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Decatur boys basketball head coach Bryon Johnson is shown during a game against Bennett on Feb. 15, 2025, in Salisbury. Decatur defeated Bennett 69-61. (USA TODAY Network)
Jan 13, 2026

MD basketball coach charged with sex offense against minor, more

A Maryland boys basketball coach has been arrested and charged with felony 3rd degree sex offense involving a child under 14, and more.

Michael Snyder and Scott Snyder of The Snyder Law Group.
Jan 5, 2026

Lawsuit against Kent Island daycare follows staffer’s child assault conviction

Two families are suing after a caregiver was convicted for assaulting children and the owner was charged with failing to report child abuse.

New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) runs after a catch against Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) during the first half of the game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec 21, 2025. (James Lang-Imagn Images)
Dec 30, 2025

Stefon Diggs, NFL player and MD native, facing criminal charges

New England Patriots receiver and Maryland native Stefon Diggs is facing criminal charges for felony strangulation or suffocation.

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Nov 26, 2025

Baltimore jury awards $21.5M verdict to assault victims who were set on fire

April Hurley and Jonte Gilmore survived an attack by Jason Billingsley just days before he killed Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere.

Posters of a person throwing a sandwich are pictured along H Street, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
Nov 6, 2025

Man who threw sandwich at agent in DC is found not guilty of assault charge

A former Justice Department employee was found not guilty after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington.

Cody Balmer, accused of setting a fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence, leaves Dauphin County Courthouse on Oct. 14, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Oct 14, 2025

PA man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept

A man who ignited the occupied Pennsylvania governor’s mansion pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Gov. Josh Shapiro.

The Salisbury Police Department holds press conference on the cold case homicide of Denise Horsey at the Salisbury Police Headquarters in Salisbury on Oct. 2, 2025. (Salisbury Daily Times / USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Oct 2, 2025

Police crack 2006 Salisbury homicide cold case with indictment of MD inmate

Police have cracked a Salisbury homicide cold case that dates back to 2006 with the indictment of a prison inmate in Western Maryland.

Baltimore, known for consistently having one of the highest homicide rates in the country, has seen a steep drop in homicides in recent years.
Aug 1, 2025

MD Supreme Court overturns Baltimore cop’s reckless endangerment conviction

The Maryland Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the reckless endangerment conviction of a Baltimore police officer.

Alina Habba speaks after being sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 28, 2025. (Pool File via AP)
Jul 23, 2025

Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as NJ federal prosecutor

The Justice Department fought to keep President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Alina Habba, in place as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

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Jul 10, 2025

MD court rules on boundaries of adequate provocation for first time

For the first time, a Maryland court has decided whether a substantial battery on a criminal defendant’s close relative is an adequate provocation that would allow a murder charge to be reduced.

This image from the Department of Justice statement of facts to support an arrest warrant for David Walls-Kaufman, shows an image from police body-worn video, contained and annotated by the source, of David Walls-Kaufman in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Department of Justice via AP)
Jun 23, 2025

Jury orders man to pay $500K for assaulting police officer who killed himself after Capitol riot

A federal jury awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol.

The Maryland Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could make it easier for police to stop people for using their phones while driving. (Depositphotos)
May 28, 2025

MD Supreme Court to weigh whether police can stop drivers using cellphones, 3 other cases

The Maryland Supreme Court agreed to hear four cases, including one that will determine whether police officers have reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop on drivers using a cellphone while driving.