Jack Hogan

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For three weeks in 2002, "Nobody was safe" in the DMV as the Beltway Snipers picked off people just going about their lives. Current and former Montgomery law enforcement remember the terrifying time. thebanner.com/community/crim…

BREAKING: Feds level criminal charges in Key Bridge disaster, accusing company and 1 employee of improperly using flushing pumps — which can cause blackouts — and lying to investigators. W/ @HayesGardner thebanner.com/community/crim…

Students with disabilities are getting derailed from a diploma — in kindergarten. Read @bannermoco for a dive into Maryland's Alternate Assessment practices, which recently triggered federal scrutiny: thebanner.com/education/k-12…

The FBI’s reported investigation focusing on an Atlantic journalist would represent a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s war against press freedom, @GrahamDavidA argues. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/…

Award-winning freelance reporter 🍾

This is my first week at The Banner's new Prince George's County bureau. I'm covering education and all things children and families. I'm so excited to join a newsroom that supports local stories rooted in our communities. Have a story idea? DMs are open!

Our reporting on Justin Tucker won the Investigative Reporters & Editors Award for Sports Investigations:

The Banner is a Pulitzer finalist for series on Baltimore’s school bus failures buff.ly/4X3AHJ3

I’ve seen Baltimore experience four homicides in a day - even the span of a few hours - countless times. April just saw 4 homicides for the entire month, a single-month, all-time low for the records we have going back to 1970. @alex_mann10 reports thebanner.com/community/loca…

BREAKING: The Key Bridge is getting a new builder. After disagreeing with contractor Kiewit on cost estimates, Maryland will be switching gears. “We were stunned by how significantly large their proposal was,” the state’s transportation secretary told me. thebanner.com/community/tran…

Thrilled to have my first story in @Slate. It's about snails (!) and the role they played in blocking a massive ICE detention center in Western Maryland. Read here:

EXCLUSIVE @TheAtlantic On multiple occasions Patel’s security detail had difficulty waking him because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to info supplied to DOJ and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”was made because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Will Jawando, a council member and civil rights attorney, has positioned himself as the most progressive candidate in the pivotal Montgomery County exec race ... thebanner.com/politics-power…

New: Judge says Baltimore has ‘cut off, foreclosed, shut down’ inspector general’s powers thebanner.com/politics-power…

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining the @BaltimoreBanner as the new Washington Nationals reporter! I'm incredibly grateful for the chance to cover the Nationals as the Banner expands its coverage to D.C. thebanner.com/banner-pr/andr…

More: A source told me that the other, higher bidder for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was Alden Global Capital (which did not respond to comment request). PG owner Block Communications went with the nonprofit Venetoulis Institute instead x.com/katie_robertso…

BREAKING: Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off newspaper’s closure thebanner.com/economy/banner…

Chaos in Annapolis as time runs out on 2026 General Assembly session. A report from Annapolis from me, @y00lz @MaddiONeill & @LeeOSanderlin: thebanner.com/politics-power…

On Holocaust Remembrance Day: The children of survivors are learning how to keep their parents' stories alive thebanner.com/education/k-12…

NEW: A pair of Baltimore firefighters died more than 2 years ago. The city still hasn’t told the public what happened. But The Banner has obtained the 300-page report. Read it here: thebanner.com/community/crim…