Police say speeding pickup crossed center line, causing head-on crash that killed Reisterstown...

WMAR 2 News 9/6 11:43P Siobhan Garrett

A pickup truck driving at a high rate of speed crossed the center line, causing a head-on crash that killed a Reisterstown woman on Saturday night, Baltimore County Police say. Halina Tsishchanka, 50, was the driver of the other car, and she was...

Our nice stretch of weather continues

WMAR 2 News 9/6 9:34P Abigail Degler

Happy Monday! Hope you aren't laboring too hard out there for the holiday. Pleasant weather continues over from the weekend stretch into Monday. Highs range in the 80s under clear skies. We will see a slight cooling overnight with the 60s...

5 dead after Amazon cargo aircraft overruns runway in Miami, striking multiple vehicles

WMAR 2 News 9/6 9:21A Amanda Musa, Pete Muntean

At least five people are dead after an Amazon cargo aircraft overran the runway during a landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, striking multiple vehicles on a road surrounding the airport, officials said. There is no...

1 dead, 2 hurt after hit-and-run leads to police pursuit in Howard County

WMAR 2 News 9/6 5:27A WMAR Web Staff

HOWARD COUNTY, Md. A man is dead and two others are hospitalized after a police chase in Jessup early Sunday morning the second deadly pursuit in Howard County this year. An Infiniti sedan hit an occupied, parked Howard County Police Department...

Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

WMAR 2 News 9/6 5:20A AP via Scripps News Group

The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal judge blocked new restrictions on mail ballots ahead of the midterms. The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order...

What to expect on Labor Day: Closures, travel and store hours

WMAR 2 News 9/5 7:52A Justin Boggs

Monday is Labor Day, and many places you might want to visit will be closed due to the holiday. Nearly every nonessential state and federal government office will be closed on Monday in celebration of Labor Day. Labor Day began as a state holiday...

Maryland launches $50 million program to help teachers and first responders buy their first homes

WMAR 2 News 9/5 4:39A Siobhan Garrett

Governor Wes Moore announced a new $50 million mortgage assistance program Friday to help teachers and first responders buy their first homes in Maryland. The program, called First Homes for First Responders and Teachers , will offer eligible...

Man duct-taped to airplane seat after allegedly using racial slurs causing flight to divert to BWI

WMAR 2 News 9/5 3:51A Siobhan Garrett

A man was arrested at BWI Thursday night after being accused of causing a disturbance on a flight out of Houston, as well as using racial slurs toward a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight. Layne Lundeen,67, of Tucson, Arizona, was...

John Carroll, Dunbar dominate inaugural Grit and Greatness Invitational in Baltimore

WMAR 2 News 9/5 12:54A Avi Carr-Gloth

BALTIMORE, Md. High school football season is underway in Maryland, and Under Armour Stadium in Baltimore served as the backdrop for a historic opening weekend doubleheader. A partnership between The John Carroll School and Under Armour brought...

Friday Afternoon Headlines: 915-pound squash sets Maryland record; Baltimore City College...

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/4 11:12A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

915-pound squash grown in Sykesville sets new Maryland record The Baltimore Sun Baltimore City College renovations delayed by up to a year The Baltimore Banner Maryland orchard owner says slim pickings for pick-your-own apples this season WTOP...

Baltimore names a new, better smelling, official city tree

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/4 11:01A Marcus Dieterle

Invasive to the region, costly to maintain, and with flowers bearing an unpleasant odor some liken to rotting fish, the Chanticleer pear tree has been a less-than-ideal representative of Baltimore....

Strong storm topples tree into bedroom, narrowly missing woman inside

WMAR 2 News 9/4 10:27A Blair Sabol

A woman is counting her blessings after strong storms toppled a tree right onto the bedroom she'd been staying in. Im damn lucky. I really am," Linda Trader said. Thank you, Lrd, you gave me another day." Trader was staying with friends, Diana...

DNR opening 100+ acres of land to lease for regenerative farming

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/4 10:19A Aliza Worthington

Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is opening 111-acres of agricultural property for lease to farmers who use regenerative farming practices, both to expand land access and promote sustainable...

Civil War soldier from U.S. Colored Infantry's grave uncovered near Bulle Rock development

WMAR 2 News 9/4 10:01A Jeff Hager

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. Trapsing through the woods across from the Bulle Rock development, preservationists found evidence of a forgotten family plot. I live there across the street, said Sue Nappi, a cemetery preservationist, Passed it every day....

Orioles announce 2027 spring training schedule with 15 home games at Ed Smith Stadium

WMAR 2 News 9/4 9:11A WMAR Web Staff

BALTIMORE, Md. The Baltimore Orioles announced their 2027 Grapefruit League spring training schedule, set to begin Friday, Feb. 19, at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, against the Atlanta Braves. The 15-game home schedule features eight...