Local
Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr.,Baptist minister and civil rights activist, was assassinated in Memphis, TN, on this date in 1968. James Earl Ray was convicted of his murder.
Via: Foxbaltimore.com The votes are in and Mitt Romney sweeps Maryland, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin in the GOP battle for the nomination in the face for the White House. Voter turnout is said to be the lowest in decades with only about 25% of voters, statewide, showing up and casting their ballot. To read the […]
Via: Foxbaltimore.com Twenty-two-year-old Serghei Rotaru, who lives in Salisbury, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to conspiracy to commit access device fraud. He faces a maximum sentence of 7 1/2 years in prison at sentencing for May 11. Rotaru admitted to using an ATM skimming device to get debit and credit card […]
Via: Foxbaltimore.com The governor said Thursday that Garagiola’s longtime support for progressive issues makes him the best choice among the five Democratic candidates in Tuesday’s 6th Congressional District primary. O’Malley cites Garagiola’s leadership on green job creation, renewable energy legislation, expanded health care coverage and Maryland’s new same-sex marriage law. To read more click here
Via: Foxbaltimore.com A controversial development project in Baltimore is now causing a stir among lawmakers in Annapolis. The Governor’s Office is trying to push through a bill that creates new rules to benefit developers who are also buddies and financial backers of Governor Martin O’Malley. To read more click here
Via: Foxbaltimore.com Maryland senate are taking steps in expanding gambling, by approving on table games such as Black Jack and Roulette. The state Senate gave preliminary approval to the bill on Monday. If passed it will have to be voted on by Maryland voters. To read more click here
Photos by @robinrazzi Monday evening thousands of Baltimoreans marched in honor of slain teenager Trayvon Martin. The rally began on the corner of Pratt and Light Streets, made its way to police headquarters on Gay Street and ended on the steps of City Hall. It was definitely an emotional event. Residents young and old, Black […]
Via: Foxbaltimore.com Former Maryland state employee Tabitha Yaan Contee admitted to using a department-issued credit card for personal items has been sentenced to six months in jail. Contee was sentenced in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on Thursday. She was also ordered to repay the tens of thousands of dollars she stole using her department-issued […]
The Baltimore Southern Christian Leadership Conference, All Peoples Congress, National Action Network, Occupy 4 Jobs Network, and many other community civil rights action groups invite you to come out to the March, Rally, and Vigil for the one month anniversary of the murder of Trayvon Martin. Meet downtown at 5pm at Light and Pratt St, […]
Via: Foxbaltimore.com Maryland senators are scheduled to hear testimony on a bill that would require hospitals and abortion providers to report the number of pregnancies they terminate. The bill, which will be considered Wednesday, would require the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to collect demographic information including the age, race and marital status […]