School Plans, Football Season, Ravens Training Camp: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Maryland on Thursday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• MD Unemployment Claims: 37,383 Filed Last Week; New Total Tops 1M
• Harford Co. Electric Car Charging Stations Ready For Public Use

Fans Not Permitted At Baltimore Ravens Training Camp, Team Says

The Baltimore Ravens have announced that they will not be hosting fans at the team's upcoming training camp due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

MD School Officials Call 'Time Out' When It Comes To Fall Sports

Football fans are wondering whether or not high school fall sports will proceed in Maryland, since high school football has been canceled in nearby states like Virginia and delayed until Sept. 1 in North Carolina due to the coronavirus. One school district has canceled its fall sports season, while other districts are in limbo.

Hogan Bashes Trump's Coronavirus Response In Washington Post Op-Ed

President Donald Trump first addressed the coronavirus pandemic on Jan. 22, saying "We have it totally under control." On April 18, Gov. Larry Hogan welcomed a South Korean plane carrying 500,000 coronavirus tests to Baltimore Washington International Airport. Now it's July 16, and Hogan is criticizing Trump in a Washington Post opinion piece. How did we get here?

Harford Co. Company Tried to Over-Bill Baltimore $637,000: Report

A Harford County-based transportation company attempted to overcharge the City of Baltimore nearly $640,000 for ambulance services during the coronavirus pandemic before the Baltimore Inspector General's Office intervened with an investigation that kept the city from paying the increase.

MD Sees Decrease In Coronavirus Cases, Hospitalizations

Maryland saw a slight drop in daily coronavirus cases on Thursday after recording more than 700 new infections each day for the last two days.

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Also Worth A Look Today:

• More Than 200 Businesses Receive HoCo RISE Business Relief Grants
• Annapolis Businesses Receive Nearly $1M In Coronavirus Relief
• Harford County Students To Learn Virtually For First Semester
• Baltimore City Schools Offer Free Wireless Hotspots To Families
• Cooling Centers Open Across Anne Arundel County July 17-21
• Zero New Deaths Reported In Montgomery County; Cases Top 16K
• Coronavirus Test Appointments Can Now Be Made Online In MoCo

Across America

• Hard-Hit States Request Refrigerated Trucks As Virus Deaths Rise
• Body Found In Shallow Grave Behind Branford Restaurant
• Should PA Schools Reopen? Here's What Nearly 11K Residents Think
• Petitions Duel Over Toms River Schools' Indian Mascots
• Gov. Murphy: Sharp Increase In NJ Gun Deaths Amid Coronavirus