Morning Roundup

“Four dead. I haven’t seen anything like that here since I moved in 1966. My phone has been ringing off the hook. People can’t believe it. It’s sad. It’s a nice, friendly town, so you know people will come together.”

— Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie —

Authorities in Harford County have released more information, including the names of the victims and suspect, of the murder-suicide in Joppatowne over the weekend that left four people dead. (Baltimore Sun)

Friends, family and community members celebrated the life of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, who was murdered after going on a walk on the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air earlier this month. (WJZ)

No rest on Sunday for Baltimore Police…

Students in Maryland return to the classroom today as the state’s school system’s leadership remains in doubt. This past week, the Maryland State Board of Education again deferred voting on extending State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury’s contract. (WBFF)

8 things parents should know before kids go back to school. (Baltimore Banner)

Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises are challenging students to attend school daily with a “Mayor’s Attendance Challenge”. (WJZ)

Officials with Prince George’s County Public Schools say some data stolen in a ransomware attack earlier this month could be posted online — and the Maryland school system will now be offering credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. (WTOP)

Tropical Storm Idalia has formed in the Atlantic and is expected to become a hurricane before making landfall in Florida. WJZ’s Steve Sosna has details on the storm and what our weather is looking like in Maryland today and this week…

A popular restaurant in Catonsville has reopened. Morsberger’s Tavern filed new paperwork with the Baltimore County Liquor Board after its liquor license was suspended earlier this month. (Baltimore Business Journal)

The Price Rite Marketplace grocery store in Rosedale in Baltimore County will close its doors in October leaving the greater Baltimore area without any Price Rite stores. (Baltimore Business Journal)

The Maryland Transit Administration changed its core bus routes for the fall starting on Sunday. (Baltimore Sun)

McCormick & Co., in Hunt Valley, has tapped hip-hop icon and beatboxing pioneer Doug E. Fresh to release an original song and accompanying music video to celebrate two milestones — the brand’s first bottle redesign in nearly 40 years and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. (Baltimore Business Journal)

An investigation is underway in Adamstown in Frederick County after a house fire left two people dead early Sunday morning. (WMAR)

COVID cases are on the rise in the area. A new variant — called BA.2.86 — is popping up around the world, catching the attention of public health officials and scientists at Johns Hopkins University. (WTOP)

A suspect is in custody after a 17-year-old girl from Maryland was stabbed to death in northwest Washington, D.C. early Sunday morning. (WBFF)

An investigative report from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office offers new information on what led up to a September 2022 fatal police shooting in Anne Arundel County. (Baltimore Sun)

According to a report published by the Office of Inspector General, The Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation failed to adequately supervise its grinder pump work crews, allowing a handful of employees to exaggerate the number of hours they worked while going days without completing necessary sewage work. (Baltimore Sun)

Prince George’s County police are investigating after a man was found dead following a welfare check early Sunday morning. (WBFF)

The Humane Society of Carroll County in Westminster will soon get a new metal roof after approval by county commissioners. They also approved a new roof for the Carroll County Public Library. (Carroll County Times)

The Maryland Zoo has announced the arrival of two Coquerel’s sifakas, an endangered lemur that the zoo has not had since 2021. (WJZ)

A hot air balloon festival that was cancelled in Harford County was scaled back in size and held over the weekend in Talbot County. (WBOC)

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – AUGUST 28

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A late comeback by the Orioles wasn’t enough to hold off the Colorado Rockies at Camden Yards yesterday as Baltimore drops the series finale, 4-3, after winning the first two. (Camden Chat)

PENNANT WATCH: The O’s lose a little ground in the division after the Rays defeated the Yankees yesterday, 7-4. (MLB)

The Orioles’ homestand continues tonight with the Chicago White Sox coming to town. (MLB)

Yesterday’s game saw a slight delay due to…bees. (Baltimore Banner)

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For generations, on hot summer days Black Baltimoreans flocked to Carr’s Beach just south of Annapolis. Johns Hopkins tells us more with another edition of his series “Five Minute Histories”…