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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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Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
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.
The Penn North neighborhood was relatively quiet Saturday after first responders and outreach workers flooded the area Thursday and Friday to address a mass overdose.
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.
Elijah Bradley says resources have flooded into the community since Thursday’s mass overdose but wonders if support is reaching people who need it.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Elias Nick Costianes, seen through a window, prepares to leave the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. District Courthouse in Baltimore last week.
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.
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.
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.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark signs autographs for fans at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore 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.
Motor vehicles were Maryland’s top import by a wide margin in 2024. Tarrifs could complicate those imports, threatening parts of Maryland’s economy.
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’s National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg on March 10, 2025.
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.
John Taube, executive director of the Allegany County Library System, gives a tour of the Westernport Library, which was inundated with mud and water during Tuesday’s catastrophic rain event.
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.
Aaron Fitzgerald wades through the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School to retrieve belongings from his mother waterlogged car after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
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.
Members of the national firefighting community walk the campus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg following the annual fallen firefighters memorial.
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 owner Jason Gaister carries out boxes of unsold inventory to be donated to charity as the family-owned business shuts its doors after 37 years.
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.
Sen Chris Van Hollen posted a video to social media from the airport before boarding a flight to El Salvador on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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.
Denise Joseph grabs the mail from her mailbox, in Waldorf, Charles County, Md., Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
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.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 03: Gayle King attends "Good Night, And Good Luck" Broadway Opening Night at Winter Garden Theatre on April 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Milestone or spectacle? What to know about Gayle King’s space flight Monday.
Although some see space tourism as a small step for man, others see it as a giant vanity project for celebrities and the ultra rich.
FEMA’s National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg on March 10, 2025.
Trump-voting town alarmed by FEMA cuts to National Fire Academy
Emmitsburg, Maryland fears the Trump administration’s suspension of the National Fire Academy classes will harm the economy. And emergency workers say the public will be less safe without this training resource.
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