Key Bridge collapse: First daylight videoFox - 5 DC - TV2 DAYS AGO
Man reversed car off Baltimore Key Bridge seconds before it collapsedThe Independent1 DAY AGO
Heart-pounding audio reveals scramble to stop cars on Baltimore bridge moments before collapseThe US Sun 13 HOURS AGO
Baltimore mayor slams people saying DEI caused bridge collapseWashingtonExaminer15 HOURS AGO
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Search paused after 2 bodies found in Baltimore bridge collapse, focus turns to clearing debris
BALTIMORE -- The search for bodies was paused Wednesday as attention turned to clearing debris from the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and reopening the Port of Baltimore. The bodies of two construction workers were recovered from a submerged truck Wednesday. Four people remain missing and are presumed dead, but divers can no longer operate around the mangled bridge debris that has encased submerged vehicles, officials said.The span was struck by a cargo ship that had lost power shortly after it left the Port of Baltimore early Tuesday morning.The U.S. Navy said it is mobilizing barges outfitted with heavy lift...
Baltimore Orioles honor three first responders who shut down Key Bridge before collapse
BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Orioles paid tribute on Thursday to the three first responders who saved lives by closing the Francis Scott Key Bridge to traffic just before it collapsed.Maryland Transportation Authority Police Sergeant Paul Pastorek, Corporal Jeremy Herbert and Officer Garry Kirts received a huge round of applause from the crowd, as well as Gov. Wes Moore and Mayor Brandon Scott.The governor called the men heroes, saying "When duty called, they answered."According to the National Transportation Safety Board, police had 90 seconds from when they received the distress calls to cut the bridge off to traffic and try to get people off.Eight construction workers were knocked into the water. Two survived, two were recovered and four more are still missing and presumed dead.A cargo ship struck the bridge around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Baltimore mayor slams people saying DEI caused bridge collapse
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott scoffed at the nickname “DEI Mayor” given to him by critics amid the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. One post on X referred to Scott by the nickname under a clip of the mayor giving a news conference following the collapse. While the platform gave the post a “Community Note” correcting […]
Watch: Videos you may have missed this week
From firefighters rescuing a yellow Labrador who got her head stuck in a spare tire to a video showing the moment when Baltimore's Key Bridge collapsed, here are some of the videos you may have missed this week:. Firefighters rescue Daisy, a yellow Labrador who got her head stuck in...
Suspect in Self-Inflicted Wounding Wants Trial Postponed
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On March 26, Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided in the case of 36-year-old Timothy Sutton. Sutton is charged with two counts of possessing a firearm with a felony conviction, discharging a gun within Baltimore City, illegal possession of ammunition and making a false statement to a police officer in relation to an incident that occurred Apr. 29, 2023, on the 5700 block of Belair Road.
‘We were that close’; Uber driver says she was stopped before driving onto doomed Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (Gray News) – An Uber driver said officers stopped her from driving across the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning just before it collapsed. Officials credited a mayday call from the wayward cargo ship Dali and the quick response of law enforcement who stopped traffic to the bridge for saving lives.
The Baltimore bridge collapse is an immigration story
In “A Day Without a Mexican,” a mock 2004 documentary from filmmaker Sergio Arau, Californians wake up and discover that all of the state’s Mexican immigrants have vanished into thin air. Panic sets in, and the economy teeters, when there are no more produce pickers or gardeners, no more construction workers or day laborers, no […] The post The Baltimore bridge collapse is an immigration story appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Dundalk residents view crumpled bridge with shock, dismay
DUNDALK — A few hours after Teresita Santana and her family drove across the Francis Scott Key Bridge, they felt their house shake. “As if something had exploded,” Santana said. Santana and her family, including her children and mother, got back to their home in Dundalk late Monday night after a trip to Washington, D.C., to get their passports and see the cherry blossoms. It was only a few hours...
BPD launches citywide traffic enforcement initiative, through August
BALTIMORE — An uptick in driving violations, illegal parking, "serious vehicle crashes and road rage incidents" is prompting Baltimore police to focus more on citywide traffic enforcement through this summer. Police Commissioner Richard Worley announced today that BPD will start a special traffic enforcement initiative March 29. The initiative...
Nearly 7 in 10 people planning to spend less on Easter this year
BALTIMORE, MD—With Easter Sunday right around the corner, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its annual Easter Survey, which found that nearly 7 in 10 people are planning to spend less on Easter this year compared to last year.
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