Former Maryland bank employee used position to commit identity theft, bank fraud

GREENBELT, MD—A former bank employee has been convicted in a federal court in Greenbelt for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Jalen Craig McMillan, 30, of Jessup, faces a maximum prison sentence of 30 years for the conspiracy and for each count of bank fraud. He will also serve a mandatory prison sentence of two […]

Bipartisan bill seeks to ban chemical, surgical gender and sex transition procedures on minors without parental consent

ANNAPOLIS, MD—On Wednesday, in the Health and Government Operations Committee, HB 722 will be heard by members of the Maryland House of Delegates. The bill prohibits a healthcare provider from knowingly engaging in or causing certain medical or surgical procedures to be performed on a minor without the consent of the parent, guardian, or custodian of the minor if performed […]

Baltimore’s Light Rail to get $213M makeover

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) will receive $213 million in federal grant money that will be used to replace all 52 aging Light Rail cars in its fleet, the agency said this week. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration’s Rail Vehicle Replacement program, which is part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. […]

Four-car crash on Belair Road in northeast Baltimore leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

BALTIMORE, MD—A child and an adult were killed and three other people were injured in a four-vehicle crash in northeast Baltimore on Wednesday morning, fire officials say. The crash happened at around 7:30 a.m. in the 3500-block of Belair Road, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. Officials say that one vehicle struck three others. One adult and two children […]