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    The last of the Key Bridge wreckage is almost gone from the Patapsco River
    Salvage crews removed the final large piece of steel truss blocking the Port of Baltimore’s main shipping channel earlier this week, pulling one of the last remnants of the fallen bridge out of the water and clearing the way for the channel’s full reopening, the Unified Command said in a Wednesday release.
    Salvage crews successfully removed the final large steel truss segment of the fallen Key Bridge on June 3-4.
    Two fetuses found on MTA bus in Baltimore were stillborn, medical examiner say
    The Maryland medical examiner's office has confirmed two fetuses found on a public bus in East Baltimore Saturday afternoon were stillborn.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Fetus found on MTA bus seat in Baltimore
    The driver made the discovery around 12:39 p.m. in the 2500 block of Kirk Avenue, and Maryland Transit Administration Police and Baltimore Police responded.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Calling all contractors: the MDTA is now taking bids for the Key Bridge rebuild
    The state transportation department is accepting bids for the Key Bridge rebuild until June 24.
    The Baltimore skyline is seen behind wreckage from the Key Bridge collapse on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
    4 suspended, 1 injured after brawl at BWI; fight caught on video
    Four employees of a Spirit Airlines vendor have been suspended after they fought with a fifth person at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    A fight between vendors working for a Spirit Airlines and a fifth person at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport was caught on video. The four contractors working for the vendor have been suspended.
    MARC offering discounts on some commuter train, bus routes amid DC Metro construction
    The Maryland Transit Administration is offering discounted rates on certain trains and buses while D.C.-area commuters deal with closures along Metro’s Red Line.
    Exterior of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration building in downtown Baltimore on Aug. 11, 2022.
    Howard County’s plan for safer, accessible roads is drawing national attention. Here’s why.
    Howard County’s finalized budget will put more than $14 million into its Complete Streets program, recognized by Smart Growth America as having the best policy of 1,700 across the U.S.
    The bridge welcoming visitors to Old Ellicott City as seen on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
    There’s a new target for auto thefts in Baltimore County. It’s not Kia or Hyundai.
    Baltimore County Police are warning motorists of a sharp rise in auto thefts involving Infinitis compared to 2023.
    Baltimore County police advise motorists to lock vehicles and remove all valuables from plain sight.
    Fines for speeding in a work zone increase to $80 on June 1
    Beginning June 1, the fine for speed camera violations will increase to $80, the Maryland Department of Transportation reminded motorists.
    A new law, the Maryland Road Worker Protection Act, allows for higher fines and for speed cameras to be placed in more work zones.
    150 Southwest Airlines flights delayed in and out of BWI Airport during data center outage
    About 150 Southwest Airlines flights in and out of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport were delayed Wednesday because of what the airline described as a power outage at one of its data centers.
    FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport, Dec. 28, 2022, in Phoenix. With its flights now running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is turning its attention to luring back customers and repairing damage to a reputation for service after canceling 15,000 flights around Christmas. The disruptions started with a winter storm and snowballed when Southwest's ancient crew-scheduling technology failed.
    After Key Bridge collapse, Johns Hopkins engineers are studying the risk of US bridges being hit
    Calling the March 26 crash that toppled the Key Bridge a “wake-up call,” Johns Hopkins says a team will undertake an “urgent assessment” of bridges across the U.S.
    The wreckage of the Key Bridge collapse, with the Domino Sugar factory in the foreground, is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Tugboats on May 20 escorted the Dali from the Key Bridge collapse site to a dock in the Port of Baltimore.
    BWI retail worker loses airport access after TSA finds loaded handgun at checkpoint
    TSA intercepted its 21st gun of the year at BWI airport on Sunday — this time, an airport employee brought it.
    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 22:  Passengers walk through a terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on December 22, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland.
    Registering a vehicle in Maryland is about to get more expensive
    Some vehicle registration fees are going to increase by more than 60%.
    Car registration fees are about to increase — and people who drive electric vehicles will have to pay an additional fee.
    A ferry network might come back to the Chesapeake — but it’s not for commuters
    You may be wishing Maryland had never abandoned the network of ferries that once glided along the Chesapeake Bay. But if ferry service is restored someday, it will be about tourism, not easing traffic jams.
    A Watermark cruise boat leaves Annapolis. A consortium of counties is studying creating a ferry service on the Chesapeake Bay.
    Corps says work to restore main shipping channel at Key Bridge site to be complete by early June
    Salvage work and restoration of the main shipping channel near the site where the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed should be complete by the second week of June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday.
    The Dali cargo ship begins to move from the Key Bridge wreckage site on the morning of May 20, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.
    Next stop, Cherry Hill, for Baltimore’s free Circulator bus service
    The Charm City Circulator, a free bus service that operates four routes through the city’s core, will add a new route that crosses the Hanover Street Bridge to Cherry Hill starting June 23. The new line will include stops in Baltimore Peninsula, Riverside and Federal Hill before terminating at the Inner Harbor.
    The side of a bus is shown. Words on it say "CHARM CITY CIRCULATOR" and "FAST. FRIENDLY."
    Expect traffic: Thousands to cross Bay Bridge for Memorial Day weekend
    AAA estimates peak travel times will be Thursday and Friday afternoons as people get off work.
    The Bay Bridge is arguably the most famous bridge in Maryland, crossing the Chesapeake between Annapolis and Kent Island.
    Dali has left Key Bridge wreckage site, but work is far from done, Moore says
    Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday thanked the Unified Command and other officials for a quick and decisive response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But the mission is far from complete, he said.
    The Dali cargo ship was moved from the Key Bridge wreckage site on Monday. (Wesley Lapointe/The Baltimore Banner)
    Bike advocates say now is a moment for change in Southeast Baltimore
    Advocates say that two recent crashes on East Baltimore Street highlight the need for better bike infrastructure in Baltimore’s Southeast neighborhoods.
    A group of cyclists bike left to right down a city street.
    The Dali cargo ship is back at port. Its crew remains at sea.
    Almost two months after leaving port, the crew of the Dali remain onboard, back where they started, as their longest voyage continues.
    The Dali cargo ship was removed from the Key Bridge collapse site Monday morning, nearly two months after it hit the bridge.
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