<?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/howard-county/howard-county-schools-locked-bathrooms-vandalism-GYN6CPF4XRG3XBYNPXIVJS656E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:03.174Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CFPSNBXRFDYHH5FF4NBGMSBDE.jpg?auth=a134668c49126b68e04480ea7ea768b97b28ef00058a5a5e458ea2cf4f1a7950&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Struggling to curb student bathroom vandalism, including damage to sinks and clogged toilets that flood, as well as students vaping, the Howard County Public Schools system has resorted to locking some bathrooms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/sequoia-snyder-jazz-piano-bowie-home-XKZKTLH6QRGMPCUFQNKKM4IFAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.987Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XP746ZXPCZA5LMQR5I4G6NMHNQ.JPG?auth=303c85456f354d1a817414a57bd6796b8be5d6ddaf9dda840866889ae48b423e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jazz pianist and composer Sequoia Snyder practices in her home. A capital region native, Snyder has a couple of live performances in the next few months. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-rookie-athan-kaliakmanis-MEUMAMD5XVALNMB2NJFYPSDEPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.997Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q4RFO7WABNEZBAK6PRQQRBTB3I.JPG?auth=ee1adf2f6ccdd1baec076909032d46e2f037d20a40e0a539e9bf499547ab3abb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Commanders drafted quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis from Rutgers in the seventh round this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/daycare-costs-kahliyah-gooding-2WZKMZYKNVARBBIISSVZ5OVCA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:02.83Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DMBKKQDXEJBL3NXWNP4HACN7DI.jpg?auth=ee8dd0c01cb8c7b0c714f53ae20a49b8ee934dd42fceba97ed49d1839e7493c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6080&amp;height=4053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Aberdeen mother recently told police she had left her two young children alone because she had to work but could not afford childcare. This simply should not be the case in a country this rich.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/capital-region-things-to-do-this-weekend-baseball-dolly-parton-Y7NCN7EK7ZHSFL745MA7GVR23U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.397Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FGZB2ZTUIJH5TNUVTBAFOP6XSA.jpg?auth=c9a76e66ed63f8729e4e5e4246e31bc92b315ab951fd3de7fb027e13939b295c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Caruso’s Grocery in Pike and Rose is one of several Montgomery and Prince George’s County-based restaurants participating in Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/key-fob-maryland-auto-thefts-6FQLF7HZ25FHFI4ERYZRZRAQS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AY4DTEWWEFGZXM57JQ2Y4GOXXE.JPG?auth=b95c9a3517df5e8dc4056684611d7d48ee512a1a4a57f303fcb94248865ffe03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7366&amp;height=4911</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An emerging national auto theft trend has reached the Baltimore region. Brooke Faller had her car stolen outside of her home in this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-subway-new-trains-delays-4PAKPIOKZRAP7BSWVNM4QXWEIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:01.115Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/32LYA6HMVFCYNOQ2XKQN55OURE.JPG?auth=2ac9f44478103815940f92b7ed785c74b4301b577cf4626ef30f796d67dff0cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1912</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A train approaches the MTA Metro SubwayLink station at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/montgomery-county-car-thefts-rise-TY5MYX3UFZFCLL6Z7XDUDJQN6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.516Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TN2IT66Z2BDH5NLXCECEPJSGOI.jpg?auth=dafeff19fe53c1a08d68dba6a6dd6315615ca01123a4b7a03e146cc6dd377ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8481&amp;height=5894</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 1,500 vehicles have been stolen in the county this year, according to police. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cardinals-christian-encarnacion-strand-4-hits-JFKUM27DTJEZ5G5GZSINQO37AQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T04:22:45.696Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KPYN75H7FVFRVJONIJCDBO3HKQ.jpg?auth=09d6447ad1612f46d808516f6564243cb0a321be733fd829fbe62688a12a8049&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits an RBI single in the first inning Wednesday night at St. Louis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-rockies-luis-perales-debut-7RIIITWOZRESPDJTML7HBE3HJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T02:58:11.454Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZDOUW35XFHZJFKXO7XKKJDF3A.jpg?auth=2e79d57bda8d1a8c8c01c3bae16418f12ae1e73c94af54915dcd258a158236f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luis Perales allowed four runs and four hits while striking out three in two innings during his MLB debut Wednesday night. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/missing-man-identified-pennsylvania-R64W3GUY7VENRAEKR4EQSSHYJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T01:17:53.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VNUAXAIOWREXXCBKLCJKFUZ2AU.jpg?auth=b971ab7fa336276616ad2245613c3c2b125c1b2cf3aed368f0ceec4cdb335031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7336&amp;height=4891</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police in Pennsylvania have identified a man who had been missing from Baltimore for 20 years, thanks to genetic investigative work done by the nonprofit organization DNA Doe Project. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/prince-georges-county-fatal-crash-AHX46ALQHJBGLC3ID3UTAYITLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T01:16:38.227Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Police said a suspect who fled a traffic stop in Bowie on Wednesday struck another vehicle, killing its driver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-dan-cox-debate-BVKHOU27MJEHVL6NEYF7W2GZZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T01:15:29.328Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVFCO6KYB5DXJM732HPPPOIX3E.jpg?auth=8edcf5c71d3c03715e9e39fcf6563f576f2fde7cbd9a76e93176d7389a2b3af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland voters will get another debate-stage matchup between Dan Cox and Wes Moore ahead of their November rematch.