<?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/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-minicamp-dyami-brown-2VWA6UCY7FHN3JDP57SHOITTHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T23:57:24.948Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HUIC52U25NCI5L5AUF6NOJHNWI.jpg?auth=f4bc94ec5cf551757462c00e71cfb155b157aeda3acd001c3394ccd6fe1ca0a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5908&amp;height=3939</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders wide receiver Dyami Brown works out during practice on June 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-democratic-party-ads-republican-primary-dan-cox-ed-hale-HXSTDHAVIRBNXLGM4SLACQZDEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T23:40:58.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PRGQXLQDWRAJTN7SGH5L5CZI6M.jpg?auth=03e8f3e703b568a0bd40f481afe9cf57bdb4ff58ddd1ffdb6366059ad648e6a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Still images from a pair of video ads from incumbent Gov. Wes Moore’s campaign against Republican candidates Ed Hale, left, and Dan Cox, which are running on Fox News and Facebook.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dali-crew-key-bridge-baltimore-JJMRCAMNQJH7BCVSM2XU5KPSXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T21:13:41.791Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MUK2XQ7WTBBHJADANWTGY5WQZY.jpg?auth=32ad32be2648e6a56b71ba5f3484fec7541e590ba76b185df8b929b084f3005c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2830&amp;height=1887</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A crew member who was aboard the Dali cargo ship and his attorney Owen Duffy leave the court in Baltimore on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fake-cop-pulls-over-real-cop-silver-spring-maryland-OYK32DS6EJBFFPCGC2KY7JGCFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T20:30:24.045Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SW7XVCGCCZABXB5LUKUAJC2CJI.webp?auth=5c1fa473a3b452e4b4d95d9f26f57cc63096e67d7f7994f2c1a2a5a3f0e16b27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1752&amp;height=1392</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melvin Andrew Pinkney Jr., of California, Maryland, was driving a Ford Taurus when he was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly posing as an officer after he pulled over a Montgomery County Police officer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-zoning-veto-pittman-hummer-volke-ILMLPDFU7VAQ7D2GCUXJSNYHDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T20:14:26.49Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQQ5GAJTCREWBNTV3OMVJPXDTY.jpg?auth=9ed6c6ca32dc3fdc0c959abb8fa2e7e1bdfcbc0755512a0f12d024175b73440d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7253&amp;height=4835</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Council members Nathan Volke and Allison Pickard listen to County Executive Steuart Pittman during a budget presentation in 2025. Volke and Pickard both voted, with a supermajority of the council, to override zoning vetoes by Pittman.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-campaign-finance-friedson-XUB5Y4PZ4FG3RGQDJKIXAANPFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T19:46:28.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FJ4TK4ISWZBSZA5NO6AKQJJKRI.jpg?auth=03ae2e9324283496ac3eca72d6aaedebd08dedbc865fab06177f0080f89a82a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council members Evan Glass, Will Jawando, and Andrew Friedson during the “Reimagining White Oak: Montgomery County Executive Candidate Forum” in Silver Spring in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-third-base-analysis-coby-mayo-blaze-alexander-VKGL5YZPUVBGTNQQV3M2YNZERQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:47:23.741Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALGXUUSMTVGB5J2TG2PXOOAIGI.jpg?auth=86f0c96e9e8a26ea9b5b3343b72d89e24772a83d76ea4038eea85ebd299a66cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4686&amp;height=3124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coby Mayo, left, celebrates with Blaze Alexander, right, after scoring on an RBI hit by Sam Huff during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/silver-spring-couple-murder-mother-turned-in-5P6G2MXNY5HB7NJA43NPGVZEFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:33:35.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4AKS2RTTDZDMZPZ6CFXBXIJSCI.jpg?auth=ecb121bde01e97f6856ea4b1b025c64b72178e6af2149684e1076e9eb546fb62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4257&amp;height=2838</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The logo for the Montgomery County Police Department seen on the exterior of the District 3 headquarters in Colesville, Md. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-drops-deportation-us-citizen-maryland-woman-EG2DPO3UG5B6XGPS6D6336SZNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:13:27.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LVFYHBMG6ZC2TGX7QQDCCYWQ34.jpg?auth=f903d0e24cd603a6ba72db67f6410e0591fe042321c70533b0841a3afa600770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=317&amp;height=212</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales’ legal team said she was placed in deportation proceedings despite showing immigration officials her Maryland birth certificate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/bobby-lapin-bill-ferguson-maryland-primary-PH726TXKFVCZDMKRISFW6DPTK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T17:11:50.