Raven Payne

3 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Raven Payne

CATONSVILLE, MD - Peggy Bailey's impact on the Catonsville community is something that can't be measured. People said as a waitress for decades here at Jennings Cafe, she made you feel at home. And her stories are something you'll always remember. VIDEO: Beloved longtime Catonsville waitress Ms. Peggy passes awayNow that she's passed, people told WMAR 2 News things will never quite feel the same again.

3 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Raven Payne

A day after a multistory warehouse went up in flames, smoke was still billowing above these West Baltimore homes. The smell of that smoke was very strong throughout the entire community. It left neighbors here wondering when it will ever end. "It's been real bad," one neighbor said. Going into day two of a multistory warehouse fire on Edmonton Avenue and N. Bentalou St., neighbors said they feel trapped between a rock and a hard place.

4 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Raven Payne

HOWARD COUNTY, Md. - If you're planning on fishing or taking a dip in Lake Elkhorn or the stream feeding into it any time soon, you may want to think twice. A large sewage spill came as a shock to neighbors. "I had no idea that this was going on in my backyard," Pat Simon said. Hear residents voice their concerns following a sewage overflow in Howard CountyShe said when her neighbor told her the stream behind their townhomes on Watchlight Court was overflowing, she thought nothing of it.

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Raven Payne

HARFORD COUNTY, Md. - It's curtains closed for Ryan Furniture in Havre de Grace. The family-owned business was a staple in the Harford County community for over 70 years. Now that it's closing on Sunday, people like Millie Flosser are reeling. "I'm very sad. It's been here since I was as a teenager in Aberdeen and then in Havre de Grace, and I've bought quite a few things from them. Their quality is always very good," Flosser said. Another woman shared the same sorrow. "I'm very sad Ryan's is closing.

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Raven Payne

BALTIMORE - Bright colors, great music, and giving back are the themes for this year's Artscape. Local band The Shaky Experience is bringing new meaning to the gift of music. "We try our best to connect ourselves to our audience, and our community, as much as possible by letting people express themselves in their most creative being," said James Lane. Lane founded The Shaky Experience in 2010, the name coming from a medical condition he's had since he was born.