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• Challenger Ivan Bates outraises Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby in first fundraising report of campaign - Baltimore Sun

  20-01-2022 23:52
  Challenger Ivan Bates outraises Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby in first fundraising report of campaign  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Gov. Hogan Announces New COVID-19 Testing Centers As Hospitalizations Decrease

  20-01-2022 23:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Governor Hogan Thursday announced a new hospital-based COVID testing site opened at LifeBridge Health in Carroll County with two more set to open by Saturday.
  Testing sites at GBMC and St. Agnes will open Friday and Saturday, respectively, the governor said.
  “We’ve reached the point where some of our hospital systems that they are placing adult patients in pediatric beds,” Gov. Hogan said Thursday.
  Hospitalizations in Maryland fell below 3,000 for the fi
  
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• Maryland Man Found Dead With Over 100 Snakes In His Home

  20-01-2022 23:42
  
  POMFRET, Md. (WJZ) — More than 100 venomous and non-venomous snakes were found in the home of a Charles County man found dead Wednesday, Maryland State Police said.
  Officers conducted a wellness check at the home around 6 p.m. at a home on the 5500 block of Raphael Drive in Pomfret. A neighbor told police they went to check on the 49-year-old man after not seeing for more than a day, and found him lying on the floor, unconscious.
  EMS forced entry through the front door of the house, a
  
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• Maryland Weather: Wind Chill To Bring Bitter Cold Friday

  20-01-2022 23:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Arctic front was delayed in arriving this morning as we faced what had the potential to be an impactful event during the morning commute.
  Fortunately, we were able to avoid this headache in central Maryland, and those who did see a brief changeover of rain to snow did not face significant problems. As this front pushes south and east, it will be stalling off the coast.
  As a wave of low pressure develops along the front, a brush of snowfall for the lower Eastern Shore
  
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• Law proposes shutting down "The Block" in Baltimore City by 10 each night - wmar2news.com

  20-01-2022 22:11
  
  Law proposes shutting down "The Block" in Baltimore City by 10 each night  wmar2news.com
  
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• The CDC Updated Its Mask Guidelines. What To Know About ‘The Highest Level Of Protection’

  20-01-2022 22:09
  
  (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its mask guidelines to recommend that people “wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently.” The agency describes well-fitting respirators approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) — such as N95 masks — as offering “the highest level of protection.”
  The updated guidelines come after many public health expe
  
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• Hogan Praises Declines In COVID Metrics But Warns ‘We’re Not Out Of The Woods’

  20-01-2022 21:23
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Halfway into an Omicron-driven state of emergency, Gov. Larry Hogan praised Maryland’s declining COVID-19 case rate and hospitalizations but warned residents “we’re not out of the woods.”
  The state’s cases have dropped by 42% over the last two weeks, second best in the country, and hospitalizations have fallen back below the 3,000-patient mark following eight straight days of decreases, Hogan said Thursday.
  Maryland’s positivity rate pe
  
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• Baltimore Non-Profit Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to the Gambling of Federal Funds Intended for His Youth Focused Non-Profit and for Filing False Tax Returns - Department of Justice

  20-01-2022 20:27
  Baltimore Non-Profit Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to the Gambling of Federal Funds Intended for His Youth Focused Non-Profit and for Filing False Tax Returns  Department of Justice
  
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• Coalition Of Officials Announce Bill Requiring Establishments On The Block To Close By 10 p.m., Citing Uptick In Violence

  20-01-2022 20:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Senate President Bill Ferguson has introduced a bill requiring strip clubs and bars on The Block in downtown Baltimore to close by 10 p.m.
  Senate Bill 222, introduced by Ferguson on Jan. 12, specifically targets the stretch of strip clubs and bars in the 400 block of E. Baltimore Street downtown, an area bounded by E. Fayette Street to the north, Water Street to the south, Holliday and Commerce streets to the west, Gay Street to the east.
  A news release Thursday said the
  
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• Mayor Scott, Commissioner Harrison Join Frosh In Pushing For ‘Ghost’ Gun Ban

