<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Banner ]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.thebanner.com/arc/outboundfeeds/public-feed-rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Latest headlines from The Banner ]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:45:40 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[  Maryland’s golf club capital opens a different type of course]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/disc-golf-montgomery-county-northeast-branch-park-MXO2R4RIYVH6PPFMVCB7YO2GSA/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/disc-golf-montgomery-county-northeast-branch-park-MXO2R4RIYVH6PPFMVCB7YO2GSA/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Montgomery County, the <a href="https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/tax-breaks-country-clubs-7V3IQRVFH5CJPMQIOQ7LTVI6PY/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/tax-breaks-country-clubs-7V3IQRVFH5CJPMQIOQ7LTVI6PY/">golf course capital</a> of Maryland, is growing another version of the game.  from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Montgomery County, the <a href="https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/tax-breaks-country-clubs-7V3IQRVFH5CJPMQIOQ7LTVI6PY/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/tax-breaks-country-clubs-7V3IQRVFH5CJPMQIOQ7LTVI6PY/">golf course capital</a> of Maryland, is growing another version of the game. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X5HP3KO6WVHSTJ6K37RL5GIN5A.JPG?auth=334daf162a6ffece4298e46db8b1fbee959ef44fe5a68820afc120f7f3d50002&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001" type="image/jpeg" height="2001" width="3000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Fish, designer of the Northwest Branch Disc Golf Course, on the new course in Cloverly. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maansi Srivastava for The Banner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Lamar Jackson, 5 other starters return to Ravens practice]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/lamar-jackson-return-practice-status-jets-ankle-injury-JHVBBJNQS5FQDDKO237CJ3ZD4A/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/lamar-jackson-return-practice-status-jets-ankle-injury-JHVBBJNQS5FQDDKO237CJ3ZD4A/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giana Han]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ <i>Join the huddle. </i><a href="https://www.thebanner.com/newsletters/topic-alert/ravens-update/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ravens-alerts-gh " target="_self" rel="" title="https://www.thebanner.com/newsletters/topic-alert/ravens-update/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ravens-alerts-gh "><i>Sign up here</i></a><i> for Ravens updates in your inbox.</i> from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:50:25 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Join the huddle. </i><a href="https://www.thebanner.com/newsletters/topic-alert/ravens-update/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ravens-alerts-gh " target="_self" rel="" 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say]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/real-housewives-of-potomac-wendy-osefo-bravo-fraud-GMDPW4TLPVE5LDYJQZWRQMNXGQ/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/real-housewives-of-potomac-wendy-osefo-bravo-fraud-GMDPW4TLPVE5LDYJQZWRQMNXGQ/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Fenton, Ellie Wolfe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Prosecutors are seeking additional financial records of “Real Housewives of Potomac” star Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, that they say will show a pattern of excessive spending and support a motive in their criminal fraud case, new court filings show. from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:00:41 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prosecutors are seeking additional financial records of “Real Housewives of Potomac” star Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, that they say will show a pattern of excessive spending and support a motive in their criminal fraud case, new court filings show.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SBKCXUF67VDKVLZDP76JQY2ZFA.jpg?auth=9eba1c7a389d20500ab03260af4f45da4d35a853dabd769c0aefaf4acb24b3d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4245&amp;height=2830" type="image/jpeg" height="2830" width="4245"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[State prosecutors allege Bravo stars Eddie and Wendy Osefo used the aliases “Eddie Hennessy” and “Pam Oliver.”]