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• State, City Officials React To Deaths Of Firefighters Following Partial Building Collapse

  24-01-2022 23:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three firefighters died and one is in critical condition after battling a blaze Monday morning in a vacant rowhouse that partially collapsed, official said.
  Fire crews were initially called to the scene of a two-alarm fire at a row home in the 200 block of South Stricker Street about 6 a.m. Monday.
  At some point, a partial collapse occurred, trapping four firefighters inside, said Baltimore City Fire Chief Niles Ford. One firefighter was immediately rescued and two more w
  
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• 3 Baltimore Firefighters Killed In Partial Building Collapse, 1 In Critical Condition

  24-01-2022 23:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three Baltimore firefighters died after a partial building collapse Monday morning, the mayor’s office has confirmed. One firefighter is in critical condition.
  Mayor Brandon Scott identified the firefighters killed as  Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler, and EMT/Firefighter Kenny Lacayo.
  John McMaster, an EMT/Firefighter, remains hospitalized in critical, but stable condition, officials said. McMaster is on life support and under close watch,
  
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• 3 Baltimore Firefighters Killed In Partial Building Collapse, 1 In Critical Condition - CBS Baltimore

  24-01-2022 23:10
  
  3 Baltimore Firefighters Killed In Partial Building Collapse, 1 In Critical Condition  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore City announces "Code Blue" code alert late Tuesday-Thursday - Fox Baltimore

  24-01-2022 22:42
  Baltimore City announces "Code Blue" code alert late Tuesday-Thursday  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore STEM teachers have a chance to win Makerspace for their classroom worth $30,000 - wmar2news.com

  24-01-2022 22:30
  
  Baltimore STEM teachers have a chance to win Makerspace for their classroom worth $30,000  wmar2news.com
  
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• Baltimore City Police recovers semi-automatic weapon and 239 capsules of suspected heroin - wmar2news.com

  24-01-2022 22:27
  
  Baltimore City Police recovers semi-automatic weapon and 239 capsules of suspected heroin  wmar2news.com
  
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• Partial Collapse At Baltimore Row Home Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital - CBS Baltimore

  24-01-2022 22:13
  
  Partial Collapse At Baltimore Row Home Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital  CBS Baltimore
  
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• 2,300 Grams Of Weed Prompts Severn, Baltimore Arrests: Police | Odenton, MD Patch - Patch.com

  24-01-2022 22:07
  
  2,300 Grams Of Weed Prompts Severn, Baltimore Arrests: Police | Odenton, MD Patch  Patch.com
  
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• Baltimore Police: Little Italy restaurant general manager killed, 51-year-old woman shot to death - Baltimore Sun

  24-01-2022 22:05
  Baltimore Police: Little Italy restaurant general manager killed, 51-year-old woman shot to death  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Code Blue Alert Extreme Cold Alert Issued For Baltimore City

  24-01-2022 22:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert has been issued for Baltimore City from Tuesday evening through Thursday morning, City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa announced Monday.
  The alert was issued in response to frigid air approaching the Baltimore metro area, which is predicted to drop wind chill into the teens. Code Blue alerts are routinely issued when temperatures including wind chill are expected to reach 13 degrees or below outside.
  “With dangerously cold temp
  
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• COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Dropping In The Northeast. In Other Parts Of The Country, They’re Rising

  24-01-2022 21:59
  
  (CNN) — During what has been another devastating surge of Covid-19 across the country, there is good news: Some states are starting to see infection numbers and hospitalizations drop. But it is not the case everywhere.
  As cases seem to begin plateauing, Covid-19 hospitalizations in the Northeast are down by about 11% after reaching a peak about a week ago and have also dropped slightly — about 6% — in the Midwest region, according to data from the Department of Health and Human
  
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• The 55-foot-tall sculpture at Baltimore’s AVAM is getting a facelift thanks to a $50,000 conservation grant - Baltimore Sun

  24-01-2022 21:58
  The 55-foot-tall sculpture at Baltimore’s AVAM is getting a facelift thanks to a $50,000 conservation grant  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Officials: 3 Baltimore firefighters injured; 4th trapped - Las Vegas Sun

