Morning Roundup

More on the air quality alert and the Canadian wildfires from the Baltimore Sun.

A judge on Wednesday issued a temporary ten-day restraining order over a dispute between Baltimore residents and Baltimore Gas and Electric. The order prohibits BGE from cutting and/or installing external meters and regulators in the Federal Hill neighborhood where homeowners fought to keep the utility from forcing them to use the outside devices . (WBAL 1090)

Former Maryland state Delegate Neil C. Parrott (R-Washington) is indicating he’ll run for Congress in the 6th District. He has created an exploratory committee ahead of a possible bid in 2024. U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-6th) currently occupies that seat in the House but is planning to run for the US Senate. (Maryland Matters)

The former police chief of Laurel will spend the rest of his life behind bars for setting fire to several homes and a car, all of which belonged to people he believed slighted him. (WTOP)

The Maryland Supreme Court will hear the latest filings in the Adnan Syed case, according to court documents made public on Wednesday. (WBAL)

Discount retailer Burlington is slated to open a 35,000 square foot store in downtown Baltimore bringing a Fortune 500 company to the struggling central business district, which has been rocked by office and retail vacancies. (Baltimore Business Journal)

The U.S. Department of Transportation will send more than $2.2 billion in grants to state, tribal and local governments under a grant program that was expanded under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. Maryland will receive a combined $45 million in grants. (Maryland Matters)

On Wednesday, the Montgomery County Police Department reportedly received reports of Pride flags, Ukrainian flags, and inclusive lawn signs in Silver Spring that were vandalized or destroyed. Local officials described the incidents as “acts of terror”. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Governor Wes Moore spoke to lawmakers meeting in Ocean City yesterday and addressed this weekend’s changing cannabis laws in the state and how it will affect local governments. (DelmarvaNow)

“We have got to make sure that all of our societal systems are moving in coordination, and that includes how we’re going to view law enforcement as a mechanism and as a tool…”

Maryland Governor Wes Moore

Of all the counties in the United States, Ocean City’s Worcester County along with another Eastern Shore county (Dorchester), and Calvert County in Southern Maryland had three of the top 10 highest arrest rates for marijuana possession in 2018. (Delmarva Now)

Governor Moore is asking the state legislature to address the gas tax increase going into effect this weekend. (Baltimore Sun)

Annapolis hosted a ceremony Wednesday at the Guardians of the First Amendment memorial to remember victims of the 2018 Capitol Gazette shooting. (Baltimore Banner)

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has resolved a sexual harassment investigation against a professor at Montgomery College’s Takoma/Silver Spring Campus. (Washington Post)

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski joined other government officials and nonprofit leaders to raise awareness about the summer meals program, available statewide. (WYPR)

Three churches in the Annapolis area have been vandalized in the past two weeks. (WMAR)

AAA is promoting its “Slow Down, Move Over” campaign ahead of the busy Fourth of July travel weekend. (WMDT)

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A late-inning comeback wasn’t enough for the Orioles last night as the Cincinatti Reds score four in the tenth inning and win 11-7 at Camden Yards. Kyle Gibson had another poor start and the bullpen’s Keegan Aiken allowed three runs on his watch. (Camden Chat)

Charles Eliot “Chick” Silberstein, an orthopedic surgeon who had been the Baltimore Orioles’ team physician from 1978 to 2009, has died. He celebrated his 90th birthday on June 13. (Baltimore Sun)

Former Oriole Chris Davis talks about retirement. (Baltimore Banner)

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The mysterious Fort Carroll Island in the middle of the Patapsco River. Now home to thousands of birds…