Brenna Smith is an investigative reporter for the Baltimore Banner, focusing on using visuals and open source intelligence (OSINT) to tell local Baltimore stories. Prior, Brenna was a 2021-2022 Visual Investigations Fellow with the New York Times video team. In 2022, she was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on fatal traffic stops by police. Brenna has also worked as a guest trainer and researcher with the investigative collective Bellingcat, specializing in disinformation and the illicit use of cryptocurrencies.
Lots of us are eating turkeys on Thanksgiving. The story of Thelma and Louise, rescue turkeys at Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary in Howard County, might make you reconsider.
Howard Community College President Daria Willis has been facing mounting criticism and controversy. Detractors turned to an anonymous website, which has become a ledger of grievances from employees, students and local residents.
When the Baltimore Police wouldn't help find her missing daughter, Tammy turned to Bonnie, who had created a Facebook group years earlier for her own missing daughter.
Stressed out and need a hug? Try cow cuddling, also known as bovine therapy. Some Baltimore Banner reporters visited Clarksville Cow Cuddling to check it out.
The increase follows a Baltimore Banner investigation published July 8 that found hazmat truckers have illegally been using the city’s tunnels after the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
This is the story of the Key Bridge disaster as told by people who lived it. The Banner spoke to 25 rescue workers, eyewitnesses, victims' relatives and more to compile a chronology of events on March 26.
Food insecurity in rural Maryland has been especially pronounced this summer, local advocates say. Low-income families are grappling with soaring grocery prices and unusually high temperatures that hit at the same time as federal reductions in food assistance programs.
A Baltimore propane distribution company is suing the owners of the cargo ship Dali for economic losses suffered from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
Cumberland is offering $10,000 in relocation fees and up to a $10,000 match for a down payment or renovations on a home in the city limits as part of a push to attract residents.
Aug 26, 2024
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