Baltimore Police made public body-worn camera footage of last week’s shooting of 17-year-old Mekhi Franklin in the Shipley Hill neighborhood and it shows Franklin was shot from behind while running away with a gun. (WJZ)
Baltimore homicide detectives are investigating after an unidentified body was found “in the late stages of decomposition” Tuesday afternoon in the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello neighborhood. (Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore County’s school board has a new a new superintendent. Myriam Yarbrough currently serves as the deputy superintendent of the system and was the only finalist who works in the school system. (Baltimore Banner)
In Carroll County, Manchester Mayor Ryan Warner lost his bid for reelection to former Town Council member Melinda Smith. (Baltimore Sun)
The Biden administration will distribute more than $2.5 million to four Maryland universities to train and hire new mental health service personnel in an effort to combat a “mental health crisis in our schools”. (Maryland Matters)
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed into law Tuesday new gun-control bills to restrict who can carry guns in public and where they can bring them, measures the National Rifle Association immediately challenged in federal court. (Washington Post)
A black bear on the loose in Frederick has been subdued by the Department of Natural Resources. (WBAL-1090)
Montgomery County police arrested a man who is accused of armed sexual assault and robbery Tuesday involving two women along a hiking trail in Silver Spring. (WTOP)
A jury Tuesday determined Annapolis businessman Harvey Blonder had committed fraud and other financial misdeeds while serving as manager of the Yellowfin Steak and Fish House and ordered him to pay more than $9 million in damages to the restaurant. (Capitol Gazette)
The Baltimore County Public Schools Board of Education has decided to close Golden Ring Middle School. (Baltimore Sun)
Tuesday was the first day of the season for striped bass fishing for recreational fishermen in Maryland. (WBOC)
Baltimore is among five cities that the Biden administration is labeling “Workforce Hubs.” The initiative launches in the summer. (WBAL)
The Allegany County State’s Attorney has made a request that four job positions be created to assist with processing body cam footage obtained from law enforcement officers. (Cumberland Times-News)
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s former campaign manager doubled his City Hall salary in just over two years, according to an investigation by Baltimore Brew. (Baltimore Brew)
The National Aquarium in Baltimore announced that it has earned a renewal of its accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. (Baltimore Fishbowl)
You can now recycle old mattresses and box springs in Montgomery County. (WTOP)
The Worcester County Humane Society is now in what they’re calling crisis mode. The shelter is looking to the community for help with supplies needed for day-to-day operations. (WMDT)
Saturday’s Preakness Stakes race at Pimlico could be a wet one. (Baltimore Banner)
Orioles starter Dean Kremer pitched more than five strong innings Tuesday night as Baltimore defeated the L.A. Angels, 7-3, at Camden Yards in game two of a four-game series. (Camden Chat)
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I am taking the MARC train to DC today to take some photos and videos for future posts. I find the MARC to be one of the best ways to travel between Baltimore and Washington. The 55-minute trip on the Penn Line costs only $9 each way. I posted photos and video of the renovations underway at Penn Station as well as the tunnel and platform project in an earlier post.
Here’s a better look at the trip from a commuter’s view:
