Governor Wes Moore has chosen (D) Malcolm P. Ruff, a 39-year-old civil rights attorney, to replace former Del. Tony Bridges in the House of Delegates. Ruff is a litigator with the Baltimore law firm of Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, which is run by the former judge and civil rights attorney Billy Murphy. (Maryland Matters)
The public has an opportunity to provide feedback in the Tier 2 study area for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. A ‘Virtual Listening Meeting’ will take place on June 27. It will seek public feedback on transit, bicycle, and pedestrian considerations. (WBAL 1090)
A Maryland man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a police officer who was killed during a struggle with an assault suspect in a Virginia mountain town. Virginia State Police said Daniel Barmak, 23, of Towson, is charged with capital murder, two felony counts of malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the killing of Officer Mark Christopher Wagner II Friday night in Nelson County’s Wintergreen community. (WMAR)
William P. Doyle abruptly resigned Friday from his position as the director of the Maryland Port Administration, immediately transferring the leadership post to his deputy. (Baltimore Sun)
Authorities in Taneytown need the public’s help locating a missing adult and child…
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook
Baltimore County announced last week that it began treatment for midge larvae around Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Dundalk Eagle)
With legal use of cannabis starting July 1 in Maryland, Talbot County and its municipalities are discussing zoning for those businesses with many establishing moratoriums providing more time for zoning discussions. There are currently no cannabis facilities in the county. (Easton Star Democrat)
Filmmaker and photographer Christian Smooth of Annapolis has used artificial intelligence to create images of an average couple from each of Maryland’s counties. (WTOP)
Christian Smooth via Facebook
An Elkton man was killed Saturday afternoon after a piece of heavy farm equipment that he was operating overturned on him, trapping him beneath the machinery, according to Cecil County Sheriff’s Officer officials. (Cecil Whig)
An unconscious man enjoying a late-night cuddle with his handgun in Anne Arundel County is facing a host of charges after being busted asleep behind the wheel. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)
Associated Press via YouTube
No baseball for the Orioles yesterday as they prepare for an important AL East series against the Tampa Bay Rays tonight. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Orioles bullpen is good…but it needs help. (Camden Chat)
Dick Hall, a former star relief pitcher for the Orioles whose unconventional yet effective delivery helped Baltimore win two World Series, died Sunday of multiple myeloma and congestive heart failure in hospice care. The Timonium resident was 92. (Baltimore Sun)
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The War Memorial Seahorses are getting a much-needed makeover!
