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    By the numbers: Quantifying the scale and impact of the Key Bridge collapse
    Read these infographics for a quick understanding of the Key Bridge collapse and its impact on Baltimore port.
    Infographic titled “Francis Scott Key Bridge in numbers.” Bridge opened in 1977; total length of bridge is 9091 feet. The bridge was in fair condition before its collapse. The longest span of the bridge, in its center, measures 1200 feet. The vertical clearance for ships navigating under the bridge was 185 feet in its central span. The channel depth at that point was 50 feet. The pickup truck with two bridge workers was recovered at a depth of 25 feet in the water. Eight people were on the bridge. Two survived, two were found dead, and four are missing.
    Maryland has a blue catfish problem. Start eating them to help.
    The invasive blue catfish is suspected of reducing populations of local rockfish, crab and other native fish, and altering the balance of aquatic life in the Chesapeake Bay as we know it.
    One of the biggest changes that we have seen in Maryland waters over the last 10-years is the expansion of an invasive species - the blue catfish.
    Music, mural mark memorial for workers killed in Key Bridge collapse near where recovery work goes on
    A memorial area, complete with a special mural, has taken over the side of the road in front of the blockade to Fort Armistead Park.
    Boots hang from a cross to honor the victims of the Key Bridge Collapse at a memorial on April 6, 2024.
    Commentary: I’ve lost family members to gun violence. I still got my gun license.
    Wallace Lane reflects on his complex relationship with guns.
    Wallace Lane carries his gun in a holster on Friday, March 29, 2024.
    This cafe near the Key Bridge is reopening. One seat is painfully empty.
    Key Bridge collapse victim José Mynor López often waited for hours for his wife to finish her shift as a cook at Owls Corner Cafe in Dundalk.
    Lilly Ordoñez sits in Owls Corner Cafe, the Dundalk restaurant she opened in 2021. The husband of one of her employees was working on the bridge when it fell.
    Banner political notes: Leeroy Jenkins in the House; J.B. Jennings speaks for the bees; tax snafu results in new leader
    The Maryland House of Delegates welcomed a new student page on April Fool's Day.
    Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
    Saddle up for safety: Anne Arundel group offers free classes on bike safety for kids
    Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, or Bike AAA, has launched a bike safety program for youngsters.
    Snow covers a bike in Berwyn Heights, Maryland on January 15, 2024.
    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."
    Key Bridge collapse investigations: What we know and don’t know
    An NTSB spokesperson wrote in an email it would be a few weeks before the safety board’s preliminary incident report is released.
    In this image released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators inspect the cargo vessel Dali, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key 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.
    Larry Hogan burned bridges in Baltimore. Does he have a role in rebuilding one?
    Former Gov. Larry Hogan, who is running for the U.S. Senate, has been low-key in his response to the Key Bridge collapse, primarily stressing the need for Democrats and Republicans to work together.
    Ex-Gov. Larry Hogan came to the Orioles opener.
    4.8 magnitude earthquake in New Jersey sends tremors through Maryland
    An earthquake detected in New Jersey could be felt in some areas of Maryland Friday morning.
    A map of the earthquake felt Friday morning.
    Maryland lawmakers are raising taxes and fees. Here’s how you’ll feel it.
    Maryland lawmakers have reached a deal on the state’s $63 billion budget, and it may cost you if you own a car, take an Uber ride or smoke cigarettes.
    Maryland lawmakers have reached a deal on the state’s $63 billion budget, and it may cost you if you own a car, take an Uber ride or smoke cigarettes.
    What’s a stevedore? 15 Port of Baltimore terms you need to know
    We’ve heard a distinct, and foreign, language in the week since a cargo ship toppled the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Here’s what it means.
    Two blue cranes tower overhead, both reading "Port of Baltimore" on them. The foremost one is lifting a red shipping container.
    In its race against climate, Annapolis’ future and past are at war
    What will Annapolis give up as it works to save itself from the ever-increasing number of floods and the rising tide of climate change?
    The water keeps rising at City Dock in Annapolis, often measured against the statue of author Alex Haley.
    Key Bridge collapse could change rules for tugboats
    Tugboats often don’t stay beside vessels as they come and go from the harbor.
    A tugboat and barge, shown here March 29, move past the twisted remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed when a cargo ship collided with it in the early hours of March 26. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the massive cargo ship Dali.
    Churchill Downs makes late bid to buy Pimlico as state mulls takeover of racing industry
    A source said Churchill has been lobbying to derail a bill in the state legislature that’s necessary for the state ownership deal to go through.
    National Treasure, #1, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, wins the Preakness Stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on May 20, 2023.
    Sorority sues UMD over suspension of Greek life, says free-speech rights were violated
    A fraternity is suing the University of Maryland over its suspension of Greek life on campus, saying school administrators forced students to undergo mandatory interrogations as part of an investigation or face discipline.
    Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
    As salvage workers clear river, photos give up-close look at Key Bridge wreckage
    The Baltimore Banner boarded the debris removal vessel, the Reynolds, on Thursday with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Estee S. Pinchasin, to get an updated closer look.
    Workers are seen in the beginning stages of dismantling the steel from the frame of the collapsed Key Bridge on April 4, 2024. They are using an exothermic cutting torch.
    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.
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