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‘This is my money’: Maryland senior slams Social Security for taking $233 from her monthly retirement benefits due to legacy error on brother’s account
While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page also provide us earnings. A Maryland senior has called out the Social Security Administration (SSA) for slashing her monthly retirement benefits by $233 — all because of a decades-old error on her deceased brother’s account. Everlon Moulton...
Fourth temporary channel to open allowing stranded ships to leave Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- A fourth temporary channel is scheduled to open at the Port of Baltimore on Thursday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port. That fourth channel will only be open for four days, but at 35 feet deep and 300 feet wide it will allow several ships that are stuck in the Port of Baltimore to get out.Many ships have been stranded at the port since the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge."Around that 35-foot draft is where you're really starting to get some of the inventory that's coming onboard that had really been...
Dirt bikers on notice: Baltimore authorities warn against illegal dirt bikes, as advocates seek changes
Baltimore authorities are warning those illegally riding dirt bikes on city streets: Consequences are coming. Police and prosecutors have issued a reminder that riding dirt bikes and selling fuel for dirt bikes within Baltimore’s city limits is prohibited. The State’s Attorney’s Office, the joint statement added, will look to charge the parents or guardians of children found illegally riding ...
Survivors of home invasion sue their alleged attacker -- the same man charged with murdering tech CEO
The survivors of a harrowing home invasion are suing their accused attacker and his employers because he allegedly used his job as a maintenance man to force his way inside of the apartment. The post Survivors of home invasion sue their alleged attacker — the same man charged with murdering tech CEO first appeared on Law & Crime.
Key Bridge salvage raises concerns about stirring toxic sludge
By all accounts, the destruction of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was first and foremost a human tragedy: Six men – all of them workers performing routine road maintenance – lost their lives in the early morning hours of March 26 after a cargo ship slammed into the span.
After Baltimore collapse, Maryland leaders to consider better protections for Bay Bridge
The summer travel season is right around the corner — and that means a lot of us will be heading across the Bay Bridge to the Eastern shore and to the beaches in Delaware and Maryland. But following the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore, how comfortable are you about the safety of the Bay Bridge?
New festival, Hampden Highlights, to replace beloved Hon Fest this June
BALTIMORE -- A new festival replacing the decades-long tradition, Hon Fest is coming to Hampden this June. Earlier this year, organizers of the decades-long Hampden tradition Hon Fest announced they would retire. Already, local business owners have banded together to create an all-new festival - Hampden Highlights.Samantha Claassen and Susannah Siger, both Hampden business owners, are now co-organizing the all-new Hampden Highlights Festival. "I don't want to disparage any other festival. Hon Fest was amazing for Baltimore and all the people that it brought through Hampden," Claassen said. "I think people have been craving something like this," Siger said. "The...
Explosion razes Essex home, sending man to the hospital
An explosion razed a home in suburban Baltimore, officials said, sending one person to the hospital for injuries and requiring aid from dozens of firefighters to douse the flames. Baltimore County fire officials said they were called to the scene in the Essex community east of Baltimore just after 11 p.m. Saturday. There crews found the home engulfed by fire, WBAL-TV reported. One man with burn injuries that were considered...
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