CRIME & SAFETY
WATCH: Baltimore Key Bridge explosion
The largest steel span of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was broken down Monday evening in a controlled demolition. Explosives flashed orange and let off a cloud of black smoke upon detonation, and the span crumpled into the water in seconds. The longest trusses toppled away from the grounded Dali container ship and slid off its bow.
Man killed after car crashes into tree in Howard Co.
A man is dead after striking a tree with his car in Howard County, Maryland, on Friday evening. Howard County police responded to reports of a car that struck a tree in the 7100 block of Dorsey Run Road in Elkridge around 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Icaro Freire-Pina, 42, of...
"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...
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...
Controlled explosion to remove Key Bridge section postponed due to weather
BALTIMORE, Md. (7News) — The Key Bridge Response Unified Command is planning to use controlled explosives to help remove a large section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that is on top of the M/V DALI in the Patapsco River, according to an X post by the Unified Command.
Three teens plead guilty in Baltimore's 2023 block party mass shooting
BALTIMORE -- Three of the five people charged in Baltimore's 2023 deadly mass shooting pleaded guilty on Monday. On July 2, two people were killed and 28 others were shot at the annual Brooklyn Day Block Party. WJZ learned that the State offered plea deals to all five who were charged.A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and minor in possession of a firearm. They were sentenced to 25 years in prison with 20 years suspended and five years of probation. They were previously facing multiple charges, including attempted first-degree murder and riot charges. "If we had gone to trial and...
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