<?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/orioles-mlb/orioles-dylan-beavers-grant-wolfram-tyler-wells-yankees-AXZAFXKD45AFVFUBUOLMLJEK6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T23:03:23.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UK2KYNTEM5F6JAAL5FZGHEW3Z4.jpg?auth=0412e22be85f4b34d921489870450ad4cbeeac71469f72bf610e4cfcd5fb09ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3562&amp;height=2375</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Dylan Beavers warms up for his at-bat in the first inning of a game against the Houston Astros in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-schools-budget-cuts-46J7GMAKDNBDTOFNXENSM7EXBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T22:44:54.098Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FVEQ4GJ7D5D6FPQOMISMZA45AM.jpg?auth=a64dae0f8993e6e2c7efd5f5e2f45e11afa011f82ca0466d74d7d987bcd4a18d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor is sounding the alarm about potential budget cuts for next school year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-terrence-benn-police-chief-4ENPMWZ6CBFCXCBE4GXUUT7XDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T22:44:30.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VLXHMNBURFDBJMRKF4B5LXLA7E.jpg?auth=cd973e120b004a5861555f838ccc27a1015b58e92891e580986324dbaf78bbba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8020&amp;height=5347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Major Terrence Benn, center, has been appointed to acting police chief by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-winter-storm-budget-RGBDAMNUXBGYTITR6ULSQAYYIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T22:32:20.233Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3WKC3DI4Y5CM5FJGQXNF43Z2QQ.JPG?auth=7e19165b481c936094355d3b3705688215b9237a9a154f8ad3e898dcd6cbd693&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2042</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A front-end loader clears snow piled at the intersection of St. Paul and East Preston streets in January. The city spent $80 million to clear streets and alleys after the storm and deep freeze.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ice-agents-shot-immigrant-deportation-appeal-OZSZ3AT27BAVXDUDLNQJK4Y3XE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T21:14:43.999Z</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 in an undated photo released in court documents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-date-change-triple-crown-calendar-4SITZY5BYFGCLG4UX5GP7JAZ34/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:58:45.541Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QUYPFG5N3ZBUBCDJZOLSD2UPZI.JPG?auth=3c0afd5d63603178f5e1f75bcc659ba9fbc6c7e0d6dceaad0adbf3450b967055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6218&amp;height=4145</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Journalism, ridden by jockey Umberto Rispoli, wins the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republicans-chao-wu-video-VSKRXZ7YTJESNDMBCHBTTLGB7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:55:40.63Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEDPOZMHOBBCPIEDWEATXPPYOE.jpg?auth=9cc1a92e20f885829749b05280b32a46e80e9445b0241a96ef6ec011bb480418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Del. Mark Fisher and Del. Brian Chisholm are facing criticism for a social media video they made about a Chinese-born colleague.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-lawmakers-racist-chao-wu-video-ACXV6LKQPVHMLOPGXIGIXRKTBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:48:31.824Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEDPOZMHOBBCPIEDWEATXPPYOE.jpg?auth=9cc1a92e20f885829749b05280b32a46e80e9445b0241a96ef6ec011bb480418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Del. Mark Fisher and Del. Brian Chisholm are facing criticism for a social media video they made about a Chinese-born colleague.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/under-armour-baltimore-loss-stock-YKILWCC55BEVLHFNLJFA73KGVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:47:45.241Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ORRUUMRWFESBKQ7QRMDDV2QF4.JPG?auth=11bf2aab6fb86983da0873aba74341fddd9e0ecd41548ea35b78a65b7c0eda9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For the year, Under Armour Inc. reported a loss of $495.6 million, or $1.16 per share. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dc-sniper-exhibit-national-law-enforcement-museum-RP4FQFKYMBHATL45ICHL34FQQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:43:54.355Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KOIDJEXIT5HOHPHYAGKD5472SE.jpg?auth=ce80b390d391a0f01ebf642c5f79e8815c7b8b061adb149bfe77b4b018a4420c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2062</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Maryland Gov. Paris Glendening, Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose, Washington, D.C., Mayor Tony Williams and Prince George’s County Police Chief Gerald Wilson speak to the media about the sniper shootings in October 2002.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/bowie-state-university-layoffs-WI4HHYVEQNA6ZIFTSCWO26MUVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:29:35.894Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ECXB4NYRGRB6ZG6Y6EUJQ5UUDA.JPG?auth=9d05e0da943083db3ed127437a21c941591479841ea9ff1236f5f1937dd6ec93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bowie State University is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit for the second year in a row.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-storm-drain-masons-law-mount-airy-harford-HWFQCL2PMZEIHLZGZJ6IIBXSUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:18:59.585Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XXLQIJDHLJGXLIEBMOG37Q3ARE.JPG?auth=047aca780232815c2244393da2d29cb238e8899767e254d1c7a2170541980d68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erica Kearns and her son, Clay, 15, at the family home in February. A bill memorializing Mason Kearns and improving storm drain safety was signed into law Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/key-bridge-collapse-criminal-charges-WRV5SR5ULFH2HLR4SDG36KWXWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:10:50.488Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VY2DO64HBNCDHL7W2PMGBRMMEQ.jpg?auth=d43d36e8b16edcae386b2eb4b6e3b71e18b4f336931322197449016d0374c706&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland U.S. Attorney Kelly Hayes is joined by the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division for a press conference on Tuesday to provide an update on the investigation into the Dali collision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/summer-lim-ivan-rivas-RNHXXFTJBRAIJMCEQRZJABQ3OA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:01:10.883Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLIBUFTCRBDNRC6UPCAGZ7LGTQ.jpg?auth=5965e7ba3775d3a5bbda0d8f43b54406d8c16635b1d32d9857dbd4757a7284df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl who died after being hit by a school bus in October.