Read the NTSB’s first Key Bridge report (PDF)
Read the NTSB's preliminary report about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the Dali cargo ship.
The NTSB released a preliminary report May 14, 2024 about the cargo ship that lost power and struck the Key Bridge.
How a Hopkins lab that began in an auto shop became Howard County’s largest private employer
The Pentagon has awarded the Applied Physics Laboratory $12 billion over the past decade, making Hopkins the largest university recipient of Defense Department money.
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory’s Intelligent Systems Center, pictured, is one of many buildings on the 461-acre property in Laurel.
People with severe mental illness are stuck in jail. Montgomery County is the epicenter of the problem.
The state has been in talks with county executives about expanding “diversion” programs to reduce the number of people with mental illness from being funneled into the court system in the first place.
Severely mentally ill criminal defendants are supposed to be moved to a psychiatric facility within 10 days of a judge’s order, according to state law.
A mayoral rematch full of unexpected turns heads to its uncertain conclusion
Voters head into election day in an unusual information vacuum. Another tight finish seems likely. After that, who knows?
Paper ballot voting booths at Owings Mills High School in Baltimore County.
Controlled explosives used to clear Key Bridge debris off Dali ship
Controlled explosions used to clear debris from Key Bridge, allowing cargo ship Dali to be freed and continue its journey.
Two birds, one a red-winged blackbird, fly past the explosion of the large of of the collapsed Key Bridge on May 13, 2024.
Black women have lifted candidates before. How will they impact the Senate primary race?
Angela Alsobrooks would make state history if elected to be the first Black woman to become a U.S. Senator. But will Black women support her?
U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is the current Prince George’s County Executive. She’s hoping to make history as the first Black woman to hold the position in the history of the state.
3 plead guilty for their roles in Brooklyn Day mass shooting
Three people accepted responsibility on Monday for their roles in a mass shooting that killed two and wounded 28 others in the Brooklyn Homes community in Baltimore, where hundreds had gathered for an annual celebration the weekend before the Fourth of July.
Two people were killed and 28 others were injured during a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes community on July 2, 2023.
HoodFellas and RYMKS team up on new barbecue restaurant in Little Italy
The recent brick-and-mortar closures of HoodFellas and RYMKS have led to Soul Street, a new barbecue restaurant from both teams in Little Italy.
HoodFellas’ former downtown location in Baltimore.
Commentary: Polarization on campus and how universities can overcome it
Despite polarization and unrest on college and university campuses, the institutions can find ways to make constructive use of that conflict, say the University of Baltimore's president and a professor of public and international affairs.
Signs at Johns Hopkins University amid protests of the war in Gaza and calls for university divestment in response to Israeli government actions.
A matter of inches: Howard Street tunnel project to clear path for double-stacked cargo trains
Once rehabilitated, the Howard Street freight rail tunnel will be a game changer for the Port of Baltimore.
CSX is raising the height clearance at the Howard Street Tunnel and other choke points so that it can accommodate double-stacked cargo freight trains. The work comes nearly a quarter-century after an underground chemical fire in the tunnel shut down parts of downtown for nearly a week.
Election day is Tuesday. Here’s when you can expect to know who won.
Once the ballots are cast in Tuesday’s primary elections in Maryland, voters may have to sit tight for a bit to learn who the likely winners are — especially in tight contests.
Voters get "I Voted" stickers after casting their ballots at the early voting location in the ballroom of the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Station.
‘Llama Llama’ author lives on in daughter’s Baltimore classroom
Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama series has delighted children for nearly 20 years. The beloved author died of brain cancer in 2016, but her daughter Berol Dewdney embodies her mother’s message of empathy, compassion and the power of play in a Baltimore City Public Schools pre-K classroom.
Berol Dewdney, right, leads students in a routine conclusion to class time in her pre-kindergarten class at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary School on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. (Wesley Lapointe / for the Baltimore Banner)
Man or bear? A viral meme about who women feel safer with requires expert answers
A TikTok video asked women whether they would rather be trapped in the woods with a man or a bear. Even the experts seemed firmly in one camp.
Would you rather be stuck in the woods with a man or a bear? (karpenko_ilia/Getty Images; Emma Patti Harris/The Baltimore Banner)
Johns Hopkins advances in NCAA lacrosse tournament, but it wants more
The Blue Jays will play sixth-seeded Virginia next Sunday in the quarterfinal round at Towson University.
Hopkins Lehigh 3
Key Bridge demolition rescheduled for Monday after lightning spotted
Crews plan to make precision cuts using small charges to break up the steel structure into pieces more easily removed by equipment.
A controlled explosion to break apart a heavy truss resting on the cargo ship Dali was rescheduled for Monday.
Pro-Palestinian Hopkins protesters ending encampment after deal with administration
Pro-Palestinian protesters camped out at Johns Hopkins University for nearly two weeks said Sunday morning that they have reached an agreement with university administration and will break down their encampment.
Johns Hopkins University pro-Palestine encampment
Callum Robinson arrived in America like a legend. Then his adventures began.
Callum Robinson was a standout lacrosse player at Stevenson University, a hulking figure who was hard to miss. But friends remember the former Locust Point resident, who was found fatally shot in Mexico last month in a robbery attempt, for his big hugs, big heart and zest for life.
Callum Robinson (right) is shown with his college lacrosse coach, Paul Cantabene, in October 2023. He had returned to Stevenson University to mark the induction of the 2013 lacrosse team into the school's sports hall of fame.
Old Baltimore love letters fill in family history for far-flung descendants
A stash of 1920s love letters recently discovered inside the wall of a Baltimore home are filling in the blanks for two families across the country.
Brian Underhill’s father Robert L. M. Underhill, wrote love letters that were discovered in a wall in a Baltimore home that was being renovated.
He used to own a local underground venue. Now he’s making his own music.
Big Rasna, the founder and owner of local venue Pipe Dreamz, is going after a new dream: becoming a rapper.
Big Rasna is an entrepreneur and rapper looking to make waves.
Body camera video reveals shock, disbelief after Key Bridge collapse
The Baltimore Banner obtained the body camera video Friday from the Maryland Natural Resources Police through a Maryland Public Information Act request.
A screenshot from body camera footage by the Maryland Natural Resources Police of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site on the Patapsco River in the early morning hours. The screenshot indicates the video was taken at just past 5 a.m. on March 26, 2024.
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