May 15 Tuesday’s primaries set up potential for history in Maryland and a Trumpier Senate By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The biggest shift in the U.S. Senate may have already happened Tuesday night, when West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice formally won the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. Continue reading
May 13 WATCH: Crews in Baltimore conduct controlled demolition of collapsed bridge span By Lea Skene, Associated Press Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom and a splash, the mangled steel trusses came crashing down… Continue reading
May 02 Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding Francis Scott Key Bridge By Brian Witte, Associated Press As salvage efforts continue, authorities also announced late Wednesday they had recovered the body of a fifth person who died in the March 26 collapse. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Maryland Gov. Moore, members of Congress give update on Baltimore bridge recovery By Brian Witte, Associated Press A third channel will open this month at Baltimore's port after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse two weeks ago, and Maryland's congressional delegation will sponsor legislation seeking federal aid to pay 100 percent of the cost of a new… Continue reading
Apr 03 Construction workers had little warning as Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapsed, raising safety concerns By Jake Offenhartz, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The deaths of six construction workers on Baltimore's Key Bridge have raised questions about whether the construction company took proper precautions, including keeping a safety boat nearby that might have been able to warn them at least a few seconds… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 8:23 Buttigieg: ‘We will tear down bureaucratic barriers’ to rebuild Baltimore bridge By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris A massive operation is underway at the site of the deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore. Crews are undertaking painstaking tasks, removing sharp twisted steel and concrete debris from the port. No one knows yet how long it will take to… Continue watching
Apr 01 WATCH: Maryland Gov. Moore holds news briefing on recovery efforts for Baltimore’s Key Bridge By Lea Skene, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press Crews have begun the complicated work of removing steel and concrete at the site of the bridge's deadly collapse into the Patapsco River after a freighter collision last week. Continue reading
Mar 31 Crews in Baltimore continue complex work of removing fallen bridge piece by piece By Mike Pesoli, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press As divers assisted crews with the complicated and meticulous operation of removing the steel and concrete from the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, some near the site took time on Easter Sunday to reflect on the six workers presumed to… Continue reading
Mar 30 Crews carefully start removing 1st section of collapsed Baltimore bridge from river By Serkan Gurbuz, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Teams of engineers are working Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland,… Continue reading
Mar 29 Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say By Ben Finley, Brian Witte, Associated Press Experts say it's better to look to more recent bridge disasters for a sense of how quickly reconstruction may happen. Continue reading