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-city-homicide-investigation-HBQ6KQN4YRFYBKHATYRYZZC2FU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T00:59:52.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GZ4JOQP7ORAAXLCI5HE6NMMOME.jpg?auth=3bee89c3ba09b03ceb7355f847da32b7dd9a87ffb1bb45416222b82e3dcc6a4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police are investigating a suspicious death and a fatal shooting, officials said Monday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/ice-enforcement-surge-maryland-S3JHH5WUINHKJHBBPJQFGKLNNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T00:17:34.005Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HZMF4ZQ4D5AVND3TIJ62EZG5RM.jpg?auth=e341fd73d79ab73a4a85b0c7d0de3f9b7e9f0734e1fd80f4ccbd263393f3201f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8456&amp;height=5637</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ICE agents stand outside Delaney Hall, a federal immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey. A recent surge in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests across the region has left Maryland officials and local community members scrambling for answers. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nfl-pro-bowl-AUJHLESDP5DDPILA7QLJU7RPFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T00:13:26.423Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAGDSUIJQBBNNM6PDXIGHCI6ZU.jpg?auth=3fdc746febfd222b71d152b590a496b67505a0abbc3a8e517957da40ef9ff481&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8025&amp;height=5350</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AFC wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (7), of the Jacksonville Jaguars, runs away from NFC return specialist KaVontae Turpin, of the Dallas Cowboys, right, during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl on Feb. 2, 2025, in Orlando. The NFL announced Wednesday it was ending the game that has been played almost every year since 1951.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/inspector-general-gregg-domroe-resigns-LLZH2X6WPRGNBL5JFP4XDS7CV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:23:17.943Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QQT72GKNC5EIDIUJ22KSFUSL5E.jpg?auth=55059fe5cd294d13a587a118ff9bff3c82eed99715a4cc6d9c849db37169ebbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5146&amp;height=3431</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gregg Domroe, Baltimore County’s deputy inspector general, has resigned from his role.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tyler-oneill-rotator-cuff-injury-5SXS6HE5P5BAZA6CJKYGLQOV6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:20:19.772Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VA7POGQENBA7ZOKW6RPJLPXZ34.jpg?auth=184fcca9234f33ee06e62f25b40ccf63a0a949c7128f9b09fc0743d6a2ad8d7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4657&amp;height=3105</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyler O'Neill has 10 home runs and a .677 OPS this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-jayden-daniels-L262PA6J3JGR5I4IVMCUF5MCOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:19:54.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A5A5KVNVJVFC5DUDI2UKJFLO7A.jpg?auth=6be4ec3586b6fc7d6880145a0d00ffa0c17e764106dffb17f06d79ddeaa46fa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4260&amp;height=2840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders left tackle Brandon Coleman works against the Lions during Saturday’s preseason game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/attorney-general-brandywine-crash-DLRQCRH34NA3RI72UY3NAA4I7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:09:04.858Z</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:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland attorney general’s office is investigating a police chase in Brandywine that ended in a collision that left three women injured.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-observations-joint-practice-commanders-ANTXMR7QSVBRVJLXY5UGWS2KWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:08:31.599Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FRGXVUVLC5AKVHI2HLGU5QG3JA.jpg?auth=d665181140ff1bdccd919a499396c660869ccf9978d29c7eca1cf7c5f5e93276&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5745&amp;height=3830</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens linebacker Jay Higgins IV, left, defends Commanders running back Craig Reynolds during the teams’ joint practice Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/intentional-hampden-fires-YWSEQ6XN2VEGDOXMN74SO2YMRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:07:43.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X5WTOHEAAVF3VIH33S53GW5YFI.png?auth=0ef5c199e332263eb090567132116a6279e80610880fdf173bcec85205c17197&amp;smart=true&amp;width=949&amp;height=633</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police used surveillance video to connect Justin Reeves to three fires that were intentionally set in 2025 in Hampden. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/meta-reaches-18b-settlement-with-states-over-teen-social-media-addiction-BIBJANO63ZF2LN2JVDX64Z4URI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T21:48:33.784Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/72PXY3PQAFHITGCN5GR6PBJV2Q.jpg?auth=2569b0970c5862707844fa9daa014d8ee90c8e1338942ed81e3cf0e90a62279b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4633&amp;height=3089</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorado Solicitor General Shannon Stevenson, right, hugs a colleague outside of court after tech giant Meta agreed to pay $17 billion as part of a settlement to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction in Oakland on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/chris-van-hollen-democrats-future-QVHWSCK27ZAYHNDIZADXQHEXUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T21:36:26.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RBAOIKO5Y5FQBP7KJ7CYLSGRFE.JPG?auth=85b0d86c5df1155ced297c279a13425e6c6f18bd47c31b0e427f0f25af527dc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen has been positioning himself for a starring role in the future of the Democratic party.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-redistricting-lawsuit-TNRG6JKKKBHOFHDORFH4KRMH7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T21:04:26.