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    Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
    Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
    A video captures Westminster woman arrested by ICE agents on her way to work.
    Ex-priest accused of sex abuse in Baltimore County indicted on 15 charges
    William Mannion Jr., known as “Father Bill,” now faces 15 felony counts.
    “Father Bill” is alleged to have abused a boy while he was in grades two through four in the early ’90s.
    Man who brought gun to Justice Kavanaugh’s Maryland home pleads guilty to attempted murder
    A California man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C., nearly three years ago.
    CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND - JUNE 29: Law enforcement officers stand guard as abortion rights activists with Our Rights DC march in front of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house on June 29, 2022 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Over the last couple months, abortion rights activists have staged protests against the five conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health case overturned the 50-year-old Roe v Wade case and erased federal protection to abortion. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    Howard County bus aide hit two nonverbal students, police say
    Albert William Rice Jr. was arrested and charged last week with two counts of second-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree sex offense.
    Albert William Rice Jr., a Laurel resident, has been charged with assaulting two students when he was a bus aide for the Linwood Center.
    Witnesses testify at murder trial about discovering Rachel Morin’s body: ‘She’s in the tunnel’
    Prosecutors continued presenting their case against Victor Martinez-Hernandez, who’s standing trial on charges of first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense, and kidnapping.
    Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was killed on Aug. 5, 2023, while exercising on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
    Former student sues Baltimore Talmudical Academy, alleging rabbi sexually abused him
    A man who attended the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore is suing the school, alleging that he was sexually molested in the 1970s by a rabbi.
    Ex-detention center employee, charged with sexually abusing boys, eligible for home detention
    The former staff member at a state-run juvenile detention center accused of sexually abusing six boys was ruled eligible for home detention.
    Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, run by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
    Man arrested in connection to deadly shooting at Annapolis school bus stop
    Following the shooting, residents of the close-knit community raised concerns in a meeting with public officials.
    Annapolis officials held a community meeting in March in response to the Clay Street shooting.
    Baltimore Beltway crash after traffic stop leaves three dead, police say
    A Baltimore County car crash left three people dead Saturday night.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Federal judge orders return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    Recounting the moment on Friday, Jennifer Vasquez Sura said she hasn’t seen or heard from him since, in her first speaking appearance since news of her husband’s deportation was reported.
    Jaye Summerlot protests outside of the District Courthouse in Greenbelt, MD on April 4, 2025 for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration.
    2 of Rachel Morin’s daughters testify at murder trial about final texts with mom
    Violet Custer, 14, and Faye McMahon, 19, testified on Friday in Harford County Circuit Court during the trial of Victor Martinez-Hernandez.
    A celebration of life for the deceased mother of five, Rachel Morin, took place at Greater Grace Church in Baltimore on August 27, 2023.
    ‘Especially troubling’: A Howard County bus aide faces sex offense, assault charges
    A Howard County bus attendant, contracted to serve students at the Linwood Center, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and one count of fourth-degree sex offense this week.
    A contracted bus aide in Howard County has been charged with assaulting two students from the Linwood Center, allegations school officials called "especially troubling."
    Baltimore woman wanted in connection to fatal shooting arrested in Ohio
    Unique Thorn, 26, was arrested Thursday by U.S. Marshals in Ohio in connection to a fatal shooting in the city last month.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Pharmacist hacked hospital computers to watch doctors undress, breastfeed, lawsuit alleges
    The women further accuse Dr. Matthew Bathula of installing software on hospital computers to steal their personal passwords and take control of their home networks.
    Views of the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore on November 8, 2024.
    Advocates say Howard County’s police accountability board is failing
    Advocates say Howard County's police accountability board has not pushed hard enough to address apparent racial disparities in policing and failed to fulfill some of their basic duties in 2024.
    Former lawyer Stephen L. Snyder sentenced to home confinement, probation: ‘My own worst enemy’
    A federal judge sentenced former top malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder to three years of probation with six months of home confinement for attempting to extort the University of Maryland Medical System.
    Attorney Stephen L. Snyder, center, arrives for his sentencing hearing at the Edward Garmatz United States Courthouse in Baltimore on Wednesday.
    She spent her final months trying to prove she was alive. Now her family is suing Social Security.
    Seven months after she descended into the Kafkaesque situation, Joyce Evans was dead.
    Views of the U.S. Social Security Administration Headquarters in Woodlawn.
    Jury selected in Rachel Morin murder trial in Harford County
    A jury was selected on Wednesday in the trial of a man who’s accused of killing Rachel Morin in 2023 on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
    A vigil was held for Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, on Aug. 19, 2023, on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
    Baltimore police commissioner finally moves out of a hotel and into city home
    Worley had been living in Anne Arundel County as deputy commissioner when he was appointed police commissioner in 2023.
    Police commissioner Richard Worley on site of a shooting on the 1400 block of East North Avenue, at the Eastside District Court, on Friday, January 31, 2025.
    Former Ravens star Terrell Suggs is sentenced for flashing gun during argument in drive-thru
    Suggs, 42, played for the Ravens from 2003 to 2018, won Super Bowl XLVII and racked up 132.5 sacks, the most in team history.
    Former Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs is inducted into the Ring of Honor at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore in 2023.
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