<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-dorchester-county-shooting-YTQLEARIMFEQLEEOOKVZRGRHOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T18:37:26.214Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Investigators believe the shooting in Linkwood was an “act of retaliation” for another shooting that happened the night prior, police said. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-grad-students-trump-visa-policy-SFUDKUG2RZFM5B4ZYU3XPN3SJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T18:31:37.827Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5NR7VZMFEZHCTALROK46UADMVM.jpg?auth=cbb349f428c4051eb23a5109a4b2b7ac7363117d0835865f10af890d839f559f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5443&amp;height=3629</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland, College Park, anticipates losing many newly admitted international graduate students this fall if new visa rules take effect. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bpd-body-camera-police-shooting-OMGBWV4LQFAIBNQHZKC3S24NVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T18:14:53.48Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LITQXJIDFFA65IVPFKBJLID3N4.jpg?auth=b2a89519e8e2cdda57bb31467a579c926d06f25dabbf85b46d67595e876423df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A screenshot from a Baltimore City Police bodycam video from an officer who shot a man who police say struck the officer with his car on August 22.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/daniel-oxendine-rape-charge-harford-county-FSWL5YVUXVDG7FSHPPS6LLRHPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T18:13:05.075Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B4QM3LHRYBD63HXQIABKGWHSF4.jpg?auth=8dc9e41b8db7f44bac377561afb47306a40bce5c046ca85df7c70ab85d85417d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officer Daniel Oxendine was taken into custody Thursday without incident following a Harford County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a rape.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-court-ruling-GSALBLCCFFBJ3H3TM6SLXSWAGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T17:49:25.542Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FO7HLSDVKZEZ7ABA637BZB63WM.JPG?auth=a2ab73af79a320bcdaec5eaa07673b6e5df3087113ab32ea1fed269d3ef85ad0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A redistricting ballot question approved in a special legislative session this summer is getting shot down by courts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-albert-suarez-contract-KD4LLMKU5NC3LJPPICJMEJNYSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T17:14:18.835Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I655QEOCZZAXBPTELZQIEO37U4.jpg?auth=41629c9c0cb1c5bb6071fe1de7522142a964ec210aa5bfa683147178217721ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4052&amp;height=2279</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Albert Suárez has been designated four times, but he keeps re-signing with the Orioles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/turnstile-album-elton-john-TABMSVBUGNG5FBSPCFVOYI2YY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T17:03:14.621Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DBBHQ5QMZFG6FGZSDXB434ERLE.jpg?auth=769fa91d65e86416926dd4c6e7cf8143e9024deceedea535fd434692f4de040e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4363&amp;height=2909</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Grammy-winning Baltimore band Turnstile, from left: Pat McCrory, Meg Mills, Brendan Yates, Franz Lyons and Daniel Fang.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/anacostia-river-swim-water-quality-F2LYXIPQSJFCPMGTE2B5VVA2LA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T16:38:26.337Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZUCUSLV4FFHM3GCQSJU55QKZPI.jpg?auth=f35f5e55284f430951248644d60759b66fcce217dfa372bee2d661aad1ba1be2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2760&amp;height=1840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[You can’t swim in the Anacostia River, yet. But community organizations like The Anacostia Watershed Society are bringing us closer to the possibility of a clean and safe river.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/careers/amentum-layoffs-hanover-anne-arundel-county-LHYTUJQ2PFEH7BF4YQW46BVWF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T15:54:08.93Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RCZ7UICJHZGONOQ2HZ3NOX6KO4.JPG?auth=4805474a39817b7090132620e58c56ea3ebe4706d3369eec203fc8a28be4bd91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amentum, a federal government services contractor, has filed notice with the Maryland Department of Labor, whose office is shown here at State Center in Baltimore, that it's laying off 380 workers later this year in Anne Arundel County's Hanover.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/cape-st-claire-home-explosion-man-dies-LV52M4NZNBGBVG6OB6QKGEWMBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T15:43:16.935Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KRX2VBEMCRGQBA7ZEIZVBZEX5Y.jpg?auth=634d07dc082b87969182d8375bff2b98ed04a26a010637789858eaefa88d5782&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3525&amp;height=2350</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency officials assessed the damage following a house explosion last week. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/wes-moore-travel-schedule-GPEMTXPMXVDAFFDKHCZVDESDM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T15:41:55.754Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DCGJNBGLDFC5BMCNVE5CUXQDEQ.JPG?auth=05be9cbe13eb0e5fe6ba7153b24726b643fb513872c8be1525dcea34219da44a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore speaks at the State House in Annapolis, the place he travels to most frequently.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/seiu-500-rodney-givens-A35HKQYV7FGVXFNHJY7NQFKSYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T15:40:03.549Z</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/education/k-12-schools/chipmunk-school-bus-app-audit-ZKX6Z477SFDPXOXXQ4BA6VA2TA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T15:30:12.255Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZCEMGHDBNB2ZJ4MJWHJYET2ZA.jpg?auth=660270b12f35e31c1b5fb10fab121475cb388b369bfa2a5bc92cb28bc7fc456f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Public Schools parents and bus drivers have expressed frustration over operational challenges in the first week of school. