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    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.
    Dali cargo ship docks in Baltimore after being moved from Key Bridge wreckage
    The Dali on Monday made its way to a nearby marine terminal nearly eight weeks after it struck the Key Bridge.
    The Dali cargo ship begins to move on Monday morning from the Key Bridge wreckage site.
    Officials announce plans to refloat Dali cargo ship on Monday
    Six weeks after the ship hit and collapsed Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, officials aim to refloat it during high tide.
    The large part of the collapsed Key Bridge was toppled with explosions on Monday. Removing this large part allows for the Dali to be freed from the wreckage.
    NTSB chair says investigators focusing on 2 ‘mechanically distinct’ outages aboard the Dali
    Top federal safety and transportation officials probing the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse are testifying before Congress on Wednesday morning, giving lawmakers their second update on the ongoing investigations.
    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.
    Commentary: Planning Board isn’t the real problem in Baltimore County
    A measure to change the selection process for Baltimore County's Planning Board might have less to do with concerns about planning generally and more to do with opposition to mixed-use development that would include affordable housing, says a county resident who writes about law and local government issues.
    Johnny Olszewski, Baltimore County Executive, speaks at a press conference announcing a package of foundational legislative reforms to expand access to new housing opportunities as well as address community concerns in Baltimore County.
    NTSB report: Dali lost power day before strike; unclear if related to fatal outage
    The ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse suffered power outages before it left port because of human error, but federal safety officials are still trying to figure out why it lost power in the moments before it hit the bridge.
    Wreckage from the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge is seen on top of the cargo ship Dali from a boat in the Patapsco River on April 25, 2024.
    Read the NTSB’s first Key Bridge report (PDF)
    Read the NTSB's preliminary report about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the Dali cargo ship.
    The NTSB released a preliminary report May 14, 2024 about the cargo ship that lost power and struck the Key Bridge.
    1,000 cars, headed up I-97 for a banger. What could go wrong?
    The rally came out of Prince George’s County just after midnight when police were alerted it was on the move. Anne Arundel County Police say the drivers were headed for the Giant Food parking lot in Gambrills, where they planned to set up an exhibition of wildness behind the wheel.
    Light traffic on Interstate 97 in Glen Burnie flows north. Police say they herded a 1,000 car caravan out of the county on the  highway in March.
    Controlled explosives used to clear Key Bridge debris off Dali ship
    Controlled explosions used to clear debris from Key Bridge, allowing cargo ship Dali to be freed and continue its journey.
    Two birds, one a red-winged blackbird, fly past the explosion of the large of of the collapsed Key Bridge on May 13, 2024.
    A new scooter company will be coming to Baltimore in July. Who will it be?
    After Superpedestrian suddenly went out of business at the end of last year, Baltimore’s transportation department will bring in another scooter company.
    Superpedestrian, the company behind the yellow Link scooters on Baltimore’s streets, suddenly went out of business at the end of 2023.
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