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYJQU3RBCVBHPH4TQ54IFESNXI.jpg?auth=8b3ecefab67dc2d8048f17f424dfaaa74ba6effaf5edffc2b2182b7023efc9d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5183&amp;height=3455</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby LaPin, left, speaks with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson following a 46th District candidate forum in Baltimore earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/baltimore-influencer-bobby-lapin-bill-ferguson-primary-election-QRSSJUPRTVHEBO2MHKXOIIJRIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T17:10:38.901Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6T5XLV4IUNBDLMZFP4JJZNEXH4.JPG?auth=f2103d51ea500399393777d975108459f10245dcad99fca2dfc6b865670dd77e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby LaPin, who runs a sailboat charter business with his wife, will challenge Senate President Bill Ferguson in the Democratic primary in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/wizards-draft-party-pick-john-wall-washington-B7VR45JGTFC57PHDWBZTDCCODA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T16:56:26.088Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XEQPYVSWMRDHVC7CO3R3YOUFLI.jpg?auth=f65fbd7153c9407dd742e9372815050969ff449e6314d541fbf21dd5ea988610&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4180&amp;height=2786</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Washington Wizards guard John Wall, left, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum pose after Tatum announced the Wizards had won the No. 1 pick in the May 10 draft lottery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-hearing-delay-baltimore-unitedhealth-RBSO3XCKGJBPPGTQ65AA356FMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:50:27.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6YR5JVPCJEDXDB5BVFLALPNHM.jpg?auth=87dac387cda1722122264ba708542665df5b39673a089f91e2dfd03bb60a649d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2302&amp;height=1535</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty in both state and federal cases and could spend his life in prison if convicted in either.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-bigfoot-middle-river-sasquatch-6GHIUUYFBFD3TGP4ZESEPGKOKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:40:46.197Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SSUBRVWLRF4HHLDV4SI75RPAQ.JPG?auth=b7e943fd06d7c4c26e97cbf5f729bd1c64ae76c595576370738754f601b65f07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8105&amp;height=5403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joshua Bell outside a pumping station where there was a Bigfoot sighting by a married couple in 1976 in Middle River.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/aisha-braveboy-prince-georges-county-campaign-finance-B6P7F2M2RZDTRFEWBSLDHHN2DI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:26:30.547Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VGQ4SYF6WVDVNJT3Y4FMH3APVY.JPG?auth=8e1b6fd47272f77eff043904312c9913f5a8ff249e3b61108050cebebe0be1ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy raised more than $234,000 in less than a month, according to campaign finance reports. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/odenton-fatal-crash-amelia-knuckey-anne-arundel-U6FDF4UOJBCFVOSDM227AM7DWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:24:30.86Z</lastmod><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 said an 85-year-old woman was killed Monday afternoon in a car crash in Odenton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-ice-legal-restrictions-explainer-HQ6X3XMPJVBSPOTJQMQ4GEMDQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:30:59.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVK4EQKNKZEVZG5JU7N6ZDXBFU.jpg?auth=bc9d426e29a50f3a2a4c6fe12db8799c4427a659ca1091f1ef529c59ef9242dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5278&amp;height=3519</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters march around the perimeter of Patterson Park a day after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a student’s parents on Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School’s temporary campus in East Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-county-executive-judicial-campaign-contributions-ONFXW7DFD5DZFGCZGRIAM7577Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:18:07.035Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PGZDOUYLMBCM3DPY2X7BJ6P5UQ.jpg?auth=fb5b7439e12c469f43b93039d10a916ef929b6b31a55652fba3bea2007fb3038&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outside the Moyer Recreation Center at Truxtun Park in Annapolis, signs for candidates remind anyone passing that it’s election time.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/afram-baltimore-festival-black-culture-50-years-JF2C3RH4JVAS7IYOH7NXA7BLZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T13:52:26.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Y4L5JAWEBG4REQFIDM6ZNZEQI.JPG?auth=3a8a8b6b1415a437a7b1f48462ebe9e8537b5f53ea80ff7ab55edc6e701adf51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=850&amp;height=566</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A performance at the Afro-American (AFRAM) Exposition at Charles Center and Hopkins Plaza in Baltimore in August of 1977.