Baltimore agrees to pay $11M wrongful conviction settlement
Anthony Hall spent decades in prison for a 1991 murder he did not commit.
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Anthony Hall spent decades in prison for a 1991 murder he did not commit.
A convicted killer from Maryland who is being held at a federal prison in California is facing new charges for allegedly threatening to kill a prosecutor's family, officials said.
The judge acknowledged in her ruling that determining whether Abrego Garcia should be released is "little more than an academic exercise" because ICE will likely detain him.
The Maryland General Assembly is gathering for its annual 90-day legislative session.
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona where he's serving time for the murder of George Floyd.
Prison escapes have made headlines in recent weeks, but how common are they? CBS News dug into the data to find out.
The state's attorney dropped all charges against Adnan Syed for the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee.
The FBI is revealing new details about a $31.8 million counterfeit coupon scheme that landed a Virginia Beach couple in prison for nearly 20 years, combined.
U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Melissa Heyer, age 46, of Gaithersburg, Maryland to a year and a day in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Joseph Leissler, a leader of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood gang in the Maryland Correctional Institute in Jessup, was convicted on murder and gang charges stemming from the killing of John O'Sullivan, a member of a rival gang.
A former correctional officer was sentenced to prison for helping smuggle drugs and other items into a prison in Maryland in exchange for payments.
A former state lawmaker who helped create Maryland's medical marijuana industry was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison for taking bribes for legislative favors, including votes to benefit a medical marijuana company.
More than 500 confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been tied to the state-run correctional system, officials said Monday.
Six inmates at state-run correctional facilities have now died due to the coronavirus, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said Tuesday.
A correctional officer at the Metropolitan Intake Center in Baltimore tested positive for COVID-19.
It would provide $78,916 for each year a wrongly convicted person spent in prison.
Nearly 50 Maryland lawmakers are calling on a powerful state spending panel to compensate five men who were wrongly convicted of crimes and spent a combined 120 years in prison, as attorneys for the men seek as much as $12 million in combined compensation.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland says three people have pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to smuggle contraband into a state prison.
For the second time in as many days Maryland correctional officers have stopped a person from smuggling the narcotic suboxone into a prison.
A Baltimore attorney has been arrested and charged with smuggling drugs into the Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown.
The state of Maryland has settled for $1.4 million a federal lawsuit filed by blind current and former inmates alleging discrimination.
Hundreds of Idaho inmates exploited a vulnerability in their personal tablets and gave themselves thousands of dollars in credits used to download music and games and use email, officials said Friday.
Maryland is limiting the access prison inmates have to books, saying it's necessary to keep drugs from entering state prisons.
Charges are pending after a disturbance at a juvenile detention facility in western Maryland in which at least three staffers were assaulted by inmates, authorities said Sunday.
Inmates in New York state prisons will soon be able to read e-books, listen to music and email family members while in prison.
A driver was shot and killed by a police officer during a physical altercation that broke out during a traffic stop in Bel Air, Maryland, on Saturday night, according to police.
Today is a First Alert Weather Day.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is offering words of encouragement to sailors abord the USS Abraham Lincoln amid a long deployment.
A man was shot in West Baltimore Saturday afternoon in the 400 block of W. Lafayette Avenue.
Experts are warning against scams that are targeting job seekers.
Today is a First Alert Weather Day.
A driver was shot and killed by a police officer during a physical altercation that broke out during a traffic stop in Bel Air, Maryland, on Saturday night, according to police.
Loved ones are celebrating the life of 17-year-old Jada Sellers, a Baltimore teen gunned down two weeks ago.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is offering words of encouragement to sailors abord the USS Abraham Lincoln amid a long deployment.
Experts are warning against scams that are targeting job seekers.
A Maryland court has struck down the state's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising and ordered the state to refund the taxes.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned drone flights around the grounds of the Maryland State Fair.
Another beaver attack has been reported in Maryland, this time at Montgomery County's Seneca Creek State Park.
The FBI has announced results of a major fugitive sweep in Maryland and Delaware that led to the arrests of 109 individuals in an effort to combat violent crime.
Maryland residents are feeling lucky ahead of a $1 billion Powerball drawing Wednesday, the eighth largest jackpot in the game's history.
Talk Teeny is set in Baltimore during the 1960s and follows a young girl's experience of family, friendship, social change, and growing up in a city that was itself changing rapidly.
