Community issues

Waterfront Partnership, the nonprofit that upkeeps and represents the aquatic trash interceptor, launched a website on Sunday where fans of Mr. Trash Wheel can browse and buy outerwear, shirts, accessories, stickers and home goods.

The Rev. Rickey Nelson Jones, interim president and organizer for the Anne Arundel County chapter of the National Action Network, writes that County Executive Steuart Pittman should apologize for his family’s involvement with slavery.

Former professional football player Brandon Haw’s two African serval cats caused a stir Friday when they escaped into the streets of West Baltimore.

A Baltimore County judge ruled that Jason Walsh, the former CEO of ABC Capital, must pay more than $5 million to foreign investors who say he defrauded them after they agreed to buy Baltimore rental properties.

A to-do list and travel plans found during Luigi Mangione’s arrest and revealed in court shed new light on the steps he may have taken — or planned to take — to avoid capture after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing.

“The Board of Library Trustees and our CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine have separated as of Tuesday, December 9,” Yara Cheikh, the president of the Board of Library Trustees, wrote in a letter to library employees. “We thank Sonia for her contributions over the years and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”

The state won’t prosecute a Baltimore County police officer who fatally shot a Dundalk man experiencing a mental health crisis in May, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced.

After Maryland leaders and Constellation Energy announced a $340 million deal to relicense the Conowingo Dam in October, a coalition representing Eastern Shore counties argues the agreement violated state law.

The Washington Capitals announced on Tuesday that they are launching the Capitals Street Hockey League at three locations, including Germantown.

The Maryland Zoo recently revealed the names of two of its new African penguin chicks: Cayenne and Kiwi.

Critics for The New York Times called the shrimp and corn patties at The Duchess in Hampden one of the best dishes they ate this year.

Takoma Park will begin ticketing drivers who speed past stop signs in school zones next month in a four-year pilot program that utilizes artificial intelligence.

New owners, same wrapping paper: These Roland Park besties are keeping Shananigans Toy Shop open for the next generation.

A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with an attempted kidnapping investigation in Baltimore County last week, police said.

Annapolis Alderwoman Karma O’Neill on Monday introduced a resolution that would enact a 12-month moratorium on new short-term rentals in the city.

The flaunting of Confederate flags in a small Cecil County town’s holiday parade over the weekend has riled up community members and left some wondering how they were permitted to participate.

Moments after Luigi Mangione was handcuffed at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, a police officer searching his backpack found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in a pair of underwear.

The state on Monday said it’s taking steps to resolve a heating issue at a youth detention center in Baltimore after the system malfunctioned. But advocates described it as a “delayed response.”

The Navy is “taking over” the ride-sharing app Lyft for a day as part of a marketing and recruitment push.

Dr. Michelle Taylor, Baltimore’s health commissioner, said the hepatitis B vaccination effort has been so effective that the city hasn’t had a case of a newborn with the infection in a decade. That record is now under threat.