A D.C. federal judge warned a Severna Park attorney about his citations to nonexistent quotes that bore "the hallmarks of reliance on an artificial intelligence tool." Over the next 5 months, the law firm’s managing partners filed 4 more legal briefs that were later flagged for AI hallucinations.

Today, we revealed the terms hidden behind Maryland’s $2.25B settlement with the Dali’s owner and operator. MD agreed to pursue its own claim against Hyundai, the Dali’s builder — and pay the shipowners a cut of any winnings — as part of the deal. thedailyrecord.com/2026/05/18/k...

Last week, we broke a story on the $2B in civil claims that Maryland could face over alleged failures to protect the Key Bridge from ship strikes like the one that destroyed the bridge. thedailyrecord.com/2026/05/14/k...

ICE says that the crowded Baltimore field office holding area seen in a video making the rounds on social media is due to the icy weather halting transportation. An advocacy group says that per ICE’s own data, crowded cells and long waits have been the norm at 31 Hopkins Plaza for the past year.

The State Department is weighing whether or not it’ll surrender a Baltimore man to German authorities, who say the Park Heights resident killed a colleague while working a demolition job at an overseas U.S. air base. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/10/29/b...

“Battle-ready”: A Trump supporter who pepper sprayed a Butch Gardens attendee near Peabody Heights, roughly a month after choking a man who stole his Trump/Vance sign, was found guilty of assault and weapons charges for both attacks. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/26/t...

Lawyers for 17 Catholic Church associates whose names are redacted in the Baltimore Archdiocese sex abuse report argued today that the AG’s investigation itself was illegal. How the MD Supreme Court rules could imperil ongoing probes of the Wash/Wilm dioceses. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/05/g...

An officer was flagged down at a Penn-North bus stop for a “man down.” 1 min later, another. Within 10 minutes, he radioed that there were five people “completely unresponsive.” Inside how first responders discovered today’s suspected mass overdose: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/07/10/b...

National news orgs jumped on an ICE post claiming that Maryland released a man charged with first-degree murder, reciting the claim verbatim. Problem: he’s never been charged with killing anybody, has zero convictions and hasn’t been arrested in over a decade www.baltimoresun.com/2025/07/08/i...

As his real estate empire crumbles, it’s unclear where Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen has been. He didn’t show up to a recent meeting with creditors he owes $29M+, and hasn’t filed paperwork, in a bankruptcy case for his construction firm. His phone line is disconnected. bit.ly/4ehdXnZ

Parking agents in Baltimore are issuing citations for expired tags more aggressively after the law dept. rescinded guidance that held them back last spring. 🚘 Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans got cited the most since mid-March 🚙🚕 Over 10% of cars cited had VA tags www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/13/p...

Federal rail officials conferred w/ the Musk-owned Boring Co. about a potential cost-cutting contract in Amtrak’s biggest infrastructure project: the Frederick Douglass Tunnel in West Baltimore. Story: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/13/f...

The Trump admin hasn’t been budging much on order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. If that keeps up, Sen. Van Hollen (D-Md.) says he'll go to El Salvador himself this week. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/14/k...

Last year’s news

The man accused in a sweeping lawsuit of sexually abusing 60+ boys in his former job at DJS comes from a prominent Baltimore family and worked for city schools as recently as 2020. It also seems that the civil claims have prompted a criminal probe as well. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/06/f...

'An open secret:' New suit charges 69 men were sexually abused as children by employee at Hickey School detention center - and Maryland Department of Juvenile Services knew and failed to protect them www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/04/m... by @danbelson.bsky.social

UPDATE: Judge Richard D. Bennett accepted federal prosecutors' dismissal notice and closed the case today.

The Trump administration dropped the DOJ's hiring discrimination case against Maryland State Police less than 2 wks before a federal judge was scheduled to consider whether to issue a final approval on a consent decree that MD agreed to. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/03/m...

Power is out at #BWI and it's because of a fire nearby www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/03/b...

Hae Min Lee’s family asked for a delay in a final decision at Adnan Syed’s JRA sentence reduction hrg on Wednesday Otherwise, it should be rejected, Young Lee’s attorneys wrote www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/21/a...

funky weather we’re having eh www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/12/b...

I got my hands on Maryland OSHA inspectors’ probe of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse — Brawner Builders got a $2,100 citation for a fall protection violation, and MDTA was told to improve comms at work zones. read more: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/08/m...

When the Baltimore Sun opened its new office last year, ownership saw fit to decorate it with “motivational quotes”. Motivational to someone looking to undermine journalism and our union, that is.

Baltimore Sun Guild workers need a fair contract and are not afraid to say it directly to our owner✊🏻☀️

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Bandhunta Izzy told me about his older brother, Bandhunta Jugg, who died Saturday. Jugg was loyal. He spoke his mind. He was a loving father. Judah’s brother lovingly made a point that the 28-year-old Baltimore rapper was… well, weird. 🧵 www.baltimoresun.com/2023/12/27/b...