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The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, received its highest grade since 2002 in an annual report released by scientists Tuesday: a C-plus.

Environment |
Overall health of Chesapeake Bay gets best grade in more than 2 decades, annual report shows

July 9, 2024 at 1:57 p.m.

The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, received its highest grade since 2002 in an annual report released by scientists Tuesday: a C-plus.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for misdemeanor marijuana convictions. The governor described the pardons Monday as the “most sweeping state-level pardon in any state in American history.” The pardons will not result in anyone being released from incarceration. And nor will they prompt past convictions to be automatically expunged from a person’s background check. But advocates praised the move as a way of removing barriers to housing, employment, or educational opportunities based on convictions for conduct that is no longer illegal.

Marijuana |
Tens of thousands of Marylanders receive pardons for marijuana convictions

June 17, 2024 at 1:50 p.m.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for misdemeanor marijuana convictions. The governor described the pardons Monday as the “most sweeping state-level...

Authorities anticipate commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore will soon return to normal levels since the channel fully reopened earlier this week for the first time since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

Transportation |
Baltimore’s busy port fully reopens after bridge collapse, and a return to normal is expected

June 12, 2024 at 4:51 p.m.

Authorities anticipate commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore will soon return to normal levels since the channel fully reopened earlier this week for the first time since the...

A Maryland transportation official says the state plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion. Transportation department spokesman David Broughton said Thursday the state plans to build a new span by fall of 2028.

National News |
Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge

May 2, 2024 at 7:21 p.m.

A Maryland transportation official says the state plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion....

Maryland officials have approved more than $3 million in compensation for a man who spent more than 31 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder.

National News |
Maryland approves more than $3 million for man wrongly imprisoned for murder for 3 decades

May 1, 2024 at 3:04 p.m.

Maryland officials have approved more than $3 million in compensation for a man who spent more than 31 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder.

Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years, experts say, while the cost could be at least $400 million — or more than twice that.

National News |
Building a new Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say

March 29, 2024 at 8:31 a.m.

Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years, experts say, while the cost could be at least $400 million — or more...

The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard is arriving by barge so crews can begin removing the wreckage from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.

National News |
Cranes arriving to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

March 29, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.

The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard is arriving by barge so crews can begin removing the wreckage from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned Thursday of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as the Biden administration approved $60 million in immediate federal aid after the deadly collapse.

National News |
Biden OKs $60M in aid after Baltimore bridge collapse as governor warns of ‘very long road ahead’

March 31, 2024 at 10:45 p.m.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned Thursday of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as the Biden administration approved $60 million...

Recovery efforts resumed Wednesday for the six construction workers who are presumed dead after a cargo ship hit a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the structure to collapse.

National News |
Police had about 90 seconds to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge fell

March 27, 2024 at 11:04 a.m.

Recovery efforts resumed Wednesday for the six construction workers who are presumed dead after a cargo ship hit a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the...

A former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6 announced Friday he is running for Congress in Maryland.

Election |
Officer who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is running for Congress in Maryland

January 5, 2024 at 12:02 p.m.

A former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6 announced Friday he is running for Congress in Maryland.

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