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Former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs arrives at Dedham District Court in Massachusetts on May 5, 2026, for the second day of his assault trial. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
May 5, 2026

‘Focus on real victims’: MD native Stefon Diggs found not guilty of assault of chef

A jury found former New England Patriots wide receiver and Maryland native Stefon Diggs not guilty on both charges he faced after being accused of assault.

On April 17, more than 850 community members, the most in the event’s 11-year history, participated in GBMC’s Walk a Mile in Their Shoes, the annual fundraising event benefiting GBMC HealthCare’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination, Domestic Violence & Child Protection (SAFE/DV/CP) program. (Tracey Brown/Papercamera)
Apr 27, 2026

GBMC hosts 11th Annual ‘Walk A Mile in Their Shoes’ fundraiser

On Friday, April 17, the GBMC held the 11th annual Walk A Mile in Their Shoes event, welcoming more than 850 supporters.

Hagerstown Police and the Washington County Special Response Team in the 700 block of Forest Drive in Hagerstown's North End on June 12, 2025, after a Hagerstown officer was shot responding to a domestic-violence call. The suspect had barricaded himself in the home, Lt. Rebecca Fetchu said. (USA TODAY NETWORK)
Jan 30, 2026

MD woman sentenced in connection with shooting of officer

A Maryland woman was sentenced after being found guilty of reckless endangerment related to a shooting of a Hagerstown police officer.

Carmen Johnson, co-founder and executive director of the social justice and research institute Helping Ourselves to Transform, is the architect behind the PATH Act, a bill for domestic violence survivors. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)
Jan 26, 2026

Judges should consider toll of domestic abuse in sentencing, advocates for MD bill say

Domestic violence victims convicted of crimes could present evidence of how the abuse factored into their crimes under a new Maryland bill.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks on May 15, 2024. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Dec 22, 2025

Judge orders HUD to halt changes to secure housing grant program

A federal judge ruled that HUD must maintain a program to provide secure housing, temporarily preventing thousands of vulnerable Marylanders.

Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development Jake Day. (Courtesy Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development)
Nov 21, 2025

MD housing secretary: Trump cuts will cause MD homelessness to surge 25%

Maryland's housing secretary says $46M federal cuts to housing programs could increase homelessness by 25%.

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Oct 27, 2025

New judges appointed for Baltimore, Frederick counties

Gov. Wes Moore appointed new judges to the Baltimore County Circuit Court and the Frederick County District Court on Monday.

In this courtroom sketch, Sean Diddy Combs reacts as he makes a statement during his sentencing hearing in Manhattan federal court, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Oct 3, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’

Sean “Diddy” Combs sentenced to 4 years, fined $500K for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters under the Mann Act.

A gun industry group has filed a lawsuit challenging a 2024 Maryland law that extended tort liability to gun manufactures. (The Daily Record file photo)
Oct 1, 2025

MD, states sue over new DOJ restrictions on grants for domestic violence victims

Maryland joined a challenge to DOJ rules restricting federal grant funds for legal aid to domestic violence and sexual assault victims.

Gervonta "Tank" Davis smiles in the ring after knocking out Frank Martin during the WBA lightweight championship boxing bout June 15, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
Aug 12, 2025

Baltimore boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ domestic violence charge dropped

A misdemeanor battery case in Florida against Baltimore boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis was dropped, a month after his domestic violence charge.

TurnAround Inc., a domestic violence treatment center, has signed a lease for space at Eastpoint Office Park in Dundalk. (Courtesy Photo)
Jul 30, 2025

Baltimore-area domestic violence center adds 5th location

TurnAround Inc., a domestic violence center plans to open a location at Eastpoint Office Park in Baltimore County.

Gervonta Davis poses for photographs after a WBA lightweight championship boxing bout against Rolando Romero on May 29, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Jul 11, 2025

Baltimore boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis arrested on domestic violence charge

Professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis from Baltimore was arrested in South Florida on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.