<?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/politics-power/local-government/mayor-brandon-scott-justin-bibb-friendship-cleveland-black-mayors-ITRBB7BOOZGZTPTVVKUIXGMVZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:51:56.992Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MRHNJAQ4A5BHDD5UZ552VW67EE.jpg?auth=94d8c3f360c2898d365ba849c39e895a2254c552f76bb01f6b091ab0280ce855&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4833&amp;height=3222</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, left, and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb take part in a panel at a Big Bets For America event in Baltimore earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-steuart-pittman-security-grants-budget-WQET6GNJPNDSLD7N36IP2PB3U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:30:00.966Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EVLQQSKQJRF73NN7GIOBR36S2I.jpg?auth=fa12d42292bddbf15f83901bcf1d82097207471c611ec21985c235aab7233118&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman rejected a request to include money for security grants in his proposed budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-draft-class-vega-ioane-zion-young-jakobi-lane-UCLKYVC3AVFMLI76FGMVOA2DCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:00:00.564Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QPOKPUCI5RHMVK3DWFGDW65BFA.jpg?auth=274cff4cd6622cfe3b98fb239391ec803ebbaa5d67f217082534b9d6e39d8c19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5232&amp;height=3488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens first-round pick Vega Ioane had a blown-block rate of 0.7% on drop-backs last year at Penn State, according to Sports Info Solutions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-flower-mart-kinetic-sculpture-race-BMKR3PQDIFBKFD43MKKQMUPJDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T10:30:00.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/73U2ATVC6FDMVIP4UL7TACZS4U.JPG?auth=a5f840109ced8ee028b94171c7fa361d7dd4fa02ad1dd9990ba2d2aebd0daff1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vendors and flower stalls surround the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/ice-glen-burnie-shooting-salomon-serrano-esquivel-LP7FH5YB4RG6ZPOUPFTPGPUEAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T10:10:27.267Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NECFYBFJQZHPFHFB3KD4RRZUHI.jpg?auth=ce3347a522c8288e810205f90f5eeeea1a8734966d1425c9febad85b4f1ea330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1982</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Salomon Serrano Esquivel at his brother-in-law’s home in Edgewater. He and his family moved into their relative’s home after ICE took him into custody Dec. 24.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/harpers-choice-middle-school-tiffanie-nunley-columbia-CZ546BNRZNGJ7EON2AAQOKJJGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T09:30:01.237Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JG7IUSIGQRFHFEZNEFJN5JYSNA.JPG?auth=ed33cae76ab3de1433c06d12798c68bd745204eceb6f25ec554e1645bf058b50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Since joining Harper’s Choice Middle School in August 2023, Tiffanie Nunley has brought the once struggling school fresh ideas and a new vision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/hydrogen-bus-fleet-grid-microgrid-clean-energy-solar-PAWLUHRDH5FJTEEIH2F7Y7PBR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T09:30:01.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZI6GGQULRBHULBJGO2C5OTNLSI.jpg?auth=db15cce39622789e94c3f04ab17b80554a382aedc4d4629b5a8226712e47417e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The upgraded transit depot in Derwood is powering the county’s transition from diesel-powered Ride-On buses. Within its fleet of about 400, the county has about 70 electric buses.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/baltimore-the-wire-violence-steve-hofstetter-comedy-JVWGJVB5R5FDLOSSRRLWARP47U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T09:30:01.437Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VM3GAAFOU5BYPKM5TUCKSB67PA.jpg?auth=e319dabd8d13ca5ea8badc3b6823f4d497bc7abaa93f5089094df0cd1ad520ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A view of the ”Visit Baltimore” sign by the Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-things-to-do-sligo-creek-fest-GHF3OV4YHVBODJVJP6O5ALA72U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T09:30:00.614Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L5T7GMHMGRAS5EIIQICHC43WSE.jpg?auth=fe2fc4f4b1289edc8f564046a430ffd03c3fe915fe47ba21a9a3f4c56782c24f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4024&amp;height=2260</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The third annual Sligo Creek Fest returns to Silver Spring this Saturday, featuring local food and drink vendors, kids’ activities and three music stages featuring local performers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/maryland-horses-trainers-churchill-downs-kentucky-derby-4HYUHYVYG5BXXFBFOWPI6VJS4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T09:30:02.323Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3V3PYEA4NCG5LFGQQ4AEMWBWY.jpg?auth=77655e578058b9dbd655a1946df84f6a6d88296c6ff0fbf177743cf6e91e04db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Horses train beneath the twin spires during morning workouts ahead of the 152nd Kentucky Derby.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-14-2-brady-house-grand-slam-VOTND76GDJFATEYCAQBD3XHJ5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:32:22.071Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EFFCPLOYTVG2ZA5CWKYDO5X7FE.jpg?auth=4155fd900021fac453e63c46b9ea4b97929fa773cf185e823292f91bc67cadb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3210&amp;height=2140</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brady House of the Nationals, center, receives greetings from teammates after his grand slam in the fourth inning Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/2024-election-day-maryland-primary-S6WAWVMIJJAOHI4KJKBW3U6HWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:15:17.75Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3SHM33RUI5EVVNH63BUH3MTTBI.jpg?auth=e3ca7f26bef6dda66236a981c95a29654dc0c384b23868069a47c7efc3ec4b30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott addresses crowd after win over Sheila Dixon in primary election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ellicott-city-peach-eggplant-historic-preservation-H5ZWPMXM5NG7NBFLSHLNJFXFUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:12:51.