Rachel Sawicki

1 month ago | wbal.com | Rachel Sawicki

There were two motions at play in the courtroom Wednesday with Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates. Bates was featured on “Nightly News with Lester Holt,” discussing Adnan Syed’s case. One was the decision not to vacate the conviction. The other was to reduce Syed’s sentence. Bates is in support of the motion to reduce his sentence. He explained in a network exclusive why he supports a reduced sentence but cannot wipe away the conviction.

1 month ago | wbal.com | Rachel Sawicki |Robert Sobus

The first measles death in nearly a decade was reported in Texas as outbreaks are growing and cases have now started popping up on the East Coast. Rhode Island, New Jersey and New York City are on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2025 map for measles cases. Every case is someone who has not been fully vaccinated or whose status is unknown. Vaccines effectively eradicated measles by 2000, but outbreaks since then have brought vaccine hesitancy to the forefront.

1 month ago | wbal.com | Rachel Sawicki

A legislative services audit on Baltimore City Public Schools confirmed what some vendors have said for years, that they’ve failed to receive payments on time, if at all. The audit released Tuesday said city schools improperly awarded $5.1 million worth of contracts, and 12% of invoices between July 2021 and February 2023 were paid more than 90 days after the invoice date.

1 month ago | wbal.com | Rachel Sawicki

The Baltimore City Council has passed a resolution urging the Public Service Commission to halt Baltimore Gas and Electric’s multi-year rate increases. Members of the Legislative Investigations Committee questioned BGE representatives last week regarding energy bills that Council President Zeke Cohen described as unsustainable and unacceptable.

2 months ago | wbal.com | Rachel Sawicki

Baltimore City Council’s Legislative Investigations Committee is in session and has been grilling Baltimore Gas and Electric representatives about high-cost energy bills in recent months. City Council President Zeke Cohen said they’re calling on BGE to provide meaningful rate relief and on the Public Service Commission to end the multi-year rate pilot and ensure the cancellation of BGE’s rate increase plan.