CITY/COUNTY DIGEST
The Shrinking Canopy Asphalt covers more of Baltimore every year, making summers hotter, air fouler, costs higher. Trees are a money-saving solution -- but convincing anyone is a tough struggle for the urban forester.
Gun-wielding man holds up Wawa store
Break-ins multiply in high school parking lots Car windows smashed, doors jimmied; schools search for solutions
Hey, guys, holding office isn't nuclear physics
Jewish school hit by vandals Swastikas, epithets spray-painted on Pikesville academy
Computer program keeps tabs on crime High-tech maps help police track trends
Fountain repairs to end Mount Vernon dry spell Overhaul: Fractured and long out of use, the two water ornaments in downtown Baltimore are being fixed and should be cascading anew next spring.
School opens on time despite weekend fires Vandals blamed for $5,500 in damage at Dasher Green
Hate crime might have been a case of mistaken identity Apparently, slur left on car intended for someone else
Schools should treat tobacco like alcohol, drugsEven...
Provinces residents might be required to pay community tax Civic association trying to raise $12,000 a year for maintenance, expenses
Vandals force closing of Perry Hall library
Vandals again destroy salon's lights and sign
Teen-agers go on vandalism spree, elude police
Chicago program uses homeless to house-sit vacant apartments Nighttime presence deters vandalism of units undergoing renovations
City pays $1 for HUD building Purchase is 11 years after renovators won taxpayer-backed loan
Boys charged in vandalism in Columbia Each faces 27 counts in spray-painting of cars and houses
2 teens charged in Columbia vandalism spree Black and gold spray paint used in night of destruction
Neighbors upset by vandalism at Latrobe Park on south side Tires cut, toilets upended during weekend escapade
Utilities cut off at Riverdale Village Last tenants leave troubled apartments
Another teen arrested in school bomb threats
County police arrested a Lanham man and...
Bored teens assess the community: 'This place is so dead' CA, others push for facilities youths enjoy
Gettysburg fighting a battle of attrition History: As artifacts melt away under the assault of time, weather and vandalism, the National Park Service searches for an ally to help it preserve the battlefield.
Stores hit by wave of vandalism Police blame incidents on youthful joy riders
100 businesses hit by vandalism, merchants are told
Former student, 20, high school senior, 18, charged in Howard Co. vandalism incidents
Slurs painted on Ellicott City school Incident of racist graffiti latest of several in Howard
Police logDavidsonville: Someone broke into six buildings...
Vandals damage several doors of carnival concession buildings
Many businesses report windows broken by vandals
Vandals smash car windows in Westminster
Vandals damage 3 cars with black pen
Right time, write place at Wilde Lake High Graffiti walls give teens free expression in appropriate spot
Police logPasadena: A vandal threw a beer...
Police investigate racist graffiti found at school
Harford authorities investigate 2 cases of racial vandalism
More officers to patrol tomorrow to deter Halloween vandalism
Slaying prompts attack on crime More police patrols, other help promised in Seven Oaks area
Youth arrested in vandalism of business, vehicle windows
McDonough campaign signs reported missing in Arundel CAMPAIGN 1996
Apartments eyed for fire training Vacant Middle River complex may be used in county exercises
Theft, vandalism ruin Metro experienceWe've all seen...
7 parked cars vandalized near Centennial ParkSeven...
Mayor Lippy's skate ramp: Go for it, dude
Farmer seeks to close part of road Woman wants to save planned buffer of trees from vandals, plows
Sale of decrepit apartments to developer wins judge's ok Northeast area residents fear further decline
Mayor grows impatient with skateboarders Manchester regulations on sport ignored, he says
Congress must help MARC in CSX disputeI...