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Key Bridge collapse

Complete coverage of the Key Bridge collapse and its effects

The bulk carrier Golden John passes under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after leaving the Port of Baltimore.
NTSB slams MDTA and urges assessment of Chesapeake Bay Bridge: ‘We need action’
The Francis Scott Key Bridge was 30 times more susceptible to ship strikes than it should have been, a federal official said Thursday.
Maria del Carmen Castellon, wife of Miguel Luna, thinks about her late husband as a portrait of them on their wedding day hangs on the wall behind her.
A Key Bridge widow wants to help others avoid a legal obstacle she faced
The widow of one of the men who died in the Key Bridge collapse is advocating for legislation that would allow noncitizens to serve as personal representatives of a deceased loved one’s estate.
Sunset Raw Juice Bar owner Gerrard Sheppard, center, participates in a roundtable discussion at Twist Fells Point after receiving a grant from the DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund.
10 restaurants each receive $10K in Key Bridge relief fund grants
Restaurants still reeling from the collapse of the Key Bridge received grants from DoorDash to help with food industry challenges.
Contractors ready the Francis Scott Key Bridge site for demolition and, ultimately, for the construction of a replacement span. Crews began preconstruction activities in early January, and the new structure is expected to be finished in 2028.
How CCBC plans to train workers to help build the Key Bridge
The Community College of Baltimore County is launching an initiative to address a shortage of welders needed to replace the Key Bridge.
The Dali cargo ship begins to move from the Key Bridge wreckage site, on the morning of May 20, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
Maryland will not be able to sue Dali owner in state court, judge rules
The first trial against Grace Ocean is set to start in June 2026, but it will still be quite some time before a judgement is handed down.
BALTIMORE, MD - FEB 9, 2025: Doug Storey facilitates a children’s sermon acknowledging the lack of diverse representation in imagery inside the Govans Presbyterian Church. He asks one of the child attendees to look at the new artwork titled "Sanctuary City Part 1 and 2” that represents the growing diversity and representation of their congregation where everyone is welcome.
Baltimore church seeks to rectify troubled past with new art
Newly installed artwork pays homage to Baltimore’s sanctuary city status.
A rendering of the plan for the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild was released at a press conference with Gov. Wes Moore in Edgemere, Md., on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Key Bridge design unveiled: Towers will be taller than anticipated
Officials unveiled a rendering of the replacement for the Key Bridge that was destroyed last March.
As Gov. Wes Moore keeps an eye on his long-term political future, he is facing tough realities in Maryland this year, including a budget deficit and fears that Donald Trump's next presidency will harm the state.
Wes Moore’s big year: Governing realities and political ambitions clash in 2025
The governor enters 2025 in an unenviable position: He’s staring down a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit, has an ambitious public education plan to pay for and does not yet know what a second Donald Trump presidency will mean for the state.
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CAN, Community Assistance Network, is a program built to help port workers, but over time it found an even larger Baltimore County population in need of aid: undocumented families. They distribute food boxes weekly that include fresh produce, meats, dairy, bread, and non-perishables.
Key Bridge food pantry may close despite demand among undocumented families
A program to help port workers after the Key Bridge collapse is now on the front lines of aiding Baltimore County’s growing number of undocumented families. But will the funding last?
The U.S. House passed a spending bill that includes funding to rebuild the Key Bridge.
Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown, includes Key Bridge funding
The bill was approved 366-34, and now goes to the Senate, for expected quick passage, which would avert a shutdown.
The west ramp of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remains in the Patapsco River six months after the container ship Dali lost power and hit a pier causing a catastrophic collapse.
House rejects federal spending bill that included Key Bridge money despite Trump support
Securing that money was a top priority of Maryland’s members of Congress as well as Gov. Wes Moore.
Maryland lawmakers in Washington, D.C., say rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge would be fully funded under a continuing resolution moving through Congress.
Key Bridge rebuild will be funded entirely by the feds, lawmakers announce
The funding for the Key Bridge rebuild was wrapped into the latest federal spending bill.
Oral historian Maria Gabriela Aldana speaks at the Echoes from the Key Bridge event held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
A Baltimore Museum of Industry project is saving the city’s Key Bridge stories
For the BMI’s “Echoes from the Key Bridge” project, Maria Gabriela Aldana collected oral histories from longshoremen, widows, first responders, government workers, business owners and more.
The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore,  still sits in the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port on April 1, 2024. It has been a week since it lost power and struck the bridge , causing it to topple in seconds, taking several roadway workers and their cars with it. The once giant frame of the bridge now sits in the water and large cranes have arrived to untangle the mess.
Prosecutors nearing criminal charges in Key Bridge collapse
Prosecutors are weighing whether to bring criminal charges against the Singapore-based companies who own and operate the Dali cargo ship that hit the Key Bridge.
The east ramp of the Francis Scott Key Bridge juts over the Patapsco River almost six months after the container ship Dali lost power and hit a support pier, causing a catastrophic collapse.
Key Bridge builder Kiewit hires powerful Maryland lobbyists
A Maryland power couple’s lobbying efforts will focus on “any and all matters concerning the Key Bridge.”
Under a proposed plan, construction of the replacement Key Bridge would be completed by barge and via temporary piers that jut into the Patapsco River.
By land and by sea: Key Bridge rebuild likely to use barges, trestles
Before a massive structure can again stand above the Patapsco River, some smaller ones will need to be erected.
A preliminary design of the Francis Scott Key bridge replacement.
Key Bridge replacement towers over old span in preliminary drawings
The replacement for the Key Bridge would vertically dwarf the felled span and have slightly more space between its main piers, preliminary designs show.
The cargo ship Dali, which toppled the Francis Scott Key bridge when it crashed into it in March, is seen in the Patapso River on April 25, 2024.
Biden includes Key Bridge funding in $100B disaster request
President Joe Biden is taking an important step in his effort to lock in federal money to rebuild Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The bulk carrier Golden John passes under Chesapeake Bay Bridge after leaving the Port of Baltimore.
What to know about the plans for a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge
What do the options for a future bridge look like? Is the “no-build” option likely? How much could it cost? Here’s what we know so far.
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