Morning Roundup

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works and its regional partners are urging residents and businesses in the Baltimore area to reduce their water usage after a fire occurred at one of DPW’s drinking-water pumping stations, located in Baltimore County, on Thursday morning. The conservation request applies to residents and businesses in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Harford County and Howard County. (WJZ)

Maryland health officials reported the first heat-related death of the season. (Maryland Matters)

Acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Rich Worley told a City Council committee that a communications and intelligence breakdown contributed to the Baltimore Police Department’s response to the July 2 mass shooting at Brooklyn Homes. (WBAL 1090)

A construction worker from Maryland was fatally shot during an attempted robbery Thursday morning at a work site on the campus of Howard University in Northwest Washington, D.C. (Washington Post)

A Baltimore County man drowned in Berlin on Wednesday night. Worcester County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the tiki bar beach area of Castaways Campgrounds in reference to a reported drowning incident. Ronald Charles Lingenfelder, 65, was found floating face down and unresponsive in Sinepuxent Bay. (Delmarva Now)

Baltimore Police are investigating the November death of a 3-year-old girl who, a recent autopsy found, died of an overdose. (Baltimore Sun)

A whirlwind 36 hours: Behind the leadership change at the Baltimore Police Department. (WYPR)

A man arrested in connection with the deadly shooting on July 8 of a Baltimore man inside a downtown Silver Spring parking garage has been charged with murder. (WTOP)

Baltimore County Police say they have three suspects in custody in connection to a shooting of a Parkville High School student in Nottingham back in April. (WMAR)

A Maryland pastor accused of sexually assaulting two church members has been found guilty of rape in one of the allegations. (WTOP)

An altercation inside a Montgomery County restaurant spilled out into the parking where shots were fired. Police say that there were five victims, one of whom sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, while four others suffered minor injuries and were transported to area hospitals for treatment and evaluation. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

A third Chesapeake Bay Bridge span that includes options for other modes of transit, possibly bike and pedestrian traffic, has the support of officials in Anne Arundel County. (Maryland Matters)

Amtrak says Penn Station will have two new platforms in 2024. (Baltimore Banner)

County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. signed off on new bylaws Thursday that give Baltimore County greater authority over land use decisions in greater Woodlawn and establish a new quasi-public authority to hasten progress on the county’s preeminent redevelopment project. (Baltimore Banner)

Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Reganare are set to appear Friday at Coppin State University to announce two grant competitions totaling $20 billion that aim to advance the Biden administration’s environmental justice goals. (Baltimore Sun)

Pet owners and area residents in Harford County are being advised to be aware that a cat in the area tested positive for rabies and may have exposed certain parties to the virus. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

In the wake of the opening of Great Wolf Lodge in Cecil County last month, the indoor waterpark in Perryville has summoned the Community Fire Company of Perryville at least 30 times. Calls included a near drowning and also several incidences of entrapment in elevators. The local Days Inn hotel has seen an increased number of fire calls as well. (Cecil Whig)

A Bowie woman, accused in a drunk-driving fatal wrong-way crash last year on I-97, pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to 18 months in jail. (Baltimore Sun)

The City of Salisbury has announced that Assistant Chief David Meienschein has been named the city’s Acting Police Chief. (WMDT)

A Baltimore nonprofit, Baltimore Safe Haven, is seeing a rise in housing requests following Gov. Wes Moore’s executive order on transgender care. (Baltimore Sun)

Mount Airy town officials are proposing to increase the fee for water and sewer services to help reduce a $274,546 shortfall in the fiscal 2024 budget. (Carroll County Times)

Some Maryland farmers have addressed concern regarding a change in the writing of Nutrient Management Plans, fearing it will prevent potential new, young farmers from joining the industry (WBOC)

A new report for 2023 ranks Baltimore third among the nation’s most-stressed cities. (WBAL)

A Maryland ice cream business has been named “Best Ice Cream Place in America” by USA TODAY. (WRDE)

The World’s Largest Rubber Duck is headed to Crisfield on the Eastern Shore.

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The Baltimore Orioles (54-35) resume play this evening after a four-day break with a weekend series hosting the Miami Marlins (53-39) at Camden Yards. They currently trail the Tampa Bay Rays by two games in the AL East division race.

Orioles mid-season awards: the good and the bad. (Camden Chat)

Orioles Chair and Managing Partner John Angelos and Maryland Governor Moore cited “progress” yesterday on a quest for a new lease for Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The current two-year lease follows the initial 30-year lease which expired at the end of 2021. The team is eligible for $600 million in state bonds for improvements at Oriole Park at Camden Yards if a stadium lease extension is signed. (SouthBMore.com)

A health care company has purchased nearly 12,000 tickets in Camden Yards’ upper deck for the Orioles’ game Sunday, the largest group reservation in the ballpark’s history. Those who purchased tickets on the upper deck Sunday have had their seats upgraded for free, according to an Orioles spokesperson. (Baltimore Sun)

The Orioles’ schedule for 2024 was released yesterday and it revealed the team will host the Los Angeles Angels on March 28, their first Opening Day at home since 2018. (Baltimore Sun)

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As Hollywood shuts down production amid a writers and actors strike, let’s remember that Maryland is sometimes referred to as “Hollywood East”…