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90-year-old woman who was brutally attacked during a home invasion in her Northwest Baltimore home earlier this month died Wednesday, police said. Police said Mary Helen Dickson-Hines was injured during a home invasion at her home in the 4500 block of Garden Drive on May 4. Police said an unknown suspect or suspects entered the […]

NEW SCHOOL SUPER NAMED: Karen B. Salmon, an administrator whose three decades in education have been spent almost entirely in small school systems, was named Maryland state superintendent Tuesday. Liz Bowie of the Sun reports that the state school board announced the appointment of Salmon, currently an interim Maryland deputy superintendent, at its monthly meeting. […]

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two teens have been sentenced in the stabbing death of a woman at her home in Patterson Park more than two years ago. That’s according to our media partner, The Baltimore Sun. Allen Pinkney, now 19, and Alonzo Gorham-Ramos, now 17, received life with all but 45 years suspended, plus five years […]

With the sun finally emerging to promise a gloriously warm Memorial Day weekend, Marylanders are expected to flock to the beach and other destinations for the unofficial kickoff of summer, taking advantage of low gasoline prices. An estimated 814,300 state residents will travel over the long weekend, a slight increase from last year and the […]

Steve’s Opinion… Baltimore City is a hotbed of disenfranchised voters, namely those that are legally able to vote.  What if an ILLEGAL ALIEN decides to vote once, twice, or many more times.  What if a transgender person decides to vote as Jane instead of John, as depicted on their voter card?   Without proper Identification […]

GUN CONTROL GROUP SEEKS SAY IN SENATE RACE: A Maryland advocacy group is seeking to inject gun control into the contest to replace retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, calling on congressional candidates to support a federal handgun licensing bill that was approved by state lawmakers three years ago. In a letter to House and Senate […]

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With news that Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero was found not guilty on all counts in the death of Freddie Gray, attention now turns to the four remaining officers who have yet to be tried. Here’s a timeline for the four other officers’ trials: Officer Garrett Miller, Lt. Brian Rice, Sgt. Alicia White […]

Justice in Baltimore By The Editors — May 24, 2016 ‘To the people of Baltimore and demonstrators across America: I heard your call for ‘no justice, no peace.’” So brayed Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby a little over a year ago in announcing charges against six police officers in the death of Freddy Gray, a […]

Officer Edward Nero found Not Guilty! #NeroTrial #Baltimore #FreddieGray BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Freddie Gray arresting officer Edward Nero has been found not guilty on all counts by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams. Nero faced second-degree assault,reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in office. READ MORE HERE: http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/05/23/freddie-gray-arresting-officer-edward-nero-found-not-guilty-on-all-charges/