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Gov. Moore celebrates ship's removal, but says he won't be satisfied until Key Bridge stands again

May. 21, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore celebrated the removal of a hulking container ship just under eight weeks after the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge, but emphasized Tuesday that the work is not done. “I’m very moved by the fact that I can now look out over the...

Georgia's auto port has its busiest month ever after taking 9,000 imports diverted from Baltimore

May. 21, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday that April was its busiest month ever for automobile shipments as the Port of Brunswick took in thousands of additional car and truck imports that needed rerouting from Baltimore in the aftermath of its deadly bridge collapse. ...

Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port

May. 20, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as tugboats escorted the ill-fated container ship Dali back to port, its damaged bow still covered with smashed shipping containers, fallen steel trusses and mangled concrete. ...

The container ship Dali that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated and is moving back to port

May. 20, 2024 07:26 AM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — The container ship Dali that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated and is moving back to port.

Preakness winner Seize the Grey is likely running in the 1st Belmont at Saratoga

May. 19, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Even without a Triple Crown on the line, the upcoming Belmont Stakes is one of the most anticipated horse races in the sport's history. That's because it's being run at Saratoga Race Course for the first time, part of a two-year hiatus in upstate New York while the...

Jaime Torres wins the Preakness with Seize the Grey 2 years after starting to ride horses

May. 18, 2024 20:39 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jaime Torres was watching horse racing on television in his native Puerto Rico in 2019 when he decided he wanted to be a jockey. Less than five years later and just two since he began riding, Torres won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday aboard Seize the Grey. To add...

Seize the Grey has crossed the finish line first at Preakness Stakes

May. 18, 2024 19:14 PM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Seize the Grey has crossed the finish line first at Preakness Stakes.

Bob Baffert is again the center of attention at the Preakness, even without the Derby winner

May. 17, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert does not need to bring the Kentucky Derby winner to the Preakness to become the center of attention at Pimlico Race Course. The two-time Triple Crown-winning Hall of Fame trainer is a magnet for attention as the sport's most-known figure, and he has...

Former top Baltimore prosecutor applies for presidential pardon

May. 17, 2024 13:34 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has applied for a presidential pardon ahead of sentencing on her recent perjury and mortgage fraud convictions, according to The Baltimore Sun. In a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday, the Congressional Black...

Preakness: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the second leg of the Triple Crown

May. 17, 2024 11:35 AM EDT

The Preakness Stakes will have a Triple Crown possibility on the line when Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan runs in a field of eight horses on Saturday in the 149th rendition of the race. Mystik Dan is the favorite and won the Derby by a nose in the race's closest finish since 1947....