KING GEORGE, Va. – “Have you seen the gravesite?” a neighbor asked. “Seen what?” Amanda Sciaretta responded. The weather was pleasant the day Sciaretta joined her father and daughter for a walk around her new neighborhood in the fall of…
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Anne Arundel County makes medications to reverse opioid overdoses more accessible despite decreasing trend
ANNAPOLIS, MD- The Anne Arundel County Department of Health installed seven new vending machines around the county carrying medical supplies including Narcan, masks, COVID tests and fentanyl test strips. Despite a downwards trend in opioid overdoses the county still aims…
Understanding Maryland’s firearm suicide statistics and trends
CNS analyzed data about firearm suicides in Maryland and found five key takeaways.
Baltimore residents share their stories of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after its collapse
Commuters who narrowly avoided its collapse look back on the tragedy, while community members say how life has changed.
State lawmakers rush to respond to bridge collapse
The General Assembly is quickly approaching an end-of-session deadline but lawmakers are still scrambling to introduce legislation in response to this week’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
After bridge falls, Baltimore mourns a city symbol
The Francis Scott Key Bridge was a marvel of infrastructure, but for neighborhoods on either side of the bridge, it was more than that.
Distress call precedes disaster at Baltimore bridge
A container ship leaving the Port of Baltimore sounded a mayday call just before plowing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours Tuesday.
Key Bridge’s collapse adds to list of U.S. bridge disasters
There were 18 major bridge collapses due to a ship or barge collision in the United States from 1960 to 2015, according to a 2018 report from the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure.
The history of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
Here’s what you should know about Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, including its history, construction, traffic and impact of its collapse.
Vessel traffic through the Port of Baltimore has been suspended indefinitely
The suspension comes after the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, which sent debris and people into the Patapsco River early Tuesday morning.