Category: Baltimore News

Less than a week into the summer season, Baltimore has endured an unusual spike in crime which police said was primarily related to guns and gangs. The city has seen 114 homicides this year, compared to 103 during the same period last year, and 190 non-fatal shootings compared to 171 in 2012. City officials said […]

A Baltimore man has been arrested for the shooting death of a man over Memorial Day weekend. Tavon T. Hammond, 28, is charged with the murder of a 24-year-old Sykesville man, Blake Harris. According to police records, Harris was shot at the intersection of Marble Hall Road and Cold Spring Lane in Baltimore around 7:30 […]

Ten years ago, Tropical Storm Isabel flooded Sandy Piskor’s Fells Point rowhouse, sweeping brown harbor water through the rooms, saturating first-floor furniture, ruining appliances. Outside, firefighters in pontoon boats were rescuing neighbors, but there was no way to salvage all the possessions from their homes along the cobblestone streets of one of the city’s oldest […]

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; […]

Baltimore student, Kiara Gordon of Abbottston Elementary School was one of 14 Student Patrollers out of nearly 30,000 Patrollers in Maryland to be honored with the 2013 AAA Mid-Atlantic Outstanding School Safety Patrol Award. Selected for their extraordinary leadership, dedication, responsibility and service to their schools and communities, each of these students received a plaque […]

The first days of summer have been busy for the Baltimore Police Department, as a string of shootings and murders have swept the city. In the first five days of summer, from June 21 to June 25, there were 27 shootings in the city. Police said nine people have been killed, bringing the homicide total, […]

Once upon a time, families gathered in Grandma’s backyard or at a park for reunions. They ate hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad and watermelon as the children played tag and the old folks reminisced about family reunions past. Today’s reunions are likely to be fancier gatherings that take months to plan and cost tens of […]

Homer Eli Favor never held back in his righteous fight for justice. He brought his own passion and mixed it with that of his compadres in Baltimore including those known as the Goon Squad. And those who preceded him in death were a part of the tribute to his life, June 20, at Union Baptist […]

On June 20 a jury acquitted Baltimore County Police Officer James D. Laboard, who was charged in the death of Randallstown teenager Christopher Brown, authorities said. The jury deliberated briefly before finding Laboard, 33, not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and voluntary manslaughter. Authorities had charged Laboard with the asphyxiation death of Brown, 17. On June […]

Maryland officials, Sixth Amendment activists and other stakeholders are eagerly awaiting the Court of Appeals ruling on a case that could have far-reaching effects on indigent arrestees’ right to counsel. In January, the state’s highest court heard oral arguments in Paul DeWolfe Jr. et al v. Quinton Richmond Jr. et al on whether lower-income arrestees had […]

Baltimore’s Youth Opportunity (YO) program awarded diplomas and certificates to 91 of the city’s young people, its 13th graduating class on June 12. YO Baltimore is a home-based program geared to helping young adults ages 16 to 22 years old improve their lives. Some of them have dropped out of school, or are struggling with […]

Pomp and circumstance were certainly in order Friday night as the Female Clergy Support Group of Maryland (FCSG) held their inaugural Legend’s Ball, honoring women who have made significant impact through their leadership. Put together with the help of Sisters in Ministry (SIM), an interdenominational faith-based group for ladies, honorees were each recognized for their […]