Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
Three Banner journalists spearheaded the project in collaboration with the New York Times
The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses, calling attention to a crisis that has unfolded as government officials paid little attention to the problem and treatment centers were poorly regulated.
Small earthquake reported in west-central Virginia
A small earthquake rattled parts of west-central Virginia Tuesday afternoon.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.8-magntitude earthquake was recorded around Dillwyn and Farmville around 1:08 p.m.USGS said it received several reports from people who felt shaking across west-central Virginia.Marylanders last felt an earthquake in April. That one, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake, was centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, which is about 45 miles west of New York City.Maryland also felt an earthquake in January when a 2.3 magnitude quake struck around 1 a.m. on Jan.
Environment – Page 390 – Baltimore Sun
Some Maryland residents along a proposed 70-mile high-voltage greenfield powerline project are furious that they... Ratepayers could pay for failed power line projects, Marylanders call for federal action Trump's order said there were legal deficiencies in the permitting process. States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy A prominent Baltimore attorney is joining a federal lawsuit to defend over 60 Maryland property... Federal regulators have given a thumbs-up to Maryland's plan for helping restore the ailing Chesapeake...
Marriott International Lowers Outlook Amid Macro Uncertainty
Marriott International beat expectations with its first-quarter earnings, but lowered its outlook to account for slower demand in North America. The Bethesda, Md., hotel company on Monday posted a profit of $665 million, or $2.39 a share, in the quarter ended March 31, compared with $564 million, or $1.93 a share, a year earlier. Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were $2.32, ahead of the $2.25 forecast by analysts, according to FactSet. Revenue rose 5% to $6.26 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet forecast revenue of $6.19 billion. Marriott...
‘Let it bring hope’: 2025 Pulitzer winners react
A three-year-old nonprofit Baltimore newsroom wins big for the first time. The Washington Post’s “urgent and illuminating” coverage of an assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. The winners and finalists of the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon in a livestream from Columbia University in New York. AKA: Journalism crowned its champions.
MD among states suing Trump administration over wind energy
A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy. Attorneys general from 17 states, including Maryland, and Washington, D.C., are challenging an executive order Trump signed during his first day in office, pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects both onshore and offshore.