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October 13, 2016

Officer shot in Baltimore, 3 suspects at large

Baltimore police say one officer was shot in the wrist while responding to a report of a carjacking, and three suspects remain at large.

October 13, 2016

Baltimore police union suggests fixes after DOJ report

The Baltimore police union has release a list of recommendations for reforms after a scathing Department of Justice report found officers have used excessive force, performed unwarranted arrests and systematically discriminated against African Americans.

October 13, 2016

Baltimore police officer wounded in shooting, 3 suspects at large

Baltimore police say one officer was shot in the wrist while responding to a report of a carjacking, and three suspects remain at large.

October 11, 2016

Man charged in Islamic State group case ordered held

A citizen of Bangladesh who was living in Maryland and has been charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State group has been ordered held while he awaits trial.

October 8, 2016

Husband, girlfriend charged in death of Fort Meade soldier

The husband of a Fort Meade, Maryland, soldier who was found fatally shot last year in her home with her 5-month-old daughter unharmed next to her has been charged in the slaying, federal prosecutors said Friday.

October 7, 2016

Man acquitted of illegally shooting bear on his back deck

A western Maryland man has been acquitted of illegally shooting a black bear that appeared on the deck of his home.

October 6, 2016

Maryland: guards, inmates accused of prison smuggling scheme

A tip from a concerned prison guard has turned into the single largest federal case in Maryland's history: 80 people including corrections officers, inmates and "outside facilitators" have been charged with orchestrating a vast contraband smuggling enterprise that involved trading drugs, pornography, tobacco and cellphones to state prisoners for money and sex.

October 6, 2016

Feds: 80 charged in prison racketeering, drug conspiracies

Federal authorities say correctional officers at Maryland's largest prison for years helped scores of inmates smuggle narcotics, tobacco, pornography and cellphones into the facility in exchange for money and sex.

October 5, 2016

Soldier from Maryland killed on patrol in Afghanistan

The Pentagon says a soldier from Maryland was killed after being hit by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan while on patrol with Afghan forces in a northeastern province bordering Pakistan.

October 5, 2016

Feds: 80 charged in Maryland prison racketeering, drug conspiracies

Correctional officers at Maryland's largest state prison for years helped scores of inmates smuggle narcotics, tobacco, pornography and cellphones into the facility in exchange for money and sex, according to a pair of sweeping federal indictments against 35 inmates, 18 jail guards and 27 "outside facilitators" unsealed Wednesday.