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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.
Body of Key Bridge victim Maynor Suazo Sandoval recovered on Friday
Divers have recovered the body of Maynor Suazo Sandoval, a construction worker who was working on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed.
Maynor Suazo Sandoval had an entrepreneurial mind and wanted to open a small business in Owings Mills, where he lived.
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."
Police arrest 3 suspects in kidnap-slaying of Baltimore man found in Annapolis
Three suspects, all from Baltimore, are charged with murder and other offenses in the kidnap-slaying of 47-year-old David Winchester Jr. His body was found in a wooded area along Spa Road in Annapolis on March 28.
David Winchester Jr. of Baltimore.
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.
New security measures at Morgan State: Will they work?
Morgan State is increasing security measures to prevent violence on campus since the shooting in October.
The exterior of Morgan State University’s Tyler Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.
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.
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.
Commentary: Key Bridge collapse ties Baltimore to sister city under Russian attacks
The Key Bridge collapse further strengthens Baltimore’s kinship with its sister city Odesa, which is suffering through losses of lives and infrastructure destruction from Russian bombing, a member of the Baltimore Odesa Sister City Committee says.
Rescue workers remove rubble from a residential building hit by a rocket in Odesa, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces, as well as civilian Odessans, remain on guard against a potential Russian advance on this historic port city, whose capture could help give Russia control of Ukraine’s southern coast.
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.
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.
Baltimore judge accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward attorney to resign
The Commission on Judicial Disabilities canceled a hearing that had been scheduled for May 20 and 21 to consider the charges against District Judge Kevin M. Wilson.
A Maryland Flag waves in the wind.
What’s in a name? For the Francis Scott Key Bridge, it turns out — plenty
As leaders begin planning a new bridge to replace Baltimore’s fallen Key Bridge, some are already arguing that it should not bear the name of Francis Scott Key, an 18th century lawyer, author and poet who held racist views.
Francis Scott Key standing on boat, with right arm stretched out toward the United States flag flying over Fort McHenry.
Weather hampers salvage at Key Bridge as crews prepare to remove containers off ship
Crane operators remained ready Wednesday to begin lifting undamaged containers off the disabled cargo ship Dali, but were held back by thunderstorms and high winds, which made operating the machinery unsafe.
A woman wearing camouflage fatigues points to a 3D rendering of a collapsed bridge on a large television screen in front of a large Maryland flag.
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