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    A boat passes by the Dali at the Port of Baltimore.
    FBI agents board boat managed by company overseeing the cargo ship that collapsed Key Bridge
    In statements Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland confirmed authorities have boarded the Maersk Saltoro.
    Legal claims are beginning to flow in as the deadline looms to respond to the Dali operators’ request to limit their liability in the March destruction of the Key Bridge.
    As deadline nears, a Baltimore County company seeks damages from Key Bridge collapse
    The ship’s operators were “potentially grossly negligent and reckless,” the attorney representing Brawner Builders, Andrew Connolly, wrote in the claim filed in the U.S. District Court of Maryland.
    Maria del Carmen Castellon, wife of Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, said real justice would mean her husband was still alive today.
    Families of Key Bridge victims to take legal action against Dali owner, say tragedy was preventable
    Almost six months after the cargo ship Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the families of three of the six construction workers who died in the collapse are pursuing legal action to hold the ship company accountable.
    An Amtrak train carrying 519 passengers between New York and Roanoke, Virginia, struck and killed two people on an ATV who were on the tracks in Baltimore County, officials said.
    Amtrak train fatally strikes ATV riders on tracks in Baltimore County: What we know
    An Amtrak train carrying 519 passengers between New York and Roanoke, Virginia, struck and killed two people on an ATV who were on the tracks in Baltimore County, officials said.
    An Amtrak train arrives train going to Boston arrives at Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    2 dead after Amtrak train crashes into ATV in Baltimore County
    Two people on an ATV 4-wheeler died after they were struck by an Amtrak train Sunday in Baltimore County, according to police.
    The Camden Station light rail was one of the platforms affected.
    Baltimore light rail resumes service after earlier suspension
    The Maryland Transit Administration announced that light rail service from North Avenue to Camden Yards was back to normal Sunday afternoon after earlier disruptions from a fire.
    Small, single-engine aircraft crashes off runway at BWI Airport
    The crash has not impacted airline operations, and the FAA was notified, according to an official.
    People hold a series of signs, including one that reads, 'TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION = NEIGHBORHOOD DESTRUCTION' in front of a brown school building.
    Residents want Baltimore City Council to slow down Amtrak’s tunnel project. But can they?
    The railroad company is asking Baltimore’s City Council to sign off on the rights to build under public land. But residents want them to wait.
    Howard County is the only large school district in Maryland that doesn’t have its own bus fleet, the audit noted.
    Finally, some answers: What caused Howard County’s school bus crisis last year
    After thousands of Howard County students were stranded without bus service last August, people wanted answers. Now, a year later, there are some.
    The Dali cargo ship and the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge are seen from a Department of Natural Resources boat on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, on April 10, 2024.
    Loose electrical cable found on ship that caused Key Bridge collapse
    When disconnected, the problematic cable triggered an electrical blackout on the ship similar to what happened as it approached the bridge on March 26, according to new documents released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
    Maryland's draft transportation budget, released last week, proposes deferring more than $670 million in projects for the Maryland Transit Administration.
    Maryland transit budget would cut millions from Baltimore, leave D.C. Metro whole
    An equitable distribution of funds between Washington D.C. and Baltimore's transit systems was top of mind as commissioners asked for answers on more than $600 million worth of cuts.
    A yellow and white road sign telling drivers to yield to pedestrians.
    At some downtown Baltimore intersections, looking both ways isn’t always enough
    Navigating Baltimore’s roads can get hairy, and even the rules at some downtown intersections can put pedestrians in harm’s way.
    A close up photo of a bicycle symbol in a red-painted lane of a two lane roadway. Cars are parked along the road in the distance.
    Letters: West Baltimore residents are right. Parts of proposed bike trail are dangerous.
    The proposed bike trail from Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park to Druid Hill Park would be dangerous, a reader says, but an alternate route would make sense.
    A woman holding a microphone and a white piece of paper stands on a deck around a group of people and gives a speech.
    Transportation 101: Inside the free class that teaches future advocates
    A class offered by the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance aims to give everyday Baltimoreans the tools to advocate for change on transportation issues.
    A profile image of two men and one woman sitting in a line looking to the left side of the frame.
    A budget crunch and tough decisions: 5 takeaways from state’s draft 6-year transportation plan
    The Maryland Department of Transportation is $1.3 billion short and won’t cut some marquee projects. That means unfortunate cuts elsewhere.
    Workers cut up the remanants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge to prepare them to be recycled on April 12, 2024 a few weeks after the collapse. . The pieces are gathered from the water and taken to the port of Tradepoint Atlantic, which sits directly adjacent to where the bridge once stood.
    Steel, concrete and mud from the Key Bridge salvage operation gets recycled and repurposed
    About 50,000 tons of material and debris were removed from the Key Bridge collapse site. All of it was repurposed and put to good use.
    A bus outside Charles Center Station drives along its path on 8/11/22.
    Hop on, transit nerds, the MTA is making holiday sweaters
    The MTA is hopping on the hottest transit agency trend — merch.
    Coal piles at the CSX terminal in Curtis Bay can be seen around the neighborhood, and residents often complain of a fine layer of coal dust coating their homes.
    State permit for CSX in South Baltimore would have a catch — barriers to block coal dust
    The Maryland State Department of the Environment published a draft permit Thursday morning that would allow CSX Transportation to continue operating its coal terminal in South Baltimore.
    The Domino Sugar Factory, with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the background, is seen on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
    MDTA awards contract for Key Bridge replacement
    Transportation officials have estimated finishing construction and opening the bridge to traffic in the Fall of 2028.
    Wreckage from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is seen in front of the Baltimore skyline from a boat in the Patapsco River on April 25, 2024.
    Propane distribution company sues Dali owners over alleged losses from Key Bridge collapse
    A Baltimore propane distribution company is suing the owners of the cargo ship Dali for economic losses suffered from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
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