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A seagull surveys the channel where the Key Bridge once stood. (Mira Beinart/Capital News Service)
Jun 18, 2026

Key Bridge case: Head Dali engineer could have charge dropped in 3 years

If he abides by a deal struck with federal prosecutors, the chief engineer of the ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge could have his criminal charge dismissed in three years.

Two years after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, the Weeks 533 crane drives a pile beneath the Patapsco River on the site of a new bridge. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Jun 15, 2026

Key Bridge case: Dali’s chief engineer enters deferred prosecution agreement

Federal prosecutors filed a criminal charge against the chief engineer of the ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, but said that he had entered a deferred prosecution agreement.

A cargo ship is berthed at the Port of Baltimore as federal authorities announce criminal charges in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on May 12, 2026. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
May 12, 2026

Key Bridge litigation: Dali operators settle with MD for $2.25B

Maryland will receive $2.25 billion from the owner and operator of the Dali, the container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York), left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) during a news conference on Capitol Hill in December. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
Feb 12, 2026

Senate Democrats block funding bill over ICE concerns; government shutdown looms

Large swaths of the Department of Homeland Security are set to shut down Saturday unless lawmakers strike a last-minute deal.

D.C. Water crews installed industrial pumps as part of a bypass system to try to deal with a broken pipeline in Maryland. (Courtesy of D.C. Water)
Jan 26, 2026

Pumps installed to divert sewage spill from Potomac River in MD

D.C. Water crews have installed high-powered pumps in Maryland in an effort to divert sewage after part of a major pipeline collapsed.

Coast Guard Lieutenant Hit List
Apr 16, 2019

Attorney: Coast Guard officer is not facing terrorism charges

COLLEGE PARK — A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journalists is seeking his release from federal custody […]

With the Trump National Golf Club clubhouse in the background, Camp Calleva kayak instructor Steve McKone helps one of his campers while teaching a lesson on the Potomac River during a camp session on July 17, 2017. (Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys)
Jul 25, 2017

Coast Guard: Paddlers can use Potomac near Trump golf course

WASHINGTON — Kayakers, paddleboarders and other active groups can continue to use the Potomac River near a Virginia golf course owned by President Donald Trump, the commandant of the Coast […]

Feb 8, 2016

Coast Guard: Dye test aims to find Potomac oil sheen source

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard says a dye test will be conducted in the Potomac River and Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary near Arlington, Virginia, to find the source […]

Aug 19, 2014

NOAA agrees to use Curtis Bay

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has signed a new, five-year memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Coast Guard Yard for ship services at Curtis Bay, Maryland Sen. Barbara A. […]

Gas Drilling Barges
Dec 25, 2013

Coast Guard wants to let barges ship fracking water

PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Coast Guard wants to allow barges filled with fracking wastewater to ply the nation’s rivers on their way toward disposal. Many environmentalists are horrified, but industry […]

Nov 20, 2013

Court: Coast Guard not obligated to launch rescue

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a North Carolina widow’s lawsuit blaming the Coast Guard for failing to save her husband’s life, saying the agency […]

Oct 25, 2013

Coast Guard seizes journalist’s notes during search at Md. home

WASHINGTON — A Coast Guard investigator accompanying Maryland State Police to serve a search warrant in a weapons investigation at a Maryland home seized unrelated government documents and notes from […]