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07/08/2024

A woman shows how easy it is to fall for a work-from-home job scam. She applied for a position as a remote office manager for a legitimate company.

07/08/2024

Atwater's has three other locations in Maryland and also offers catering.

When Atwater's lease is up at the end of the month, it will close the Canton Crossing location for good.

07/08/2024

A teenager is in custody after striking two police cars in the Frankford neighborhood with a car associated with an armed robbery on July 2.

A teenager is in custody after striking two police cars with a car associated with an armed robbery.

07/08/2024

Officers discovered the remains on July 3, just before 1:30 pm in the 5300 block of Goodnow Road.

The victim, an unidentified male, was in this sweatshirt.

Anyone with information should contact Baltimore Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

Just before 1:30 pm July 3, police were called to the 5300 block of Goodnow Road for reports of a 'questionable death.'

07/08/2024

Boeing has reached a plea agreement with the Justice Department to avoid going to trial over two separate 737 Max plane crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.

07/08/2024

The Baltimore Police Department released their mid-year crime report and it details how the department has seen double digit reductions in gun violence.

07/08/2024

A recent study found that divorce rates for people age 45 and over rose between 1990 and 2021. For adults 65 and older, the rate tripled. Here's how a late-life divorce can impact retirement plans.

07/08/2024

Baltimore County Police say two women, 75-year-old Iona Sellers, and 29-year-old Autumn Harvey, were found suffering from blunt force trauma in the Unit Block of Taos Circle Sunday morning.

Baltimore County Police say two women, a 75-year-old and a 29-year-old, were found suffering from blunt force trauma in the Unit Block of Taos Circle Sunday morning.

07/08/2024

LIVE POLL: What are your thoughts on the Orioles' All-Stars?

07/08/2024

When it comes to immigration and the U.S. border, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have vastly different approaches. Here's where each stands on the issue.

07/08/2024

Happy Monday! Temperatures continue to rise at the start of the week, but here are your top news headlines to keep you cool:

07/08/2024

The city of Annapolis announced cooling centers will be open this week due to the hot weather. The centers will be open on July 8-11 and access to water will be provided at these sites.

07/08/2024

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is playing eight pay-what-you-wish shows across the state this summer.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is making sure classical music is available to everyone with its eight-stop Music for Maryland Tour this summer.

07/08/2024

Question of the day:
Do you still write checks?

07/08/2024

A juvenile is in critical condition after being shot by another man in the Rogers Avenue bus loop in Northwest Baltimore.

07/08/2024

In a letter sent to Congressional Democrats, President Joe Biden said he is “firmly committed” to staying in the race as more Democratic leaders call for him to step aside.

07/08/2024

Maryland State Police are investigating a three-vehicle work zone crash that happened in Baltimore County early Monday morning.

07/08/2024

Pizza Hut's popular 'Book It' program has a summer camp!

07/08/2024

METRO CRIME SCENE: A juvenile male was critically injured in a shooting at the Rogers Avenue Metro bus loop at 8:45 a.m., said MTA.

Baltimore murders and shootings: https://www.wmar2news.com/local/july-2024-tracker-baltimore-murders-and-shootings

07/08/2024

Even Professor Kool would be hot today! 🌡☀

(Does anyone remember this classic WMAR show?)

Maryland is staying in triple-digit heat indexes for a while, so hopefully you're beating the heat.

"Hot and humid start to the week": https://www.wmar2news.com/weather/a-very-hot-and-humid-start-to-the-week

07/08/2024

Johns Hopkins University's medical school will now be free for most students, thanks to a $1 billion gift from business mogul (and alum) Michael Bloomberg.

He also gave $1.8 billion to JHU in 2018 - the largest gift in the school's history.

Johns Hopkins University's medical school will now be free for most students, thanks to a $1 billion gift from business mogul Michael Bloomberg to his alma mater.

07/08/2024

"We didn't have to ask our neighbors. I think it's more about spreading the word. As soon as my post went out, I had tens of thousands of calls. They were like, how can I help? What can we do?"

After a tumultuous couple of days, the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) announced Sunday in a Facebook post that they are back in business.

07/08/2024

We're heating up cold cases this July and here's a look at the stories we've highlighted in this first week.

This month we're heating up cold cases. We started with the cases of Nyah Hairston, Kitera Bishop, Margaret Estelle Jones, Mary Roe and Robert "Robby" Johnson.

07/08/2024

Police say it happened just before 10 a.m. in the unit block of Taos Circle. Authorities were initially asked to do a check location call.

Baltimore County Police is investigating a double homicide in Middle River Sunday. Police say it happened just before 10 a.m. in the unit block of Taos Circle.

07/08/2024

"They need to control that third-party ticket sale, make sure everyone knows they need to buy them through the Savannah Bananas themselves," said Ken Sciarrino.

While most people are raving about their experience seeing the Savannah Bananas at Sahlen Field, one family is sending out a warning to others.

07/08/2024

Florence police said multiple people were found with gunshot wounds, and four of the victims were found dead at the scene.

Four were killed and three others left in critical condition after an early morning shooting in Kentucky just outside of Cincinnati. Police said the suspect died of a self inflicted gunshot wound.

