Doug Donovan

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County Executive Kevin Kamenetz poses for a photo in his office in Towson, MD on Tuesday, January 5, 2016.

Maryland governor candidate’s sudden death shocks colleagues, state

August 22, 2019 at 8:50 a.m.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz spent nearly three decades building a close-knit family, a successful legal career and a formidable political machine — all from the comfort of his native...

Jared Kushner’s firm seeks arrest of Maryland tenants to collect debt

August 21, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

The real estate company owned by Jared Kushner, son-in-law and top adviser to President Donald Trump, has been the most aggressive in Maryland in using a controversial debt-collection tactic: getting...

Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby will struggle with cases involving indicted officers

August 21, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

The Baltimore Police Department's elite gun-crime unit had a busy year in 2016. Court records show the seven officers were involved in hundreds of criminal cases. But federal prosecutors said...

Crowds travel from, through Baltimore to Women’s March on D.C.

August 21, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

They came from all corners of the country. They came by plane from the West Coast, by car from the Southwest, by buses from the South and trains from all...

Prosecutor investigates Martin O’Malley furniture sale

July 1, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

The Anne Arundel County state's attorney is investigating former Gov. Martin O'Malley's discounted, tax-free purchase last year of taxpayer-owned furniture from the governor's mansion in Annapolis. The probe began shortly...

Catherine Pugh, Carl Stokes enter Baltimore mayor’s race

June 29, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.

Two veteran Baltimore lawmakers — state Sen. Catherine E. Pugh and City Councilman Carl Stokes — say they will challenge Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in next spring's Democratic primary. The...

The truth about Freddie Gray’s ‘pre-existing injury from car accident’

June 30, 2019 at 3:20 p.m.

Online reports are swirling that Freddie Gray had spinal surgery shortly before he died in police custody, and had collected a payout in a settlement from a car accident. Those...

Returning from Federal Hill, protesters block traffic on Light Street on a march by local residents on the eve of the expected large protest to City Hall over the recent death of local resident Freddie Gray, while in police custody. The march, done, they say, as a message that even a small group can cause large disruptions, began at Lexington Market, where about forty people walked in the streets through Harborplace, and finishing in Federal Hill before returning.

Justice Department opens probe into death of Freddie Gray

July 1, 2019 at 11:38 a.m.

Officials and community leaders welcomed Tuesday the Justice Department's announcement that it is opening a criminal investigation into Freddie Gray's death in Baltimore police custody — an incident that continues...

New Ray Rice video vexes domestic abuse experts

August 19, 2019 at 10:41 a.m.

New Jersey police breached rules for domestic violence investigations by handcuffing Janay Palmer shortly after Ray Rice had knocked her unconscious in an Atlantic City casino elevator in February, according...

Valencia Moody, her husband Benjamin, and their 9-year-old son, Benjamin, who has cerebral palsy, are standing behind Ray Rice.

Ray Rice still popular with some

August 19, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.

Ray Rice might forever be a pariah to many for knocking out his fiancee in the elevator of an Atlantic City casino in February. Thousands of Ravens fans lined up...

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