Maryland health officials are watching illegal markets as kratom products are restricted

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/18 7:21A Scott Maucione, WYPR

The Maryland Department of Health is watching how illegal markets will react to the state banning a highly-addictive, opioid-like extract called 7-OH that comes from the kratom plant. Officials at the Rapid Analysis of Drugs (RAD) are keeping an...

Hot Plate: Dining Out for Life, recognition for Burnt Hill Farm, Mollydooker dinner at The Corner...

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/18 6:43A Kit Pollard

This week provides lots of incentive to head out to dinner in Baltimore, as local restaurants celebrate the fleeting flavors of late summer and early fall. Here’s a look at what’s on the horizon:...

School Spirit 2026: The St. Paul’s Schools

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/18 6:00A Sponsored Post Staff

The St. Paul s Schools. Photo credit: Whitney Wasson Photography Three small schools with big opportunities. The unique model at The St. Paul’s Schools offers students a tight knit community across...

Baltimore County police identify 62-year-old man killed in Dundalk shooting

WMAR 2 News 9/18 5:30A Siobhan Garrett

Baltimore County police are investigating a shooting in Dundalk that left a 62-year-old man dead. It happened around 2:10 p.m. Thursday in the unit block of Shipping Place. Police identified the victim as Anthony Storms. He was taken to the...

Your booked & busy Weekend Planner: Pokémon championships, Baltimore Book Festival and family fun...

WMAR 2 News 9/18 4:27A Kara Burnett

Baltimore has a packed weekend ahead, with events ranging from Pokmon battles to free books and live music. Pokmon Baltimore Regional Championships The 2027 Pokmon Baltimore Regional Championships are taking over the Baltimore Convention Center...

MedStar Franklin nurses to rally for patient safety as they try to unionize

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/18 4:09A Aliza Worthington

Registered nurses at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore will rally Saturday to advocate for patient safety and raise support for their efforts to unionize. Nurses filed a petition on...

Nearly 600,000 Maryland voters have requested mail-in ballots. It's not too late to ask for one.

WMAR 2 News 9/18 3:39A WMAR Web Staff

BALTIMORE Nearly 600,000 Maryland voters have requested mail-in ballots for the 2026 Gubernatorial election, according to the State Board of Elections (SBE). The total of 590,922 requested ballots includes voters who requested ballots to be...

The Daily Dispatch Quiz — September 18, 2026

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/18 3:36A 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: Trump targets a Maryland treasure Harborplace tenants get another...

Friday Morning Headlines: Trump repeals Chesapeake Bay protection order; Suspended Baltimore deputy...

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/18 1:30A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Suspended Baltimore deputy police commissioner will be investigated by Maryland State Police Baltimore Banner Trump repealse Chesapeake Bay protection order, drawing rebuke from Maryland delegation...

The Daily Dispatch Quiz — September 17, 2026

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/17 1:55A 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: Royal visit to Baltimore students Orioles last-minute stadium...

Ravens home opener, Orioles game expected to pack downtown Baltimore

WMAR 2 News 9/17 1:46A Siobhan Garrett

Fans heading to the Ravens home opener or the Orioles game Sunday should expect heavy traffic, road closures and parking restrictions downtown. The Baltimore Ravens home opener at M&T Bank Stadium starts at 1 p.m., and then the Orioles take on...

Thursday Morning Headlines: Mayor says suspension of deputy police commissioner not related to work;...

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/17 1:30A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Mayor says suspension of deputy police commissioner not related to his work WBAL News Radio Seven shot, including toddler, on East Fayette Street FOX Baltimore/WBFF-TV As Owings Mills gun range trains...

Baltimore County Police look to solve city bar manager's 1998 murder

WMAR 2 News 9/17 12:00A Jack Watson

Baltimore County police are still searching for answers nearly 28 years after a bar manager was shot and killed in a home invasion attempt in Woodlawn. Stepney Jerome Jones, 33, was shot and killed in November 1998 in the 7400 block of Lesada...

More money up for grabs: Maryland’s unclaimed property climbs to $3.2 billion

WMAR 2 News 9/16 11:00P Mallory Sofastaii

The amount of unclaimed money sitting with the State of Maryland keeps growing, even as millions of dollars are being mailed back to owners automatically. The Maryland Comptrollers Office now holds $3.2 billion across 16.4 million unclaimed...

Maryland warns of increase in benzodiazepines in illegal drug supply

Baltimore Fishbowl 9/16 9:00A Scott Maucione, WYPR

The Maryland Department of Health is warning that there has been a spike of depressant adulterants in the illegal drug supply that is spanning across multiple counties and the city of Baltimore. MDH’s Rapid Analysis of Drugs found about five...