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G2ASVR25HNG45LPBPTYAMYT6OI.jpg?auth=5c6f476e38cefa33a4174a213af183d6306e13c67d7e93cc048e40afa5d6513d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4448&amp;height=2965</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Senate Republican leaders Sen. Stephen Hershey, left, and Sen. Justin Ready are two of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the proposed state constitutional amendment. They used the Oversight Project to pursue the dispute.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/owings-mills-tiktok-social-media-video-OL4YMZYQRVDEBP6LC6PBCR4MWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T21:03:07.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CTH4NM3UZCUXPRXS5FRJ342EE.JPG?auth=e812120df79d560740b8b085cfc13ee0ad902a17e0590696b2f4aa3476f2d801&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tierra Gardner outside her favorite spot in Owings Mills, Don Tigre. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/key-bridge-wooden-platforms-target-deadline-MU3ZP2GZBRCMPGK4UCN2MW23B4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T20:44:02.029Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LIXP2CZHU5HD7AVXHRRWQA53OA.jpg?auth=3d7cf1423d50e4e0328ed0cfd3a0d66452856027e7f8ef57ba84dc33db4d747a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5486&amp;height=3657</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cranes lift piles into the water next to an older section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-father-involuntary-manslaughter-hot-car-child-death-O63SIKIJGNFEXJBWDGJACSACNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T20:13:12.146Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore man is facing multiple charges following the death of his 1-year-old son, who was left unattended in the family van for roughly five hours. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-ballot-lawsuit-Y2K3ATPXRNB7RFG7PXKI4DDU5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T20:11:23.168Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EGXJC2I4LVEHTJIQPQE52F2EZU.jpg?auth=aee4dfa3543842d31a1f870cbdbf16ed1ed25b3a0fb97287eabcb02bd9638244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5217&amp;height=3478</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Anne Arundel Circuit Court judge ruled that Maryland lawmakers missed their own deadline to approve a ballot question on redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/school-bus-tracking-app-prince-georges-LH6FSUN52FHCNPCDM6ZKBICTLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T19:51:59.333Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SXJS5AQPLJBGHLHFCVN7WXDR3A.jpg?auth=b977e51c5f89b0bdfa161f243aaf9f73e64aaffe14da735d047e20d6ca5c6208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[About 10,000 students were left without a ride to school after a bus tracking app crashed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/executive-race-julian-jones-pat-dyer-N2UBVFRRONFZJPQCQMWWLRBOWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T19:32:45.794Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R3YARBKEFJCWHE2Q7PHFUSIE2E.jpg?auth=79971fb9fb54f669b6dde3a59dee39e8925efdd537d184607cd4ec3380b87b73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Julian Jones, a Woodstock council member seeking to become the county’s first Black male executive, reported $83,842 in the bank.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/hot-dogs-cocktail-bars-baltimore-2CFJAOT5XJH3TLKHO63JST2Y3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T18:56:52.827Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RYMNLGUT3BDF5P2UNPB4NUAPQE.jpg?auth=acd654c025b52d1d824ddc90bae3e48b540d2843e0989759127f74edcdf85b30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At NeatFreak, Fells Point’s newest cocktail bar, martinis come any way you like — but there’s only one food option: a $5 hot dog. Owner Matt Steinberg says the simple frankfurter is the perfect pairing for a bold cocktail.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pikesville-double-shooting-DAWLM6Y3TBESNCEXQWLSQCLRZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T18:26:08.009Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person is dead after a man and woman were shot in Pikesville on Tuesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/astronomy/partial-lunar-eclipse-watch-YPVQOPEQTZFEJHJQ56ABB4Y2WQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T17:29:57.876Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OFL4DMYMY5CZBGKRF3XQ3ASPMA.jpg?auth=d4a31838bc88d13e648d2723f4c42c64e4be503b7ec8bffca20dccbf62b3ddd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2702&amp;height=1802</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The final full moon of the summer will occur with a lunar eclipse.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/jacob-young-nationals-training-bat-speed-6WFMDO5OUVER5KYTYP3IV44P64/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T17:00:02.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L4IINPYGSBD4ZONQWROFN23O64.jpg?auth=2487fd2f71e3212034868f8a0aa416ae0cd178252cbb9fa2fa54b9be6200b3b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7845&amp;height=5230</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jacob Young has an OPS over .700 this season after it was .583 in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/agora-expert-amberger-baltimore-ethics-expert-IEAN425FARENLCZKI42DP2THOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T16:43:16.992Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TZW4KSJQRHNDE3FX5BUX4O6YM.JPG?auth=48b87add983234036c6d258d6fe3b4aeb4ffbfe5c1ea200f47001290a81461c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2324&amp;height=1466</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore ethics director J. Christoph Amberger had a video series in the 2000s called Amberger's Smackdown while dispensing financial advice for the Agora Company.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-sergeant-mark-rutkowski-pleads-guilty-theft-misconduct-DYEC6XWNOJBK5MSQ7EIPUSBSRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T16:40:42.12Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XABYQWDAWBEMZBHXNN3Q2FQTB4.jpg?auth=feeba2aa15419a077d16a2f82e9261116eefe1ab1316a45c6d6f72f903e0a45a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4613&amp;height=3075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Sgt. Mark Rutkowski resigned and then pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to theft and misconduct in office for engaging in two separate schemes to illegally inflate his pay by more than $5,200.