Maryland nonprofit handling $56M taxpayer dollars faces transparency concerns
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Maryland nonprofit that has received more than $50 million in taxpayer funds through the Baltimore City government faces a series of transparency concerns from some accounting experts, according to a Spotlight on Maryland investigation. Connections Thru Life (CTL) has received $56.68 million from...
Neo-Nazi gets maximum sentence in terror plot to destroy Maryland’s power grid
Brandon Clint Russell, the leader of a neo-Nazi group, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for trying to attack Maryland's power grid in a terrorist plot.
26-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Throwing Rock Through Front Window of Hair Salon
Chief Antonio DeVaul from the Takoma Park Police Department has the arrest of Kindasia Nixon, 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, for vandalism to a business. According to police, on August 2 at approximately 6:47 am, a Takoma Park Police officer on patrol witnessed a woman, later identified as Nixon, throwing a rock at the...
$50,000 Winning Pick5 Ticket Sold at Beer & Wine Store
A Silver Spring man won $50,000 playing the Maryland Lottery’s Pick 5 game on tickets purchased at Quality Beer and Wine on Old Columbia Pike in Fairland for the August 3 and 4 drawings. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:. “A Silver Spring man who plays various Maryland Lottery...
Witness Identifies MTA Bus Shooting Defendant by His Glasses
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. James Richburg, 61, was allegedly identified by his ex-girlfriend and her daughter by his glasses during the first day of a murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride on Aug. 6.
3 teens, 2 adults arrested in connection to Annapolis carjacking
Anne Arundel County police have made multiple arrests in connection to a carjacking in Annapolis....
Audit shows state officials ‘missed opportunity,’ with relocation leases, economist says
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A new state audit is raising questions over claims from the Moore administration that they have identified $400 million in budget savings. Investigators say those numbers don't add up and are accusing Maryland's leasing deals of lacking transparency. On a Wednesday edition of FOX45 Morning News...
Community leader weighs in on a potential third run at city hall for Mayor...
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Speculation is growing over whether or not Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will seek a third term in office. That speculation comes given new term limits went into effect after his latest reelection and after news of a high-profile campaign fundraiser scheduled for later this month in Martha's...
Shake-up in Mayor Scott’s office: senior arts adviser steps down, leaving questions behind
(WBFF) — A sudden departure from Mayor Brandon Scott’s office has raised questions. Tonya Miller Hall, senior adviser for arts and culture, stepped down Friday, just months after the Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment was launched in April. The office, funded with $2 million in taxpayer dollars,...
Baltimore Archdiocese to hold gun buyback program on Saturday in SW Baltimore
In an ongoing effort to reduce the number of firearms on city streets, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will hold its third gun buyback event this Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Westside Shopping Center in Southwest Baltimore. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents are invited to turn in their guns—no...