Council President Nick Mosby has moved rapidly this week to finalize and approve an alternative map. But Mayor Brandon Scott could ensure his own version goes into effect by waiting until the end of a statutory 60-day window to veto, or by taking no action at all.

Collectively, the Harlem Park Three served 108 years in prison for the crime — “the longest combined wrongful conviction term in American history,” according to their attorneys, who have argued that the Baltimore Police Department detectives who put their clients behind bars decades ago fabricated evidence in order to get a conviction.

State investigators found the Hawkins Point facility’s former operator routinely violated state environmental law by knowingly disposing of partially burned and “uncooked” biohazardous materials.

Mosby aims to hold a public input session on his proposal Wednesday evening before moving rapidly to vote the map through committee Thursday afternoon and take a vote for final passage at a special meeting that night. The mayor’s office pushed back on that quick turnaround, which it called “troubling,” extending a dispute between the two sides over the timeline of this year’s redistricting process.

The city is planning to replace Curtis Bay’s current recreational center with a new facility, raising concerns among some residents.

The extraordinary payout in the case of the so-called “Harlem Park Three” is likely tens of millions of dollars larger than any of its kind in recent years.

Baltimore's revived attempt at a focused deterrence model has shown promise – coinciding with a 33% reduction in shootings during a pilot run in the Western District – but also cracks at points during the city's aggressive expansion push.

Jason Mitchell resigned from the Department of Public Works earlier this year following a tumultuous tenure marked by and E. coli scare, a state takeover of a city wastewater plant, and curtailed recycling services.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a Wednesday morning press conference that the shooting likely stemmed from a dispute between “two smaller groups.”

Wednesday’s approval for Worley’s contract followed a dramatic City Council meeting Monday in which police reform activists interrupted proceedings with opposition and demanded a say.

The twin feelings of city residents — that Baltimore is headed in the wrong direction, but also that its future is bright — are shared by a majority of respondents, a new survey from Goucher College Poll in partnership with The Baltimore Banner shows.

Though Councilman Zeke Cohen holds an early lead over the incumbent Council President Nick Mosby, many respondents to The Banner poll — more than supported either council member — said they would vote for someone else entirely.

City Council President Nick Mosby had maintained at a hearing earlier in the day Friday that the council’s hands are tied if it wants to avoid an outcome that could allow the mayor to bypass its say in the mapmaking process.

The city has until the end of 2024 to earmark all of its American Rescue Plan Act funding. So far, it has obligated less than 40%.

Both the Housing Authority of Baltimore City and the Police Department have stressed a need for stronger relationships between their agencies and community members to stay ahead of potentially dangerous events.

City Council President Nick Mosby raised concerns Tuesday that the body will have to vote through new district lines by next week in order to avoid an outcome that could allow Mayor Scott to bypass its say in the process.

Baltimore and neighboring counties are under flood watch through Sunday morning

Organizers decided to suspend events scheduled for Saturday over concerns about potentially dangerous wind.

Acting Fire Chief James Wallace, a 33-year veteran of the department, is expected to get a vote before the full council next month.

The City Council is slated to hold back-to-back confirmation hearings Thursday night for Mayor Brandon Scott’s nominees, acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley and acting Fire Chief James Wallace.