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-jakobi-lane-caddix-cleats-PUPELTNEMNCKDN7UHHTPKZ6NLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T16:14:13.815Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FFN2324PDRC37GXYDC76WLUNF4.jpg?auth=6138d7be47539a06231002faabe0f983988514cf5a3000ea4a4cc58af6bcda52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4878&amp;height=3252</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ja'Kobi Lane joins three Ravens legends trying to build a company attempting to upend the cleat market.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-fatherhood-changes-O4FH54IH4REHTBOLX6ITXIDLAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T16:00:02.043Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TXOSX7QZOVGVLKIJ3VQLQFLHXE.jpg?auth=a35cb98f51b65cfde0ee2631cb820858622f8118834f0b9f81e50aa0a9356cd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4827&amp;height=3218</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso takes his at-bat in the game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Baltimore last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-state-fair-JLNNU7XN3BFLPDOZFA64EJFLMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T15:00:00.805Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H3EQ55XWAZEPBMJIRPKVJIFJLA.JPG?auth=ef3b4b0bd2722b9ea70d13602bb54e5f1622e8e928c8397a88671de34e063a3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland State Fair is back this fall for another three weekends filled with games, rides, competitions and more.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/nater-kane-county-executive-vanessa-atterbeary-SM6Q6ILYDJEC7I7RNW4EC5AJWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T15:00:00.769Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OL74VJLRMZCYRHR3KFT7IXQR4Q.jpg?auth=3a3fcf4f1b757fce16049764b0687d810fba60224c4e22bb6971f2098f6f391c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5143&amp;height=3429</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Green Party candidate Nater Kane is taking on Democrat Vanessa Atterbeary for Howard County executive in November 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/green-point-wellnesss-mission-is-to-improve-the-quality-of-life-of-those-in-their-neighborhood-OHKBPBFN4RGB3JODUD6R6J2I4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T14:59:53.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DPAYQYV5NFFYRPT3HOLLSR3NMA.jpg?auth=c68543ed3bb9acd420b19a0bcde43c3d869bce75a9471cffe2737ee47620dead&amp;smart=true&amp;width=819&amp;height=530</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/baltimore-community-college-union-contract-PDJVFTRZUZCFHGU6UTVEQSWGDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T14:50:42.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MPOBCUSDRRHFHKQMOEGSWFNLCI.JPG?auth=7c61a6ec20dfb937a6d81d5264d687289655d4f376c6eb39f3cf0c7bbb5109bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Community College was founded in 1947 as Baltimore Junior College to provide post-high school education for returning World War II veterans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maggie-domanowski-anti-muslim-apology-6PWEQMEBLBDGJFHBGZDQS3CSGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T14:37:27.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q4MXTCKEJFA67OM7443RE2Z4LM.jpg?auth=e075de3d77ccd8648548292489d31d2542bfa8ad1ce601d4efb44511a8098b27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4535&amp;height=3023</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County school board member Maggie Litz Domanowski has apologized for a social media post that compared women’s rights to Sharia law.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-big-sam-federal-civil-rights-violations-MJMSAWVUO5B25MGXZPNNV2FG7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T14:25:35.148Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCZHTRGZXRAPJLM36E64VKWA6M.jpg?auth=1d2b3ad2ff9fade6ecf91a860b1179cc0c7c32c34615ee7f389993d0a253afba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Billy Murphy, attorney for the family of Samuel “Big Sam” Elsworth Brown Jr., speaks at a press conference discussing Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s decision not to charge Baltimore County Police Officer Derek Hadel for his role in Big Sam’s death. Murphy is joined by Big Sam’s loved ones.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-evicted-tenants-landlord-storage-fee-3GK52TBM5JDGBMJ7RLW7EDKTNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T13:51:01.073Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EXXL6R33C5DS7PNBD3JGHOATLQ.JPG?auth=19c6239b5d0887277c3e4129bb894cb9e05a8e0cd7edec557bc1cd19b143fa1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8091&amp;height=5394</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ashley Simms speaks during a public hearing for eviction legislation in City Hall, in Baltimore, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-cardinals-pete-alonso-four-hits-XPRR6XCORVDBBGDNAGAPKERGFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T13:37:17.396Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TG6YAV6R3RECLFZDWCJC4XAXIQ.jpg?auth=cf7da20cafaa3af4bf666ff415d0745e4445863b1025a84a3053a2b152d89987&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2661&amp;height=1774</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles' Pete Alonso, left, is congratulated by first base coach Jason Bourgeois after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-returns-st-louis-matt-holliday-PRAKDTN3QJEHDPAMNRUG65CWKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T13:36:27.333Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OOOFX6P7IFEOPIISDZW32DTI5A.jpg?auth=a78b23704e697811a6da6f85a8e25d015f3bc18faf37cd51f2cada09fca74c62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday slides into third base against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth inning Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-rockies-3-1-andrew-alvarez-JUELLNRFOJCOVANVRRQHDARSGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T12:51:21.367Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UGMTF3CFXVBFVBSAFW2QCQSQ7M.jpg?auth=0d04844c02de0f51d2133f682973919fde6028f6508c9f630e959e8bd678d4da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals left-hander Andrew Alvarez pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the second inning Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-commanders-odafe-oweh-BZ2XR2GI7JH4NKFMMY6DJ3IWNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T12:25:38.72Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WXIOOSH2I5E5ZKPAKSRG7D45DI.jpg?auth=223a6388b7fef1abbde0c4850cfd3bf554a28d708872510560a6c89108f6c5e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4857&amp;height=3238</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oweh grew frustrated with a Ravens scheme he felt was holding him back. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/emmas-torch-silver-spring-chef-vishwesh-bhatt-chai-pani-dc-F47H44JQPZDTHGITPWZOYWI2P4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T09:30:00.465Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UQKTP4XGPVGF5MAAJLBEGBSK44.jpg?auth=e078d9f4f11a4ad44eb32bcaf3cd55e925ec23e0664e687d2c0f9464e5b60bcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emma’s Torch, a nonprofit that trains refugees to cook, is welcoming accomplished local chefs to teach its students. Its first location outside of New York opened in Silver Spring in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/prince-georges-county-correctional-officer-lawsuit-DQ4IHCKJDJAO3MDAPM7B45NE3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T09:30:01.084Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZX6LVUQNOBHLVC6RREVEJK4DVA.jpg?auth=91768589fdd1046c5410f4abb787f57438ed65aec083f53e89266e33944f1827&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Keisha Hudson, one of several officers in the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections who faced charges following the death of an inmate last year.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/dolly-parton-imagination-library-maryland-DVHUDK4YHFGEXKRSTYDHAFTED4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T01:34:16.874Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3IQBCH6VARAPNHR67NLUX4DEHA.jpeg?auth=48819ef1e66194580005a387b1eb943380c6ede1628ec89e0ec0bdc6e767877b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carol Da Silva, program director of Imagination Library of Montgomery County, poses with a life-size cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton in Wheaton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measles-pennsylvania-6QBF3QD4J5AYHKWOJDO6LLZCOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T01:17:36.856Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HIM6SDUO5ZEUHCMR62V5YTKGWI.jpg?auth=ab11356886c792a9df11d114e006f3aa6b4e878e6bee0fc49fa66fc8cad5a14a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4240&amp;height=2832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pennsylvania health officials reported Tuesday that two unvaccinated residents have died after being infected with measles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/royal-farms-shooting-baltimore-police-BGLQUQQHDVFUNPT3U4A6KX73U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T00:43:07.335Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a Royal Farms gas station on Russell Street on Aug. 12.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/chizarra-dashiell-puzzle-pieces-charter-school-3HJHXRWKIVC6VH4RILI3WK62QQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T00:41:34.834Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NP7UT4RU2FG53JQX2X2A6UGFBM.jpg?auth=94fcfadd77e242e10541e190ab1533bc95074205973db66d792e143ccff09a66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4752&amp;height=3168</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a sharp turn of events, Baltimore County’s school board is no longer pursuing revoking the charter of Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy Public Charter School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/montgomery-school-bus-driver-dies-64XTRJDNMNG5BG53DIXTMNYJ5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T00:30:45.105Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3JSX52RSDVDFNNQ4ZWPBX6JMQM.jpg?auth=dc0db811090a17e145c2b2931af4d521954b7314ccbb1aa843072138d7c1de10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[No students were on the school bus when it crashed, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/governor-moore-maryland-ice-enforcement-V67NGE4ZIRCHVBSAEKKPMOAIJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T00:27:47.461Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CBRNM2N2EZHORAUQER72MORNO4.jpg?auth=cfb09a9b7e941ffd6b54b8c5b28287472433ba955b6a259d6734cbfd27e31cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4249&amp;height=2832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland politicians respond as ICE surge hits Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ai-prank-moesha-gardener-bethesda-XN4F23OWSVD2FB2KW546JVETLA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T23:34:38.584Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/65KGZE734NBDHINNIVMRRXZSMM.jpg?auth=93db9c13f2c8d9a97fb5c73d779afcedebf6b3eaf2e5fe45ea60d2eaf6fd5e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3703&amp;height=2469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A North Bethesda woman has agreed to pay Montgomery County Police $1,000 to dismiss charges stemming from a prank.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-offensive-line-HIKDSVWH2BACXFBDQMWUEMLIDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T22:31:15.702Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FMBSDUYEZFB5XOBVRWGCSPNVAM.jpg?auth=465638323fde716a364f8cb981fdb6fe6127fa62c5940251824df092f5b42fce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2066&amp;height=1380</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn watches from the sidelines during a preseason game against the Miami Dolphins in Landover earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-pursuit-kent-island-crash-oscar-jose-araujo-mejia-NPEYDOVMUVFU3L2FFOUM6WJJ7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T22:24:36.428Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FYTNM2LOCFHBTI7OSNX3VV37CM.jpg?auth=1074c984be3e5cd4afffa550742d12743983f090560a82f39c2d5e4166d832ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1920</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Óscar José Araujo-Mejía car shows significant damage to its passenger side after an incident with ICE on the intersection of Route 8 and Skipjack Parkway in Stevensville on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/police-shooting-lexington-market-GUKX76GFXFCQBIPIH2GWMZDNAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T21:55:52.546Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police have identified the man and officer involved in a police shooting near Lexington Market this past weekend. