Category: Baltimore News

(Updated 7/26/2013) A federal grand jury July 22 indicted 14 local residents for conspiracy to distribute heroin in Baltimore, the U.S. attorney announced July 25. Armed with search warrants, over 100 federal law enforcement agents and Baltimore police officers arrested nine of the defendants. Two defendants are in custody on state charges and three remain […]

Baltimore police July 25 arrested Capone Chase, 19, less than a week after naming the suspect “public enemy number one” for the execution-style shooting death of Ramon Rodriguez, 21. Chase was arrested without incident in the 1500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in the early morning hours, police said. Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said public response […]

(Updated 7/26/13) – Baltimore— A second victim in a triple shooting in the 3300 block of Elmora Avenue has died three weeks after she was wounded, police said. Michelle Hitchens, 51, died around 2:30 p.m. on July 19, according to police spokesperson Angela Carter Watson. Hitchens was wounded in the arm in what police and […]

Baltimore–Breyon Carson, 22, has been arrested and charged with trying to cover up what appeared to be her boyfriend’s involvement in a double shooting in the 1100 block of Cherry Hill Road on May 24 in which 16-month-old Carter Scott was killed. Carson has been charged as an accessory in the shooting death and with […]

Hotter than usual temperatures and the threat of rain, that actualized eventually, did not deter the thousands who annually flock to Artscape, the largest free art festival in the country. Art in all genres, food in all forms, fun that involved family members and friends – that’s Artscape and it never disappoints.

Twenty-one high school students from Baltimore, Detroit, New York, Oklahoma and New Jersey ventured to Morgan State University on July 14 for the inaugural Eddie Conway Liberation Institute (ECLI). The three-week program, sponsored by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) and Morgan State’s Institute of Urban Research, brings together top African American high school debaters […]

Baltimore police said July 22 they are looking for Capone Chase, 19, an alleged Black Guerrilla Family gang (BGF) member who, police said, is responsible for the shooting death of Ramon Rodriquez July 13 on a playground in the city’s Greek Town neighborhood. Chase , described by police as a black male with several facial […]

The most audible sounds above the traffic noise were sobs and shouts from the family and friends of Tyrone West, 44, who died of unknown causes on July 18 during an altercation with police officers. Mourners gathered on the corner of Kitmore and Kelway roads on July 23 for a candle light vigil to pay […]

On a warm summer night, the Williams family was operating as normal. Terrena Williams, the matriarch of the household, was at work, daughter Diamond, 16, and son D.J., 13, were at home. Their dad, Damond Williams, who lives just a few blocks from the family, was with his girlfriend and their small children. Diamond and […]

Dr. James E. Wood, chairman of the department of Orthopedic Surgery at MedStar Harbor Hospital, answers questions on joint replacement and other orthopedic concerns. With over 30 years of practice in total joint replacement and arthroscopic diagnosis and repair of peripheral joints, Wood is excited about helping patients regain their previous lifestyles. AFRO: How has […]