The latest from Sapna Bansil
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Western Maryland town that flooded must try again to keep its head above water
Children left schools in boats as 5 inches of rain deluged parts of Allegany and Garrett counties last week.
Gov. Moore declares state of emergency in flood-ravaged Western Maryland
Heavy rains this week led to the worst flooding parts of Allegany County has seen in nearly 30 years. Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency.
Trump officials silent as firefighters lobby to reopen training academy in Maryland
Firefighters, a widely-respected constituency that Trump has courted, say they are having a tough time lobbying against the administration’s cuts — or even getting administration officials to respond to them.
Linen World survived big-box stores and online retailers — but not Trump
Business at an Oxon Hill linen store tanked after Trump’s federal layoffs. His tariffs made its future untenable.
Van Hollen lands in El Salvador, hopes to see Maryland dad wrongly deported
The senator said he plans to meet with government officials to discuss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release.
Trump’s federal worker cuts are destabilizing the nation’s 2 richest Black counties
Businesses across Charles County and neighboring Prince George’s County brace for the impact of Trump's federal cuts.
16-year-old boy killed in Baltimore County shooting
A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in Arbutus on Sunday, Baltimore County Police said.