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-commanders-home-marketing-areas-montgomery-prince-georges-ZXJ4EBDV3RG5NJKL4T6QHV3PW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T15:28:14.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VA2BUYR3W5FMJPWKFUAWMB6NKU.jpg?auth=690c412c773c9a54b1e60ae20950255eda53069f6b789d9ab6650efc5ced5f19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4683&amp;height=3122</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quarterback Lamar Jackson signs autographs for fans during the Ravens’ practice at Maryland’s SECU Stadium on Aug. 1.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/justin-merriman-saint-frances-4DTVYYMSPZDONDWWRCJK6M4J2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T15:00:01.63Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7UMFSY3TQZAEJIWSR33CABNRKE.jpeg?auth=a3c4e571ad9703ff5081f8fe7034c0328334622709794df73c7c5cee352fd3dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=5000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justin Merriman, the son of former Terps and NFL star Shawne Merriman, will make his first start this weekend. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/maryland-renaissance-festival-history-K46TXX4JMBEQDHVB52PQ2RIA4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T14:20:46.484Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJBFOBEHQJETVPJXN3GZ5ZYD3E.JPG?auth=8887e7c1776db2bdb723f8ac6fbefccb2fffc2346ac00ad8566a9288cdef344e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7583&amp;height=5055</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Smiths’ hands-on care brings the beloved celebration of mead, meat and merriment to life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/human-composting-worcester-county-earth-funeral-2O7J5NANORDCVBLJBNY6TGTGUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T13:35:59.535Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I3XCCY4UOFC2XA3T6A3PZAVHBY.JPG?auth=64ae923ebde2888b09fe04a82a241b1a6b66ce582e700d6e933240e33e924d3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Earth Funeral, a human composting company, opened its first East Coast location in Elkridge this year. The funerary business says it’s buying land in rural Snow Hill on the Eastern Shore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-commanders-preseason-preview-SVOZZTHFE5BGXCNUBB3JJN4SKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T13:00:01.001Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTAVEVQQZVDX3BVIEMOXXCCTMY.jpg?auth=f4be5a69a89c4902b3f140ab5c6dd393a6996ec1b0d1ceb60a6cb3446baa3887&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5268&amp;height=3512</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders guard Brandon Coleman warms up ahead of a preseason game against the Dolphins. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/sandlot-space-largo-promenade-at-lottsford-EJXDLPBPEBG35JB3O4Q57OFI3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T09:30:01.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UE7NUFGXQVFW7JDXKF3KOXQQMU.png?auth=dec865402d73483f02fa80e039145b3d6ba89cd499994f04d7e2116d9cc4feea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1485</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering for Sandlot Largo, a community and events space that began in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/hyattsville-audit-finances-deficit-city-council-fund-balance-YACZYEZQPVHFVFODIIA67PZ76M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T09:30:00.964Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2DM7CAOCGBF45G6ZGAUOFRSC5U.jpg?auth=a9356e3c7e786e1a640c48f4a1d2ec9cffb9abe43b919814270892f21cb92728&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A recent audit of Hyattsville’s finances has prompted calls for change in city leadership.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bge-pepco-maryland-power-outages-Q2YMQ45BRNBKBPAW4BMIXHANPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T09:30:02.093Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q42RPQLIJNBYJIRA76FMECWGAA.JPG?auth=0a2cef1947bc507f3b49e6678c6fbec2c09ca781016113bd74e45b5fe487be9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6777&amp;height=4555</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland power outages spike every summer, and utilities know which parts of their systems are most vulnerable. Finding the worst-hit areas is harder.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/wbal-news-radio-layoffs-HXYEFMHFEJF7RKVT4XOMEVUEBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-28T02:05:11.962Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T5E4CCQHXBFYDIIF5P6G6IEX5Q.jpg?auth=27dd432e09aa9f18d20c681c70753f0b9168ea80f5182f716c24cfc8bc630f7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7952&amp;height=5304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[WBAL NewsRadio eliminated local jobs and replaced several locally hosted programs with nationally syndicated shows, according to employees affected by the cuts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-suit-software-medicaid-fraud-B54AKLXB7VCDRFOJCGGTOCU57Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T22:54:02.949Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6W5JT3MZRH2DG3KMG4ZREOYJU.JPG?auth=74d28f47abb775c75a2b9886c8a47c18a19ea7b1125c9a5cf901cd38728f8623&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A lawsuit announced Thursday by Attorney General Anthony G. Brown seeks about $380 million in damages.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/cafe-dear-leon-flour-and-wood-reservation-JV22UHMQWZFIVITP5PNECLPKFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T22:47:45.093Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EQLYXH56PJD4VM3J4NQ3LH6T6A.jpg?auth=af18a0c31d321dbacedf1e1cfdf9f1de265874df444b56857fa3a9317eae4098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The team behind Café Dear Leon bakery in Canton, a James Beard semifinalist with a viral following, has officially launched Flour and Wood, a pizza-centric restaurant inside La Maison. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/scott-cumming-inspector-general-lawsuit-AMBKXEAPUVC25HL64XEHW2U3KM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T22:45:19.303Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BHOVDO33XJHYHHGKFZLDN2EHAE.jpg?auth=bddffb870a072f8d38c1cc3afef58f540dfbde486d776d9ca1102dcd585bb78a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[City attorneys are asking a higher court to intervene after a judge ruled the city must release records requested by Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cardinals-coby-mayo-home-runs-3GPB27LOARDLJF62NXPJMNVTWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T22:04:20.741Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RS5K3QTLSNFZTFJ2VYY3Y3PTMA.jpg?auth=c6efaba2c3b947f6b9bbb1b950411f0ec4e19c18bc8e39b2387bf830f810be4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6596&amp;height=4397</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coby Mayo watches his three-run home run during the seventh inning Thursday in St. Louis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/columbia-stabbing-suspect-india-CNSM26BHXRD4RG6INE7HK2A5MI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T21:52:00.221Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MDNF65EPVFGHBCQC2MRW7GZVEI.jpg?auth=d626d16efa1de9af7e18db19d20ed86c3b91e9fe7ee99f1a6fa6e4a8282aadf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Columbia apartment complex where Nikitha Godishala was found stabbed to death on Jan. 3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/irena-stein-candela-arepa-opens-KCC2LBYEERBTNBQGENT5XXBJRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T21:44:59.546Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HCHWLB4KF5BGJH3N2WABOPLAHE.JPG?auth=6e9fbb26868455c0d2e6d6fb5f7714350ab2448ac2c7d16298b2155dcda5d62f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Candela, the long-awaited Venezuelan arepa bar from Alma Cocina Latina co-owner Irena Stein, opened to the public Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-rockies-series-split-UF6NONEZVRFZJKWLUT3OOGZM3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T21:32:56.406Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JRPPFDZV4RBQZJDAHKGCQB52FY.jpg?auth=19d1751fa913ec6b15fef36159c4a32c00f63d91039bf14c9abb44301d291d31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7061&amp;height=4677</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile drives in a run with a single in the first inning Thursday during the Nationals’ 7-1 win over the Rockies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-schools-chatgpt-for-teachers-LNDNZDON3JCNZKK3N4367NOR54/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T21:02:39.27Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A52YCV4WHFGELIZV2D4S3SJZF4.jpg?auth=82995269d48ef17353aafee30ecde8a025cd11db3ef6e687164f43c6544f9407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Public Schools is the only Maryland district to sign on in this newest wave of OpenAI partnerships.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-corrections-officer-assault-misconduct-TBQ5I3EPXJBF7P33U4S6WVPOEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T20:43:02.448Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KBYL652ER5FWLGYHDHJR64TBPQ.JPG?auth=2777329d7dad3e8d95ba08b481296130fc5c12bfd32ad1970fd7ef8699757924&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4705&amp;height=3319</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dawaun Gough pleaded guilty to misconduct in office in Baltimore Circuit Court after agreeing to a deal that called for dropping other charges of assault and false entry into public documents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-roster-cuts-commanders-EWCO2F6VDJEY3EI3VBDORJCPNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T20:33:35.504Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BKU6LCX7QFH7REBEOX7M6UXRQQ.png?auth=f4d9cf374ae986f6666cb4c5b09a4c87dc88100b2f8626e34d1572b84f36da7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/bethesda-healthcare-operations-company-layoffs-Y6ZRYUZYHVGI3GHUPPL64FIV2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T20:03:34.704Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The impacted employees work at transitioning Capital Medical Group offices.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-collision-bowie-woman-HSKV3EGCNVET5MQHQ7HM47VA2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T19:48:06.126Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MYVFILPXPZGDVOMIRRZSFTNZVU.jpg?auth=50e4126ae8f4a12a76fad815338d54a059f635154d5680f3cabf7657ab8deeeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=675&amp;height=450</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christina Cotterman, a spokesperson for the Prince George’s County Police Department, speaking to the media after a fatal collision in Bowie on Wednesday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/who-is-nasire-best-alleged-white-house-shooter-killed-secret-service-DJ2CR6XFCREWHBEAUA2WBHAK4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T19:47:36.911Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U3WNR5OUT5GSFCD47FIPAFYABI.jpg?auth=00ea6fd15b74654d7dc6ca10c16fe74d23f88559f062275589f69dcfda49b6be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nasire Best in 2024, a year after he graduated from Dundalk High School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/inspector-general-gregg-domroe-resigns-LLZH2X6WPRGNBL5JFP4XDS7CV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T18:41:40.262Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QQT72GKNC5EIDIUJ22KSFUSL5E.jpg?auth=55059fe5cd294d13a587a118ff9bff3c82eed99715a4cc6d9c849db37169ebbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5146&amp;height=3431</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gregg Domroe, Baltimore County’s deputy inspector general, has resigned from his role.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/elkridge-ice-facility-construction-BTTKQKUCI5HTNMCFHL4ZC4EHJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T18:37:46.772Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UA3YCVHCORCTTN2G5JHEPA4GLU.JPG?auth=95febe6fc857928a756e8b769ac078b7ce60c72fd505a3e9b1a1931ad25f6962&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Construction has resumed on a future ICE detention facility at 6522 Meadowridge Road in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-storms-wind-hail-6NA4XWW35JDF5H3PJ57R3M4ETU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T17:24:48.806Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANMRENG5UVEKZGKR6ULCSTPQ6M.jpg?auth=7ae2f70a17de38a1e04088cdfe9da787d45ce3502e7e1645365afe603cba7985&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3172&amp;height=2115</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Strong thunderstorms are expected Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, with damaging winds, hail and isolated flooding possible.