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Allan James Vestal

Allan James

Allan James Vestal is a data journalist who has previously worked for POLITICO, Bloomberg News, The Dallas Morning News and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He’s been part of teams that have exposed serious flaws in the nation’s newborn screening system, tracked the root causes of deadly natural gas pipeline explosions and found tragic accountability gaps in state-run nursing homes for military veterans. His work has led to state and federal reforms and has been honored by the Gerald Loeb Awards, the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting and the Livingston Award for Young Journalists, among others. In 2020, 2022 and 2024, Vestal directed teams of journalists and developers in building interactive election-night experiences, combining real-time data with deep context and expert analysis.

The latest from Allan James Vestal

Traffic was stopped as a truck fire caused the closure of a stretch of the Baltimore Beltway on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
Traffic on I-695 outer loop in Baltimore County moving again after truck fire causes closure
Traffic is moving again after a truck fire caused the closure of a stretch of the Baltimore Beltway on Saturday afternoon.
Updated Jun 21, 2025
Christian Ramos is believed to have been driving this Tag Trans Inc. tractor-trailer at the time of the shooting in Baltimore County, according to Maryland State Police. He was arrested on June 18, 2025 at a truck stop in Elkins, MD.
Trucker charged in Baltimore County shooting possibly tied to I-83 attacks in Pennsylvania
An Illinois truck driver arrested in connection with a shooting that endangered a toddler along a Baltimore County freeway may be linked to three other shootings that in Pennsylvania the same night, according to Maryland State Police.
Updated Jun 21, 2025
A Freddie Gray mural visible through a memorial wreath on the corner of N. Mount and Presbury Streets in Sandtown-Winchester.
These charts show how Baltimore has changed since Freddie Gray’s death
Baltimore is markedly different than it was then years ago — and, in some ways, exactly the same.
Apr 21, 2025
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