The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is assisting the Maryland Transportation Authority with traffic control related to the collapse of the I-695 bridge over the Patapsco River (Francis […]


Carnival Cruise Line said on Tuesday that while rescue and remediation efforts continue in Baltimore Harbor following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, it will temporarily move Carnival Legend’s Baltimore operations to Norfolk, Virginia.

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Assistant Chief David Pazos of Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) noted that 25 members of the MCFRS Technical Rescue Team (TRT)  were called to Hancock, MD in Washington County to assist with a building collapse.

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced on Thursday that Steven Patrick Cook, 24, of Bethesda, pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the January 6, 2020 breach of the U.S. Capital. Cook was arrested and charged in September, 2023.

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After a competitive national search, American University named Jonathan (Jon) Alger as the institution’s 16th president. Alger comes to AU after 12 years as president of James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Alger will join AU on July 1, 2024, when current President Sylvia Burwell concludes seven changemaking years leading the institution to extensive impact.

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