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/motor-scooter-fatal-crash-anne-arundel-county-UAM7HIU47NHC7IUJPMLPSKXFHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T17:16:32.378Z</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[Anne Arundel County Police say a Pasadena man died Tuesday after the motor scooter he was operating collided with a sport utility vehicle near Riviera Beach on Monday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/astronomy/partial-lunar-eclipse-watch-YPVQOPEQTZFEJHJQ56ABB4Y2WQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T16:46:05.342Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QAMXYBSSXJBZ3EEW54K4KJO2OU.jpg?auth=782baaf6cedaf225c9b320fd27557b05884ae58143d3729e68027d78579411c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The final full moon of the summer will occur with a lunar eclipse.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-non-home-run-mlb-replay-2TGKHJO5O5H37KKI5O2PR6Z6KE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T16:10:27.531Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SMRBJ47AE5BYDOBPQN4WDCF2AM.jpg?auth=ce3a7d6af65845c23e52f404c90c722be890d9825870233364c75d3a522efdf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso reacts during the review of his long fly ball in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees. The ball was ruled to be foul and, after review, the call stood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cardinals-christian-encarnacion-strand-4-hits-JFKUM27DTJEZ5G5GZSINQO37AQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T16:07:09.938Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KPYN75H7FVFRVJONIJCDBO3HKQ.jpg?auth=09d6447ad1612f46d808516f6564243cb0a321be733fd829fbe62688a12a8049&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits an RBI single in the first inning Wednesday night at St. Louis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/key-fob-maryland-auto-thefts-6FQLF7HZ25FHFI4ERYZRZRAQS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T15:46:43.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AY4DTEWWEFGZXM57JQ2Y4GOXXE.JPG?auth=b95c9a3517df5e8dc4056684611d7d48ee512a1a4a57f303fcb94248865ffe03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7366&amp;height=4911</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An emerging national auto theft trend has reached the Baltimore region. Brooke Faller had her car stolen outside of her home in this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-measles-outbreak-K7Y4YGL7CZGC3EDNIZ4B32LN6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T14:53:22.942Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YY4GNVEL4JGE7LUV53XYMGP6GI.jpg?auth=bab8c1967ddfe764b4b8af535f99a940d56b134b1862688036c75afcf8dcc244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated against measles if needed as they declare an outbreak in three more counties. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/prince-georges-county-fatal-crash-AHX46ALQHJBGLC3ID3UTAYITLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T14:27:47.883Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Police said a suspect who fled a traffic stop in Bowie on Wednesday struck another vehicle, killing its driver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-rookie-athan-kaliakmanis-MEUMAMD5XVALNMB2NJFYPSDEPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T13:47:36.702Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q4RFO7WABNEZBAK6PRQQRBTB3I.JPG?auth=ee1adf2f6ccdd1baec076909032d46e2f037d20a40e0a539e9bf499547ab3abb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Commanders drafted quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis from Rutgers in the seventh round this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-MAGOGP7G6REFNNX66DHWO2Y6MA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T12:02:10.456Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/652RX4GOPZG5NBU3SB2PBRDARQ.JPG?auth=de3c45313221fce73774695e720c469a470b5e3977a6d5722bf4a13d89d31707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pigs race around a small track at the 2025 Maryland State Fair.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/capital-region-things-to-do-this-weekend-baseball-dolly-parton-Y7NCN7EK7ZHSFL745MA7GVR23U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.397Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FGZB2ZTUIJH5TNUVTBAFOP6XSA.jpg?auth=c9a76e66ed63f8729e4e5e4246e31bc92b315ab951fd3de7fb027e13939b295c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Caruso’s Grocery in Pike and Rose is one of several Montgomery and Prince George’s County-based restaurants participating in Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/daycare-costs-kahliyah-gooding-2WZKMZYKNVARBBIISSVZ5OVCA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:02.83Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DMBKKQDXEJBL3NXWNP4HACN7DI.jpg?auth=ee8dd0c01cb8c7b0c714f53ae20a49b8ee934dd42fceba97ed49d1839e7493c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6080&amp;height=4053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Aberdeen mother recently told police she had left her two young children alone because she had to work but could not afford childcare. This simply should not be the case in a country this rich.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/howard-county/howard-county-schools-locked-bathrooms-vandalism-GYN6CPF4XRG3XBYNPXIVJS656E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:03.174Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CFPSNBXRFDYHH5FF4NBGMSBDE.jpg?auth=a134668c49126b68e04480ea7ea768b97b28ef00058a5a5e458ea2cf4f1a7950&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Struggling to curb student bathroom vandalism, including damage to sinks and clogged toilets that flood, as well as students vaping, the Howard County Public Schools system has resorted to locking some bathrooms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/sequoia-snyder-jazz-piano-bowie-home-XKZKTLH6QRGMPCUFQNKKM4IFAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.987Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XP746ZXPCZA5LMQR5I4G6NMHNQ.JPG?auth=303c85456f354d1a817414a57bd6796b8be5d6ddaf9dda840866889ae48b423e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jazz pianist and composer Sequoia Snyder practices in her home. A capital region native, Snyder has a couple of live performances in the next few months. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-subway-new-trains-delays-4PAKPIOKZRAP7BSWVNM4QXWEIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:01.115Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/32LYA6HMVFCYNOQ2XKQN55OURE.JPG?auth=2ac9f44478103815940f92b7ed785c74b4301b577cf4626ef30f796d67dff0cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1912</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A train approaches the MTA Metro SubwayLink station at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/montgomery-county-car-thefts-rise-TY5MYX3UFZFCLL6Z7XDUDJQN6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.516Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TN2IT66Z2BDH5NLXCECEPJSGOI.jpg?auth=dafeff19fe53c1a08d68dba6a6dd6315615ca01123a4b7a03e146cc6dd377ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8481&amp;height=5894</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 1,500 vehicles have been stolen in the county this year, according to police. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-rockies-luis-perales-debut-7RIIITWOZRESPDJTML7HBE3HJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T02:58:11.454Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZDOUW35XFHZJFKXO7XKKJDF3A.jpg?auth=2e79d57bda8d1a8c8c01c3bae16418f12ae1e73c94af54915dcd258a158236f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luis Perales allowed four runs and four hits while striking out three in two innings during his MLB debut Wednesday night. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/missing-man-identified-pennsylvania-R64W3GUY7VENRAEKR4EQSSHYJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T01:17:53.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VNUAXAIOWREXXCBKLCJKFUZ2AU.jpg?auth=b971ab7fa336276616ad2245613c3c2b125c1b2cf3aed368f0ceec4cdb335031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7336&amp;height=4891</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police in Pennsylvania have identified a man who had been missing from Baltimore for 20 years, thanks to genetic investigative work done by the nonprofit organization DNA Doe Project. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-dan-cox-debate-BVKHOU27MJEHVL6NEYF7W2GZZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T01:15:29.328Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVFCO6KYB5DXJM732HPPPOIX3E.jpg?auth=8edcf5c71d3c03715e9e39fcf6563f576f2fde7cbd9a76e93176d7389a2b3af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland voters will get another debate-stage matchup between Dan Cox and Wes Moore ahead of their November rematch.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-city-homicide-investigation-HBQ6KQN4YRFYBKHATYRYZZC2FU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T00:59:52.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GZ4JOQP7ORAAXLCI5HE6NMMOME.jpg?auth=3bee89c3ba09b03ceb7355f847da32b7dd9a87ffb1bb45416222b82e3dcc6a4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police are investigating a suspicious death and a fatal shooting, officials said Monday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/ice-enforcement-surge-maryland-S3JHH5WUINHKJHBBPJQFGKLNNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T00:17:34.005Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HZMF4ZQ4D5AVND3TIJ62EZG5RM.jpg?auth=e341fd73d79ab73a4a85b0c7d0de3f9b7e9f0734e1fd80f4ccbd263393f3201f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8456&amp;height=5637</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ICE agents stand outside Delaney Hall, a federal immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey. A recent surge in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests across the region has left Maryland officials and local community members scrambling for answers. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nfl-pro-bowl-AUJHLESDP5DDPILA7QLJU7RPFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T00:13:26.423Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAGDSUIJQBBNNM6PDXIGHCI6ZU.jpg?auth=3fdc746febfd222b71d152b590a496b67505a0abbc3a8e517957da40ef9ff481&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8025&amp;height=5350</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AFC wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (7), of the Jacksonville Jaguars, runs away from NFC return specialist KaVontae Turpin, of the Dallas Cowboys, right, during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl on Feb. 2, 2025, in Orlando. The NFL announced Wednesday it was ending the game that has been played almost every year since 1951.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tyler-oneill-rotator-cuff-injury-5SXS6HE5P5BAZA6CJKYGLQOV6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:20:19.772Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VA7POGQENBA7ZOKW6RPJLPXZ34.jpg?auth=184fcca9234f33ee06e62f25b40ccf63a0a949c7128f9b09fc0743d6a2ad8d7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4657&amp;height=3105</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyler O'Neill has 10 home runs and a .677 OPS this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-jayden-daniels-L262PA6J3JGR5I4IVMCUF5MCOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:19:54.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A5A5KVNVJVFC5DUDI2UKJFLO7A.jpg?auth=6be4ec3586b6fc7d6880145a0d00ffa0c17e764106dffb17f06d79ddeaa46fa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4260&amp;height=2840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders left tackle Brandon Coleman works against the Lions during Saturday’s preseason game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/attorney-general-brandywine-crash-DLRQCRH34NA3RI72UY3NAA4I7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:09:04.858Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland attorney general’s office is investigating a police chase in Brandywine that ended in a collision that left three women injured.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-observations-joint-practice-commanders-ANTXMR7QSVBRVJLXY5UGWS2KWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:08:31.599Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FRGXVUVLC5AKVHI2HLGU5QG3JA.jpg?auth=d665181140ff1bdccd919a499396c660869ccf9978d29c7eca1cf7c5f5e93276&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5745&amp;height=3830</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens linebacker Jay Higgins IV, left, defends Commanders running back Craig Reynolds during the teams’ joint practice Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/intentional-hampden-fires-YWSEQ6XN2VEGDOXMN74SO2YMRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T23:07:43.