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Key Bridge latest: 34 containers removed from Dali, 32 vessels pass through temporary channels
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other officials provided an update Wednesday on cleanup efforts at the Key Bridge, which was toppled by a massive container ship on March 26.
The Dali cargo ship and the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge are seen from a Department of Natural Resources boat on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, on April 10, 2024.
Baltimore County names new economic development director
The newly appointed director comes to Baltimore County government after about 11 months at WUWTA, a health care software company.
6/16/22—A decal reading “Executive Office” is on the county executive’s door inside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.
The Key Bridge vanishes from Google Maps — but not Waze or Apple
The part of the I-695 Beltway that crossed over the Francis Scott Key Bridge is gone. Not closed, gone. Collapsed into the water. But, at least as of Tuesday morning, only one major GPS application reflects that monumental, devastating change: Google Maps.
On Google Maps, the graphics have been updated to reflect the Key Bridge has collapsed.
Artificial intelligence institute established at UMD
The University of Maryland, College Park, on Tuesday announced the creation of its Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland.
Hal Daumé III is the inaugural director of the University of Maryland, College Park’s institute dedicated to studying artificial intelligence.
Fatal Beltway crash under investigation after stolen car fled police into oncoming traffic
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal crash on the Baltimore Beltway.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
Key Bridge latest: Containers removed, 6 drone operators violate protected airspace
Crews have removed containers from the Dali and unauthorized drones have entered the airspace around the ship.
Response crews began removing shipping containers using a floating crane barge at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge this weekend as salvage work continued.
As salvage work continues, Biden pledges to ‘move heaven and earth’ to rebuild Key Bridge
President Joe Biden visited Baltimore Friday afternoon for an aerial tour of the collapsed France Scott Key Bridge and a meeting with families of the six construction workers killed in the disaster.
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, speaks near the site of the collapsed Key Bridge. Biden, on Friday, April 5, 2024, said " we will not rest ... until the cement has dried on the entirety of a new bridge, a new bridge."
Maryland Comptroller’s Office investigating cryptocurrency scam emails
Emails designed to look like instructions to get a refund from Bittrex, a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform, were sent from compromised government accounts on Monday.
Comptroller Brooke Lierman speaks during a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Corps of Engineers gives timeline to reopen Port of Baltimore as crews remove wreckage
Crews are working to rig up some of the shipping containers that are on the bow of the Dali and get them moved to Tradepoint Atlantic, officials with the Unified Command said Thursday.
The site of the collapsed Key Bridge and the container ship that toppled it, The Dali, are seen from a debris retrieval vessel, The Reynolds, on April 4, 2024.
A Salvador Dalí painting looks oddly similar to the Dali-caused Key Bridge collapse
In a wild coincidence, the namesake of the cargo ship that struck the Key Bridge has a painting that looks a bit like the wreckage.
A cargo ship named after the painter Salvador Dalí rammed into the Key Bridge causing it to collapse in a matter of seconds. The Spanish painter has a piece titled “The Broken Bridge and the Dream“ that some say bears a resemblance to the Key Bridge wreckage.
2024 solar eclipse: How to view in Baltimore
It's probably too late to make big travel plans to see the total solar eclipse. Here's how to view the partial eclipse in or around Baltimore.
Nowhere in Maryland will experience a total solar eclipse this year, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything to see.
Steel from the Key Bridge is headed to Baltimore County
Recovered steel from the collapsed Key Bridge is being stored and processed at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County
Salvage work is underway in Baltimore after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week.
Where traffic is rerouted following the Key Bridge collapse
Know where to avoid and plan extra time to travel.
Police block Fort Armistead Road toward the Key Bridge on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
He helped build the Key Bridge. He never thought he’d live to see it fall.
More than a thousand people — including union laborer Terry Turbin — gathered Friday to raise money for port workers who will lose work because of the Key Bridge collapse.
Terry Turbin was a union construction worker on the original Key Bridge. He said seeing the structure collapse came with shock and grief.
Money, cranes and big promises are coming to Baltimore’s bridge recovery
Another crane is scheduled to arrive by Saturday as salvage operations continue, Sen. Chris Van Hollen said.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Maryland would be eligible for emergency relief aid for the reconstruction of the Key Bridge.
NTSB: Key Bridge’s ‘fracture critical’ design raised odds of collapse
Recovery efforts at the bridge collapse site are underway, while federal transportation safety investigators were boarding the ship and collecting evidence.
A U.S. Coast Guard boat heads toward the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage seen from Fort McHenry on March 26, 2024.
With Key Bridge collapse, MDTA to lose about 8% of toll revenue
The Francis Scott Key Bridge accounted for about 8% of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s toll revenue. Is that going to be a problem?
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a direct hit from a massive cargo ship.
6 missing construction workers in Francis Scott Key bridge collapse are presumed dead
The Coast Guard doesn’t think the six construction workers survived the bridge collapse because of the deep waters and cold temperatures.
Close up photos of the Key bridge collapse, taken by Baltimore City Fire Rescue 1
Key Bridge collapse traffic: Avoid southeast I-695 corridor
The collapse of the 1.6-mile bridge on I-695 appeared to have severed access to the Port of Baltimore and will snarl traffic in the surrounding area.
Officials close down access to the Key Bridge after it collapsed. A ship struck it in the early hours on Tuesday, March 26.
Three Calvert County students charged with hate crime violations
Three Calvert County middle school students were charged as juveniles with harassment and violations of Maryland’s hate crimes statutes.
The case is being forwarded to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services for further action.
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