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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

Person stabbed outside Towson Town Center in critical condition; suspect arrested
A person was stabbed and suffered critical injuries outside Towson Town Center on Saturday morning, police said. A suspect has been arrested.
Police arrested a person for a stabbing in front of the Towson Town Center on Saturday morning.
Judge finds ‘realistic likelihood of vindictiveness’ in Kilmar Abrego Garcia prosecution
District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw said in a 16-page memorandum opinion that there was a “realistic likelihood of vindictiveness” behind the United States government’s decision to prosecute Abrego Garcia.
A federal judge in Tennessee ruled Friday that there was a “realistic likelihood of vindictiveness” in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s prosecution.
Estranged husband charged with killing his wife 31 years ago
Donald Lester, 68, was charged on Friday with killing his estranged wife, Linda Lester, who went missing in October 1994 and was found dead days later, police said.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025 - Joy Lepola-Stewart, Director of Public Affairs for the Baltimore County Police Department, addresses attendees at a press conference on Friday in Towson about about the Linda Lester cold case.
Jane Goodall leaves her mark on Marylanders — from a permanent tattoo to a lasting legacy
While the British scientist was a global icon, Jane Goodall occasionally visited Maryland, under varying circumstances.
Jane Goodall speaks at The Lyric in Baltimore for "An Afternoon with Jane Goodall" in March 2025.
Widespread ‘pistachio tide’ rolls into the Inner Harbor
Blue Water Baltimore, a water quality watchdog in the city, explained the colorful change and rotten-egg smell were part of a “turnover event” in the harbor.
The water in Baltimore's Inner Harbor is bright green on Wednesday as Blue Water Baltimore calls the event the most widespread "pistachio tide" they've seen.
Trump’s potential bid to ‘whitewash’ Harpers Ferry meets pushback
Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks called on the federal government to halt efforts to “whitewash American History” at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia.
The town of Harpers Ferry in 2024.
‘Swatting’ and ‘hoax’ threats strike several Maryland schools this year
False claims of active shooters or violence are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know as Maryland schools are targeted.
Morgan State University received a bomb threat for its campus library on Tuesday, but it was ruled not credible, university officials said.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers concerned after he’s moved to Pennsylvania detention facility
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in the national fight over immigration enforcement, was moved from a Virginia detention center to one in rural Pennsylvania.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been transferred from a detention center in Virginia to one in Philipsburg, Pa., after his lawyers said they had difficulty accessing their client.
ICE officer drops gun, points it toward bystanders during Hyattsville arrest
An Immigration and Enforcement Customs (ICE) Officer was captured fumbling and then pointing a gun toward bystanders during an arrest on Wednesday morning in a busy Hyattsville intersection.
An ICE officer points a gun toward bystanders during an arrest on Wednesday in Hyattsville.
Howard Janet, a lawyer with an ‘outsized personality,’ fought for clients and family
Howard Janet died on Sept. 18 after complications from a heart and kidney transplant. He was 70.
Howard Janet.
Ex-husband of 69-year-old Lutherville woman charged with her murder
The ex-husband of the 69-year-old bartender who was found dead last week in her Lutherville home was charged with her murder, police said.
Baltimore County Police arrested and charged Karl Geiger with the first-degree murder of his ex-wife, Patricia Watson-Geiger.
2 shootings and vacant building fire leave 3 dead in Baltimore in 6 hours
Within a span of six hours, three people died in Baltimore from shootings and a vacant building fire, police said.
A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
19-year-old man shot near Forest Park High School after football game
A 19-year-old was shot and injured outside of Forest Park High School in Northwest Baltimore Friday evening, police said. The teenager is in stable condition.
Baltimore City Police found a 19-year-old with gunshot wounds after responding to reports of gunfire near Forest Park High School on Friday.
Maryland joins regional public health coalition as federal panel reviews vaccine policy
Maryland joined coalition of Northeastern states and New York City to protect “broad vaccine access,” among other public health initiatives.
The Maryland Department of Health is located in the Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building at 201 W. Preston Street in Baltimore.
Anne Arundel school bus drivers reach tentative agreement, averting strike
School bus drivers and attendants in Anne Arundel County reached a tentative agreement with employers, halting any potential strikes that would have lefts thousands of students without a ride to school.
yellow school buses
Police investigating homicide of 69-year-old bartender found dead in her Lutherville home
Baltimore County Police are investigating the homicide of a 69-year-old woman who was discovered dead in a home in Lutherville.
Police said they responded to a call on Oakcroft Drive around 8:25 p.m. Monday and found 69-year-old Patricia Watson-Geiger dead in her home with upper body trauma.
Man shot outside West Baltimore mosque in critical condition
A man was shot and severely injured outside a Baltimore mosque Wednesday afternoon, police said.
A 49-year-old man was shot outside a mosque in West Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon. A person of interest was taken into custody at the scene.
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