  24-01-2022 21:42
  Officials: 3 Baltimore firefighters injured; 4th trapped  Las Vegas Sun
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Final Stop 1 Million Miles Out

  24-01-2022 21:23
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP/WJZ) — The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope arrived at its observation post 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe.
  On command, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters for nearly five minutes to go into orbit around the sun at its designated location, and NASA confirmed the operation went as planned.
  The mirrors on the $10 billion observatory still mu
  
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• Antonio Brown to the Baltimore Ravens? Lamar Jackson endorses idea - Sportsnaut

  24-01-2022 21:22
  
  Antonio Brown to the Baltimore Ravens? Lamar Jackson endorses idea  Sportsnaut
  
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• Need Work? Baltimore County Hiring School Crossing Guards - CBS Baltimore

  24-01-2022 21:16
  
  Need Work? Baltimore County Hiring School Crossing Guards  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Need Work? Baltimore County Hiring School Crossing Guards

  24-01-2022 21:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Looking to earn some spare cash while making sure children get to and from school safely?
  The Baltimore County Police Department is hiring men and women to become school crossing guards, with a particular need in the Dundalk area.
  The job pays $13.97 an hour and your commitment would be two hours a day Monday through Friday.
  Successful candidates will be provided equipment and uniforms free of charge.
  School crossing guards are paid for federal holidays September through
  
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• Herm Edwards adds former Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick to Arizona State football staff - ESPN

  24-01-2022 21:07
  
  Herm Edwards adds former Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick to Arizona State football staff  ESPN
  
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• U.S. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge visits Baltimore to tout federal home health grants - Baltimore Sun

  24-01-2022 21:06
  U.S. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge visits Baltimore to tout federal home health grants  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Manager At La Scala Ristorante Italiano Killed On Sunday Night, Restaurant Says

  24-01-2022 20:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A manager at La Scala Ristorante Italiano was killed on Sunday night, the restaurant said in a Facebook post.
  Chesley Patterson, known as “Chesco,” was “a warm, kind and familiar face to both staff and all who have dined with us over the last 17 years,” the restaurant said.
  According to the post, the restaurant’s general manager died in an act of “senseless violence.”Patterson spoke with WJZ in October 2021 following the death of
  
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• Like LinkedIn for local tech: Meet the new Baltimore Tech Connect Portal - Technical.ly

  24-01-2022 20:43
  
  Like LinkedIn for local tech: Meet the new Baltimore Tech Connect Portal  Technical.ly
  
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• Partial Collapse At Baltimore Row Home Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital

  24-01-2022 20:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A partial building collapse Monday at the scene of a vacant row home fire sent three Baltimore firefighters to the hospital while crews worked to rescue a fourth, authorities said.
  Fire crews were initially called to the scene of a two-alarm fire at a row home on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street about 6 a.m. Monday, according to preliminary details released by the Baltimore City Fire Department.
  At some point, Baltimore City Fire Chief Niles Ford said, a parti
  
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• Baltimore musician talks composition inspired by Frederick Douglass - WEAA

  24-01-2022 20:30
  
  Baltimore musician talks composition inspired by Frederick Douglass  WEAA
  
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• AVAM Receives $50K State Grant To Conserve Giant Whirligig

  24-01-2022 20:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The American Visionary Art Museum has received a $50,000 state grant to preserve its giant whirligig, a 55-foot tall kinetic sculpture located outside the museum.
  North Carolina artist Vollis Simpson made the wind-powered sculpture from recycled industrial materials, a craft the former farm machinery repairman became synonymous with in his hometown of Wilson, where 30 of his works are on display in a park.
  Simpson and his two sons traveled to the museum the year it opened
  
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• Baltimore County Police Seek Help Solving 2020 Pikesville Homicide - CBS Baltimore

  24-01-2022 19:52
  
  Baltimore County Police Seek Help Solving 2020 Pikesville Homicide  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore County Police Seek Help Solving 2020 Pikesville Homicide

