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Maryland health officials announced the first heat-related death reported in the state this year on Wednesday. A 65-year-old man died in Baltimore County, the Maryland Department of Health said. “As this tragedy shows, heat-related illness, including heat exhaustion and heat stroke, can result in serious ailments and even death,” Deputy Secretary for Public Health Dr. Jinlene Chan said in a news release. “During hot weather, Marylanders are urged to take precautions to avoid overheating and check on friends and neighbors that may be susceptible to heat-related illness, especially older adults and people with chronic disease.”

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott said Tuesday that the city plans to sue Polymer80, one of the country’s largest manufacturers of “ghost gun” kits — untraceable firearms that have proliferated on city streets and contributed to a surge of violence. Officials plan to file the suit Wednesday, the same day a state law to ban the sale, receipt and transfer of an unfinished frame or receiver that does not have a serial number by the manufacturer takes effect.

Renters searched for their next home in other metro areas at higher rates during the first quarter of 2022 than before the pandemic, according to a quarterly report by Apartment List, a rental housing platform. The “Renter Migration Report” found that 40 percent of renters were looking for a home in a new metro area, while 27 percent were searching for a home in a new state, according to the report. The national median rent increase of 16 percent during the first quarter of 2022 compared with the first quarter of 2021 may be one reason renters were seeking to relocate.

Food truck operators in the city of Frederick might soon have more flexibility in where they can operate, as the city's aldermen consider whether to renew rules they passed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aldermen are scheduled to consider an ordinance on Thursday night that would allow food trucks to operate on any privately owned, nonresidential property in the city between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., with the permission of the property owner. The proposed ordinance does not allow the trucks to operate in the historic district that makes up much of downtown Frederick, except for in the parking lots of breweries, wineries, or distilleries.

The 4,000-seat event center at Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel will host thousands of Anne Arundel County Public Schools graduates next week, a long-awaited change that was to have started in 2020 but was delayed for two years due to the COVID pandemic. Schools spokesman Bob Mosier said the new venue has state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and large screens throughout, which should be an asset for attendees.

Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens hosts a Memorial Day ceremony every year to honor those who pay the ultimate price. The ceremony specifically honors those with ties to Maryland who lost their lives while serving the country.

The Food and Drug Administration said at least 12 hospitalizations are probably linked to strawberries sold in grocery stores including Trader Joe’s and Walmart.

The 55th annual Memorial Day ceremony will honor service members with ties to Maryland who were lost within the last year, and pays tribute to all men and women of the Armed Forces who have paid the highest price in defense of the United States of America, Monday May 30, 2022