Award-winning actor and television personality Kalen Allen joins us in studio to talk about his character in the play Erikson, and how he's been adjusting to life in Baltimore.
WJZ is live in Glen Arm, checking out the fields of flowers and sunflowers at Weber’s PeachBerry Farm.
Tipsy on Tap joins us on TV Hill to share some of their signature craft mocktails, and specialty lemonades. Their menu features flavors of the season, and themes unique to Maryland.
School provost, Dr. Katie Gantz shares what sets St. Mary's College of Maryland apart as a National Public Honors College.
Dylan Beavers hit a two-run, pinch-hit single in the seventh to put Baltimore ahead to stay, and the Orioles snapped the Rays' nine-game win streak.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin says he is standing by his initial stance on allowing cornerback D.J. Pickett to wear the No. 5 jersey previously worn by Jayden Daniels.
The Baltimore Ravens are gearing up for their first preseason home game Saturday at the newly renovated M&T Bank Stadium.
Baltimore Ravens cornerbacks Nate Wiggins and Marlon Humphrey could return next week from injuries they suffered in training camp this week, coach Jesse Minter said after Thursday's practice.
Jayden Daniels has told LSU it can no longer use the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner's name, image and likeness.
A judge ruled in favor of Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming on Friday in an ongoing legal battle with Mayor Brandon Scott over access to city records.
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
A lawsuit has been filed by a group of conservative state lawmakers in Maryland in an effort to block a redistricting measure that is set to appear on the November ballot.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
Nearly 200 families were expected to shop at the 10th annual Christmas Store, hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and The Foundry Church on Friday.
After a loved one became a victim of sexual assault, a Maryland family is on a mission to prevent it among teens.
Over 400 future star chefs took over Baltimore on Saturday for a National Culinary Cook-off.
Chopped Broadway Bodega & Deli is making its mark as the first Black- and women-owned bodega in Fells Point, bringing the unmistakable flavors of a classic New York bodega to Baltimore.
'I Believe in Me Girls' held its fifth annual workshop on Saturday to empower young women while introducing them to a variety of career opportunities in the creative industry.
Baltimore County Restaurant Week kicks off its summer 2026 edition on Friday, July 10 and runs through Sunday, July 19.
Despite the rash of thefts here and there, Howard County Police data shows airbag thefts have been on a downward trend.
Senator Kagan said this bill will limit what she calls "bait and switch" and price gouging.
The Maryland Department of Emergency Management increased the State Activation Level from Normal to Partial on Friday morning in response to a Microsoft outage that has paralyzed systems worldwide.
Neighbors in one west Baltimore neighborhood are figuring out what to do for groceries, due to the Giant Food location in Edmondson Village closing next month.
The Bitty & Beau's Coffee shop in the City Dock section of downtown Annapolis has confirmed its plans to close in September.
Steelefish Grille, located at 660 Boulton Street in Bel Air, announced on its Facebook page that it is abruptly closing after 14 years.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will stay open after it was sold to a nonprofit.
New flights to both U.S. and Caribbean destinations are coming to BWI in 2026.
After three decades of serving customers on the Baltimore waterfront, The Cheesecake Factory is closing its Inner Harbor location.
Vibrio vulnificus is a rare flesh-eating bacterium that lives in brackish or salty water and has been on the rise in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.
Health officials in Harford and Anne Arundel counties have issued new rabies alerts involving a raccoon, a fox and a bat.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
As the nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak continues to rise, a Maryland farmers' market vendor says a common question she hears is about food that gets people sick.
The Maryland Department of Health says it has confirmed 110 cases of cyclosporiasis in the state this year, with 106 reported since May 1.
BTS fans, better known as the BTS ARMY, have been flocking to a wide range of businesses in Charm City for days.
The Baltimore Cultural Alliance nonprofit has announced plans to shut down for financial reasons.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
"Be The Mogul" reflects on life in East Baltimore and stresses how community organizations help young people discover their purpose.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Multiple rounds of rain are expected across Maryland today.
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A pleasant start to the weekend is in Maryland on Saturday.
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The American Red Cross on blood supply crisis; donors are needed to help protect patient care.
A new mural in the Penn-North neighborhood of Baltimore highlights a hopeful message.
Multiple rounds of rain are expected across Maryland today.
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Metro Crime Stoppers is offering $8,000 to anyone with information on the murder of 17-year-old Jada Sellers.