Category: Baltimore News

Emcees for this year’s MLK Parade at noon, Jan. 20, are Konan of 92Q and Lolo of Magic 95.9. Marching groups include Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Unit, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts of Baltimore, City Ranch, N-Full Motion Marching Band, American Legion Federal Post 19 Color Guard, and A Can Can Make a Difference. The parade […]

Dean Phoebe A. Haddon has been named “one of the most influential people in legal education” by the The National Jurist for the second consecutive year. Haddon was ranked ninth of the 25 individuals recognized on the list, published in the January 2014 issue. “I’m honored that the The National Jurist has again recognized the […]

Returning for its 18th year, the Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) Basketball Academy is the largest and most successful program of its kind—immersing high school athletes in academics, financial literacy, rites of passage, gang awareness, bullying prevention and competitive basketball games. Over the years, the Academy has awarded over $105,000 in scholarships and has prepared […]

Correctional Officer Taryn Kirkland, 23, of Baltimore, was sentenced to 42 months in prison and two years of supervised release and Black Guerilla Family commander Steven Loney, 24, received nine years in prison and three years of supervised release for racketeering conspiracy for smuggling drugs into the Baltimore City Detention Center, or BCDC. Authorities said […]

ANNAPOLIS – Gov. Martin O’Malley welcomed members of the House and Senate back to the State House on Wednesday to kick off the 434th legislative session, which will bring issues including minimum wage increase, the so-called “rain tax” and the legalization of marijuana to the forefront. O’Malley called on lawmakers to engage in a bipartisan […]

U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced correctional officer Adrena Rice, age 25, of Baltimore today to 42 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for racketeering conspiracy arising from the smuggling of drugs for members of the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang inside the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC), according to […]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a napkin-sized painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir should be returned to a Baltimore museum from which it was stolen years ago. A Virginia woman claimed she bought it at a flea market for $7. Judge Leonie Brinkema (LAY’-eh-nee BRIHNK’-eh-mah) on Friday rejected a claim […]

WASHINGTON – Maryland is a state with a serious marijuana arrest problem, according to the FBI’s 2011 annual Uniform Crime Report. With 22,043 arrests for marijuana possession producing an arrest rate of 378 people per 100,000, Maryland ranked among the top five in marijuana possession arrests according to the most recent data available. This is […]

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts and the Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement recently announced the 14th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade presented by Forman Mills on Jan. 20. Civic organizations and groups from around the region march to honor the legacy of the late civil […]

The Kings Landing Women’s Service Club will hold its Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, Jan. 20, at Martin’s West, 6817 Dogwood Road, Woodlawn, MD. This year’s featured speaker is the Rev. Mark A. Thompson, Host of Make It Plain, SiriusXM Radio Talk Program. Rev. Thompson has been a broadcaster for 25 years, beginning […]