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5PHUL5KVWFGWLHQ2HB6BG2DME4.JPG?auth=de4dba333c8b7f1c52cdc20ab6ef0cb7ff65ce33f0fb869e54b8abd88bea448d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The peach sculpture by Jan Kirsh, currently on display outside of Georgia Grace Cafe on Main Street in Ellicott City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-starting-rotation-trevor-rogers-injured-list-ISOWKB5OYBCIFACY5R5BYMTVVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:46:41.444Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZJAQRX5VK5D5RB2NT3ZP2DSSSU.jpg?auth=19ee1ff631e4e6be910d69a01047fc5bc8fe39eb6b0a199a0b1bb703c9efc301&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3444&amp;height=2296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers became the third Orioles starter to land on the injured list this season, joining Dean Kremer and Zach Eflin.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-R2JKVZBNKJFHBNEJCWTELC2OXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T22:43:13.422Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The court’s conservative majority found that a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana relied too heavily on race. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-of-maryland-college-park-layoffs-X5RT562MWVCJ5FPQB7US3SH54I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T22:13:27.147Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HVP5JY7LJRDPVNH44UUL5BMUJI.jpg?auth=d714a079e4e8d781a821d0e92e9e46386e72fa3ed258b9170ccd2ab10b1874b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4861&amp;height=3241</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland, College Park, will enact a hiring freeze for the second time in two years. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/highway-worker-killed-somerset-county-eastern-shore-K32K5HAQZVBVHBTFMILIYLODZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:56:28.722Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPWIGNSPOJEOZLUMWT4LYYNVCE.jpg?auth=7fda98c43c2985841a009890567af6aebc6a3ad9ff91223023d8b5dd0ee6bc67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5374&amp;height=3583</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A highway worker died Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a car on Route 13 in Somerset County — the second worker to be killed along a Maryland highway in the past week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/shareefs-grill-halal-food-truck-rising-costs-maryland-restaurants-66UGZM4H2NHHLB4AGVSSSC2K2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:50:17.08Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2NHZ2EQG7RCZTBPZ3JH5Q6ZBPU.jpg?auth=8d44d997d105643c6a24021e5a4ce3b85f0f74585c10801b03d5cf95f43ce8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1440&amp;height=1440</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shareef’s Grill, which owner Ronnie Faulcon said focused on affordable food and giving back to the community, is shutting down amid high restaurant costs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-investigation-san-francisco-FABEGYUXLBBPVDFDMCRSLFRLDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:45:16.676Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LMIGTR57MFDAZDEMFR6M2JMCG4.jpg?auth=5b2bd5697ad9405f6a805cbca55a76e476e9d0f6c86ea0a3e20215d6ba3e1285&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4574&amp;height=3049</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[San Francisco prosecutors declined to bring charges against four Baltimore Police officers who have been under investigation in the city after a woman says she reported a sexual assault. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/omar-valdez-granados-allegany-county-prison-death-maryland-state-police-YBKSCWUAT5ELJDV4FBWYK3TE4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:04:56.832Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SX4AQAISBFHCXIVTTHE5CVDDAU.JPG?auth=8a8222ea6c16be31efc4cd5ee3dbdb113bec1a81a106c5d23f3200be6164df96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a man incarcerated at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, officials said Tuesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/andrew-friedson-school-police-gun-incidents-ZRORO5OECNDUDKQ2MPXMCH2HQU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:55:50.182Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A3GPM7RH3NEUNHTVHPDQJNQVWU.JPG?auth=541dce816518ad843dc0fa343b50458b0bf2b06b1d549ecd18603b781dc43e4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[District 1 Montgomery County Council member Andrew Friedson is calling for police officers to return to high school campuses — permanently.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/atholton-high-school-principal-nick-novak-on-leave-columbia-HXU6VBT6XJF4XOFTRC6T7OH6SI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:47:44.008Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EDOBQADLBBB45E2BQAH7GMIRLE.jpg?auth=ff9d9a5132a1907443bce3d3650ae6bb5a75d55238a328a8b04da1048d87793d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5467&amp;height=3645</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atholton High School Principal Nick Novak is on leave for the remainder of the school year after an “emotional interaction” with students in the cafeteria, according to district officials. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/harbor-swimming-coliminder-runoff-waterfront-partnership-baltimore-7JAP3V2VCZDTXH6CEH5U7JWRE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:40:46.018Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UWXRLDSJ7ZFV7BZRKW7BTAQTZU.JPG?auth=752acc0c7bd8b30ddace11f6f61a8c9ba6f05e91165ee5e34836e7ab55609c54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2697&amp;height=1798</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash 2024 event on June 23, 2024, in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/kimberley-stansbury-baltimore-county-executive-race-6NKENQ6U5JATBIHRWE54A4GRRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:40:18.136Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HZP4T76LQVC2XPMQCTLKMA5UAU.jpg?auth=499aa339bb7d630384e2361f44819f3277e4ae665ed4ebc7d555c44cd439c1f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5577&amp;height=3718</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kimberley Stansbury, who is running for Baltimore County Executive as a Republican, gives testimony during a public hearing regarding a potential permit for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/male-minor-shot-blake-high-school-7OMEZSGOVNHCPNUASOGRGPKZYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:08:45.982Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QGTPDNDR35AM5JTPRIZAFGMHZQ.jpg?auth=cf1f494466e604b8be533592c43fdd3a41cf4a51b287b07a66cc1f9581687e8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fight