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dia Dipasupil</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Prince George’s County is ending its decades-old ban on pit bulls]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-county-pit-bulls-ban-UABVBBQAQNFO5FREMGVHQZDPXE/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-county-pit-bulls-ban-UABVBBQAQNFO5FREMGVHQZDPXE/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clara Longo de Freitas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Advocates saw <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRK6tsOkoDv/?igsh=a2hoYjV5YWtzNWNm" target="_self" rel="" title="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRK6tsOkoDv/?igsh=a2hoYjV5YWtzNWNm">Renee</a>, a pit bull terrier mix, trot out of the Prince George’s County animal shelter with a volunteer on Monday on her way to her foster home. She was one of 13 dogs moved out of the county after being marked at risk of being euthanized. from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:39:19 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Advocates saw <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRK6tsOkoDv/?igsh=a2hoYjV5YWtzNWNm" target="_self" rel="" title="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRK6tsOkoDv/?igsh=a2hoYjV5YWtzNWNm">Renee</a>, a pit bull terrier mix, trot out of the Prince George’s County animal shelter with a volunteer on Monday on her way to her foster home. She was one of 13 dogs moved out of the county after being marked at risk of being euthanized.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IUONM7Q6DVAWZDCHD6UYFUPOAU.jpg?auth=3250cd805e0f11cf91ed2d51e6d5b2f944f640fb107f86774f569a39c526ed02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3150&amp;height=2100" type="image/jpeg" height="2100" width="3150"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pit bull is not a specific breed but an umbrella term generally applied to dogs with muscular bodies and broad heads.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Harnik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[  West Baltimore will lose a beloved school that couldn’t make ends meet for years]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/new-song-academy-charter-school-closure-baltimore-MFC4N5XKMJAC7JOSHE3R47VZUQ/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/new-song-academy-charter-school-closure-baltimore-MFC4N5XKMJAC7JOSHE3R47VZUQ/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Lora]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ There’s no amount of money Jayson J. Green wouldn’t pay to save New Song Academy. from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There’s no amount of money Jayson J. Green wouldn’t pay to save New Song Academy.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CJLR2S2455DI5B3GCIIDNNRFSM.jpg?auth=e8b4fa6cafc9b3f00461bb7a3c1aea650bdb7e4ec1790b4bce6b12412f45a73d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8316&amp;height=5544" type="image/jpeg" height="5544" width="8316"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Song Community Learning Center, the nonprofit that operates New Song Academy, a charter elementary-middle school that’s been in Sandtown-Winchester for more than 30 years.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kaitlin Newman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Orioles send Grayson Rodriguez to Angels for outfielder Taylor Ward in surprising trade]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trade-grayson-rodriguez-taylor-ward-I65IKRC7UJAGLGJEFDJSILV7WY/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trade-grayson-rodriguez-taylor-ward-I65IKRC7UJAGLGJEFDJSILV7WY/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Kostka]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ The Orioles swung a stunning trade Tuesday night when they parted ways with a promising yet injury-prone starting pitcher. from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:54:54 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Orioles swung a stunning trade Tuesday night when they parted ways with a promising yet injury-prone starting pitcher.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAUGPZSAQBF7JEXQOLIB66B6PY.jpg?auth=a46156bbf217fe1635dde40309da28b6b5a6b0ba0c755c0c8f9fa0b72e1b0ddf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683" type="image/jpeg" height="683" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward s greeted in the dugout after scoring a run during the first inning against the Minnesota Twins on Sept. 9.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jayne Kamin-Oncea</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Police collect record number of guns in buyback program ]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/rockville-police-buyback-guns-nearly-gift-cards-WKE6FEUWLRBIPAK34EH7PWWCI4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/rockville-police-buyback-guns-nearly-gift-cards-WKE6FEUWLRBIPAK34EH7PWWCI4/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Antonio Planas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ The Rockville City Police Department on Saturday collected more than 300 guns — the most ever in an annual buyback initiative’s history. from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:59:54 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Rockville City Police Department on Saturday collected more than 300 guns — the most ever in an annual buyback initiative’s history.