<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-james-wood-consistency-Q4EKXFCSJ5ENFFQZTI43BVTZPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T21:02:49.945Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T21:02:49.945Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nationals star James Wood is on a quest for consistency]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Washington Nationals,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D5FASYMPFJAYHERSEJBB3C7FKQ.jpg?auth=3be3d5debf492844d1e8228dc3ed10944fa039064268e0532ae55cb53a8a86a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5418&amp;height=3612</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Wood has seven home runs and 18 RBIs this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-ghost-gun-lawsuit-hanover-armory-appeal-settlement-JAOUWKMEBRD7RF4UFPRNSAJMSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T20:27:22.794Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T20:27:22.794Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore settles with Hanover Armory for $2M in ghost gun lawsuit]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City,Baltimore Mayor,Brandon Scott,Baltimore Circuit Court,lawsuit,Gun violence]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GD6QT7R6UFBRJEIR4BUYNJCBJE.jpg?auth=04bc903b6e4ba2bd0ad2760060e9675b07f9daba42819c4245ee49c823824534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3390&amp;height=2260</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The city reached a settlement before trial for $1.2 million with Polymer80, one of the largest manufacturers of ghost gun parts and kits in the United States, which has since gone out of business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/louisiana-mass-shooting-children-GZGJ3QSA7VASVP4ZLTC5GU7GBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T20:12:40.073Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T20:12:40.073Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RU2N2CWMIFBJDMRUELFDEUXJJA.jpg?auth=905d2a886fe7b8a09adf42588ef8f5e729f0829e67b93ccaff2f39528543f6c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5476&amp;height=3650</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People light candles during a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting on Sunday in Shreveport, La.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-university-dorm-shooting-theft-celine-hat-RYS6S6WEIVDP3CPYJZSIKOJ4V4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T19:51:36.993Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T19:51:36.993Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police: Towson University dorm shooting was over $1,000 Celine hat]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ODIE7O5VIBGSBAHMWB5VZUPXHE.jpg?auth=9fed3dc199b63d953d62d7c3fcb194669bb55fe93edf56c4dbb08d82637de0c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8247&amp;height=5498</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gage Flood, 19, of Manchester, has been charged with armed robbery and other offenses in relation to a dorm shooting at Towson University.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/record-store-day-2026-zev-feldman-jazz-detective-QROZJDHPS5D2PBTO75U5PVY53A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T19:49:27.337Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T19:49:27.337Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Meet the Maryland native known as ‘The Jazz Detective’]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OA2QJTBKBRADTKXT6KFT425IEQ.JPG?auth=c8d41bc6971ed3d2fdf39d6b8626c61595b3929c0e7f3b8defe5e2092ed0059d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5452&amp;height=3635</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zev Feldman, a Montgomery Village resident and music executive, is known as “The Jazz Detective.”
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/glen-burnie-hilltop-carryout-homicide-MOKCVXEYBVENDB6Q2IB3BOZQLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T18:31:38.112Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T18:31:38.112Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Glen Burnie homicide: Hilltop carryout owner called police himself, court records say]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County,Anne Arundel County Police,Shooting,Glen Burnie]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EFO46UL33JFTNGBD5DM4ZA24VU.jpg?auth=db997b3fb8b90c39eafb565de592e7823f77cd3ceb99c9483d27ba2d5718202c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hilltop Pizza & Subs owner Ioannis Georgios Giorgakis is accused of first-degree murder in a weekend shooting. He called police after the incident.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/former-anne-arundel-county-police-officer-alexander-rodriguez-sentencing-5OVUX7FYZ5COLMRTO2VNINMFRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T18:30:38.749Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T18:30:38.749Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ex-Anne Arundel County police officer sentenced in fatal pursuit]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police,Maryland Attorney General,Anthony Brown,Anne Arundel County,Howard County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DKYCCX7L7NAFNEH5QDLTDYCP3U.jpg?auth=862a2f5f51619336b50075b5d85674f880849b18d6ad9ac183fbb86715377524&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2533&amp;height=1689</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Anne Arundel County Police Officer Alexander Rodriguez pleaded guilty in Howard County Circuit Court on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rodgers-forge-baltimore-county-shooting-guilty-plea-UQQHMX6RKNA4LDRBNHRMAO5LYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T18:11:01.041Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T18:11:01.041Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Teens in Rodgers Forge shooting take pleas]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QTLGBCW5SVGK7FTKBKJNGXIEFI.JPG?auth=ad87703949900afcec524dc11dcada42e34294dbda0124460a36cd8072a05658&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An alley behind the 400 block of Dunkirk Road in Rodgers Forge. Two teens charged as adults in the 2024 shooting of neighbor Mark McKenzie entered Alford pleas Monday ahead of trial.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/jermaine-dawson-baltimore-city-schools-EYVQ36CJBJG4TPDOEZQCALNBPY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:53:36.136Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T17:53:36.136Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore City Public Schools hires Jermaine Dawson as its next CEO]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub,Baltimore City Public Schools]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AHUHHANRMJADHE74ZIZEV6BEUE.jpg?auth=57d6d6db8658d808d907b6350d28ebd8b6a0b69db8c73dbfb91ecc15ecc55fe5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jermaine Dawson, the incoming CEO of Baltimore City schools.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-draft-defense-prospects-I5ILX66NH5CDZOFPZPR2AJCHRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:37:27.142Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T17:37:27.142Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ravens podcast: Breaking down the top defensive prospects]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xTextToSpeech,Banner Ravens Podcast,Baltimore Ravens]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B57TY4QWM5DO3IUIMA5PHII72E.png?auth=4d6de955e4dde717f82a2a5c6d2908ae3afb9a5061ca5fc317b5550ab25665cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-draft-rueben-bain-spencer-fano-ravens-vega-ioane-first-round-7EO2D7AZ7NGO7JY4ENH45X2H6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:29:31.843Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T17:29:31.843Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Meet the 4 top prospects who fit the Ravens’ draft strategy]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens,Lamar Jackson]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MGVCZLVOF5FTTFORGAH3P2SUVQ.jpg?auth=80981d0acf5007472b072201cb7b78ccfe581585ba68a9b834d3cae6a21e13d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain checks the boxes when it comes to the Ravens’ criteria for a No. 1 draft pick.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pedestrian-killed-rockville-crash-thuong-luu-thai-ECVUZ3QLHVB5ZGXC3TDVLBZLME/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T14:49:42.084Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T14:49:42.084Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Silver Spring pedestrian killed in Rockville collision]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-schools-online-learning-program-6OSIH4OZTVAKLFQHCIHMT3H2ZQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T14:45:26.895Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T14:45:26.895Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How Baltimore County schools are winning over homeschoolers]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L5TUSCB7ZRG4BIMU26KZWDDPM4.JPG?auth=4b2ac7d8c3a97f67eee99972ccdbdbd09922f484779938d440eb441a6776648c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1969</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[I’Yona Young, 18, is enrolled in Baltimore County Public Schools’ online learning program. Riderwood Hills Park is among the places she likes to do her schoolwork.