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A lawyer for the man convicted in the 2018 murder of 7-year-old Taylor Hayes is petitioning the Baltimore City Circuit Court to grant his client a new trial. Keon Gray, through his attorney, filed the request Monday, citing an “unjust and improper verdict” in the case. Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder earlier and […]
The family of an armed robber fatally shot by an off-duty school police officer and a retired Department of Corrections officer are speaking out after his death. Family members gathered outside City Hall Monday identified him as 22-year-old Devonte Jones and said they don’t believe he would have tried to rob anyone. Investigators say Jones […]
The chairman of Merriweather Post Pavilion and owner of the 9:30 Club and The Anthem has been arrested for attempting to pay a massage therapist for sex. According to Montgomery County Police, 60-year-old Seth Hurwitz called a massage business around 12:30 on August 15 and spoke to the victim, making a massage appointment for 3 […]
Baltimore Police Department Sergeant Isaac Carrington is back home after getting shot earlier this month. More than 100 members of the city’s police and fire departments saluted Carrington outside the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center’s ambulance bay entrance Wednesday as he was loaded into an ambulance and taken away. “We’re glad that this day […]
A Columbia mom facing murder charges in the death of her newborn baby, has been release on bond. Moira Akers’ bail was set at $150,000 and she posted in Tuesday. The 38-year-old is facing first-degree murder charges after she place her newborn boy in a zipped plastic bag after her home birth back in November […]
Ray Lewis is putting down his cleats in exchange for his dancing shoes. The former Ravens linebacker will compete on Dancing with the Stars. Good Morning America co-host Michael Strahan said “I know you’re going to bring some swagger to the ballroom man,” referring to the Super Bowl Champ’s chicken dances on the field. Lewis […]
The Baltimore City Council voted 15-0 to pass the new legislation proposed by City Councilman Ryan Dorsey for stricter ethics regulations for those who hold office following the former Mayor Catherine Pugh book-dealing scandal. Former Mayor Pugh negotiated the sale of a half-million dollars worth of books to the University of Maryland Medical System, while […]
After a meeting Monday with the operator of controversial surveillance flights over Baltimore, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison has decided not to bring them back. “The Commissioner learned a lot today about the surveillance plane program and still has no plans to bring it back,” police spokesman Matt Jablow said. The freeze frame of video is […]
Established in 1976, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) is a non-partisan, nonprofit, public policy, research and educational institute committed to advancing the global black community by developing leaders, informing policy and educating the public. The ALC is the largest fundraiser of the CBCF. Each year, this five-day conference attracts more than 10,000 attendees […]
According to reports, Stephen Curry will be bringing the first-ever golf team to Howard University. Casey Bannon of The Golfer’s Journal broke the news on his official Twitter account. No word as of yet on how involved Curry will be with the program or where tournaments will be played. The former two-time MVP is an […]