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  • Baltimore bridge collapseEnvironment

    Fixing the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed this week could cost more than $800 million—and take several years to repair

    By Ben Finley, Brian Witte, and others
  • BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – MARCH 27: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore updates the media on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Divers have recovered the bodies of two construction workers who were on the bridge when it collapsed, according to officials at the news conference. The work crew was fixing potholes on the bridge, which is used by roughly 30,000 people each day, when the ship struck at around 1:30 am on Tuesday. The accident has temporarily closed the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest on the East Coast of the U.S. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Finance

    It’s a ‘very long road ahead’ to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge, Maryland governor says, despite Biden’s $60 billion in aid

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • Wes MooreEnvironment

    Biden signs off on $60 million in federal aid for Baltimore as officials continue search for four missing workers

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is seen in the background of the on ramp to the bridgeFinance

    Dali cargo ship had ‘engine maintenance’ in Baltimore port before crashing into Francis Scott Key Bridge

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • Frank LaPere, Nico LaPere and Caroline Frank, the family of Pava LaPereLifestyle

    The man accused of killing a Baltimore entrepreneur was let out of prison less than a year ago on good behavior

    By Brian Witte, Lea Skene, and others
  • FILE – A Roman Catholic church in Lisbon is pictured on Feb. 10, 2023. On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Catholic priests and examining the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s response. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)Lifestyle

    600 children were sexually abused by 156 Baltimore priests and archdiocese personnel, according to a new state report

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • FILE – Adnan Syed gets emotional as he speaks to reporters outside the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building after a hearing, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to Syed’s release, a Maryland appellate court ruled Tuesday, March 28, and it ordered a new hearing to be held. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)Lifestyle

    A court just reinstated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed from ‘Serial’ case but he will not return to prison immediately

    By Brian Witte, Lea Skene, and others
  • Adnan Syed leaving a courthouseLifestyle

    Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
  • Adnan SyedLifestyle

    Judge orders release of Adnan Syed of popular ‘Serial’ podcast

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings Discusses House Investigation Into The Trump AdministrationPolitics

    Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press