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Replacing Key Bridge could cost nearly $2 billion, take until 2028 to finish, official says

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The wreckage of the Key Bridge collapse, with the Domino Sugar factory in the foreground, is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on April 6.

The wreckage of the Key Bridge collapse, with the Domino Sugar factory in the foreground, is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on April 6.

Replacing Key Bridge could cost nearly $2 billion, take until 2028 to finish, official says

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There’s no special registration required for early voting, which starts May 2.

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Everything you need to know to cast your ballot in the May 14th primary election.

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Candidates for Baltimore Mayor

Candidates for Baltimore City Council President

Leading candidates for the U.S. Senate in Maryland in 2024 are, from left: U.S. Rep David Trone, a Democrat; former Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican; and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.

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Key Bridge Collapse

Full coverage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge's collapse and its impact on the region. More

The Spa Creek Bridge opened in 1947, one of a generation of bascule drawbridges built by the federal government around the country.

The Key Bridge is gone. A new Baltimore Harbor bridge will do more than cross over water.

Tragedies highlight mental health needs of Spanish-speaking immigrants

Commentary: Quickly restoring supply chain essential after Key Bridge collapse

Ft. Carroll as seen during a CBF Tour of the EPA Superfund Site on 3/25/24 in Baltimore, MD.

Baltimore’s oddest island: Key Bridge shines new light on abandoned fort

Workers are seen atop shipping containers on the Dali on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Photos: Inside the slow, difficult search for Key Bridge debris

After the Key Bridge collapse, life goes on at the harbor

Recreational mariners given late-day passage Sunday at Key Bridge

New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key Bridge wreckage in Baltimore

Stuck cargo ships are picking up some unwanted passengers

The Balsa 94, which has been stuck at the Port of Baltimore since the Key Bridge collapsed, is the first commercial ship to pass through a new temporary access channel.

First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel after Key Bridge collapse

Jacob Tuer, assistant operator for the Catlett and the day’s captain, steers as the Dali and fallen Key Bridge are seen out the window on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Map, dive, cut, lift: An inside look at the Key Bridge salvage strategy

Giant hydraulic claw arrives to finish off debris removal at Key Bridge

35-foot channel to open this week, stranded vessels among first to pass

Why taxpayers are on the hook for the Key Bridge — for now

Baltimore fights effort to cap Dali’s liability in Key Bridge collapse

The truckers hauling goods across Maryland are terrified to do their jobs

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