New settlement brings some accountability to mother of victim killed in Key Bridge collapse
For more than two years, the families of the construction workers who died when the Key Bridge collapsed have been seeking answers and closure.
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WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren came to WJZ in the spring of 2004 from KARK-TV, an NBC affiliate station in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he worked as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor. Solid reporting credentials and a reputation for breaking important news stories characterized Mike's work both there and at KTAL-TV, another NBC station in Shreveport, La. where he also was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor.
He also worked as a reporter/producer/photographer for KLAX-TV, an ABC station in Alexandria, Louisiana, and started his career in broadcast journalism with a cable news program called First Edition News in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Mike holds a B.S. degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and grew up partly in both Chicago and Louisiana.
For more than two years, the families of the construction workers who died when the Key Bridge collapsed have been seeking answers and closure.
An 11-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen just after 7:30 pm Wednesday, and two suspects remained on the loose 24 hours later, leaving a West Baltimore community on edge.
Maryland will no longer automatically charge some juveniles as adults for several serious crimes.
Muslim leaders from across America gathered in Baltimore for the Islamic Circle of America conference.
Two controversial immigration bills that limit local law enforcement's cooperation with ICE will soon go into effect in Maryland without Governor Wes Moore's signature.
The three candidates for Baltimore County State's Attorney addressed public safety, the handling of sexual assault and juvenile crime cases, and the modernization of the office in a debate hosted by WJZ and The Banner.
WJZ and The Baltimore Banner will be hosting a debate with the candidates that will stream on CBS News Baltimore at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 21.
Outside the track, protestors made their voices heard, demanding an end to horse racing altogether one day after a 3-year-old colt collapsed and died during a race at Laurel Park.
Baltimore County police are searching for the person who opened fire on two teenagers in Baltimore County on Thursday.
Lawyers for four of the men who died in the collapse expressed outrage over the alleged misconduct of the owner and operator of the cargo ship.
Baltimore police responded to several troubling incidents involving juveniles this past weekend, including a stabbing at the Inner Harbor and an armed robbery near the Washington Monument.
Baltimore City police are investigating the rape of a developmentally disabled woman, which was not discovered until just weeks before she gave birth in December 2024.
The former BPD Sergeant is serving a 25-year sentence for leading the corrupt unit and committing crimes, including planting evidence, stealing drugs, and robbing citizens.
Inspector General Isabel Cumming and the mayor have been at odds after she said she received redacted financial records while looking into fraud in one of the mayor's signature anti-violence programs.
An army of lawyers showed up at a hearing on Tuesday to iron out issues ahead of an upcoming trial to determine whether the owner and operator of the ship that struck Maryland's Key Bridge should be held liable for the full damages caused by the tragedy.