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-mlb-henderson-albernaz-home-run-6BEWU5YDNVAKNIKALSS5FN4J5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T14:30:00.44Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T14:30:00.44Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jeremiah Jackson has earned a shot to stay fixed in the Orioles lineup]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,MLB,Gunnar Henderson,Craig Albernaz]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AMIFPRLRTNHLDDHH34ZSNLUN7A.jpg?auth=bfb96e58b8a07fb7de22aa1f428c64e3770fe2e8eddfd2e0e4cebbf67d0bbd4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeremiah Jackson has an .880 OPS and a .303 batting average.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/maryland-general-assembly-moore-housing-UWIH27VVONACXCYRRBXWTSEROQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T14:11:33.72Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T14:11:33.72Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Moore nabs some small housing wins, but his most ambitious ideas failed]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Housing,Maryland General Assembly,Affordable housing,Transit,Transportation,Wes Moore]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/THITPSIOFRD3VBRK7YHM6Q4HHU.JPG?auth=575de8bf58e1e8c905ae010cf0dcf761ad95d56189252195fd84a14f808db7ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5214&amp;height=3476</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore is greeted by legislators ahead of his annual State of the State address in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/hampden-flag-house-couple-baltimore-74GIHSE3R5HU5BW3SRMQKQDDNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T13:05:42.661Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T13:05:42.661Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why this Hampden couple displays different flags on their Baltimore home]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Hampden]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/67NALYUTRNG4XLIPJOZFWH26YA.JPG?auth=353742f8f7bf3890d7b4b1c63e92d9a920e6b77a40da427875c5d779f78bb213&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2102</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emily Davidson and Christopher Clark hang out their second story windows below a flag they designed for their upcoming wedding. The couple has flown a variety of flags above their Hampden home. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/community-fridges-hunger-west-baltimore-7GYSM55RGBB2NKOKPKVSFM5MLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T13:00:04.17Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T13:00:04.17Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Empty community fridges in West Baltimore need your help]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Food Insecurity,West Baltimore]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RHG2NIJRSZGRLITJTPNPO2U6UM.JPG?auth=3af232ce71a546e2c986628e3bb3fdfcc9d465801b85bb31146d63d92e097b1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Janet Bailey lives near and watches over the community fridge at 607 N. Ashburton St. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/freeze-warning-maryland-april-VYBK5MYT65GTTJAWPGNZ4YUOVE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T12:26:55.853Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T12:26:55.853Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland weather: Freeze warning follows record April heat]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TKGHZN22REHNODQK54QSU2E2U.jpg?auth=cf48ce36ad4f4c29e5986cd7f84e9af309b3cee56c596e7f3acefe20dc5d6e69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3971&amp;height=2647</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frost could kill flowers, crops and other vegetation, according to the National Weather Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/melvin-edwards-abstract-art-sculptures-obituary-NJFPRQRBL5AUZE2BW46TAZBSXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T12:00:06.354Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T12:00:06.354Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Melvin Edwards, groundbreaking Black sculptor, dies]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Obituaries and deaths,Obituary]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L64YWRVPTZAJ3MFNO2X4HXLTHI.jpg?auth=36f77f42e0aba652f5ac9c2736e3bf6180abf3b5cd824176206ef3420cc56385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=997&amp;height=998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melvin Edwards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/teen-takeover-baltimore-police-responses-B5CPXREWWJH5XERD5Q4G5NB2CI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T09:30:01.073Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T09:30:01.073Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Inner Harbor ‘teen linkups’ spark police response. Experts worry what comes next.]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Department,Richard Worley,Brandon Scott,Downtown Baltimore,Inner Harbor,Children,Social Media]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CSYIBA6IMBAXTLRR3VUVV4UMCI.png?auth=69696f17ce197ce73e2ee1941f16ec2d2e14477b93c20438d4bc0fcdcf8dc032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After large gatherings of teenagers turned violent, Baltimore officials are vowing to crack down on parents while youth advocates say the city is lacking in resources for young people.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/silver-spring-crime-7TPHI5TTU5AOVEGQ73RH4CPVCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T09:30:01.314Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T09:30:01.314Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Silver Spring crime reduction touted by police]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County,Silver Spring]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OKTFQITILZCTBFYT75A73L3LBY.JPG?auth=c222dfd90b41ec1002b6ff1eaa6529663470b507b09b05db01f0ad11e9eac135&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4417&amp;height=2815</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County police officers leave a scene near downtown Silver Spring earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-data-center-terawulf-LNZSXW6SERHBPDMX4N7EYSXXRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T09:30:02.453Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T09:30:02.453Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Potomac data center would sap more power than Baltimore]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Climate change,Eastern Shore,Maryland General Assembly,Wes Moore]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O6UQ47XIKFDJLIQBJ5NPD737EY.JPG?auth=cddbcb811d3b89af0ba95c98ce87879272f37a51eb5b0e703f3e7cb775e9d114&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TeraWulf reached a deal in February to purchase Morgantown Generating Station, a plant owned by GenOn on the Potomac River.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-first-round-draft-picks-ranked-KKUPSUFFPFBHVC3G7DD2NIOQH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T02:38:27.651Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T02:38:27.651Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NFL draft: Ranking every first-round pick in Ravens history]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U57IJMZCZZELVDWXZFDHUIJ2IQ.JPG?auth=0d29cdbcb33b5c5301358f6cdd52aa5762a2a37c50c7845898a8f36fd21a768d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Safety Malaki Starks, with former coach John Harbaugh, left, and general manager Eric DeCosta in 2025, has time to move up the rankings of Ravens draft picks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/glen-burnie-homicide-arrest-QCLYSPTITRE7DNMMULEWX57LMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T02:18:43.753Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T02:18:43.753Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Arrest made in fatal shooting in Glen Burnie parking lot Saturday]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XSIA3XUAXVGOVBDFSMIAR7KP7M.JPG?auth=7b83fc3f714ac035db07ecd01ea93f8f6cb4537b5846d4c50ef1a72f6fb82df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1909</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County police say they've made an arrest in a fatal shooting in Glen Burnie Saturday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-EVF62YZDXBBYHO7LHQ4M5MYSQA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-19T23:35:41.311Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-19T23:35:41.311Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran vows swift response after US seizes cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Donald Trump]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5KKAJNHIKNCDRMWCQBVJMKRCFE.jpg?auth=efd9c15eaaf492761c9b5d0ab6b1dcfa021df5f463423aedcf4bee0dc1084099&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-measles-case-first-2026-VFDEQBSNCBD6XFPMHMCMKNY32A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-19T23:28:42.986Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-19T23:28:42.986Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Measles case reported in Baltimore-area resident, state says]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Maryland Department of Health ,Public Health,BWI]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SSX5HAVR3NFLDISLOOEJ4VA5ME.jpg?auth=db5723cac5eda4b853ecc633b0da49b16c5fe442bff5cea1d941927fd3ecdb1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8207&amp;height=5471</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State health officials say vaccines are the best protection against measles, a highly contagious virus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-guardians-jose-ramirez-brayn-rocchio-47KEMMCKJRD23CV6CFV5T5L3HY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-19T20:43:01.472Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-19T20:43:01.472Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[José Ramírez hits 2 homers as Guardians beat Orioles 8-4 to win series]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Baltimore Orioles,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2SXJE3RRLNGMXCJED3BCXOTZSY.jpg?auth=96f0be8205ff1f9599185d5a10ce794327fb519bb168feb33891758cbb46d3ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8099&amp;height=5400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Taylor Ward hit his first home run as an Oriole on Sunday, a three-run shot in the fifth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-giants-curtis-mead-homer-andrew-alvarez-3DPBB54H7BBWBHXYOGIM4CLJKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-19T20:36:14.837Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-19T20:36:14.837Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Curtis Mead homers, Andrew Alvarez shines in relief as Nats blank Giants ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Washington Nationals,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G2AK237UUBHBLKGCOFI5YPJISM.jpg?auth=68749a44fd68805439ff336d43f5a00510b1a6bf08ef309a0d21d04a286a4a90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4921&amp;height=3281</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Miles Mikolas allowed four hits and struck out four in four innings Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/astronomy/lyrid-meteor-shower-watch-maryland-WVLGFCCDNBC37JKUCGMBTUSAEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-19T15:19:41.667Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-19T15:19:41.667Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lyrid meteor shower is peaking soon. Here’s how to spot it.]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PU234PY6FJGD7CVOFVHJDUB4HE.jpg?auth=fafc440f032ce1f4da6e730d699b8b4a46a5b3d43fe2a816d86fd28341650cde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1248&amp;height=702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour during the Lyrid meteor shower, according to NASA. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-freeze-watch-cold-snap-6QY5IDDHN5C35ABZLABQLTXKIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-19T14:39:35.469Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-19T14:39:35.469Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland weather: Freeze watch this week as temperatures take sharp dip]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Weather,Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FAGSDYP4LRB7HIZGRTKW6Z2BBQ.jpg?auth=14e3d06505e8fd92866697c5b65aaf2192faba5fea759a463bc8fc6388eae3ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service says the upcoming cold temperatures could kill crops and other sensitive plants. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/best-brunch-baltimore-restaurants-FAJ6YRJ3IBH6NKIGKCVHWBPKPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-19T09:30:01.146Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-19T09:30:01.146Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The best Baltimore brunch restaurants that are worth the wait]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[contributor,Restaurants,Columbia MD,Federal Hill,Lexington Market, Inc.]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BB2YFJWWENBEDHXEFIHDVY4IXE.jpg?auth=75b5fea7c9797aad3847ef49d7dfad47e39fc922cf974118c259bda268b4d8aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1320&amp;height=880</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marta offers a light and airy lemon ricotta pancake soufflé for brunch.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-guardians-kremer-williams-henderson-alonso-cowser-7BLHFF63GZGKZDZMPYESDNTRYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-19T01:59:56.284Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-19T01:59:56.284Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles’ offense swings and misses in 4-2 loss to Guardians]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7IDYQRKNAFE5LNVOZK25K5TBJI.jpg?auth=48f162da8e400250540e44cd730e602af984add8e829e6c116f32babd55b3f40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6288&amp;height=4192</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outfielder Leody Taveras hit his first Orioles home run in the fourth inning Saturday night in Cleveland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-giants-12-innings-game-2-PLXF2NHSZVH4VP7V7JXTKTLVBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-19T01:08:15.125Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-19T01:08:15.125Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Nationals’ hitters fail to hit in 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Giants]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Washington Nationals,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QPJPNJSA3BFWVIVD24MWXLQPHM.jpg?auth=5257776ca1a89c6145e2c9dea240a2298e224f8fdabe2ca8685ee9d8989c35ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3872&amp;height=2564</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals catcher Drew Millas tags out Jung Hoo Lee of the Giants in the second inning Saturday at Nationals Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/shell-gas-station-shooting-columbia-employee-wounded-SCXJFGFOIJEUPHDTFHDR6UBXVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T23:00:31.553Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T23:00:31.553Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Shooting inside Shell gas station in Columbia leaves employee hurt ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5PZEYWFVAJDYPFVLMINFNT4VBQ.jpg?auth=f92f9232eff469b052c27cc115c559390a7166dd4fc6ed3f14861346c2ba68bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4624&amp;height=3083</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officers responded to the Shell station in the 7200 block of Cradlerock Way for reports of gunfire just before 8 p.m. Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ovenbird-bakery-ice-pursuit-baltimore-IEMLYNQB4VB4TAEKFTJGHRBK7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T22:49:40.435Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T22:49:40.435Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE pursuit leads agents into Ovenbird Bakery]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F2Z5ARGIVRAC3HRDXKM2MHM6NI.jpg?auth=ae3e3f64c394abbc718f269c6b7bbd0d0ecb2dfdad3fabf4114c4eeccfe878a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5110&amp;height=3407</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pursued a man into Ovenbird Bakery on Friday morning in Highlandtown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/record-store-day-baltimore-the-sound-garden-J4FBKM3C4ZGGZN4IJA2442C5IE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T21:41:15.908Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T21:41:15.908Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[At the Sound Garden, long lines for Record Store Day ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WFWAN7PHHZH4NM73HTJHIZRTZE.JPG?auth=c5abc1e27c8db58de577afaab96bf4d55697a22049066bf30ab4d033de2aa5b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[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. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/liquor-board-protests-atlas-mug-shots-fells-point-federal-hill-X2GNKGWRRZB3FAP4IEF2FJV47I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T19:55:07.507Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T19:55:07.507Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Liquor board hearing: Baltimore Atlas businesses, Mug Shots, more protested]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Fells Point,Federal Hill,Pigtown,Bars,Restaurants]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ILVGP7BMEJHY5HDXGH6AWGW5BA.jpg?auth=2fd63f911ceb4bbf4693871b2712e5069090911218e85a1bd00b7f0052fd48d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Music playing from the Waterfront Hotel’s courtyard has been a source of contention between Atlas Restaurant Group and the Fells Point Residents Association.