The first day of fall is a reminder to prepare your home for the cooler months ahead. Test your smoke alarms to ensure they are working properly. Have heating equipment inspected before putting it into regular use. Keep space heaters at least three feet away from flammable items

SCAM ALERT, PLEASE SHARE: @HoCoGov Dept. of Planning & Zoning (DPZ) is warning #HoCoMD residents of an ongoing email scam in which the scammer impersonates a member of DPZ's staff, sometimes using the name of the current DPZ Director Lynda Eisenberg, & demands payment for planning & zoning related forms. THIS IS A SCAM! DPZ will NEVER email demanding payment via wire transfer, peer-to-peer payment, or cryptocurrency. Additionally, the email address PlanningCom.HowardCountyMD.gov@usa.com is NOT a County email address. If you receive this email, DPZ advises community members to NOT click on any links or provide any information and to NOT forward or reply to the email. Instead, mark it as junk/spam and delete it immediately and contact DPZ directly by calling 410-313-2350 or by clicking on the "Email Us" button on its website, howardcountymd.gov/planning-… if you have questions. For additional info about planning & zoning related phishing emails, please check out the @FBI's online alert, ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260309, it issued earlier this year. If you believe you may have been a victim of an email scam in which you have provided payment &/or personal or financial info, call @HCPDNews' non-emergency number at 410-313-2200 (select option #2) or visit its "File an Online Report" webpage, howardcountymd.gov/police/fi…, to file a police report.

The BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue Department @BWIFire will conduct a fire training exercise this morning, beginning at approximately 9:00 a.m.   Smoke and fire may be visible by those at the terminal and in locations near the airport. Please do not be alarmed.

Tornado Warning including Lonaconing MD, Barton MD and Midland MD until 2:15 PM EDT

NEW @scrippsnews: Sen. Mitch McConnell says he was discharged from a rehabilitation center “earlier today”   BUT he appears to be ruling out a return to Cap Hill BEFORE Aug Recess: “On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home …”

After a second beaver attack, DNR is stepping up surveillance wmar2news.com/news/western-m…

Florida Sheriff calls Baltimore 'Train Wreck' after pastor wanted for child sex abuse was able to avoid capture wmar2news.com/news/region/ba…

For the first time in its history, the Preakness won't be run on a Saturday. Here's why Maryland is changing one of horse racing's biggest traditions. wmar2news.com/news/region/ba…

New championship series includes Derby and Belmont, but not Preakness wmar2news.com/news/region/ba…

Good morning and happy Friday! Here's a look at your seven-day forecast from meteorologist @abigail_degler: wmar2news.com/weather/bright…

Residents in the 7800 block of Selgrave Rd, 21244 can expect a police presence in the area as officers investigate the circumstances surrounding a shooting. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available. PIO is enroute to the location. #BCoPD

From QR code shopping lists at Walmart to stacked discounts at Target, retailers are offering back-to-school deals now, and experts say the savings are real. FULL STORY: wmar2news.com/us-news/back-t…

🚨Justice Department Sues Maryland Over Sanctuary Policies “Federal immigration officers merely enforce the laws that our Nation’s elected representatives in Congress passed, reflecting the will of We the People,” said @ASGWoodward. “When sanctuary jurisdictions enact laws to shield illegal aliens from federal law enforcement, it is not merely federal law that is violated, but the voices of everyday American voters silenced. Today’s suit proves that this Department will never stand for such lawless action from blue state leaders.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…

#Breaking Graham Platner announces he is suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate in Maine.

VEHICLE INTO BUILDING W/ RESCUE | 1500blk Reisterstown Rd #Pikesville | Bus collision into a building w/ entrapment | 30+ patients reported - at least one critical | 2nd alarm mass casualty incident declared | Medevac helicopter & Shock Trauma GoTeam requested | DT1748 ^AL

We have a crew on the way to the scene: wmar2news.com/news/region/ba…

2ND ALARM COMMERCIAL TRAILER FIRE 7800 blk Pulaski Hwy #Rosedale | Crews arrived to multiple trailers on fire at Pulaski Tire Service | Trailers are filled with tires and continue to burn | No injuries reported | No buildings involved at this time | Expect delays. DT1434 TF

ALERT: BALTIMORE COUNTY: CRASH: INNER LOOP PRIOR EXIT 12 MD 372 WILKENS AVE: 2 RIGHT LANES CLOSED: EXPECT DELAYS: #MDTRAFFIC SOC