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Baltimore Police will try to catch red flags in officer behaviors, before misconduct, with $2.5 million early intervention system

Baltimore Police will soon track officer behaviors, such as uses of force or arrests, to look for red flags in need of correction or assistance. The so-called early intervention system will alert supervisors and command staff about potentially problematic performance — allowing the department to then intervene with non-disciplinary steps including training, supervisor actions or connection to the Officer Safety and Wellness section.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Montgomery County leaders unveil strategic plan to end childhood hunger

7News has learned in Maryland, more than 600,000 residents are hungry and many of them live in Montgomery County. At the Cider Mill Apartments in Gaithersburg residents lined up during what’s known as meat week. Each month families gather to receive a grocery bag full of more than $100 in food. When asked what kind of difference the program is making, Rosibel Romero told 7News, “It’s making a huge difference, especially for all of us.”

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Baltimore Center Stage names Tony-nominated Stevie Walker-Webb as artistic director

Some new arrivals to Baltimore say later on that the city grew on them. But Stevie Walker-Webb felt an intrinsic connection as soon as he stepped off a train at Penn Station a few years ago. “Walking from Station North to Mount Vernon, I just fell in love with the vibe and the pace of the city,” the Waco, Texas, native said last week. “I didn’t want to leave.”

FCPS presents three alternative plans for city redistricting

Frederick County Public Schools on Wednesday presented three alternative plans for a redistricting that will affect students in Frederick city, including one that would move far fewer students than originally proposed. In May, district Superintendent Cheryl Dyson recommended one plan for the redistricting, which comes in response to an upcoming addition at Crestwood Middle School. The addition means there will be room for about 300 new students there starting next school year.

 

Beyond corndogs and funnel cakes: Food from around the world comes to the Maryland State Fair

A year ago, Saran Plork left 14 years in the hair industry to follow in her parents’ footsteps. She started selling Cambodian food. “I didn’t know that I was going to fall into this. I steered clear away because I know how hard of a work it was,” Plork said. “But I’ve always took to food. Like I love food. I love serving people. Even though it’s hard work, it’s still — I’m happy.”

 

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$5.8M renovated Conowingo truck weigh and inspection station opens

The $5.8 million renovated Conowingo truck weigh and inspection station is now open. The Maryland State Highway Administration said the facility was built to improve safety by providing screenings of commercial vehicles and their drivers who travel along U.S. Route 1 in Darlington, Harford County. “The renovations to this critical asset along U.S. 1 will improve overall operational efficiency and accessibility for commercial trucks,” SHA Administrator William Pines said in a statement.

 

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Life-size Titanic space replicas come to National Harbor exhibition

Titanic: The Exhibition comes to National Harbor for a seven-week run starting Oct. 21. The exhibition, produced by exhibitions creator and producer Musealia, is coming to the D.C. area after extended runs in London and New York. It features more than 200 objects and personal artifacts from passengers and crew members. It also includes life-size recreations of some of the ship’s interiors.

 

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After postgame fight in Bethesda, parents say: Punish attackers, not athletes

Parents are calling for more collaboration between Montgomery County Public Schools and local police following an outbreak of violence in downtown Bethesda that injured at least three students after a high school football game Friday night. Families of students at Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Walter Johnson high schools in interviews said they wanted the perpetrators held responsible but overwhelmingly expressed a desire not to see their athletic teams bear the repercussions for the violent acts of “a few bad apples” via canceled matches or other schedule changes.

 

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New vehicles won’t have to test emissions for six years

A key state board approved a revised contract for Maryland’s vehicle emissions stations on Wednesday, allowing the stations to implement a change in the program: New cars, trucks and SUVs will be exempt from testing for the first six years instead of the first three years. The reasoning behind the change, which is expected to take effect this fall, is that 99% of those newer cars pass the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program tests anyway, at a cost of time and money to the drivers.

COVID-19 in Maryland: Track death, hospitalization and case data from the state and CDC

The graphics on this page are based on government data. The Maryland Department of Health releases new surveillance data on Tuesdays and no longer publicly compiles testing or vaccination data. To guide prevention decisions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks hospital admission levels by county, which it updates on Mondays.

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