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    City, drug companies wait on $5 billion decision after wrapping opioid case
    After five days of testimony, a judge is set to decide what will happen. The decision could take months.
    In August, Mayor Brandon Scott laid out his plans for managing the money won from pharmaceutical companies. Baltimore has now wrapped its court case against two opioid companies and now waits for a judge's decision on the city's $5 billion request.
    Maryland reports 3 cold weather-related deaths as winter begins
    Three men have been reported dead from cold-related illness in Maryland so far this winter season.
    Three men have been reported dead from cold-related illness in Maryland so far this winter season.
    Church breaks ground on $32M facility to expand health care access in East Baltimore
    Bishop Donte Hickman, head of Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore, held a celebratory ground breaking ceremony for the new Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center expected to open in 2027.
    Church leaders, elected officials and private partners celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center.
    What to know about milk testing for bird flu in Maryland
    Maryland is planning to begin milk testing for bird flu by January, on par with a recent announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s national milk testing strategy to monitor any aviation influenza outbreaks, state officials said.
    Milk samples for testing at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, earlier this week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week issued a federal order that requires the testing of the nation's milk supply.
    Fire destroys ‘iconic’ red shed in Station North, unsettling a community of unhoused people
    Red Shed Village’s eponymous structure burned down on Thanksgiving. The community of unhoused people who live around it, and the unusual church that supports them, is working to build back.
    The iconic red shed at the 2000 block of St. Paul Street caught on fire.
    Isolated and disengaged: Piecing together Luigi Mangione’s lost year
    Earlier this year, Luigi Mangione disengaged. His mother filed a missing person report and friends pleaded with him to return their messages.
    Luigi Mangione in a photo from the University of Pennsylvania 2020 yearbook.
    What we know about Luigi Mangione’s back injury, surgery
    Despite being in pain, Luigi Mangione did not complain often and was apparently not on any pain medication, a friend said.
    A screenshot of the Twitter/X account believed to be associated with Luigi Mangione.
    Next in Baltimore’s opioid case: Seeking $5 billion to rectify drugs’ harm
    The city has submitted a 90-page abatement plan that includes proposals in three categories: harm reduction, opioid use disorder treatment, and prevention over 15 years.
    Mold is everywhere. Maryland may try to do something about it.
    State officials could set a threshold for when mold should be considered hazardous or mandate a time frame for remediation. But without more research, Maryland’s rules likely won’t go far enough.
    Faresha Sim poses for a portrait in her apartment in the Avalon on April 20, 2024. She wears a mask and gloves the majority of the time because of mold.
    Think you have mold at home? Here’s when to call in the professionals.
    Here are some frequently asked questions that could help determine when your mold problem is more than just a nuisance.
    Rachel Oslund, a home inspector, demonstrates how she uses a sticky test strip to collect potential mold spores from a window sill for further testing in a lab.
    More than 180 people seek to guide how Baltimore will spend its opioid millions
    The Restitution Advisory Board will help guide the city as it spends the more than $650 million it won from pharmaceutical companies accused of inundating the Baltimore area with millions of legal opioid painkillers.
    More than 180 people applied to a new city panel that will recommend how to spend millions won in opioid settlements. Mayor Brandon Scott laid out a multiyear plan for the rest of the winnings in an August executive order.
    Legionella concerns spread as bacteria found in two Baltimore courthouses
    Legionella bacteria has been found in more government buildings in Baltimore, prompting officials to plan to flush and sanitize the water systems at two courthouses this weekend.
    The Hargrove District Court building, located at 700 E. Patapsco Ave. in South Baltimore, is pictured in Thursday, Dec 5, 2024.
    What is Legionella, the bacteria found in Baltimore office buildings?
    The bacteria Legionella can be hard to pinpoint and harder to eradicate.
    An illustration of the Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever.
    Legionella bacteria concerns persist at State Center complex in Baltimore
    State government officials are continuing to battle Legionella bacteria at the aging State Center office complex in Baltimore, sending workers home this week as they flush the water systems.
    Officials have been working to eliminate Legionella bacteria from water systems at office buildings at the State Center complex in Baltimore.
    Johns Hopkins researchers confirm Curtis Bay dust comes from coal
    A study from the Johns Hopkins University reconfirms what residents have long suspected: The black dust in Curtis Bay comes from coal.
    A study from the Johns Hopkins University reconfirms what residents have long suspected: The black dust in Curtis Bay comes from coal.
    Trump taps Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary for FDA chief
    President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he has nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins University pancreatic surgeon and Fox News contributor, to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
    Dr. Marty Makary
    A Baltimore hospital sued a homeless man who refused to leave. Why?
    Hospitals are seeing an increasing number of homeless patients walking into emergency rooms. After they’re admitted, some refuse to leave. This is the story of a lawsuit Sinai Hospital filed against one such patient.
    Trump chooses TV’s Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid
    President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans.
    Mehmet Oz speaks into a microphone while gesturing with his left hand. Oz is wearing a dark suit and is in front of an American flag.
    Essex boardinghouse is illegal and should be closed, zoning appeals board rules
    An Essex boardinghouse faces likely closure after a local zoning appeals board found that it hadn’t met the requirements to stay open despite being out of compliance with the zoning code.
    Holly Neck Boardinghouse in Essex, Thursday, October 31, 2024.
    Maryland’s new cannabis dashboard keeps tabs on ER visits, poison center calls
    The Maryland Department of Health has a new public health dashboard that shows data related to cannabis use, including emergency room visits and calls to poison control centers.
    The use of recreational cannabis products by adults 21 and older is legal in Maryland.
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