Community issues

The County Council is laying plans to name an interim executive, should Johnny Olszewski get elected to Congress.

The remnants of Debby, which has been downgraded to a tropical depression, will be moving into the Baltimore area through Friday.

The superyacht Lovebug capsized last month about 12 miles south of Annapolis, just inside the West River. No matter what investigators find when the boat is refloated next week, maybe the way Lovebug and other superyachts have changed Annapolis is just as important.

Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, who’s the founder of the Atomwaffen Division, is charged with one count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility.

A reader says the mayor must fix the “deplorable, inhumane” working conditions at the Department of Public Works sanitation yards after a worker died while on his route.

Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, multiple fire department and police units were sent to assist a man that was trapped by a 20-foot-long branch against a tree that he was trimming.

Some of the now-defunct scooters were left on Baltimore streets. The city wants help rounding them up, but some residents have other plans.

Brian Barrio didn’t know that the university knew about serious misconduct until earlier this year when the United States Department of Justice released a report that Chad Cradock sexually assaulted, harassed and discriminated against student athletes on the swim team.

This comes after owner Ray Crum sold his other restaurant, Werner’s Diner and Pub, in May after two years of ownership to focus on Pete’s Grille. Werner’s, famous for its appearances in “The Wire” and “House of Cards,” caused Crum great frustration due to its low foot traffic.

Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety officials announced Thursday.

The cause of a fire just outside the locked front gates of the Jewish Museum of Maryland is under investigation, according to the Baltimore Fire Department.

The Maryland Transit Administration and Virginia Railway Express will now honor each other’s commuter train tickets as part of a new agreement to help bolster ridership and connectivity.

Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration has opted to remain silent on the city’s response to overdose deaths as it navigates litigation with opioid makers and distributors.

Howard County officials are set on purchasing Longwood, a former plantation in the western part of the county, for a public garden. Some want to make sure the history is researched and honored.

Authorities have released few details about the Monday night shooting, which follows two others that unfolded under similar circumstances last year in Baltimore. All three encounters escalated quickly, starting when officers saw someone on the street and believed they could be armed.

“iWitness: Media & the Movement” is a new exhibit that launches Thursday at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History & Culture. The yearlong exhibit coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Joseph Black told Detective Sgt. Kenneth Ramberg that he needed to take responsibility for his role in a traffic stop in 2022 in Park Heights that left him with life-changing injuries.

As independent investigators in the Maryland Attorney General’s Office probe the fatal police shooting of a boy on Monday, they say they are required by state law to withhold his identity — and potentially much more related to the investigation.

“This case highlights a concern that the State’s Attorney has raised previously and uncovers legislative changes that should be considered to ensure fair and appropriate use of the court commissioner’s office,” said James Bentley, a spokesperson for the Baltimore State’s Attorney's Office.

The employees in Towson were the first in the United States to form a union of Apple store workers in 2022, and then in late June became the first in the country to reach a tentative contract agreement after protracted negotiations.