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    Monthslong demolition of Key Bridge remnants to begin July 7
    The remaining portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will finally be demolished beginning in July.
    Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2025. The last remaining portions will be demolished beginning in July.
    Why extreme heat causes trains to slow down
    When steel, the backbone of railroads, heats and expands, there’s a risk of buckling, where the track snaps out to the side. Trains cannot move when this happens.
    An Amtrak train arrives train going to Boston arrives at Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Harriet Tubman gets a roadside historical marker on the Eastern Shore
    Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a new roadside historical marker celebrating abolitionist Harriet Tubman and marking her birthplace.
    A roadside sign commemorating Harriet Tubman's birthplace on the Eastern Shore. The sign reads: arriet Tubman was born Araminta "Minty" Ross CA. 1822 to Ben Ross and Harriet "Rit" Green on Anthony Thompson's farm along Harrisville Road. While still a child, Minty and her mother were sent to the Edward Brodess farm. She returned to work alongside her father, an expert timberman. He taught her to read the landscape and night sky. Here, she met black watermen, a source of secret communication for enslaved people.
    Flying through 75 years: BWI Airport by the numbers
    Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport celebrated its 75th birthday with gate parties for the 75th departing and arriving flights of the day.
    Tom Manente receives a goody bag as he deplanes at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Tuesday.
    Amtrak train evacuated after it malfunctions in Baltimore tunnel
    An Amtrak train traveling between Wilmington, Delaware, and Boston malfunctioned in a tunnel north of Baltimore, forcing commuters to evacuate and delaying service for MARC Penn Line trains.
    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 30: An Amtrak train moves through the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel before an event featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the site on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. The tunnel is 150 years old and is the biggest chokepoint in the rail system between New York City and Washington, DC and frequently causes delays of Amtrak, Maryland commuter trains and freight rail traffic. Biden is discussing how funding from the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will aim to rebuild and replace the tunnel.
    Delays likely on I-83 in Baltimore County as weather forces tighter construction window
    The State Highway Administration announced last week it was extending work hours for resurfacing roughly four miles of the expressway.
    Traffic travels on southbound Interstate 83 at Seminary Road as rain falls on the region. Repaving work farther north on the highway is causing significant delays.
    Traffic on I-695 outer loop in Baltimore County moving again after truck fire causes closure
    Traffic is moving again after a truck fire caused the closure of a stretch of the Baltimore Beltway on Saturday afternoon.
    Traffic was stopped as a truck fire caused the closure of a stretch of the Baltimore Beltway on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
    Headed to AFRAM? Here’s your guide to getting around Baltimore without getting stuck
    AFRAM is back — and so are the detours. Baltimore’s beloved African American festival returns to Druid Hill Park this weekend with music, food, culture and community pride.
    A billboard advertisement for this weekend’s AFRAM festival is seen at Artscape in downtown Baltimore.
    MTA releases new vision — and price tag — for what Baltimore’s bus service could be
    MTA releases new vision — and price tag — for Baltimore’s bus service.
    The Maryland Transit Administration released a vision plan Tuesday, that outlines ideal ways it could improve service on Baltimore's bus system; however, the proposals are unfunded.
    Baltimore’s light rail resuming service to Penn Station
    The announcement is the latest in a series of steps forward for a mass transit line that had taken several steps back in recent years.
    MTA Light Rail trains traverse the Howard Street corridor in downtown Baltimore.
    Baltimore eyes eliminating requirement for developers to build parking
    A new bill before the Baltimore City Council would eliminate the requirement to provide a minimum amount of off-street parking for new development.
    A car pulls out of a Fells Point apartment complex on June 16, 2025. A proposed bill before Baltimore City Council would eliminate the requirement that many new housing and retail developments provide off-street parking like garages.
    European budget airline to end flights to BWI
    Play began services at BWI in 2022, providing budget-friendly tickets to Iceland and connecting flights across Europe.
    A Fly Play Airbus A321 lands at Lisbon airport, as night falls Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
    Weekend traffic: Baltimore Pride festivities, Orioles games and other events to bring road closures
    It will be busy in Baltimore this weekend with Pride events, the Charles Street Promenade, Orioles games and other festivals happening around the city. The Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced road closures for this weekend.
    A participant in the Baltimore Trans Pride Grand March poses for a photo in Baltimore, MD on 6/29/2024.
    Hours before Key Bridge collapse, Dali crew discussed flagging in-port blackouts
    An NTSB transcript sheds light on the Dali container ship’s in-port blackouts hours before the Key Bridge collapse. Some experts say there is evidence that an important safety step was skipped before the Dali departed Baltimore.
    The site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Dali, seen from a debris retrieval vessel in April 2024.
    Ticket to Pride: Event honors Buster Hughes, gay rights activist and streetcar enthusiast
    On Friday, two of the most important parts of the life of the late Buster Hughes will come together as the Baltimore Streetcar Museum hosts its first Pride party.
    A photo of Buster Hughes is kept on the door of his workshop by Christopher McNally, who knew him for more than 20 years. June 11, 2025
    3 more years of major I-695 work ahead, but officials say the wait is worth it
    There’s an end in sight for miles upon miles of roadwork on Interstate 695 — it’s just not coming this year. Or next. Or even the one after that.
    Traffic on the inner loop of I-695 backs up near Park Heights during the morning rush hour.
    Maryland announces $1.25 million in grants for development around rail stations
    The announcement comes as Maryland is trying to double down on a bet that transit hubs can help turn the tide on climate and housing affordability issues.
    A northbound MARC train pulls away from the station in Odenton. The northwest parking lot of the station is slated for redevelopment.
    Maryland plans more ‘quick build’ road safety changes, citing success across state
    Planners have a menu of traffic calming measures to consider for each site.
    A busy roadway of cars. A two-way bike path is to the left of the cars and several people are walking away from the camera in the distance in it.
    Trump wants to speed up deportations. A Baltimore judge’s move may slow them.
    A recent order from a federal district court judge in Baltimore may slow President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda in Maryland.
    FILE - A military aircraft waits for migrants to board from a bus at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Tx., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, before deporting them to Guatemala.
    Rochester gave up on a highway and filled it in. Should Baltimore?
    Rochester gave up lanes of highway traffic to turn a trench into green space — and wants to do more.
    A hotel and mixed-use development fills what once was the eastern portion of Rochester, N.Y.’s Inner Loop East highway.
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