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    2 years. 6 lives. Billions at stake. The Key Bridge tragedy isn’t over.
    Thursday marks the two-year anniversary of the Key Bridge disaster. Here’s a look at the status of the rebuild, the funding for the project and a federal lawsuit scheduled for trial in June
    Thursday, March 19, 2026 — Piling work continues at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site, almost two years after the container ship Dali hit the bridge causing a catastrophic collapse.
    As shutdown drags on, 450 TSA agents quit and ICE officers sent to airports amid travel chaos
    Nationwide on Monday, nearly 11% of TSA workers who were scheduled to report for duty — more than 3,200 — missed work.
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) agents patrol around the Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce)
    Washington County asked DHS for millions to widen I-81, but there’s a catch
    A Washington County official sent an email to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in February requesting assistance in getting federal dollars for a highway-widening project, claiming the state isn’t funding it. The only catch? Maryland is.
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    Heading to the airport? Get there at least 3 hours early, BWI warns.
    On Sunday, airport officials alerted travelers to arrive at least three hours ahead of their scheduled departure times, as security lines full of spring break travelers grew.
    Wait times are displayed at a TSA checkpoint at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Monday morning.
    This guy tracks gas prices for a living. Here are his tips for saving.
    In Maryland, the average gas price is trending slightly above the national average at about $3.49 per gallon for regular unleaded gas, according to a press release from AAA.
    Gas prices in Maryland are a couple of cents higher than the national average, AAA said.
    Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
    Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, officials said.
    An Air Canada Jet sits on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, after colliding with a Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle in New York.
    Enhanced role for ICE at US airports as TSA shortages drive delays
    President Trump made clear on Sunday that he was going ahead with the plan to assist the Transportation Security Administration.
     Travelers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Trump threatens to send ICE agents to airports as shutdown strains TSA security lines
    President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to give federal immigration officers a role in airport security unless congressional Democrats agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
    Passengers wait outside a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, March, 21, 2026, (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
    It’s Luigi: Meet the Italian immigrant leading Amtrak’s Baltimore tunnel project
    Luigi Rosa is leading the largest capital project in Amtrak history, even as immigrants and the national passenger railroad are in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.
    Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 — Amtrak's project director Luigi Rosa gives a tour of the construction site for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel in West Baltimore.
    8 people hospitalized in MTA bus crash in Midtown-Belvedere
    Eight people were hospitalized in early Thursday after two cars and a Maryland Transit Administration bus collided in Midtown-Belvedere, authorities said.
    Baltimore City firefighters respond to a collision involving two cars and an MTA bus.
    Maryland Republicans push for gas tax holiday. Democrats pump the brakes.
    State Republicans will make two attempts to suspend the gas tax, one with a bill and another with a budget amendment.
    The price of gas in Maryland includes a 46 cents-per-gallon state tax. Republicans are seeking a 30-day suspension of the tax as gas prices are rising.
    Flight cancellations and delays continue after storms batter East Coast
    Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed Tuesday, one day after powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and upended air travel in a cross-section of cities.
    Flight delays and cancellations piled up Monday at some of the nation’s largest airports.
    MTA considers pivoting Red Line to rapid bus service instead of light rail, sources say
    Amid a budget crunch, real estate complications and a bleak outlook at federal funding, Maryland officials are weighing contingency plans for Baltimore’s proposed Red Line, sources say.
    Passengers enter and exit the southbound light rail car as it arrives at the Lutherville Light Rail station in Lutherville, Md. on Monday, February 3, 2025.
    Faulty monitor caused ‘strong odor’ that halted flights at Baltimore, DC airports
    The “strong odor” in an air traffic control facility for Washington D.C.-area airports that caused flights to halt in the region on Friday night came from an overheated circuit board, officials said.
    FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026 - Stranded travelers crowd the Southwest domestic terminal at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Friday after a ground stop due to a “strong chemical smell” at the region’s air traffic control facility, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said in an email.
    5 Maryland drivers owe DC more than $625K in unpaid traffic tickets, lawsuits say
    Five Maryland drivers owe the District of Columbia more than $625,000, collectively, for unpaid traffic citations.
    Traffic in the southbound lanes of the Jones Falls Expressway backs up approaching Northern Parkway during the morning rush hour.
    Flights resume at BWI after hourslong ground stop sparked by odor at air traffic control center
    The biggest airports in the Baltimore and Washington area were on a ground delay after hours of halted flights Friday sparked by a “strong chemical smell” at the region’s air traffic control facility.
    Stranded travelers crowd the Southwest domestic terminal at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Friday after a ground stop due to a “strong chemical smell” at the region’s air traffic control facility, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said in an email.
    The Iran war has gas prices climbing toward $4 per gallon. EV owners are having a moment.
    Maryland’s electric vehicle drivers — who are concentrated in Montgomery County — are immune from the rising gas prices tied to the Iran war.
    MARCH 10, 2026 - Given high prices and long lines at local gas stations, Johnnie Bennett of Gaithersburg is especially grateful to be driving an electric vehicle, a 2022 Chevy Volt.
    Some Purple Line businesses say they have more urgent needs than facades
    Maryland will pay for businesses within a half-mile of the Purple Line track to upgrade their facades under a $3 million proposal from Gov. Wes Moore.
    Gov. Wes Moore, with Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day, has included $3 billion for Purple Line business facades in his budget proposal.
    Baltimore bus expansion gets more money, transportation officials say
    Creating a new, fifth bus division is the linchpin for the BMORE Bus plan, a long-term vision to expand and improve Baltimore’s bus service that has received a steady drumbeat of support from transit advocates and city politicians since its release last year.
    Buses leave the MTA’s Eastern Division bus lot on May 6, 2025.
    No free checked bags? Assigned seats! Southwest Airlines has broken my heart.
    Southwest is BWI’s largest carrier, accounting for roughly 74% of flights out of Baltimore — and the budget carrier’s recent changes are breaking some loyal customers’ hearts.
    Southwest is BWI’s largest carrier, accounting for roughly 74% of flights out of Baltimore — and the budget carrier’s recent changes are breaking some loyal customers’ hearts.
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