This week in Matter for Mallory: Speed humps and postal problems

WMAR 2 News 10/9 3:00A WMAR Web Staff

After nine crashes in front of her home, a Catonsville woman finally feels safe. Mallory follows up on her fight for speed humps and takes a closer look at a federal audit revealing missing keys, delayed mail and questionable package scans at...

The 2026 Annapolis Powerboat Show is back with a record boat lineup, including 6 North American...

WMAR 2 News 10/9 2:20A Ja Nai Wright

The 2026 Annapolis Powerboat Show has returned to downtown Annapolis with a record number of boats on display, including 6 vessels making their North American debut some coming from as far away as South Africa. The annual event draws thousands of...

Your weekend planner: MD State BBQ Bash, Fiesta Baltimore and ZooBOO!

WMAR 2 News 10/9 1:25A Kara Burnett

Maryland State BBQ Bash fires up Downtown Bel Air The Maryland State BBQ Bash returns to Downtown Bel Air in Harford County on Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10, with free admission. More than 25 competition teams will fire up their grills in...

Thursday Morning Headlines: Missing UMD student found and reunited with family; Fans slam layoffs of...

Baltimore Fishbowl 10/8 1:30A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Missing University of Maryland student found and reunited with family CBS Baltimore Fans slam Orioles layoffs as Mr. Splash and Oriole Bird exit business operations WBAL News Radio Silver Diner...

Missing keys, delayed mail, and inaccurate scans: What a federal audit found at Baltimore-area post...

WMAR 2 News 10/7 11:00P Mallory Sofastaii

A federal audit has found delayed mail, missing postal keys and inaccurate package scans at Baltimore-area post offices as customers continue to report problems with mail that never arrives. For Reisterstown resident Crystal Micriotti, those...

Maryland voters see higher electric bills, other downsides from data centers in new UMBC poll

WMAR 2 News 10/7 9:59P Siobhan Garrett

A new University of Maryland Baltimore County poll shows widespread concern among Maryland likely voters about data centers, with 80% saying they believe the facilities will have a mostly negative impact on household electricity costs Just 6% of...

Nice warm up Thursday

WMAR 2 News 10/7 9:32P Abigail Degler

Good morning. Happy Thursday! Another bright one in store for us today. We are looking at one of our warmest days this week arriving this afternoon. Mild winds turn breezy Thursday morning and afternoon. Conditions see a change as soon as...

Dan Rodricks: Get ready for tales from a crypt in Harford County, in time for Halloween

Baltimore Fishbowl 10/7 8:40A Dan Rodricks

Professional journalists are not supposed to start their reports with “legend has it” because “legend has it” suggests we don’t have all the facts, and that what you’re about to read has not been...

Points of interest: ‘Signs of People’ art installation to be unveiled Saturday in Catonsville

Baltimore Fishbowl 10/7 8:30A Aliza Worthington

Imagine you have been chosen by your hometown of 44,000 to be immortalized in a public art project created by internationally-celebrated artists to illustrate the town’s historical sites. Ten...

Lawmakers blast Trump’s taxpayer-funded TV ads

Baltimore Fishbowl 10/7 8:00A Capital News Service

By ASHNA BALROOP AND RHIANNON EVANS Capital News Service  WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump’s new taxpayer-funded television advertisements are sparking backlash from Democrats who consider the ads illegal and a misuse of federal dollars. U.S....

The Fountain of Highlandtown: A Rafael Alvarez tale goes from page to screen

Baltimore Fishbowl 10/7 7:18A Rafael Alvarez

My Spanish grandfather, dead for more than 30 years, came to life last month in the basement kitchen where he once cleaned fish and fried squid for Christmas Eve. It was stirring and surreal. There...

Lock the Vote: Confronting Confusion and Chaos in the Midterm Elections

Baltimore Fishbowl 10/7 6:00A Sponsored Post Staff

Will redistricting, voter fraud claims, election security concerns, and voter suppression affect participation in the 2026 midterms? Join Jared DeMarinis, Administrator of the Maryland State Board of...

Man killed in head-on crash in Howard County, police say

WMAR 2 News 10/7 5:56A WMAR Web Staff

HOWARD COUNTY, Md. One person was killed in a crash in Elkridge Tuesday night, according to the Howard County Police Department. A news release says the crash happened at 8:51 p.m. on Washington Boulevard (Route 1). Police said a 2004 Honda...

Maryland joins lawsuit against Trump’s changes to green card policy

Baltimore Fishbowl 10/7 4:58A Capital News Service

By Sanya Wason Capital News Service WASHINGTON–Maryland is suing the Trump administration in an effort to block new rules that penalize green card applicants for using government benefits. Maryland is...

For sale: Baltimore City wants to sell the vacant city-owned office building at 210 Guilford Avenue

Baltimore Fishbowl 10/7 4:40A Ed Gunts

Baltimore City wants to sell the vacant city-owned office building at 210 Guilford Ave., one block from City Hall. On behalf of the Office of the Comptroller, City Council President Zeke Cohen on...