The Larry Young Morning Show
The Baltimore County Council on Thursday passed the income tax increase requested by County Executive John Olszewski Jr. Council members also blunted the impact of what was an unpopular proposed tax on cell phone lines. One of the hard decisions Olszewski had to make was changes to the recreation program in the county. He proposed to transfer […]
After Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison made an announcement about new police leaders Tuesday, the department now says one of the leaders announced will no longer be joining the department. On Thursday a police statement released said she would not be joining the department: “Michelle Wilson will not be joining the Baltimore Police Department. Because […]
Baltimore Police were dispatched to four different shootings in a three minute time frame Wednesday night. All four happened between 10:41 p.m. and 10:44 p.m. At 10:41 p.m. officers responded to the 2300 block of East Hoffman Street for a report of a shooting. They found evidence of a shooting but did not locate any […]
The Board of Education of Baltimore County voted 8-4 to appoint Dr. Darryl L. Williams as the next superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools. According to the release, Williams currently serves as the area associate superintendent of K-12 schools in eight clusters in Montgomery County Public Schools. Williams was selected following an extensive nationwide superintendent search […]
Joel Fitzgerald, former Mayor Catherine Pugh’s first choice to become Baltimore’s new police commissioner, was fired Monday as police chief for Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth City Manager David Cooke announced his decision to fire Fort Worth Police Chief on Monday. See Also: Joel Fitzgerald Withdraws Name From Consideration As Commissioner Cooke says the change in […]
A Frederick County Grand Jury has indicted 68-year-old Dr. Ernesto Torres on 65 additional sexual abuse related charges after 11 victims came forward following his initial rape accusation of a patient, according to Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office. Torres, who was free on $100,000 bond in the earlier case, was arrested Monday afternoon, with a […]
At Baltimore City Hall there was a fight over water bills that played out on Thursday night. Water customers told council members the systems billing system is broken. “I have a $5,000 water bill now and I refuse to give [Department of Public Works] my money because it’s like I’m paying someone to rob me,” […]
City of Baltimore and efforts to protect taxpayer dollars from covering the cost of corruption by a group of former Baltimore Police officers. City Solicitor Andre Davis said,, “We contend they were not acting within the scope of their employment.” If Davis can get that agreed to in a court of law, taxpayers would be […]
As required by a 2013 state law, the Maryland Transit Administration will hike fares on Sunday, June 23, officials said Tuesday. A ride on public transportation, including the local bus and subway, is going to cost customers more. At that time, the one-way fare will rise from $1.80 to $1.90 for local transit services. Mobility […]
Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa who pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of failure to file a U.S. Individual Tax Return is in federal custody at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey, officials say. The United States Attorney for the District of Maryland said De Sousa failed to file a federal […]