Maryland group urges all healthcare systems to reinstate masking due to spike in respiratory hospitalizations
Maryland health experts say they are seeing a spike in hospitalizations due to respiratory viruses, such as RSV, COVID and the flu.
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.
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.
The rescued resident was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. No further injuries have been reported.
The hospital held its annual holiday community toy shop Sunday for its patients and those in need.
Lexi Ramos has been shopping for her family alongside someone special.
BGE's approved rate plan has frustrated city leaders and Baltimore residents.
The Baltimore Hebrew Congregation has replaced signs that were vandalized over the weekend.
Thousands of quarters might be the answer in solving a 29-year-old cold case murder.
A 102-year-old Baltimore native recently had a hip replacement.
Jalil George's sudden death shook his loved ones to the core.
It is one of the most prestigious international awards a college student can receive, but she was also born with a birth defect diagnosing her with severe hearing loss.
Baltimore County Fire officials are investigating a two-alarm fire that hospitalized a firefighter Sunday morning.
The holiday experience took place at Harford Mall.
Baltimore's Harborplace, once the gem of downtown, is getting a makeover.
It's a time to shop small and support your favorite local businesses for the holidays.