BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. — A growing number of Baltimore County residents are asking a difficult question: Is the juvenile justice system doing enough to address repeat youth offenders before crimes escalate and communities suffer the consequences? From vehicle thefts and robberies to assaults and organized retail theft, recent incidents involving juveniles have fueled public concern throughout the county. While officials emphasize rehabilitation over punishment for young offend

A federal judge has handed down one of the most significant pandemic-era fraud sentences in the region, delivering 40 years each to a Dallas-area celebrity DJ and his wife for running a $30 million pyramid scheme that preyed on thousands of financially desperate Americans during COVID-19. Marlon Moore — known professionally as DJ ASAP — and his wife, LaShonda Moore, were each sentenced to four decades in federal prison following their conviction on conspiracy, wire fraud, and

BALTIMORE — On a summer Saturday at West Covington Park along the Baltimore Peninsula waterfront, the city’s cultural scene was on full display. The 10th Annual Celebrity POLOxJAZZ — Grandiosity Events’ marquee charity experience — descended on South Baltimore with the kind of style, substance, and community spirit that has made it one of the region’s most anticipated events of the year. What began a decade ago as a bold vision to merge luxury entertainment with meaningful gi

Fourteen days before the primary election, Maryland voters face consequential choices at every level of government — a governor seeking a second term, a wide-open county executive race, an indicted state senator, a state's attorney running essentially unopposed, and dozens of legislative races shaping the future of Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Here is what you need to know. Maryland goes to the polls on June 23, and the stakes extend well beyond any single race. Acros

Attar faces eight federal charges, including extortion and conspiracy, in an alleged scheme to blackmail a political consultant. The primary is June 23. The governor, the mayor, and the state's attorney have all aligned against her. She is still in the race — and still has supporters. In a political environment that has grown accustomed to improbable storylines, few have been as striking as the one playing out in Baltimore's 41st Legislative District. Dalya Attar, a 35-year-o

A year after 12 franchises declined to acknowledge June 1, the number has dropped to nine — but the league's flagship social media accounts, with a combined 68 million followers, once again opened Pride Month in silence. The gap between the NFL's stated values and its public posture has never been more visible. On the first day of Pride Month, the National Football League's main social media accounts — with more than 36 million followers on X and roughly 32 million on Instagr

For the second time in less than a year, a worker employed by the city's flagship anti-violence initiative has been charged with a violent felony. Critics ask why Mayor Brandon Scott continues to defend a program that refuses to be held accountable. BALTIMORE — On a Sunday evening in the Park Heights neighborhood of North Baltimore, officers on patrol heard gunshots. What they found when they arrived was familiar: a man bleeding in the street, a suspect fleeing on foot — and,

On The GAUDS Show, club king Marc Barnes and marketing pioneer Chris Latimer pull back the velvet rope on how Black nightlife really works — and why it's still fighting for its place. By Staff Reporter Marc Barnes has been running some of the most consequential Black-owned nightclubs in America for nearly three decades. Chris Latimer has been telling corporate America how to sell to Black consumers for just as long. Put them together on a podcast and the result is less a conv

A sweeping enforcement campaign targets storefronts accused of selling unlicensed cannabis, illegal vapes, and tobacco to minors — raising questions about public health, neighborhood safety, and the uneven landscape of Maryland's legal marijuana market. BALTIMORE — On a recent June afternoon, undercover sheriff's deputies walked into a smoke shop on the 4700 block of Gwynn Oak Avenue and purchased what investigators suspected was cannabis. It was an unremarkable transaction —

On April 20, 2026, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners unanimously appointed Dr. Jermaine Dawson as the next chief executive of Baltimore City Public Schools, placing a veteran academic administrator at the helm of a system long defined by both resilience and persistent struggle. Dr. Dawson, currently the Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services in the School District of Philadelphia, will officially assume the role on July 1, succeeding Sonja Santelises, whose

At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a spacecraft built for a journey not attempted in more than half a century is taking shape—quietly, methodically, and under a level of scrutiny that reflects both history and ambition. The mission is Artemis II.The vehicle is Orion.And if all goes according to plan, humans will once again travel beyond low Earth orbit—this time not just to revisit the Moon, but to prepare for staying there. A Mission Years in the Making Artemis II is

In Baltimore, a growing conflict between the city’s chief watchdog and its top elected official is raising deeper questions about transparency, oversight, and the limits of accountability inside government. At the center of the dispute is an investigation by the Baltimore Office of Inspector General into alleged fraudulent audits tied to the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement—a key agency in the city’s strategy to reduce violence. The findings—and the reacti