in the parking lot at Blake High School in Silver Spring resulted in a minor being shot, Montgomery County Police said on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/steelers-eli-heidenreich-navy-annapolis-alex-tecza-BAGXCJG4SZF37AZA4GBSMNNT2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T19:33:13.441Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3H5LXY47JVAGVGWNFQ36Y57XQU.jpg?auth=d06641524213dec6055ced5af498db6a8f2b8acd6002977134b014a0e78e51b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7476&amp;height=4984</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Navy fullback Alex Tecza (46) celebrates his touchdown run with running backs Eli Heidenreich (22) and Brandon Chatman (24) during the first half of the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-umbc-poll-primary-voters-CBD66PZDIVCBRKYTCWH5WABSOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T19:11:19.182Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JR4T6QO3OVG7VJ4FMXHPPNWWP4.JPG?auth=8e8f46d337aed76046dccff9a72d42c90fafae97edb81e1b4d3f38de1b3fcaad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With a pivotal primary election less than two months away, a new poll paints a pessimistic picture of how Baltimore County residents view the county.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-election-judges-republicans-OWEYLYABP5B3XCUV7TDMCFWE7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T18:56:05.125Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2B2KF7XJWZBG7HKHTVAFKNTDNY.JPG?auth=39fc78254a2bf2478cf095c02a2c27fd070fe9413cde71ff6dafb6abd8f2f01b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1943</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bipartisan teams enter votes electronically from emailed ballots during canvassing last fall at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/isaiah-kirby-michigan-police-shooting-family-investigation-4XXQSXO5NJDWZED22RDHQYZ4YQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T16:00:00.533Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HV3WDP74IZE5BDOQSQN7S53PYU.jpg?auth=74129c42b3878d0037651426b105abf8c38ab6dfd24902dee5428e2a02e904b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2736&amp;height=1824</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Isaiah Kirby was fatally shot by East Lansing Police Department on April 20. His family, including his mother, Karyn Kirby, right, are calling for justice.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/capital-jazz-clifford-hunte-supercruise-refunds-DYOPRXDTENFK7A443NCDMTCAKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T15:00:00.691Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U4PNAMQLAFCWDPMBHZ6MLIABIA.jpg?auth=b3ba5f8a3accfd138295234fb84aea1cfac27ae3f8e3b1dcc16f2a9131674028&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Royal Caribbean’s “Vision of the Seas” is docked at the Port of Baltimore in 2024. Royal Caribbean, which was set to charter the eight-day cruise in 2021 and 2022, agreed to pay $1.3 million in refunds to customers in an April 2024 lawsuit, according to the attorney general’s office. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-executive-candidate-republican-patrick-dyer-W2QUKPSP5NCE3AF7RXFO53XHBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T14:00:02.352Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TXJURB2PZJBUPC3H34G524C5HI.jpg?auth=893cc4b724534cdfd9d0672974de1c18fde4405ec380d5019401b860c145d721&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pat Dyer, left, a Republican candidate for Baltimore County executive, speaks with supporter Mickey Ford at a fundraiser for the Paws4Vets Foundation in Nottingham.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/olney-theatre-2026-2027-musical-play-lineup-U56YZKRBJFAH5GE4KZJHGRURTI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T13:57:24.565Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XLUCGPITWJA55DUSSMUGIA5U3Q.jpg?auth=f728085e52c5115961939ccd4a50aaf5f50f2c5ed43fd099c2bc3baa3cd7b7c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3529&amp;height=2448</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Holiday performances of “A Christmas Carol,” seen here performed by Paul Morella, are an annual tradition at the Olney Theatre. A new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic is one of 11 productions slated for the newly announced 2026-2027 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-inconsistency-OV5VFMUDFNBATD2RM5PDQCQAQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T13:17:07.377Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7TESJZTXBZBJ5CBQXGGWX7AXFM.jpg?auth=7d15d476d55161b65e7477a9de329009076474308d544189926f3c78da589cc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4207&amp;height=2805</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles third baseman Coby Mayo (16) strikes out swinging in the second inning against the Houston Astros on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-key-bridge-wes-moore-red-line-QDI6WSF74RGBTL6QPPVV7B4FNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T13:15:49.762Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GYV6P4NAOFAWTMOF2LQY3BOB7U.JPG?auth=2385c199071ae9cb1d9327f9ad52dedb761a265dc8afed571704f5584f2a1e0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks earlier this year at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site on the second anniversary of the bridge’s collapse.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-mets-8-0-4QO2BNSTFNCW3LVDCK6XAYQ7R4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T13:07:36.81Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KN6OB6WV75CVBIXRLUEI6FRMSU.jpg?auth=84aba26ed7ad06c8fae1f191cb62d4096298562593cfda8dc5d79bf3273a86e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=719</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals starter Zack Littell delivers a pitch to Bo Bichette of the New York Mets in the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-astros-5-3-GGBAPPNBK5D5ZLYSMBNJFTWKDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T13:04:30.