  20-01-2022 19:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison joined Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and officials from across the state on Thursday to push for a ban on homemade firearms known as “ghost” guns.
  Calling the level of gun violence in the state “unacceptably high,” Frosh said the privately made guns, which do not have serial numbers, are not legally classified as regular firearms, allowing buyers to skirt background chec
  
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• IG Report: Former Baltimore County official illegally saved developer millions - WYPR

  20-01-2022 19:27
  
  IG Report: Former Baltimore County official illegally saved developer millions  WYPR
  
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• Bleacher Report names offensive lineman as worst contract for the Ravens - Baltimore Beatdown

  20-01-2022 19:11
  
  Bleacher Report names offensive lineman as worst contract for the Ravens  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• Baltimore man arrested, accused of conspiring to rape a 13-year-old child - Fox Baltimore

  20-01-2022 18:11
  Baltimore man arrested, accused of conspiring to rape a 13-year-old child  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Weather: Prepare For A Brutally Cold Friday

  20-01-2022 18:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The cold air certainly took its sweet time getting here Thursday morning.
  It didn’t get here soon enough to turn much of the rain into snow.It’s finally settling in across Maryland and don’t be surprised if a few flurries scoot through this afternoon.
  Now our attention turns to the brutally cold air in store tonight on Friday and Friday night.
  Your WJZ First Alert Weather Team has declared Friday an Alert Day because of wind chills in the single digits.
  
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• Biden Administration Disputes Claims By Hogan, Other Republican Officials On Availability Of Tests

  20-01-2022 18:00
  
  (CNN) — Some Republican-led states claim they are having a difficult time getting their hands on rapid COVID-19 tests following the US federal government’s plan to send free at-home test kits to households across the country. The Biden administration strongly disputes such claims.
  “We did order millions more and we’re expecting a huge shipment this week and all of our vendors called us late Friday to say that the White House’s announcement on Friday had frozen all t
  
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• Lawsuit seeks to block Baltimore County from finalizing redrawn district maps - wmar2news.com

  20-01-2022 17:13
  
  Lawsuit seeks to block Baltimore County from finalizing redrawn district maps  wmar2news.com
  
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• Briggs Transferring From Florida To Maryland

  20-01-2022 17:01
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Florida guard Lavender Briggs is transferring to Maryland.
  The Terrapins announced the move Wednesday night. The 6-foot-1 Briggs averaged 12.5 points this season at Florida in 14 games. She is currently out for the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in her left shin.
  “We are thrilled to welcome Lavender to our Maryland family,” Terps coach Brenda Frese said. “Lavender is a really talented guard that score and can impact the game in so
  
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• Final Day Of School In Anne Arundel County Will Now Be June 24, District Says

  20-01-2022 16:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Due to today’s closure for winter weather, Anne Arundel County Schools has moved the final day of classes to Friday, June 24, the school system said.
  The last day for teachers is Monday, June 27.Today's closing moves the last day of school for students to Friday, June 24. The last day for teachers is now Monday, June 27.
  — AACPS (@AACountySchools) January 20, 2022According to a calendar on the school system’s site, the last days for students and teachers
  
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• COVID-19 In Maryland: Nearly 9,000 New Cases As Hospitalizations Fall Below 3,000-Mark

  20-01-2022 16:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fell below the 3,000-mark for the first time since earlier this month as its positivity rate has dipped to 18%, according to data released Thursday by the state Department of Health.
  Yet even as key metrics fall, local healthcare leaders are warning Marylanders not to let their guard down as the potential exists for those figures to climb once again.
  Hospitalizations fell by 68, bringing the total of COVID-19 patients in Maryland
  
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• 19-Year-Old ‘Uncooperative’ After Getting Shot In Knee, Baltimore Police Say

  20-01-2022 15:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore are investigating a shooting Wednesday night that sent a 19-year-old man to the hospital.
  Just before midnight, officers were called to an area hospital in response to a man who had walked in with a gunshot wound to the knee, police said.
  Police said the shooting victim was uncooperative, so it is unclear where in the city the shooting happened.
  The shooting was reported several hours after a quadruple shooting in East Baltimore killed three people, in
  
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• First Lady Yumi Hogan Tests Positive For COVID-19, Governor Says

