Jessica Gallagher
Staff Photographer at the Baltimore Banner ✨
www.jessicagallagherimagery.com
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherPinkshift might be Baltimore’s best-kept secret, but they already know the Metro Subway is, too. Check out their weekend shows at the Ottobar via the local link 21 and 94.
- Reposted by Jessica Gallagher“Do I have all of the answers right now? No, I don’t. But am I willing to do the work? And are my members willing to do the work? Absolutely. Absolutely.” Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk charts a new course in the Maryland House. 📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherA Baltimore homebuying dream collides with a ‘heartbreaking’ rental scam. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherBy @darreonna.bsky.social: Community gathers to remember Baltimore’s 133 homicide victims in 2025. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherBy @juliemore19.bsky.social: A genetic disease is stealing their toddler. A blood test at birth could have saved her. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherJust past the tree-line of a well manicured vet cemetery lies what researchers believe are the unmarked graves of Black children who died in state custody. Lawmakers said they want to restore dignity to those buried there. w/ @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherBy Céilí Doyle: Gnome Hill: NCR Trail landmark brings joy to northern Baltimore County. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
- ‘Round 2’: Baltimore again sees multiple people hospitalized after overdoses in Penn North Find the story here ---> www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherBy Sapna Bansil: She nearly died on a playground. Now this mass overdose survivor struggles to find help. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social)
- The Dish: This Prime Rib waiter has served legends — and became one himself Story by Christina Tkacik on the @thebaltimorebanner.com
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherFor 60 years, they’ve made the memories and friendships last. My latest for The Baltimore Banner. 📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/ba...
- A turtle swims through waters affected by an oil spill at the inlet near S. Caroline Street and Lancaster Street on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The spill occurred nearby the day before, on Wednesday. Read all updates on the @thebaltimorebanner.com --> tinyurl.com/d99ad5dn
- At 11, she’s turned heartbreak into hope on the National Spelling Bee stage Read the story by @kris10griffith.bsky.social on the @thebaltimorebanner.com ---> tinyurl.com/2rj9mrb5
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- Preakness Day! Find all your coverage on the @thebaltimorebanner.com ! Live Blog --> tinyurl.com/4p7wrk82
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherGroundbreaking audit of Md. police-custody deaths has major implications: -It "validates concerns" of biased death investigations -Dozens of deaths will be reexamined -Nail in the coffin for "excited delirium" -It all started with the George Floyd trial www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
- Over 200 firefighters battling 6-alarm West Baltimore warehouse blaze Story by @darreonna.bsky.social and @thetaralynch.bsky.social on @thebaltimorebanner.com ---> tinyurl.com/45vpkbj8Story
- Mayor Brandon Scott laughs before speaking at a press conference announcing the Housing Options and Opportunity Act at City Hall, in Baltimore, Monday, May 12, 2025. Read @halliemiller.bsky.social and @emilyopilo.bsky.social story here —> www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/ho...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherIt was a two-year effort spanning multiple newsrooms with brilliant co-reporters @jessicagallagher.bsky.social, Nick Thieme, @mercohn.bsky.social, @justinfenton.bsky.social and @adampwillis.bsky.social. What an incredible and surreal honor. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherThe Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherI 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...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherHey @jessicagallagher.bsky.social Congratulations on this much deserved award! So happy for you and your colleagues. I would love to see the photos from the project.
- What a day! Congrats to @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social @kyoshino.bsky.social, Nick and everyone else at The Banner! This is HUGE! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherWhat a day! Congrats to @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social @kyoshino.bsky.social, Nick and everyone else at The Banner! This is HUGE! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherThere are many hard days in journalism. But most days at @thebaltimorebanner.com are very good days. And today is the best day - three of our colleagues won a #Pulitzer! Congratulations to @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and @alissazhu.bsky.social! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherOne of my proudest days of my career. I am so lucky to work in a newsroom with some of the best journalists in the world. Congrats to @alissazhu.bsky.social, @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and the entire team for such incredible reporting. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
- Hundreds of protesters hit Baltimore’s streets for May Day marches: ‘This is just amazing’ Story here ---> tinyurl.com/hwu4jsnj
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherCongratulations 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.