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/jet-fuel-supplies-are-lagging-what-does-that-mean-for-airlines-and-travelers-MHAMSOCPQJG5RF4V6ORP6D5TWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T16:50:06.918Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T16:50:06.918Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[What do lagging jet fuel supplies mean for airlines and travelers?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y4CTHOKN5VEHPFS4GDZDAEK4D4.jpg?auth=0498a2dcb0aa32cceec6afa95a0058bf3d68a0a58bf48846a393f919e4d70192&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5068&amp;height=3378</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A looming jet fuel shortage in Europe and Asia tied to the Iran war and a fragile deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could worsen global travel within weeks, driving higher airfares and potential flight cancellations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/ice-hiring-spree-under-scrutiny-ap-investigation-KXGPDX67GJBFVDGN5DCH46W3PU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T15:56:53.127Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T15:56:53.127Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE hiring spree under scrutiny, AP reports]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IFVEX2W5QFF5PMDQRF5H3QPKZI.jpg?auth=4ddfa85bbd393f0093d6d0e9a2e0bccac5c862be1e95e9bc2d716c948c661891&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Associated Press probe found U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hired poorly vetted officers in a rapid expansion tied to Donald Trump’s deportation push, including a Maryland-based officer now facing charges.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/bowleys-quarters-home-for-sale-G7HSQSYJ4ZETXJLRSBQ2ETIOL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T15:00:02.655Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T15:00:02.655Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Luxurious waterfront home for sale in Bowley’s Quarters ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Real estate,Housing,contributor]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H5HGUOMWNFC5FK46NW7XKLSRGY.png?auth=25080c0496bdccc88bd14b51a15b61e2adf9710ea47b8f1d13502b52e08be1f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=960</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-inner-harbor-barriers-railings-AGOADGC2JRBK5ETLGCE7GMM44Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T12:59:41.897Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T12:59:41.897Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why are there no fences around the Baltimore's Inner Harbor?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NMXJSVNNVFGGDAUBJBGFHBE5RE.JPG?auth=7622d0e831292799e57ec5d302c476bae563f2b458ee9d9054a464fe8e7328ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A couple walks near a pier along Baltimore's Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-under-armour-shoes-boston-marathon-PES52JC73VCITB5JBIFKJ6DNXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T09:30:01.032Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T09:30:01.032Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How Under Armour tested its shoes a Boston Marathon favorite will wear]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F6PFS2IHC5FG3H7N7AV5ZZ54RA.gif?auth=31cf2eedbca6b8faf7472f0652baaa79331e7eae4ff617c88a310ad108521afc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=700&amp;height=394</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shoes are tested at Under Armour’s Innovation Lab.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/budget-cuts-pay-increase-unions-house-fire-unmask-ice-32SPG47KYZCQ3IUR7XMETSKBXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T09:30:01.087Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T09:30:01.087Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Budget proposal sets up showdown between unions, council president]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H2272IVCQBAAVFIEH6DI47IGHQ.jpeg?auth=9b2237cd2dcaee6016791d66d2b66c7847632fb406c1d581851d12f7712704e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisa Blackwell-Brown, secretary-treasurer of UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, speaks at a news conference Friday as County Council member Will Jawando, right, looks on.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-guardians-mlb-jackson-albernaz-bassitt-BY2IQDQ6VJCCTH7YAJYNKHNCXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T02:36:16.201Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T02:36:16.201Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles rally late to top Guardians behind Jeremiah Jackson’s home run]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Adley Rutschman,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OMGHBXT4JFD2HLSIHWDIXZM5PQ.jpg?auth=fe489beae5ce75930adfb3bfa1bfc69a250940cbb7563a82363360b6c1a585e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3653&amp;height=2432</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeremiah Jackson receives a low-five from third base coach Buck Britton on his eighth-inning home run trot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/giants-nationals-heliot-ramos-logan-webb-DNRLGZWX6BA4BCPMS2MIUUCCPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T01:55:01.517Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T01:55:01.517Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ramos hits 3-run homer, Webb works six innings as the Giants beat the Nationals 10-5]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Washington Nationals,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GZ2P6TIEAVERVCJQ6FVRZDROOY.jpg?auth=eb398073f51961958703ba57bbde1eb6925fa5873d1f0b7b2cc7b59e5554d262&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[José Tena of the Nationals celebrates with teammates after scoring in the third inning Friday night against the Giants.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-inspector-general-lawsuit-mayor-O4T7NTIZ7BBY7MP57LVYT64MGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T00:37:49.57Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T00:37:49.57Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore has ‘shut down’ inspector general’s powers, judge says]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Brandon Scott,Baltimore City,Baltimore Circuit Court,Investigation]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GL5YSFGG4ZFBDBTSPF6UAWWH7Y.jpg?auth=bb6fa280467989df7a6454a7501ae0167f96103ed5706d28fc347c74554d26ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6259&amp;height=4173</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s law department has minimized the authority of Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming’s office under the city’s charter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/natali-fani-gonzalez-alternative-budget-IAJ57NE7QRAF7E3P34ZHLYCRLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T23:21:51.77Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T23:21:51.77Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fani-González pitches progressive taxes, lower raises]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZN7266WZNBAUDJGNBRCDOPCPSQ.JPG?auth=50bb815086724e4af241b0cee85578a469fe865c27061744840aed1c9b10b748&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González proposed an alternative to the county executive’s budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/james-mulhern-bond-hearing-walter-johnson-KCSJMHQI7NGNRKMAKTJQJZSG3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T22:56:23.996Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T22:56:23.996Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Walter Johnson employee accused of filming students granted bail]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-suspended-with-pay-san-francisco-VNLUGUPYHFA4BKUNKVL2BIQ74A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T22:43:22.814Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T22:43:22.814Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[4 Baltimore cops remain suspended amid San Francisco probe]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Department,Investigation,Policing]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M347VDKBHNG2TDWWWDYWSERTMM.jpg?auth=d70675b3a2472e137c6ef9721768841cf8e3bbed21b091cbfce3b641a029f2bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2478&amp;height=1652</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maj. Jai Etwaroo, along with three officers, were suspended with pay in November by Baltimore Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bees-swarm-baggage-cart-bwi-maryland-LMUCJECFEBBP3NAAR2QGC2FDSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T22:24:05.869Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T22:24:05.869Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[20,000 bees swarm BWI baggage cart before workers step in]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIKIRN43D5DILPNI4LMR25ETFI.jpeg?auth=efd7fe3c1f633995cdddf33a69001433a232b2fa3e3dc254ca0e646247d1b680&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1542&amp;height=1542</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Friday morning, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport worked with a beekeeper to safely relocate approximately 20,000 bees from a baggage cart.