Chesapeake Bay blue crab population increases after record low in 2022
Get your mallets and newspaper-covered tables ready to go: the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is up.
Ever Forward cargo ship owner to pay up for oysters
Almost a year after a large container ship ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay, the owner of the ship is going to have to pay up.
Stranded Chesapeake Bay cargo ship successfully refloated
The Ever Forward cargo ship, which has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for more than a month, is finally moving again, according to U.S. Coast Guard officials.
Cargo ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay: New Coast Guard operation underway to free ship
With all attempts to free the Ever Forward cargo ship that's stuck in the Chesapeake Bay coming up unsuccessful, officials are changing course.
Rescue plans revealed for cargo ship stranded in Chesapeake Bay
There’s now a plan to refloat a cargo ship that’s been stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for days, the ship’s operator said Friday.
UMD studies microplastics in water
A new study launching this month is going to track plastics moving through the Maryland waterways. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Associate Professor Jamie Pierson joined Fox 5 DC to share more.
Bay Bridge shut down by cranes bound for the Port of Baltimore
Maryland’s Bay Bridge was briefly shut down on Thursday in order to accommodate four cranes headed to the Port of Baltimore aboard a ship.
Chesapeake Bay military installations responsible for contaminants: report
A recent report released by "The Environmental Working Group" claims at least nine military facilities around the Chesapeake Bay are responsible for contaminants that are impacting water and wildlife, and possibly even making people sick.
Maryland father, son kayaking 200 miles in Chesapeake Bay to fight pandemic hunger
A Maryland man and his son are going on the voyage of a lifetime – and they’re doing it for a good cause.
Maryland man captures, kills 7-foot alligator in Chesapeake Bay
A Maryland man caught a nearly eight-foot alligator, killed it, and is now eating it for dinner.
3 safe, 1 flown to the hospital after Chesapeake Bay rescue
Four people were rescued from the water after a boat flipped over in the Chesapeake Bay Thursday evening.
Multiple vehicles crash on Bay Bridge; emergency crews responding
Multiple people were injured in a head-on collision on Maryland’s heavily traveled Bay Bridge on Tuesday.
MTA wants your input on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
If you’ve ever sat in traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and let out a few choice words, well, now’s your chance to say it to the Maryland Transportation Authority directly.
Maryland blue crab invading European shores, prompting fishermen fears
A species of blue crab native to the Chesapeake Bay area has wound up on the shores of Europe, spotted everywhere from Ireland to Spain to Albania, and it's threatening both native species and fishermen.
Maryland, Virginia, D.C. intend to sue EPA on Chesapeake Bay pollution
Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia filed a notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to require two other states to implement plans to cut pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, officials said Monday.
Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge to go cashless soon
Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge will soon officially go cashless and only take tolls electronically.
Maryland man accused of throwing duckling charged with animal cruelty
Police in Maryland say a man accused of throwing a duckling from a moving car on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has been charged with animal cruelty.
Body of RFK's granddaughter's son recovered days after canoeing accident in Maryland: police
The body of Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter's 8-year-old son has been recovered nearly a week after a canoeing accident that also claimed the life of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean.
Family says search for Kennedy family member, son has gone from rescue to recovery
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend says the search for her daughter and her son who disappeared while canoeing in the Chesapeake Bay has gone from “rescue to recovery.”
3 toll lanes close for booth removal on Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Construction to remove toll booths on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Bridge has begun as the transportation department transitions to a cashless tolling system.