Teams Make $10M Donation to Those Affected by MD Bridge Collapse
Two major sports teams have teamed up to help those affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26th. MLB’s Orioles and NFL’s Ravens will donate $10 million to a fund to support “victim families, longshoremen, first responders and others” involved in the tragedy, ESPN reported. report Friday. In social […]
Body of missing Baltimore bridge worker recovered
The body of a construction worker who went missing atop Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed last week, has been found, authorities said. The unified command, which includes the U.S. Coast Guard and Maryland government agencies, said in a press statement. release The body of Mayor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, 38, was recovered by a diving […]
Baltimore Orioles And Ravens Offer Millions To Key Bridge Emergency Fund
The Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens will donate $10 million to the Baltimore Community Foundation’s Key Bridge Emergency Fund, the Ravens announced in a tweet Friday. Both teams have each pledged to donate $5 million. fundAccording to the foundation’s website, the foundation “works with strategic partners and adjacent efforts to support local efforts to heal, […]
President Biden surveys collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge site in Maryland
President Biden spoke about his family’s ties to the city of Baltimore, Maryland, during a visit Friday to the site where a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week, killing six construction workers. In his remarks, Biden said “heaven and earth” would move to rebuild the new bridge, while also expressing […]
Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval’s body recovered from Baltimore bridge wreck
The body of the third construction worker killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse was recovered by authorities Friday. Divers found Mayor Yasir Suazo Sandoval, 38, among the wreckage around 10:30 a.m., 11 days after the disaster claimed the lives of six workers repairing holes in the bridge. “The collapse of the Key Bridge […]
Body of third Baltimore bridge collapse victim recovered, 3 still missing
The body of the third construction worker killed last week when Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after colliding with a cargo ship was recovered Friday, authorities said. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Friday night that Mayor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, 38, was rescued from the Patapsco River. “Tonight, joint forces announced that divers were able to […]
1 Dead, 2 Injured After Crane Falls On Fla. Bridge
One construction worker is killed and two are hospitalized after part of a crane falls on the Southeast 3rd Street bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. was transported to. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via AP) OAN’s Sani Unutua3:50 PM – Friday, April 5, 2024 Part of […]
Baltimore bridge collapse: House Freedom Caucus demands limits on federal rebuild funding
The House Freedom Caucus is calling for federal funds earmarked for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore to be offset with cuts in other areas and to be dedicated exclusively to structural repairs. The ultra-conservative Republican group is asserting its official position as federal authorities work with the Maryland state government to assess […]
Let’s rebuild the Key Bridge, the ‘American way’
President Biden’s “Buy American” presidential order It ranks as one of the most important elements of his economic policy. Now facing the urgent task of rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, a massive undertaking to which he has committed his administration, including upcoming site visits, he is ” needs to use all the powers of […]
Florida construction crane segment collapses onto downtown bridge killing 1 worker, hospitalizing 2 others
One construction worker was killed and two others injured when part of a construction crane fell on a busy bridge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday afternoon. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, first responders were called to the Southeast Third Street Bridge over the New River around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. “A large portion of […]