<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mt-gilboa-african-methodist-episcopal-church-fire-catonsville-EKUMHSGX7FA4LBCSEYFE6PSJUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T23:42:34.743Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5RVUQAB47BETVGSJHNGMAG6YYE.jpg?auth=7f2852a9a589e3ae5adae320f0bbf58dd2d01e14db5668a0562e431aaa26b123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Fire officials said Monday that they had brought under control a blaze that consumed the first and second floors of the historic Mt. Gilboa African Methodist Church in Catonsville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-supreme-court-decision-report-archdiocese-of-baltimore-CXZ2ONUGEVCKTNFBBU5W5OHFOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T23:06:40.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RTQLZCSAJZF2BLUVTYKBKS7RQQ.jpg?auth=07dff2e79439dd43d2ebe6521cc0bb8e7a4e7efce64ebf85a304fd670aaf17d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6337&amp;height=4225</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown in 2023 released a 456-page report into the Archdiocese of Baltimore that detailed decades of allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/ellicott-city-flooding-mitigation-tunnel-PJLZEGRBDJCBPIXIVRHOLNMDNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T22:44:43.546Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4V4KO22WJFFDN232DUVM3JINY.jpg?auth=066c40b0f5c4c99498390a94f3966605316f8b4438b0cfacb80ec90102d63b3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4096</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, joined by local elected officials and 2016 flood survivor Heather Owens, announced that construction of the Ellicott City Safe and Sound north tunnel will begin this summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-school-librarians-M7XVAIEPLJDUNLLNKRU4GFLCYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T22:16:41.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CN52XVV2RBDIZHAFXSBKO6XBUQ.jpg?auth=3fd9ab709e3f452f1b844452b467228c1b26ccc91bb0adf0b32584f0db89e151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4508&amp;height=3005</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Public Schools leaders said last week that it no longer had the funding to relieve school librarians of classroom teaching duties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ice-glen-burnie-shooting-tiago-alexandre-sousa-martins-sentencing-VO7LKJSYKVETTFGKD34VKKSWGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T22:04:38.378Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WI4GVXQS2ZAA7HADCRM6E6UHWU.jpg?auth=96e011d6c79eecb15c59881685ddb9579ace51f4a73c7d7bc5b87faec4cec05a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1624&amp;height=1083</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese immigrant who was shot by federal immigration agents in Glen Burnie on Dec. 24, shown here in an undated photo that was included in court documents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/montgomery-county/armed-robbery-montgomery-mall-assault-police-cruiser-ZECWJZLWEFDH3E2HYFEMRZAXU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T21:41:27.318Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6EAVWCVPZJATHPFVRANQJD5IGE.jpg?auth=fe6682701b4f051d7429edc4ec08cb1f694bab80a79c61e1a1c233a807c43d7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4812&amp;height=3208</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police said a suspect accused of armed robbery at Montgomery Mall on Saturday resisted arrest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/columbia-shooting-car-rally-FII4TAMV7NH5JJ3JG7CUJ6WP74/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T21:35:36.805Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5BBMESZRRRGT5GIYEQTHAEXNSU.jpg?auth=7ef3ac28e1f4241e5d1443c74f9c69cea04fdb20ddc6950d1ac49105c3d0efd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4710&amp;height=3140</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person died and six people were injured in a Monday morning shooting connected to an illegal car rally in Columbia, according to Howard County Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/towson-town-center-apple-store-union-NIGUCAWECJAKBGGTARN7WXPFOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T20:57:55.58Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CM4TFEJCWZAB5JT2EDFN56OSKE.jpg?auth=cfd719bc24b6d1a4542318be13e2245fc9ef97aefe025a137da9414ce9183786&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Unionized workers at Towson Town Center’s Apple Store have filed a grievance and unfair labor practice charge against the tech giant as the store prepares to close in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-crime-spree-quontay-spinks-sentencing-WXA64FXWVJELPCNUJVJ2VKHPAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T20:57:06.39Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R2VYCO6DWZEILHTIRNL4AIAGDA.jpg?auth=639d5c43ad676099a2686fc94e01f0870092478462d123da24252ddffa81a03c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7936&amp;height=4464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quontay Spinks was sentenced for a crime spree that included the fatal shooting of Antonio Peoples in Harbor East in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-field-laurel-park-kentucky-derby-5OJFWFAUDRA5BDBZCT7NDJ7QRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T19:27:47.931Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WYW3WSLPFBFALP5VDIWJVS47QA.jpg?auth=8da610bc61399b3833575051c68758be2fc0e9b9fd5d43562c1b5315aa74025f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chip Honcho trains on the track during morning workouts ahead of the running of the 152nd Kentucky Derby. The colt is now pointing to Preakness.