  20-01-2022 15:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan has tested positive for COVID-19, Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday.
  The governor said the positive test came up during the first lady’s weekly testing regimen.
  “Having been vaccinated and boosted, she is only experiencing mild symptoms,” the governor tweeted. “She will quarantine at Government House.”As part of our weekly testing regimen, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19. Having been vaccinated and boos
  
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• Man In Critical Condition After Columbia Shooting

  20-01-2022 15:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man is in critical condition after he was shot while on a footpath in Columbia, Howard County Police said Thursday.
  On Wednesday about 11:58 p.m., officers responded to the path near the 5200 block of Eliots Oak Road for a report of a shooting. The victim was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital and is listed in critical condition, police said.
  Investigators do not have any identifying information about the suspect.
  Anyone with information is asked to all 410-313-STOP or ema
  
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• Maryland Weather: Snow Starting To Fall In Baltimore’s Suburbs

  20-01-2022 14:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a cold, rainy Thursday morning, we’re starting to see rain transition to snow across the Baltimore metro area.
  As of 8:45 a.m., temperatures are in the upper 30s and low 40s. Yet the arctic cold front will cause those to plummet to the low 30s over the next few hours.
  Snow is starting to edge in from the west and the north and rain will continue to change over into rain for parts of Maryland throughout the morning.
  Parts of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick and Ha
  
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• Safe Streets Worker Among 3 Slain In Baltimore Quadruple Shooting

  20-01-2022 14:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Safe Streets worker was among three victims slain Wednesday night in a quadruple shooting in East Baltimore, authorities said.
  The deadly shooting sparked immediate outcry from Baltimore officials, including Mayor Brandon Scott. Saying “enough is enough,” the mayor called for anyone with information about the case to come forward.
  “We cannot and will not allow violence to continue to plague our city,” Scott said in a statement. “Our Safe St
  
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• Ravens News 1/20: Stocking the Trenches and more - Baltimore Beatdown

  20-01-2022 14:00
  
  Ravens News 1/20: Stocking the Trenches and more  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• Backyard chicken coops okayed by Baltimore County Council - Baltimore Fishbowl

  20-01-2022 13:58
  Backyard chicken coops okayed by Baltimore County Council  Baltimore Fishbowl
  
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• Maryland weather: Snow forecast downgraded, 'minimal' snow likely in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  20-01-2022 13:45
  Maryland weather: Snow forecast downgraded, 'minimal' snow likely in Baltimore  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Weather: Cold Rain Is Shifting To Snow

  20-01-2022 13:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a cold, rainy Thursday morning, we’re starting to see rain transition to snow with the arrival of frigid air.
  As of 7:30 a.m., temperatures are in the upper 30s and low 40s. Yet the arctic cold front will cause those to plummet to the low 30s over the next couple hours.
  Snow is starting to edge in from the west and the north and rain will continue to change over into rain for parts of Maryland throughout the morning.#WJZAlertDay: The cold air is on the way and
  
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• With encore, Baltimore singer becomes Alzheimer’s inspiration at age 91 - Baltimore Sun

  20-01-2022 12:04
  With encore, Baltimore singer becomes Alzheimer’s inspiration at age 91  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Weather: Cold Rain Will Give Way To Snowfall

  20-01-2022 11:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A cold rain is falling over parts of Maryland this morning, but frigid air is on the way.
  As of 5 a.m., temperatures are in the upper 30s and low 40s. Yet the arctic cold front will cause those to plummet over the next couple hours.
  Expect this rain to transition into snowfall as we move towards 7 a.m.
  RELATED: School, government office & business delays and closures
  This blast of frigid air could cause slick spots on the roads, so please take it slow and give yoursel
  
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• Maryland Weather: Cold Rain Will Give Way To Snow

  20-01-2022 11:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A cold rain is falling over parts of Maryland this morning, but frigid air is on the way.
  As of 5 a.m., temperatures are in the upper 30s and low 40s. Yet the arctic cold front will cause those to plummet over the next couple hours.
  Expect this rain to transition into snowfall as we move towards 7 a.m.#WJZAlertDay: A cold rain is pushing across Central #Maryland. With frigid air blasting in from the west, we'll see a change from rain to snow by around 7AM. #WJZ #Baltimore
  
