Morning Roundup

More record heat today as temperatures will reach near 100 degrees around the region. WMAR’s Stevie Daniels :

“Nearing record warmth again today as temperatures climb to 100 degrees. Heat index values will range between 100-105 degrees again. A Heat Advisory is in place for areas northwest of the Bay from noon – 7 PM. A cold front approaches the region on Thursday, dropping temperatures into the low to mid-90s late-week. This front will generate showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday. It will linger into the weekend-keeping showers and thunderstorms around central Maryland. Finally feeling relief from the intense heat this weekend as the heat wave breaks and temperatures will trend more seasonal, in the 80s.”

Schools in Baltimore without air conditioning remain operations on a modified schedule. (WJZ)

Baltimore police arrested a man who they said injured officers Tuesday while trying flee in an SUV. (WBAL 1090)

An Ohio man has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to transporting explosives with the intent to injure and possession of an unregistered firearm or explosive device, in connection with an explosion at a home in Carroll County that severely injured the boyfriend of a woman he was interested in. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

A 33-year-old shoplifting suspect, who Baltimore Police said they fired at Tuesday after he struck two officers with his vehicle in Southwest Baltimore, was found in Howard County and arrested. (Baltimore Sun)

MEDIA ADVISORIES – BALTIMORE POLICE DEPT.

The Prince George’s County Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a video of an officer went viral on social media. The video, which had more than 2.3 million views as of Tuesday, shows the officer appearing to embrace and kiss a female before joining her in the back of his police vehicle. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

The U.S. Department of Justice and Baltimore County on Tuesday announced they had reached an agreement to resolve charges by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that accused the county fire department of violating federal law by subjecting female employees to a hostile work environment. (Baltimore Banner)

Harford County investigators are pursuing a lead that took them to Los Angeles and Chicago in an effort to find the killer of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five who was slain near a wooded trail in Bel Air last month. (Baltimore Banner)

A chain of internal emails obtained by The Baltimore Sun suggested the Archdiocese of Baltimore could file for bankruptcy in the face of an anticipated deluge of lawsuits over its history of child sexual abuse…a move many survivors oppose. (Baltimore Sun)

A man accused of fatally shooting his MTA colleague last October at their workplace pleaded guilty Tuesday to a first-degree murder charge stemming from the bus driver’s death. (Baltimore Sun)

An Aberdeen woman was sentenced to a 25-year jail term in the stabbing last year of another woman at a service station in an apparent dispute over money. (Baltimore Sun)

The chief operating officer of the Howard County Public School System has resigned. Scott Washington’s resignation comes after school bus route cancellations during the first week of school. (WBAL 1090)

The Anne Arundel County Board of Education filed a lawsuit alleging that their social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc.) have contributed to a growing mental health crisis among the system’s 85,000 students. The school systems joins others in Maryland, including Baltimore City and Howard, Carroll, Prince George’s, Harford and Baltimore counties, that have filed suit against social media companies this year. (Baltimore Sun)

The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel on I-895 (Southbound Tunnel) is scheduled to be closed at 8:30 p.m. on the evenings of Wednesday, Sept. 6, and Thursday, Sept. 7, for maintenance operations. Two-way operations will be in the northbound tunnel. Re-opening is scheduled to take place at 4:30 a.m. the following morning. (East County Times)

The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order Tuesday allowing residential customers to choose where Baltimore Gas & Electric installs gas regulators on their homes. A group of homeowners across Baltimore City are calling the PSC’s ruling a ‘big victory.’ That fight includes the arrest of three women who spent a night in jail for interfering with utility workers, earlier this summer. (WYPR)

Baltimore County Council members voted 6-1 to table a bill that would have gotten rid of the forthcoming 5-cent charge for reusable carryout bags in businesses such as grocery stores and restaurants, and would have exempted liquor stores altogether. (Baltimore Banner)

The Board of Public Works appears poised to approve a contract Wednesday that would change the state’s longstanding vehicle emissions inspection program (VEIP), doubling the amount of time owners of new cars would need to get their first pollution test. (Maryland Matters)

Maryland is set to receive an $8.7 million Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant to help improve the resilience and reliability of the power grid. (WMAR)

Residents of Harford County oppose a plan for development of apartments meant to ease the housing crisis. (WMAR)

Federal authorities have connected mystery author “Ryan Cooper” to fugitive Roy McGrath in newly unsealed warrants. (Baltimore Banner)

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – SEPTEMBER 6

A bond hearing for a University Park man accused of killing a Greenbelt teacher was continued Tuesday. Harold Landon III, 33, has been in the custody of the department of corrections since Aug. 1 on an unrelated assault charge. (WBFF)

Cannabis businesses in Maryland are identifying challenges as sales in the state grow. (WBAL)

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Extra! Extra!

The Orioles took the Los Angels Angels to extra innings last night and came away `with a 5-4 win in ten. Jordan Westburg’s RBI single was the difference. Shintaro Fujinami pitched in relief in the tenth. (Camden Chat)

PENNANT WATCH: Tampa Bay also won in extra innings last night thus keeping the O’s 3-1/2 games ahead in the division. (MLB)

RAVENS: Ravens coach John Harbaugh said that he is as excited as everyone else to see what his team, including its revamped offense, looks like when it counts. (Baltimore Sun)

The Ravens are a 6-1/2 point favorite on Sunday. (Arizona Republic)

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