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AYQPMKUBO5ALJMLIV325ZZ2R2M.jpg?auth=9926032b946454995583011edec2d49f7dbca01169beb35b1dcdd3a004d424cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4055&amp;height=2703</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles pitcher Shane Baz (34) delivers a pitch in the first inning of Tuesday's game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-embracing-baltimore-turnstile-SZ7KOK2XNZDRZAPBQWQOXCOCZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T12:57:01.226Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TSEF5Q6DBVFI5KUOQDAEJ54TMQ.jpg?auth=264d55963d083d5d5f1d878988964f3602ba8ed5a486f195ea95050044f3ff43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Earlier this month, Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso toured Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, where he met Fletcher, a young dog. He and his wife donated $10,000 to the shelter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/thunderstorm-wednesday-baltimore-KT34QZSHGBD5FHP35SSGZCRV5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T12:18:59.913Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GMOLJIYLN5AU3LET4ZZLXOMZVM.jpg?auth=d641e092d5e3c37ccc5a951522f96a80d0d8f567d4e754d03a3b8b1a3be2d88a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3999&amp;height=2666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A strong cold front could help produce thunderstorms Wednesday evening, with threats of damaging winds and an isolated tornado.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-key-bridge-rebuild-contractor-kiewit-TWC6UN46RBH7NDHUHDG5T2YMX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T11:06:48.188Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VLUUCKDGCZHE3IFIAWOEKVXCPQ.JPG?auth=8886517c9e2c87675e57b9d6de610d309bc8b0728df059de95d61459eaa02886&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiewit, one of North America’s largest construction and engineering companies, was expected to both design and construct the new Key Bridge.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/sickle-cell-disease-cure-maryland-patient-jessica-ceja-RQBOM6U4ZZGJJB56GLE5CADDDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T11:00:49.276Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W6DMF3EBEVGHFE6DE4P6FMIF7I.jpg?auth=60b1c05b40695d1139a29a5661d21d74f669ce04d1e4323e59fdb8e95e3478a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5344&amp;height=3563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica Ceja wipes away tears as she undergoes treatment for sickle cell disease at the University of Maryland Medical Center in December.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/maryland-whiskey-distilleries-7374X5W42BHANPTVQWNIPZIVF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T09:30:00.635Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IBKCXMOSSFGFBHYW7KGHKFBVHA.JPG?auth=9445d00dc12d555f1924ebc6a2488de352630a333ddae7652569cae3ef9ac22f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Harris, who opened Song Dog Farm Distillery with his wife in Boyds, stands with barrels used for aging bourbon and rye whiskey.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-diego-pavia-draft-undrafted-rookie-minicamp-lamar-jackson-V5BW5QHGLRDLRP6JT5AUADHI4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T02:29:42.694Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3XWC6BJKVRDIVFKGUGVZ4ZF7HA.jpg?auth=778e1e98f3b1ad6937a016867394c2be731c510ef9692390654e24234a58363b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Diego Pavia of Vanderbilt, shown in the the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida, finished second in Heisman Trophy voting last season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-anne-arundel-county-murder-crime-prosecutorial-misconduct-4KZYBSXI2VFTLI3B2MP7QDGI74/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T01:04:21.614Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YP4M4JNDNDLZNC2E66RFHRHHQ.JPG?auth=5cf3507258c062fa3736fd1a8c55ae87f021a24bd39277c3b5fc4aa7d332ac78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Circuit Judge Mark W. Crooks on Tuesday ordered James Strachan Houston released to his brother’s home in Frederick.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-executive-race-aacc-poll-HSZVFTAECJABHCAN3X6FR3KHVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T00:11:59.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IEB6LCN7RZCSHONIF44POQQSA4.jpg?auth=61fbc69d95847d0e8693b8911293dcf9f6b386463ed0de8acd69ae5e55253762&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Pete Smith, Allison Pickard, and James Kitchin speak at a candidates forum earlier this month. The three are among four Democrats vying in a June 16 primary for county executive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/king-charles-trump-congress-35QEDRM4O5EJ7MRSC3EI2NWFMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T23:40:21.831Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFWBGUIC5VARVGL5CE2XDT7MYU.jpg?auth=f247ea89738f2ec9676fcb8f096092e64784e59b0cf9c4aba3af1a4bbc368b9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4126&amp;height=2751</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[King Charles III is set to address the U.S. Congress, becoming the first British monarch to do so since Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/immigration-law-enforcement-ice-mask-police-RISVBTIBWBHVPAI7K44DMZ2WLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T22:56:13.595Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZ5C442L5FHAPICOPCSRYGZSCU.JPG?auth=a32d61866d7a55cd90db030e6c09efa9fbadc23098f1a836b738af08e6df7d5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Montgomery County Council. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/olney-theatre-new-musical-spoilers-ari-afsar-i-you-BLBU47245JDRZH46RERUL5QILY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T20:32:18.294Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BNTFJWMXRZA7ZDXKESK2T75BUY.jpg?auth=9845879f50720b9f5fdba9029f7257a27a4bc4f6f56826597e7e22cca602d65f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3275&amp;height=2569</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Olney Theatre’s world premiere of “I & You: The Musical” brings heart, fun and a stunning twist.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-uneven-offense-jon-meoli-4TCO7247PRG37HSGMWF4SKJJJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T20:00:01.078Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4G6VZ4RZ5JAR5ECNXHVWSCA654.jpg?auth=9ad7240d8a7a6c1798a8898a322a86c392a3951de1822840f0e1615416ead8e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6059&amp;height=4013</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso reacts after striking out to end the third inning against the San Francisco Giants on April 10.