Twins slipped through gap in city services
An apparent gap in child protective services allowed a teen-age mother with a history of abuse to leave Johns Hopkins Hospital with her newborn twin girls that she and the...
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Warnings to be posted about snakehead fish
State officials plan to announce today that they're posting emergency northern snakehead fish warning signs along the Potomac River after a fisherman caught one of the toothy fish this week....
3 survivors sue owner of water taxi
Three survivors of the fatal Seaport Taxi tragedy in March filed a $17 million lawsuit yesterday in Baltimore Circuit Court, alleging that the owner and operator of the Lady D...
Doctor finds guardian OK to stand trial
A state psychiatrist has found Satrina Roberts competent to stand trial for the 2002 torture death of 15-year-old Ciara Jobes, but nevertheless called it "shocking" that state officials gave Roberts...
Priest’s sex abuse trial to go forward
Baltimore prosecutors can proceed with sexual child abuse counts against Maurice J. Blackwell, the priest accused of sodomizing Dontee Stokes more than 15 years ago, according to a judge's ruling...
State to alter juvenile process
Maryland social service officials said yesterday that they would reform the agency's largely unregulated process for appointing guardians of abused and neglected children - despite the failure this week of...
Former pastor is accused of abusing boy in early 1990s
A Baltimore County priest who resigned in 2002 after filing a false carjacking report to cover up a night with a male prostitute has been accused of sexually abusing a...
Priest gains a victory in court
The Rev. Maurice Blackwell won a significant victory in his sexual assault case yesterday when half of the counts against him were thrown out by a Baltimore judge, who will...
Priest seeks lesser charges’ dismissal
Lawyers for the Rev. Maurice Blackwell, the priest charged with sexually assaulting Dontee Stokes more than 15 years ago, filed motions yesterday asking that the majority of the charges against...
Senate committee hears testimony for regulating choice of guardians
Holding up a form used to adopt stray dogs, Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy told state legislators yesterday that the standards to adopt a pet in Maryland are more...