Baltimore takes steps to ban nicotine from city stadiums, Orioles show support
The policy was first introduced in 2023 by city and community leaders.
Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023.
Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning team after spending a year as a multimedia journalist in the New River Valley for the station.
Before WDBJ7, Janay spent two years in the Midwest anchoring, reporting, and producing in Ottumwa, IA, and Kirksville, MO.
Her love and passion for people and storytelling began at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. She studied Mass Communications and minored in Political Science.
She has won awards with the RTDNAC and the South Carolina Press Association for best newscast and photography for her work in multimedia reporting.
Janay is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
When not at work Janay loves to laugh, watch a good superhero movie or anime, cook, and spend time with family.
She was born in Baltimore, MD, and raised in Charlotte, NC -- and she is thrilled to be back where it all started!
If you see Janay out and about, feel free to say hi! Have a story idea? She would love to hear from you.
The policy was first introduced in 2023 by city and community leaders.
A Northeast Baltimore community is devastated after a fire left two of their neighbors dead early Saturday morning.
WJZ spent Friday talking with neighbors about the second snowy weather event of the week.
The siblings' deaths prompted a suspicious death investigation by the Maryland State Police.
People around the world came together to walk on Sunday, January 14, to remember and stand with the hostages being held by Hamas.
Multiple emergency crews were called to a tree collapse just after midnight on Saturday.
A building inspector has been requested, officials said. A homeowner told WJZ her nine-year-old daughter wasn't seriously hurt.
We are in the height of the cold and flu season, and doctors believe your immune system will be the key player in your body's defense.
In November 2023, the average price of a home in Maryland was $464,000 - up 4.5% from 2022.
For many people, the new year offers them the opportunity to embark on new beginnings.
AAA sat down with WJZ's Janay Reece to discuss the dangers of driving on Jan. 1.
WJZ sat down with Christine Nizer, the administrator at the motor vehicle administration, to talk about a few of the agency's New Year's resolutions.
Whenever you are ready to toss out your tree, you can do so for free at multiple Baltimore-area locations.
Maryland health experts say they are seeing a spike in hospitalizations due to respiratory viruses, such as RSV, COVID and the flu.
Engine Company 53 teamed up with Liberty Tax Service and Elite Stylz Corvette Club to provide toys for kids.