Michael Laris

Officials gathered Wednesday to mark the reopening of the port’s shipping channel, and to take stock of the tragedy that destroyed the bridge.

There’s a three-step plan set by officials at Baltimore’s Key bridge site to clear the river of debris and reopen the shipping channel to the port.

The National Transportation Safety Board also issued an investigative update on the cause of the Dali’s power problems as the ship headed to Norfolk for repairs.

Maryland’s Board of Public Works voted on a contract for clearing debris from the Patapsco River after the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge.

Lawmakers from Maryland urged Congress to cover the full cost of rebuilding Baltimore’s Key Bridge, as some Republicans raised questions about funding levels Wednesday.

Metro is in a financial crisis, threatening the D.C. region’s quality of life. Repeated operating deficits of up to a billion dollars are looming.

Maryland officials closed Assateague State Park to swimming or any other activities in the ocean. The Assateague Island National Seashore, both in Maryland and Virginia, prohibited swimming along ocean-facing beaches. Delaware was also impacted.

The Maryland couple has been waiting years to bring home the girl they planned to adopt. She was 8 when they started the process. She’s now 13.

The iconic tower was built in 1822. Though its internal structure was sound, its wooden exterior had fallen into horrendous condition and needed to be replaced.

The incident played out at a time when Donald Trump and many Republicans have falsely claimed that waves of noncitizens are voting.