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/chevy-caprice-national-law-enforcement-museum-WEY3LZ3W65GWFH4MRGMLDXLTWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T19:23:53.951Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4PUOKFK7JFEFNLMJUV4PB3IJQ.JPG?auth=6d7c867b865290bcc12a726e0a340208a2fd2caf5f605ab82caf4a4224cd4d2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 1990 Chevrolet Caprice used in the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks is displayed in the exhibition, “Without Warning: Ending the Terror of the D.C. Snipers.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-menopause-care-bill-YG5XB2CH2ZCRNJVDPWXTVT44CQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T19:04:44.26Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3NG7RA7JAJFKLEZNCJ72N3GOCU.jpg?auth=abe86d6e4d8fa89397db2b1ac2b7af49ed06754fc2901b0a9670e80ac3484668&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/pier-six-pavilion-finn-group-OZMSFDBXQBHI7LLL73PDX6AJAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T19:01:18.48Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/USZVYTAYXJBELNUOM7LGVRJHEA.JPG?auth=8f27c25c8e0847ab6ac3d79528ac65ff2338eb41e06df1bf92d7a6d7abbfadbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Finn Group and Knitting Factory Entertainment are the new operators of Pier Six Pavilion, the prominent waterfront venue previously run by Live Nation for the past decade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-key-bridge-settlement-NE4DNF5ASVHI3MSEPWWM5I2WXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T18:51:07.727Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WRR56OLXFVBNFI6TNAZ3NR22U4.jpg?auth=ae421d78a1135f32b193f507294f409f895156dd82fdf9c6c7dab1fbfd21564b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3163</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The settlement is the largest reached so far against Synergy Marine Group and Grace Ocean Private Ltd. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-nicole-sherry-head-groundskeeper-two-decades-RH7GHN5FTRHRRG34EFWU5EXC4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T18:34:40.067Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F7NPEYEBJRCNJCRYTW6I6C3XHA.jpg?auth=3eb62ff90d5cb749af9c8525059ffb221bd2f9f61a71cc7d6c32fde03f0b4cb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6652&amp;height=4435</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles head groundskeeper Nicole Sherry sprays the field before a baseball game between the Orioles and the Atlanta Braves in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/johns-hopkins-marty-makary-baltimore-fda-FCMOMCGCIBGUZNQR2DX4CCUA5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T18:25:44.173Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2E3DLHPNZAT7L5E3XUUOBYKAE.jpg?auth=ca82efbdde32b223e8f2ebe90af07a2ead4c234c299e684ad7c24c2ef95ae41f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Marty Makary, a former Johns Hopkins surgeon and FDA commissioner under President Donald Trump, resigned Tuesday amid mounting criticism from industry groups and activists.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-craig-albernaz-helping-gunnar-henderson-RWQXTIUKYFEXJABPVM5IFELIZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T17:03:07.797Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KEZHS62IJGPFOOOHIKUPIYIHE.jpg?auth=9cebca0bc999a850e6bde7ca294051dc092f283618ca9713249bc6f9212e2320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson reacts after batting against the New York Yankees on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/westphalia-sprouts-market-grocery-store-IDNF6Z2OJRBM7MLW3WGCULDYRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T16:48:30.543Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EIKHWDN2L5ENNLSXK5AZUKJMQU.jpg?auth=b3a064390cd700b0b16025259fb1a5698586ad8a36505020a8e0f23b0c27a808&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1560</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sprouts Farmers Market is set to open a location in Westphalia Town Center at the end of 2027.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/severn-police-shooting-carjacking-7YR5KEFJDZF77DO6TV74TL6EIQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T16:14:29.616Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LXKNRS5FJGD3NUFWIH75C4GVM.JPG?auth=d5f511935ffc6e2fd1cc00ff7e5e5ac544d0c80601aceacda4a715b55784c355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two officers who shot at Jasmin Cooper were placed on administrative leave pending a review of the incident, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/stefan-romero-americas-tapestry-maryland-4PCVN7NOSJEJHE2S2VGFWUVJSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T16:02:28.911Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HPUFELR5MFE6RIJFCJWEKM7HOM.jpg?auth=52fc7b4fad66c2cb22caa30a0581473e75927726290d0816bd7444fc70559a54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2605&amp;height=1962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteer Nathalie Smith works on the Maryland panel of America’s Tapestry. The size of the piece makes it difficult to reach under and push the needle up through the linen backing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/pjm-grid-operator-maryland-energy-prices-XC3SZZ2YXZELBMHD3G7VOPY44E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T14:13:50.224Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INGDNJPW2JH6RPTPKYB6YBH4P4.jpg?auth=1ce5bc90a915a0c66f354e0eb5164e965059f3d460c423afa5f7fd91eb83c550&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland lawmakers and climate and ratepayer advocates hold a press conference outside the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel on Monday to call for more clean energy to be added to the power grid.