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-executive-primary-democrats-FFAW6JBPGVEIZNSSX6S3NZG3DE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T13:00:00.678Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNSIATUK7NAVNFEFU4CTESPBII.jpg?auth=653ccd8ea26c60513ef7aefd957c3d1f757383cd042de69fd049366b745128cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4831&amp;height=3221</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County executive candidates Allison Pickard, Pete Smith and James Kitchin listen to a question during a forum on affordable housing and development in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/padres-discipline-gunnar-henderson-hit-by-pitch-5FCZK33UQZBCBDNEQYFREUSC7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:58:06.801Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HYVZBBRC4BHTRK2SYSHH6N2HIE.jpg?auth=53172a709739c59b122e1149cc75a488d39a01f675e79014658d6e6f8581402d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Padres manager Craig Stammen argues with umpire Chris Conroy after pitcher Ron Marinaccio, foreground, is ejected in the ninth inning of Saturday's game. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-beat-royals-7-3-three-straight-wins-GKCSEF5AYNB4TNFEOFP7DLAQ4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:54:52.903Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RTM6QEYF7NAGTPWAEBFLPNSRC4.jpg?auth=85ae304f849c08dbf41dfc306efa5b4c5958c6cbbc3ebc4709b57e1fe7a6ada7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals designated hitter James Wood (29) celebrates with Nasim Nuñez (26) and CJ Abrams (5) after scoring a run against the Kansas City Royals during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/great-falls-billy-goat-trail-E67EYKYBK5FG3K7QO24CYWLRK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:54:10.873Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XK7Y22WLKJE3FFV5JEAWIWDDQU.jpeg?auth=259e5eb53bdf6d99f9baecab4783137c8dd701ce156c5b764db856f5f22a20c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A search continues on Monday for a man who disappeared from a group of swimmers in the Potomac River on Sunday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/nehi-housing-land-trust-baltimore-investigation-DMYPJY2C7VAKJOMXUU2VS35JSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T11:44:28.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IK4BDCNTDVCQDIGZ4D6WKR3O6I.JPG?auth=32845c0355a68e8597b9de1c93c3ec808e4198ac04dbe90669128a867a77fa90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8505&amp;height=5670</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Garrick Good, NEHI’s leader, denied allegations of financial impropriety and criticized the city for cutting off grant funding without hearing his side of the story.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/barnes-noble-baltimore-harbor-east-F5OIUG6ZNJFFXKS2KD56WDAXGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T03:22:46.19Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCN4D266LNBYJLB4SF7KQPG3MI.jpg?auth=cc8cd39b0167cf5bfb7fce5ec5147d5f519470c5d61cda5b7b3fbc49449c71a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble will open its first Baltimore location in six years. The store is expected to open in the former Oceanaire Seafood Room later this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/wonder-woman-lynda-carter-urology-johns-hopkins-donation-maryland-IJQC3ALM7NHMJKKTIRFAGXNW4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:49:08.461Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6YVNXBCX3NDUTGIRK2JGRLLAA4.jpg?auth=495878383b8159a123bf9a2b33b2a8dae26e4e32a2abd889728f0e96917ed87d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5855&amp;height=3903</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lynda Carter, with Dr. Mohammad Allaf, director of the Johns Hopkins’ Brady Urological Institute, gifted $10 million to advance surgeries and training in the center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-farmers-spring-freeze-financial-assistance-O6APJZGXYVBVNDOIHBIJI2FV3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:46:33.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIRDOYGCNRECLOTCOH5AEWJPCU.jpg?auth=a53bf6712c31ccfedef7a95aa3a4c880108e0d1eca6269693cdf007265bde82c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black Ankle Vineyards grappled with the damage of a late-season frost that decimated its grapes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-daylen-lile-defense-prepitch-setup-PKNFBOFTPNE5HOWAGN4WHIBC3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:31:46.82Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DPVDQXGF6ZFIBL4QGH53ZOLRMM.jpg?auth=37c7c504a676bd208408360df9f369ba9dd19c5e39b5d9a6266044bba4db4ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6789&amp;height=4526</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile has eight home runs and a .744 OPS to go with his improved defense.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/b-52-crash-air-force-southern-california-HTEN555235BBNFF5WJGS2QYBJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:09:04.978Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CWLNIF4YFBGZXF5Z2DMWW6HXSI.png?auth=e88e6951fdbc770017a4e1af776bcb997e43318da4bfd8190f789ee62f50c1c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2852&amp;height=1605</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from video provided by KABC shows law enforcement responding to the scene of an aircraft crash near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>