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• Maryland

Naval Academy graduate was among 11 who died in Hawaii crash; safety agency calls for tighter skydiving flight rules

Lt. Joshua Drablos, whom the Navy identified as being from Maryland, was among 11 who died last week when their skydiving plane crashed in Hawaii.

• Maryland

New details emerge about deadly helicopter crash in Chesapeake Bay

A fatal helicopter crash into the Chesapeake Bay this month may have occurred amid dense fog and conditions of poor visibility, according to a new report.

By Lillian Reed

May 25, 2019

• Maryland

Bodies of two men recovered after helicopter crashes into Chesapeake Bay off Kent Island

Maryland Natural Resources Police identified the victims as the pilot, Charles Knight, 38, of Mount Airy, and the passenger, Matt Clarke, 36 of Pasadena.

By Catherine Rentz

May 5, 2019

• Maryland

Safety board faults utility's equipment for fatal Silver Spring apartment explosion

The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting to discuss the cause of an explosion at an apartment complex in Silver Spring that killed seven people in 2016.

• Maryland

Baltimore Streetcar Museum closed indefinitely as cleanup continues after CSX train derailment Friday

Crews removed several train cars that derailed from their tracks Friday afternoon when a CSX train went off the tracks on the 1900 block of Falls Road.

By Sarah Meehan

Mar 16, 2019

• Maryland

Norfolk Southern railroad employee fatally struck by train in Baltimore

A Norfolk Southern railroad employee was fatally struck by a train in Baltimore on Thursday morning, officials said.

By Colin Campbell

Feb 7, 2019

• Maryland

Police: 2 killed in plane crash in Westminster

Two people were pronounced dead Saturday after an aircraft crash near Baugher Road in Westminster.

• Maryland

Missouri duck boat attraction closed Baltimore branch in 2009 amid worker safety concerns, unionization push

Ride the Ducks, which runs amphibious boat attractions, operated in Baltimore until 2009, when it shut down shortly after its workers sought to unionize. A Ride the Ducks boat in Missouri sank on Thursday evening, killing 17.

• Maryland

Federal board recommends seatbelts on all new school buses after deadly crashes, including one in Baltimore

A federal transportation panel is recommending to states that all new large school buses be equipped with seatbelts. The recommendations came just days after a deadly schools bus collision in New Jersey in addition to two deadly 2016 crashes — including one in Southwest Baltimore in November.

• National Transportation Safety Board

Feds to convene and review school bus safety after deadly 2016 crashes, including one in Baltimore

The National Transportation Safety Board will meet Tuesday in Washington to discuss school bus safety after two deadly crashes, including one in Southwest Baltimore from November 2016, killed a combined 12 people and injured 37 others.

By Tim Prudente

May 22, 2018

• Business

Pickup truck hits Southwest jet at BWI Airport, latest in recent string of incidents for airline

Passengers on board a Southwest Airlines flight from South Florida say a pickup truck hit their plane on the runway at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

• Maryland

School bus driver in fatal 2016 crash once blacked out while driving students on field trip, new report says

A new report on a fatal 2016 school bus crash reveals new details about the incident and the driver responsible for it — including that he once became unconscious while returning students from a field trip to the zoo.

By Scott Dance

May 4, 2018

• Business

What you need to know about the Southwest Airlines engine failure

A Southwest Airlines was forced to land in Philadelphia after engine failure. Here's what you need to know.

By Colin Campbell

Apr 18, 2018

• Maryland

Plane that crashed off Ocean City was destroyed on impact, NTSB report says

A preliminary report on a fatal plane crash off coastal Maryland last month has determined that the Cessna 172S was destroyed on impact after hitting the water.

• Education

Baltimore school system faulted for poor leadership and oversight, contributing to fatal school bus crash

An audit of the Baltimore public school district's pupil transportation department said bad leadership and insufficient oversight of contracted drivers contributed to a 2016 crash that killed six people.

By Jean Marbella

Mar 9, 2018

• Opinion

Rail safety deserves to be a higher priority

Government's call to railroads to install positive train control isn't enough.