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-pimlico-laurel-triple-crown-W5U3B7GHPJAPJDVF32QNCX3PPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T13:56:17.71Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6673AP3RLNHSLO6GMF4APZLR24.jpeg?auth=f1de21d027cafb332adb5c22e2a48ecce5d44fdb316c84f672bcd9548fddb58a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People celebrate from the apron as Journalism, ridden by Umberto Rispoli, wins the Preakness Stakes last year at Pimlico.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-yankees-3-2-coby-mayo-NOTPE6JV7ZFZTO7GS4W4CM2ADY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T13:14:00.622Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VU6GHAIMQRCNTPB3TEGT4YCUWI.jpg?auth=ed97ebf2b42914e9d94f997b7029ec4123b5c5a66506598e6f842c170bd33ef3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles designated hitter Coby Mayo celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting a three-run home run against the New York Yankees during the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/morgan-state-homecoming-shooting-trial-DKFORREUGVGOTIWEW2H2RNGIT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T12:27:55.294Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/74WMGYPLRFBADBAPRN5R7V3III.JPG?auth=3c2d36236c86c458613be84c17717c1bc099a9c7817a203e0fd9bbce35edfc1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7682&amp;height=4947</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police officers and firefighters respond to the scene of a shooting in 2023 at Morgan State University.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/chesapeake-bay-blue-crab-decline-E5CV5LURHNB23JLFNK4ZQTHCGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T09:30:02.143Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P7XMHZ3R75FBJMHDJQ4O2ATGA4.jpg?auth=19147bb91d41433fddc5e9fe729f8006672a9160715af3293a717d3e017f3183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Recent surveys show the number of young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has dropped roughly 50% since a recent peak in 2010.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-peeping-tom-home-detention-VPO7SFX5MRGPLHC6PYWBSEZOBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T09:30:01.621Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3GWBYILUGBA67M533BO4N4DPRQ.jpg?auth=2b2a3058465cd9a0a09f8d326488ab5478535e95f318f54921ff93d10cee83eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1896&amp;height=1264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from Ring camera footage shows a man looking into a Towson apartment in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/jermaine-dawson-baltimore-city-schools-FH3FB3KYRVB2FJEWOET3EMSVMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T09:30:01.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/26Z3DPO7MRH77JLBPUUC3WZEM4.jpg?auth=254be854bf21832e523e72a9013d88344dcb8aca67f9be8b24c3944fa9841031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jermaine Dawson, the new CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, has built a reputation for obsessively tracking student achievement. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/book-review-what-ever-happened-to-eddy-crane-DMB7U3KV3BDFBA4COASKWAFGCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T09:30:02.131Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E63SVGE34VBRBI5TZ5OJYCARDE.jpg?auth=78d425c3a99ad825322c3a601d49a5aa323526cd12d3a32913e40f5149c8b416&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kate Crane writes about her father's disappearance and the wreckage it unleashed on her family.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/hantavirus-exposure-monitoring-maryland-3J4JMUV6BFGZFJSFRSWQOLKGYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T01:56:51.956Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DF7R7JTCIFBT3E25YHSQUZM4BU.JPG?auth=825feb76e1beda95d12e1240c48e73c6a0655fb7103c65dfaec75cd9c1aa4113&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officials from the Maryland Department of Health say the residents were not on the cruise ship, MV Hondius, which docked in Spain’s Canary Islands Sunday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/samuel-basallo-scratched-from-lineup-with-knee-discomfort-stemming-from-collision-at-plate-PLYPZPW3ZVGGFGKGOABCXB7G6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T01:55:17.626Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XMGV2HBJ3RBCPAWD4WMBKK2ENM.jpg?auth=898629e7182b218bc0e6c2dc1775a6b51cc15190086fcc2a64fcfe2091c45e5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5232&amp;height=3488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo observes his teammates from the dugout during a game against the Houston Astros on April 28.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/branson-oduor-cause-manner-of-death-F3DXPAIY2NHAFDKCZNGQCZK264/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T00:28:47.555Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XBQE2VBYUFCWJFCMEZ235SBNNY.jpg?auth=73d6cba7d4ed1ce687c3e5ef739d83e3bdb93a488028f50bf0a35b52dd1adac1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=736&amp;height=491</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nearly a month after Branson Oduor’s body was pulled from the harbor, the chief medical examiner ruled his death accidental.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-favorite-iron-honor-incredibolt-taj-mahal-HQRD542NB5CCNMO3OGDM3UX444/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T00:12:20.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QHOGO5YQFVFNNFU7QJUMKRIC6A.jpg?auth=d287b4548586eb7427926d757553afd34982fd9e0d6b46d74ff8fa6579fb1bbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=687</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trainer Chad Brown celebrates after winning the 147th Preakness Stakes with Early Voting in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-2026-schedule-release-games-opponents-ATBRB3UOYNADPPVXSAQLZXEEWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T00:05:48.916Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KD5XUB5CCFAYDIWJSD4JIYH3SI.jpg?auth=dd479bf67597389e8f904cd20382f928c97cd9563d1a804c8d8534edc7a59fa7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2551&amp;height=1701</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The NFL doesn’t seem likely to pass on a primetime slot for another matchup between the Ravens and the Bills.