BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Public Television, in partnership with WBAL-TV, will present the premiere of Key Bridge Disaster: Reflect, Recover, Rebuild on Wednesday, March 19 at 8 p.m. on MPT-HD and online at https://www.mpt.org/livestream. The documentary will also be available to view live and on-demand using the free PBS app and MPT’s online video player. As residents of Maryland prepare to mark […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore woman has been sentenced to prison for running a sex trafficking ring that operated across the state of Maryland. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced the sentencing of Kenika Danielle Leach, 33, as a result of a multi-agency, two-year investigation was led by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit. On November 18, 2024, Leach pleaded […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Five people were arrested and charged in connection with illegal car rallies that were held in Maryland over the weekend, according to the Maryland State Police. Members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force began dismantling the car rallies around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, and continued until 4 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, police said. The car […]
UPDATE: Felony charges have been dropped and Jerome Young now faces a maximum of three years in prison. He still faces negligent and reckless driving offenses. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—An Amazon driver has turned himself in after being caught on video running over a woman in a Baltimore City hit-and-run. The accident occurred at around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, alongside Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and legal teams from Everytown Law and Motley Rice LLC, filed a lawsuit against Glock, Inc. and its parent company, Glock Ges.m.b.H., on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that the manufacturer of popular handguns is largely responsible for the proliferation of illegal machine guns in Baltimore and across Maryland. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Three teens and two adults were arrested in Essex on Monday night following a carjacking in Baltimore City. At around 10:30 p.m. on December 30, 2024, officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 300-block of Elreno Street to investigate a reported carjacking. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim, who said that he was at the intersection […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a northeast Baltimore man last month. In reference to a homicide that occurred on November 21, officers have arrested 26-year-old Amir Barnes-Henderson of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Barnes-Henderson shot and killed 34-year-old Gary Matthews while in the 4900-block of Frankford Avenue, following a dispute. On November 29, 2024, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore City judge has sentenced Ameer Gittens to life plus 15 years, with the first five years without the possibility of parole. The sentence will be served consecutively to the sentence he is currently serving for a Baltimore County homicide case. Gittens is currently serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 50 years for the […]