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• Florence Aaronson, celebrated Baltimore voice-over artist known as Flo Ayres, dies - Baltimore Sun

  20-01-2022 11:04
  Florence Aaronson, celebrated Baltimore voice-over artist known as Flo Ayres, dies  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Three Killed, Including Safe Streets Worker, In East Baltimore Quadruple Shooting

  20-01-2022 06:10
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three people were killed and one person was injured after a shooting Wednesday night in East Baltimore, police said. One of the men killed was a Safe Streets worker.
  Officers responded around 7:25 p.m. to the 2400 block of East Monument Street, for a Shot Spotter alert. There, they found the four victims.
  A 28-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene, and a 24-year-old man and another man died at an area hospital, police said.
  The fourth victim, a 27-year-old man, is
  
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• Rick Gosselin's 2021 NFL Special Teams Rankings - Sports Illustrated

  20-01-2022 06:03
  
  Rick Gosselin's 2021 NFL Special Teams Rankings  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Nets Hold Off Wizards’ Rally, Beat Washington 119-118

  20-01-2022 05:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds, and he could accept that.
  He was less diplomatic about a play earlier in the fourth quarter, when someone on the Brooklyn bench appeared to reach out and deflect a pass that was headed toward Kuzma in the corner.
  “AAU basketball. That’s what it looked like,” Kuzma said.
  That was one of the more printable things Kuzma said about that bizarre play, but Washington still had plenty of opportunities after th
  
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• Three Killed, One Injured In East Baltimore Shooting

  20-01-2022 05:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three people was killed and one people were injured after a shooting Wednesday night in East Baltimore, police said.
  Officers responded around 7:25 p.m. to the 2400 block of East Monument Street, for a Shot Spotter alert. There, they found four men shot.
  One man was pronounced dead on the scene, and two died at an area hospital, police said. The fourth victim is expected to survive.
  This is a developing story and will be updated.
   
  
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• Cerruti Scores 20 To Carry Albany Over UMBC 66-54

  20-01-2022 05:23
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Matt Cerruti had a season-high 20 points as Albany topped Maryland-Baltimore County 66-54 on Wednesday night.
  Jamel Horton had 15 points, six rebounds and six assists for Albany (7-10, 3-2 America East Conference).
  Keondre Kennedy had 14 points and six rebounds for the Retrievers (6-10, 1-4). Nathan Johnson added 11 points.
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• Taylor Scores 21 To Carry Lehigh Past Navy 69-61

  20-01-2022 05:21
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Evan Taylor had 21 points as Lehigh defeated Navy 69-61 on Wednesday night.
  Keith Higgins Jr had 14 points and seven rebounds for Lehigh (7-12, 5-2 Patriot League). Jeameril Wilson added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Tyler Whitney-Sidney had 11 points.
  Greg Summers had 12 points for the Midshipmen (12-6, 5-2). John Carter Jr. added 11 points and six rebounds. Daniel Deaver had 10 points and seven rebounds.
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• Capitals’ Orlov Suspended 2 Games For Kneeing Jets’ Ehlers

  20-01-2022 05:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov has been suspended two games for kneeing Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers.
  The NHL department of player safety announced the suspension Wednesday after holding a hearing with Orlov and his representatives.
  Orlov was not penalized for the knee-on-knee hit late in regulation of the Capitals’ game against the Jets on Tuesday night. Ehlers was injured on the play and is considered out indefinitely.
  Coach Dave Lowry said he
  
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• Rain, Snow Combination During Rush Hour Expected To Pose Challenges For Crews

  20-01-2022 05:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a sunny day in Baltimore, yet another round of winter weather is on the way.
  “It’s beautiful out and then they’re calling for two to three inches tomorrow? It’s crazy,” said Baltimore neighbor Cathy Brown.
  “It was warm today but in Baltimore, they say wait five minutes and see what the weather does,” said neighbor Pat Tarkowski
  WJZ’s first alert weather team says the storm will start off as rain Wednesday night, but by
  
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• Two 25-Year-Old Men Injured In South Baltimore Shooting

