The man accused of killing his wife then blaming it on a panhandler goes on trial Monday. Keith Smith, 52, of Aberdeen, is charged with the stabbing death of his wife, Jacquelyn Smith. Smith’s daughter, Valeria Smith, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact in the murder of her stepmother in September. Sign Up For […]
The owners of Pimlico and city officials have reached an agreement to keep Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. Mayor Young announced the deal with The Stronach Group on Saturday. The agreement must be approved by the General Assembly during its next session. Under the plan, Stronach Group would build a new clubhouse at Pimlico Race Course […]
A woman is recovering Wednesday after an early morning fire in northwest Baltimore. Flames broke out on Park Heights Ave. around 5:40 a.m. Part of the road between Park Circle and Coldspring were shut down while firefighters battled the flames. The fire started in the bedroom, but no one was in the house at the […]
Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young is working on a $1 million plan to entice squeegee kids off downtown Baltimore intersections. The Squeegee Alternative Plan, which is a million dollar plan that the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success will oversee, states the path to getting rid of squeegeeing as a way of life […]
Christopher Clanton Sr. – who officials say escaped police custody after being taken to an area hospital for a checkup – is a former actor from the popular show “The Wire.” Clanton played the role of Savino Bratton on The Wire. He was arrested on Sept. 12, 2019, in the northeast district for violating a […]
Governor Hogan is frustrated over the lack of air conditioning in city schools. On just the second day of the school, Baltimore City Public Schools without air-conditioning were closed two hours early. Temperatures were well over 90 degrees Wednesday in Baltimore City. Still that meant that dozens of schools and their students lost class time […]
Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., said Wednesday that water billing for Baltimore City and Baltimore County will resume Wednesday A ransomware attack happened back in May, crippling the city’s computer servers, causing the Department of Public Works to be unable to produce water bills. See Also: Community Meeting Held Concerning […]
The gunman behind the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy is still at large and the victim’s family is pleading for help in tracking him down. Carlos Liverpool, Jr. was slain in southwest Baltimore Monday just after 8 in the morning. “Whoever’s looking, you took a jewel from us,” said Shiretta Henderson, Liverpool’s mother. Liverpool […]
The man accused to killing his ex-girfriend and leaving her body slumped over bleachers heads to court Monday. Back in June 2017, officers found the body of Jasmine Morris at a practice field near Reginald Lewis High School. Her ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old, Christopher Rather was charged with murder. Prosecutors said he bound her hands with a rope. […]
A crew of bank robbers dub the Mod Squad are wanted by the FBI for more than a dozen crimes. They’re accused of knocking over 13 from Anne Arundel to Baltimore County and in the City. FBI investigators say they change the style of the crime during each heist. “Changing sunglasses, changing hairdos, wigs, appearance […]
