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Sapna Bansil

Sapna

Sapna Bansil is a regional reporter and Roy W. Howard fellow at The Baltimore Banner. She graduated in May 2024 with her master's from the University of Maryland and held internships at The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Washington Post. Before becoming a journalist, she worked for 10 years as a pediatric occupational therapist.

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Lawmakers join hundreds in outcry over Baltimore County landfill’s ‘trash juice’ proposal
Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh is seeking a permit to discharge 25,000 gallons of leachate a day into the Gunpowder River.
Del. Ryan Nawrocki gives his testimony during a public hearing on Tuesday evening over a potential permit for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill to release leachate into the Gunpowder River.
7 things to do in Baltimore County, from a pawpaw harvest to festivals galore
Baltimore County events this week include an Upperco music festival, Pikesville Armory block party and more.
Large inflatable art structures will be on display at the Pikesville Armory during its block party this Friday.
A Baltimore County landfill wants to dump more ‘trash juice’ into the Gunpowder
A White Marsh landfill has applied for a permit to dump a toxic liquid called leachate into the Bird River, a tributary of the Upper Gunpowder River.
The Big Gunpowder Falls River can be seen beyond Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh.
Incomes keep falling in Baltimore County
Baltimore County incomes fell for the fifth time in a row, and that's placing a greater strain on the county's renters, a Banner analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data found.
Gervonta Davis’ foundation delivers for Upton families, but boxer keeps his distance
Hundreds of kids gathered on the outdoor basketball courts of the Robert C. Marshall Recreation Center, where they received new backpacks, competed in dance-offs and slurped snowballs that turned their lips red and purple.
Professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis’ primary coach, Calvin Ford, at a shoe giveaway in partnership with DTLR and Davis in West Baltimore.
Months after flood rescue, Westernport Elementary goes back to school
Wednesday is the first day of school at Westernport Elementary. On May 13, a flood forced the school to evacuate by boat and prompted Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of emergency.
Kids play on the repaired playground during Westernport Elementary’s back-to-school night on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.
Federal workers: Fired by Trump, frozen out by Moore
While hundreds of federal workers have found room in Maryland's lifeboat, according to state officials, many others were left behind.
A former employee of the Department of Health and Human Services said he applied to state jobs for their stability, benefits and option to telework.
Detention cells in Baltimore designed for short stays instead confine immigrants for days
Under the Trump administration, ICE has detained immigrants in Baltimore holding rooms for an average of 51 hours, four times longer than the maximum time limit under its longstanding policy, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of federal data.
Memories of the Penn North mass overdose keep a survivor striving for recovery
A survivor of the July 10 mass overdose incident in West Baltimore struggled at first to find an open treatment center.
A survivor of the mass overdose poses for a portrait in the Penn North neighborhood, Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Trump administration denies Western Maryland federal flood aid
Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that Maryland will appeal Trump’s decision after the administration denied federal flood aid.
Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
Immigration arrests in Maryland have doubled under Trump
Under President Donald Trump, ICE is arresting 76 immigrants per week in Maryland, up from 29 per week last year.
She nearly died on a playground. Now this mass overdose survivor struggles to find help.
A suspected “bad batch” of drugs that swept through West Baltimore sent at least 27 people to the hospital Thursday.
People walk through the intersection of North Ave. and Pennsylvania Ave. in Baltimore, Saturday July 12, 2025. Days after a mass overdose incidents in the area.
‘Give it a week’: Residents worry help won’t stick after mass overdose leaves 27 hospitalized
At least 27 people had been taken to hospitals for overdose treatment as of Friday, authorities said.
Elijah Bradley says resources have flooded into the community since Thursday’s mass overdose but wonders if support is reaching people who need it.
Medicaid cuts in Trump bill put rural Marylanders’ care on the line
Medicaid has served as a critical lifeline for many rural patients and providers, including in Maryland.
WOODLAWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 19: An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is focusing on the Medicare and Medicaid payment infrastructure as a way to make cost-saving cuts in the system.
Maryland’s oldest rural gay bar — and one of the last — is a log cabin in the woods
The Lodge, a longstanding Boonsboro watering hole that resembles a log cabin, is Maryland’s oldest rural gay bar.
Jimmy Tyner, also known as Nicole James, center wearing blue gown, poses with several drag queens after hosting an annual Christmas celebration at The Lodge in Boonsboro.
Judge vacates a Maryland man’s Jan. 6 gun conviction after Trump’s DOJ intervenes
Elias Costianes’ case shows the Trump administration’s efforts to exonerate Jan. 6 defendants for crimes beyond the Capitol attacks.
Elias Nick Costianes, seen through a window, prepares to leave the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. District Courthouse in Baltimore last week.
ICE targeted a Maryland mother over a decades-old crime. Her town is fighting back.
A 43-year-old is fighting deportation to Vietnam, a place she last lived when she was 10.
Community members and supporters wave to Mong “Melissa” Tuyen Thi Tran as she calls in by video from an ICE detention center in Tacoma, Wash., on Wednesday.
Baltimore’s first WNBA game draws a crowd, even with Caitlin Clark injured
Clark didn’t play in the Fever's loss to the Mystics. But that didn't stop thousands from turning out to see her at CFG Bank Arena.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark signs autographs for fans at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore on Wednesday.
Maryland trades with over 200 countries. Trump’s tariffs could change the numbers.
The Banner analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to understand how Trump's tariffs might affect Maryland.
Motor vehicles were Maryland’s top import by a wide margin in 2024. Tarrifs could complicate those imports, threatening parts of Maryland’s economy.
FEMA reopens fire training academy in Maryland, following weeks of outcry
In-person classes will resume at the National Fire Academy, over 10 weeks after they were paused amid the Trump administration’s review of federal spending.
FEMA’s National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg on March 10, 2025.
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