To anyone who gives a tax-deductible contribution of $500 or more to this online, unaligned, non-profit news organization in my city, I will mail you a personal apology for any character I ever killed or harmed in a TV drama. Or, what the hell, an apology for anything ever.

Our deepest condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, and the entire community mourning the loss of BPD's SWAT member, Officer Anthony Ward. May he rest in peace, and may the memories he's created with his loved ones be eternal. 🖤💙🕊️

The The Baltimore Banner kicked off our spring fundraising drive — we're aiming for 50 new donors in 50 hours! We need your support to continue bringing more quality and trustworthy local news to Maryland! thebaltimorebanner.com/give/

How public financing has allowed Baltimore candidates well-versed in fundraising, as well as those who had never asked for a political donation, to catch up to incumbents with deep pockets. w/ Adam Willis: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

If history is any guide, don’t expect the company that owns the Dali to foot the bill for a new Key Bridge. By Daniel Zawodny and Ben Conarck: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…

In 2021, Frederick Williams paid more than $13,000 to take care of outstanding property taxes on a home he purchased in West Baltimore.

But the city forgot to cash his check — and then sold the house at tax sale: tinyurl.com/yc38kwpu (w/Hallie Miller) (via The Baltimore Banner)

Swipe a candy bar or strike someone, & you may face swift consequences.
Collect millions from investors around the world & leave some neighborhoods hurting, & it may take a little-known consumer protection agency to take a small step toward justice: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

In February, Lee Sanderlin & I wrote about the rise of unserialized firearms in Baltimore.

Ghost guns had higher magazine capacities on average and represented 1 in 5 guns recovered by police since mid-2021.

Learn more ahead of the Supreme Court case:

thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

The fatal stabbing of a 77 year old man in Roland Park over the weekend was a fight involving roommates in an apartment: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

My latest for The The Baltimore Banner is a deep dive into the court documents and other reporting about Peter Ajak, a Montgomery County man who is accused of trying to foment a violent revolution in South Sudan.
thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

At a recent news conference, Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates - Baltimore City State's Attorney said he had a message for parents and guardians: 'Parental accountability.”

But it's complicated. And others believe that parents need help — not prosecution: tinyurl.com/yc83nrjm (via The Baltimore Banner)

She sat down at a whites-only Baltimore lunch counter, then for decades stood up for her beliefs - challenging mayors, ministers and whoever she thought wasn't doing right by her people. shorturl.at/cgqHM Remembering civil rights icon Helena Hicks, who died last week.

This new effort hopes to make better use of family tree DNA testing to solve cold case homicides; Baltimore has thousands of cold cases, and hasn’t yet had any solved using forensic genetic genealogy:

'I accept full responsibility'
After appeals court denied latest attempt to be released from prison as he deals w cancer, convicted Gun Trace Task Force detective Daniel Hersl apologizes for his conduct & asks atty to drop his appeals. He has steadfastly denied wrongdoing til now

98% of respondents from a Goucher College and Baltimore Banner poll
said crime was a major or minor issue in the city, despite signs of improvement.
Jasmine Vaughn-Hall & Ben Conarck tell us why:

thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

Needed to run to Sollers Point today and so stopped to see the Key Bridge with my own eyes. An 80-year-old woman charged me $10 to cut through her backyard. Fair enough. #Baltimore