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Controlled charges detonated to remove section of Key Bridge [VIDEO]
BALTIMORE, MD—Crews detonated small, controlled charges on Monday evening to remove a huge section of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the bow of the M/V Dali vessel. The small explosives are an industry-standard tool in controlled demolition. The charges broke the large span into smaller pieces that...
"This is unreal"| Shocking footage released from Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — Shocking body camera footage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore has been released by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police. In March, the bridge collapse claimed the lives of six construction workers after a cargo ship named The Dali struck the...
Three teens plead guilty in Baltimore mass shooting case
Three teens pleaded guilty Monday to varying charges stemming from the mass shooting at the Brooklyn Homes community last summer. Two of the defendants, ages 15 and 16, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and being a prohibited person in possession of a handgun, with prosecutors agreeing to a sentence of 25 years incarceration with all but five years suspended.
Maryland Weather: Wet night & Wednesday in store
BALTIMORE -- An active weather pattern is set to return to the region, bringing wet conditions over the next several days. Skies will remain cloudy for the rest of today, with showers that began this morning gradually increasing in coverage through the evening hours and into Tuesday night. High temperatures this afternoon will top out around 70 degrees, with some areas remaining in the upper 60s.Wednesday will see mostly cloudy skies with a good chance of showers throughout the day. High temperatures Wednesday afternoon will stay in the low to mid-60s. Rain chances will gradually end by Wednesday night, leading to mostly...
Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Stabbing Victim, Dumping Her Body in Alley
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A Baltimore man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the brutal murder of 28-year-old Mason Moldoven in 2020 after accepting a plea agreement from the prosecution last year. Timothy Callanan, 30, pleaded guilty to second-degree...
Tickets now on sale for Fields of Fire Country Concert benefitting WMVFC, details announced
WHITE MARSH, MD—White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company, a 100% volunteer-run nonprofit organization that is the busiest and highest-performing volunteer fire company in Baltimore County, on Tuesday announced September 14 as the date for its annual Fields of Fire Country Concert benefiting its fire and emergency medical service operations in Baltimore and Harford Counties. Tickets are now available for the general public to purchase at wmvfc.org/concert.
This multi-million-dollar project will reshape Ellicott City's Main Street
BALTIMORE – A multi-million-dollar and month-long project to reshape Ellicott City's Main Street is underway. It is part of the county's Ellicott City Safe and Sound Plan to combat flooding. It's a mitigation project developed following the floods of 2011, 2016 and 2018 that killed three people and left behind massive destruction.Chuck Collins has seen that there are fewer historical buildings along Main Street in Ellicott City."With them losing just that little wall section there, Tiber Alley, and south there up," said Chuck Collins, an Ellicott City resident. Each holds so much history but will soon have a new meaning once the...
New UMMS signage tops 250 W. Pratt St. in downtown Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore’s skyline will get a new look with the unveiling Tuesday of University of Maryland Medical System signage atop the former Pandora office tower on West Pratt Street. The medical system expanded its corporate headquarters at the 25-story building at 250 West Pratt Street in November to lease nearly 40,000 square feet on several floors. The sign, including name and logo, will ...
Parkville teacher named paraeducator of the year
Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County (ESPBC) has named Meghan Anderson of Parkville Middle School as its Paraeducator of the Year, Baltimore County Public Schools officials announced May 9. Accordingly, Towanda Stokes of Hebbville Elementary School (Windsor Mill) as its Office Professional of the Year. Both Anderson and Stokes were surprised on the job last week with award presentations from an entourage including BCPS Superintendent Myriam Rogers, Chief of Staff...
Irvin Fishbein, World War II Army translator who helped Holocaust survivors, dies at 101
Irvin Fishbein, an attorney who during World War II used his translation skills to aid Holocaust survivors, died of congestive heart failure April 27 at his Baltimore County home. He was 101. Born in East Baltimore, Irvin Louis Fishbein was the son of Russian immigrants Joseph Fishbein and Bessie Seidman. His mother was a seamstress and his father a house painter. He grew up with his family as ...
Trial Ends for Drive-By Murder Defendant
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. “You can get more done with more than one person, even murder,” said the prosecutor trying 22-year-old defendant Wesley Lambert in a drive-by shooting case. He was seen in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Addison Howard on May 10.
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