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X5WTOHEAAVF3VIH33S53GW5YFI.png?auth=0ef5c199e332263eb090567132116a6279e80610880fdf173bcec85205c17197&amp;smart=true&amp;width=949&amp;height=633</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police used surveillance video to connect Justin Reeves to three fires that were intentionally set in 2025 in Hampden. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/meta-reaches-18b-settlement-with-states-over-teen-social-media-addiction-BIBJANO63ZF2LN2JVDX64Z4URI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T21:48:33.784Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/72PXY3PQAFHITGCN5GR6PBJV2Q.jpg?auth=2569b0970c5862707844fa9daa014d8ee90c8e1338942ed81e3cf0e90a62279b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4633&amp;height=3089</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorado Solicitor General Shannon Stevenson, right, hugs a colleague outside of court after tech giant Meta agreed to pay $17 billion as part of a settlement to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction in Oakland on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/chris-van-hollen-democrats-future-QVHWSCK27ZAYHNDIZADXQHEXUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T21:36:26.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RBAOIKO5Y5FQBP7KJ7CYLSGRFE.JPG?auth=85b0d86c5df1155ced297c279a13425e6c6f18bd47c31b0e427f0f25af527dc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen has been positioning himself for a starring role in the future of the Democratic party.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-redistricting-lawsuit-TNRG6JKKKBHOFHDORFH4KRMH7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T21:04:26.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G2ASVR25HNG45LPBPTYAMYT6OI.jpg?auth=5c6f476e38cefa33a4174a213af183d6306e13c67d7e93cc048e40afa5d6513d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4448&amp;height=2965</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Senate Republican leaders Sen. Stephen Hershey, left, and Sen. Justin Ready are two of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the proposed state constitutional amendment. They used the Oversight Project to pursue the dispute.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/owings-mills-tiktok-social-media-video-OL4YMZYQRVDEBP6LC6PBCR4MWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T21:03:07.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CTH4NM3UZCUXPRXS5FRJ342EE.JPG?auth=e812120df79d560740b8b085cfc13ee0ad902a17e0590696b2f4aa3476f2d801&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tierra Gardner outside her favorite spot in Owings Mills, Don Tigre. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/key-bridge-wooden-platforms-target-deadline-MU3ZP2GZBRCMPGK4UCN2MW23B4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T20:44:02.029Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LIXP2CZHU5HD7AVXHRRWQA53OA.jpg?auth=3d7cf1423d50e4e0328ed0cfd3a0d66452856027e7f8ef57ba84dc33db4d747a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5486&amp;height=3657</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cranes lift piles into the water next to an older section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-father-involuntary-manslaughter-hot-car-child-death-O63SIKIJGNFEXJBWDGJACSACNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T20:13:12.146Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore man is facing multiple charges following the death of his 1-year-old son, who was left unattended in the family van for roughly five hours. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-ballot-lawsuit-Y2K3ATPXRNB7RFG7PXKI4DDU5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T20:11:23.168Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EGXJC2I4LVEHTJIQPQE52F2EZU.jpg?auth=aee4dfa3543842d31a1f870cbdbf16ed1ed25b3a0fb97287eabcb02bd9638244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5217&amp;height=3478</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Anne Arundel Circuit Court judge ruled that Maryland lawmakers missed their own deadline to approve a ballot question on redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/school-bus-tracking-app-prince-georges-LH6FSUN52FHCNPCDM6ZKBICTLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T19:51:59.333Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SXJS5AQPLJBGHLHFCVN7WXDR3A.jpg?auth=b977e51c5f89b0bdfa161f243aaf9f73e64aaffe14da735d047e20d6ca5c6208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[About 10,000 students were left without a ride to school after a bus tracking app crashed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/executive-race-julian-jones-pat-dyer-N2UBVFRRONFZJPQCQMWWLRBOWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T19:32:45.794Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R3YARBKEFJCWHE2Q7PHFUSIE2E.jpg?auth=79971fb9fb54f669b6dde3a59dee39e8925efdd537d184607cd4ec3380b87b73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Julian Jones, a Woodstock council member seeking to become the county’s first Black male executive, reported $83,842 in the bank.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/hot-dogs-cocktail-bars-baltimore-2CFJAOT5XJH3TLKHO63JST2Y3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T18:56:52.827Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RYMNLGUT3BDF5P2UNPB4NUAPQE.jpg?auth=acd654c025b52d1d824ddc90bae3e48b540d2843e0989759127f74edcdf85b30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At NeatFreak, Fells Point’s newest cocktail bar, martinis come any way you like — but there’s only one food option: a $5 hot dog. Owner Matt Steinberg says the simple frankfurter is the perfect pairing for a bold cocktail.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pikesville-double-shooting-DAWLM6Y3TBESNCEXQWLSQCLRZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T18:26:08.009Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person is dead after a man and woman were shot in Pikesville on Tuesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/jacob-young-nationals-training-bat-speed-6WFMDO5OUVER5KYTYP3IV44P64/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T17:00:02.