A bulk carrier moves through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)(AP/Matt Rourke) A bulk carrier moves through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)(AP/Matt Rourke) More on the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse The latest on the Key Bridge collapse and recovery in Baltimore Latest photos from ..read more

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the Maryland Film Festival in Baltimore (Part 1) Happy 25th birthday to the Maryland Film Festival celebrating a quarter century of cinema in Baltimore. The three-screen Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway Theatre is the venue for the Maryland Film Festival. (Courtesy Chelsea Clough/Abel Communications) The three-screen Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway Theatre is the venue for the Maryland Film Festival. (Courtesy Chelsea Clough/Abel Communications) The festival returns to the recently restored SNF Parkway ..read more

A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday. Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Experts also warned that artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly powerful, while the ability to detect it may lag behind without more resources. Dazhon Darien faked the voice of Pikesville High School’s principal in response to conver ..read more

BALTIMORE (AP) — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting most maritime traffic through the city’s port. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag, passed through the new 35-foot (12-meter) channel headed for Saint John, Canada. Two more commercial ships followed later Thursday, including a vehicle carrier headed to Panama. Their long-awaited voyages marked an important step in the ongoing cleanup and recovery effort as crews ..read more

Middletown and Linganore high schools play a game of flag football during the 2023 season. (Courtesy Shawn Hubbard/Baltimore Ravens Photos) Middletown and Linganore high schools play a game of flag football during the 2023 season. (Courtesy Shawn Hubbard/Baltimore Ravens Photos) After a successful inaugural year of girls’ flag football in Frederick County, the program is expanding to high schools across Maryland in 2024 with the help of two sponsors. After operating in 10 high schools in Frederick County last year, the program is expanding to Baltimore, Montgomery and Washington counties. Spo ..read more

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Estee Pinchasin is spearheading recovery efforts at the wreckage of the Baltimore Key Bridge. (Courtesy Executive Office of the Governor) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Estee Pinchasin is spearheading recovery efforts at the wreckage of the Baltimore Key Bridge. (Courtesy Executive Office of the Governor) Tuesday marks four weeks since tragedy hit Baltimore, Maryland, and six lives were lost when a huge container ship slammed into the Key Bridge, causing most of the structure to collapse into the Patapsco River. Dozens of people have been working around th ..read more

An image of a "street takeover" in Springfield, Virginia, that police chief Kevin Davis described as "utter chaos and disorder."(Courtesy Fairfax County Police Department) An image of a "street takeover" in Springfield, Virginia, that police chief Kevin Davis described as "utter chaos and disorder."(Courtesy Fairfax County Police Department) A Maryland man has been charged in connection with a chaotic “street takeover” incident last month, involving a large outdoor gathering of people partying and driving recklessly, who police say eventually surrounded the car of a responding officer in Fairf ..read more

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris removal vessel The Reynolds works near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Baltimore. The FBI confirmed that agents were aboard the Dali conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)(AP/Julia Nikhinson) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris removal vessel The Reynolds works near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Baltimore. The FBI confirmed that agents were aboard the Dali conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)(AP ..read more

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Baltimore's port administrator talks response, impact — and what's next On Feb. 5, Jonathan Daniels assumed the role of executive director at the Maryland Port Administration. Only seven weeks later, on March 26, Daniels found himself dealing with the tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, which claimed the lives of six construction workers and was “so catastrophic” that he said no one, including himself, could truly have been prepared. Daniels sat down with W ..read more

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.(Courtesy Baltimore County Fire Departmentv) 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.(Courtesy Baltimore County Fire Departmentv) ESSEX, Md. (AP) — An explosion razed a home in suburban Baltimore, officials said, sending one person to the hospital for injuries and requiring aid fro ..read more