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/charles-village-cvs-baltimore-temporarily-shut-down-nfestation-JBRELI2QZVFK3KHNFZL23COFAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T20:57:21.27Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T20:57:21.27Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Charles Village CVS temporarily shut down due to rodent infestation]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LCLBC6BWV5A7ZKHIRUSNF7WJ5Q.jpg?auth=81ca4f67a2ca6209f50d910b153ec9449435c8b651aecb313e7e9db6dd328691&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[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.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-charter-school-legal-threat-mbli-PAI3AGZZ5NG3VIOYZQW3RRLSWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T20:13:24.133Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T20:13:24.133Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Charter school threatened with closure now faces legal threat]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County,Public schools,Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5L2JHUMEQFGVBEWAG4Q2S6E5JE.jpg?auth=907afa2f622dbacb409a4069160ae6b9a5941ad41b086c735125859950d80cbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MECCA Business Learning Institute families attended a school board meeting in February to urge district leaders to keep their school open.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-video-shooting-upton-SUCS46HEEJHCRIO6QQVJ3NZXUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T20:01:29.964Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T20:01:29.964Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[BPD releases footage from April police shooting in Upton]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4XWCVLCT55ARXBAFTKGTBAH3QY.png?auth=ae64553740d257e6036f17c0b78736e929d9e2a0e3fad408573024c06b34a549&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1215&amp;height=811</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Police Department released police body-camera footage and CitiWatch footage, a still from which is shown here, from the shooting of 35-year-old Tavon Newton on April 2.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/towson-university-shooting-dorm-robbery-VHK3XNVIWBFY7HPHIQPBRG3Z64/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T19:20:49.724Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T19:20:49.724Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Towson University dorm shooting occurred during attempted robbery, police say]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YEQBBZ2HNZFCPE7EOJ7XMS254I.jpg?auth=586a195213bff717029c0f3d581ab06e639c9a7038f903144f9941f28768389c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Someone shot themself during an attempted robbery at Towson Universtity’s Tower C residence hall, right, on Thursday, according to authorities. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-new-uniform-jerseys-helmets-black-purple-matte-reviews-experts-MCBL2VGMFVDWFKDY3D5VO52WCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T18:35:01.47Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T18:35:01.47Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[What sports fashion experts think of the Ravens’ new uniforms]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RYEMXZHFEJHGHJP2XWJDEMRO6E.jpg?auth=8f002d540ec6a5f2e0a81568a31b5089888f55ad6a41e74107ac21ff310f9032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens players Mike Green, Tavius Robinson, Justice Hill and Trey Hendrickson model four newly designed uniforms on stage Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-draft-questions-rueben-bain-WEX2IUVXUBBPNMDB34K7C3WXEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T17:47:02.967Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T17:47:02.967Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ravens podcast: Could Rueben Bain Jr. fall into Baltimore’s lap?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xTextToSpeech,Banner Ravens Podcast,Baltimore Ravens]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N74T56AJ3NA45BERNSMCB7JJEY.png?auth=b7ed0a3e0e90fd8d316a5e5d08e42806607fdcf5b97487d1e550c9a2d17d266f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/towson-university-dorm-shooting-YDTEMFK65JESXOMTXKKZQ2K7BE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T16:40:53.565Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T16:40:53.565Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Arrest made after self-inflicted shooting in Towson University dorm]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G3WSS5PWTVE6XEYZ4T32OSE3GU.jpg?auth=1a4331d458732c1b44a7dc2b872c9bcd31b4137ee406d9902b69359e38c0aba3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5361&amp;height=3574</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Towson University Police responded Thursday night to reports of shots fired in one of the campus dorms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-unveil-new-uniforms-the-next-flight-GU4J6JPIQVCRLI2GVBZ45FMGK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T16:37:13.464Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T16:37:13.464Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New Ravens uniforms add feather details, talons to 'Next Flight' set]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6MC6O5YN7JD5DFC3IDAFSIVXHY.jpg?auth=8dd48e6667e95e2bb23006fec1808bb82ca7f3c92ec664319d138f8aa0a181eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens fans watch as the new uniforms are revealed during an event at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/annapolis-homemade-explosives-ESQHLRJUKBCXVFVZIMFSAAPXYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T15:29:05.549Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T15:29:05.549Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Annapolis man Lee Ralston accused of creating 32 homemade explosives]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Annapolis,Department of Natural Resources,Policing,Fires]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AZHUQWRYQ5DOXCDT2HAKMP7IC4.jpg?auth=a5c26631ff8032877c2d7f91a37ed8115ce59f051aad42c4ca7f5f7befd94380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1125</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/evan-glass-county-executive-candidate-HENG5GJITVA5RIVLG7F4LIRBBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T15:25:35.865Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T15:25:35.865Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Evan Glass is leaning on his record in race for county executive]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AJZBDIJITJCXVKGHU6XW54NTXE.jpg?auth=70b1fa881670540f9e1a7f6852c1d6fd2e145835c6f3bc795fffc3ae029862e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council member Evan Glass, center, speaks to attendees of a Meet and Greet event at Poolesville Memorial United Methodist Church.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-broadcast-changes-masn-NZ7TJL6TA5F73MEQBWPEE2QMVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T15:18:39.416Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T15:18:39.416Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How the Washington Nationals' broadcast has changed since leaving MASN]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Washington Nationals,MASN]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DASGTICP2BC53KZMP3KHVRA7QM.JPG?auth=903b4419c315ef167e1d18513356128541a3ae556ed8a206a05bd1d5ea2a7e4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals.TV reporter Alexa Datt interviews Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood at Nationals Park after a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on April 6.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dc-police-matthew-mahl-arrest-harford-county-EM2NYXKFPJEWHATIOES3PDZ644/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T14:42:25.873Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T14:42:25.873Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DC Police Lt.  