted of kidnapping a transgender woman. Everett is reportedly accused of raping three teens, ages 16 to 18, and was arrested last week […]
A Maryland university student has pleaded guilty to illegally wiretapping a congressional staffer and putting the conversation on Facebook Live without consent. Jake Burdett, a Maryland Marijuana Justice advocate, participated in a rally in front of Republican Congressman Andy Harris’ Salisbury office in October. A staffer of Harris’ office came out to speak to the […]
Baltimore city police are investigating after a student was stabbed at Patterson High School Monday. Two students were involved in a fight and one student was stabbed. School police officers quickly got the incident under control. The victim’s family said it was self-defense against a group of students, and he was stabbed in the hand. […]
Mayor Catherine Pugh has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with pneumonia. No word yet on her condition. But, according to CBS Baltimore, she has been instructed by a physician to rest until she has fully recovered. The Mayor has cancelled all public appearances until further notice. This story is developing. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! […]
Police say that a security guard was stabbed in the shoulder at a skating rink in Woodlawn on Sunday afternoon. According to authorities, the stabbing took place at Hot Skates on Whitehead Road. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment. He’s expected to survive. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! For The Latest […]
A jury has found that the Baltimore state’s attorney did not illegally fire a city prosecutor over politics. Jurors deliberated about 30 minutes Friday before deciding that State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby did not fire Keri Borzilleri over politics in 2015. See Also: Marilyn Mosby Announces MAJOR Drug Bust In Maryland Borzilleri had sued Mosby, claiming she […]