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    FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport, Dec. 28, 2022, in Phoenix. With its flights now running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is turning its attention to luring back customers and repairing damage to a reputation for service after canceling 15,000 flights around Christmas. The disruptions started with a winter storm and snowballed when Southwest's ancient crew-scheduling technology failed.
    Southwest Airlines adding direct flights from BWI to West Coast cities
    BWI’s largest airline is adding new direct service between Baltimore and six new West Coast cities in time for summer 2025 travel.
    Brett Wilson, a Harford County resident and University of Baltimore student, can't drive his 2019 Toyota Camry because the state says he owes $30,000 in E-ZPass tolls and fines. He questions the figure and can’t seem to get answers or help with the bill.
    $30,000 of E-ZPass fees and nowhere to turn for help
    Some Maryland Drivers are facing thousands of dollars in E-ZPass tolls and fines dating back to the pandemic. But they say they can’t get answers about their bills or help resolving them.
    The Dali cargo ship begins to move from the Key Bridge wreckage site on the morning of May 20, 2024, in Baltimore.
    Owner, operator of ship that hit Key Bridge settle with DOJ for $100 million
    The owner and the manager of the container ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse, killing six bridge workers, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department. DOJ blamed the Singapore-based companies for a “cascading series of failures.”
    A screen grab from MDOT cameras shows the closed highway at I-83 northbound exit 33.
    2 dead, others injured in fiery I-83 crash near Pennsylvania line
    Two people are dead and four others were injured after a fiery, multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County near the Pennsylvania border, the Maryland State Police said.
    Overhead footage of crash on I-695 that killed six highway workers.
    NTSB blames deadly I-695 crash on speeding, unsafe lane change
    The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the deadly crash on Interstate 695 last year that killed six highway workers.
    Two escalators inside a small structure that says "METRO" at the top with a black and red vertical sign out front indicating it is located at Reisterstown Plaza.
    Baltimore County leaders air frustrations over delayed road projects, transit cuts
    Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. and other county leaders this week criticized the Maryland Department of Transportation for cutting funding and slow-walking important county transit projects.
    A man on a bike wearing a helmet waits outside of a glass shelter at an above ground train station.
    Maryland’s transportation, housing agencies teaming up to incentivize new homes
    The state wants to build fewer parking lots and more mixed-use developments on the 300 acres it owns within a half-mile of transit stations.
    Photo illustration of white sedan driving toward the left of the image against a dark purple background. The rear of the car is cut out, and a pile of one hundred dollar bills fills the back silhouette of the car. One hundred dollar bills fly away from the rear of the car.
    Auto insurance in Maryland is expensive. But just how bad is it?
    Two recent reports offer confirming — or contradictory — senses of just how expensive car insurance is in Maryland right now.
    A man in a suit and tie and a woman in a red suit stand next to a poster board that reads "RED LINE" with a train symbol in between the two words.
    Where exactly should the future Red Line go? Tell MTA what you think.
    The Maryland Transit Administration is hosting meetings soon to get public feedback on different proposed routes.
    A family moving to Australia had household goods loaded in a shipping container aboard the Dali.
    Thought the airlines were bad? An Australian family lost their luggage in the Dali wreck
    A young family is joining the slew of interested people and partiers who are trying to prevent the owner of the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March from limiting its liability in the disaster.
    A silver train that says "MARC" on the front rides down a train track.
    Walk and ride? State lays out vision for more development near MARC’s Penn Line stations
    The state transportation department wants to encourage new apartment buildings and other development around stations along the MARC Penn Line.
    Baltimore County Public Schools are installing cameras on all its buses to catch cars who pass by when students are getting on and off the bus.
    Baltimore County drivers who illegally pass school buses will soon get $250 fines
    Thousands of drivers have been given warning citations for illegally passing school buses since the start of the school year.
    Orioles fans walk off the light rail at Camden Station ahead of the game on opening day, March 28, 2024.
    Budget cuts threaten federal grant to replace aging Baltimore light rail cars
    The Maryland Transit Administration was awarded a $213 million federal grant to replace the aging cars for its light rail line. A top transit official warns that the state could lose the grant
    A glum ride home after the Orioles playoff loss turned into the “shuttle bus from hell.”
    Night of wrong turns: Orioles fans bound for home caught on ‘shuttle bus from hell’
    A bus meant to carry dejected Orioles fans south to Cromwell Station went the wrong way. A “mutiny” ensued.
    All 14 Metro SubwayLink stations between Owings Mills and Johns Hopkins Hospital will close at 8 p.m. Friday and reopen 4 a.m. Monday.
    Baltimore Metro subway to close this weekend for upgrades ahead of new railcars
    All 14 Metro SubwayLink stations between Owings Mills and Johns Hopkins Hospital will close at 8 p.m. Friday and reopen 4 a.m. Monday.
    A car crosses across Doctor Patel Drive in Elkridge, Maryland, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.
    3 people were killed at a Route 1 crossing. It’s finally getting a stoplight.
    After three pedestrian deaths at a Route 1 crossing since 2019, the state is moving ahead with safety improvements, including a new traffic signal.
    Hazmat inspections from the I-895 and I-95 highway corridors have increased.
    Inspections of hazardous material trucks nearly doubled in recent months
    The increase follows a Baltimore Banner investigation published July 8 that found hazmat truckers have illegally been using the city’s tunnels after the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
    A silver and blue Amtrak train emerges from a tunnel. In the background trees and a small piece of the Baltimore skyline are visible.
    Amtrak watchdog warns of delays, extra costs for Frederick Douglass Tunnel project
    Amtrak and its partners must expedite planning around the Frederick Douglass Tunnel before construction begins — or risk scheduling delays and significantly increased costs, according to a watchdog report this week.
    Union members with the International Longshoremen’s Association and Local 333 continue to strike in the rain after over eight hours of picketing against the automation of port work and low wages outside the Dundalk Marine Terminal on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Dockworkers strike at Port of Baltimore as contract expires
    More than 100 people gathered along outside marine terminals at the Port of Baltimore after midnight, calling for higher wages and to stop automation at the ports.
    The interior of Viva Books in downtown Baltimore was badly damaged in a fire that officials say started underground.
    Underground fire chars Baltimore bookstore, disrupts internet and power
    An underground fire shut down streets in downtown Baltimore and caused power and internet outages Sunday.
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