New from @ElviaMalagon, Erica Thompson and me: The The Baltimore Banner collaborated with the Chicago Sun-Times, The New York Times, BIG LOCAL NEWS and other news organizations to investigate a particular generation of Black men’s sky-high vulnerability to opioid deaths.

🧵 The latest The Baltimore Banner The New York Times collab on the opioid crisis in Baltimore is a disturbing look at PHA Healthcare, essentially a government-funded drug house where people relapsed, fell deeper into addiction and sometimes died. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/publ…

This shocking story exposes a routine way unethical rehabs poach millions from government and private insurance programs — by exploiting the unmet need for housing among people who are struggling with substance use and instability. Alissa Zhu: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/publ…

A Rosedale father has been arrested for killing his four-year-old son and shooting two others on Christmas Eve. Baltimore County police have released the names of one victim and the suspect. Brief from me in The Baltimore Banner: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

Let's face it, QGIS is the Excel of geospatial analysis...

It is an extraordinary honor to receive a George Polk Awards in Local Reporting for our coverage of Baltimore's overdose crisis, published by The Baltimore Banner and The New York Times Local Investigations Fellowship. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride after elementary school. When that policy collided with school choice, it turned getting to class on time into a nightmare. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

Transit nightmare: Thousands of Baltimore kids can’t get to school on time Read more: buff.ly/4hTQmuo

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If you are not subscribed to The Baltimore Banner, you’re missing out. Here are a few recent reasons why. 🧵

Yesterday, Liz Bowie and I published an investigation a year in the making. We hope you'll read⬇️

What are you doing this Wednesday at 7 p.m.? Join us for a subscriber-only chat about why Baltimore students struggle to get to school on time. 🚍 Register now! thebaltimorebanner.com/transit

Social Security's Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity no longer exists. The latest from Bria thee Journalist thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/social…

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In 1993, Ken Griffey Jr. hit a Home Run Derby ball off the warehouse at Camden Yards, becoming the first and only player to do so. Why has no one done it since? I spoke with 3 physicists, Mike Petriello, Sig Mejdal and #Orioles OF Heston Kjerstad to try to get an answer 🧵

I'm so proud to be a part of this team. Congrats Alissa Zhu Nick Thieme Jessica Gallagher The Baltimore Banner and all the others who made this happen. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

BREAKING: The Ravens announce they have released K Justin Tucker.

THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES HAVE WON A BASEBALL GAME

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