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• Johns Hopkins Launches Free Course To Train ‘Ambassadors’ For Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine

  19-01-2022 22:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on Wednesday announced a free virtual course to train a cohort of what they call “vaccine ambassadors” to encourage parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19.
  It’s the latest offering from the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Training Initiative, which launched in May 2020. The initiative offers expertise and guidance from the school and other experts to bolster pandemic response.
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• Gas Line Struck In Downtown Baltimore, Fire Officials Say

  19-01-2022 22:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Crews with Baltimore Gas & Electric have stopped a gas leak about an hour after workers struck a high-pressure natural gas line in the unit block of E. Baltimore Street, according to Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734.
  Buildings near the leak were being ventilated, the union said.STRUCK GAS LINE U/D
  unit blk E Baltimore St 21202#Downtown @DowntownBalt@CouncilmanETC@MyBGE has stopped the leak. Buildings are being ventilated. #BMORESBravest are also checking @mtamary
  
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• Maryland Officials Look To Reduce Use Of Salt On Roads

  19-01-2022 22:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s a delicate balance of safety and environmental awareness—treating the roads with enough ice-melting salt to make sure they’re safe to drive, while minimizing the impact on our environment.
  Too much salt can be detrimental to our waterways. It can damage vegetation and marine life and even contaminate drinking water. In recent years, the Maryland Department of Environment with both state and local agencies to develop ways they can reduce the amount o
  
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• Gas Leak Struck In Downtown Baltimore, Fire Union Says

  19-01-2022 21:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Crews are responding to a gas leak in the heart of downtown Baltimore, according to Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734.
  The union tweeted a high-pressure natural gas line was struck by workers in the unit block of E. Baltimore Street, shutting down the road between N. Charles and Light streets.STRUCK GAS LINE
  unit blk E Baltimore St 21202#Downtown @DowntownBalt@CouncilmanETC
  A high pressure natural gas line was struck by workers. Baltimore St is shut down Charles to Li
  
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• Gas Leak Reported In Downtown Baltimore, Fire Union Says

  19-01-2022 21:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Crews are responding to a gas leak in the heart of downtown Baltimore, according to Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734.
  The union tweeted a high-pressure natural gas line was struck by workers, shutting down E. Baltimore Street between N. Charles and Light streets.STRUCK GAS LINE
  unit blk E Baltimore St 21202#Downtown @DowntownBalt@CouncilmanETC
  A high pressure natural gas line was struck by workers. Baltimore St is shut down Charles to Light. Evacuations underway. #BC
  
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• Baltimore Declares Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert For Thursday Through Saturday

  19-01-2022 21:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa on Wednesday declared a Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert from Thursday evening to Saturday morning, when temperatures will feel like the single digits with the wind chill.
  “I encourage residents to stay indoors, especially those most vulnerable to cold,” said Dzirasa. “Extreme low temperatures can be life-threatening especially for our most vulnerable populations. Please be sure to check on neighbors who you
  
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• State Arts Education Supervisor Named President Of Baltimore Children & Youth Fund

  19-01-2022 20:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Alysia Lee, an education program supervisor for Fine Arts Education with the state department of education, has been named the first president of the Baltimore Children & Youth Fund, according to the temporary board of directors implementing the program.
  Approved by voters in 2016, the fund sets aside 3 cents of every $100 of property tax revenue to provide grants to organizations providing youth services. The fund has an annual budget of nearly $12 million.
  “I
  
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• State Arts Education Supervisor Names President Of Baltimore Children & Youth Fund

  19-01-2022 20:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Alysia Lee, an education program supervisor for Fine Arts Education with the state department of education, has been named the first president of the Baltimore Children & Youth Fund, according to the temporary board of directors implementing the program.
  Approved by voters in 2016, the fund sets aside 3 cents of every $100 of property tax revenue to provide grants for organizations providing youth services. The fund has an annual budget of nearly $12 million.
  “I
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Parts Of Maryland Through Midday Thursday

  19-01-2022 20:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for much of the Baltimore-Washington region from Thursday morning through the afternoon hours.
  The National Weather Service issued the advisory Wednesday in anticipation of rain that is expected to fall overnight and transition to snow Thursday morning.
  It’s predicted that up to two inches of snow could accumulate, though those amounts could be closer to three inches in certain places.
  That’s why the WJZ First Alert
  
