BALTIMORE, MD—A U.S. District Judge has sentenced a 46-year-old man from Baltimore to serve time in prison for his part in three armed cell phone store robberies. Gary Leon Holloway will now serve 14 years in prison and four years of supervised release, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland. Holloway and his co-conspirators […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A man from Baltimore has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for an armed robbery that took place in January 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Maryland District. The sentencing will also include three years of supervised release for Marvin Benjamin Sparrow, 32, of Baltimore. According to his guilty plea, Sparrow was part of a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $173,152,961 in revenue from slot machines and table games during May 2024, the ninth-best single-month total in the history of the state’s casino program and an increase of $3,751,595 (2.2%) compared to May 2023. Casino gaming contributions to the state during May 2024 totaled $74,449,247, an increase of $3,617,661 (5.1%) compared to May […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Division of Parole and Probation is mourning the loss of Agent Davis Martinez, who was the first of his kind to be killed on the job. The Maryland flag is being lowered to half staff in honor of Agent Martinez’s life and service to the state. Agent Martinez was killed by a client during a home visit […]
BALTIMORE, MD—It didn’t take long for a southern Anne Arundel County woman to realize she was a new multimillionaire. The lucky lady was scratching off a Mega Money instant ticket and immediately realized all 40 of the numbers in the game’s play area carried a $50,000 prize. “It was a lot of $50,000 prizes and I just knew that I […]
UPDATE: Kenika Danielle Leach has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore woman has been indicted on charges of running a sex trafficking ring throughout the state of Maryland. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced that Kenika Danielle Leach, 33, of Baltimore, has been indicted by a Washington County grand jury in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—As part of an effort to increase public awareness of the importance of pollinators and their habitat, the Maryland State Highway Administration is expanding its commitment to provide habitat for these beneficial insects and birds. SHA has installed several new pollinator sites in a number of locations across the state that attract pollinators and serve as educational tools for […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police have announced that they will be increasing enforcement efforts on impaired, aggressive, and distracted driving over the Memorial Day weekend. The State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team—a specialized unit trained to identify impaired drivers—will also work to reduce alcohol-related injuries and fatalities. SPIDRE is funded by a grant from the MDOT MVA Highway Safety […]