BALTIMORE, MD—City and state officials gathered on Tuesday at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the tragedy. The event paid tribute to the six victims who lost their lives and honored the first responders and recovery workers who responded to the disaster. Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Governor Wes Moore, Baltimore […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Public Television, in partnership with WBAL-TV, will present the premiere of Key Bridge Disaster: Reflect, Recover, Rebuild on Wednesday, March 19 at 8 p.m. on MPT-HD and online at https://www.mpt.org/livestream. The documentary will also be available to view live and on-demand using the free PBS app and MPT’s online video player. As residents of Maryland prepare to mark […]
UPDATE: To clarify further, the two existing speed cameras are being moved to new locations. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) Director Veronica P. McBeth on Wednesday announced that two new automated speed enforcement locations will soon be implemented along the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX) / I-83. In an effort to […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, alongside Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and legal teams from Everytown Law and Motley Rice LLC, filed a lawsuit against Glock, Inc. and its parent company, Glock Ges.m.b.H., on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that the manufacturer of popular handguns is largely responsible for the proliferation of illegal machine guns in Baltimore and across Maryland. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday revealed the design for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge, which will span the Patapsco River, nearly a year after the original bridge collapsed into the water following a ship collision that killed six construction workers. The new bridge, presented at a ceremony in Baltimore, will be a cable-stayed structure, connecting Curtis Bay […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Orioles have punched their ticket for October baseball and head into the 2024 MLB playoffs. Tickets are now on sale to the general public for Orioles Postseason games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting Orioles.com/Postseason. Tickets are limited and subject to availability. There is a limit of six (6) tickets per game. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A drug trafficking organization that operated in the Belair-Parkside neighborhood is now facing federal charges with 10 accused members indicted, the State’s Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, September 23, 2024. The organization, described as “4200”, was investigated by the Baltimore Police Department’s Group Violence Enforcement Team, as part of the City’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy, in the 4200-block of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The city of Baltimore has reached a settlement with Walgreens of $402.5 million as part of its ongoing litigation against opioid distributors and manufacturers. The settlement, announced this week, is the fifth to date stemming from the city’s six-year legal case, which alleges the companies fueled the opioid epidemic with downplaying the risk of painkiller medications and marketing them […]