Maryland State Trooper helps family of geese across I-695

WMAR 2 News 5/15 9:05A Amanda Engel

A family of geese caused a slowdown on I-695 on Friday morning. Maryland State Police responded just before 8:40 for reports of birds crossing the road on I-695 near Wilkens Ave. Troopers and Maryland State Highway Administration personnel helped...

Arbutus Arts Festival, tradition for generations of families, returns Sunday

WMAR 2 News 5/15 7:45A Jack Watson

The Arbutus Arts Festival returns this Sunday, bringing about 300 vendors, live music, food, and activities for youngsters to East Drive in Arbutus. The festival, which has run for more than half a century, draws vendors from the local community...

Veteran weekend planner: Events for veterans and families May 16–17

WMAR 2 News 5/15 6:27A Cyera Williams

From Armed Forces Day celebrations to aviation history and community activities, here are a few events happening May 1617, 2026. Armed Forces Day & Preakness Bash Where: American Legion Post 38, Dundalk When: Saturday, May 16 Time: Check with the...

The Daily Dispatch Quiz — May 15, 2026

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/15 3:10A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Put your local news knowledge to the test with David Conn’s Daily Dispatch Quiz . 6 questions. 90 seconds. Today’s topics include: Weapons targeted in County Gangster makes royal exit City issues...

Friday Morning Headlines: Judge to decide on proposed Maryland ICE facility; Woman found dead inside...

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/15 1:30A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Judge to decide if proposed Maryland ICE facility can get back on track CBS Baltimore Ravens 2026 schedule announced, with four primetime games and one in Rio de Janeiro Baltimore Ravens Man killed in...

Competency hearing Friday for medical technician indicted for murder of philanthropist in Potomac...

WTOP News 5/15 12:47A Neal Augenstein

The former medical technician charged with the murder of a millionaire philanthropist in his Montgomery County, Maryland, senior living apartment is due in court Friday for a competency hearing. Maurquise James, 22, was indicted in April for...

Horse racing, derby cars, arts and a chili cook off are all happening in the Weekend Planner

WMAR 2 News 5/14 11:00P Megan Knight

The roller coaster weather continues and we're going back up this weekend with temperatures in the 80's, possibly 90 on Sunday! It is Preakness Weekend in Baltimore (well, technically Laurel this year) and there are plenty of events associated...

Cool start to Friday with heat on the way

WMAR 2 News 5/14 9:26P Abigail Degler

Good morning, TGIF! It has been a week of temperature swings, but starting today, it's onward and upward. We will start a little cooler thanks to these northwest winds, but we will make progress by late afternoon. Conditions become sunny with...

Dan Rodricks: Van Hollen’s exposé of Patel, Oriole sightings, Preakness bets and a few other things...

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/14 7:30A Dan Rodricks

Nobody asked me, but Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s questioning of Kash Patel was an exposé in real time. It evoked Joe “Have You No Sense of Decency?” Welch’s takedown of Joe McCarthy at a Senate...

Baltimore Weekend Events: Preakness, Poe Doomsday Read-a-Thon, Filipino Festival, and more.

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/14 6:36A Marcus Dieterle

Get ready for the sounds of galloping hooves and cheering crowds as the Preakness Stakes returns for its 151st year this weekend. While Pimlico Race Course undergoes a major overhaul, horse-racing...

Choosing Kindness: Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School’s Fourth Grade Wonder Unit

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/14 6:00A Sponsored Post Staff

At Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School , learning goes far beyond the classroom. As part of their Wonder unit, fourth grade students explored themes of kindness, empathy, inclusion, and understanding...

The Daily Dispatch Quiz — May 14, 2026

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/14 4:45A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Put your local news knowledge to the test with David Conn’s Daily Dispatch Quiz . 6 questions. 90 seconds. Today’s topics include: A surgeon s controversial FDA exit A new future for the Governor s...

Make it rain!

WMAR 2 News 5/14 2:28A Stevie Daniels

The state of Maryland is DRY! We desperately need the rain! A cold front moved through on Wednesday, producing close to 0.50" of rain around Baltimore! We are still under an inch since the start of the month and nearly 3" below the normal monthly...

Thursday Morning Headlines: 20 residents displaced in Towson apartment fire; The best Preakness...

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/14 1:30A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

20 residents displaced in Towson apartment fire; no injuries FOX Baltimore/WBFF-TV Man pleads guilty to deadly shooting at Baltimore senior living community CBS Baltimore Preakness fashion: Finding...

Dundalk auto shop owners found dead at home in 1983, case still unsolved

WMAR 2 News 5/14 12:00A Jack Watson

Joseph Magaskie and his wife, Helen, also known as Toby, were found stabbed to death in their Dundalk home on a Friday in July 1983. More than 40 years later, their killer has never been caught. Baltimore County Police say a neighbor discovered...