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/suitland-police-shooting-attorney-general-investigation-PF55FEJASZHGFCXWI3FTPQEFYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T20:36:23.324Z</lastmod><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[State investigators have named the man fatally shot by a Prince George’s County Police officer Friday night in a Suitland neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/elkridge-howard-county-ice-facility-N3GEGDP4TRBHDMTQTHH3MEDTLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T20:31:15.259Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XPJQORPFV5FVVMIDESACXINK2Y.JPG?auth=ef95817ca9013dd2805ef9a03cc2938d2c5615129d8f8a5129a01a6eebb3bbaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County attorneys notified the federal court that they intend to appeal a judge’s decision to reinstate building permits for a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-math-policy-change-BXMRLCN2UJCU7GQHRWWU5ZYRKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T20:23:17.782Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TDAJKIHALVCKRIYVLEMXYVIWWM.JPG?auth=25994336a73df6ede57f5c68f1ae56e629df4e82359fabb4d554d09fa396f3e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The directive is one piece of a sweeping math policy Maryland adopted last year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/rockville-city-council-beryl-feinberg-K6PERYKQVZFYJPBFSLPQL6ARWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T20:06:40.295Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OHVD4CLWDBAS5I4IVB6ZBKCQEI.jpg?auth=e0d86b3f98f99ae22b034b4866006ed3575dbf20d7d9e9e2a70258e05930712b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1884&amp;height=2825</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Beryl Feinberg served on the Rockville City Council from 2013 through 2023. She died on Aug. 9 at 75.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/attmans-delicatessen-eatery-branch-bwi-airport-LKZXLL535VAVXMJJKIFYOF46C4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T18:43:38.603Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SH4A7ZEK3VCIRCJ6I3LDGJYTPI.JPG?auth=7f19eaeafc49b3534af43e19a56286f30864a57d3f73205d6afe66f4433b609a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7918&amp;height=5297</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore-style hot dog from Attman’s Delicatessen. Attman’s will open a branch at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport next year.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/dolly-parton-dies-7FN4SPGYABEQPJJ66JRLSP2VRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T18:19:16.423Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NIGEWP7Q7ZE6HCSWKNXZXK5IGA.jpg?auth=07e5b6427c28780e8628eab991e5ec4ef55de6a749b36be2eb2be583d942e2e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4470&amp;height=2980</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dolly Parton poses at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in New York, on Oct. 13, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/leons-baltimore-gay-bar-queer-history-5JULAEXDLRAIHH6WWK3JZTBDU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T17:56:10.375Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7MEWKDFEWVBS7MTG3UK6AD7RT4.JPG?auth=8d86a1b9551772ae835ac0c8f3310fe8e5214713b914b67168c6ffc3c610a93e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leon’s opened in Mount Vernon in the 1950s and bore witness to many eras of the city’s evolving queer culture. From left, Leon’s staffers Stacey Antoine, Karen O’Donnell, Joseph Leloudis, Damon Wallace, Brandon Gruszczynski, Tina Wallace, Sanchez Sanders, Cade Granger, Adam David Bencomo, and Sam Smith.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/maryland-data-center-faq-SA6FZOGBAVGUVOMGSAEDN7G2AM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T15:36:39.32Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KYZHVDER7RDAHDFPBE7WJHEJXM.JPG?auth=3dd6b8d32d74d6435cb529a85d3f632df6cdbcc67c0432e10933952116afd564&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A massive data center is being built on a former smelting site in Frederick County. As plans for data centers spread across Maryland, communities are weighing whether they're welcome.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/nonprofit-philanthropy/jessup-couple-licensed-cat-rescue-EFPYJQTM2FA6XDXBSPB7OQTLPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T14:00:23.739Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MWTIRPHRWJCNLCDUOCFCHOZKP4.JPG?auth=3d5f1a1c41c634536af00d0a238c07cb1b93994578705b647a6a4771f9955acb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2122</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pair of cats lounge in a hammock at Sunshine’s Friends Cat & Dog Rescue in Jessup.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/rash-field-park-inner-harbor-overhaul-OGDYBOQZMBAW5AIBME7QYA4GA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:43:39.4Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XFLZFBJMMZEBFLDQ55EKUQ6DJU.JPG?auth=038203e8438a9795fd543a05246b02ba385e8b9bd0db5b3d15a9302ff54232bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crews have been working through the summer to complete a $35 million overhaul of Rash Field Park, which has faced multiple weather delays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-grad-students-trump-visa-policy-SFUDKUG2RZFM5B4ZYU3XPN3SJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:14:39.314Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5NR7VZMFEZHCTALROK46UADMVM.jpg?auth=cbb349f428c4051eb23a5109a4b2b7ac7363117d0835865f10af890d839f559f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5443&amp;height=3629</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland, College Park, anticipates losing many newly admitted graduate students this fall if new visa rules take effect. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-win-rockies-13-3-2QAZ55MS6JCTHPK2NKN5RA6QLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:05:00.258Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MNUEZCLX3ZHNVOKXNRW7QKDWUQ.jpg?auth=61655972cde24208e7aaded97f38f2631248d7886044dcd97e98b7f0c462cc4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3066&amp;height=2044</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, slides into second base for a steal during against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/taulia-tagovailoa-flag-football-olympics-JXKZVMB2QRDMFDMEFKP3G5QQMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T13:03:51.268Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WODJ5FJ5RRE5HAQXSJMQKAJBHM.jpg?auth=ae19c8f28f56151ed6a9d4c63e5bdb235dff3983c2ded1fada28cd3ba2cd9b57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1288&amp;height=858</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Taulia Tagovailoa signs autographs for fans at the Flag Football World Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/pepito-paul-torres-baltimore-obituary-T2NXXJBPZJHZXAMOBMPPBWNMPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T12:40:57.476Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BOZHVI5WX5BKHN7BRBY6JUP2TA.jpg?auth=c8917e6327758c1cdbddd3d95d2fa50ca29868d994f7df4c39833699354bff9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=758&amp;height=759</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pepito “Paul” Limos Torres.