  24-01-2022 19:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County detectives are asking for the public’s help to solve the 2020 killing of a former Frostburg State University basketball player.
  Brian Green, Jr., was fatally shot while pulling out of his garage on Caerleon Court in Pikesville the evening of June 16, 2020, Baltimore County Police said Monday.
  Police said a silver Lexus or Infiniti sedan with several people inside was seen leaving the area shortly after the shooting occurred.
  Because Green was known
  
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• Baltimore Sun’s high school Athletes of the Week (Jan. 17-23): SEED’s Christian Thomas and Centennial’s Lauren Pellegrini - Baltimore Sun

  24-01-2022 19:50
  Baltimore Sun’s high school Athletes of the Week (Jan. 17-23): SEED’s Christian Thomas and Centennial’s Lauren Pellegrini  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Ravens DE Derek Wolfe Says He’s Had Successful Hip Surgergy - CBS Baltimore

  24-01-2022 19:39
  
  Ravens DE Derek Wolfe Says He’s Had Successful Hip Surgergy  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Ravens DE Derek Wolfe Says He’s Had Successful Hip Surgergy

  24-01-2022 19:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Ravens defensive end Derek Wolfe tweeted on Monday he had successful hip surgery.
  While Wolfe was designated to return to practice in October after dealing with what the team labeled as back problems, the lineman never made it onto the field for his 10th season in the NFL.
  In November, coach John Harbaugh said Wolfe was likely done for the year.On the mend, hip surgery was a success. pic.twitter.com/8xHAPNGYJn
  — Derek Wolfe (@Derek_Wolfe95) January 24, 202
  
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• Hogan Signs Executive Order Aimed At Shoring Up Hospital & Nursing Home Staffing

  24-01-2022 19:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday signed an executive order allowing select nursing students to serve as licensed practitioners, among other measures, as part of an effort to shore up nursing home and hospital staffing.
  The governor’s executive order allows graduate nursing students who are licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants and/or certified medical technicians to practice at health care facilities, including hospitals and nursing homes.
  Additionally,
  
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• Manhole Explosion In Baltimore Sends 2 To Hospital (DEVELOPING) - Daily Voice

  24-01-2022 19:21
  
  Manhole Explosion In Baltimore Sends 2 To Hospital (DEVELOPING)  Daily Voice
  
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• Emmaus Teams launch to foster evangelization, discipleship in Archdiocese of Baltimore - The Catholic Review

  24-01-2022 19:10
  
  Emmaus Teams launch to foster evangelization, discipleship in Archdiocese of Baltimore  The Catholic Review
  
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• Massive Search Launched For 13-Year-Old Boy From Maryland - Daily Voice

  24-01-2022 18:53
  
  Massive Search Launched For 13-Year-Old Boy From Maryland  Daily Voice
  
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• Keep my taxes, Governor Hogan | READER COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  24-01-2022 18:26
  Keep my taxes, Governor Hogan | READER COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• WIN Waste Innovations To Operate 8 Recycling Drop-Off Centers In Baltimore, Officials Say

  24-01-2022 18:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — WIN Waste Innovations will staff and operate eight recycling drop-off centers in Baltimore as the Department of Public Works remains on a bi-weekly schedule for collection, city officials said Monday.
  Starting Tuesday, the company will run the centers Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The drop-off locations will serve communities on the weeks they are not scheduled to have their recycling picked up.
  Meaning on “A Weeks,” when DPW crews are collect
  
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• Baltimore Contracts WIN Waste Innovations To Operate 8 Recycling Drop-Off Centers - CBS Baltimore

  24-01-2022 18:16
  
  Baltimore Contracts WIN Waste Innovations To Operate 8 Recycling Drop-Off Centers  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Contracts WIN Waste Innovations To Operate 8 Recycling Drop-Off Centers

  24-01-2022 18:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore has contracted WIN Waste Innovations to staff and operate eight recycling drop-off centers as the Department of Public Works remains on a bi-weekly schedule for collection, officials said Monday.
  Starting Tuesday, the company will staff the centers Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The drop-off locations will serve communities on the weeks they are not scheduled to have their recycling picked up.
  Meaning on “A Weeks,” when DPW crews are
  
