Sunday Paper

More than 300 guns are off the streets because of a gun buyback program held Saturday in southwest Baltimore. (WBAL)

It was a particularly violent Saturday in Washington, D.C. as six people died in separate shootings. (Washington Post)

Loved ones mourned 27-year-old Christopher Morton, a Baltimore hip-hop producer who was found shot to death near M&T Bank Stadium on Thursday. (Baltimore Sun)

A man is in critical condition after being rescued from a 3-alarm fire in the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood in southwest Baltimore. (WBFF)

A former assistant football coach at a Calvert County high school has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for two counts of production of child pornography involving two former players. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

A retired Prince George’s County police officer shot another man Saturday allegedly over a stolen car. (WBFF)

A Maryland man admitted in federal court in New Jersey this week that he scammed a dozen or so businesses out of more than $2 million by selling them containers of aluminum scrap metal that actually contained only dirt and debris. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Annapolis residents have been targeted by phone calls from scammers who are impersonating officers and attempting to coerce the victims for money. (WBFF)

The search for a missing teacher in Greenbelt continues as friends and family held a vigil over the weekend. (WTOP)

Metro Crime Stoppers have increased the reward to $8,000 for information leading to an arrest in the death of a 15-year-old in Baltimore County back in January. (WMAR)

MARYLAND’S MOST WANTED

The Chesapeake Bay Balloon Festival is being held this weekend at the Mason-Dixon Fairground near the Maryland/Pennsylvania border.

The festival was supposed to take place in Harford County but county officials pulled out in July citing “numerous unresolved safety concerns.” (WMAR)

Tyaskin Beach is once again under a bacteria advisory due to elevated levels, according to the Wicomico County Health Department. (WRDE)

Police in Ocean City found a nine-year-old girl who had been reported missing in the beach resort. (WMDT)

An Easton man has been charged in connection to a burglary and theft of nearly $3,000 in Under Armor gear that happened earlier this year. (WMDT)

Many gathered Saturday in Snow Hill for the 23rd “Blessing of the Combines.” The event celebrates agriculture and honors farm families. (WBOC)

Festival goers packed the streets of Berlin for the town’s Annual Peach Festival Saturday. (WMDT)

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: AUGUST 6

Over 600 teachers and school staff in Baltimore City and Baltimore County left the classroom on the last day of the 2022-23 school year — and they won’t be returning in the fall. (WYPR)

The Annapolis Arts District, a nonprofit that receives public funding to promote Annapolis artists, arts groups, galleries and special events, has been found out of compliance with the Maryland State Arts Council after failing to file required reports for two years. (Baltimore Sun)

The Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair cake auction smashed fundraising records again this year with a $50,000 bid for the reserve grand champion baked good — a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. (Baltimore Sun)

Artscape is returning to Baltimore next month…

The Angelos family, owners of the Baltimore Orioles, have sold a landmark Towson office building for $13.55 million. (Baltimore Business Journal)

Fourteen churches in Cecil County have disaffiliated themselves from the United Methodist denomination. (Cecil Whig)

Beginning next month, Norwegian Cruise Line will be departing from Baltimore, joining Royal Caribbean and Carnival as companies offering departures here. (WMAR)

DNA links remains of enslaved people buried in Maryland to nearly 3,000 direct descendants. (Baltimore Banner)

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Camden Yards was packed last night as the team celebrated the 40th anniversary of their 1983 World Series championship and the 2023 version of the Orioles gave the crowd a show with a 7-3 win over the New York Mets. The Rays lost yesterday, meaning the Orioles are now a solid three games up in the American League East. (WBAL/Camden Chat)

Can the Orioles win the World Series for the first time in 40 years? The 1983 team sure thinks so. (Baltimore Sun)

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When Superstorm Sandy sent high water heading into Crisfield in 2012, the storm surge flooded out more than 300 homes. We look back at the Somerset County town and how they dealt with an unprecedented situation…