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/matthew-bathula-university-maryland-photos-spying-AVGNKCMWBNENLMQPDLBOZLF2U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T23:29:18.077Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ROVJ5V5FVJBY3GBK5KCLXJQZEY.JPG?auth=1acf10481714945c6f239a5260bfa41d7cfd56270c5bd1ff57757f93c1ec123b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8393&amp;height=5595</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One of the women whose intimate photos were allegedly stolen by a University of Maryland hospital pharmacist. The FBI recovered hundreds of private photos of doctors, nurses and pharmacists who worked at the Baltimore hospital.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/donald-trump-iran-ceasefire-CMIJDVLAFFBBRN5UXVAH5VM7FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T22:22:46.231Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q55JFR5RW5H2ROC4V2NKCXODZY.jpg?auth=321dbc49e1e6cdd7d85a73da5f7c9f1ca92552104608c06773f259ebb6837a6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8423&amp;height=5615</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump also said he supported a suspension of the federal tax on gasoline]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-free-agency-tracker-eric-decosta-ILYRMZTU7RBLNOCGJRRM63SNAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T22:00:36.795Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U6J5N5SQSRHBLIDM5TLZGMBXUM.jpg?auth=39aa5c04ac47566e770af434fd244e0850353544cbe2c90f9fcf8fca2966c046&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4418&amp;height=2945</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and general manager Eric DeCosta take questions from reporters during the team’s end-of-season news conference in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-heads-groundskeeper-nicole-sherry-leaving-HWMBGJA2UJCGDMXGUFC6JZFXAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T21:43:51.694Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YEGT6ABGRFAMLMPMKQJFWVOJ4Q.jpg?auth=98f876cddfe44c52078f7a34c6ef8ebda3038ebd44cf71f81cb4a1cd1cd64125&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4690&amp;height=3127</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles groundskeeper Nicole Sherry answers questions from reporters in 2023 after Camden Yards received new turf.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/alexander-norenberg-fatal-bike-crash-towson-D5VLH3FY7VCLPLJN7RJEVHNU2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T21:39:15.526Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A537K6257JHPRE6C2Z6PLA4NOE.jpg?auth=8e0340a36c12055c85e8343c7e21682f002ed31e220584c39f327541c6514853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5643&amp;height=3762</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating after Alexander Norenberg, 16, was fatally struck by a car while riding his bike along West Joppa Road in Towson. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-1/us-congressional-district-1-maryland-3WNURWSBZZBKPHBSTB4LBI45UE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T19:54:46.94Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5EEDSZFMRCFTB3B6FT5XPQU2Y.png?auth=6a025297af3c9c285bd617081be2a4ecbe15c08a377c1718d5f500fd9061aae5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/elrich-montgomery-county-tax-increase-3NAPVXYOZBFVBLJAUGOAFHSFLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T19:52:21.902Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FA32MNS4XFHTTIQONKCETAGPOI.JPG?auth=afb4f89aed6bef5f7850b9ffd6e8e1ddffa911345cfb4f797655285bb5c31f89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Criticism of the proposal from County Executive Marc Elrich focuses on what council members bill as a cost-saving measure to offset reductions in income tax revenue. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/navy-lacrosse-mothers-day-syracuse-MNQCN23ANBEJPNFR5V6CCXSVYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T17:59:59.587Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DUBLDPGQCBEQTHVGGXOO3NWYQA.jpg?auth=8b8712a5d4cfd98d1468c4417aca297eff53f6ad22c823006c99b20bc0f1ddc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2749&amp;height=2199</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sophomore attack Alyssa Chung takes a shot during Navy’s second-round NCAA tournament game against Syracuse at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bolton-hill-home-intruder-knife-attack-5LCLFNDO5BEZZBQ4P54NI4OVQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T17:48:05.906Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P5ZG4MTMGBF2ZMR4LLKFOMF4JE.jpeg?auth=0c51a77ee970fbb3496a025cfa2a618cb277fdbdf01e451138b5921c0e8fea8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rachel Cooper used a decorative knife hanging on the wall of her Bolton Hill home to fight off an intruder early Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/wizards-nba-draft-lottery-aj-dybantsa-MHUGFRYC6NBRBCL4WZJIMXMFWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T17:40:43.817Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UMEJOM72DFGQBNPGPF73YA4BDM.jpg?auth=95d23c4944d858fe6d4af8d6cc1cea59250c88e838d2f136b2092692294f1b59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7645&amp;height=5097</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BYU forward AJ Dybantsa could bring tough shot making and on-ball playmaking to the Wizards with the No. 1 pick.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-ig-search-ethics-complaint-O2BEGSUG3BEPHJJRGS533OM4IQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T17:27:40.