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherA queer artist’s nude protest of Trump went viral. It turned their life upside-down, Wesley Case reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)(📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social)
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- Reposted by Jessica GallagherBy @invisibae.bsky.social, @kris10griffith.bsky.social and @tramonlucas.bsky.social: For aspiring wrestling pros, the road to WWE runs through Maryland. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com) (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social)
- For aspiring wrestling pros, the road to WWE runs through Maryland Story by @invisibae.bsky.social @kris10griffith.bsky.social and @tramonlucas.bsky.social on the @thebaltimorebanner.com !
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherSuper 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.
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherTrump’s federal worker cuts are destabilizing the nation’s 2 richest Black counties, @invisibae.bsky.social and Sapna Bansil report. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com) (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social)
- Reposted by Jessica Gallagher“He watches ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ reruns every day. His beloved Frederick County is his very own Mayberry.” Riveting read about the one and only Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, by @leeosanderlin.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherBy @leeosanderlin.bsky.social. A red stalwart in blue Maryland: Are these the last days for Chuck Jenkins? (via @thebaltimorebanner.com) (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social)
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherCongratulations 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.
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherBy @alissazhu.bsky.social: Their loved ones died while in drug treatment at PHA Healthcare. They still want answers. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
- At transgender visibility celebration, Gov. Moore called out for lack of action Find the story by @pwoodreporter.bsky.social on @thebaltimorebanner.com here ---> tinyurl.com/38jyucep
- Maryland @govwesmoore.bsky.social hosted a ceremony for International Transgender Day of Visibility this morning -- and in a remarkable turn of events, he got called out for not sufficiently supporting trans Marylanders. Here's what happened: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
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- Camden Franks walks around during the What’s New at Oriole Park media event at Camden Yards.
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherLet’s connect. @thebaltimorebanner.com
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherThe Key Bridge was 30 times more susceptible to ship strike than it should have been, the NTSB said Thursday, and the risk of a similar disaster at the Bay Bridge is still unknown because it has never been studied. w/ @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tr...
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- Reposted by Jessica GallagherICYMI. His teammates gathered around his locker at locker clean out to sign a helmet for him. Photo by @jessicagallagher.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jessica Gallagher"I wish that he would have some courage to actually represent the concerns of his constituents." Meet MDers less than thrilled with the representation they're getting from Rep. Andy Harris. ✍️ @brendawintrode.bsky.social 📸 @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherFederal workers in Congressman Andy Harris’ deep red Md. district are pleading for his help. But reaching out to the chair of the House Freedom Caucus has been as useful as screaming under water. @thebaltimorebanner.com 📸 @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
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- Reposted by Jessica GallagherWell done, @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick! This is a huge achievement. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo... #journalism
- cat, car, and snow in Baltimore.
- The Baltimore area is waking up to around 4 inches of snow on Wednesday with higher accumulation totals in southern Maryland. Snow is expected to transition to a mixture of snow and sleet this morning, then rain later in the day. Updates here —> tinyurl.com/48hnhzvy
- Amid a snowstorm, 8-year-old Jason Hagan swings at Federal Hill Park in Baltimore on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Find all snow updates on the @thebaltimorebanner.com
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherChris Van Hollen has put himself out front in the fight against Donald Trump’s unprecedented expansion of presidential powers. His words are bolder. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/colu...
