The trial for a Baltimore police officer accused of killing a dog has commenced. A judge heard opening statements Monday in the trial of 50-year-old Jeffrey Bolger. He is charged with multiple counts including mutilation of an animal and animal ...

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Lawyers for a Baltimore police officer charged with slitting a dog's throat have asked State's Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein to reconsider his decision to prosecute the case.

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Despite the Senate changing its rules on live-streaming voting sessions, the committee opted to hold its debate offline.

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A Baltimore man is suing the state for forcing him to move out of his home or get rid of his dog after a recent court decision imposing strict liability on owners and landlords for pit bull attacks.

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ANNAPOLIS — The geese lounged close together in a field of tall grass, busy mucking around, doing what geese do. “They know we’re here, they’re watching us,” Colleen Shannon said as she approached the field with Rain, her 3-year-old Kelpie, ...

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A 17-year-old student shot on the first day of school in Baltimore County headed home Monday after two weeks in the hospital with firm plans to play with his dog and make tacos. Daniel Borowy, who has Down syndrome, was ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate is planning to vote on changing state law to respond to a court ruling that determined pit bulls are “inherently dangerous” animals. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the measure later Friday. The bill ...

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For Maryland native Jennifer Reba Edwards, the practice of law has gone to the dogs. Literally. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland lawmaker says he expects a bill addressing a court ruling that defines pit bulls as “inherently dangerous” will be introduced in this month’s special session. Del. Curt Anderson, a co-chairman of a task force that has ...

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FREDERICK — Katrina Harris, a 6-year-old from Walkersville, plays in the shade at the dog park in downtown Frederick with her dog, Keiron. It’s four in the afternoon, a little before the post-work rush to the 5-year-old park, and there ...

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