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-taylor-ward-dylan-beavers-jon-meoli-MIVYBYVO7RAZNBWYXMXC45HFOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T19:13:34.709Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KXVXOO5YCBGLDHOUD2C6LVNU7Y.jpg?auth=89e74d34fe6662b75fdf0a15fa2786bdba7adee047588157e1b723b50bf62443&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2289&amp;height=1526</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outfielder Taylor Ward has a league-leading 11 doubles to go with an .843 OPS to start his first season with the Orioles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/joan-vassos-rockville-golden-bachelorette-pancreatic-cancer-L3NV5HH6RNDWDGTIEB6BSY4DEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T18:58:23.821Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUJKR77UTJGA3CPZOOUIDQW6PQ.JPG?auth=bcdda07082616d72be749ea0428d102d221bd2756d32a71f30a1a3e31c629abc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4392&amp;height=2928</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joan Vassos, the first star of ABC’s “Golden Bachelorette” and a longtime Rockville resident, is using her newfound platform to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research in honor of her late husband.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/will-jawando-county-executive-candidate-UZLGV4CN7NGJLGMOBQL4IZMX5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T18:57:35.573Z</lastmod><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/community/transportation/bus-overturns-person-injured-295-MTQ6WNVXBFA6NJ6YKTUCDKJTAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T18:02:01.879Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/eric-swalwell-us-rep-umd-law-school-board-FWGBRL6OYFBIPBFNIPLURF3XBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T16:53:10.297Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XU3IMCRP6VH2XBR7EWYP44KMGE.jpg?auth=6caabc2da61671a6d992f456181a1d117cb022fe01685db5d5abb59134f0387e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3439</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell has been placed on leave from the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland’s Francis King Carey School of Law.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-jordan-westburg-dh-3WQBEIUPJVAB5OW6ZGJXIIMZSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T15:39:38.628Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XRHW5TDW6FB6LIWC4CELFURNPA.png?auth=ad269d876fb570d0b6ae6f7d1e65015d8e1a6b4d03612ac5f386424d42b4db19&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-5-things-we-learned-childs-walker-JDSBDMKMRJFENKJGOIHYQW75GQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T15:30:00.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6CZEJDPX3BAJRIJBH5KEKFLR5A.jpg?auth=20d1bc1657a6088b5848af2b77e74ee8398c391c25ef6a9d8f817c421cc4756b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens’ selection of Vega Ioane with their first pick shows their first priority was to protect their quarterback.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-gunman-white-house-correspondents-dinner-RC7RUWUOJJBGZA535DL54GBPOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T13:14:39.288Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CLDGJKZ225CJREHWP6HVTYSCSE.jpg?auth=7c0e611687e5ee4f0087e1e64015e2a8b018822e8ac3507eb7f8ee28c7cf6ab4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Armed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/shraga-lerner-baltimore-foreclosures-OJDYNQZCQFBP3OVPAGHM6BAMUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T13:07:35.652Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T3GQDAX4WBAN5GCAWMBIN4KBGM.jpg?auth=55f7863bd99ca58e3dd3a31cbbe959b30e11fa7d1bc9ceed7dd9f64fa90227f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5700&amp;height=3206</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Records show Shraga Lerner played a key role in an alleged mortgage fraud scheme tied to a small group of New York investors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/washington-national-opera-west-side-story-lyric-baltimore-strathmore-J6YH2XE5E5ATZDAE5A4RPRWPLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T12:53:05.02Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/43J27OFQFFG3HPRFDI3ZIDJQN4.jpg?auth=211cff957034f1aab8313148503122ed9ddf5a29a94b010b7bf3f4eec31ec0ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5763&amp;height=3665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Lyric Baltimore will feature the full “West Side Story” sets, with scaffolding and a New York City skyline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/jeannie-howe-greater-baltimore-cultural-alliance-exit-gbca-STCYULSUIVC53CG3DG6SSSPVYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T09:30:02.409Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCKSB4K32ND7XBPCT3QLCC6TOU.jpg?auth=d9011a3191bf4001dd3941153f5ac54d31de8260bf4348cb89609e831560a501&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2509&amp;height=3136</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeannie Howe, executive director of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance since 2012, will step down from the nonprofit arts organization at the end of the year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/towson-town-center-mall-decline-ZIOHCCOLXRHXRFAAWFYMWMSXWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T09:30:01.668Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BI43Q2TJBVBP5FBAYPNFRIOEUA.jpg?auth=802ff10a19d29bd73800abccd680b64379c5ba32415e70156baa893232c62542&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Towson Town Center mall earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-assistant-hitting-coach-brady-north-spanish-6PE77MUZINAUDIGP2RM76FRWQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T09:30:01.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5V5BEQY4TVDO5CTNCGGOZFHNU4.JPG?auth=201e2d8f67e4291a70d57cb5d61cde8550d3dd10ccbe1aa4604dafa2ba91fa7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles assistant hitting coach Brady North started to learn Spanish when he was a teenager. It has opened doors for him as an adult.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>