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-media-poll-WFW4SPXIQ5CWHLLNKK3DCTHOQM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T11:30:00.948Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3YUCSG5E3JEO7LYHMXZ6CRJR3U.JPG?auth=0dc67fcbe293c93e74c45674e54670c844371bad9b42198365b2637d26f34328&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens head coach Jesse Minter watches from the sidelines in the fourth quarter of the team’s preseason win over the Philadelphia Eagles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/catonsville-hair-company-closing-EUBPAZ4E7VGLXLNSHGVWOEFAJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T09:30:01.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7T4MP2FNFBCSDG6QYXPDGOC35Q.JPG?auth=8b9cac8d363670f09a925c8f351773d0230be33bbe7bedbaf5c926e32d62e5f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7948&amp;height=5299</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Glenn Boller, one of the owners of the Catonsville Hair Company, inside of the salon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/nurses-licensing-technology-PWSEUYSW7BGJ3HYTC7B4FGKJ3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T09:30:01.082Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B2KLP7HP2FBK7JTGC5FBROWW64.jpg?auth=902ad02f1c0518b68b6d993e5f35de0dc8588709e3916c1dcd4e3bad0576b120&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Board of Nursing office in Baltimore is where nurses work out issues when getting their licenses. Maryland rolled out a new licensing system for nurses, but it's causing new problems.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/wes-moore-travel-schedule-GPEMTXPMXVDAFFDKHCZVDESDM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T09:30:01.302Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DCGJNBGLDFC5BMCNVE5CUXQDEQ.JPG?auth=05be9cbe13eb0e5fe6ba7153b24726b643fb513872c8be1525dcea34219da44a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore speaks at the State House in Annapolis, the place he travels to most frequently.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/anacostia-river-swim-water-quality-F2LYXIPQSJFCPMGTE2B5VVA2LA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T00:04:39.771Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZUCUSLV4FFHM3GCQSJU55QKZPI.jpg?auth=f35f5e55284f430951248644d60759b66fcce217dfa372bee2d661aad1ba1be2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2760&amp;height=1840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[You can’t swim in the Anacostia River, yet. But community organizations like The Anacostia Watershed Society are bringing us closer to the possibility of a clean and safe river.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-measles-outbreak-K7Y4YGL7CZGC3EDNIZ4B32LN6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T21:47:57.799Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YY4GNVEL4JGE7LUV53XYMGP6GI.jpg?auth=bab8c1967ddfe764b4b8af535f99a940d56b134b1862688036c75afcf8dcc244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated against measles if needed as they declare an outbreak in three more counties. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/rashod-bateman-baltimore-ravens-domestic-violence-AMKST7EGDRFDBK4PRL3GRKGGXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T21:31:58.504Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FUXZ7ONPQJAK5LGDE5O6Q3REVM.jpg?auth=d67face35ae3021e1202839d8a3b6c621f9bd38dd99c907523b5e2e0f968f660&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4529&amp;height=3019</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman during a football game against the New England Patriots in Baltimore last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/montgomery-county-murder-trial-KAZWJ2JFNVD2BJDSXYTCHYFEO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T21:22:40.215Z</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[A Kensington man faces up to 65 years in prison after a Montgomery County jury convicted him of second-degree murder for shooting his friend in the head with a shotgun in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-first-day-of-school-live-updates-E3E3LSHITFGIBEU4U4H5766XBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T20:59:16.87Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZK4Y52TRKFARVIZYHBROFGK7BI.JPG?auth=323e3db51cc2c7377ef7c808ee016a5705576781b170fa5ee4516dc1676a4046&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1977</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Math resource teacher Jenny Goncz is dressed as a traffic cone as she greets students and parents arriving for the first day of school at Van Bokkelen Elementary School in Anne Arundel County. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/cunningham-falls-state-park-beaver-attacks-VTJBQCF5ZNCOTEN3BF5LFNHFXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T20:41:09.179Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YNQQTMOTBDEHPCRQ42NGAIY2A.JPG?auth=8c57dd6fab746a3e1673c21d61fac359f20a7363862d146d4df0310f7f142e14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parts of Cunningham Falls State Park were closed after two people were attacked by rabid beavers this summer, but the park fully reopened on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/montgomery-county/adventure-therapy-maryland-rock-climbing-QSKEWPBEXJFLNOEUXS72TVFZMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T20:09:44.427Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U7NYXA2MWRDNNJKCPLHWMDEPAA.jpg?auth=3a6bae7309e919f64327e9a228c31e0d3ab29f4f5af20e77ba56f3781c3d3b0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Climbing guide Eunny Jang, left, of Rockville-based East Outdoors ascends a 50-foot metamorphic rock in Carderock in Montgomery County in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/murder-case-witness-leak-investigation-7QBS67FPQJFUXPKFWK5QA5CLIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T19:46:32.153Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7OAF45G6NCOFM55MN2GPWY2KE.jpg?auth=365b93d8115344028ddbc6b9e681cba0c227c8b9479fa50f21a0ded3af0f9b89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5174&amp;height=3449</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore state’s attorney’s office has tapped a former federal corruption prosecutor to investigate the leak of witness information in a high-profile murder case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/county-council-business-fee-fund-lawsuit-U6RMC3VLDZBC7PXNSSXDF5SQ6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T19:20:30.534Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M4IMVRDLNNDCJIKFZ7KNTS5RXM.JPG?auth=c69e246bb914463f379582977da7f6260f3b839993c6687a78cb6c7169ffc7c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha is seeking public input to determine how to spend revenue from a controversial $5,000 annual fee on certain businesses.