Wednesday Afternoon Headlines: Confederate monuments returning to Baltimore; Remaining Key Bridge...

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/20 11:39A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Baltimore’s Confederate monuments are returning to the city. What now? The Baltimore Banner Maryland splits remaining Key Bridge rebuild into 4 contracts Baltimore Business Journal Baltimore County cuts chronic absenteeism below 15% as schools...

Harford County Council scraps data center moratorium to move Cassilly’s ban forward

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/20 10:40A Aliza Worthington

The Harford County Council on Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve an amendment to consider County Executive Bob Cassilly’s bill banning data centers ( Bill No. 26-011 ) emergency legislation....

SOWEBO Arts & Music Festival returns to Hollins Market

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/20 10:27A Evelyn Lucado

As the weather warms, the SOWEBO Arts & Music Festival is celebrating its 43rd year of festivities on Sunday, May 24, returning to Southwest Baltimore with live music, local vendors, and the...

Elevator pitch: Stewart and Jones make their cases to be Baltimore County’s next executive

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/20 9:45A John Lee, WYPR

The five candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County Executive have been homing in on their message to voters. With the June 23 primary now about a month away, WYPR’s John Lee got the “elevator pitches” the candidates are...

Mixed news about blue crabs in the Chesapeake

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/20 8:05A Aliza Worthington

There is good news and bad news for people who care about blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay, judging by the latest winter dredge survey, conducted jointly by Maryland and Virginia . The results of the...

Expanded federal healthcare tax credits expired — and Marylanders feel the pinch

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/20 7:09A Capital News Service

By AMELIA TWYMAN Capital News Service Self-employed piano and voice teacher Alice Goldberg of Cheverly, Maryland, was paying only $28 a month for health insurance last year thanks to a combination of...

'We put on a good front': Baltimore County man with lupus dedicates his life to raising awareness...

WMAR 2 News 5/20 7:06A Kara Burnett

It's an invisible illness, Baltimore County resident Jamie Shepard said. It's all inside, and so we put on a good front. Every six months, Shepard undergoes an eye exam at GBMC's eye center. Its just one of many appointments that have become part...

Feds: Ex-Baltimore USPS worker stole $700k in mailed checks

WMAR 2 News 5/20 6:55A Ryan Dickstein

For more than a year a Baltimore man working for the United States Postal Service was stealing checks in the mail. Derrick Stewart, 34, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to federal mail theft, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors say...

The Daily Dispatch Quiz — May 20, 2026

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/20 4:55A 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: Controversial art makes its comeback Ravens stadium gets a fan...

Missing Reisterstown woman died of accidental drug intoxication

WMAR 2 News 5/20 4:53A Ryan Dickstein

A missing Reisterstown woman's cause of death has been revealed. The Maryland Medical Examiner determined 60-year-old Marcia Ellwood died accidentally by way of drug intoxication, which included a mix of cocaine and fentanyl. Ellwood was reported...

Wednesday Morning Headlines: IG report outlines huge leave payments to departing employees; Surfer...

Baltimore Fishbowl 5/20 1:30A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Maryland mosques reviewing security measures after deadly shooting at California Islamic Center CBS Baltimore Baltimore inspector general report outlines $147k in severance leave granted to 5...

A sizzling day with storms

WMAR 2 News 5/19 8:31P Stevie Daniels

Happy Wednesday! Nearing record warmth today with highs in the mid-90s. A strong cold front moves through during the afternoon and evening hours, bringing the chance for widespread rain and thunderstorms. A few storms could become strong, with...

Baltimore City Schools Administrator arrested in Harford County on child sex solicitation charges

WMAR 2 News 5/19 8:57A Ryan Dickstein

A Baltimore City Schools Administrator has been charged in Harford County for alleged sexual solicitation of a minor. Dennis Domonic Jutras, a former US history teacher at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, and current Coordinator for K-12 Gifted &...

Trading in the heat for much-needed rain

WMAR 2 News 5/19 8:34A Abigail Degler

Record heat for the 3rd week of May, exacerbating our ongoing drought. Maryland finally catches a break by Wednesday, with widespread rain helping ease both the drought and the heat. We see over a 35-degree drop in temperatures between Wednesday...

Ex-convict accused of shooting leashed dog in the head in Annapolis

WMAR 2 News 5/19 7:43A Ryan Dickstein

More details are coming to light about the shooting of a leashed dog in Annapolis. WMAR-2 News obtained charging documents related to the May 9 incident. That morning Prince the dog was taken for a walk by his owner's friend along the 1100 block...