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New: We knew there’s been a spike in killings inside Maryland prisons; but how bad is it? We sought data from every state, and Maryland’s prisoner homicide rate was second among the 42 that responded
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One of the biggest tourism events in years is coming to Baltimore this weekend. But will it be an economic boon? @briaovers for @BaltimoreBanner
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Read this great work!
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The Banner is a Pulitzer finalist for series on Baltimore’s school bus failures buff.ly/4X3AHJ3
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Our reporting on Justin Tucker won the Investigative Reporters & Editors Award for Sports Investigations:
Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2025 IRE Awards!
We’re so proud to recognize these journalists, whose work represents the very best in investigative reporting.
Awards will be presented at the 2026 IRE Conference in National Harbor, MD on Friday, June 19, during the Awards Luncheon.
Full list of winners and finalists: bit.ly/4cS2qfN
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So thrilled for our whole @BaltimoreBanner team to be recognized by the Pulitzer Prizes for a *second year in a row* but especially @lizbowie who helped create this place and is the heart and soul of the Banner!
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There's an AI girlfriend factory in Baltimore, and @Tim_Prudente wants to tell you all about it. Don't miss this @BaltimoreBanner read.
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I was surprised when I learned that a school in New Hampshire now has 300,000 students. I wanted to know the backstory. @washingtonpost wapo.st/45XdmVM
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The Banner is committed to telling stories about the people and issues others overlook. Consider joining us! DM me for details. job-boards.greenhouse.io/the… @bannerpgcounty @BaltimoreBanner
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Baltimore homicides:
2019: 352
2020: 344
2021: 322
2022: 322
2023: 245
2024: 194
2025: 133
“Once that mindset changes, it is contagious, just like the disease”
ICYMI Taking stock of this historic reduction amid continued bloodshed: thebanner.com/community/crim…
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NEW: Thousands of Baltimore students can’t get to school on time because of unreliable transit.
The city's school choice system complicates creating a yellow bus network for all.
But a new plan proves it can be done.
w/ @lizbowie & @allanjvestal
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Baltimore fire investigators don’t know what caused the five-alarm fire that burned down the historic city-owned Superblock, with the once-vacant structures deemed to be too unsafe to inspect before they were torn down, documents show thebanner.com/economy/growth…
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Great @BaltimoreBanner story on the business of music festivals
NEW | This year alone, 100 music festivals worldwide have folded — even more than 2024, which NPR dubbed "the year the music festival died."
But nobody seems to have told All Things Go, which is rapidly expanding.
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Welcome to the @BaltimoreBanner, Audrey Cooper! thebanner.com/community/audr…
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NEW: The IRS has scrutinized Baltimore nonprofit Second Chance, its appraiser and its donors for years. Donors have been writing off their entire homes, rather than just salvaged materials. Tax guys say, uh, no.
Read @LillianEReed in @BaltimoreBanner
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NEW: Our award-winning team is hiring!
The Banner is looking for a data reporter to take on our newsroom's most ambitious projects, pitch and pursue great stories and work collaboratively in an incredibly talented newsroom.
Happy to answer questions!
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Trump pressured Virginia’s top federal prosecutor to resign. Could Maryland’s be next? U.S. Attorney Hayes under pressure over Schiff, Bolton probes thebanner.com/community/crim…
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Enoch George Howard bought his freedom, and hundreds of acres of Montgomery County land. Read about this remarkable Marylander, and a new state park that will tell his story. Beautifully written by @Juliemore @BaltimoreBanner
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The Banner is officially up and running in Montgomery County. Follow @bannermoco, and for a MoCo-focused homepage, visit:
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