Morning Roundup

Frederick County Sherrif Chuck Jenkins has reinstated himself and returned to work Monday despite facing federal charges for allegedly helping the owner of a local shooting range illegally acquire machine guns by falsifying records. (WTOP)

It was a rough start to the new school year for students and parents in Howard County…

Some in Anne Arundel County also had bus issues. (Baltimore Sun)

Ryan Nawrocki, a Republican state delegate representing Baltimore County, wants a special hearing to investigate issues at the state’s Department of Education. (WBFF)

The Anne Arundel County Public Schools system is suing four of the biggest social media companies, alleging they have rewired how youths think, feel and behave. (WBAL)

Prince George’s County has five new schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A sixth will open in November. (Washington Post)

A new poll showed that many educators are working second jobs outside the classroom “to make ends meet.” (Maryland Matters)

The 16-year-old Maryland girl that was stabbed and killed outside a DC McDonald’s apparently died as a result over a dispute over sweet-and-sour sauce. Naima Liggon, the slain teen from Waldorf, was the 13th person younger than 18 killed so far this year in Washington. (Washington Post)

MEDIA ADVISORY – BALTIMORE POLICE

The Baltimore Police Department is hosting a steering wheel lock giveaway today to help combat the rise in Hyundai and Kia thefts. (WJZ)

A woman and a 13-year-old are facing charges after threatening employees of an Applebee’s restaurant in Gambrills on Sunday afternoon. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

A Glen Burnie man has been charged with a slew of sexual offenses after police accused him of assaulting two young girls his wife was babysitting in Annapolis. (Baltimore Sun)

A group of inmates in St. Mary’s County came to the aid of a corrections officer who suffered a vicious assault over the weekend. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Hurricane Idalia is taking aim at Florida. Could it eventually impact our weather here in Maryland? (WBAL)

Another storm, Franklin, could have a more direct impact on Maryland’s coast. (WBAL)

Two people who died in a house fire in Adamstown in Frederick County over the weekend have been identified.

Thomas and Joy Wells were rescued from the bedroom and rushed by paramedics in cardiac arrest to an area hospital where they later died. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

A two-alarm fire on E. 26th Street near Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore damaged several homes and other buildings. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Bird, one of the e-scooter brands found throughout Baltimore over the past year, is no longer permitted to provide rides in the city. (Baltimore Sun)

TODAY IN HISTORY – AUGUST 29

Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones endorsed Angela Alsobrooks on Monday as Alsobrooks seeks to fortify her bid to succeed the retiring U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin in the 2024 election. (Baltimore Sun)

Top officials in Montgomery County are decrying the latest instance of hate speech that was spray-painted under a bridge in North Bethesda. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

The 2023 Utility Scorecard ranks Baltimore Gas & Electric as 12th of 53. That’s a drop in its national ranking, which was #5 in the last assessment in 2020. (WYPR)

Nearly two months after his name was first reported as interim superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, the Annapolis institution confirmed that Rear Adm. Fred Kacher will serve as its temporary leader. Kacher replaces Vice Adm. Sean Buck, the 63rd superintendent of the Naval Academy. (Baltimore Sun)

Lawyers for the brother of the woman Adnan Syed was once convicted of killing and the state attorney general argued in separate filings to the Supreme Court of Maryland that crime victims should have the right to speak at hearings to overturn the convictions of people found guilty of harming them. (Baltimore Sun)

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Starter Grayson Rodriguez held the Chicago White Sox in check Monday night allowing only two hits as the Orioles’ bats came alive in a 9-0 thumping at Camden Yards. (Camden Chat)

PENNANT WATCH: The Tampa Bay Rays had Monday off. The Orioles victory gives them a 2 1/2 game lead in the division.

Former Maryland wide receiver Dontay Demus Jr. was among seven players the Ravens cut Monday as they began trimming their roster ahead of the 4 p.m. Tuesday deadline to get down to 53. (Baltimore Sun)

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Fort Armistead is a defense fort built in 1900 on the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore that was unofficially abandoned and left to decay since the 1950s. It has an impressive history with a sordid present…