BALTIMORE, MD—A registered sex offender from Baltimore County has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material, federal authorities announced this week. Steven Christopher Kelban, 50, of Catonsville, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett to a decade in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. This is Kelban’s third conviction related […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Board of Public Works, led by Gov. Wes Moore, on Wednesday approved over $30 million in strategic investments for community revitalization, public safety, and economic development across the state. The funding includes $24.3 million in grants for 25 community projects and a $6.1 million contract to support We Our Us, a Baltimore-based youth engagement organization. “We know […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a series of first-degree assault and burglary incidents that occurred in northeast Baltimore County over a five-day period, according to a department crime blotter. The incidents, spanning from Aug. 20 to Aug. 24, resulted in at least two arrests. On Aug. 24, an unknown suspect burglarized a residence in the 9900 block of Berliner Place in […]
WASHINGTON, DC—President Donald Trump labeled Baltimore a “hellhole” during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, intensifying a heated war of words with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over crime and public safety in the city. The remarks, made while addressing Moore’s invitation for Trump to join a public safety walk in Baltimore, mark the latest escalation in a feud that has unfolded […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Governor Wes Moore and President Donald Trump exchanged sharp words over crime in Baltimore this week, with Moore challenging Trump to visit the city and Trump threatening to deploy federal troops while suggesting he might withhold funds for rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. The feud escalated Sunday when Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Multiple burglaries, including two at the same location, have been reported in Baltimore County between August 15 and August 19. The Incidents Second-Degree Burglary: Two separate second-degree burglaries occurred on August 15 and August 17 at the 11500 block of Philadelphia Road in White Marsh. Both incidents, which happened at approximately 1 p.m. and 1 a.m. respectively, involved an […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Mexican national previously convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced Tuesday to 20 months and 20 days in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar imposed the sentence on Alfredo Carreon-Lopez, 39, of Rosedale. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Kelly O. […]
OWINGS MILLS, MD—A 74-year-old woman died Saturday after a two-vehicle crash in Owings Mills, and a 16-year-old unlicensed driver has been identified as the operator of the other vehicle involved, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. The deceased has been identified as Patricia Cook, of Owings Mills. Police responded to the intersection of New Town Boulevard and Middle Mill […]