• Maryland

Baltimore couple — a teacher and law student — killed in Florida plane crash

The Polk County Sheriff's office identified two of the victims as Victoria and Peter Worthington. She was a Baltimore city school teacher. He was a University of Maryland law student.

By Talia Richman

Dec 24, 2017

• Maryland

Plane headed to Frederick crashes in Indiana, killing 3 people and 1 dog

State police say three people have died in a small plane crash in southeastern Indiana. The Cessna plane was traveling to Frederick.

• Maryland

Marine Corps pilot, young sons, thankful after crash landing on Annapolis highway

This Thanksgiving, there’s plenty to be thankful for in one Odenton home. Because two weeks ago, on a cold, cloudless afternoon, the Currys fell from the sky and crash landed an airplane on the freeway.

By Tim Prudente

Nov 22, 2017

• Maryland

Carter: Self-driving vehicles almost ready for prime time

There have been several collisions involving autonomous vehicles, all of which NTSB has chalked up to human error. All available data seems to indicate that if the only cars on the road were self-driving ones, none of these crashes may have occurred.

• National Transportation Safety Board

Baltimore City Council members call for expedited audit of school bus system after deadly crash last year

Maryland State Department of Education expects to finalize a contract with this week for the audit of the bus system.

By Talia Richman

Sep 25, 2017

• National Transportation Safety Board

One year later, recovery ongoing after Maryland apartment explosion

One year after a fatal explosion rocked a Washington, D.C.-area apartment complex and prompted changes in local laws, those affected are still recovering.

• News

Audit of Baltimore school bus system hasn't begun, months after urgent recommendation for one

After a deadly school bus crash last year in Southwest Baltimore, federal investigators requested an urgent audit of the system to screen city school bus drivers. Three months later, however, the audit has not begun, state and city education officials said.

By Tim Prudente

Jul 15, 2017

• Maryland

CSX workers en route from Baltimore fatally struck by Amtrak train on adjacent tracks in Washington

Amtrak service is suspended between Washington and Philadelphia Wednesday morning due to an incident on rail tracks in the D.C. area, disrupting travel for Baltimore commuters.

By Colin Campbell

Jun 28, 2017

• Howard County

This week in Columbia's history: Airplane crashes into Owen Brown house

In May 1982 a six-passenger airplane scheduled to land at BWI veered off course and crashed into an Owen Brown house in Columbia.

By Libby Solomon

May 24, 2017

• News

Lawsuit filed in fatal Baltimore school bus crash

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the victims of a deadly bus crash that occurred last fall in Southwest Baltimore, alleging the driver was

• Maryland

NTSB finds 'deficiencies' in vetting of Baltimore school bus drivers

Federal investigators have identified "deficiencies" in the way Baltimore and Maryland school officials vet school bus operators and are urging reforms in light of a deadly 2016 crash involving a driver who suffered an apparent seizure.

• Maryland

Cruise ship approached Baltimore pier too fast in gangway crash, report says

The National Transportation Safety Board says a cruise ship returning from the Bahamas last year approached a Baltimore pier too quickly and at too steep an angle before it struck a gangway and caused nearly $2.1 million in damage.

• Opinion

What about those 27 lives?

Maryland needs to extend seat belt law enforcement equally to all passengers

• Traffic Accidents

Cummings, Tenn. congressmen call for hearing on school bus safety after deadly crashes

Rep. Elijah Cummings and two Tennessee lawmakers are asking for a congressional hearing on school bus safety after deadly crashes in Baltimore and Chattanooga last year.

By Scott Dance

Jan 11, 2017

• Crime

Tragedies, education issues among other Maryland headlines in 2016

It takes time, resources and considerable luck to overcome the trauma of a difficult year, and Baltimore's efforts to recover from 2015 came in fits, starts and disappointments aplenty.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Dec 22, 2016

• Maryland

Some jurisdictions require training, review for school bus drivers beyond state rules

State law requires school bus drivers to be 21 years old, have a commercial driver's license and no more than two points on their driving records, and undergo background checks, drug tests and regular medical evaluations. They must undergo six hours of classroom training and nine hours of behind-the-wheel instruction, and their driving records are monitored by the MVA for any changes.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 9, 2016

• Maryland

Bus company could be open to liability in fatal crash, legal observers say

The liability in a deadly Southwest Baltimore crash last month that killed six could likely fall to the bus company, legal observers said.

