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Former President Joe Biden gave the keynote speech June 27, 2026, at the Maryland Democratic Party gala at Maryland Live! casino in Hanover. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)
Jun 29, 2026

Biden rallies Democrats, slams Trump at MD gala

Former President Joe Biden embraced the theme of the Maryland Democratic Party’s “Fight Back & Win” gala Saturday night, urging Democrats to stand up to the Trump administration.

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.

With his clients following behind, Shaun Clarke, an attorney representing seafarers from two ships managed by the same firm as the Dali, leaves the U.S. District Court for Maryland's courthouse in Baltimore following a scheduling hearing.
Jun 16, 2026

Key Bridge criminal case going to trial in fall 2027

A judge ruled that the criminal conspiracy case against the manager of the ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge will go to trial in more than a year.

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.

James Harkness, chief engineer at the Maryland Transportation Authority, speaks to reporters about progress on the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild, two years after the original bridge collapsed from a ship strike. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Jun 2, 2026

MD to seek 4 contracts for Key Bridge rebuild

After exiting its contract with Kiewit Infrastructure, Maryland is seeking four separate contracts to rebuild Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the span on March 26, 2024. (Mira Beinart/Capital News Service)
Jun 1, 2026

Judge pauses Key Bridge collapse trial

A federal judge postponed the first planned trial over Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse after a rush of settlements over the weekend.

Maynor Suazo Sandoval and his mother, Rosa Emerita Sandoval Paz, pose together in an undated photo. Suazo Sandoval was one of the six workers who died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024.
May 29, 2026

6 families of workers who died in Key Bridge collapse settle

The families of the six workers who died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse settled with the Dali ship's owner and manager.

Salvage crews remove debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Fort McHenry channel on June 3, 2024. (Photo by Bobby Petty, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District)
May 29, 2026

Key Bridge litigation is hard to keep track of. Here’s a guide before civil trial.

Litigation over the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse is just ramping up. Here's what to know ahead of a civil trial.

Salvage crews remove debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Fort McHenry channel on June 3, 2024. (Photo by Bobby Petty, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District)
May 18, 2026

Key Bridge settlement: MD promised Dali shipowners cut of potential winnings against builder

In their Francis Scott Key Bridge settlement, Maryland agreed to give the Dali shipowners a cut of potential winnings against the ship builder.

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)
May 18, 2026

Read Maryland’s $2.25B Key Bridge settlement with Dali shipowners

In their Francis Scott Key Bridge settlement, Maryland agreed to give the Dali shipowners a cut of any winnings against the ship builder.

A crane lifts a shipping container at the Port of Baltimore's Seagirt Marine Terminal on May 12, 2026.
May 14, 2026

MD could face over $2B in Key Bridge claims, records show

Dozens of attorneys have notified the Maryland treasurer's office that they might sue the state for civil damages stemming from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

More than two years after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, Maryland U.S. Attorney Kelly Hayes announces a criminal indictment against the firm that managed the cargo ship that struck a bridge support column.
May 12, 2026

Key Bridge case: Dali manager, employee charged in conspiracy indictment

A judge unsealed a federal indictment charging the firm that manages the Dali cargo ship and an employee of the company, with conspiracy to defraud the U.S.