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The Baltimore County Circuit Court building is seen in Towson. (File photo)

Man accused of Pikesville High School principal deepfake agrees to plea deal

Dazhon Darien was sentenced after pleading in the Pikesville High AI deepfake case involving racist and antisemitic fake comments.

The Google sign is shown over an entrance to the company's new building in New York on Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Google faces off with US government in attempt to break up company in search monopoly case

Google is confronting an existential threat as the U.S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into an illegal monopoly.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore's headquarters, at 320 Cathedral St., is shown Sept. 28, 2023. The Baltimore Basilica is reflected in the building's marble facade. (Madeleine O'Neill/The Daily Record)

Victims claim ‘impasse’ with Baltimore Archdiocese amid abuse settlement talks

The committee representing victims declared a partial impasse earlier this month over the archdiocese’s invocation of the “doctrine of charitable immunity,” which would allow it to pay victims only with insurance money, not with its own assets.

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Recordings not admissible in Anne Arundel orphans’ judge wiretapping case, court rules

State prosecutors cannot use recordings in the trial of an Anne Arundel County judge accused of illegally recording his colleagues.

Media members set up outside the Harford County Circuit Courthouse for the opening statements in the trial of Victor Martinez-Hernandez, accused of killing Rachel Morin on Friday, April 4, 2025 in Bel Air, Md. ( Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Banner via AP)

Trial begins for Salvadoran fugitive accused in deadly attack of MD hiker

Victor Martinez-Hernandez was carrying out a planned attack when he killed Rachel Morin in Maryland, prosecutors alleged as his trial began.

Stephen Snyder leaves the federal courthouse in Baltimore alongside ex-wife Julie Snyder on April 2, 2025, after being sentenced for attempted extortion and related charges. (The Daily Record/Ian Round)

Prominent med mal attorney Stephen Snyder avoids prison for attempted extortion

Stephen Snyder, one of Maryland’s most prominent medical malpractice attorneys, was sentenced for attempting to extort $25 million from UMMS.

Allison Green, chief of the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division, and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, left, announce charges on April 2, 2024, against Anne Arundel County Police Officer Alexander Rodriguez for an unauthorized, high-speed chase that resulted in the death of a Laurel man. (The Daily Record/Rachel Konieczny)

Anne Arundel police officer charged in fatal unauthorized, high-speed chase

An Anne Arundel County police officer has been charged following what prosecutors describe as an unauthorized, high-speed chase.

Luigi Mangione , accused of fatally shooting the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City and leading authorities on a five-day search is scheduled, appears in court for a hearing in New York on Feb. 21, 2025. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Maryland native Luigi Mangione.

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Former MD legislative aide pleads guilty to theft of scholarship funds

A former legislative aide to Maryland Sen. William Smith Jr. has pleaded guilty to felony theft of $20,000 in scholarship funds.

Adnan Syed gets emotional as he speaks to reporters outside the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building after a hearing on Feb. 2, 2023, in Annapolis. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)

Adnan Syed formally sentenced to time served, supervised probation for 1999 killing

Adnan Syed has been formally sentenced, a Baltimore judge ruled, seemingly bringing an end to a case made popular by the podcast “Serial.”

Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring (file photo)

Montgomery County jury awards $3M in med-mal suit

A Montgomery County jury has awarded damages to the family of a man who died from complications after a gallbladder removal surgery.

The Maryland Bankers Association and its former president and CEO, Ramon Lobby, have agreed to dismiss their claims against each other over disagreements regarding his termination last October. (Submitted Photo)

Maryland Bankers Association countersues former CEO, alleging mismanagement

The Maryland Bankers Association has fired back against its former president and CEO who alleged the group terminated him without cause,.