Emily Hofstaedter
General Assignment ReporterEmily is a general assignment news reporter for WYPR.
Emily began her journalism radio career nestled out on the tundra and on the shores of the sea ice in Nome, Alaska. Out there she covered everything from dog sled racing (mushing), climate change and Indigenous sovereignty. The work she did with her news team covering mishandled sexual assaults has won awards from the Alaska Press Club and led to an update in the Alaska consent statute.
In Alaska she met her now husband, and the two of them ended up in America’s Greatest City! She then spent a year working as a Ben Bagdikian Fellow for Mother Jones magazine doing research and fact-checking while she reported on issues ranging from labor politics, environmental justice and religion.
Emily originally hails from just up the Susquehanna River in Lancaster, PA and so the Chesapeake watershed has always been her home. When she isn’t reporting you might catch her performing with a local theatre troupe, writing poetry or hiking Maryland’s glorious range of trails.
Send her news tips at [email protected] or on Twitter @ehofstaedter!
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Ivan Bates’ endorsement comes days after the attorney told the Sun that “philosophical differences” have emerged between him and current Mayor Brandon Scott, who is also running to keep his seat in the primary. -
The remains of three workers have yet to be recovered from the Patapsco River -
President Joe Biden toured the wreckage of the Key Bridge Friday and addressed the media after. -
Front line workers continue to work on the wreckage of last week’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse as the National Transportation Safety Board performs its investigation on the collision. -
“It is not nearly enough to cover all the businesses and all the workers who will be impacted, but is an important first step,” said Mayor Brandon Scott. -
“Todos estamos con ustedes, aquí, ahora, y siempre,” they chanted. “We are with you, here, now and always.” -
The USCG has set up 2400 foot booms to contain the leakage and is monitoring air quality. -
Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed early Tuesday. Questions continue about what's ahead.
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The full investigation could take 12-24 months. -
First responders are still looking for six construction workers who fell into the Patapsco River when the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed this morning.