Matthew Mahl charged with sexual solicitation of a minor]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[partner,WJZ,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3EKSSPDAYRFK5GY6AJMIH3O6AY.jpg?auth=165186051ffafb314e53808ac98be2a9feecaa6481983c07fcbba52ae8f4ee49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5128&amp;height=3419</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lt. Matthew Mahl served as chairman of the D.C. Fraternal Order of Police between 2016 and 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/james-mulhern-walter-johnson-high-school-4VGRJ672RBBZBBKOF7Z4O4XUB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T14:16:56.593Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T14:16:56.593Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[MCPS employee arrested and accused of recording students changing]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KDFWNTKITVBVTPRHLWK4DE4BC4.jpg?auth=06a75df0bce1cbe018c4bd0c6150225987a58c04fe43cf1fb92951c3f5c4d814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Mulhern III, of Clarksburg, is accused of recording students while they were changing at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-cj-abrams-hot-hitting-JWVB37H55FEVDB6R4GXE4MK2H4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T14:00:00.595Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T14:00:00.595Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Nationals’ CJ Abrams is making opposting pitchers pay for mistakes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5JXK2WLG65AO5IDU76U4HUPJ64.JPG?auth=33da7c2beff2c1eb2e9d38be8001850fb1ef478b3cc85abe33e67c9dfa82439e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (5) rounds bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-open-NLXF7A3KLVHKXHV5WKGZGRTGLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T13:49:10.153Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T13:49:10.153Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz is fully open]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JKT5N7MAABCPRJTHNQQ5IR63TE.jpg?auth=fea5c608cb625f9aa5ab5cd0bafd3cfe6d526fd58d9d03b282af6d7468600c3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2175&amp;height=1450</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war the White House earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/paper-heart-bookstore-moco-lagerfest-W2WS36K2KZAH7GHVCJLMVAHDHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T13:33:56.971Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T13:33:56.971Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[7 things to do in Montgomery County, including a bookstore opening]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VTOG5KSCKZGHNDT3PD6RABD4J4.jpg?auth=dd2a6a5b638c0351f63e4596f453cad9652b42f0d92a484d6582e793577bebfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Paper Heart Bookstore celebrates its grand opening this weekend in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands community.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/each-glove-tells-a-story-vignettes-from-the-orioles-clubhouse-GVBXGNEB7NFVTF2HURQGECICUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T13:30:58.696Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T13:30:58.696Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Each glove tells a story: Vignettes from the Orioles clubhouse]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7GWKQ2NEKFAIDCKAQ4RPQBYOPU.jpg?auth=07658b26e8be4ac8f67e6194107411bf3b15f8092958a582c5bd11ad9dd6c044&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4532&amp;height=3021</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[You can learn a lot about Orioles players from their gloves.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/towson-town-center-shopping-mall-decline-VTZ7LRSEOFFU7BZK7ENL4HIQ4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T13:07:09.827Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T13:07:09.827Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Towson Town Center: Once a shopping destination, now a quarter vacant]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Towson Town Center,Towson,Baltimore County,Baltimore County Council,Shopping,Real estate,Commercial real estate and development]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3EEXPXMUANH4ZPKGA464HQ5H3E.JPG?auth=debbd2031c7cb4d1314455829ffe366628edb064bfcbbb5091a34a5402bc8071&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. malls are in trouble, but Towson shoppers and retailers believe something more is at play. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/wala-blegay-utility-rates-temporary-assistance-VX4ZUWGLMRF3JOW2NFVQQD6N7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T13:00:01.845Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T13:00:01.845Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Prince George’s County official provides temporary utility assistance]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6OYZYN3SRVAJLOTQIYAHFDRAH4.JPG?auth=f3d6e6f227f165deae0bf323bb14e073289f3f0b2a6aa0c96f035853d64ea851&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council member Wala Blegay announced Monday that her office is partnering with Community Impact to provide utility bill assistance.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/jared-littmann-annapolis-government-budget-ZJMA33727FGU5KPPP3GFTYJT7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T12:04:42.941Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T12:04:42.941Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Annapolis mayor’s early priorities and style emerge in his calendar]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Annapolis]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2RH6BEMZ4ZEFVE6JEYSRT676NI.jpg?auth=774342d5fdc40d037095129bb25448a8dc7e5b02bde00e0618bca5b92cb7fbbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2929&amp;height=2205</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann submitted his first budget Monday, a threshold for a new administration focused on effectiveness.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/will-jawando-county-executive-candidate-UZLGV4CN7NGJLGMOBQL4IZMX5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:01.117Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T09:30:01.117Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Will Jawando’s policy fights are defining the county executive race]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3KJ7C3SKJZGQLIQS2PJZXBPHNE.jpg?auth=aac42211a201645d5e98f10cee0e2b7120eb1b3701e8df431902cb661f82f606&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Will Jawando, one of three County Council members running for county executive in Montgomery County, meets attendees of a worship service at Cedar Lane in Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/wonderland-fells-point-nightclub-lounge-rockwell-BRVWT2D6DJFZXD6UKWPDLFGE3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:00.538Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T09:30:00.538Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wonderland wants to be Baltimore’s best-kept nightlife secret]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Fells Point,Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University,Bars]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VARDZGBCXVCLRCADU6SG7R6TK4.JPG?auth=421832758abd8a3f34aa1a6cf06b4a69616cc2586d7c58fae3d07a930a3b8c40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wonderland is a new lounge and nightclub from Bryan Burkert, owner of The Sound Garden, and Scott Chmielewski, an Emmy-nominated lighting and video professional.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-mayor-brandon-scott-inspector-general-isabel-cumming-lawsuit-6SHHQEVD2BB6ZIK5O67ANJCPQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:00.999Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T09:30:00.999Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Records fight: Baltimore’s mayor and IG have a court date Friday]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City Hall,Isabel Cumming,Brandon Scott,Ivan Bates]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BHOVDO33XJHYHHGKFZLDN2EHAE.jpg?auth=bddffb870a072f8d38c1cc3afef58f540dfbde486d776d9ca1102dcd585bb78a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorneys for Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming are due in court Friday for a hearing on a dispute over Cumming’s access to city records.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-ai-deepfakes-law-ZJUV4T5QMZCU7D7ME5BLICVR64/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:01.043Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T09:30:01.043Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland moves to make AI deepfakes a crime after Baltimore County scandal]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RQ5UAL5CIRHUPHO5SV3LVYKPKE.jpg?auth=5219024e0c7eccf603ba7a91bfc12d53ff77b1b6d305c8e487591a0c1a971acf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1291</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AI legislation was inspired by an athletic director using a deepfake to impersonate his school’s principal. