Morning Roundup

Someone is setting Baltimore city playgrounds on fire. There have been two such fires on consecutive days. (WJZ)

Parts of Interstate 95 which collapsed after a vehicle fire will partially re-open this weekend, much sooner than expected…

A Carroll County youth sports coach is charged with the sexual abuse of a minor. (Carroll County Observer)

A massive cocaine bust in Anne Arundel County nets ten people. (WBAL 1090)

A new ruling from the Maryland Supreme Court is changing how ballistics evidence is handled in the state’s courtrooms. (WBAL)

Nearly 40% of Maryland households can’t afford basic necessities, according to a report from the United Way of Central Maryland. (Baltimore Sun)

Garrett County’s DUI/DWI conviction rate is among the highest in the state. (Garrett County Republican)

An explosion at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant last month was caused when dust caught fire in a dryer used for sewage sludge. Baltimore fire officials released the investigation’s information yesterday. (Baltimore Sun)

Maryland’s only Black-owned movie theater is offering free showings of select movies this weekend. (Baltimore Fishbowl)

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is joining with 24 other states in urging the Biden administration to move forward with new rules that would strengthen HIPPA protections for people receiving abortions. (WYPR)

Data breaches are on the rise in Maryland. (WMAR)

Is U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-5th) running for reelection? His plans remain unknown. (Maryland Matters)

Former state delegate Richard K. Impallaria saw his record cleared Wednesday. He had been charged with theft, misconduct and misappropriation last summer while he was still in office. A judge converted Impallaria’s case to a probation before judgement status during a brief hearing. (Baltimore Banner)

Multiple suspects are believed to have been involved in the mass shooting that injured six people at a bus stop in north Baltimore last week…

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office reported that a deputy hit and killed a pedestrian who was allegedly walking in the roadway in Waldorf early Wednesday morning. (Maryland Independent)

A pair of police cruisers were accidentally involved in a crash near a busy Prince George’s County intersection on Wednesday afternoon sending one officer to the hospital. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Ava Marie DelRicco, known as “Baby Ava” after the 2011 Ocean City car crash that she miraculously survived, has died at the age of thirteen. Severe brain damage limited her quality of life after the accident which occurred when a man traveling at a high rate of speed and high on PCP slammed into the family vehicle while it was stopped at a red light on Coastal Highway. (Delmarva Now)

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A consortium of top gambling companies has been slapped with the largest fine in the history of the Maryland State Board of Elections. (Southern Maryland Chronicle)

Maryland’s congressional delegation introduced the Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act. It requires college athletic programs to create, implement, and rehearse specific heat illness emergency action plans (EAPs) in consultation with local emergency responders, including the operation and use of cold-water immersion equipment, in order to avoid heat-related illnesses and fatalities. University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair died of heatstroke after collapsing during practice more than five years ago. (WMAR)

Not a great outing for Tyler Wells in Tampa yesterday as the Orioles lose to the Rays, 7-2. The two-game series saw the teams split. It’s an off-day for the team today. They return to Camden Yards tomorrow to begin a weekend series against the Seattle Mariners. (Camden Chat)

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On this date in 1767, the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, the Mason–Dixon Line, was agreed upon…