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1 week ago | 
wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover
HANOVER, Md. - The "chess of card games," is how card players from around the country at the National Bridge Tournament describe the game of bridge. The games were held at LIVE! Casino and Event Center in Severn, MD from April 5 th to the 11th. Bridge is a game of mind exercise, mind games, intense concentration and mental acuity. At first glance, this game may not be your definition of exciting.
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3 weeks ago | 
wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover
MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - Zero G, not just new technology, but a lifeline initially designed to support veterans. This groundbreaking system is forging a new path for individuals facing spinal cord injuries. Individuals like Rick Arnold. "I have MS," said Arnold. "I was diagnosed in 2007."Arnold is rediscovering the power of movement and reclaiming a sense of normalcy and freedom. "It allows them to move side to side, up and down.
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1 month ago | 
wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover
The iconic ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall is in Baltimore. She has been studying the same group of primates and their behavior for 65 years. Goodall spoke with WMAR-2 News about how she believes young people can create a better future. "People say don't meet your heroes, but tell that to Baltimore and this stadium that is about to be packed with people," Goodall says. This event was completely sold out.
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1 month ago | 
wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover
It was a windy day for visitors enjoying the 100th anniversary of Fort McHenry National Monument, on March 1-2. The day had a number of events for people to enjoy, including special ranger programs, living history with the Fort McHenry Guard, and a morning and evening flag change.
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1 month ago | 
wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover
Lawyers dropped a bombshell for Americans at a town hall in Elkton, Maryland, saying every American should get their water tested for PFAS, which can cause cancer and other health issues. They also gave residents two major updates on a class-action lawsuit that has been going on for two years with the iconic American company Gore-Tex. "Is this exposure why we kept losing babies?" Asks Taylor O'Ryan, an Elkton resident.
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1 month ago | 
wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover
The non-profit organization Global Refuge is responding to tweets on X about federal spending on faith-based organizations by former general Michael Flynn and Elon Musk. It started in January with a tweet by former general Michael Flynn calling out federal spending on Catholic charity organizations.
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2 months ago | 
wmar2news.com | Linnea Hoover
BALTIMORE - "I went through a lot of ups and downs in my life."Raquan Tanner started coming to Thread in the 9th grade. "I didn't really have that many people to open up to," Tanner said. After losing his grandmother, and his way, he found himself at Thread. "Going through depression, going through anxiety, I didn't really know how to cope with different emotions," said Tanner. The organization works to create community and fight loneliness. Because loneliness can lead to serious health consequences.
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2 months ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Linnea Hoover
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BALTIMORE — People around the world have been wearing Gore-Tex for nearly 60 years. And now, the state of Maryland is suing them over forever chemicals, this comes after a two-year long class-action lawsuit by people living near the company's Cherry Hill facility in Elkton, Maryland. PFAS, or forever chemicals, are a family of chemicals that serve a variety of purposes. "Things that are non-stick, stain resistant, waterproof, grease resistant, fire-fighting foams, cookware.
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2 months ago | 
ktvz.com | Linnea Hoover
By Linnea HooverClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — If you didn’t know that you can hunt, find, and keep fossils in Maryland, then there’s a woman from Baltimore County that wants to educate you. For Felicia Ludwig, the founder of Maryland Fossil Finders, fossil hunting is up to the whim of the tides. “It just depends on the day what time low tide is,” Ludwig said.
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2 months ago | 
krdo.com | Linnea Hoover
By Linnea HooverClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — If you didn’t know that you can hunt, find, and keep fossils in Maryland, then there’s a woman from Baltimore County that wants to educate you. For Felicia Ludwig, the founder of Maryland Fossil Finders, fossil hunting is up to the whim of the tides. “It just depends on the day what time low tide is,” Ludwig said.
