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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.

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)
Apr 28, 2026

MD to part ways with Key Bridge contractor as work continues

Maryland transportation officials vowed to keep reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on track, even as they part ways with the current contractor and begin the search for a new one.

Construction crews use a 500-ton crane to drive pile into the Patapsco River as part of the state's rebuild of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed two years ago.
Mar 26, 2026

Key Bridge litigation: Attorneys prep for looming trial over shipowners’ liability

Two years after a cargo ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, dozens of attorneys are preparing for the first civil trial over damages stemming from the bridge collapse.

A crane retrieves a wing from the wreckage in the Potomac River on Feb. 3, 2025, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river, by the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo)
Jan 27, 2026

Fatal midair collision in DC result of ‘multitude of errors’, NTSB says

The NTSB says FAA inaction and systemic failures led to a deadly 2025 midair crash near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy speaks during a news conference at NTSB headquarters in Washington on Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Dec 18, 2025

Feds admit liability in fatal helicopter crash with jet near DC airport

The Justice Department said the federal government was liable in the fatal collision of an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet.

A crane offloads a piece of wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Dec 11, 2025

Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crash

Senators urge defense bill changes to prevent helicopter safety rollback after a D.C. crash killed 67, citing NTSB and family concerns.

In this aerial image released by the Maryland National Guard, the cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024. (Maryland National Guard via AP)
Nov 18, 2025

MD more than doubles cost estimate on rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge

Maryland officials raised the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild cost and delayed the opening as material and safety demands increase.

A crane offloads a piece of wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Sep 24, 2025

Family of DC plane crash victim sues FAA, Army, American Airlines

The family of one of the 67 people killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington sued the government and airlines.

Crews work to move the cargo ship Dali in Baltimore on May 20, 2024. The vessel on March 26 struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse and resulting in the death of six people. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Aug 5, 2025

Dali ship owners sue builder over power failure that caused Key Bridge collision

The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel, alleging negligence.

A crane offloads a piece of wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Aug 4, 2025

Broken altimeter, ignored warnings: Hearings reveal what went wrong in DC crash that killed 67

NTSB hearings revealed a broken altimeter and ignored FAA warnings, contributing to a fatal midair collision over Washington, D.C., killing 67.

A crane offloads a piece of wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Jul 30, 2025

NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal DC midair crash with plane was above altitude limit

Investigators found an Army helicopter was flying over Washington higher than it should have been before colliding with a passenger plane.

This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing a panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Oregon. Federal officials are investigating Boeing's oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week. (NTSB via AP)
Jun 24, 2025

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said Boeing and the FAA should have done more to ensure the safety of the Boeing 737 Max plane.