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Key Bridge collapse

Complete coverage of the Key Bridge collapse and its effects

Weeks after the Dali crashed into the Key Bridge and caused a deadly collapse, here's what you need to know.
Key Bridge collapse: Here’s what you need to know
Everything you need to know about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
Remnants of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge are lifted up by cranes, seen from a Department of Natural Resources boat on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, on April 10, 2024.
Baltimore Museum of Industry is collecting Key Bridge, Port of Baltimore artifacts
The Baltimore Museum of Industry has launched a new initiative to collect materials related to the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s significance in Baltimore, from its history and workers to the recent collapse and subsequent recovery effort.
President Joe Biden speaks in front of the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, flagged by Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and Gov. Wes Moore.
Commentary: Biden right to focus on union labor for Key Bridge rebuild
Having unionized workers rebuild the Key Bridge would ensure that workplace standards are upheld, livable wages are paid, and the workforce reflects the makeup of the Baltimore region, William R. Davis, a council representative for the Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters, says.
Remnants of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge are lifted up by cranes, seen from a Department of Natural Resources boat on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, on April 10, 2024.
Remains recovered of 4th missing victim of Key Bridge collapse
Officials did not identify the victim at the request of the family, but he is presumed to be one of the construction workers who fell from the bridge as it collapsed.
The city will bring in two private law firms “to launch legal action to hold the wrongdoers responsible,” the mayor’s office said in a Monday morning news release.
Baltimore to take legal action against Dali owner in Key Bridge collapse
The city’s announcement came the same morning that federal authorities raided the Dali, launching a federal criminal investigation into the Key Bridge collapse.
The Dali is seen from a Maryland Department of Natural Resources boat on the Patapsco River in Baltimore on April 10, 2024. Lawyers from Stewart Miller Simmons Trial Attorneys in Atlanta and Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in New York on Monday held a news conference and vowed to fight a request from the owner and manager of the 984-foot-long container ship to limit their liability in the disaster.
Key Bridge workers’ attorneys will fight effort to limit liability in collapse
The companies that own and manage the Dali want to restrict their exposure to the value of the vessel and the freight after the bridge collapsed onto the ship, which they put that at $43.67 million.
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.
FBI opens criminal probe into Key Bridge collapse, raids Dali
Federal authorities opened a criminal investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, with FBI agents raiding the container ship Dali early Monday.
Recreational vessels will be allowed to use a temporary channel around the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday.
Coast Guard gives recreational boats brief access to temporary channel at Key Bridge
The Patapsco River will open briefly for recreational boats on Tuesday, giving mariners a chance to sail in or out of Baltimore’s harbor for the first time since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed.
The Pride of Baltimore II returned to Baltimore in early April. It's offering free deck tours this weekend at Fort McHenry.
Pride of Baltimore II prepares for summer as usual, despite Key Bridge collapse
The Pride of Baltimore II is back in the harbor and ready to welcome visitors.
Workers are seen in the beginning stages of dismantling the steel from the frame of the collapsed Key Bridge on April 4, 2024.
Letters: Hispanic community can spark comeback from Key Bridge collapse
Hispanic business and community leaders and workers have a crucial role to play as the Baltimore region works to recover from the economic impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, a member of the Metro Baltimore Hispanic Contractors Association says.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Legislative housing updates; Key Bridge aftermath assistance
Local governments will soon be able to set higher tax rates for homes deemed vacant.
Gov. Wes Moore and President Joe Biden walk out for a press conference about the Key Bridge collapse at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters in Dundalk on Friday, April 5, 2024.
How city voters view elected leaders’ responses to the Key Bridge collapse
Gov. Wes Moore and Mayor Brandon Scott earned high marks from city voters for their response to the Key Bridge collapse, according to a new poll by Goucher College in partnership with The Baltimore Banner.
Government workers at Tradepoint Atlantic cut up the remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge to prepare them to be recycled.
A day at Tradepoint Atlantic, Baltimore’s only dock outside the Key Bridge
Tradepoint Atlantic is the Port of Baltimore’s only deep-water terminal unaffected by the Key Bridge collapse.
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.
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.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, talks about the impasses in selecting a new speaker Thursday at his office on Capitol Hill.
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.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gives updates on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse at a news conference on Fort Smallwood Road Tuesday morning.
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.
Billy Marquez, a truck driver who hauls for Jag Transport, applied for a loan at the SBA’s business recovery center in Dundalk.
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.
U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Democrat from Baltimore, speaks before a visit from President Joe Biden on Jan. 30, 2023.
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.
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.
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.
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy leaves a news conference in Dundalk on March 26, 2024, after providing updates on the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge.
Ship’s electrical system focus of Key Bridge investigation
Representatives from Hyundai, the ship’s manufacturer, have flown in from Korea to help investigators download data from the ship’s engine room and examine its electrical circuitry.
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