Linnea Hoover

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Linnea Hoover

Share A family is thankful to be alive after their home was struck by what the National Weather Service is now classifying as an EF-1 tornado. "We never see tornadoes in Maryland," said Austin Kent, a Dundalk resident. His own home battered but mostly intact, he recounts the moment he first realized the storm was in fact a tornado. Miraculously, Ben Sloboda and his family are shaken but alive after losing the roof of their home.

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover

A family is thankful to be alive after their home was struck by what the National Weather Service is now classifying as an EF-1 tornado. "We never see tornadoes in Maryland," said Austin Kent, a Dundalk resident. WATCH: Tornado destroys Maryland family's home, community rallies to support themHis own home battered but mostly intact, he recounts the moment he first realized the storm was in fact a tornado.

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover

BALTIMORE - "I started posting your f****** phone number for everybody to call you up and talk to you about it."Doxing. "I didn't want you to be a liar, so I thought I'd give you a call and call you a *** and a monkey, you f****** *** monkey b****."Racism. "We're all three, about two hours away from that 3008 address that you have listed."Threats and intimidation. "A lot of them are calling from Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Cali, New York, Philly," said Tia Hamilton.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Linnea Hoover

Share BALTIMORE — Have you ever thought, "I want to see a race where a giant platypus, alligator, and tractor sculpture fight for prizes like Best Breakdown?" Well, Baltimore has you covered with its 25 th annual Kinetic Sculpture Race. And the community says, "This is what it means to be Baltimore," said Barbee, one of the race's Kinetic Chickens, a group that helps tally the votes for prizes. "It's so Baltimore and Baltimore deserves this." The excitement is palpable.

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover

BALTIMORE - What do wildfires, extreme heat and smog all have in common? According to the American Lung Association, they all contribute to air pollution. Air is life, and nearly half of the people in the U.S. are living with - and breathing - dangerous levels of air pollution, according to this year's "Air Quality Report" by the American Lung Association.