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L4IINPYGSBD4ZONQWROFN23O64.jpg?auth=2487fd2f71e3212034868f8a0aa416ae0cd178252cbb9fa2fa54b9be6200b3b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7845&amp;height=5230</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jacob Young has an OPS over .700 this season after it was .583 in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/agora-expert-amberger-baltimore-ethics-expert-IEAN425FARENLCZKI42DP2THOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T16:43:16.992Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TZW4KSJQRHNDE3FX5BUX4O6YM.JPG?auth=48b87add983234036c6d258d6fe3b4aeb4ffbfe5c1ea200f47001290a81461c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2324&amp;height=1466</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore ethics director J. Christoph Amberger had a video series in the 2000s called Amberger's Smackdown while dispensing financial advice for the Agora Company.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-sergeant-mark-rutkowski-pleads-guilty-theft-misconduct-DYEC6XWNOJBK5MSQ7EIPUSBSRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T16:40:42.12Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XABYQWDAWBEMZBHXNN3Q2FQTB4.jpg?auth=feeba2aa15419a077d16a2f82e9261116eefe1ab1316a45c6d6f72f903e0a45a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4613&amp;height=3075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Sgt. Mark Rutkowski resigned and then pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to theft and misconduct in office for engaging in two separate schemes to illegally inflate his pay by more than $5,200.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-jakobi-lane-caddix-cleats-PUPELTNEMNCKDN7UHHTPKZ6NLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T16:14:13.815Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FFN2324PDRC37GXYDC76WLUNF4.jpg?auth=6138d7be47539a06231002faabe0f983988514cf5a3000ea4a4cc58af6bcda52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4878&amp;height=3252</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ja'Kobi Lane joins three Ravens legends trying to build a company attempting to upend the cleat market.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-fatherhood-changes-O4FH54IH4REHTBOLX6ITXIDLAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T16:00:02.043Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TXOSX7QZOVGVLKIJ3VQLQFLHXE.jpg?auth=a35cb98f51b65cfde0ee2631cb820858622f8118834f0b9f81e50aa0a9356cd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4827&amp;height=3218</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso takes his at-bat in the game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Baltimore last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-state-fair-JLNNU7XN3BFLPDOZFA64EJFLMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T15:00:00.805Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H3EQ55XWAZEPBMJIRPKVJIFJLA.JPG?auth=ef3b4b0bd2722b9ea70d13602bb54e5f1622e8e928c8397a88671de34e063a3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland State Fair is back this fall for another three weekends filled with games, rides, competitions and more.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/nater-kane-county-executive-vanessa-atterbeary-SM6Q6ILYDJEC7I7RNW4EC5AJWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T15:00:00.769Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OL74VJLRMZCYRHR3KFT7IXQR4Q.jpg?auth=3a3fcf4f1b757fce16049764b0687d810fba60224c4e22bb6971f2098f6f391c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5143&amp;height=3429</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Green Party candidate Nater Kane is taking on Democrat Vanessa Atterbeary for Howard County executive in November 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/green-point-wellnesss-mission-is-to-improve-the-quality-of-life-of-those-in-their-neighborhood-OHKBPBFN4RGB3JODUD6R6J2I4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T14:59:53.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DPAYQYV5NFFYRPT3HOLLSR3NMA.jpg?auth=c68543ed3bb9acd420b19a0bcde43c3d869bce75a9471cffe2737ee47620dead&amp;smart=true&amp;width=819&amp;height=530</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/baltimore-community-college-union-contract-PDJVFTRZUZCFHGU6UTVEQSWGDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T14:50:42.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MPOBCUSDRRHFHKQMOEGSWFNLCI.JPG?auth=7c61a6ec20dfb937a6d81d5264d687289655d4f376c6eb39f3cf0c7bbb5109bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Community College was founded in 1947 as Baltimore Junior College to provide post-high school education for returning World War II veterans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maggie-domanowski-anti-muslim-apology-6PWEQMEBLBDGJFHBGZDQS3CSGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T14:37:27.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q4MXTCKEJFA67OM7443RE2Z4LM.jpg?auth=e075de3d77ccd8648548292489d31d2542bfa8ad1ce601d4efb44511a8098b27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4535&amp;height=3023</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County school board member Maggie Litz Domanowski has apologized for a social media post that compared women’s rights to Sharia law.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-big-sam-federal-civil-rights-violations-MJMSAWVUO5B25MGXZPNNV2FG7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T14:25:35.148Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCZHTRGZXRAPJLM36E64VKWA6M.jpg?auth=1d2b3ad2ff9fade6ecf91a860b1179cc0c7c32c34615ee7f389993d0a253afba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Billy Murphy, attorney for the family of Samuel “Big Sam” Elsworth Brown Jr., speaks at a press conference discussing Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s decision not to charge Baltimore County Police Officer Derek Hadel for his role in Big Sam’s death. Murphy is joined by Big Sam’s loved ones.