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/dimples-bar-and-grill-fells-point-baltimore-WLQTKGORIVFN3MXSLS6TQKXIQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T19:21:58.991Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N5767MOYONCRZI7LL673NCB6XQ.jpg?auth=a1124ab80b9a0af6cdf46546015af4f224ad83efea40179f80b5b0b647419d7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Armand Miles, co-owner of Dimples Bar & Grill in Locust Point, cooks steak for a cheesesteak. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-2026-draft-class-value-WJSMREIRPBCSHLOHRM5ORKVRFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T18:30:21.607Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5H7QH77JFNAOJFK7KXU4QU4CEU.png?auth=2143c8b12a8e46fa3b60a3751baf62c7ab7fb7a3ea82a51610ecfdfa5d3b2ba2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/montgomery-county-invests-in-partnerships-to-win-the-talent-race-FYEMHNOG7FH3BNY42PNJCRJCJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T17:35:29.215Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3WMBZO5JOJB5LCL54ABZAQNSKI.jpg?auth=e778724be078a4e538d5e9558d68064634ce82574cdc5dfa4498717acde98e99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7150&amp;height=4769</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Universities at Shady Grove; image courtesy of The Universities at Shady Grove.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/fewer-deer-in-baltimore-parks-culling-season-MFYCLJYRR5FTTFUCFYW3IM4MG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T17:13:56.631Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RDGAT7ZSTVGRXOI4MMOCRGAIMI.jpg?auth=2275e78e6548271fb8705aeff021a351870655f516729e1624c9e37a452cf486&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A deer wanders through Lake Roland Park in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/maryland-restaurants-opening-maurizios-phia-vesper-5JRRYJXIXBEIBHPJHUMNWFOK3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T15:02:39.158Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MYLCPFMH3VEKPOTWPC7LZEVRGE.jpg?auth=7d88a8b26cc3ee9290ff0e6c7746bf5b2e957eea2ae66e53fa99b2993730a2e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chiocciole alla vodka from Potomac’s upcoming Italian restaurant, Maurizio’s. New Kitchens on the Block featured three of Maryland’s most-anticipated spots of the year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/berries-by-quicha-chocolate-business-LQEDE47EIFFRLEN33WOY3OBI34/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T14:26:37.668Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2MDGXNLZFFBWRFVTMIUMLUXTRQ.JPG?auth=a3684752b82ac89f75492212bbe2464ea03dacc917e9245377eda73a6a06fbbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[LaQuicha Brown, left, with her daughter Kamaria Brown, inside their Federal Hill shop, Berries by Quicha.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/carfentanil-dangerous-maryland-opioid-ZVKYGY5GUZGVPFPI7RHXVW2HHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T13:12:22.441Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MV3KMFB32NF6NNUWRH52QH5NAE.JPG?auth=30e5475a303e9ef9963bce967c30c0cc5828ede686480455b73ecbb07c9430c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5362&amp;height=3563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A photograph of Eleanor Neal, who died last year at the age of 26, on display as family and friends gather to honor her life in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bwi-basic-fares-seating-fees-maryland-shannetta-griffin-IC4TNW25CJEE7ILFJCICPA5OLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T09:30:00.995Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XASEVXA7EFCIJLJZ3HXEUVBXMM.jpg?auth=2c008067dc4d91c7a60790c8d4571631aacf1a90a46a669a1000917ad14ecac0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3397&amp;height=2558</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Southwest Airlines flight sits next to the passenger gate as passengers in Louisville, Kentucky, board for a flight to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-crownsville-park-waterfront-EW2ROYYBZVDEDBVIOI7PXPAOTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T09:30:00.579Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INVL64OOCFDD7PM644NFAZ6BBE.JPG?auth=bf6ba7dccd1269587599df41196e81a0f42223aa6cccf313b267b971f15a75fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County is proposing a parking lot in Valentine Creek Park that would sit about a half-mile from the water.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-supreme-court-decision-report-archdiocese-of-baltimore-CXZ2ONUGEVCKTNFBBU5W5OHFOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T03:06:50.784Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RTQLZCSAJZF2BLUVTYKBKS7RQQ.jpg?auth=07dff2e79439dd43d2ebe6521cc0bb8e7a4e7efce64ebf85a304fd670aaf17d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6337&amp;height=4225</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown in 2023 released a 456-page report into the Archdiocese of Baltimore that detailed decades of allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-taylor-ward-dylan-beavers-jon-meoli-MIVYBYVO7RAZNBWYXMXC45HFOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T02:31:29.625Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KXVXOO5YCBGLDHOUD2C6LVNU7Y.jpg?auth=89e74d34fe6662b75fdf0a15fa2786bdba7adee047588157e1b723b50bf62443&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2289&amp;height=1526</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outfielder Taylor Ward has a league-leading 11 doubles to go with an .843 OPS to start his first season with the Orioles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-ELKQJORZYVECJDK7LHBUXRRQAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T01:58:58.22Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HR3ZL2DUUFEMZHMR3MWRRYP47Q.jpg?auth=d5358799c0adf6086f31b6e127d221f5a091080dbe7ebff267e916d494c88843&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5661&amp;height=3774</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, left, and FBI Director Kash Patel, right, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/lawsuit-mcdonogh-teacher-living-classrooms-founder-accused-child-sexual-abuse-NB5GGTYVFNEPFM64EFLQVYYIBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T01:44:48.803Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R7UFUX4GHJASPHVUPC444Z7MHU.jpg?auth=c17c97cd801e59bba894f8d65b1657463e0707bc7513ef31e0c74756a0b2e7ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The woman filed the lawsuit on Friday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore against the school and G. Dennis O’Brien]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mt-gilboa-african-methodist-episcopal-church-fire-catonsville-EKUMHSGX7FA4LBCSEYFE6PSJUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T23:42:34.743Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5RVUQAB47BETVGSJHNGMAG6YYE.jpg?auth=7f2852a9a589e3ae5adae320f0bbf58dd2d01e14db5668a0562e431aaa26b123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Fire