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Sara Ruberg

Sara

Sara Ruberg is an Express reporter for The Baltimore Banner. Before joining The Banner, she spent a year at The New York Times as a reporting fellow on the Express desk. Sara has also worked at NBC News where she produced packages and wrote articles about business, technology and the economy. Upon graduating from Stony Brook University in 2022, she spent a summer in London working for the Wall Street Journal as the Marie Colvin International Reporting Fellow.

The latest from Sara Ruberg

How a law firm’s Facebook post rocked Harford County schools
Lawyer Adele Brockmeyer, a partner at Turnbull Brockmeyer Law Group, released a 911 call purportedly from Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Sean Bulson.
Adele Brockmeyer and her husband John Turnbull of Turnbull Brockmeyer Law Group.
Baltimore protesters march to ICE office after fatal shooting in Minnesota
Baltimore protests join a chorus of rallies across the country following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minnesota.
People march through downtown Baltimore to protest on Thursday after a woman was shot and killed by ICE in Minneapolis the previous day.
Police dispute ICE’s account of Glen Burnie shooting, as Minneapolis raises more questions
A deadly shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis on Wednesday renewed scrutiny of a violent Christmas Eve incident involving ICE agents in Glen Burnie, with Anne Arundel County police for the first time publicly disputing the federal agency’s account.
Federal officials said two people in the country illegally were in a work van when immigration agents approached them in a residential court in Glen Burnie.
Pa. fire chief accused of defrauding Baltimore County volunteer fire departments arrested
A Pennsylvania fire chief was arrested on New Year’s Day for allegedly defrauding volunteer fire departments in Baltimore County out of tens of thousands of dollars, police said.
The Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company at 108 Main Street on January 3, 2025.
Maryland leaders split along party lines over Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
Hours after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Maryland’s congressional leaders have split along party lines in response to the mission.
Pedestrians walk past destroyed containers at La Guaira port after explosions were heard in Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.
Corrections officer dies on same day of his retirement in New Year’s Eve truck crash
A Prince George’s County corrections officer died on New Years Eve after his pickup truck went off the road and crashed into a pole in Crofton, police said.
Master Corporal John Nicholson died after his truck veered off the highway and crashed into a pole on Dec. 31 - the same day he retired as a correctional officer with Prince George's County Department of Corrections.
Man shot by ICE in Glen Burnie moved to Virginia detention center
Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, an immigrant from Portugal accused of driving his van at ICE agents in Glen Burnie, was moved to the Caroline Detention Facility in Virginia, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement online detainee database.
The man shot by an ICE agent on Christmas Eve in Glen Burnie is being held in a Virginia ICE facility.
Roads to close in downtown Baltimore ahead of New Year’s Eve festivities
If you’re heading to the Inner Harbor to watch the fireworks on Wednesday, plan for traffic restrictions in downtown Baltimore starting at 4 p.m.
People enjoy the fireworks show by the Inner Harbor to ring in the new year in Baltimore on January 1, 2025.
Former federal worker reflects on jobs and potential lives lost from USAID shutdown
Peter Connolly worked at the United States Agency for International Development for nearly a decade. When it folded this summer, not only did he lose a job, he also lost contact with colleagues in conflict zones.
Peter Connolly worked at the United States Agency for International Development for nearly a decade.
ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say
Two people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after federal immigration officials opened fire on a vehicle in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after an federal immigration agent shot someone on the 500 Block of West Court in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.
Attorney questions account of Glen Burnie ICE shooting as new details emerge
Questions surround the violent confrontation on Christmas Eve in a neighborhood court in Glen Burnie.
Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after a federal immigration agent shot someone in Glen Burnie, officials said.
21-year-old pedestrian killed in Baltimore hit-and-run
A 21-year-old man was killed after a vehicle struck him on Tuesday night and the driver fled the scene, police said.
A Baltimore City Police vehicle parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Police ID 82-year-old man found dead in Inner Harbor who likely fell in after medical emergency
The man, Walter Broderick, was found floating in the water near Lighthouse Point Marina in Canton, where he had a boat docked, according to a Baltimore Police report.
The Baltimore City Fire Department tried to save the 82-year-old man found in the Inner Harbor, but he was pronounced dead shortly after being pulled from the water.
Terri Royster, a professional dancer raised in Columbia, was an artist who ‘lived out loud’
Terri Royster left behind a lot of friends and a “memorable” legacy, her brother said. “She lived out loud.”
Terri Royster.
70-year-old Ellicott City man killed, others injured in 2-vehicle crash
A 70-year-old Howard County man was killed, and two others were injured after two cars crashed on Monday in Aberdeen, police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
82-year-old man dies after plunge in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
An 82-year-old man died after rescuers attempted to save him from the Inner Harbor waters on Wednesday morning, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - More than a dozen Baltimore fire trucks and police cars lined the area near the Pier 5 Hotel on Tuesday as divers and rescue boats searched for a vehicle that plunged into the water.
LifeBridge Health names longtime Johns Hopkins executive as new CEO
Jennifer Nickoles, the president of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and decades-long health care executive, will become the next president and chief executive at LifeBridge Health.
LifeBridge Health today announced that Jennifer Nickoles will become the health system’s next president and chief executive officer, succeeding Neil Meltzer who will retire after serving 13 years in the position.
Journalist Charles Robinson remembered for ‘legendary’ coverage of politics, minority communities
Charles Robinson, an award-winning journalist who covered stories across mediums for decades, died on Monday afternoon at the age of 69, according to an executive at Maryland Public Television, his most recent workplace.
The MPTState Circle team in 2019. Left to right standing: reporters Charles Robinson, Nancy Yamada, Sue Kopen Katcef. Sitting: host Jeff Salkin.
What is a 287(g)? How immigration enforcement continues to change across Maryland.
This year, five county sheriff’s offices entered agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joining three counties that already had longstanding pacts with the federal agency.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
14-year-old boy dies after shooting in Morrell Park
A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in the Morrell Park neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
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