  20-01-2022 04:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two 25-year-old men were injured in a shooting in south Baltimore Wednesday evening, police said.
  Officers responded around 7:30 p.m. to an area hospital for two walk-in shooting victims, where they found the two men suffering from non-life-threatening wounds.
  A crime scene was located in 3600 block of Hanover Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood, police said.
  Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-2499 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup
  
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• Some Maryland Universities Begin KN95 Mask Requirements

  20-01-2022 04:00
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — High-grade masks for higher education. Several universities in Maryland announced a KN95 mask requirement as the omicron COVID-19 variant rages on, filling hospitals and emptying some classrooms.
  The announcements come days away from the starts of the Spring semester. Johns Hopkins University is requiring everyone on campus to wear a KN95 or N95 mask, or two surgical masks.
  Towson University and the University of Maryland announced they are requiring KN95 masks in
  
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• Baltimore Approves New Settlements With GTTF Police Corruption Victims, Warned More Claims Coming

  20-01-2022 01:43
  
  Baltimore’s spending Board unanimously approved settlements totaling $195,000 for two victims of the disgraced police Gun Trace Task Force.Baltimore’s spending board approves $120,000 settlement involving corruptGTTF officers and Kyle Knox involving an arrest by convicted officer Daniel Hersl @wjz pic.twitter.com/Jg1ArWqnXk
  — Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) January 19, 2022The GTTF officers were part of an elite unit that preyed upon people who they believed would never report the
  
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• Maryland Weather: Rain, Snow To Complicate Thursday Commute

  20-01-2022 01:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has issued an Alert Day for Thursday as we track an Arctic front that will bring us a period of rain, transitioning to snow during the morning commute.
  A Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect starting at 6 am Tuesday morning and last through 1 p.m. A general slushy 1-3″ of snowfall can be expected across central Maryland.While the projected accumulations are modest, it is the timing that will be problematic for Marylanders comm
  
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• COVID-19 Metrics Are Trending Down In Maryland, But Don’t Drop Your Guard, Experts Say

  20-01-2022 01:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Seam splitting infection and hospitalization numbers are starting to tick down slightly statewide after the Omicron surge broke all-time pandemic high records, according to data released by the state Department of Health Wednesday.
  “We’re heading in the right direction but if we let our guard down, it could certainly get worse again,” said Sinai Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Esti Schabelman.
  Over the past 24 hours, the state is reporting 4,040
  
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• Towson University To Require KN95 Masks In Classrooms

  20-01-2022 00:57
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Towson University on Wednesday announced it is requiring KN95 masks in all classroom settings, effective immediately.
  The policy will be in effect through the end of the winter semester into the Spring semester, which begins next week.
  The school already requires masks in all indoor locations, and encourages KN95 use in all settings.
  Students are encouraged to bring their own KN95 masks, but the school said a supply of the masks will be distributed around campus.
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• Senators Aim To Remove Racist’s Name From Traffic Circle

  20-01-2022 00:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland’s U.S. senators have introduced legislation to remove the name of a segregationist former lawmaker from a prominent Washington-area traffic circle.
  Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin said in a statement Tuesday that they are seeking to take Francis G. Newlands’ name off of a fountain and plaque at Chevy Chase Circle, which is on the border of Washington’s Chevy Chase neighborhood and Chevy Chase, Maryland.
  “We should not be m
  
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• Baltimore County Officials Hold Townhall On Increasing Violence

  20-01-2022 00:19
  
  CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — After a record number of homicides last year, Baltimore County leaders are trying to stop the violence.
  Baltimore County Police are searching for whoever shot Diamond Trueheart, 27. It happened in the Catonsville Plaza parking lot last Thursday.
  “If it’s not solved, the same people are going to continue to do the same things,” Phenizee Green said. “The only way it’s going to be solved is to stop it before it happens.”
  Violence ha
  
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• Baltimore Launches Hiring Campaign For Hospitality Industry

  20-01-2022 00:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hotels, restaurants and the entire hospitality industry took a hit in March 2020 when the pandemic shut down many of businesses for months on end.
  For the businesses that survived, the goal is to get back to where they were.
  Terry Donahue, General Manager for the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel said, “there are so many opportunities here; if you love people this is the business for you.”
  They had 300 people employed pre-pandemic, but now they have only 30%
  
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