officials said Monday that they had brought under control a blaze that consumed the first and second floors of the historic Mt. Gilboa African Methodist Church in Catonsville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/ellicott-city-flooding-mitigation-tunnel-PJLZEGRBDJCBPIXIVRHOLNMDNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T22:44:43.546Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4V4KO22WJFFDN232DUVM3JINY.jpg?auth=066c40b0f5c4c99498390a94f3966605316f8b4438b0cfacb80ec90102d63b3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4096</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, joined by local elected officials and 2016 flood survivor Heather Owens, announced that construction of the Ellicott City Safe and Sound north tunnel will begin this summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-school-librarians-M7XVAIEPLJDUNLLNKRU4GFLCYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T22:16:41.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CN52XVV2RBDIZHAFXSBKO6XBUQ.jpg?auth=3fd9ab709e3f452f1b844452b467228c1b26ccc91bb0adf0b32584f0db89e151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4508&amp;height=3005</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Public Schools leaders said last week that it no longer had the funding to relieve school librarians of classroom teaching duties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ice-glen-burnie-shooting-tiago-alexandre-sousa-martins-sentencing-VO7LKJSYKVETTFGKD34VKKSWGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T22:04:38.378Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WI4GVXQS2ZAA7HADCRM6E6UHWU.jpg?auth=96e011d6c79eecb15c59881685ddb9579ace51f4a73c7d7bc5b87faec4cec05a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1624&amp;height=1083</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese immigrant who was shot by federal immigration agents in Glen Burnie on Dec. 24, shown here in an undated photo that was included in court documents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/montgomery-county/armed-robbery-montgomery-mall-assault-police-cruiser-ZECWJZLWEFDH3E2HYFEMRZAXU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T21:41:27.318Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6EAVWCVPZJATHPFVRANQJD5IGE.jpg?auth=fe6682701b4f051d7429edc4ec08cb1f694bab80a79c61e1a1c233a807c43d7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4812&amp;height=3208</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police said a suspect accused of armed robbery at Montgomery Mall on Saturday resisted arrest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/columbia-shooting-car-rally-FII4TAMV7NH5JJ3JG7CUJ6WP74/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T21:35:36.805Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5BBMESZRRRGT5GIYEQTHAEXNSU.jpg?auth=7ef3ac28e1f4241e5d1443c74f9c69cea04fdb20ddc6950d1ac49105c3d0efd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4710&amp;height=3140</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person died and six people were injured in a Monday morning shooting connected to an illegal car rally in Columbia, according to Howard County Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/towson-town-center-apple-store-union-NIGUCAWECJAKBGGTARN7WXPFOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T20:57:55.58Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CM4TFEJCWZAB5JT2EDFN56OSKE.jpg?auth=cfd719bc24b6d1a4542318be13e2245fc9ef97aefe025a137da9414ce9183786&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Unionized workers at Towson Town Center’s Apple Store have filed a grievance and unfair labor practice charge against the tech giant as the store prepares to close in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-crime-spree-quontay-spinks-sentencing-WXA64FXWVJELPCNUJVJ2VKHPAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T20:57:06.39Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R2VYCO6DWZEILHTIRNL4AIAGDA.jpg?auth=639d5c43ad676099a2686fc94e01f0870092478462d123da24252ddffa81a03c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7936&amp;height=4464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quontay Spinks was sentenced for a crime spree that included the fatal shooting of Antonio Peoples in Harbor East in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-field-laurel-park-kentucky-derby-5OJFWFAUDRA5BDBZCT7NDJ7QRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T19:27:47.931Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WYW3WSLPFBFALP5VDIWJVS47QA.jpg?auth=8da610bc61399b3833575051c68758be2fc0e9b9fd5d43562c1b5315aa74025f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chip Honcho trains on the track during morning workouts ahead of the running of the 152nd Kentucky Derby. The colt is now pointing to Preakness.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/joan-vassos-rockville-golden-bachelorette-pancreatic-cancer-L3NV5HH6RNDWDGTIEB6BSY4DEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T18:58:23.821Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUJKR77UTJGA3CPZOOUIDQW6PQ.JPG?auth=bcdda07082616d72be749ea0428d102d221bd2756d32a71f30a1a3e31c629abc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4392&amp;height=2928</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joan Vassos, the first star of ABC’s “Golden Bachelorette” and a longtime Rockville resident, is using her newfound platform to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research in honor of her late husband.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/will-jawando-county-executive-candidate-UZLGV4CN7NGJLGMOBQL4IZMX5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T18:57:35.573Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3KJ7C3SKJZGQLIQS2PJZXBPHNE.jpg?auth=aac42211a201645d5e98f10cee0e2b7120eb1b3701e8df431902cb661f82f606&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Will Jawando, one of three County Council members running for county executive in Montgomery County, meets attendees of a worship service at Cedar Lane in Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/bus-overturns-person-injured-295-MTQ6WNVXBFA6NJ6YKTUCDKJTAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T18:02:01.879Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/eric-swalwell-us-rep-umd-law-school-board-FWGBRL6OYFBIPBFNIPLURF3XBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T16:53:10.297Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XU3IMCRP6VH2XBR7EWYP44KMGE.jpg?auth=6caabc2da61671a6d992f456181a1d117cb022fe01685db5d5abb59134f0387e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3439</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell has been placed on leave from the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland’s Francis King Carey School of Law.