BALTIMORE, Md. — At WMAR-2 News, we’re committed to elevating the voices of our communities. This week, we had the privilege of connecting with many of you as you passionately advocate for what matters most to you, your families, and your neighborhoods.
We start with one of the newest stories from Mallory Sofastaii and our Matter for Mallory series here at WMAR-2 News. She introduced us to Kasheita Turner who, on paper, looks like a chronic toll violator. The problem is, she doesn't live near a toll and never drives a toll road, not even to get to work.
“I noticed that the license plate was not my license plate. So, my three letters are ‘6EA’, and they were telling me that I owed tolls for a license plate [starting with] ‘6FA,’”
That toll flag was for $1,481 in overdue tolls, including $1,175 in civil penalties!
See her full story below
You can catch Matter for Mallory weekdays at 6am on Good Morning Maryland.
In Towson this week Veterans had a chance to have their voices heard by elected leaders at a town hall held at Towson University. With recent cuts in the Federal Government, they are facing a lot of uncertainty regarding their benefits.
WMAR-2 News Blair Sabol caught up with Vincent Camacho, a 24-year Veteran of the Air Force who spent his career in active combat zones. He went to work for the Department of Agriculture where he was initially laid off as a probationary employee but received an email this week reinstating his position, but putting him on leave.
Listen to what he's saying to his elected leaders and how they are responding.
Next, we head to Harford County where we met MS warrior Summer Martini. March is MS Awareness month.
Summer shared with us details of her diagnosis in hopes we can walk together, in a number of walks, being held in April, that help to raise money to find a cure. Watch her story below and click her story to find a link on how you can participate in several walks being held around our area.
There are a lot more stories, a lot more voices. You can see more stories here and watch our special "Your Voice, Your Stories" Saturday at 11pm on WMAR.
And if you have a story for the team here at WMAR-2 News, we want to hear from you. Email us at storyideas@wmar.com.
