Morning Roundup

Four days after gunfire killed two people and wounded 28 others during a block party at a South Baltimore public housing complex, still no arrests have been made and the pressure to do so is mounting. (Baltimore Sun)

“If there was any police out there, my sister would’ve been alive. [The shooters] would’ve thought twice about pulling up on that party. Y’all need to catch the [people] that did this. That’s what y’all need to do.”

Rashon Shelborne, brother of victim Aaliyah Gonzalez, on social media

WJZ obtained dispatch audio from the night of the mass shooting that shows how officers responded to the chaotic scene…

BREAKING: Casings from ‘more than a dozen’ guns were found by police. (Baltimore Banner)

Four Safe Streets workers had monitored the Brooklyn Homes party and stepped in to calm minor arguments but left before violence erupted because their shifts ended. (Baltimore Banner)

Montgomery County Public Schools officials say they are investigating the use of school facilities after a man who was arrested with guns near former president Barack Obama’s house in Washington was found to have entered a school with a group that booked the elementary campus to show a January 6th-related film. (Washington Post)

The Maryland House of Delegates is back to full membership following the swearing in of the chamber’s two newest members. (Maryland Matters)

A new political party, the Maryland Forward Party, is looking to get ballot access in 2024. (WYPR)

Cannabis sales in Maryland exploded during the Fourth of July weekend, passing the $10 million mark, as the state entered its first weekend of legal recreational marijuana sales. (WTOP)

A teacher at Northeast High School was arrested following an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct that was launched earlier this year in Anne Arundel County. It is alleged that 27-year-old Karl Walls sent sexually explicit text messages, photos, and videos to at least two students who came forward and reported his conduct to the authorities. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

A Montgomery County woman accused of letting her 79-pound child waste away and die on their living room floor can be released from jail ahead of her trial, a judge ruled Thursday, saying Cynthia Moore would have to abide by strict release conditions. (Washington Post)

A man found guilty of slaying Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy Glenn Hilliard in June 2022, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday. (Delmarva Now)

Halfway through the year, Anne Arundel County and Annapolis law enforcement agencies have investigated 16 homicides in 2023, the same number reported in all of 2022. (Baltimore Sun)

An off-duty volunteer firefighter in Harford County leapt into action during a house fire in Bel Air Wednesday night, using a garden hose after breaking in through a window. No one was home at the time. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Firefighters packed into the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department in Southern Maryland to attend the funeral of 25-year-old Brice Trossbach, who died after falling through the first floor of a burning home the morning of June 27. (WTOP)

A sewage spill has closed off swimming areas along the Potomac River in Charles County. (Maryland Independent)

Baltimore advertising firm Harvey Agency has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection two years after its founder sold the company for an undisclosed amount. (Baltimore Business Journal)

What Maryland borrowers need to know about student loan repayments resuming this fall. (Baltimore Sun)

A fundraising campaign has begun for the wife of a CSX conductor trainee who was killed on the job at the Seagirt Marine Terminal back on June 26. Derek Little’s wife is expecting their son to be born any day now. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Work was still underway Wednesday to clear and remove damage from a storm on Monday evening that downed trees and caused property damage on Tilghman Island. (Dorchester Star)

Authorities are looking for a driver after a car was found partially submerged near a boat ramp at Lynch Cove in Dundalk early this morning…

Two people have drowned in Anne Arundel County waters in two separate incidents, Department of Natural Resources officials confirmed Thursday. (Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. has hired noted Baltimore fundraiser Sophia Silbergeld and is raising money in preparation for a possible run for Congress should U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger decide not to run again. (Maryland Matters)

Good news for watermen and the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay. (Baltimore Banner)

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In the Bronx last night it was the Orioles who were the bombers, scoring 13 runs in the first four innings on their way to a 14-1 drubbing of the New York Yankees. Gunnar Henderson collected four hits in his first four at-bats and went 4-for-7 overall including two home runs. (Camden Chat)

The Right to Dream soccer academy was eying the Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore for a stadium, academy, and United Soccer League (USL) franchise, but instead the group moved its focus to San Diego where it was awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise. (SouthBMore.com)

Rep. James Comer, chairman of the powerful congressional committee that oversees D.C., is preparing to introduce legislation that could ultimately allow the District to build a Washington Commanders football stadium or another mixed-use development at the decrepit RFK Stadium site. (Washington Post)

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Let’s go crabbing…