A Maryland man is charged with more than a dozen criminal offenses including assault, kidnapping, false imprisonment, a sex offense, possession of suspected crack cocaine and driving while impaired after police rescued a woman who was allegedly kidnapped from a DC convenience store early Friday morning and kept naked for hours in the cab of a U-Haul truck. (Washington Post)
Hospitals in Maryland must start reporting the detection of fentanyl in drug tests to the state Department of Health. (WYPR)
More than three years after the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Baltimore, Mayor Brandon Scott lifted the last remnant of a mask mandate first enacted in 2020. (Baltimore Banner)
The ClosetMaid manufacturing facility located in Garrett County will likely be shut down sometime in the coming months, according to the facility’s parent company. (Cumberland Times-News)
Carroll Hospital in Westminster, Maryland, activated its assailant protocol after someone entered the emergency department and displayed a weapon on Saturday. (WJZ-TV)
Anne Arundel County police said a woman was stabbed at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie Saturday. (WBAL-1090)
Many Maryland K-12 school districts have high levels of lead in their tap water, according to new data obtained from the Maryland Department of the Environment. (WBAL-TV)
A sex assault lawsuit is going forward involving football players at Damascus High School in Montogomery County. Four junior varsity athletes are accused of sexually assaulting three fellow teammates with a broom handle. (Washington Post)
When it comes to homicides in Baltimore City, ten juveniles have been arrested, between the ages of 10 and 17 years old. (Fox 45)
Baltimore’s annual Ceasefire Weekend is now being called the Baltimore Peace Movement. (WMAR-TV)
A federal jury convicted a Laurel man and his son on drug trafficking conspiracy charges and for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. (WTOP)
As 148th Preakness Stakes approaches, a grim trend greets the future of Maryland thoroughbred racing. (Baltimore Sun)
The new mayor of College Park says he has “complex emotions” after taking over the job under difficult circumstances. (WTOP)
A reward of up to $15,000 for information is being offered after a burglary and attempted burglary happened almost a week apart at the same Rockville gun store last November. (WTOP)
Sports betting in Maryland had a handle of $328,454,397 in April. More than 95% of the total betting was done via mobile devices. (Baltimore Fishbowl)
In lacrosse, an earlier-than-anticipated first-round exit from the NCAA Tournament for the defending national champion Maryland Terrapins courtesy of a 16-15 loss to visiting Army Saturday night. (Baltimore Sun)
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I scored 8 out of 11 on this week’s New Times News Quiz. Can you do better?
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I’m thinking of heading to DC this week to revisit the National Museum of African American History. I was there about six years ago and certainly didn’t see everything so I think it’s time to go back and maybe see some new exhibits.
Meanwhile, here’s video from my visit in December, 2016.
