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    Trump signs executive order to pay TSA workers after House rejects funding bill
    The House is weighing the next steps on legislation to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate early Friday sent over legislation to end the budget impasse that has jammed airports, disrupted travel and imposed financial hardship on thousands of federal workers.
    The funding shutdown led to warnings of airport closures as TSA workers missing paychecks stop coming to work.
    Virginia tags cost Maryland millions. Is a crackdown finally coming?
    A reciprocity agreement with Virginia would mean their DMV would help enforce fines and fees for traffic citations issued by Maryland.
    A white and red banner advertising Virginia license plates is hung up on a blue building wall. A truck bed is in the foreground and a city intersection in the background.
    How to navigate Maryland airport lines and high gas prices during spring break
    With spring break starting for many in Maryland, here’s advice from experts on how to navigate airport disruptions and high gas prices.
    Travelers walk to catch flights at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday morning.
    Uber, Lyft drivers in Maryland — already struggling — hit with rising gas prices
    About a dozen drivers for Uber and Lyft said it had never been tougher to make a living as a gig driver. Now they face rising gas prices in Maryland.
    A driver shows the worker’s view of the Uber app. Some ride-share workers said it has never been tougher to make a living as a gig driver.
    Travel mess at BWI leaves spring breakers in need of a vacation
    American air travel is entirely unpredictable right now. That’s pushing Maryland families to extraordinary lengths to ensure they don’t miss their spring break trips.
    Mac Morrone, an 8th grader at Patterson Park Public Charter School, arrive at the airport by 2:40 a.m. Thursday to make sure that he did not miss his spring break trip to Costa Rica.
    BWI security lines snake through airport as TSA funding remains stalled
    BWI officials warned travelers to arrive at least three hours ahead of their scheduled departure times due to “very long” security lines.
    A line for Southwest at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport passengers extends outside the building on Thursday morning.
    An up-close look at the Key Bridge rebuild 2 years after the collapse
    Two years after the old Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, remnants remain even as construction crews set the foundation for its replacement.
    Crane barges are idle at sunrise at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site on the second anniversary of its catastrophic collapse.
    The Ravens’ mysterious collab with Elon Musk’s tunnel company ends before it begins
    A tunnel project called “Ravens Loop” is one of three selected Tuesday by Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. to be eligible for construction on the company’s dime.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump convened the meeting as reports released today say the U.S. economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, the first negative reading in three years, fueled by a massive surge in imports ahead of the administration's expected tariffs. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    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.
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