07/08/2024

After a tumultuous couple of days, the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) announced Sunday in a Facebook post that they are back in business after being temporarily shut down due to a broken AC unit.

After a tumultuous couple of day, the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) announced Sunday in a Facebook post that they are back in business.

07/08/2024

But, the problem with binge drinking in the United States is significant and we don't have enough data to really know the true toll it is taking on the population.

A doctor talks about hangovers and what to do to get through them as binge drinking continues to be a significant problem in the U.S., according to the American Addiction Centers.

07/08/2024

Rental scams target people by getting them to make a booking assuming the rental will be available — but, when you show up, it doesn't exist.

As summer travel season ramps up, scammers are standing by waiting to dupe travelers booking accommodation and trips. Here are some key tips to avoid being deceived.

07/08/2024

Target confirmed to outlets that it plans to fully stop accepting personal checks as a form of payment in stores starting on July 15.

Target will soon totally stop accepting a once-common form of payment in the U.S. as many who still use personal checks, or have family members who do, prepare.

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With recreational marijuana now legal, people with minor convictions before the laws changed were stuck with tainted criminal records. "I think a lot of people were feeling like, 'In 1999 I did a year in jail or prison for possessing a small amount of marijuana and now I can go into a store and buy that,'" said Meaghan McDermott, the chief attorney at Maryland Legal Aid. Cannabis convictions can you hold you back, even convictions for things like simple possession.

Happy Monday! Temperatures continue to rise at the start of the week, but here are your top news headlines to keep you cool:

The Maryland Transportation Authority is expecting to lose millions in toll revenue while we wait for a new Key Bridge. "Cumulatively, from the date of collapse to the assumed reopening in the fall of 2028, the revenue loss associated with the closure of the bridge is estimated to be $143.9 million,” the MDTA tells WMAR-2 News.

While America celebrated the Declaration of Independence, the community of Bel Air celebrated the town's 150th anniversary. Cathy Stark-Kowalewski and Tom Stark carefully reflected on newspaper articles from 1974. "This [article] talks about my mom and what she was doing for the centennial,” said Tom Stark, whose parent's articles were buried in a time capsule 50 years ago in Shamrock Park, when the citizens celebrated the town of Bel Air's 100th anniversary.

A two-story house in the 5900 block of Gwynn Oak Avenue set the stage for the gruesome murder of 35-year-old Robert “Robby” Johnson in June of 2005. “We saw the police vehicles and everything that pulled up,” recalled Adrian Jackson, one of the victim’s neighbors, “So he could have been in there… who knows how long?”

Before Dontae Winslow ever stepped on stage at CFG Arena to perform with the likes of Justin Timberlake, the Baltimore native made his name known all over the music world as a composer, orchestrator, producer and master of the trumpet. In 2024, you'll catch him with his signature "red bell" horn jamming out with Timberlake on his 'Forget Tomorrow' world tour. In their time on the road, he says the squad is playing on another level.

It's Friday night, and it will be hot heading into the weekend. Here's your top news headlines for today.

Good Morning Maryland from the Harford Community Action Agency. Learn how to join their summer food drive

Good Morning Maryland from the Baltimore Humane Society. Meet Dolly, she's looking for her FURever family!

It was like clockwork. The manager arrived to work at Atlantic Cleaners on Walker Avenue early on the morning of March 24, 2001, just like she always did. “I would look out the window from the bathroom and notice Mary’s car was here every morning around five o’clock,” said Karen Jackson, who lives next door to the cleaners, “She was here very early every morning."

Have you ever wondered what happens to the leftover bagels when the bagel shop closes? Well, we followed one Baltimore man who gives a lot of love to those leftovers. Omar Tarabishi has his routine down. He leaves home at 2:50 to be at his first stop, a Canton bagel shop, right at closing time, 3 p.m. He's been doing this for six months, since he founded Leftover Love, a nonprofit organization that rescues food and takes it to places where people can easily get it.

Good Morning Maryland and Happy July 4th from Cecila Bowke

Margaret Estelle Jones was the longstanding matriarch of her family. She'd lived at her home in Baltimore County since 1916, according to a hand-written deed in County land records. The location didn't have an address at that point. By 1982, it was on the first block of North Point Blvd., a busy street, where hubcaps would roll into her yard. She collected them, earning the nickname, 'Mama Hubcap.'

Baltimore City faces a new lawsuit in which they are accused of stripping away wealth from low-income residents. Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) filed the lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the Edmondson Community Organization (ECO), challenging the city's annual property tax sale auction process that 'unconstitutionally strips equity from residents' homes and businesses.'

We're just a day away from July 4th. We have sunny and seasonal weather. Here are your top news headlines for this Wednesday! https://www.wmar2news.com/local/top-news-headlines-for-wednesday-july-3

Good Morning Maryland from Inclusive Impact Network in Harford County

Good Morning Maryland! Meet Gustav who is looking for a FURever home at Baltimore County Animal Services.

It's been five years since Kitera Bishop was fatally shot in her home. Around 1 a.m., on May 16, 2019, someone walked behind Bishop's home and fired multiple shots into the family's TV room. While there were other people with her at the time, Bishop caught the brunt of the gunfire.