Morning Roundup

Six people were shot as bullets rang out near a bus stop at the intersection of York Road and Cold Spring Lane in Baltimore last night. None of the injuries are life-threatening. The victims ages ranged from 17 to 32. (WMAR)

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A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with rape after posing as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and threatening a Hispanic woman with deportation in Prince George’s County. (Washington Post)

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office has initiated a search for Rachel Ann Boutaugh, a 33-year-old white female who has been reported missing from Owings. She was last seen on a date and her current whereabouts remain unknown. (Southern Maryland Chronicle)

A Temple Hills man and his sister have been sentenced after admitting to selling fake prescription pills that led to the fatal overdose of a 20-year-old woman in 2021 who had a history of drug problems. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Baltimore authorities on Friday arrested a 16-year-old who they say was released from custody earlier this month after a city circuit court clerk erroneously marked the teen’s case as having been dismissed. (Baltimore Sun)

Environmental and historic preservation groups filed a motion in Maryland federal court Friday as part of an ongoing lawsuit that seeks to undo federal and state environmental approvals for a project that would add toll lanes to the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 arguing the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration failed to provide a candid assessment of damage that the 15-mile project would create along the busy corridor. (Washington Post)

Frederick County residents will be proudly hailing a new county flag. The occasion: the county’s 275^th anniversary. (WTOP)

Dispensaries in the state unable to verify patients’ allotments because the state tracking system is experiencing slowdowns can still sell limited portions of cannabis through Monday, the Maryland Cannabis Administration announced late Friday. (Baltimore Banner)

841 Marylanders were surveyed about their preferences in a hypothetical general election matchup between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. It found 52% of Marylanders would vote for Mr. Biden, 35% would vote for Trump, and 13% were undecided. The poll was conducted before Trump’s 37-count federal indictment in Florida. (WJZ)

The small bay beach community of Betterton in Kent County is undergoing improvements. (Kent County News)

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague Island National Seashore are set to see new improvements thanks to newly approved federal funding. (DelmarvaNow)

The Carroll County Board of Education unanimously approved construction design specifications for new kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classrooms at four local schools. (Carroll County Times)

Work has begun on a $56 million dollar industrial park at a former Baltimore County GM plant site. The site will hold up to nine new warehouses. The project is creating up to 1,500 new jobs. (Baltimore Business Journal)

Maryland gained 2,500 new jobs in May as unemployment dropped to 2.4%. (Maryland Daily Record)

Is Artscape going to happen this year? There is some doubt. (Baltimore Sun)

Norman R. Stone Jr., a bricklayer who went on to become both the longest-serving member of the General Assembly as well as the Maryland State Senate, died Friday. (Maryland Matters)

After environmental groups sued Maryland last year, challenging a permit that governs stormwater discharges from hundreds of industrial sites, the state has agreed to reevaluate some portions of the permit. (Baltimore Sun)

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration will return to standard testing operations for its driving test and ending temporary modifications put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning June 20th, MVA driver’s licensing examiners will remain in an applicant’s vehicle for both the closed course and on-road testing portions of the non-commercial skills test. (WMDT)

A guide to Juneteenth celebrations and events in the area this weekend. (WTOP)

Meanwhile, Druid Hill Park is the scene this weekend for Baltimore’s AFRAM Festival. (WJZ)

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The Orioles began a weekend series in Chicago Friday afternoon and saw their bullpen collapse in a 6-run sixth inning as the Cubs win it, 10-3. (Camden Chat)