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SIJCDLQ6SVBXZL6ZVSOZ76CNUY.jpg?auth=859a83a324f20cb616273f3c1147fbf8e74535a4a0c95dfd5a4cd257b1b045f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2316&amp;height=1544</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Howard County Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint alleging a conflict of interest involving Steven Quisenberry in the search for the county’s first inspector general. At right, Quisenberry appears virtually during a meeting last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/las-vegas-sphere-maryland-NJOAQGOEHJH73EA54OS4B42JWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T17:21:29.294Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J5H3U2H2M5HVFHLPTFACIZXHOQ.JPG?auth=73590a74d1a6f439173e6f2eccca9e571550e13ce3f539966459aa86086d3253&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5876&amp;height=3917</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Sphere looms over Las Vegas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/laurel-cinco-de-mayo-shooting-ELZ7IM5U2NERTGEWJEQXDMECCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T17:13:05.611Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2FXK3SSPJGXJPR6UTGKHIBQGE.png?auth=eab238c6b7fb7a17d9e45990d046cc685de034a44b9cf81a1e0114625f03c030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/amari-clark-teen-stabbed-suitland-BB3RQMAFSNALXCE457WNPM7MG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T16:42:46.112Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2QGJU25B7JCWPH5HPE5F2FBHK4.jpg?auth=fe7c509de1203e31e334d243fd6380f3f3aeed7e2f19e2398bdb20775427cbd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6171&amp;height=4114</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Detectives are working to identify a suspect and a motive for the killing, according to police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bethesda-crash-victim-identified-nguyen-SAS7MY2AFRGHNOI2MYW3Z25S4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T16:33:42.904Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-jackson-holliday-third-base-GHE7XJTHW5DGPC7A573OKLL4BY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T16:15:07.755Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RPLXPZ37XRGGFNN5HG5KHTHUMQ.png?auth=65169dd8ac283a1c7f8b1c49c94287c068d1cdc395266d22e3b5320a3da21715&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/columbia-mall-police-new-businesses-D7ZO2VEGFVH7ROTZXIDXAVTQBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T15:48:43.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B3T4HIENJRADHKZYAWGU24EIW4.jpg?auth=2483a03a9720d2a74ab1c3fc4a7f6a15926639cfa1e294d44a7f2f52920a8ccc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5362&amp;height=3575</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new police satellite office is expected to open at The Mall in Columbia in May or June, while several new tenants are expected in the coming weeks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-team-dog-natty-JANBZIZVCVD5TC3OSEPMLCGNFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T15:48:20.154Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VTMP5O2CO5CCHDIMY443XX3FCM.jpg?auth=b20ffcc1fd185c6b411bcc82aacebf6c9b7c5a5252a8a12b1af8d6f1a13d56cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Natty, the Nationals’ new team dog, poses for a picture at Nationals Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/the-growth-opportunity-in-baltimore-5DQVJ56EGNERVEF6XQ2AW4I77Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T14:34:28.142Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YFKHFU4GJJEB5HIKO7U2BRL5WA.jpg?auth=824f8c9c2a294b312108a699f9ebc29fc08d588f2b6341664dfe9968ddd0f7a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7597&amp;height=5061</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Regnante, Managing Director, Commercial Banking, J.P. Morgan
Troy Rohrbaugh, Co-CEO, Commercial & Investment Bank, J.P. Morgan]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/data-center-moratorium-glass-jawando-school-resource-officer-IZPXJ2O3DVDYZHHVWVTZKNSFSI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T14:18:14.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SK5GLVAIWZBKRBQP2ENZD2MN7Y.jpg?auth=ab40721725d1ded73343d8e54a6625f73389a3ddb9a85ad2e7283e3299785842&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Will Jawando, left, and Evan Glass at a candidate forum in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/baltimore-city-recreation-and-parks-CJWPZ6WFANACTDG677B35RZ7ZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T13:50:40.197Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QE6F32IH4FH45IEPW7FL3OEMGU.jpg?auth=887a1bda7725e2b60135dec4d1e59e29b4775bc3fa193f2ad27c31bd016b056f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Recreation and parks played a crucial role in reporter Jasmine Vaughn-Hall’s childhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/hantavirus-american-passengers-POHUG7MDAVAKDPJMM6EYNTOJTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T13:34:41.724Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IKO7UX47G5AJ5PMNB6W4A4RA3Y.jpg?auth=80b7f4b4fe46a1b666dd4480c4d7d155896679ce33b8fbb799179f8fa4c13349&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The American passengers will first be taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which has a federally funded quarantine facility.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/brandon-scott-baltimore-bike-lanes-B567Y7G4F5CMJNXLQRSUCR5N5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T13:27:16.574Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4WT3VB5NS5DPBJJMHSYGIXMUKA.JPG?auth=01bbb0cdb826012579d73ad1602b9288475a8ff2a52c4d332608042584cf927d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Plastic flexposts frequently get run over, ripped up or damaged. During a February 2026 winter storm, snow plows ripped up hundreds of them — including these on President Street downtown that alerted motorists to the bike lane.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/recent-investments-highlight-continued-economic-growth-in-montgomery-county-VWJUBK7XYJCTVGAFVKWJOS6YQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T12:55:00.857Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YSFDQ6KH3RDBZDZOZSCBFXRF6M.jpg?auth=77cd58f50f72524bc1973df72a75a4c3870b3a18e9d520a0ff2c5731f2e2cd3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1363</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Governor Moore delivers remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Samsung Biologics’ first U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Rockville; photo courtesy of the Maryland Governor’s Office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/rockefeller-foundation-makes-a-big-bet-to-create-more-jobs-XD775J3RLVCPJGE2JI7L2MVSEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T12:54:34.03Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VB7BLQKMLFFARGMV6E4SQEH3FY.jpg?auth=8dad9c04b568d94d5bb68d47728aa8c682fa60f01406d3b6355e45096e14789c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6048&amp;height=4024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Governor