BALTIMORE, MD—The man who shot and killed an MTA bus driver has been sentenced to life in prison. Marquis Poteat pled guilty to first-degree murder this week and was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 60 years. Poteat also pled guilty to the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence and was sentenced […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A drug dealer who had a stash house in Baltimore County has been sentenced to prison. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III on Monday sentenced Romesh Vance, 32, of Baltimore, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute between four and 12 kilograms of fentanyl and for violating his […]
BALTIMORE, MD—For the second straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 6.3 cents from a week ago to $3.58 per gallon this week according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 8.2 cents from a month ago but […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory for the Baltimore area. The advisory covers southern Baltimore County and Baltimore City and will be in effect from 8 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023 through 6 a.m. on Saturday. Forecasters say up to one half foot of inundation above ground level is expected in low lying areas […]
The following is an op-ed piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. This past Sunday night, police were called to the intersection of Belair Road and Rossville Boulevard. On the scene, officers found a 17-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound. Unfortunately, he later died at a nearby hospital. This homicide occurred in our neighboring community, and the young man […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The number of Maryland households unable to afford the basics grew by more than 70,000 during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 899,798 households, or 38 percent of Marylanders, struggled to afford the basics as of 2021, according to a new report from United Way of Maryland and its research partner, United For ALICE. […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A police pursuit ended in White Marsh on Wednesday afternoon when a stolen car was recovered and the suspects were arrested. At just before 2:30 p.m. on April 26, 2023, Baltimore County Police Department detectives located a vehicle that had been reported stolen near Dundalk Avenue and the Baltimore City line. The Regional Auto Theft Task Force and Baltimore […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A man from Baltimore County and a man from Harford County have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a drug trafficking ring. U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin on Wednesday sentenced Jermaine Steward, 33, of Gwynn Oak, to nine years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after Steward pleaded guilty to federal charges […]