In Catie Griggs, the Orioles have a president of business operations whose passion inspires creativity. Just ask those in Seattle. With the Mariners, Griggs lifted those around her, and she will bring that spirit to Baltimore. thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/orioles…

My new book about the presidency - The Highest Calling - is out Tuesday. Profits go to Baltimore orgs: Harlem Elementary and Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Baltimore Orioles fans - can you help me get on the bestseller list and support local orgs? Thanks much! amazon.com/Highest-Callin…

These are text messages, exactly as they were written and sent, between a mother and her two daughters during yesterday’s shooting at Apalachee High School. The family shared the texts with The Washington Post. Both daughters were unharmed and now safe.

Update: City prosecutors say they will not file charges against the officer in this case. The police commissioner had publicly backed the officer thebaltimorebanner.com/prosecutors-cl…

Federal investigators sought information from the police commissioner, first deputy mayor, schools chancellor, deputy mayor for public safety and a senior adviser to the mayor, one of his closest confidants. w/William K. Rashbaum Dana Rubinstein Michael Rothfeld nytimes.com/2024/09/05/nyr…

BREAKING: Hunter Biden pleads guilty to all counts in federal tax case, faces max of 17 years in prison and fine of up to $1.35 million. trib.al/GsJR9ZG

New: Just hours before Maryland is set to begin printing ballots, opponents of the proposed Harborplace development (repped by Thiru Vignarajah) have filed a petition for judicial review of Question F baltimoresun.com/2024/09/05/cha…

This smelled worse than you would even expect - I hustled away out of concern it would stick to my clothes like the time I was in the home of a decomposing body while on a police ride along

BREAKING: The father of the 14-year-old student accused of opening fire at Apalachee High School in Georgia, has been arrested and faces multiple charges in connection with the deadly shooting, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday. trib.al/1gd501o

A Baltimore employee was caught in long-running bribery scheme that appeared to involve others. City officials and investigators are mum on whether there will be additional fallout, reports Hallie Miller thebaltimorebanner.com/community/hous…

New Yorker snaps up an old Baltimore apartment complex and raises rent, pushing out families. Enrollment drops. A neighborhood school's in trouble. Meanwhile, bankers accuse the investor of misleading them for bigger loan. By Hallie Miller and Liz Bowie: thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

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Amid reports of a shooting at Joppatowne High School, the school system told parents a weapon was used during a fight at the school: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

A fight and shooting in a Harford County high school Friday resulted a 15-year-old student being hospitalized in serious condition and a second student being arrested: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

Baltimore’s Safe Streets program celebrated a milestone Friday, as three more sites went over 365 consecutive days without a homicide. bit.ly/3XgObs3

Update: Student dies after fight, shooting at a #Maryland high school #schools thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

New: In a series of court filings Friday, Kevin Spacey is asking a judge to invalidate the foreclosure auction of his waterfront Baltimore mansion and accusing the buyer of bullying and harassing him. thebaltimorebanner.com/baltimore/kevi…

Great bit of TV 101 here — Anderson Cooper showing some raw footage from 2019 to debunk a Trump conspiracy theory

Helluva start by Dean Kremer #birdland