WJZ won an Edward R. Murrow 2025 regional award for our last minute news coverage of the Key Francis Scott bridge in 2024.
The collapse of the Baltimore key bridge on March 26, 2024 shook the Maryland community and left lasting impacts on residents and business owners and families who lost loved ones.
Covering the collapse of the key bridge
The key bridge collapsed on the Patapsco River after the Dali container ship crashed into him.
The collapse killed six construction workers: Alejandro Hernández Fuentes, Dorlian Castillo Cabrera, Maynor Suazo-Sandoval, Miguel Luna, José López and Carlos Hernández.
The incident catapulted Maryland’s leaders and lifeguards in action, along with the WJZ news team.
WJZ kept the spectators informed while they woke up to find a Gran Vía de Cercanías DestroadasAs the search for victims became recovered bodiesand like him Baltimore port was reopened Four weeks later.
The news team spoke with witnesses, gathered videos and detailed the extensive federal investigations, some of which are still being developed.
As regional winner of the Murrow Award, WJZ will advance to the National Round of Competition. National winners will be announced in August.
