Baltimore mayor tests positive for COVID-19, ‘feels fine’

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Baltimore’s mayor’s office says the mayor is isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Spokesman Cal Harris says Mayor Brandon Scott is asymptomatic and feels fine. The mayor is vaccinated and follows health protocols, but Harris says Scott’s positive test shows that breakthrough infections are a “real threat.” Harris says Scott is working with the health department’s contact tracing units to notify colleagues he came across at outdoor events over the weekend.

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Former chief of staff to Maryland governor indicted

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s former chief of staff has been indicted in federal court for allegedly defrauding a state agency he led. The Maryland U.S. attorney announced the indictment against 52-year-old Roy McGrath on Tuesday. Prosecutors say McGrath devised a scheme through which the Maryland Environmental Service paid him nearly $280,000 in severance before he moved to his post as Hogan's chief of staff. The indictment also alleges that McGrath […]

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