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• Maryland Extends Individual Income Tax Deadline Until July 15

  19-01-2022 18:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland taxpayers will have three extra months to file their 2021 state individual income taxes.
  Maryland is extending the filing and payment deadline for individual income taxes until July 15 to help families struggling financially due to the pandemic, Comptroller Peter Franchot announced Wednesday.
  “We decided on this deadline extension because Marylanders are still feeling the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of our small businesses are still f
  
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• Judge Refuses To Toss Excessive Force Claims In Lawsuit Over Anton Black’s Death

  19-01-2022 18:39
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit’s claims that police on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used excessive force on a 19-year-old Black man who died in 2018 during a struggle with officers who handcuffed him and shackled his legs.
  Relatives of Anton Black sued the officers who chased him and tried to restrain him outside his family’s home in rural Greensboro, Maryland.
  In a 27-page ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake said b
  
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• Baltimore County School Board told proposed budget falls short - WYPR

  19-01-2022 18:36
  
  Baltimore County School Board told proposed budget falls short  WYPR
  
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• Baltimore Spending Board Approves $195K In GTTF Settlements

  19-01-2022 18:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s spending board on Wednesday approved $195,000 in settlements to two men who filed complaints against the Baltimore Police Department, saying members of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force planted evidence, such as drugs and a firearm, on them, leading to their arrest.
  The Board of Estimate’s approval of the payments comes nearly a week after the release of a 515-page investigation on the scandal-ridden unit, detailing how widespread corruption continu
  
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• Judge Denies Petition To Block Anne Arundel County’s Emergency Mask Order

  19-01-2022 17:18
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County’s emergency mask mandate will remain in place—for now.
  An Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge on Wednesday denied a petition for a temporary restraining order to block the mask mandate from being enforced.
  The petition stems from a lawsuit filed Jan. 14 on behalf of two local business owners who objected to the county’s emergency policy.
  DOCUMENT: View the judge’s order
  In her ruling, Judge Donna Schaeffer found the pla
  
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• Gov. Larry Hogan Presents Budget, Pledging Tax Relief And Education Spending

  19-01-2022 17:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday presented his eighth and final budget as executive, pledging $4.6 billion in tax cuts and $8.15 billion for K-12 education while also leaving $3.6 billion into the Rainy Day Fund, reserves the governor said would help the state in its next emergency.
  Hogan also touted spending initiatives he has announced in the days leading up to this budget presentation, including a $75 million allocation to local health departments still dealing with the p
  
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• COVID-19 In Maryland: 4,000 New Cases As Hospitalizations & Positivity Slide

  19-01-2022 16:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A little more than 3,000 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19 as hospitalizations and the statewide positivity rate continue to dip, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Health.
  Hospitalizations fell by nine over the past 24 hours, bringing the total of COVID-19 patients in Maryland to 3,051. Of those hospitalized, 2,480 are adults in acute care and 536 are adults in intensive care. Twenty-nine children are in acute care and six are in the
  
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• Maryland Weather: It’s A Warm Wednesday, But Winter Weather Isn’t Far Behind

  19-01-2022 15:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Today we’re looking at a comfortable reset from the wintry mess of earlier this week. Temperatures climb to near 50 ahead of our next brush with rain and snow.
  The WJZ First Alert Weather team is declaring an “Alert Day” for Thursday in anticipation of a winter weather threat. The timing of the overnight rain and transition to snow is forecast to happen during a time many of us will be commuting to work on Thursday morning.
  High pressure to our east and
  
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• WATCH: Maryland Gov. Hogan To Present His 2023 Budget Proposal - CBS Baltimore

  19-01-2022 15:40
  
  WATCH: Maryland Gov. Hogan To Present His 2023 Budget Proposal  CBS Baltimore
  
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• WATCH: Maryland Gov. Hogan To Present His 2023 Budget Proposal

  19-01-2022 15:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will unveil his 2023 budget proposal on Wednesday morning.
  The governor has already said he is committing $80 million to local health departments to help them handle the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response.
  Hogan also plans to expand SNAP benefits to help Marylanders who are struggling to make ends meet, as well as monthly benefits for seniors.
  The proposal includes $10 million for Maryland’s food banks, which have been working around
  
