Category: Baltimore News

Maryland’s congressional lawmakers are lobbying hard to make Prince Georges’ County the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s next home. Led by Sen. Ben Cardin, the entire Maryland congressional delegation, including Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, Reps. Steny H. Hoyer, Elijah E. Cummings, Chris Van Hollen, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Donna F. Edwards, John Delaney and […]

The Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore (MECU), which services people who “live, work, worship or go to school in Baltimore,” according to its advertising slogan, is set to expand at the end of the 2013 fiscal year as it acquires Baltimore-based, Black-founded Advance Bank. The credit union and the bank on April 4 signed […]

Baltimore City Fire Chief Kevin Cartwright, who for a decade was the connection between the department and the public, has moved on. He departed April 1, exchanging his uniform for a suit, tie and private sector job. As the spokesman for the fire department since 2002, Cartwright was a common sight at the scene of […]

Anthony McCarthy, activist and host of the “Anthony McCarthy Show” on WEAA FM, will honor six civil rights leaders with the Anthony McCarthy Civil Rights Awards at the La Fontaine Bleue in Glen Burnie, Md. on May 10. According to a news release, McCarthy created the award to honor people who exemplify the principles of […]

We hadn’t been sure how long Gainor Hackney worked for the AFRO; for most of us she came with the brick and mortar and was part of the framework that continues to support the 120-year-old, family owned and operated newspaper, probably the oldest of its kind in the country. Executive assistant to every editor in […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly adjourned late Monday following a session of heavy lifting after most of the major bills already had been passed last week or even earlier, but a high-profile measure to address dog-bite liability failed in the waning hours. Measures on gun control, a repeal of capital punishment, the […]

The day before his 18th birthday, David Tolulope Esan should have been preparing for a celebration with family and friends. Instead, his loved ones gathered April 5 at Faith Christian Fellowship World Outreach Center in Owings Mills, Md. for his funeral. Esan, 17, a freshman at Hampton University who did not swim, drowned at a […]

A Baltimore man was sentenced April 4 to 15 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland announced. Derrick Woodlon, 34, of Baltimore will also face three years of supervised release following his prison term. Woodlon has nine previous felony drug convictions. According to Woodlon’s […]

Taylor Williams is frantically searching for the perfect senior prom dress. She also still has not purchased her senior farewell outfit or white graduation dress. But on June 1, the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute senior knows she is set to wear a black mortarcap and gown while receiving her associate’s degree from Baltimore City Community College. […]

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) recently named veteran employee Tony Brown the Top Bus Operator of the year. The initiative is designed to recognize top performers within the agency. “Tony Brown is one of our best,” MTA Administrator Ralign T. Wells said in a statement. “He takes the job seriously and exemplifies what we want […]