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2SA32FUY5NCYNH4CO5CPPDCRVU.jpg?auth=d750841f97be1efcf41939b192680f3309575fcb79a651cbe2ada2f80096cd97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5124&amp;height=3546" type="image/jpeg" height="3546" width="5124"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A gun turned in at a buyback event in Miami in 2016]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lynne Sladky</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Baltimore County library CEO faces backlash after abrupt librarian layoffs and rehiring]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-public-library-ceo-dismissal-YUEUSSJHCJFN3KKYURLR2AZLFE/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-public-library-ceo-dismissal-YUEUSSJHCJFN3KKYURLR2AZLFE/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Céilí Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ In a cramped meeting room on the ground floor of the Baltimore County Public Library’s Towson branch, <a href="https://www.bcpl.info/about-us/leadership" target="_self" rel="" title="https://www.bcpl.info/about-us/leadership">CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine</a> sat stone-faced. from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:20:22 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a cramped meeting room on the ground floor of the Baltimore County Public Library’s Towson branch, <a href="https://www.bcpl.info/about-us/leadership" target="_self" rel="" title="https://www.bcpl.info/about-us/leadership">CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine</a> sat stone-faced.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VEIZ2SUAANF2XGNSKT2NJ7ZVPU.JPG?auth=0c0963cebc594252d86e9b39d5fbcdac258a7b13a6918887ff557aa88a5a0910&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000" type="image/jpeg" height="2000" width="3000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Baltimore County Public Library CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine listens to grievances from concerned librarians and community members during an emergency meeting in Towson on Tuesday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kaitlin Newman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Montgomery County passes $7.75 million plan for food assistance and nonprofit support]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-food-assistance-plan-shutdown-Y2MLB4BR3JHQLLV2PW4ULBL3WA/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-food-assistance-plan-shutdown-Y2MLB4BR3JHQLLV2PW4ULBL3WA/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ginny Bixby]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Though the government shutdown is over, the Montgomery County Council moved forward to <a href="https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-council-snap-federal-funding-benefit-cuts-QS6GOPAMFBAODBOZYHJNPCWWLM/" rel="">pass a $7.75 million plan</a> Tuesday to help <a href="https://www.thebanner.com/economy/snap-wes-moore-montgomery-county-council-shutdown-ZQ5EAFKWBRCNXGSYUML24MTIOI/" rel="">address the loss of federal funding for programs that provide food</a> and housing assistance. from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:11:36 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Though the government shutdown is over, the Montgomery County Council moved forward to <a href="https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-council-snap-federal-funding-benefit-cuts-QS6GOPAMFBAODBOZYHJNPCWWLM/" rel="">pass a $7.75 million plan</a> Tuesday to help <a href="https://www.thebanner.com/economy/snap-wes-moore-montgomery-county-council-shutdown-ZQ5EAFKWBRCNXGSYUML24MTIOI/" rel="">address the loss of federal funding for programs that provide food</a> and housing assistance.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TOV4FV4OA5CAPIEYNQTVSZSW5Q.jpg?auth=860b752ee29b8658dccb3bad3c9f5f16e7cfac91b48fd9d412df52de360f92b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000" type="image/jpeg" height="2000" width="3000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council passed a supplemental funding plan in response to cuts made to SNAP during the government shutdown.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maansi Srivastava for The Banner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Woman associated with MS-13 convicted of first-degree murder in stabbing death of teen girl]]></title><link>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/iris-alonzo-salgado-rosa-sanchez-merino-ms-13-murder-machete-woods-olney-VCM4PYDOSZGE3LVBWCKZ4NCHTQ/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/iris-alonzo-salgado-rosa-sanchez-merino-ms-13-murder-machete-woods-olney-VCM4PYDOSZGE3LVBWCKZ4NCHTQ/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Antonio Planas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ A Montgomery County judge found a woman associated with the MS-13 gang guilty of murder in the 2023 death of a teen girl — who was driven from New Jersey to Maryland then stabbed at the direction of the gang, prosecutors said.  from The Banner ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:28 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Montgomery County judge found a woman associated with the MS-13 gang guilty of murder in the 2023 death of a teen girl — who was driven from New Jersey to Maryland then stabbed at the direction of the gang, prosecutors said. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RS7WU55CDJGZJGNMUUVIB66MG4.png?auth=9a348e4efa7f8003962011e572d3e23af8af7c599e667dd2f3ade4d33fa2eb9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=700&amp;height=467" type="image/png" height="467" width="700"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rosa Sanchez Merino, 18, was killed in May 2023.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>