Commentary: Port of Baltimore well positioned to bounce back from Key Bridge loss
While the immediate economic impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has been severe for the Port of Baltimore, the port and the Baltimore region has the opportunity to largely avert long-term economic harm, says Adam Scavette, a regional economist at the Baltimore branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Response crews began removing shipping containers using a floating crane barge at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on April 7, 2024. The Unified Command is continuing efforts in support of removing the M/V Dali, which is required to fully reopen the Fort McHenry Channel.
The race for City Council’s top spot is basically a three-way tie
With about a month to go before primary day, Councilman Zeke Cohen leads the incumbent Nick Mosby by just four points, according to the poll — reflecting a tighter margin now that a third candidate, Shannon Sneed, jumped into the field.
Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby and his competitors in the race, Shannon Sneed and Zeke Cohen.
Jon Meoli: Get used to seeing former Orioles prospects returning to Baltimore with new teams
DL Hall and Joey Ortiz of the Brewers will not be the last former Orioles prospects to visit Camden Yards with another big league team.
The Orioles drafted pitcher DL Hall, now with the Milwaukee Brewers, in the first round in 2017.
Read the results of the Goucher College Poll-Baltimore Banner survey of Baltimore residents
The survey of 705 Baltimore registered voters was conducted by landline and cellphone from April 3 to April 7.
Downtown Baltimore is seen on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
‘They deserve to be in the big leagues’: DL Hall, Joey Ortiz coming to town with Brewers
The former Orioles prospects were part of the Corbin Burnes trade.
Joey Ortiz is one of two players on the Brewers roster who joined the team in the deal for the pitcher Corbin Burnes.
O.J. Simpson: Parsing the late athlete and former murder suspect’s legacy
The legacy of the late OJ Simpson remains complicated, even 30 years after the murders that cast him into suspicion.
O.J. Simpson stands as he listens to Municipal Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell as she reads her decision to hold him over for trial on July 8, 1994, in connection with the June 12 slayings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76.
City moves forward with efforts to make immigrant affairs office permanent
The decade-old Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs was created more than 10 years ago as a division of the mayor’s office that could be cut at any time. Under a bill being considered by the City Council, it would be added to the city code as a permanent office.
Catalina Rodriguez Lima poses for a portrait in the City Hall rotunda with her left hand on the rail.
Colton Cowser hits first 2 home runs in Orioles’ 10-inning win at Boston
The rookie outfielder belted the first and last of Baltimore's 4 homers and raised his average to .458 as the Orioles swept the Red Sox.
Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson and outfielder Colton Cowser celebrate after a 9-4 win at Boston on Thursday night. Both players homered in the 10th inning.
Prison system inks deal with Maryland’s public universities to expand higher education
The agreement will allow incarcerated people the opportunity to pursue bachelor’s degrees from any of the 12 universities within the University System of Maryland.
Kyle Longerbeam, Jermain Williams and Timothy Hawkins, all Bowie State University students, flip through a book in the Maryland Correctional Institution library on August 1, 2023.
Andy Harris breaks with hard-liners, says US should ‘front’ Key Bridge funds
Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, said he thinks it’s acceptable for the federal government to front the money for the bridge while pursuing payment from liable parties.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, talks about the impasses in selecting a new speaker Thursday at his office on Capitol Hill.
Poll: Support surging for Mayor Scott in striking turnaround before primary
About 40% of likely Democratic voters polled said they would reelect Scott for a second term as mayor, while 32% said they would support former Mayor Sheila Dixon and 11% of respondents said they favored former assistant state’s attorney Thiru Vignarajah.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gives updates on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse at a news conference on Fort Smallwood Road Tuesday morning.
Ravens add All-Pro returner and wide receiver depth in Deonte Harty signing
Harty is from Middle River and graduated from Archbishop Curley.
Deonte Harty, pictured last year as a member of the Buffalo Bills, was an All-Pro returner as a rookie with the New Orleans Saints.
Rain and gusty winds return to close out the week
Rain chances increase Thursday morning as a frontal system nears the region, with the bulk of the rain likely arriving this afternoon.
A person holding an umbrella walks down an alley in the rain.
What to do this weekend, from seeing Tamia and Joe to a fun walk with a doctor
Whether you want to see R&B legends perform, participate in an outdoor game or test your knowledge in trivia, we’ve got you covered.
Singer Tamia onstage during 2019 Black Music Honors at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on September 5, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Baltimore’s port is still mostly shut down. Small businesses are feeling the strain.
More than 1,000 have applied for federal loans to help keep them afloat.
Billy Marquez, a truck driver who hauls for Jag Transport, applied for a loan at the SBA’s business recovery center in Dundalk.
WATCH: Take a drive over the Key Bridge in this poignant short student film from 1987
“One Dollar,” a student film shot in a single continuous take in 1987, documents a journey across the Francis Scott Key Bridge that is now lost in time
Screen shot from “One Dollar,” a 1987 16 mm student film about the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Man, 19, charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old near Inner Harbor
Baltimore Police said Dejuan Cole, 19, of Pikesville has been charged with murder in the shooting of 17-year-old Devron Tyner on April 1.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
Baltimore judge slams request from congressman’s office to excuse staffer from jury duty
Eric Bryant, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume's chief of staff, apologized and stated that his outreach was not intended to be nefarious or disrespectful to the court.
U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Democrat from Baltimore, speaks before a visit from President Joe Biden on Jan. 30, 2023.
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.
Cohen holds cash lead in Baltimore council president’s race, Sneed overtakes Mosby
With just over a month to go before Election Day, Zeke Cohen retained a large cash advantage while public financing powered Shannon Sneed past the incumbent Nick Mosby.
Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby and his competitors in the race, Shannon Sneed and Zeke Cohen.
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