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Sara Ruberg

@RubergSara

reporter @baltimorebanner | previously @nytimes @nbcnews @wsj

Joined October 2018
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Andy Kostka@afkostkaOct 21
From @RubergSara: Student journalists were talking to UMD athletes. Then police showed up. thebanner.com/education/high…
Student journalists were talking to UMD athletes. Then police showed up.

Student journalists were talking to UMD athletes. Then police showed up.

Two student journalists at the University of Maryland said staff called campus police on them after they attempted to speak with football players about the departure of coach Michael Locksley.

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After prosecutors were kicked off the case, Baltimore man pleads to sexually assaulting 14-year-old: tinyurl.com/mrxb84wz (via @BaltimoreBanner)
After prosecutors kicked off case, Baltimore man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 14-year-old

After prosecutors kicked off case, Baltimore man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 14-year-old

A judge disqualified the entire Baltimore state’s attorney's office from handling the prosecution of Dwayne Elliott, 58, of Oliver, who pleaded guilty to a third-degree sex offense.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonSep 29
The Banner sent the great @SapnaBansil to Vietnam to document a deported mother reuniting with her children, highlighting the strain on mixed-status families. Give it a read: thebanner.com/community/loca…
A Maryland mother’s deportation to Vietnam forces an agonizing choice

A Maryland mother’s deportation to Vietnam forces an agonizing choice

Forced 9,000 miles from her family, Melissa Tran confronts what comes next for her U.S.-born children.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonSep 10
A federal lawsuit is challenging a wave of warrantless immigration arrests in Maryland, alleging federal agents are “indiscriminately stopping and arresting” people they perceive to be Black and brown immigrants: thebanner.com/politics-power…
Trump administration sued over warrantless ICE arrests in Maryland

Trump administration sued over warrantless ICE arrests in Maryland

A new federal lawsuit challenges warrantless immigration arrests in Maryland and seeks a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s enforcement practices.

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Frederick: Immigration agents violently clashed with protesters Friday. In one instance captured on video, an agent drove their car on a sidewalk toward protesters. From @RubergSara thebanner.com/community/loca…
ICE agents violently clash with Frederick protesters after 2-day stakeout

ICE agents violently clash with Frederick protesters after 2-day stakeout

Federal immigration agents violently clashed with protesters in Frederick on Friday night, using their vehicles to clear sidewalks and dragging protesters from the front porch of a home they attemp...

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Emily Opilo@emilyopiloSep 3
New: The small office within Baltimore DHCD that placed the 6 kids found in unsafe housing this week was already under investigation for potential fraud thebanner.com/politics-power…
Baltimore agency that placed mom and 6 ‘malnourished’ kids in rowhome investigated for fraud

Baltimore agency that placed mom and 6 ‘malnourished’ kids in rowhome investigated for fraud

Three workers were fired from the Baltimore housing office that placed a mother and six children in a rowhome later condemned as unsafe.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonAug 27
Story: thebanner.com/community/crim…
Baltimore cop charged with raping a crime victim he drove home in Harford County

Baltimore cop charged with raping a crime victim he drove home in Harford County

A Baltimore Police officer has been charged in Harford County with raping a woman involved in a domestic violence incident whom he had driven home, officials confirmed.

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By @RubergSara and @ZawodnyDaniel: Maryland’s Haitian community faces fear and loss after immigrant protection expires: tinyurl.com/besx22c4 (via @BaltimoreBanner)
Maryland’s Haitian community faces loss after immigrant protection expires

Maryland’s Haitian community faces loss after immigrant protection expires

The Trump administration’s decision to rescind a key immigration protection status for Haitians has prompted fear among community members. Many immigrants who benefited from the status said that...

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Ellie Wolfe@elliew0lfeJul 30
Big news from @ZawodnyDaniel + me this evening: A Johns Hopkins public health researcher & former Fulbright scholar was detained while boarding a domestic flight this week as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement efforts at airports thebanner.com/politics-power…
ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests

ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests

A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained this week by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight as the Trump administration ramps up...

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonJul 22
New: We knew there’s been a spike in killings inside Maryland prisons; but how bad is it? We sought data from every state, and Maryland’s prisoner homicide rate was second among the 42 that responded thebanner.com/community/crim…

Maryland prisons rank among nation’s worst for killings

Since 2023, Maryland has had more prison homicides than all of its neighboring states combined. Its homicide rate last year was nearly four times the national average, based on available data...