of Maryland Wes Moore and The Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv J. Shah speak about economic opportunity, including the Foundation’s new Big Bet on Good Jobs for America, with moderator DeRay Mckesson at Big Bets for America: Baltimore. (Photo Credit: The Rockefeller Foundation)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-athletics-finale-chris-bassitt-dylan-beavers-leody-taveras-2CXJM25LNBB65KXSKHQI4PE2XA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T12:54:20.963Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZZSYSMSVFFF5VAQOCC66N26EII.jpg?auth=102f5f3b1065931dfe25e984c2bff15b74517552fb5f35b71b89fc7e94ad7577&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fans celebrate after Gunnar Henderson’s RBI single during the third inning of the Orioles’ 2-1 win over the Athletics on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-taylor-ward-slumping-walks-RD7SSTQPAFGZDOB4WTGAYHNRWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T11:00:01.166Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/74MTMGW4XFHN7GQPGGCRJF7CL4.jpg?auth=f24cbceabedbd366320919599998772696618e055cadae865b0a5d93071edc59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4985&amp;height=3323</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Taylor Ward has a .426 on-base percentage thanks to a combination of three factors behind his high walk rate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/nature-deficit-disorder-rachel-lee-hovnanian-baltimore-museum-art-7RE6F2WIRVGNHA7JTTYPDV3CSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T09:30:00.526Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NOYVNUIJ5NGW3M5ZQ3OBCXTOEM.JPG?auth=a240a496509d7c0215797206c4f8204495671f2c8a7005a03244d8486dc18320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rachel Lee Hovnanian is the artist behind the immersive installation “Nature Deficit Disorder” at the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Spring House.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/eco-urban-farm-incubator-program-DXIADVJK2FALZKHJFIBB43XSZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T09:30:01.128Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BINGRB5SUZA5FHHCON7GPO54BQ.jpg?auth=b7ae0cee714c5109e632435ac5cb037dede340bd4a2d3f323a818a5ebc5c905c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, volunteers Gigi Parker, Ruth Getachew and Malik Carter work with farmer Isaac Zama to plant moringa seedlings at the Urban Farm Incubator at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/red-line-rail-bus-baltimore-mta-A3C6GZSLJZFUXNH5BKQ5BBYPA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-11T09:30:01.884Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UG2PGK6OTRBLTGPK5TQMHPNP2E.jpg?auth=94765c9a7af3a16bfa4070d2015e5987fc2631402be6f0d04eaad6231a446837&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5249&amp;height=3499</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors leave feedback during a Red Line open house session on Tuesday. Gov. Wes Moore’s transportation department is seeking public feedback on a potential pivot from an east-west light rail across Baltimore to a rapid bus line.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-crash-bus-fatal-FF66NK7M7ZGYFDZSCVRWWF23FI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T20:29:12.684Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DSBH5R66VBEZZPT7I6D2T5WL5Y.jpg?auth=8932e6b2c865ba47dfb8e43a070278f4a0d1041108b97dc4419751c78097e151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8104&amp;height=5403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland state troopers responded around 1:15 a.m. Sunday to the area of Dorsey and Telegraph roads after a four-vehicle crash that left one dead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-marlins-christopher-morel-single-NO652GLXS5ALPF45FHNIPV73MU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T20:01:10.614Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IOEKKLDJKVAJNHHX3JIAAOI2FY.jpg?auth=50b9cbf8eb562d03cb91adf8b9a71a2fc52f7bfa14dcf1013f603a3754a48e6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile had two of the Nationals’ six hits Sunday, including a double in the fourth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/wizards-top-pick-nba-draft-lottery-2U3EPG6I4ZDD7E2SLBTEYORTRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T19:44:06.612Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UYZCKHT2NFCVFNRY4TE2KCFBTI.jpg?auth=683871140abdb3bafb8b9a12a9596335c746925df2c847d70c2ec9cd3fedb5e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2537&amp;height=1691</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After winning the draft lottery, the Wizards will pick No. 1 overall for the first time in 16 years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dundalk-man-jason-christian-evans-dark-web-fake-money-abacus-market-MBCT3FP4S5BTBDN4SPXA7E5CJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T19:17:47.016Z</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[Jason Christian Evans, 51, used fake currency and Federal Reserve notes to buy items from at least five Weis Markets and Giant Food Stores.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tupac-bobblehead-baltimore-resale-BBY7TOMTNZGPJJLKNMJZJ5KLFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T19:07:19.999Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TNHM53IWUJDSDF2HBIJ4LMOXOE.JPG?auth=327f1c6d97f44b5c490b7069f6a095327e17c985f7876afdd51a2e67228b9233&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fans waited in lines for hours ahead of the Tupac Shakur bobblehead giveaway on Friday at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/woman-shot-baltimore-gun-shooting-violence-TGBYIAB6OBHUFHTBI5OIUFAGXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T16:41:30.097Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JFCYKGE4IRHGTBDOCD6FTTHCHM.jpg?auth=b7e3c7b38fcdb7aaa5c9e3b54ac81bfe23eae7b1ca31901e0a0c1445b0372d11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5222&amp;height=3481</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Northwest District officers responded shortly after 4 p.m. to a home in the 3100 block of Baker Street for a reported shooting, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/hantavirus-cruise-passengers-tenerife-D5QICPPE45BHHMLSKOCIBOFXEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T15:09:33.581Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E3EXV7W55BBFZKM3Y2TCLFONBM.jpg?auth=f033d2d52b51b811d62295c75c2743b4527f8f5e6de25f5c449e493da846dda6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5648&amp;height=3765</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spanish nationals were the first to leave the MV Hondius, which remains anchored off Tenerife.