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/cape-st-claire-anne-arundel-explosion-7B5EPSWLG5FZXG3FRH7D2II3NA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T19:08:12.814Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KRX2VBEMCRGQBA7ZEIZVBZEX5Y.jpg?auth=634d07dc082b87969182d8375bff2b98ed04a26a010637789858eaefa88d5782&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3525&amp;height=2350</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency officials assess the damage following a house explosion on Green Holly Drive in Annapolis suburb Cape St. Claire last week. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-triple-a-player-development-W2ALR4NJRFHLFAZD6FVDHOIX6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T18:27:27.784Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4JP77EDTXZGXLDT3VTJL5WOCGA.jpg?auth=21a07925211d36b8add42b6e2002f632e35fee68b29708b66ad77d2055f039f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4159&amp;height=2748</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals outfielder Andrew Pinckney watches his triple on Saturday against the Mets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-schools-first-day-open-BAS3TWK7XNARPIF3ILUDKCD55I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T18:20:02.516Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JD5YEPY4ERGTNMH7SP35VNTBEY.JPG?auth=5859fd8d0a155ac2523a1fc4878e4483f1bd9e769d8826e4ea2b52360dfac4b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Bill Heiser shared some key numbers ahead of the start of the school year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/p-nut-cormier-drummers-lot-annapolis-obituary-RDMIZ7E73RD33B7I7YIMFYCCSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T18:15:26.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TWECOE77BRFLHNGBZR3LI3GPDI.png?auth=ac3e30b02f6ec27e1c63ee05c66a7d74435fd85a60772529d21251ccd50520a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=476&amp;height=476</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iris “P Nut” Cormier III.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-dylan-beavers-jon-meoli-RUL26DEEYFF75I52UHHIMRJ2YM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T18:01:21.498Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5TYQMDJJYVHJRHJJUN772ERPFA.jpg?auth=b9756351b16705460f7971376b246870612e374beafaae971bbdda996b05e684&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4490&amp;height=2994</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dylan Beavers drives in a run against the Tigers in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-gunnar-henderson-struggles-R2MMCUDRPBDJZGN4PY5AUWAJWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T16:12:28.129Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3PWFB74IV5E2FIETORFHP6L44U.png?auth=3706eb783aaab23a68e8bf60b2c5cfbc626fb68a8da32f97d93e866052aa2d26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-brock-moore-minor-league-pitcher-clash-of-clans-PAES5ADFEBDHHMP7QP43BJCUW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T11:00:03.576Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HDEWMOWANVBCZCWPWS3XHT5CQE.jpg?auth=59c93a2b0c7c8b3b4a5858b598cefe9a9018f5e2514ac222c10df4f735fa2d69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Clash of Clans” player Brock Moore joined the Orioles organization from Seattle in the trade for Taylor Ward.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/free-trinket-library-rockville-ZLDJMVV2QJDGVAL6AE3QPBF4A4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T09:30:00.707Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DYK3MJ4MMBHS5KPF2XJ6VDLQSY.jpg?auth=77e9bc52a9bb5e376369f7d6aa5ba90a31d0635653d203436075e7baf63947de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jojo Craven with her dog, Halo, by her trinket library outside her house on Veirs Mill Road in Rockville on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-vikings-analysis-BG72M36T7ZEN3O2DF226ZTPXME/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T09:30:00.728Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QW6WZJNY4REB3H3JLRQQCJQJL4.jpg?auth=ed2adbe1b12d8afa7cdabe766f41424001e4dcb3e6fa2ec1213910b956c99e6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5135&amp;height=3424</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quarterback Joe Fagnano has seized on his opportunities to prove he can slot in behind Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley on the Ravens’ depth chart.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-school-math-curriculum-changes-SE4DRKGFBZB2TIJBAHHQGY56JA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T09:30:02.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJ4HBJW6LBD73DOXY52QPC6GYA.JPG?auth=08f57d96052dd3f93ee0d99f8342e76eb5a7b150f2b0f510a8d8f713738fee2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3932&amp;height=2615</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parents will be happy to know they shouldn’t have to rearrange their evenings to help their children with math homework.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/national-media-coverage-baltimore-BUNQSWFUABGVZG5P3IPP6YVRVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-24T09:30:02.189Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6C543RFZBDWHHGSGDFXD3I35U.jpg?auth=9d662e61909a9f1a46c4ce0e8c811ba42028f640c02e41427b62522cb2671872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5392&amp;height=3595</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore has been on an upswing in so many ways and the national media is finally catching on. It’s about time.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>