The funeral for former Baltimore mayor Thomas D’Alesandro III will be held Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Baltimore said the funeral will start at 11 a.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 740 North Calvert Street. D’Alesandro, who served one term as mayor from 1967 to 1971, died over the weekend from complications caused by a […]
A teenager is recovering after being hit by a MARC train in Laurel Monday. Prince George’s County Police said the crash happened around 5 p.m. in the 8600 block of Cherry Lane not far from the Laurel train station. Police said a group of teens were on the tracks at the time just before the […]
Bilal Mohammad Siddiqui has pleaded guilty to federal charges of sexual exploitation of children and cyberstalking. Authorities said between April 2017 and August 2018, 22-year-old Siddiqui used the Internet chat sites including Snapchat, Kik and LiveMe to coerce at least 6 girls ages 8 to 14 into sending him explicit images and videos of themselves. […]
Police in Washington, D.C. arrested a 30-year-old man Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting a child at a community center. Investigators said Rakim Davis inappropriately touched the girl just outside of the Malcolm X Opportunity Center on Oct. 12. The center is less than half a mile away from the Malcolm X Elementary School. He’s been […]
Well, Houston – you did it. You went into Spring Training as one of the prohibitive favorites to make it to the World Series and sure enough, you kept your word and made it there. The Astros, who had baseball’s best record in the regular season are set to host Game 1 of the World […]
Funeral arrangements for Congressman Elijah Cummings were announced Sunday. He died last Thursday morning at the Gilchrist Hospice Care at the age of 68. On Wednesday, October 23, there will be a public viewing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Morgan State University’s Murphy Fine Arts Center, immediately followed by a Community-Wide Celebration of […]
The city of Baltimore as well as the state of Maryland and the nation are grappling with the sudden death of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings. The 68-year-old died Thursday from complications of long-term health problems. But the question remains: What happens when a seated member of the U.S. Congress dies in the middle of their term? […]
A new proposal in Montgomery County looks to make discrimination based on hair styles typically associated with race illegal. At a city council hearing on Tuesday, lawmakers heard from people who said they were told to wear their hair in specific styles to avoid appearing “unprofessional” or “distracting.” Residents said they often feel pressured to […]
Former Maryland State Delegate Tawanna Gaines pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud. According to the Justice Department, Gaines spent more than $22,000 from her campaign on personal expenses such as hair styling, dental work, a pool at her home and an Amazon Prime membership. The 67-year-old Democrat from Prince George’s County resigned earlier this month. She’s […]
A Towson University student appeared in court Friday morning on charges he raped a fellow student last month. Police said Onyekachukwu Chukwuebuk Igwilo began making sexual advances toward the woman while they were watching a movie. He continued even after the woman told him to stop. He reportedly held the victim down before raping and […]
President Donald Trump has offered his condolences to the family of Congressman Elijah Cummings, who died early Thursday morning. He took to Twitter calling his work and voice ” very hard, if not impossible, to replace.” See Also: Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings Dead At 68 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1184815052546809862 Trump’s tweet follows a period of sparing between himself and […]
Maryland is pushing forward on their path to achieve their climate change goals and support economic growth. The Maryland Department of the Environment has drafted a plan to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the state. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act- Reauthorization, signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan, will attempt to expand on the original law […]