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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

Body found in van pulled from Inner Harbor ID’d as man missing for over a decade
Police said Friday they have identified a body found inside a van pulled from the Inner Harbor last summer.
Baltimore City Fire and the Baltimore City Police Underwater Recovery Team work to pull a Silver Cab from the Inner Harbor on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Fans wait hours in Towson for bourbon — and a moment with ‘Best Man’ duo
Over 100 fans showed up to get their signed bottles of bourbon and pictures with Malcolm D. Lee and Morris Chestnut in Towson on Saturday.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - Lines of fans wrap around Total Wine and More in Towson for a Sable bourbon bottle signing event with Malcolm D. Lee and Morris Chestnut.
Hours after Spirit’s collapse leaves BWI travelers in the lurch, new JetBlue service announced
Hours after Spirit Airlines ceased operations and left Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport travelers scrambling to rebook flights, JetBlue announced Saturday morning it will begin new service.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - JetBlue Airways  announced on Saturday a new service at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will start on July 9.
Spirit Airlines goes out of business, halts flights at BWI and nationwide
Spirit Airlines was the sixth-busiest carrier at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - Screens at the Spirit check-in area at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport have been shut off.
Adult killed, minors seriously injured in Cockeysville crash
Baltimore County Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash in Cockeysville that left one adult dead and three minors injured Friday night.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - Memorial site of a car crash at the intersection of Poplar Hill Road and Merrymans Mill Road in Cockeysville on Friday night that left three juveniles injured and one adult dead.
Man arrested for allegedly abducting Cockeysville Middle School student
A 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly abducting a Cockeysville Middle School student Thursday morning before dropping her off at school, 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.
Spring events and construction to halt traffic in Baltimore this weekend
Drivers can expect some traffic slowdowns in Baltimore this weekend as the city hosts spring celebrations and repairs roads.
FiFi the Poodle, the race’s most heavy sculpture, makes her way down Key Highway to kick off the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Vehicle strikes underground tank, causing propane leak in White Hall
Baltimore County and state officials halted a 500-gallon propane tank from leaking and causing further damage after a car struck it Thursday evening.
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.
UMD police looking for man accused of indecent exposure, voyeurism in library bathroom
Police are looking for a man whom they accused of indecent exposure and voyeurism in the University of Maryland library in College Park.
The University of Maryland Police Department said the man allegedly exposed himself in a bathroom in McKeldin Library in two separate incidents on Feb. 12 and April 27.
How a timid landscaper became entangled in a Maryland ICE shooting
Salomon Serrano Esquivel was well aware of the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump and often thought he might be next. But he never could have predicted what happened.
Salomon Serrano Esquivel at his brother-in-law’s home in Edgewater. He and his family moved into their relative’s home after ICE took him into custody Dec. 24.
24 families displaced after 3-alarm fire at Windsor Mill apartment complex
No injuries were reported after a three-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex in Windsor Mill on Thursday, officials said.
The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to a fire on Brixworth Court on Thursday.
Man held without bond in wife’s 2002 disappearance despite defense claims of no new evidence
A Baltimore County man accused of killing his wife, who disappeared in 2002, was ordered held without bond Wednesday, as his attorney blasted the case as baseless and lacking any new evidence after more than 20 years.
Michelle Rust, who was 24 years old, vanished on July 20, 2002, while preparing for her 3-year-old son’s birthday party, police said.
Husband charged with murder of Baltimore County woman missing since 2002
Dwight David Rust Jr., 48, was arrested Monday and charged with the first-degree murder of his late wife, Michelle Rust, charging documents said.
Michelle Rust was 24 years old when she went missing in 2002.
Staff shaken after ICE pursuit leads agents into Ovenbird Bakery in Highlandtown
Federal immigration officers chased a man they were attempting to detain in Highlandtown into Ovenbird Bakery on Friday morning, leaving staff shaken from the encounter.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pursued a man into Ovenbird Bakery on Friday morning in Highlandtown.
Hundreds wait hours — some overnight — as Record Store Day lines snake through Fells Point
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Fells Point outside the Sound Garden on Saturday morning for Record Store Day, an annual celebration dedicated to independently owned sellers across the country.
The line outside the Sound Garden in Fells Point was several blocks long Saturday on Record Store Day. People arrived as early as 6 p.m. Friday.
Buzzkill at BWI: 20,000 bees swarm baggage cart before workers step in
The tarmac at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was buzzing on Friday morning after workers discovered about 20,000 bees resting on a baggage cart.
On Friday morning, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport worked with a beekeeper to safely relocate approximately 20,000 bees.
BPD releases footage showing how the April police shooting in Upton unfolded
The Baltimore Police Department released the officer-worn body-camera and street-camera footage of the events that led to the shooting of a 35-year-old man in Upton.
The Baltimore Police Department released the police body camera footage and CitiWatch footage, a still of which is shown here, from the police-involved shooting of 35-year-old Tavon Newton on April 2.
Charles Village CVS temporarily shut down due to rodent infestation
The CVS Pharmacy in Charles Village temporarily closed this month to address a rodent infestation.
A pest control vehicle is parked outside the temporarily closed CVS at 3200 Saint Paul St. on Friday. Paper blocks the windows and a sign on the door indicates a rodent infestation.
Blessings and directions used to lure victims in robbery spree netting $14K in jewelry
Three people were arrested for allegedly luring in victims by asking for directions or offering blessings, then yanking jewelry off the victims and fleeing in Catonsville, police said.
Police identify 64-year-old man killed in crash on Mount Carmel Road in Parkton
Lawrence Martin Jr., 64, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other person was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Baltimore County Police.
One person was killed and another was injured after a crash on Mount Carmel Road in Baltimore County on Wednesday.
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