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/erin-batton-bull-breast-cancer-gilchrist-kids-SE46O3HQ3ZCNTMGWFZJXRLRD3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T09:30:01.044Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MKDRKJE4LZBTVCFUDXKOJCH4U4.JPG?auth=731827a9b527f981dc4a58875c71807f92447890b8defcca780c24afe00f2857&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7154&amp;height=4769</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erin Bull, center, sits with her sons, Carson, left, and Avery, at a family member’s home in Baldwin.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/marathon-deli-umd-fries-KVUEMLRLFJE4HHKWC6YICUURYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T09:30:00.902Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EQKVEGFEG5GVDFZVBLBCK33BNQ.jpg?auth=4454054376a9062f5cef45777b122e6c858a20f7715853525038180aa919e08e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Longtime College Park staple Marathon Deli has arrived in Kensington, serving up its fan-favorite gyros and Marathon fries, along with more sophisticated menu items.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-athletics-camden-yards-fans-boo-CIUXKPTU6BB33DW2HH3FZKF3RI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T01:39:15.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZNWT57WQNVHKNGWGRD2C3O4AKQ.jpg?auth=96bb9a664f9f4f5de3567c737f07f6742879978d2754b17cf1b36abef3fc2abb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3246&amp;height=2165</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shane Baz allowed five runs, five hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings Saturday against the Athletics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-rehab-start-third-base-FW72MTF3CZDPTOWRZ7SKP6ICGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T23:50:38.714Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7GJEVEOPC5B7RPS5IBSNADJOIQ.JPG?auth=eac6e7801adc6a18354283b77ba990b6b7e366525c1342ebeac0b459acce63c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackson Holliday will play third base Sunday during his rehab assignment with Double-A Chesapeake.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-marlins-jakob-marsee-home-run-AE524VIJJVGYFMBYZXQ2LHASZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T23:35:39.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YDU2QEPH4JAEXF3KX3O3DG7RSY.jpg?auth=5d7ac043312a0305d2ade9228b2ed486cd9b5b0d4ddd946b1cea18a20f32cdc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3958&amp;height=2639</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Xavier Edwards of the Marlins tags out CJ Abrams on an attempted stolen base in the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-pride-block-party-druid-hill-park-4WIULZLCUZB4TIGYFIFLRYCOUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T20:49:09.487Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OQGEGBHSEBDF5OIPVW2UY4X7KA.JPG?auth=3d13e5a0d7fecaa721a84cbc5b3dd95a62888e00f3a7754fc5ce18f98d446708&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Pride organizers are modifying this year’s celebrations due to new city restrictions. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/prisoner-escaped-hospital-WP3FKGUBI5DJHKAU7HR62XMLBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T20:25:02.568Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BBZE2Q3OVVDZHIGQMNTE7OXCRQ.jpg?auth=4f52f85e6e11493ebe09f401acdadcdcb992234706e6c9f8f64b3b1a4a77077c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5345&amp;height=3563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are searching for a man who escaped custody from a hospital Friday after officers say they found him with a gun following a crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/st-pauls-schools-employee-theft-baltimore-county-6I5LG74PMJDRZHS2DU66UHUJZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T20:19:26.741Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CF7SD2O76BESFBMQPGRBDIG2AM.JPG?auth=9e56fb20c5b0f9023dec8449eecb00ab64cc839d4affacc24bb16501a21e0415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The St. Paul’s Schools serve students in preschool through high school on a 130-acre campus in Timonium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/school-bus-fatal-3-vehicle-crash-prince-georges-county-accokeek-RSQRMAVT7BDBPLWCKB4LJE2K6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T20:05:47.572Z</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[Prince George's County Police responded to a fatal crash at Indian Head Highway and Pine Drive in Accokeek around 7:20 a.m. Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-crash-bethesda-montgomery-county-VEOZ3PPH5FCBHC7B7YOQUV6IFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T19:52:40.719Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVZYWQB6NZGJFOQVNVK2ARMZ64.jpg?auth=d1f3c8544c7b4bb418d37849d098d381c6c7edaa294db9e1fe5229d992a4af78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5114&amp;height=3409</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Police responded to a fatal single-vehicle crash on Glenbrook Road in Bethesda. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/longtime-baltimore-county-councilman-wade-kach-resigns-LJZYYZ7KQ5HYFASH34SYMRIGRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T19:38:12.321Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WE3FIUDOZ5CELGUSI455O2GYY4.jpg?auth=69d63f293bdb6f8e847ffc40b9246c2bb614e2cc09186a1d52e0f81a6c397b3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3233&amp;height=2155</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Councilman Wade Kach announced his resignation. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/mothers-day-montgomery-county-fun-inexpensive-R74MZATTEBCRRMILQZOXVZI4XM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T19:08:17.313Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EVB2SCMOFRACXK4HNWGVUUCGVY.jpg?auth=020b19676ff813b4f493b664ccdcb0294ea95f1bc813014b12b43cebe3d363d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4409&amp;height=2939</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/top-us-baby-names-list-olivia-liam-RKSNWGTEP5AWZENQ2SK3CKXQ7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T16:36:35.893Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZOOSVEWIKRH4XH6O5BNLEOBKPM.jpg?auth=a3c47d524fd80c102550b4530dd51d692dfa89093866330fae355ec35fc7581b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2369&amp;height=1579</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with lists dating back to 1880. 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Hutchison hold pictures of their pets outside of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-gunnar-henderson-two-strikes-hitting-DEKLZV524JGMPNEV7NRL4DATMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T12:00:02.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T5XBHQVZFBD6VI5C7NSKC3OOUA.jpg?auth=99bef64e4233dea7132f89ecdbebd8d33af2ac802ffdfbce13a3c90d4c7ad1b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson ranks 329th of 343 players in two-strike batting average.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-5th-district-congress-candidates-BYIROPBDEBE5ZDTTTSWG7DIVFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T09:30:00.529Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RGLL2C5XUVF7NBLRG5VFW76NFE.jpg?auth=8f77313d4da4dc54ba7e3c54ca2571739b19bbe91e54847b497dd22fd2b37922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3507&amp;height=2483</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A dozen candidates for Congress in the 5th District attended a forum organized by three political clubs in Prince George’s County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/greyhound-tavern-closed-bar-fells-point-GJR3EVGU6FEE7FMKTWZ75M3XWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T09:30:00.479Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6BMIZQ6DUFH7TKTP6QN4A3JRD4.jpg?auth=7e3ee500930f2d4b3ed3eedd83b5dabc93421d345fadedd3816ebe9f213d4497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The now-closed Greyhound Tavern at 1822 Fleet St.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-recreation-and-parks-department-reginald-moore-impact-N6F3KSWYNRBUNBALLZ36QVDPTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T09:30:00.797Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYDE4XLNHJB35E5P7WSZXQTWHY.jpg?auth=1dfe30ac056844674bf5d6a66fc4cf983fd0ead3cd04a81df1a54af74fb4780d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks Director Reginald Moore at Druid Hill Park. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-athletics-lefty-starters-jacob-lopez-AFVPT7JPYFAG3BDC23LXD7J6UU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T03:04:53.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z3MXDLGG6BH3NBF6MBAFBZG4HY.jpg?auth=e7478f7e2d488f153a75c0930d2d762ac77cde4eca0f11aeb20adc61ed5d2cba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3917&amp;height=2611</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman was 2-for-3 with a home run as the Orioles lost 4-3 to the Athletics on Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-marlins-foster-griffin-nine-strikeouts-jacob-young-WN7ALZK5XFB5NCAVNJDVMCMQTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T02:25:00.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XZGI4J7QVZA6HE6YO6ZNGPZSBQ.jpg?auth=fa9db964df625ca9ecdfdeced8c027fed73da0c0564f3b4e3609715d2a379031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4293&amp;height=2862</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foster Griffin lowered his ERA to 2.12 by allowing one earned run in seven innings Friday night in the Nationals’ 3-2 win.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/mddc-press-association-awards-2025-banner-TJ2EAQSZYRBBLCLOG6KLEG4GVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T01:25:35.464Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G44E3YLDJVHGPMESST3ZMAQRPE.jpg?auth=8f10339fa21efeb79d6b3edf91d63681a742879c9c2a145ada612201402a6cad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4546&amp;height=3031</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Banner Chief Philanthropy Officer Sarah Walton, left, and graphic designer Glenford Nuñez pose for a photo with MDDC Press President Dawn Gessel as they’re presented a Best in Show award Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/anne-arundel-animal-cruelty-verdict-robert-anthony-harley-L3Q3FERY2ZEJZGHOXU74U5SISE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T01:13:22.315Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FM2KU6CMWJHQJNNYL4RYKSQVDA.JPG?auth=6fce2c77e1fd2f134d2a6d75ebe21b3528248634f79d202810d88020e793709b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=804</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prosecutors said Maisie, Shannon Smith-Wood’s 11-month old Belgian Malinois, was apparently shot to death in Harwood by a neighbor who mistook her for a coyote.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitcher-cade-povich-il-elbow-trey-gibson-5TW4QS7JJRBBLMR4X35SN3XY2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T01:05:24.296Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WUJBTR7ESVEZJIE3AAEGTKR42I.jpg?auth=e7c4c2f71e528e6186d2ad017b5ac9e5a32c96a52a442713445571d7ed5220d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4256&amp;height=2837</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cade Povich has a 5.12 ERA in 19 1/3 innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/tupac-bobblehead-orioles-camden-yards-baltimore-ERKXR7ZUONHSLPMXKKK3OEP27Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T00:45:42.808Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2IWUQIUQBERHL3UDJGJHXVGAE.jpg?auth=2ee43fb26dfd2cff96de8c37386a1d4cfc210023c56bcc0620f78de950cb0385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Mansolf, 25, of Howard County, was among the first to secure his Tupac bobblehead after a more than five-hour wait.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/bob-baffert-preakness-crude-velocity-IA7TTVUX2JA2NHVJJFU4KBMYKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T23:30:20.337Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YOGAUZOPKFCHXJUWXSAGOAKRIU.jpg?auth=e462a95442a2726ca9e2713a620649e7835c375da40b463e573e2257afb866ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crude Velocity, right, ridden by Florent Geroux, wins the Pat Day Mile.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>