Riders on capsized water taxi saw lightning before cast-off
In the moments before the water taxi Lady D left the Fort McHenry dock on its fatal last voyage in March 2004, two of its passengers saw lightning in the...
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Wind, waves doomed water taxi
The water taxi that overturned in Baltimore's Inner Harbor on March 6, 2004 - killing five passengers - was too unstable and heavy to withstand a hit by what its...
Some commuters rethink lifestyles, jobs, as Amtrak increases its prices
Karen Matthews has been taking the train from Baltimore to her job at a Philadelphia hospital using a monthly pass that costs $528. Next week, Amtrak is raising the price...
Maryland volunteers taking supplies, skills to Gulf Coast
Maryland volunteers streamed south yesterday to bring desperately needed supplies and skills to the hurricane-stricken Gulf Coast, as a Baltimore college offered tuition-free enrollment to up to 100 students displaced...
A desperate search for missing relatives
HOUSTON - Once again, Ellis Ashford scanned the hundreds of notes taped to the wall of the convention center looking for news of his missing sister. The 56-year-old roofer from...
Port seeks $5.5 million to upgrade security
The port of Baltimore is asking the state Board of Public Works to approve a $5.5 million contract to design and install a camera system that would allow security officials...
Revised bus route plan still draws some critics
The Ehrlich administration might have appeased some critics by tabling much of its plan for new bus routes, but others are saying the scaled-back measure has serious flaws. The head...
State unveils bus route changes less sweeping than prior proposal
Backing off a more sweeping series of proposed cutbacks, state Transportation Secretary Robert L. Flanagan unveiled yesterday a pared-down list of 30 Maryland Transit Administration bus route changes that will...
Metro area bus route overhaul is delayed
Stung by a public outcry, the Ehrlich administration is backing off many of the most controversial changes it had proposed in May as part of a sweeping restructuring of Baltimore-area...
Legislator sets hearing on Md. lapses
The chairman of a key legislative panel said yesterday that he will conduct a hearing into security shortcomings at the port of Baltimore, while a top Maryland transportation official said...