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-jordan-westburg-dh-3WQBEIUPJVAB5OW6ZGJXIIMZSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T15:39:38.628Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XRHW5TDW6FB6LIWC4CELFURNPA.png?auth=ad269d876fb570d0b6ae6f7d1e65015d8e1a6b4d03612ac5f386424d42b4db19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-draft-5-things-we-learned-childs-walker-JDSBDMKMRJFENKJGOIHYQW75GQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T15:30:00.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6CZEJDPX3BAJRIJBH5KEKFLR5A.jpg?auth=20d1bc1657a6088b5848af2b77e74ee8398c391c25ef6a9d8f817c421cc4756b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens’ selection of Vega Ioane with their first pick shows their first priority was to protect their quarterback.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-gunman-white-house-correspondents-dinner-RC7RUWUOJJBGZA535DL54GBPOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T13:14:39.288Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CLDGJKZ225CJREHWP6HVTYSCSE.jpg?auth=7c0e611687e5ee4f0087e1e64015e2a8b018822e8ac3507eb7f8ee28c7cf6ab4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Armed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/shraga-lerner-baltimore-foreclosures-OJDYNQZCQFBP3OVPAGHM6BAMUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T13:07:35.652Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T3GQDAX4WBAN5GCAWMBIN4KBGM.jpg?auth=55f7863bd99ca58e3dd3a31cbbe959b30e11fa7d1bc9ceed7dd9f64fa90227f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5700&amp;height=3206</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Records show Shraga Lerner played a key role in an alleged mortgage fraud scheme tied to a small group of New York investors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/washington-national-opera-west-side-story-lyric-baltimore-strathmore-J6YH2XE5E5ATZDAE5A4RPRWPLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T12:53:05.02Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/43J27OFQFFG3HPRFDI3ZIDJQN4.jpg?auth=211cff957034f1aab8313148503122ed9ddf5a29a94b010b7bf3f4eec31ec0ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5763&amp;height=3665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Lyric Baltimore will feature the full “West Side Story” sets, with scaffolding and a New York City skyline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-assistant-hitting-coach-brady-north-spanish-6PE77MUZINAUDIGP2RM76FRWQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T09:30:01.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5V5BEQY4TVDO5CTNCGGOZFHNU4.JPG?auth=201e2d8f67e4291a70d57cb5d61cde8550d3dd10ccbe1aa4604dafa2ba91fa7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles assistant hitting coach Brady North started to learn Spanish when he was a teenager. It has opened doors for him as an adult.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/towson-town-center-mall-decline-ZIOHCCOLXRHXRFAAWFYMWMSXWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T09:30:01.668Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BI43Q2TJBVBP5FBAYPNFRIOEUA.jpg?auth=802ff10a19d29bd73800abccd680b64379c5ba32415e70156baa893232c62542&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Towson Town Center mall earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/jeannie-howe-greater-baltimore-cultural-alliance-exit-gbca-STCYULSUIVC53CG3DG6SSSPVYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T09:30:02.409Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCKSB4K32ND7XBPCT3QLCC6TOU.jpg?auth=d9011a3191bf4001dd3941153f5ac54d31de8260bf4348cb89609e831560a501&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2509&amp;height=3136</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeannie Howe, executive director of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance since 2012, will step down from the nonprofit arts organization at the end of the year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/red-sox-orioles-series-finale-alex-cora-CGYYV4P3TVBLRNERM5ZNVYZQDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T21:41:25.214Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JDRGTEZBXVFN3NPTGXV637ZCFQ.jpg?auth=b7fb36353b682ecf36b5d2fabc08e9d25dd99d0edf563f9efe50194f48097031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6189&amp;height=4127</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andruw Monasterio of the Red Sox throws to first base  to complete a double play after forcing out Samuel Basallo of the Orioles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-white-sox-jose-tena-cj-abrams-YTZ53K5CSFCXBHUZFPZH6UWE3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T21:20:36.348Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L4I474LGSFD53LK4GXC7EA63FQ.jpg?auth=da2f52ff1c28f703406050498ce52335328f7a31b2c03fbe7bd922c923dd1f75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[José Tena high-fives Luis García Jr. after Tena's solo home run in the 10th inning of the Nationals’ 2-1 win over the White Sox on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-XHZVD44UR5EH5ANQ6ROHTA35DM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T19:59:28.469Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TOYRCQUF6NFITK2RPNFYQO3J44.png?auth=8b4200bc2d58075743e049736d81631e21c457936d43ef65fcec5cddf2b76813&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-5UBV75YGT5FYVH65PFTDNRCCVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T19:40:04.251Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RCYSSWONY5CTHDJJJWEWMYTETA.jpg?auth=7f559630329f89de545659b995fde33273b2da7ab828f7cfa50eeef504e7517d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees hide under tables after an incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner on Saturday evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-draft-eric-decosta-center-prospects-class-3VSMMLJ2CVEXRFWSIBBEJIGORI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T15:18:07.916Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NGIS3AELXVE6NGT3ZQRMS3H3OE.jpg?auth=d1012716447e7a6feaae5bccac9ab75eebae4dc8ae735a0930dc5b1a2c1e800f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Indiana wide receiver Elijah Sarratt, aka Waffle House, inadvertently gave himself the best nickname among Ravens draftees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/ravens-linderbaum-decosta-center-ioane-bullock-pinter-KAQMFXQKLFDRDIUFHIO67PZITY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T11:00:03.157Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NH2U74RUJA5JKN4BFQ3T7JY6E.jpg?auth=8e923d747a2729be38e1868954464ec7aa7e628de4272c0e2747320c8e2d5086&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4944&amp;height=3337</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum, who left in free agency, had rapport with quarterback Lamar Jackson. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/isabel-mercedes-cumming-brandon-scott-post-apology-7BLKSYEU4RHPDA4GK7AP6PRPYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T09:30:00.923Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SHQFPDHT5BFP7ELVZRDXREQO4A.jpg?auth=226b8702efa82fc961186ea52bce47dc5b12068b0691c1611507475c592e02de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5698&amp;height=3799</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming posted an AI-generated image of Mayor Brandon Scott that drew criticism from the mayor’s office and others.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/grocery-cost-affordability-inflation-shopping-5W6LNHW2P5HBFNIPU2MGFNPCDU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T09:30:00.981Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VYWX7QZ5LVEIRCB5TAYYWP22VQ.jpg?auth=2fdd44e5f32dff8906b1deb0609cde0e1eeb0af1217c246e47474f2736797c47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/cold-war-nuclear-missiles-nike-baltimore-county-HYLAEIWUDRGI5EYUX255XAJPAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T01:17:34.441Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S7G56BANDVDNHKDUOLUL7OA6NQ.JPG?auth=6856fbd33ccaeebc79ddce59407f252c5db8abe8ddeecf60c6d7ba761e6eda5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nike missile site BA-79 near Patapsco Valley State Park is one of the last intact Nike sites that surrounded Baltimore and Washington as a deterrent to Soviet aggression in the 1950s and ’60s.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/robert-dempsey-prince-georges-county-highway-worker-killed-BGX535Y4QND7LFFP2TMD7BNEVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T00:35:34.959Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPWIGNSPOJEOZLUMWT4LYYNVCE.jpg?auth=7fda98c43c2985841a009890567af6aebc6a3ad9ff91223023d8b5dd0ee6bc67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5374&amp;height=3583</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 40-year-old Ellicott City man was killed Saturday while setting up traffic cones on the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, according to Maryland State Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-white-sox-nasim-nunez-RHXHPX7225EGZJNGBAW5YIEOZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T23:37:00.659Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B6FSBS566BA6FI2IWRPAETWOF4.jpg?auth=eb4c6dfa03820d85e6f867533dbd624087b46e1db00c89772585060f6ef4be71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3230&amp;height=2154</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jake Irvin struck out nine White Sox while pitching 5 2/3 scoreless innings Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/live-ravens-nation-awaits-teams-last-8-picks-on-final-day-of-nfl-draft-4LJNB7PPVJH5FPUE4CMEKLC5UQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T23:35:31.635Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RANOIW65O5ALLKEQPG4FWJKB2I.jpg?auth=c75a2f213c71681669030c83046cb0491a8c95e791c732e983f1c70019ea1c10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3460</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens moved up to the 133rd pick in a trade with the 49ers to select SMU tight end Matthew Hibner.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/braves-nationals-home-runs-CG72OFHSP5BTXLXJK6TZ7J6XMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T21:14:27.332Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EWDOOOPR3FC3HFLYV3EQB2ILE4.jpg?auth=207109b5b200e75997d863b56de6655cb4adb4fcaabd42507dfc5857a850d46b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mauricio Dubón of the Braves forces out James Wood of the Nationals at second base during the second inning Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/carroll-county/arson-investigation-springfield-hospital-center-fire-carroll-county-K2FOKQCN2RA3DL6VFMH2ZWTYIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T21:09:39.395Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/57JAYF75EBD33A5GHHYDC4RZKY.jpeg?auth=7df5d2aaab868bebc59418112c3519f39cf974a318d01501f5d5ee4d96a1fab0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1315&amp;height=876</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State fire officials are investigating two fires at Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-trevor-rogers-short-start-HODAEAZ2LFHXBNGEVB5GZINNSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T20:08:58.663Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2QNK73OCBHGJDQ232LBQMCMQ4.jpg?auth=f57fbee8dbfaff1a7ac29d0c76180346400e0d17cac2cd4773c8b77ebbe8621f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers hands the ball to manager Craig Albernaz as he is removed from Saturday’s game during the second inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/columbia-association-ethics-board-panel-members-removed-GUQHLINVLZG3PP6TSB2PTCECTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T17:04:47.194Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ITYLL6UWZHSFNMRSC62H3FNN4.jpg?auth=f6a9a5818faed0e951539d59d90b01aad5b2df4877b2a09db39e3bdf890751c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4396&amp;height=2931</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Columbia Association board members Karin Emery and Eric Greenberg attend a town hall this year. They were among three board members removed for alleged ethics violations Thursday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-zion-young-jakobi-lane-draft-KWSBBK4X65H5HFYXOV6LLCYOLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T15:40:22.314Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S4JUTNVOA5BOBH5NNK6XBEXOVU.png?auth=fe08592d87c8879c8714101b2206727ac0eb3cdc5364ff48786293be47267c50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/springhill-farm-cockeysville-home-for-sale-B7Q2O6YTKJC35EBBCUSCMKTWJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T15:00:04.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V3NADQ33URBJDNTJGN7HUX62MI.png?auth=e76ecfc4f0fb38dad38a300397d2361b671fa043e9b9f3480e73fbb8501d20d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1999&amp;height=1123</image:loc></image:image></url></urlset>