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Court Reinstates Adnan Syed's Conviction in ‘Serial' Case
A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to Adnan Syed’s release, a Maryland appellate court ruled Tuesday, and it ordered a new hearing to be held.
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WATCH: Video Shows Fatal Crash, Building Collapse in Baltimore
Maryland authorities released footage of a police chase that led to a the death of a pedestrian and caused a building to collapse.
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Two People Arrested For Plotting ‘Racially Motivated' Attack on Baltimore Power Grid
The pair, one a known neo-Nazi leader, aimed to “completely destroy this whole city,” according to the criminal complaint.
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‘This Is About Respecting Victims': Judges Hear Appeal From Victim's Family in Adnan Syed Case
Adnan Syed, whose murder case rose to prominence through the hit podcast “Serial,” appeared in court Thursday in Maryland, where a three-judge panel considered whether the victim’s family experienced improper treatment when a Baltimore court overturned Syed’s conviction last year, allowing his release after more than two decades behind bars.
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Victim's Family Plans to Appeal Adnan Syed's Release in ‘Serial' Case
The family of a young woman who was killed in 1999 will appeal a Baltimore judge’s recent decision to overturn the conviction of Adnan Syed, the man imprisoned for decades for Hae Min Lee’s death.
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‘Serial' Case: Adnan Syed Released, Conviction Tossed
A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” a true-crime series that transfixed listeners and revolutionized the genre. At the behest of prosecutors who had uncovered new evidence, Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn...
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Black Maryland Couple Suing After Home Appraisal Raises $278K With ‘Whitewashing'
A Baltimore family is suing an appraiser and a mortgage lender after their home was allegedly undervalued severely because they are Black. The couple applied last year to refinance their mortgage, and said the deal seemed to be progressing until an appraiser said the home’s value was too low. The plaintiffs disagree with how the appraiser came up with the...
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Maryland Driver Fatally Shot After Confronting ‘Squeegee Kids' With Bat
A man was shot and killed Thursday during a confrontation with people cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Baltimore intersection. The man’s family said he “should have just kept driving.”
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Maryland Apple Workers Face Hurdles After Vote to Unionize
The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant — is a significant step in a lengthy process that labor experts say is heavily stacked against workers in favor of their employers. Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. They join a...
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Baltimore Suing One of the Country's Largest ‘Ghost Gun' Makers
The suit alleges that Nevada-based Polymer80 intentionally undermines firearms laws by designing, manufacturing, and providing kits and parts without serial numbers to buyers who do not undergo background checks.
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Baltimore Designer Aims to Turn Heads With Preakness Hats
What to don is key, because the Preakness Stakes, set for May 21, is not just about being fashionable, but standing out
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Chief: 3 Baltimore Firefighters Killed in Vacant Home Blaze
Baltimore’s fire chief says three firefighters were killed and a fourth was injured when part of a vacant home collapsed while they were battling a blaze
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Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Indicted on Perjury, False Mortgage Application Charges
A federal grand jury has indicted Baltimore’s top prosecutor on charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications in the purchase of two Florida vacation homes.
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Airlines Cancel Another 1,300 Flights as Omicron, Severe Weather Continue to Snarl Travel
Airlines have canceled more than 20,000 U.S. flights since Christmas Eve.
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5 Ways to Reset Your Retirement Savings and Save More in 2022
The new year brings opportunities for many Americans in their careers and financial lives.
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Man Who Claimed Panhandler Killed Wife Convicted of Murder
A Baltimore jury convicted a man of first-degree murder Thursday in the 2018 stabbing of his wife that he blamed on a panhandler.
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Op-Ed: The Infrastructure Law Is a Game-Changer for One of America's Most Crucial Economic Regions
The region from Baltimore to Richmond has the potential to be the most inclusive and connected in the U.S. Now, it could finally happen, writes Peter L. Scher.
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Biden Offers Sympathy and Potential Supply Chain Fixes as He Has Few Real Options to Halt Inflation
Unable to halt inflation on his own, President Joe Biden is offering worried consumers sympathy and supply chain fixes.