Community issues

A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with urinating on a family at Morgan Wallen’s Baltimore show last month, Maryland officials announced Wednesday.

The city's Office of Inspector General investigated complaints involving three hotel-turned-homeless shelters. It found a range of problems.

To alleviate heavy foot traffic in Patapsco Valley State Park, officials and volunteers are launching projects this fall that will open access to the Woodstock area, one of the least-used sections of the park.

ICE’s presence at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg in late July has sparked conversations about whether the city is doing enough to protect residents from federal immigration enforcement.

Marquis Brown, 20, of Washington, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of five counts of attempted second-degree murder and related crimes.

A tornado hit Baltimore and Dundalk Monday afternoon amid heavy winds and rainfall, weather officials confirmed.

Ambrose Kennedy Pool was closed Wednesday due to vandalism, officials said, the latest in a string of such incidents at public pools across the city.

Michael Burnett, 37, was charged with first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the death of India Johnson, 32.

Prince George’s County Police arrested a 31-year-old suspected of stealing more than 60 reptiles from pet stores in Maryland and Virginia.

COLUMN: Dirt bikes, part of Baltimore City’s Black culture for decades, are illegal on the streets. Advocates want to talk to law enforcement and others to figure out how to promote a safe way to continue that history.

Harrison Brandon, 28, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to misconduct in office and received two years of probation. He was also ordered to perform 120 hours of community service.

This month, a contractor for Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate filed an application with the city for construction permits on several parcels along and near Baltimore’s waterfront.

The parade train was listed on Facebook Marketplace in Essex a few weeks ago for $35,000.

The 80th annual Howard County Fair runs through Aug. 15. It’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

More than 3,000 Baltimore buildings have been vacant for two decades or longer.

A 67-year-old man died two weeks after a Toyota truck hit him in Gaithersburg, police said.

The Perseid meteor shower will peak over the next few days. The show will be most visible when the shower peaks on the night of Wednesday Aug. 12, into the early morning of Thursday Aug. 13.

Among the latest grant recipients: Community Health and Empowerment through Education and Research (CHEER) in Long Branch and Takoma Park and the Ebenezer Church of God’s back-to-school supplies drive in Landover Hills.

Harold Christopher Christner died Saturday in a crash between two vehicles near Damascus, Montgomery County Police said on Tuesday.

Baltimore County Police are investigating two shootings that left three people dead in Essex on Monday, officials said.