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• Mets Editorial: Buck Showalter, a Baltimore perspective: Part 2 - Amazin' Avenue

  19-01-2022 15:30
  
  Mets Editorial: Buck Showalter, a Baltimore perspective: Part 2  Amazin' Avenue
  
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• Baltimore Buzz: Mount Royal Soaps Giveaway, Plus Together Studios Hosts Gal-entine's Day - CBS Baltimore

  19-01-2022 15:02
  
  Baltimore Buzz: Mount Royal Soaps Giveaway, Plus Together Studios Hosts Gal-entine's Day  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore County procurement reform commission issues recommendations for improving county policies - nottinghammd.com

  19-01-2022 15:00
  Baltimore County procurement reform commission issues recommendations for improving county policies  nottinghammd.com
  
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• Glenn Clark: What Team Should Baltimore Sports Fans Root For To Win The Super Bowl? - PressBox - Press Box

  19-01-2022 14:47
  Glenn Clark: What Team Should Baltimore Sports Fans Root For To Win The Super Bowl? - PressBox  Press Box
  
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• Ravens Top 5 Wins of 2021 - Sports Illustrated

  19-01-2022 14:41
  
  Ravens Top 5 Wins of 2021  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Baltimore Police Looking For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl - CBS Baltimore

  19-01-2022 14:39
  
  Baltimore Police Looking For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Police Looking For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl

  19-01-2022 14:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 16-year-old girl.
  Mayeli Santos was last seen on Saturday on Garrison Avenue near Queensbury Avenue, the Baltimore Police Department said.
  The 16-year-old was wearing a grey sweater and khaki pants at the time, according to police.
  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call police at 410-396-2466 or 911.
  
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• 8 things you need to know today Wednesday, January 19 - Baltimore Business Journal - Baltimore Business Journal

  19-01-2022 14:25
  8 things you need to know today Wednesday, January 19 - Baltimore Business Journal  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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• Ravens News 1/19: Offseason Priorities and more - Baltimore Beatdown

  19-01-2022 14:00
  
  Ravens News 1/19: Offseason Priorities and more  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• M&T Bank wants to bring employees back downtown in 2022 - Baltimore Business Journal - Baltimore Business Journal

  19-01-2022 13:33
  M&T Bank wants to bring employees back downtown in 2022 - Baltimore Business Journal  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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• Do Devonta Freeman and Latavius Murray Factor in Ravens Future? - Sports Illustrated

  19-01-2022 13:17
  
  Do Devonta Freeman and Latavius Murray Factor in Ravens Future?  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Man Shot In Wrist In Northwest Baltimore, Police Say

  19-01-2022 13:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man is recovering after he was shot late Tuesday night in Northwest Baltimore, authorities said.
  About 11:30 p.m., officers were called to a shooting near Penhurst and Granada avenues, where they found the man shot in the wrist, Baltimore Police said.
  The unnamed man was taken to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries.
  It is the 34th non-deadly shooting this year in Baltimore, which has also seen 16 homicides. That’s compared to 27 shootings and 12 homicid
  
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• Michelle Deal-Zimmerman: Our hopes for Baltimore in the new year | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  19-01-2022 11:17
  Michelle Deal-Zimmerman: Our hopes for Baltimore in the new year | COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Shirley Ann Hayes Hargrove, retired Baltimore City guidance counselor and teacher, dies - Baltimore Sun

  19-01-2022 11:02
  Shirley Ann Hayes Hargrove, retired Baltimore City guidance counselor and teacher, dies  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Hunger Project featured on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' - Baltimore Sun

  19-01-2022 11:02
  Baltimore Hunger Project featured on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Harford Community College receives grant to expand biotechnology program - Baltimore Sun

  19-01-2022 11:01
  Harford Community College receives grant to expand biotechnology program  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore City sets goal to go carbon neutral by 2045 - - Baltimore Fishbowl

  19-01-2022 10:54
  Baltimore City sets goal to go carbon neutral by 2045 -  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• Maryland Officials Look To Reduce Use Of Salt On Roads - CBS Baltimore

