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BALTIMORE (WBAL) - A Baltimore police helicopter landed in a grassy field Saturday as officers rushed to save a man’s life. The man nearly drowned after entering a closed city pool. The split-second decision wound up saving a life. Tactical flight officer Andre “Dre” Smith Jr. and flight officer...

Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. The jury saw graphic images of a murder but heard different versions of events in the homicide trial of Montay Brown on Aug. 1. Brown, 19, is charged with the homicide of 33-year-old Garfield...

Baltimore City students can now learn to repair police vehicles, fire engines and other city-owned vehicles through a new program from the Mayor’s Office of Infrastructure Development, Mayor Brandon Scott announced. The Baltimore City Infrastructure Academy (BCIA) is a city-wide collaboration aimed at creating a...

Greenbelt, MD (WBFF) — The US Attorney for the District of Maryland announced the sentencing of a Maryland man in a federal carjacking and weapons case. Sean Franklin Mills Jr., 21, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years supervised probation as part of a plea deal in a string of at least six...

EASTPORT, MD—The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Maryland during Thursday’s severe storms. Forecasters say a waterspout formed over Spa Creek at approximately 2:45 p.m. on July 31, passed briefly as an EF-0 tornado over the Severn Sailing Association Marina at the northernmost...

Despite July being the deadliest month this year, it saw fewer homicides than July last year, and overall homicides are down more than 24 percent from the same time last year.

WJZ) — A veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan went to an urgent care in Baltimore with what he thought was strep throat and ended up dead days later. His loved ones believe that if doctors had known about his military service, it would have alerted them to a treatable heart condition that could have saved his...

Strong storms brought heavy rain and major flooding to some Maryland communities on Thursday.

Police say charges are pending, though they didn't provide any details about the number of subjects or their ages.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A man is facing life in prison after being found guilty by a Baltimore jury of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, the State's Attorney for Baltimore announced Friday. Tracy Jeter will now face life in prison at a sentencing hearing. On Dec. 14,...