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/craftsman-home-for-sale-chevy-chase-D5VF6LZCXFAF7MMJV3PEUS77ZQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:02.199Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T09:30:02.199Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fully updated Craftsman home for sale in Chevy Chase]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Real estate,Housing,contributor,Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PADVQ6UMNRDHHIAKUILLMKT5NI.png?auth=503f611020b50084d766bc80c78e97dd24f1cf8224d0c34a8bdea263d5c09c0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=855</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/orioles-guardians-parker-messick-near-no-hitter-SW6RHEMZWZGZVI3INVTVDJNLU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T02:22:16.676Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T02:22:16.676Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles break up no-hitter, can’t complete comeback in loss to Guardians]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/577TL6OCG5F5NEUQNTGHF2ASTU.jpg?auth=c254713437518c077b6165f25fde65b6407d0dbc492d8da6c6db620fab06894b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6896&amp;height=4597</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles’ Leody Taveras gestures to the dugout after breaking up a no-hitter by Cleveland’s Parker Messick in the ninth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/theater-tax-credit-broadway-baltimore-ZFSJNCHEZRGP3EEOAX62QLRGZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T00:28:34.976Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T00:28:34.976Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hippodrome may launch more Broadway tours after tax credit extension]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Hippodrome,Theater]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4YC2UPQ7FFBEJN4IWRD5SOYC44.jpg?auth=f6ae58c82a9a352b06c43cf5accf10fe53ca52d99d06dc41374ce5135fb52630&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6531&amp;height=4356</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Steven Huynh, left, and Claire Kwon star in “Maybe Happy Ending.” The Tony Award winner’s national tour launches at the Hippodrome Theatre on Sept. 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/artemis-ii-reid-wiseman-nasa-HKCQXOIBSBDIXJWZIMY5HBRE2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T00:15:44.05Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T00:15:44.05Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore County’s Reid Wiseman hails Artemis II reentry]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HL32M53YHFBIPAUVL64XS36AY4.jpg?auth=7d6dce12d88c2460cd3b586b9169def182549da7b19daf62438483c1215f7210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5017&amp;height=3344</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NASA's Artemis II crew members Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo during a press conference on Thursday in Houston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-heat-wave-record-temperatures-GBBYPWHHVFGKVCFJUWLTQB4YCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T00:09:53.675Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T00:09:53.675Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland weather: Record-breaking high temps expected again]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Weather]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFGMKP2V4FFSVG36RQZFJQOZ3A.jpg?auth=751bfc20e55f99e90a3a04d6c4a63ea8f931c900133a6304cc6197e7f6358b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s previous April 16 record of 90 degrees, set in 2002 and again in 2012, was broken Thursday when temperatures reached 91 degrees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-manager-craig-albernaz-returns-cleveland-NYEAELUBCFC5VF7ACT4TRZBYNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T23:54:58.525Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T23:54:58.525Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz feels the love in Cleveland return]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MHSBUBP6CZEWFCQDVLPP7YKYPM.jpg?auth=866930caff13f1b1e8c7daae0626d67bce92e56fa16fcd89d54451bc402825fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3323&amp;height=2216</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guardians manager Stephen Vogt embraces Orioles manager Craig Albernaz before Thursday night’s game in Cleveland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/washington-wizards-coach-brian-keefe-next-season-VJJIMDFPIJDFXLFJZTQMQVS7EQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T23:31:42.473Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T23:31:42.473Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wizards GM says he expects coach Brian Keefe to return next season]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/66WWW6FEYZD6FJHDEWS3VZVTAA.jpg?auth=32d4de73d1be12cae94c8ab6a336ab67cc4f23b0a463a7cfb7886400a253d929&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5951&amp;height=3968</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wizards coach Brian Keefe has a 43-160 record since taking over during the 2023-24 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/catonsville-jewelry-theft-scheme-blessings-R6IIL6TTRREBJDJ6G2LUUCP6CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T23:25:23.844Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T23:25:23.844Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[3 arrested in Catonsville robbery spree netting $14K in jewelry]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/ice-agent-gregory-donnell-morgan-jr-minnesota-DOTP66N2AZHYVMOEOY7YDANITI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T23:13:16.932Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T23:13:16.932Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE agent from Maryland accused of pointing gun at car in Minnesota]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IUWXXBEK3FAPBEKU4RBPJ7ICOI.jpg?auth=c413d0043f2b324c7e872f79ad3d7aeb48a56919b9a1c363532e085aa7cd34d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3075&amp;height=2050</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announces charges on Thursday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., who is from Prince George’s County, related to a February shooting in Minneapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-erica-schwartz-cdc-director-NK77UCVOBNBNNKRP5SD5CXOE4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:57:08.845Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T21:57:08.845Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump picks UMD law grad Erica Schwartz for CDC director]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3VTGTSIY6NE4LLDDCY6MXNKQFM.jpg?auth=8e82424b36db40ee92659941cefb3801294cb4d139d4fcb3e2c6a21e0b851024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1266&amp;height=844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general and University of Maryland law graduate, was picked to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-beat-pirates-8-7-3JCYAWHXPVDXXDIMSVDRT6PWWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:56:45.254Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T21:56:45.254Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Nationals win back-and-forth affair against the Pirates]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUI7IP4RW5CIVBVGZWXRCOT7ZI.jpg?auth=e99e4f9c6e6d1801fc183fc2352a2d31cfa8b551359261840a8567a859423f89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=734</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals right fielder James Wood hits an RBI single in the 10th inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-school-lunch-prices-GEL3AB35HNCRLBXBFZFNJV7QKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:53:30.519Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T21:53:30.519Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Montgomery schools consider raising student lunch prices]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2RPJUZIMLRH4RLGFCPJWIJVW7I.jpg?auth=091257e73ab8b55ce2f2b61e87da7dd15981576d196fdbb07865f2a84da56172&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cafeteria at Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/anne-arundel-officer-charged-assault-teenager-TLTBF5GR5VCEHCALOBJSGUYAKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:28:03.093Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T21:28:03.093Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Anne Arundel cop accused of hitting teenager during home dispute]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Policing,Anne Arundel County,Anne Arundel County Police]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XSIA3XUAXVGOVBDFSMIAR7KP7M.JPG?auth=7b83fc3f714ac035db07ecd01ea93f8f6cb4537b5846d4c50ef1a72f6fb82df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1909</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 20-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-plays-concerts-festivals-SWL334QE3VC2JKCSRC7A33ES4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:05:14.691Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T21:05:14.691Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland weekend events: ‘Holes,’ Snail Mail and food festivals]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Center Stage,Theater,Johns Hopkins University,Pikesville,Creative Alliance,Baltimore Museum of Industry,Museums,The Lyric,Station North,Ellicott City,Freddie Gray,Baltimore Museum of Art ,Annapolis]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QP5SASVEK5ACPDNKSK64XBNWFY.jpg?auth=a758c04fa5daae22ebe7386f0fd1b33eb9ed3561171bc2e2434c84aa39ef78ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ellicott City native Lindsey Jordan, seen here at Coachella in 2023, is back in Baltimore this weekend with her indie rock project Snail Mail.