  19-01-2022 09:00
  
  Maryland Officials Look To Reduce Use Of Salt On Roads  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Gas Line Struck In Downtown Baltimore, Fire Officials Say - CBS Baltimore

  19-01-2022 09:00
  
  Gas Line Struck In Downtown Baltimore, Fire Officials Say  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Buildings evacuated in downtown Baltimore after gas line struck - WBAL TV Baltimore

  19-01-2022 09:00
  Buildings evacuated in downtown Baltimore after gas line struck  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Donald C. Fry will retire as head of Greater Baltimore Committee after two decades - Baltimore Sun

  19-01-2022 06:03
  Donald C. Fry will retire as head of Greater Baltimore Committee after two decades  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Weather: A Brief Thaw Wednesday Before Snow Moves In - CBS Baltimore

  19-01-2022 05:20
  
  Maryland Weather: A Brief Thaw Wednesday Before Snow Moves In  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Ovechkin Scores 27th Goal, Capitals Beat Jets In Overtime

  19-01-2022 05:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fumed after he thought the referees missed a penalty call and screamed obscenities from the bench after watching the replay.
  On his very next shift, he scored his NHL-leading 27th goal of the season to spark a comeback and help the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in overtime Tuesday night. It took a power move from Evgeny Kuznetsov to set up Tom Wilson’s winner and give the Capitals their first 3-on-3 OT win of the season, but of course,
  
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• Michigan Gets First Win In A Month, Slams Maryland 83-64

  19-01-2022 05:09
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists and Michigan beat Maryland 83-64 on Tuesday night for its first win in a month.
  It was the first win for the Wolverines (8-7, 2-3 Big 10 Conference) since an 87-50 pasting of Southern Utah on Dec. 18. Prior to Tuesday, Michigan suffered through a three-game losing streak, had two games postponed and another canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
  Michigan never trailed against Maryland. The Wolverines used a 9
  
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• Still Struggling, Restaurants Ask Congress To Replenish Revitalization Fund - CBS Baltimore

  19-01-2022 04:50
  
  Still Struggling, Restaurants Ask Congress To Replenish Revitalization Fund  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Howard County Officials Announce $1,800 Bonuses For County’s Educators - CBS Baltimore

  19-01-2022 04:45
  
  Howard County Officials Announce $1,800 Bonuses For County’s Educators  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Judge To Decide Wednesday On Anne Arundel County Mask Order - CBS Baltimore

  19-01-2022 04:40
  
  Judge To Decide Wednesday On Anne Arundel County Mask Order  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Weather: A Brief Thaw Wednesday Before Snow Moves In

  19-01-2022 04:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A pleasant day is in store Wednesday as temperatures briefly thaw in the upper 40s by the afternoon. The thaw will be short-lived as another Arctic front moves east.
  Much of Wednesday remains dry, clouds will increase at night and it’s possible that a few rain showers break out during the evening and continue during the first half of the night. As Arctic air rushes in, rain will quickly change to wet snow and this will happen by sunrise Thursday, if not earlier.We a
  
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• Baltimore County officials hold town hall to discuss recent violent crime - wmar2news.com

  19-01-2022 04:09
  
  Baltimore County officials hold town hall to discuss recent violent crime  wmar2news.com
  
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• 5G Debut Delayed Near Some Airports After Warning Of ‘Massive Disruptions’

  19-01-2022 03:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two major telecommunication companies put a pause on the launch of their new wireless service near key airports following concerns over interference with aircraft technology.
  AT&T and Verizon made the decision Tuesday on the heels of the nation’s largest airlines contacting federal officials with a warning about massive flight disruptions. The concern centered around the new 5G service using radio frequencies that could throw off readings from a specific piece o
  
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• Marilyn Mosby Pushes For Quick Trial Before Her Next Election; Jurors Could Come From Outside Baltimore City

  19-01-2022 03:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The lawyer for Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who faces four felony charges, wants any trial against her to be over before her next election in June.
  So how fast can the court move? WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren has new analysis and an update from the U.S. Attorney bringing the high-profile case.
  Both Mosby and her attorney A. Scott Bolden have been visible in proclaiming her innocence, a rare move by most defendants under federal indictment.
  While
  
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