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    Pricier Key Bridge rebuild to have over $1 billion in pier protection
    The cost and duration of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild significantly increased due to a larger span and extra pier protection.
    Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
    Union accuses ground crew contractor at BWI of illegal layoffs
    A labor union local alleges that a ground crew contractor that works for Spirit Airlines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport airport illegally laid off about 40 workers.
    Tyrone Daniels, an AGI ground crew employee, speaks at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
    School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now
    School transportation company HopSkipDrive used AI and a Banner analysis to map how yellow buses, vans and cars could get Baltimore students to school safely and on time for less than 5% of the district’s budget.
    Charm City Circulator adding East Baltimore stops in December amid route redesign
    Baltimore’s favorite free bus system is adding new stops — Charm City Circulator Green and Orange routes will offer expanded service starting Dec. 7.
    A green, white and purple bus stops at a bus stop in front of a man standing by a bench.
    ‘Needle in a haystack’: 5 takeaways from NTSB’s Key Bridge hearing
    The National Transportation Safety Board met Tuesday to discuss the causes of the Key Bridge disaster. Here are five takeaways from the hearing.
    Thomas Chapman of the National Transportation Safety Board questions investigators while examining a sample terminal block. A malfunctioning wire on the Dali container ship caused a chain of events that led to the Key Bridge collapse.
    Key Bridge workers got no warning before collapse, NTSB says
    Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.
    Marine Accident Investigator Marcel Muise, seated center, leads a staff presentation about the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
    Deal between Dali and US has left crew ‘marooned’ in Baltimore for 19 months
    The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore under a deal between the ship owner and U.S. government.
    Several members of the Dali's crew have remained in the Baltimore area since the Dali lost power and smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers.
    Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
    The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, said Monday.
    Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
    Man fatally struck by train near the Owings Mills Metro station
    A person died after being struck by a Metro SubwayLink train late Sunday, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
    Commuters head for the exit at the Baltimore area Metro SubwayLink's northernmost Owings Mills stop on Sept. 20, 2023.
    Can Maryland kick Avelo out of BWI over ICE flights?
    A small airline is raising a big stir at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airport.
    People gather Sunday, July 27, 2025, on an Interstate 195 overpass near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to protest Avelo Airlines deal with ICE to operate deportation flights. Avelo operates a limited number of passenger flights out of BWI.
    FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing airlines to resume regular schedules
    The Federal Aviation Administration says it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed during the government shutdown at 40 major U.S. airports.
    Travelers walk through the terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
    FAA takes first steps to restore flights after shutdown strain, but some limits remain
    Baltimore and Washington, D.C.-area airports were running smoothly on Saturday morning after the shutdown has impacted travelers over recent days.
    Southwest Airlines planes sit at gates as travelers walk through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
    MARC cars headed to Philadelphia as commuter rail faces shortage
    Philadelphia's transit authority will pay the Maryland Transit Administration about $2.7 million for use of the rail cars, which are currently not needed for MTA MARC service, officials said.
    A passenger waits to board a northbound MARC train at the Odenton station.
    Streetcars in Annapolis? Rob Savidge’s vision could be the future for the state capital
    Annapolis Alderman Rob Savidge is working to launch a feasibility study that could solve two of the city’s most nagging problems — too few homes and too many cars.
    Alderman Rob Savidge, center right, listens as Marco Mulder of the firm Arcadis, far right, talks about sustainable design elements during a tour of the Dutch city of Scheveningen in November 2023.
    BWI expects air travel to normalize by Thanksgiving as federal government shutdown ends
    Air travel at BWI Airport is expected to normalize by Thanksgiving. What else should Maryland travelers know?
    A Southwest Airlines jet land at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    We played ‘Subway Builder’ with the mayor. Watch the livestream.
    In Colin Miller's new game Subway Builder, circles indicate population and employment centers. This map shows a variation on a 2002 state plan for a Baltimore rail transit system.
    iPhone users can now add US passport info to their digital wallets
    Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, iPhone users can now add their passport details to their Apple digital wallets.
    FILE - The cover of a U.S. Passport is displayed in Tigard, Ore., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
    Royal Caribbean cruise ship to sail from Baltimore part-time in 2027
    The Royal Caribbean ship, “Vision of the Seas,” will be returning to the Port of Baltimore in 2027 after the cruise line announced last year it would move the ship to Florida.
    Royal Caribbean’s “Vision of the Seas” will sail from the Port of Baltimore again in 2027.
    FAA says flight cuts will stay at 6% as more air traffic controllers come to work
    Flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports will remain at 6% instead of rising to 10% by the end of the week because more air traffic controllers are coming to work, officials said Wednesday.
    Before the reductions, around 650 flights arrived and departed from BWI daily.
    Air travelers face frustration as FAA increases flight cuts during shutdown
    Air travelers face more frustration as busy U.S. airports need to meet a higher Federal Aviation Administration target for reducing flights Tuesday.
    Southwest Airlines planes sit at gates as travelers walk through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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