According to Maryland health officials, a Montgomery County resident has a confirmed case of measles and has possibly exposed others in the county. (WTOP)
A Maryland hate crime task force has become a permanent group thanks to legislation enacted after the program’s funding was set to expire. (Southern Maryland Chromicle)
The Frederick County sheriff accused of conspiring to fraudulently acquire machine guns with a local gun business owner is asking for his federal case to be handled separately from his co-defendant. (Baltimore Sun)
The company that makes the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone has agreed to pay $102.5 million to 41 states (including Maryland) and the District of Columbia to settle claims that the company engaged in anticompetitive practices. (AP/WJZ)
Federal, state and local law enforcement, along with partnering agencies announced the result of Operation Washout, a month-long operation in which nearly 100 fugitives, the majority accused of committing violent crimes in the greater Baltimore region, were taken into police custody. (WBFF)
Nine governors, including Maryland Governor Wes Moore, joined other governors in sending publishing companies a letter to make it clear that censorship will not be supported in schools in each of their states following news of textbook publishers agreeing to censor their educational materials at the behest of state governments like Florida. (WMDT)
Maryland Rep. Jamie B. Raskin has beaten cancer twice and now looks at his political future. (Washington Post)
Planned Parenthood of Maryland on Friday said they were rejected as a vendor for Baltimore’s HONfest… (WBAL 1090)

After an outcry on social media on Saturday, the organizers of HonFest asked the health care provider to forgive their “severe shortsightedness.” (Baltimore Banner)
A mother and daughter in Landover have been charged in connection to the killing of their 71-year-old mother and grandmother. (WTOP)
Nearly 140 groups from around Maryland participated in Annapolis Pride yesterday. (Baltimore Sun)
A new fiction crime novel features several Garrett County locations and people. (Garrett Republican)
The Department of Natural Resources says Marylanders set a new turkey harvest record. This year’s harvest was 27% higher than the 2022 harvest and surpassed the previous record set in 2020. (WBOC)
Baltimore City residents were asked by the developers overseeing the renovations of Harborplace what they would like to see done with the facility and how it should be reimagined. (Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore’s spending board will vote next week on a proposed settlement to end a lawsuit brought by the rail carrier CSX Transportation Inc. over a major water main failure that caused a train derailment in 2019. The city’s Board of Estimates will vote Wednesday on the proposed settlement of $245,000. (Maryland Daily Record)
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of four new trucks that will help to prepare roads for inclement weather during the winter months. (Baltimore Sun)
Howard County joins Prince George’s and Harford counties in a lawsuit against Meta, Google, ByteDance, and Snap Inc., alleging the social media companies have exacerbated a mental health crisis among its student body. (Baltimore Sun)
Charles County law enforcement announced a partnership with a coalition of more than 150 police leaders, researchers, and professional organizations who have joined together to pledge to advance the representation and experiences of women in policing agencies across the United States. (TheBayNet.com)
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Associated Press – Today in History – June 4th
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The Orioles were shutout by a former teammate Saturday night in San Francisco, 4-0, evening the series at one game apiece. Gunner Henderson left the game early with “back discomfort” but is reportedly going to be okay. (Camden Chat)
Attendance for Orioles games at Camden Yards so far this year is up 24% over this same period last year. Overall, MLB attendance is up 6% in 2023. (Baltimore Sun)
In college baseball, Maryland lost to Wake Forest, 21-6, in the NCAA Tournament regional in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Baltimore Sun)
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The story of the historic discovery of a whale skull along Calvert Cliffs…
