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24. All Local, All the Time with Jeff Salkin
February 8, 2022 -

In episode 24 of The Lobby, following the 40th anniversary of MPT’s State Circle, Damian dives in deep with host Jeff Salkin to reexamine his storied career, discuss the value of independent local journalism, and look at the future of news in Baltimore where the soon-to-be-launched Baltimore Banner is set to shake up the fourth estate.

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Memorial service to be held Wednesday for Baltimore’s fallen firefighters
February 2, 2022 -

A memorial service will be held today at 10 a.m. for Baltimore fire Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter/Paramedic Kenny Lacayo and Lt. Kelsey Sadler at the Baltimore Convention Center. Interment will follow at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. The Maryland State Highway Administration said motorists should expect all mainlines of the northbound Jones Falls Expressway (I-83) to be closed during the procession, as well as all access points to the interstate.

Read More: WBAL NewsRadio
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Local area figure skater champions are alternates for the Beijing Olympics
February 2, 2022 -

Brian van de Graaff caught up with native Washington DC area ice dancers Caroline Green and Michael Parsons fresh off their gold medal win in Ice Dancing at ISU's Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Estonia. With their 4th place finish at the US Figure Skating Championships earlier this month, they are the alternates for the US Olympic team in Beijing in just two weeks. They are also the US alternates for the World Figure Skating Championships taking place in France in March.

Read More: WJLA
Md. Schools Face Surge in Students and School Staff Quarantined in the Last Month
January 26, 2022 -

Following a holiday break that saw a rapid COVID-19 spike across the state, around 18,100 students from 29 public schools in Maryland were in virtual learning as of last week, according to new data from the Maryland State Department of Education. These students represent a small portion of the more than 881,000 students enrolled in Maryland public schools but are more than were learning remotely in the fall.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Three firefighters killed, one in critical condition after being trapped in blaze in vacant Baltimore rowhome
January 25, 2022 -

Three Baltimore firefighters were killed and a fourth remains on life support after being trapped in a blaze inside a vacant home Monday that’s one of the deadliest in the city’s history. The firefighters were inside a rowhouse in the 200 block of S. Stricker St. in the city’s New Southwest/Mount Clare neighborhood when it partially collapsed.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
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In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig
January 11, 2022 -

A 57-year-old man with life-threatening heart disease has received a heart from a genetically modified pig, a groundbreaking procedure that offers hope to hundreds of thousands of patients with failing organs. It is the first successful transplant of a pig’s heart into a human being. The eight-hour operation took place in Baltimore on Friday, and the patient, David Bennett Sr. of Maryland, was doing well on Monday, according to surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Read More: New York Times
COVID-19 testing underway for thousands of Baltimore school students
January 5, 2022 -

COVID-19 testing is well underway for thousands of Baltimore City school students and staff members ahead of a districtwide return to campus Thursday. More than 21,000 Baltimore City high school students will be among the first to get tested Wednesday morning, but as it turns out, some started getting in line a day early.

Read More: WBAL NewsRadio
Two years after joining Baltimore Police to make a difference, Officer Keona Holley is fighting for her life
December 17, 2021 -

Keona Holley surprised friends when she decided to leave nursing to become a Baltimore Police officer. Holley, 39, started at the police academy in 2019 leaving her nursing assistant job at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center. Holley would later say she wanted to bring positive change to the department and for a city that had undergone so much turmoil, from the unrest the rocked the city in 2015, to a sprawling police corruption scandal that sent more than a dozen officers to federal prison.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Asymptomatic students won’t need to quarantine in the new year, as Anne Arundel schools try to keep more kids in class
December 17, 2021 -

The Anne Arundel County Board of Education voted 7-1 on Wednesday evening to waive quarantine requirements for asymptomatic students who have come into contact with a COVID-19 case, a move that should reduce the number of students who are at home and away from the classroom, according to Superintendent George Arlotto. Right now 2,438 students are in quarantine in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, missing in-person classes despite never experiencing symptoms or testing positive for COVID-19 in some cases.

Read More: Capital Gazette
COVID surge calls for more testing, but options are now more difficult to come by in Maryland
December 14, 2021 -

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Maryland, health departments scrambled to set up testing centers where people could go to get swabbed for the viral infection. The sites often had long lines but were open most days. After vaccines for the coronavirus became available, many of those sites transitioned into inoculation centers that also offered testing, but many of those sites scaled back or closed as more and more Marylanders got vaccinated.

Read More: Baltimore Sun

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