WEATHER

Today's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and a high around 51 degrees. The low temperature is expected to be around 38 degrees tonight.

TRAFFIC

Here are today's morning traffic issues.

OCCUPY BALTIMORE

Follow Justin Fenton on Twitter to read updates about the removal of Occupy Baltimore protesters at McKeldin Square.

Here is our article about police clearing protesters from the Inner Harbor.

Here are pictures of police removing protesters from the Occupy Baltimore encampment.

Here is archived coverage of the Occupy Baltimore encampment.

FROM LAST NIGHT...

Fire destroys Joppa home Monday evening: Just before 6:30 p.m. Monday, an approximately 4,400-square-foot, single-family dwelling was destroyed by fire. The homeowners weren't home at the time. No further information was available.

Rocks from rail overpass damage 15 cars on beltway in Lansdowne: About 15 vehicles driving on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in southwestern Baltimore County were damaged Monday night after hundreds of rocks from a railroad overpass fell onto the busy highway, according to Maryland State Police.

Pedestrian struck and killed by light rail train: A woman died Monday after she was struck around 7:15 a.m. by a northbound light rail train on the Central Maryland corridor just north of Lutherville.

Orioles decline to tender 2012 contract to Luke Scott: The Orioles decided Monday not to tender a 2012 contract to outfielder Luke Scott, allowing their 2010 Most Valuable Oriole to become a free agent, according to an industry source.

TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Online holiday shoppers create a boom for shippers: Business is booming this holiday season for shippers such as FedEx and UPS, thanks to consumers' growing reliance on e-commerce, experts say.

Private operator would charge fee to use 2 city rec centers: Private operators would take over six city recreation centers under a deal that had been slated to go before Baltimore's spending board Wednesday.

Teachers say frustration marks first year of landmark contract: Union and school system officials have struggled to work out critical details of the three-year pact that replaces a pay structure tied to tenure with one that gives teachers the opportunity to earn six-figure salaries.

City, counties foresee costly bay cleanup tab: Maryland's counties and cities say they will need to spend billions of dollars to take the extra steps needed to restore the Chesapeake Bay to health by 2020, the deadline the state gave them for action.

[Compiled by Dean Jones Jr.]