The country’s south has been battered by heavy rainfall, with tens of thousands of people evacuated.
The body of a fourth victim in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month has been recovered, officials said Monday. The body was discovered trapped inside a construction vehicle, according to the unified command group in charge of recovery. Authorities did not release the person’s identity at the request of family. Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott lauded the teams and agencies that assisted in recovering the victim in a statement. He said his government will continue...
The FBI have boarded the ship in the latest attempt to determine why the
Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the Benwood Mine Disaster. It was shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 1924, when an explosion and fire tore through the Wheeling Steel Corporation mine in the northern panhandle community just south of Wheeling. Over 100 men had gone in the mine just a half-hour before to
A fourth victim's body was recovered from the site of the Francis Scott Key
Six construction workers that fell into the icy waters near to the port of Baltimore during the incident in March were presumed dead
The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and […]
Probe will examine circumstances leading up to cargo ship's collision with
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – The FBI has opened a federal criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge last month when a ship crashed into one of its supports,
The ship crash that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and left several people dead is now under federal criminal investigation, according to a US official familiar with the matter. The FBI and the US Coast Guard are leading the criminal investigation into the disaster and whether the crew failed to report an earlier issue with the vessel that delayed its departure, the official said. The Washington Post first reported the investigation. The bridge collapsed around 1:30 a.m. March 26...
When Alice Volpitta watched the video of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, and the trucks tumbling into the Patapsco River in the darkness, she thought first for the people who had fallen.
Michael RaineyApril 11, 2024The effort to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could overwhelm a key federal emergency fund that is