Sunday Paper

A flood watch will be in effect for the DC & Baltimore metro areas for Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening as the National Weather Service forecasts heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. (Baltimore Sun)

Two men were killed and two others injured in a quadruple shooting early Saturday morning in east Baltimore. Police said a preliminary investigation revealed that there was a verbal dispute that led to a physical altercation. The two men who died were 21 and 29 years old. (WBAL 1090)

Baltimore police found a woman shot near Clifton Park who later died from her injuries. A suspect is in custody. (Baltimore Sun)

A Baltimore man was fatally shot inside a downtown Silver Spring parking garage early Saturday morning, according to Montgomery County police. Shortly after 2:30 a.m., police responded to numerous calls of shots fired inside Public Parking Garage 3. There they found a 21-year-old dead from his injuries. The slaying appeared to be the second in a Silver Spring garage in eight months. In December, a man was shot in the public garage on Wayne Avenue. (WTOP)

Safe Streets returned to Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood to provide outreach in the wake of Sunday’s mass shooting…

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The response to the mass shooting in Brooklyn Heights last week will be a political test for Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. (Baltimore Banner)

Baltimore teens say they can feel unwelcome in city. Amid a curfew, where can they be themselves this summer? (Baltimore Sun)

Since the start of 2023, Baltimore City has seen 10 mass shootings which injured 63 and killed nine. Baltimore is third in the nation for mass shootings, Chicago with 11 and Philadelphia with 16. (WBFF)

A massive $800 million Cecil County project is moving forward with its construction just off Route 40. The emerging industrial park off Route 40 in Cecil County is a sign of what is to come as the Southfields of Elkton project takes shape. (Baltimore Business Journal)

The president of Morgan State University is accusing Towson University of setting up a new academic discipline that duplicates a well-established program at Morgan — reigniting a bitter and longstanding fight in Maryland about white educational institutions creating programs that already exist at historically Black colleges and universities. (Maryland Matters)

Montgomery County Police are investigating a hate/bias incident involving an electric sign board in a construction zone Saturday. Dispatch received multiple calls about a sign board displaying a racist message near Brookeville Road and George Avenue in Brookeville.(WMAR)

Taneytown is looking for a new police chief. (Baltimore Sun)

Harford County divvied up almost $645,000 in grant money to local nonprofits in an effort to boost county tourism. (The Aegis)

Federal agencies have approved a five-year extension on a waiver that helps keep rates lower for Marylanders purchasing health insurance from the state insurance marketplace known as the Maryland Health Connection. (Maryland Matters)

The oyster harvest in Maryland has rebounded. Here’s what’s driving it. (DelmarvaNow)

The highly-anticipated Anacostia River Splash that was to be held yesterday was postponed due to a sewage overflow from a rainstorm. The event was to celebrate the progress made in cleaning the river. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give residents in seventeen states — including Maryland — a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. (Baltimore Banner)

Ov er 300 entrepren eurs made their pitch on Friday for the Shark Tank Season 15 casting call in Salisbury. (WMDT)

There was one fatality reported in Maryland over the Fourth of July holiday period due to fireworks. (WBAL)

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A Maryland appeals court has awarded a frozen pre-embryo to a woman in a divorce case. (Maryland Daily Record)

A Waldorf man has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for falsely impersonating an officer and employee of the United States and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. (Southern Maryland Chronicle)

The current Baltimore Museum of Art exhibition about hip hop culture will live on after it completes an international tour in 2025. (Baltimore Fishbowl)

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Make it four in a row now for the suddenly surging Baltimore Orioles. All of their hits and runs came in the sixth inning yesterday in Minnesota as they win 6-2 despite being outhit. Tyler Wells pitched six strong innings. They go for the sweep this afternoon. (Camden Chat)