Sunday Paper

The Independent Investigation Division of the Office of the Maryland Attorney General has opened an investigation into the actions of law enforcement officers in Baltimore after a man died in the custody of first responders on Tuesday. (WJZ)

The FBI released new preliminary data on reported law enforcement officer deaths while on active duty for the first half of the year. Thirty law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in the first half of 2023, a 6.25% decrease compared to the same time last year. April, May, and June had the most deaths, with six reported deaths each. (WMAR)

The Baltimore Banner reports that the Baltimore County Police Department have “closed ranks around public information”, saying the police communications office often fails or declines to make the department’s top brass available for public comment. Its press office answers reporters’ questions only through email. (Baltimore Banner)

Two reported shootings in Baltimore yesterday. An unidentified male was shot and sought treatment after an incident on Pennsylvania Avenue and the other occurred on West Saratoga Street where another unidentified male was shot in the groin and walked into a area hospital for treatment. (Baltimore Police Department)

An armed teenager was injured while fleeing from police in North Baltimore…

A man was killed Saturday in a double shooting in Prince George’s County and a woman was injured and in stable condition at a hospital. (Washington Post)

Westminster officials are asking residents to use less water, echoing a similar July 13 request from Carroll County officials, and one from the Maryland Department of the Environment July 10. The state request was for residents of Carroll County and other parts of Central and Western Maryland. (Baltimore Sun)

After getting caught in a severe thunderstorm Friday evening, 13 boaters were rescued from the Potomac River in Montgomery County. (WTOP)

More mosquitos have tested positive for West Nile Virus in Maryland. Last week, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health announced that mosquitos trapped in two parts of the region tested positive, representing the first cases identified this year. Recently, there were more found in the Bowie area of Prince George’s County. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

After passing a rent stabilization bill, leaders in Montgomery County are eyeing their next political battle. (Washington Post)

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and officials from Baltimore City Fire Department are trying to raise awareness about the use of smoke detectors. (WBFF)

The Centerville town council in Queen Anne’s County voted to adopt a resolution that prohibits retail establishments from providing plastic carryout bags and incentivize the use of reusable bags. The new ordinance becomes effective Jan. 1, 2024. (Bay Times)

A Joppa-Magnolia volunteer firefighter was injured while trying to extinguish a fire in Harford County on Saturday. (WJZ)

MARYLAND’S MOST WANTED (WBFF)

A man will serve 28 years in prison for a fatal stabbing that took place in Rockville in 2020 — an act that witnesses said was spurred by an argument over $20. (WTOP)

Police have identified the Maryland man who was killed while crossing the street in Northeast DC last weekend. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Offshore wind energy developers in Maryland are dealing with where to land the cables from the wind turbines in the ocean on land and how to connect them with the electric grid. Legislation that Governor Wes Moore signed into law this spring envisions feeding cables from the two wind developments off of Ocean City to a single place onshore. (Maryland Matters)

The construction of a bridge over a rail line in Halethorpe was slated to be completed in the summer of 2021 and it has now been delayed to winter of 2024. (Baltimore Banner)

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Another poor outing from Tyler Wells and the Orioles drop the second game of their weekend series against the New York Yankees, 8-3. (Camden Chat)

The Orioles lost no ground in the AL East race as Tampa was crushed by Houston last night, 17-4. (MLB)

The series concludes tonight with a nationally televised broadcast on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball”. ESPN’s Karl Ravech thinks the sport’s current era favors the Orioles. (Baltimore Sun)

Maryland Governor Wes Moore will be the guest splasher during the Orioles’ prime time game tonight. (Baltimore Banner)

The local medical examiner’s office has ruled the death of Ray Lewis III, a son of former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, accidental and due to a lethal combination of drugs in his system. (Baltimore Sun)

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Cal Ripken was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame fifteen years ago this week. The WMAR Vault takes a look back….