BALTIMORE – Five years after Jabriera Handy was charged with murdering her own grandmother, the 22-year-old sits on a statewide task force that assesses how criminal offenses committed by juveniles are handled in Maryland. At 16 years old, the slim young woman was accused of killing 69-year-old Eunice Taylor – leading to 11 months in […]
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Maryland Detention Center Teens Reap the Harvest of Donated Thanksgiving Dinner
ROCKVILLE – Jeannie’s only daughter sat next to her Tuesday, during a pre-Thanksgiving lunchtime at a Maryland detention center for teens. Metal tins brimmed with shredded turkey meat, ham and macaroni and cheese, and traces of saffron and pepper filled the air. This is the third year in a row that the teenage girl has […]
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Rising Waters Don’t Scare Off Wealthy Baltimore Waterfront Buyers
BALTIMORE — Business is good for Steven Murphy. Last year the Baltimore real estate agent sold $45 million worth of property in trendy waterfront neighborhoods including Fells Point, Locust Point and Canton. Even after Hurricane Sandy inundated New York and New Jersey just last hurricane season; even after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005; […]