Kimi Yoshino

15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free. The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.

After decades of anti-dam protest from Indigenous tribes, the mighty Klamath River is now flowing free.

This summer, 15 teens kayaked from its headwaters near the Cascade Mountains in Oregon to its mouth on the Pacific coast of California.

The unraveling of Brian Matusz Brian Matusz was once the Baltimore Orioles’ next great hope. How did an ‘all-American’ kid lose his way?

To the outside world, Brian Matusz appeared to have it all. But inside, a battle raged. This is the story of how the once-promising Baltimore Oriole lost his way.

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Johns Hopkins pauses pay increases, freezes hiring amid federal cuts The Johns Hopkins University will freeze staff hiring and pay increases as it deals with federal funding losses

BREAKING: Amid more federal funding and research cuts, Johns Hopkins University is pausing pay increases, freezing staff hiring and reducing capital projects by up to 20%. The university is on track to lose nearly $1 billion in funding — so far. Read:
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My first book launched the week the world shut down. I'm ready for my do-over. The pandemic shut down my memoir book tour. Will the publicity for “Family & Other Calamities,” a love letter to Baltimore and journalism, be a chance to try again?

My first book tour was canceled by the pandemic. Five years later, my new book, which comes out Sunday, gives me a do-over. Also, come see me at the Arbutus branch of the Baltimore County Public Library at 6:30 tonight! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/colu...

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Leaving is bittersweet, but I’m confident in The Banner's future: 64K subscribers, amazing revenue growth, and a team that believes deeply in this city. Thank you, Baltimore, for welcoming me and for continuing to support The Banner.

I’m so proud of what we’ve done at The Banner. Started from scratch and now we're Pulitzer winners(!!) with reporting that actually makes people care about (and subscribe to) local news, whether it’s hard-hitting accountability journalism or fun and surprising features..

At the Post, I'll be overseeing features, sports, local, investigations and data — can't think of a better mix. But the real drive is getting to help reinvigorate an institution that's absolutely crucial to our democracy. That’s the kind of fight I’m ready to take on next.

Founding editor Kimi Yoshino to leave The Banner for The Washington Post Kimi Yoshino, who has led The Baltimore Banner for three and a half years as its first editor-in-chief, will leave to become a senior editor at The Washington Post.

Big news: I'm stepping down as editor-in-chief of @thebaltimorebanner.com to join @washingtonpost.com as managing editor. This decision has been difficult. I love what we've built here proving local journalism can thrive. Best job of my life. 🧵
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Only three years old, online publication Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Three reporters from the Baltimore Banner - a relatively new publication -- won a Pulitzer for their reporting on the overdose crisis in Baltimore done in conjunction with the New York Times.

I went on NPR's All Things Considered to talk about @thebaltimorebanner.com @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme's Pulitzer Prize and the state of local news. Take a listen! www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...

Holy shit, just three years into its existence, the nonprofit Baltimore Banner has won its first Pulitzer.

Congratulations to @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme! Very proud of this work, which judges called “an example of very powerful journalism.” They also praised the sharing of our “one-of-a-kind dataset” with nine other media outlets.

Super proud of the @thebaltimorebanner.com newsroom for winning an IRE award for our Key Bridge collapse coverage. At the time, we didn't even have a live blog, but we did have great journalists who know this community and what the bridge meant to it.

Good Data Analysis Tells a Story Maryland Capital with Jayne Miller · Episode

@lizbowie.bsky.social & I got a chance to talk with @jemillerbalt.bsky.social about our investigation into the transit system that struggles to get Baltimore's public school students to school on time.

Hope you'll listen!

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Freddie Gray died after his arrest by Baltimore police a decade ago. His twin now has words to share. Ten years ago, Freddie Gray died at the hands of Baltimore Police. Now, his twin sister, Fredericka Gray, talks about his death.

Fredricka Gray, Freddie Gray’s twin sister, sat down with me this week to talk about her older brother by 13 minutes.

It’ll be 10 years this month since he was killed and Fredricka feels like half of her is gone.

@kaitlinobscura.bsky.social 📸

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Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.

“Mommy, no. Mommy.”

Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.

The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.

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Congratulations to this talented, Polk Award-winning @thebaltimorebanner.com reporting team for shining a light on Baltimore’s opioid crisis, work that has prompted impact and more focus on this problem. @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme.

Western Maryland town alarmed by National Fire Academy shutdown Emmitsburg, a tiny Western Maryland town, fears the Trump administration’s suspension of the National Fire Academy classes will harm the economy. And emergency workers say the public will be less safe...

This Homeland Security quote about the need for the National Fire Academy is 👀

“We are only authorizing travel for mission critical programs. This isn’t one.”

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Let’s connect. @thebaltimorebanner.com

A Baltimore developer’s private jet transfer has infuriated its creditors A construction arm of Chasen Cos. now faces petition for forced bankruptcy

Creditors who want their money are not cool with Chasen's recent transfer of its $5 million+ private jet. They're now seeking a forced bankruptcy and an expedited hearing on it.
@dylansegelbaum.bsky.social @halliemiller.bsky.social @invisibae.bsky.social

Where do Maryland's federal employees live and work? Thousands of federal workers call Maryland home. Many of them also work in offices across the state.

NEW: 1 in every 10 workers in Maryland is employed by the federal government.

It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH.

The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs.

Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com

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Baltimore City Council members press for solutions to student transit nightmare Baltimore City Council members pressed officials in the school district and the Maryland Transit Administration to find solutions to improve mass transit students.

Reporting by @lizbowie.bsky.social & I was cited yesterday in a Baltimore City Council hearing on the root causes of chronic absenteeism.

Proud that we were able to shed some light on a challenge that thousands of students.

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Gov. Moore says it's not his job to chart Democrats' future Moore said he didn’t even watch Trump’s speech Tuesday night

I sat down w/ Gov. Wes Moore and talked about the Trump administration, and his role in the Democratic response.

"I don’t think it’s my job to tell the Democratic Party how to find itself," he told me. He wants to focus instead on protecting Marylanders.

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Now we know. The Raven's "zero-tolerance" conduct policy, which they've been asked multiple times about for at least three years, does not exist in any meaningful way.

It was a convenient perception for the Ravens to let linger. Until it wasn't. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

From Jonas Shaffer -- as fans demand answers on Justin Tucker, the Ravens have remained conspicuously silent. Some perspective from PR professionals on why, and if that's a useful course of action: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

Very proud of our team for winning a Polk Award today for Local Reporting on the city's overdose crisis. This is a big moment for @thebaltimorebanner.com — which has not even been publishing for 3 years — and signals that we have the talent and ambition to execute journalism at the highest level.

Mysterious Zizian leader Jack LaSota arrested in Western Maryland Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland.

Sometimes it feels like all roads eventually lead to Maryland: Mysterious leader of the violent Zizian group arrested in Western Maryland, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social reports. The cultlike group has been tied to several killings across the country. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Ravens’ Justin Tucker faces new allegations from 3 massage therapists Three additional massage therapists are accusing Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexually inappropriate behavior.

In all, 9 women from 5 different high-end spas have shared allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior by the Ravens Justin Tucker with @thebaltimorebanner.com. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. Here is how we reported the story The Banner Ravens Podcast · Episode

People have questions about our investigation into Justin Tucker — why we looked into it, how we reported it, and why we published it as newsworthy. This podcast with lead reporters Julie Scharper, Brenna Smith and Justin Fenton answers these questions and more: open.spotify.com/episode/34ch...