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Why is crime down in Baltimore and DC? The answer isn’t simple.
Violent crime in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., has dropped significantly since 2015, driven by demographic shifts, policing changes and community programs.
MD man sentenced in 2021 child sex abuse case
A Washington County man was sentenced for sexually abusing a preteen girl at a Hagerstown-area home in 2021.
Salvadoran fugitive sentenced in woman’s killing on MD hiking trail
A fugitive from El Salvador was sentenced in the 2023 killing of a Maryland woman who was attacked while exercising on a hiking trail.
MD Supreme Court affirms denial of sentence reduction in 1982 murder case
Maryland's top court affirmed a denial of sentence reduction, ruling that circuit courts have wide discretion under the Juvenile Restoration Act.
Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in retrial of landmark #MeToo sex crimes case
Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another.
Salvadoran fugitive convicted in deadly attack of MD hiker
A fugitive from El Salvador was convicted in the 2023 slaying of a Maryland woman who was attacked while on a popular hiking trail.
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M
A jury has found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996.
Writer tells jury in lawsuit trial: ‘Donald Trump raped me’
A writer suing Donald Trump took the stand to tell jurors that the future president raped her.
Trial opens in E. Jean Carroll’s rape lawsuit against Trump
Jury selection began for a trial over former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll's claim that Trump raped her nearly three decades ago.
Overall crime in Maryland dropped over a decade, but homicides and rapes are rising
Overall crime in Maryland steadily declined between 2010 and 2020, data show, yet homicides and rapes increased in that same period.
Judge lets ‘Access Hollywood’ tape into Trump rape trial
A federal judge is allowing Donald Trump's controversial remarks about women in an “Access Hollywood” tape in a trial resulting from a columnist's claims that he raped her in the 1990s.
Harvey Weinstein sentenced in LA for rape, sexual assault
A Los Angeles judge sentenced Harvey Weinstein to years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model.
