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May 15, 2025 at 10:58 am

Autopsies misclassified deaths in police custody that were homicides, Maryland officials say VIEW

An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 in-custody police deaths that should have been considered homicides.

In this photo provided by Alley and Tim Wade, cars can be seen in floodwaters in Westernport, Maryland on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Alley and Tim Wade via AP) NYWS304 NYWS304

May 13, 2025 at 1:53 pm

Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland WATCH

Flooding in rural western Maryland has forced the evacuation of an elementary school as downtown homes and businesses have been inundated with rising floodwaters in...

April 29, 2025 at 8:06 am

Former school athletic director gets 4 months in jail in racist AI deepfake case

A former high school athletics director accused of using artificial intelligence to create a racist and antisemitic deepfake of a Maryland principal has been sentenced...

April 19, 2025 at 9:14 am

10 years after Freddie Gray’s death, calls for police reform and racial equity persist in Baltimore VIEW

Ten years ago Saturday, Freddie Gray died from spinal injuries sustained during transport in a Baltimore police van and the city was thrust into a...

April 17, 2025 at 7:51 pm

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of...

April 7, 2025 at 12:18 pm

Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies

A three-judge panel blocked a lower court decision that halted DOGE access at the Education Department, Treasury Department and Office of Personnel Management.

April 4, 2025 at 12:39 pm

Trial begins for Salvadoran fugitive accused in deadly attack of Maryland hiker

A fugitive from El Salvador is on trial in the rape and murder of a Maryland woman who was attacked on a hiking trail in...

March 29, 2025 at 9:56 am

Andrew Tate’s ex-girlfriend accuses him of sexual assault and battery in new lawsuit

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles, details an encounter earlier this month when Tate choked and beat her, according to the complaint.

March 26, 2025 at 2:27 am

A year after the Baltimore bridge collapse, a long road to recovery is ahead VIEW

A year after the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland leaders are honoring the six construction workers killed that night.

March 24, 2025 at 8:15 am

Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies

A judge has blocked Musk's team from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, Treasury Department and Office of Personnel Management.