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-evicted-tenants-landlord-storage-fee-3GK52TBM5JDGBMJ7RLW7EDKTNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T13:51:01.073Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EXXL6R33C5DS7PNBD3JGHOATLQ.JPG?auth=19c6239b5d0887277c3e4129bb894cb9e05a8e0cd7edec557bc1cd19b143fa1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8091&amp;height=5394</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ashley Simms speaks during a public hearing for eviction legislation in City Hall, in Baltimore, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-cardinals-pete-alonso-four-hits-XPRR6XCORVDBBGDNAGAPKERGFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T13:37:17.396Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TG6YAV6R3RECLFZDWCJC4XAXIQ.jpg?auth=cf7da20cafaa3af4bf666ff415d0745e4445863b1025a84a3053a2b152d89987&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2661&amp;height=1774</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles' Pete Alonso, left, is congratulated by first base coach Jason Bourgeois after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-returns-st-louis-matt-holliday-PRAKDTN3QJEHDPAMNRUG65CWKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T13:36:27.333Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OOOFX6P7IFEOPIISDZW32DTI5A.jpg?auth=a78b23704e697811a6da6f85a8e25d015f3bc18faf37cd51f2cada09fca74c62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday slides into third base against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth inning Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-rockies-3-1-andrew-alvarez-JUELLNRFOJCOVANVRRQHDARSGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T12:51:21.367Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UGMTF3CFXVBFVBSAFW2QCQSQ7M.jpg?auth=0d04844c02de0f51d2133f682973919fde6028f6508c9f630e959e8bd678d4da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals left-hander Andrew Alvarez pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the second inning Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-commanders-odafe-oweh-BZ2XR2GI7JH4NKFMMY6DJ3IWNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T12:25:38.72Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WXIOOSH2I5E5ZKPAKSRG7D45DI.jpg?auth=223a6388b7fef1abbde0c4850cfd3bf554a28d708872510560a6c89108f6c5e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4857&amp;height=3238</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oweh grew frustrated with a Ravens scheme he felt was holding him back. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/emmas-torch-silver-spring-chef-vishwesh-bhatt-chai-pani-dc-F47H44JQPZDTHGITPWZOYWI2P4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T09:30:00.465Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UQKTP4XGPVGF5MAAJLBEGBSK44.jpg?auth=e078d9f4f11a4ad44eb32bcaf3cd55e925ec23e0664e687d2c0f9464e5b60bcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emma’s Torch, a nonprofit that trains refugees to cook, is welcoming accomplished local chefs to teach its students. Its first location outside of New York opened in Silver Spring in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/prince-georges-county-correctional-officer-lawsuit-DQ4IHCKJDJAO3MDAPM7B45NE3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T09:30:01.084Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZX6LVUQNOBHLVC6RREVEJK4DVA.jpg?auth=91768589fdd1046c5410f4abb787f57438ed65aec083f53e89266e33944f1827&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Keisha Hudson, one of several officers in the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections who faced charges following the death of an inmate last year.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/dolly-parton-imagination-library-maryland-DVHUDK4YHFGEXKRSTYDHAFTED4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T01:34:16.874Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3IQBCH6VARAPNHR67NLUX4DEHA.jpeg?auth=48819ef1e66194580005a387b1eb943380c6ede1628ec89e0ec0bdc6e767877b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carol Da Silva, program director of Imagination Library of Montgomery County, poses with a life-size cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton in Wheaton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measles-pennsylvania-6QBF3QD4J5AYHKWOJDO6LLZCOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T01:17:36.856Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HIM6SDUO5ZEUHCMR62V5YTKGWI.jpg?auth=ab11356886c792a9df11d114e006f3aa6b4e878e6bee0fc49fa66fc8cad5a14a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4240&amp;height=2832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pennsylvania health officials reported Tuesday that two unvaccinated residents have died after being infected with measles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/royal-farms-shooting-baltimore-police-BGLQUQQHDVFUNPT3U4A6KX73U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T00:43:07.335Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a Royal Farms gas station on Russell Street on Aug. 12.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/chizarra-dashiell-puzzle-pieces-charter-school-3HJHXRWKIVC6VH4RILI3WK62QQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T00:41:34.834Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NP7UT4RU2FG53JQX2X2A6UGFBM.jpg?auth=94fcfadd77e242e10541e190ab1533bc95074205973db66d792e143ccff09a66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4752&amp;height=3168</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a sharp turn of events, Baltimore County’s school board is no longer pursuing revoking the charter of Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy Public Charter School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/montgomery-school-bus-driver-dies-64XTRJDNMNG5BG53DIXTMNYJ5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T00:30:45.105Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3JSX52RSDVDFNNQ4ZWPBX6JMQM.jpg?auth=dc0db811090a17e145c2b2931af4d521954b7314ccbb1aa843072138d7c1de10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[No students were on the school bus when it crashed, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/governor-moore-maryland-ice-enforcement-V67NGE4ZIRCHVBSAEKKPMOAIJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T00:27:47.461Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CBRNM2N2EZHORAUQER72MORNO4.jpg?auth=cfb09a9b7e941ffd6b54b8c5b28287472433ba955b6a259d6734cbfd27e31cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4249&amp;height=2832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland politicians respond as ICE surge hits Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ai-prank-moesha-gardener-bethesda-XN4F23OWSVD2FB2KW546JVETLA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T23:34:38.584Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/65KGZE734NBDHINNIVMRRXZSMM.jpg?auth=93db9c13f2c8d9a97fb5c73d779afcedebf6b3eaf2e5fe45ea60d2eaf6fd5e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3703&amp;height=2469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A North Bethesda woman has agreed to pay Montgomery County Police $1,000 to dismiss charges stemming from a prank.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>