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/black-panther-walters-art-museum-jewelry-exhibit-3XWVOR7OANCBNA65QEIZ6TEPTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T20:55:08.326Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T20:55:08.326Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New 'Black Panther' exhibit at the Walters shows jewelry, costumes]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Museums]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/64JCPHQNGZGZJLSBGPFTGWNAJI.jpg?auth=cb8d5046094b998fdbe5bee79f206da6290ffa87859467d6512e8edff5231c2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5436&amp;height=3624</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A museum employee examines the clothing and jewelry from Marvel’s “Black Panther” during a preview of the “Jewelry of the Afrofuture” exhibit at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/israel-lebanon-iran-war-benjamin-netanyahu-NFPERSENSJHJNGVIRHIMEOCQFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T20:42:05.04Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T20:42:05.04Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Israel's Netanyahu says he agrees to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SFOIM3SSIFBQXIXIXX5QUIRPNM.jpg?auth=81acfb1594ccf255a403a1ec1dc69236eb82c38dde85134c82175f138bde3700&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4452&amp;height=2969</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-2027-budget-kathy-klausmeier-2KHAFPCPHVGNHKNH7PMSJMGOAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T20:32:03.518Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T20:32:03.518Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore County: Takeaways from Kathy Klausmeier’s budget proposal]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NE3GJA2WQRH2TLKBHY3YEQHYMM.jpg?auth=76565d2f32a1afa505e2fcb859a0f06b2b57b79c5a985c33fe453ed2b59b9e9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Reed, director of Baltimore County’s budget and finance office, and County Executive Kathy Klausmeier speak with reporters Thursday about the 2027 proposed budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/douglass-haynie-compensation-wrongful-conviction-walter-lomax-act-update-NRM4I2TQOBHZJPQSTTPSJXG4CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T20:00:00.79Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T20:00:00.79Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland exonerees face one less hurdle in compensation cases]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Maryland General Assembly,Legislation (bills, laws, ordinances)]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NO2ZQFCCMJHARNA7ENXTHLZRSU.JPG?auth=92714d39bf091b2c0a2db7b8d727e2bb3fd1d43e9f8ce3451085f6c1103d2066&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Douglass Haynie, 63, of Baltimore, served more than 32 years in prison for a deadly shooting that he maintains he did not commit. Maryland lawmakers have passed a bill that could make it easier for him to receive compensation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/parkton-crash-lawrence-martin-baltimore-county-TRBOKOZT7ZHBFONJTDHW2TVF3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T19:56:50.561Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T19:56:50.561Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police ID man killed in Parkton crash on Mount Carmel Road]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person was killed and another was injured after a crash on Mount Carmel Road in Baltimore County on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/lawn-mower-pickup-truck-fatal-crash-caroline-county-RVX4EEQHXZC3ZGKBEXU6RJA4EA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T19:52:59.894Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T19:52:59.894Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eastern Shore man driving John Deere lawn mower along road killed]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police said a man was killed after a pickup truck struck the John Deere lawn mower he was driving in Caroline County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/columbia-child-death-kathleen-amesbury-dale-brown-howard-county-ECSYQS46XNACREZPTLHUKOX4ZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T17:48:38.385Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T17:48:38.385Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Columbia mom, boyfriend give conflicting stories in 3-year-old’s death, police say]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County Police Department,Child Care]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K5C6A2XDIVBZ5FDOUBN7P7Z6BQ.jpg?auth=13006f7bfc44e65110f43346fe5cde9f6a0500ccf0a863580e04f836d11f091e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5826&amp;height=3884</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center contacted police after observing bruises all over the girl’s head and body.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/justin-fairfax-virginia-lieutenant-governor-IZ3CJUJ5DNGDFO3TVDNTVOXOYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T17:48:25.766Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T17:48:25.766Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police say former Virginia lieutenant governor, wife dead in murder-suicide]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BLVHKLO2XVB7JFZQJJCSQC3G3U.jpg?auth=e9d29a8f17787157451337d0a21033942ebe6d2daa57f0e84cfc61602b1b92c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justin Fairfax served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/johns-hopkins-university-jhpiego-usaid-funding-surge-baltimore-OI3KNHPMDVGMNIRAHAME2AOW2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T16:32:35.472Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T16:32:35.472Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Federal funding surges to global aid group linked to Johns Hopkins]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Health care,Public Health,Johns Hopkins University,Donald Trump,Chris Van Hollen]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NXJTWXSRFBH5AVUEYK2ISSJYM.jpg?auth=bf06bf60345d3b110623e7a6c8313aa5bee06e9b183b15fcbdcf00e5880b9497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4979&amp;height=3319</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-red-line-transit-project-G6QSJU7YNVDWHONBJEEKBLXQKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:34:05.3Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T15:34:05.3Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rapid bus rather than light rail? Red Line explores possible pivot.]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Transit,Transportation,Maryland Department of Transportation,Maryland Transit Administration,Wes Moore,Larry Hogan,Donald Trump,Trains,Buses]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KAVBR4ZBIRAWJJPBEDUNA3POWE.JPG?auth=60561f58d57d960665c9ff7a54ca5a58e364515c3e1207d9a3326d2a1604ed88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore’s administration proposed a 14-mile light rail train between Woodlawn in Baltimore County and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in East Baltimore]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jon-meoli-winning-team-ZZNJR5E3YFBLXIUJP2OX2SYOOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:16:35.842Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T15:16:35.842Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Orioles act like a winning team but don’t always play like one]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Analysis,Craig Albernaz,MLB]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVMNUFMALJAHXBY3UAF5IAWMDM.jpg?auth=90e29ecfc036c2b39ee239f169d8de2e3a40c7faadf9cfec81ed09905de52338&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeremiah Jackson celebrates his grand slam with Gunnar Henderson during the Orioles’ win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/highland-new-build-home-for-sale-T247QBHBQVACJFLEWNZKLDMJFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:00:02.98Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-16T15:00:02.98Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Newly built home with elevator for sale in Highland]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Real estate,Housing,contributor]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KAED44O7D5DWFNWEN2MB5AHBD4.png?auth=117d3b5ba37a726a0dc136b707c27db2c843727a1adc5a153b0c306b4c15a63f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=775</image:loc></image:image></url></urlset>