Video of attack on Baltimore City officer

January 4, 2012

Two Baltimore (Md.) police officers in the process of taking a suspect into custody were surrounded by angry onlookers when an assailant suddenly tackled one of the cops, springing that suspect but himself becoming the object of the officers' attention. Read More...

Evans regains top lobbying spot in Annapolis

January 2, 2012

Gerard E. Evans has regained the top spot among Maryland lobbyists a decade after serving a prison term for fraudulent practices. Read More...

Anne Arundel Chief Subpoenaed in Leopold Probe

December 15, 2011

The Anne Arundel County police chief appeared Thursday before a grand jury investigating whether County Executive John R. Leopold misused government resources, sources said. Read More...

City faces $52 million shortfall in coming year

November 1, 2011

Baltimore officials have identified a $52 million budget shortfall next year, and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration is eyeing pension costs and other benefits after years of significant cutbacks to city programs and worker salaries to close previous budget gaps. Read More...

Md. Senate Republicans name new leaders

November 1, 2011

Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-Queen Anne's) emerged Tuesday as the new minority leader in the Maryland Senate following a vote by the chamber's 12-member caucus. Read More...

Top aides leaving offices of Miller, Busch

October 31, 2011

Both presiding officers of the Maryland General Assembly are about to lose valued senior staff members. Read More...

City to pay $245,000 in whistle-blower case

October 27, 2011

Baltimore officials agreed Wednesday to pay $245,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by a police whistle-blower who claimed he was forced to resign after raising concerns about the department's helicopter program. Read More...

Baltimore County to see Command Staff exodus

October 27, 2011

Police Chief Jim Johnson said he may restructure the department in the wake of the expected departures of seven veteran commanders, who make up 25 percent of his leadership staff. Read More...

Montgomery police want bargaining on the ballot

October 18, 2011

Montgomery County police officers are asking voters to restore their right to negotiate over transfers, new equipment and staffing levels, a right prohibited earlier this year by the County Council. Read More...