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• Baltimore Firefighters Injured While Battling Row Home Fire - CBS Baltimore

  24-01-2022 18:07
  
  Baltimore Firefighters Injured While Battling Row Home Fire  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Hudson Valley Property Group buys affordable apartment tower in Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal - Baltimore Business Journal

  24-01-2022 17:57
  Hudson Valley Property Group buys affordable apartment tower in Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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• Ravens Mock Draft Monday: Volume 1 - Baltimore Beatdown

  24-01-2022 17:30
  
  Ravens Mock Draft Monday: Volume 1  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• 3 Baltimore Firefighters Hurt, 1 Trapped While Fighting Row Home Fire

  24-01-2022 17:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three Baltimore City firefighters were injured while fighting a fire that broke out Monday morning at a vacant row home, and a fourth was trapped inside, authorities said.
  Crews were initially called to the two-alarm fire at a row home on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street about 6 a.m., the Baltimore City Fire Department said. At some point, a collapse occurred.
  Three firefighters were taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma with serious injuries, the fire
  
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• Another violence interrupter shot dead as gun violence dominates Baltimore community - msnNOW

  24-01-2022 17:03
  Another violence interrupter shot dead as gun violence dominates Baltimore community  msnNOW
  
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• Remains Of Salisbury Native Who Died In Pearl Harbor Identified, Defense Department Says

  24-01-2022 17:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The remains of a Salisbury native who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified, nearly eight decades later, a Department of Defense unit said Monday.
  Shipfitter First Class Charles Fred Perdue. Credit: Department of Defense.
  Navy Shipfitter 1st Class Charles F. Perdue was accounted for on Oct. 14, 2020, according to the Department of Defense’s POW/MIA Accounting Agency. The department said it only recently received notification Perdue’s fami
  
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• COVID-19 In Maryland: Hospitalizations Dip To 2,330, Positivity Rate Below 15%

  24-01-2022 16:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland added nearly 2,700 new COVID-19 cases as the statewide positivity rate and hospitalizations continue to fall, according to data released Monday by the Maryland Department of Health.
  But even as those key metrics fade from peak levels recorded earlier this month, Gov. Larry Hogan and healthcare leaders are warning Marylanders not to let their guards down, with Hogan saying Thursday that “we’re not out of the woods.”
  Hospitalizations fell to 2,330
  
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• FNB Corp. completes acquisition of Baltimore-based Howard Bancorp, sets conversion date - Pittsburgh Business Times - Pittsburgh Business Times

  24-01-2022 16:39
  
  FNB Corp. completes acquisition of Baltimore-based Howard Bancorp, sets conversion date - Pittsburgh Business Times  Pittsburgh Business Times
  
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• Firefighter trapped in building collapse as 3 more are hospitalized, MD officials say - Lexington Herald Leader

  24-01-2022 16:01
  
  Firefighter trapped in building collapse as 3 more are hospitalized, MD officials say  Lexington Herald Leader
  
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• Crisis communication expert discusses Baltimore City State's Attorney Mosby's indictment - Fox Baltimore

  24-01-2022 15:56
  Crisis communication expert discusses Baltimore City State's Attorney Mosby's indictment  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Delaware author releases second book, 'Roaming Riley: A Baltimore Adventure' - 47abc - WMDT

  24-01-2022 15:53
  
  Delaware author releases second book, 'Roaming Riley: A Baltimore Adventure' - 47abc  WMDT
  
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• Heart of the Schools Awards, celebrating Baltimore City Schools' principals - Fox Baltimore

  24-01-2022 15:45
  Heart of the Schools Awards, celebrating Baltimore City Schools' principals  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Buzz: Warm Up With Some Hot Chocolate From These Baltimore Joints - CBS Baltimore

  24-01-2022 15:31
  
  Baltimore Buzz: Warm Up With Some Hot Chocolate From These Baltimore Joints  CBS Baltimore
  
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