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From The Newsroom: A Hospital Worker Infected; Wright Restrictions Lifted

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The Cleaning Guys hazmat crew remove hazardous waste from the hospital worker's apartment.

The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: A hospital worker at Texas Health Presbyterian in Dallas is the second person to test positive for Ebola. The employee was part of the team that helped care for Ebola victim Thomas Duncan. Also, the end of the Wright Amendment means non-stop flights for passengers flying out of Love Field Airport.

You can listen to the segment weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on 90.1 FM.

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.