Crews are using the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard to haul sections of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed nearly three weeks ago, amid a race against the clock to locate the remaining bodies and clear the harbor. The Key Bridge took five years to construct in the 1970s, but now, crews are rushing to dismantle the remnants …
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Baltimore bridge collapse survivor 'fought for his life' after car plunged into river
One of two construction workers who survived the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore on March 26 is alleging that workers were not told to evacuate as the Dali cargo ship approached a support beam on the bridge. Attorneys representing Julio Cervantes Suarez told reporters on Monday that workers were taking a break in their cars on the bridge …
Read More »Baltimore mall shooting puts 7-year-old in hospital
A 7-year-old girl was hospitalized Saturday after she was shot at a Baltimore shopping mall. Baltimore police say the girl was shot Saturday afternoon at Mondawmin Mall. According to police, two groups at the mall got into an altercation, and an unidentified male fired a shot as he was running away that struck the girl in the upper body. The …
Read More »Authorities recover fourth body from Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage in Baltimore
A fourth body was recovered from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on Monday, according to officials. The Key Bridge Response Unified Command announced the discovery in a statement. The body was retrieved from the waters on Sunday and positively identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Monday. The discovery comes weeks after the …
Read More »FBI opens criminal probe into Baltimore bridge collapse: source
The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, a federal source confirmed to Fox News. The probe, first reported by the Washington Post, centers on the 985-foot container ship, the Dali, looking at any violations of federal maritime law, with a focus on whether ship personnel may have been aware of any …
Read More »Maryland garbage collector shot to death on the job, police searching for suspects
Police in Maryland released photos Friday of the suspects and car wanted in connection with the broad-daylight murder of a garbage collector last week. Idongesit Udosen, 30, was shot and killed around 3:40 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in the 6800 block of Greenvale Parkway in Hyattsville, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers responded to the area …
Read More »New sonar images reveal Baltimore bridge's sunken remains
New sonar images released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have captured the sunken remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The agency’s Baltimore District says the photos, provided by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, show “bridge wreckage in the deepest part of the federal shipping channel in and out …
Read More »Cicada invasion: An ‘amazing’ American phenomenon and bonanza for anglers
Billions of cicadas are expected to start swarming in more than a dozen states in the coming weeks, and while the strange occurrence may be a nuisance for many, scientists say the activities of the noisy flying insects are a natural marvel beholden to northern America — and anglers say the bugs create ideal fishing conditions to net some hefty …
Read More »African American groups call for ditching 'racist' Francis Scott Key, naming new bridge after late congressman
A coalition of African American groups in Maryland is pushing for Baltimore’sFrancis Scott Key Bridgeto be renamed once reconstructed over what they say is racism connected to Key’s legacy. The Caucus of African American Leaders of Anne Arundel County recently voted unanimously to call for changing the names of two bridges in Maryland, including the Key Bridge, and will lobby …
Read More »Maryland Dem says 'forget the border,' claims it's a GOP 'talking point' amid call for more legal immigration
A Democrat in the race to represent Maryland in the Senate urged listeners at a recent candidate forum to “forget the border,” calling it a “Republican talking point and a distraction” as he pushed for an increase in the total number of migrants allowed to legally enter the U.S. each year. The comments from Rep. David Trone, D-Md. – who …
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