Morning Roundup

A trial date has been set for December 18 for the two individuals charged in the crash that killed six people on Interstate 695 in Woodlawn back in March. Lisa Lea, 54, and Melachi Brown, 20, both face manslaughter and other charges. Prosecutors said Lea was driving 121 mph and Brown was driving 122 mph at the time of the crash. (WBAL 1090)

A Georgia man accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly wrong-way crash on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, will remain behind bars. (WTOP)

MEDIA ADVISORIES FROM THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT

A 45-year-old Accokeek man was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm while on probation for murder. Antjoun Riddick was being served an outstanding warrant at his home in Prince George’s County last December when he was found to be hiding a loaded 9mm pistol in his waistband. When he is sentenced in November, Riddick will face 10 years in federal prison. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

A 37-year-old South Carolina man has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death Saturday of a family member in Prince George’s County. (Washington Post)

Maryland State Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a man Monday in Wicomico County. (Delmarva Now)

A new bill proposes a citywide ban in Baltimore on the installation of external gas regulators…

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Baltimore will soon have an official network of water trails to take in the city’s sights by canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard, stretching from the World War II submarine in the Inner Harbor to the wildlife along the Patapsco River’s Middle Branch. (WYPR)

Maryland U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume is calling for investigators to look into the COVID-19 test scheme involving Medicare and track down those who are sending unwanted COVID-19 tests to people across Maryland and charging the costs to Medicare. (WBAL)

A delayed project may have fueled bad blood and wiretapping allegations in Harford County. (Baltimore Banner)

A series of revealing text messages has surfaced that might suggest discontent among some in the administration of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott in the wake of the mass shooting incident July 2 in Brooklyn Heights. (WBFF)

A set of female skeletal remains found in Florida in 2007 have been identified as those of Jeana Lynn Burrus, 39, formerly of Maryland. Burrus, who lived in Sarasota, Florida, was never reported missing. (WJZ)

Southwest Airlines is adding a new international flight (to and from Belize) at BWI as well as more flights to warmer destinations ahead of the spring break travel season. (Baltimore Business Journal)

The iconic Pepsi sign visible to motorists on Interstate 83 has a new look, now advertising the redeveloped warehouse space that replaced the cola bottling plant. Commuters will now see a sign for Plant 83, a mixed-use redevelopment of the Hampden Pepsi facility, which stopped production in 2011 and closed in 2016. (Baltimore Sun)

The current average price for gas in Maryland is $3.768. (Carroll County Observer)

An investigation is continuing after numerous law enforcement officers confiscated a small amount of suspect heroin mixed with fentanyl, a semi-automatic handgun and ammunition while conducting a court-approved search of a used tire shop near Elkton. (Cecil Whig)

A Washington, D.C., man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a shooting inside a Prince George’s County mall’s food court last August. (WTOP)

Baltimore Police Department is offering hefty bonuses to cover staffing shortages and shift imbalances. (WBFF)

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Accountability and Implementation Board has approved updates to the statewide comprehensive education reform plan, on schedule with a law that calls for the massive plan to be revised each year by August 1. (WTOP)

Federal regulators have chosen three new areas that could host offshore wind farms off the Mid-Atlantic East Coast, including sites off Ocean City, Virginia Beach and the Delaware beaches. (Baltimore Sun)

TODAY IN HISTORY: AUGUST 3

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A Connecticut man is accused of ripping off nearly $300,000 from more than two dozen Home Depot stores across eight states, including Maryland. Authorities allege he fraudulently received 370 store credits that were valued at $297,332 in total. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

The man who died last week hours after he was restrained on a stretcher in downtown Baltimore was a 29-year-old Glen Burnie resident. A news release also named the seven officers involved in the in-custody death. (Baltimore Sun)

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Jack Flaherty made his Orioles debut on the mound and helped send them to a 6-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday, thus taking three of four in the series. (Camden Chat)