• Maryland

Driver in fatal Baltimore bus crash had history of crashes, seizures, NTSB report says

The school bus driver involved in the crash that killed six people in Southwest Baltimore last month had a history of seizures and had been involved in at least 12 crashes in the past five years, according to an incident report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.

• Opinion

Flying the friendlier skies

New rules for airlines are a step toward balancing costs and consumer protections

• Maryland

Bus driver licensing depends on voluntary disclosure of seizures

The medical examination process that ensures school bus drivers can be trusted to safely shuttle children would not reveal a seizure disorder unless the person voluntarily disclosed it or showed symptoms of a neurological problem, doctors said.

By Scott Dance

Nov 10, 2016

• Maryland

Two Baltimore bus crash victims remained in serious condition Monday

Two of the 11 adults injured when a school bus plowed into a transit bus in Southwest Baltimore on Tuesday were in serious condition at a Baltimore hospital Monday morning, hospital officials said.

By Scott Dance

Nov 7, 2016

• Maryland

School bus driver involved in crash took seizure medication; investigators rule out mechanical failure

Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke said Friday that she has asked the Baltimore School system to terminate is contract with a bus company that employed the driver involved in Tuesday's deadly crash.

• Maryland

Family of school bus driver involved in deadly crash with another bus awaiting answers

The family of Glenn Chappell is left grieving and waiting for answers after the longtime driver's school bus careened into oncoming traffic early Tuesday. The 67-year-old father of five was killed along with five others in the wreck with another bus.

By Tim Prudente

Nov 3, 2016

• Maryland

Baltimore bus crash passenger: 'I didn't see it coming'

Frederick Avenue is open to traffic Wednesday morning, 24 hours after a fatal bus crash on the Southwest Baltimore roadway.

• Maryland

Police, NTSB investigate Baltimore school bus-MTA bus crash that killed both drivers, 4 passengers

Frederick Avenue is closed in Southwest Baltimore after a school bus and commuter bus collided early Tuesday.

• Maryland

Investigators: Pilot error caused fatal crash into Md. house

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pilot error caused a private jet to crash into a house in suburban Maryland, killing a woman and two of her young children along with the

• Opinion

Airport security disarray

Americans shouldn't have to put up with misery at airport security this summer — or the partisan gridlock that enables it.

• Maryland

Maryland's Paul Wiedefeld works to turn around Washington's Metro

Paul J. Wiedefeld used to run BWI Marshall Airport. Then he oversaw Baltimore's bus and rail system. Then he ran BWI again. Now he faces a tougher challenge with the Washington Metro.

By Michael Dresser

May 20, 2016

• Harford

Harford highway deaths rose to 22 in 2015, with 10 more recorded so far this year

Maryland highway deaths rose by 17.5 percent to 520 last year, including 22 in Harford County, prompting state transportation officials and police agencies to voice their concerns and pledge to lower the totals.

• Maryland

NTSB concludes fact-finding in Frederick helicopter-plane crash

The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded the fact-finding portion of its investigation into a midair collision between a helicopter and a small plane near Frederick Municipal Airport in 2014.

• Maryland

Ellicott City plane crash victims remembered for positivity, persistence

As investigation remains underway into Tuesday's plane crash in Stevensville, friends of the pilot, Richard Hess, and passenger Janet Metz, who were killed in the crash, say both Ellicott City residents were known for their adventurous outlook on life.

By Andrew Michaels

Apr 22, 2016

• Amtrak

Backhoe in Amtrak wreck had periodic right to be on tracks

A backhoe operator had a right to be on train tracks periodically on the weekend an Amtrak train slammed into it, killing the operator and a supervisor, federal

• Maryland

2 dead, dozens hurt in Amtrak train derailment near Philadelphia

At least two people were killed and more than 30 hospitalized with injuries following a crash and derailment of an Amtrak train outside of Philadelphia Sunday, officials said.

• National Transportation Safety Board

3 Maryland men die in Pennsylvania plane crash

The third man aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after takeoff at a posh resort in southwestern Pennsylvania died at a hospital where he was taken for treatment, authorities said.