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The return of dirt bikes to Baltimore streets is fueling renewed debate over public safety, policing and a culture deeply rooted in many city neighborhoods. buff.ly/w6oHW1e
Safety threat or sign of summer? Tensions rise over Baltimore’s dirt bike culture.

Safety threat or sign of summer? Tensions rise over Baltimore’s dirt bike culture.

The return of dirt bikes to Baltimore streets is fueling renewed debate over public safety, policing and a culture deeply rooted in many city neighborhoods.

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Cecil County’s only birth center is closing. Why did no one save it? buff.ly/JeEG2kh
Cecil County’s only birth center is closing. Why did no one save it?

Cecil County’s only birth center is closing. Why did no one save it?

A rural hospital in Cecil County plans to stop delivering babies. The closure of its Family Birth Center poses a challenge to pregnant residents and shows the limits of the state’s hospital regulat...

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Road rage fueled killing of Towson University student, police say: tinyurl.com/bdfj299d (w/@claralfreitas) (via @BaltimoreBanner)

Road rage fueled killing of Towson University student, police say

Reginald Gray Jr. is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Nasir Majied, 22, of Edison, New Jersey.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonJun 16
ICYMI: In 2014, the FBI recorded a Baltimore Police detective talking to an informant about drug dealing and money laundering. BPD, unaware for years, had him working internal affairs: thebanner.com/community/crim…
Baltimore cop was caught by FBI source talking about drug dealing

Baltimore cop was caught by FBI source talking about drug dealing

Former Baltimore Police officer Alexi Correa was caught on tape talking to an FBI confidential source about his own involvement in drug dealing.

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Ellie Wolfe@elliew0lfeJun 11
Breaking from @saacolon, @mayaklora and @lizbowie today: ICE officers detained a man and woman Thursday morning in front of a building where Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School students attend classes. thebanner.com/education/k-12…
ICE agents detain parents dropping off kids outside Baltimore school

ICE agents detain parents dropping off kids outside Baltimore school

ICE agents detained two adults on public school property Thursday in a chaotic scene caught on video.

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Ellie Wolfe@elliew0lfeMay 26
One senior administrator shared in a presentation that Bowie State University sent 2,800 students to debt collection last year. That's almost 45% of the university's student body.
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Bowie State University raised nearly $130 million in recent years, including $75 million from MacKenzie Scott. It’s also conducting staff layoffs + potentially laying off tenured faculty, 86% of whom voted no confidence in the president. What’s going on? thebanner.com/education/high…
Bowie State University raised nearly $130 million. Now it’s planning layoffs.

Bowie State University raised nearly $130 million. Now it’s planning layoffs.

The university faces an $18 million deficit thanks in part to declining enrollment.

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She was her parents’ translator. As valedictorian, she thanked them in their language. thebanner.com/education/k-12…
She was her parents’ translator. As valedictorian, she thanked them in their language.

She was her parents’ translator. As valedictorian, she thanked them in their language.

Valedictorian Khatira Rustami honors her Afghan parents’ sacrifices, highlighting the achievements and resilience of immigrant families at graduation.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonMay 19
Documents: San Francisco Police sought to arrest two Baltimore Police officers in sexual assault probe thebanner.com/community/crim…

New documents reveal San Francisco police push to arrest Baltimore officers

San Francisco Police sought to arrest two Baltimore Police officers for allegedly raping a woman while she said she was unconscious, new records show.

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Céilí Doyle@cadoyle_18May 13
Baltimore County has increasingly become one of the most unaffordable places to live in Maryland. For the past several months @MsHallieMiller and I have reported on why that is. Check our latest, ⤵️ 📸 @KaitlinObscura (@BaltimoreBanner) thebanner.com/community/hous…
Baltimore County needs 19,000 new affordable homes. It has struggled to build 1,000.

Baltimore County needs 19,000 new affordable homes. It has struggled to build 1,000.

Baltimore County agreed in 2016 to build 1,000 affordably priced homes. The need has since ballooned.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonMay 4
So thrilled for our whole @BaltimoreBanner team to be recognized by the Pulitzer Prizes for a *second year in a row* but especially @lizbowie who helped create this place and is the heart and soul of the Banner!
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