- Maryland delegation condemns DOGE at Social Security rally in Woodlawn Story on @thebaltimorebanner.com by @briaovers.bsky.social here --> tinyurl.com/y8n96y59
- From Baltimore's last snow day ❄️
- Dundalk 📍
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherNew @BaltimoreBanner investigation: Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six massage therapists www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherBy @darreonna.bsky.social: Emotional family and community mourn 11-year-old girl allegedly killed by her mom. ( 📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
- Balloons, teddy bears and candles decorated the Middle River home where 11-year-old London Olsen was allegedly killed by her mother last week. Read the story here —> www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
- PHA Healthcare owner says treatment services have ended Story by @alissazhu.bsky.social here --> tinyurl.com/3fewttdk
- They entered treatment. Drugs, overdoses and deaths followed. Story here --> tinyurl.com/46c77htk
- Been walking around downtown Baltimore this week
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- Got to roam around Dundalk with @brendawintrode.bsky.social for her story! Read here ---> tinyurl.com/45hnkyhv @thebaltimorebanner.com
- Locker room clean out with the @baltimoreravens.bsky.social Find all stories on @thebaltimorebanner.com tinyurl.com/3mdahtc8 @giana-jade.bsky.social @kylegoon.bsky.social @sports.thebaltimorebanner.com
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherBills 27, Ravens 25: Making sense of another playoff letdown
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherFor policy and practical reasons, Baltimore's myriad services often fail to reach sex workers. Here is the story of one woman who is trying on her own to help them. @brennasmith.bsky.social + @jessicagallagher.bsky.social for @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
- 2024 in photos: @thebaltimorebanner.com favorite images of the year Incredible work by incredible people. I hope you spend some time looking through this year's photos. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo... Shout-out to @azambelich.bsky.social for putting this all together!
- A drug treatment program in Baltimore that makes millions of Medicaid each year puts patients in apartments it runs, where many have relapsed, overdosed and, sometimes, died.
- We spoke to dozens of patients and employees at PHA Healthcare. We tracked at least 13 deaths to the program since 2022, including that of a mother and her baby. The woman died of cardiovascular disease, but then no one from the program checked on their unit. Her child starved.
- Read the story here --> www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherThe support of the NYT team really made this happen; spend some time with this story today: bsky.app/profile/nyti...
- “I feel so helpless and alone.” In Baltimore, a government-funded drug-treatment program offered free housing, but many patients have relapsed, fallen deeper into addiction and sometimes died, an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner found. nyti.ms/3P8Y4nU
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherSo proud of @alissazhu.bsky.social & @jessicagallagher.bsky.social for the incredible reporting they put into this story. The 3rd investigative piece after a year+ of work, they dug deep into an addiction recovery program here in Baltimore: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...
- Reposted by Jessica Gallagher@jessicagallagher.bsky.social worked with such care on photos, spending time to build relationships with all the families and former clients — and it shows: bsky.app/profile/jess...
- PHA Healthcare collects millions of dollars a year to treat hundreds of ppl struggling w/ addiction. Many of its patients have not gotten better. Instead, placed by the company in what are effectively government-funded drug houses, they have relapsed, fallen deeper into addiction and sometimes died.
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- “I feel so helpless and alone.” In Baltimore, a government-funded drug-treatment program offered free housing, but many patients have relapsed, fallen deeper into addiction and sometimes died, an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner found. nyti.ms/3P8Y4nU
- PHA Healthcare collects millions of dollars a year to treat hundreds of ppl struggling w/ addiction. Many of its patients have not gotten better. Instead, placed by the company in what are effectively government-funded drug houses, they have relapsed, fallen deeper into addiction and sometimes died.
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- Fernando Rivera-Estrada, called his mother in January 2023 after less than a month in the program. “If I don’t get out of Baltimore,” he said, “I’m going to die.” He fatally overdosed on fentanyl the next day.
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View full threadPlease spend time with this article today. Find it here ---> www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherPeople enter drug treatment at their most vulnerable, seeking help. In Baltimore, the Country's overdose capitol, a provider took that responsibility and created an environment where patients routinely relapsed and died. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...
- Becoming Hagerstown’s first Black mayor made her a role model — and a target: tinyurl.com/2xd5v8fk Story on the @thebaltimorebanner.com by the very talented Sapna Bansil
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherPhenomenal profile of the first Black mayor of Hagerstown, Md., in today's @thebaltimorebanner.com Sapna Bansil & @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherTruly could not be prouder that 1) this is the team I get to cover Maryland education with and 2) the Banner sees the incredible value in dedicating resources to covering early childhood education kappanonline.org/ciera-mull-u...
- Reposted by Jessica GallagherMore than 180 people applied to join a new spending panel that will help decide how hundreds of millions in opioid lawsuit winnings are distributed in Baltimore over the next 15 years.
