<?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/baltimore-shooting-gun-violence-jonestown-ZQLJ4MZZMZCF3OGEF7NPT7RQXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T19:07:34.681Z</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[One man was killed and three were wounded in two separate shootings in Baltimore overnight.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/nasir-majied-towson-student-killed-shooting-baltimore-county-25E27MFMTBBGHN434JRHH7QTPY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T18:57:04.963Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7EZ44S3KYBBLXJSFMAD2NJU2AA.JPG?auth=6f08ffc273c38e2db0b209178c06b402c8acb3a2f34b8b92e92d7893ad6fb66d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police officers are investigating a shooting that occurred at the traffic circle along York Road in Towson on Friday afternoon. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/samuel-basallo-mri-OYH35WHLQFDQJA364LEZZSI7MQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T18:52:20.325Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XMGV2HBJ3RBCPAWD4WMBKK2ENM.jpg?auth=898629e7182b218bc0e6c2dc1775a6b51cc15190086fcc2a64fcfe2091c45e5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5232&amp;height=3488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo's MRI came back clean, manager Craig Albernaz said Saturday, a day after the slugger left a series-opening win with right-side discomfort.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/severe-storms-damaging-winds-baltimore-maryland-weather-thunderstorms-DFIOEZ62F5COZKDVRJKV4IXX7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T18:14:01.818Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W33FWQAVTREIFKU2WB3JGMCJRE.JPG?auth=1ab21108642010faa35dc1731a0679b3fbd417a50e18ee5626b306f3bf77aa23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hail and damaging winds could roll through the Baltimore area on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/dalya-attar-malcolm-ruff-senate-maryland-primary-LLKIXUK2R5FTBLF354IR4GJFRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T15:47:08.989Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VJCCCGLAYNBNRHMGUGJZBYKWEE.JPG?auth=4469252f17fd894e556a03e524b8a9a6259a2bf3b7de0ab303f4ad16ae208a73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Malcolm Ruff says a call by rabbis to register and vote in the primary is an attempt to influence his race against state Sen. Dalya Attar.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/kevin-curley-mcdaniel-college-basketball-obituary-3NIOZQWVPNAH7BNOVC4V3YYWSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T15:36:47.946Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KY357RS23NCYZPBN2GS4EXGFAY.jpg?auth=44871b0ae09cbef7f16bae81120394c7b83c00eb64211b84d7afe0794a420876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=515&amp;height=515</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Curley.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/for-sale-historic-property-prettyboy-reservoir-ZE24RY5CDRHTVFKKFVBB67RMEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T15:00:02.936Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3FUENTHK6RAFLLP5MJY7S4LRMI.png?auth=a865f3e542b4c4cf6cfa759f1c741b191f4752592d769fe35f69a90a47685525&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/donald-trump-immigration-deportation-LAXR7X3RKBBCBLG3QJZXFFQNTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T14:36:09.538Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RHMUVAZ7BJGXHIHPOFL5PG6P7I.jpg?auth=ae2f478b91c25b845c69a8fb3986cb72e8f7ff42d297c6bf77b0318cd8884b00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Congress is on the verge of providing a nearly $70 billion package to the Department of Homeland Security, powering President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/bge-underground-conduit-baltimore-brandon-scott-QCICOTZNQJHXXDEDEUMPRDRNOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T13:41:22.042Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/533Y64XNVFGYLOCKKN4NJTBPOI.JPG?auth=77127d27e47907e6be80c80504ff70ca2ba4f43fb47d2b95e4930e882b92703e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7173&amp;height=5033</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore leaders have decided not to renew the city’s controversial agreement with Baltimore Gas and Electric that allowed the company to make infrastructure investments to the underground utility network.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-police-searches-guns-appeals-court-U76C47MBCBC7PGMAKKIBCKNAZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T13:24:06.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EC4TB74K6FHRVG5O4MELDPH7ZU.jpg?auth=c5106a1929fe94bccc19581f77431a9b387f0ab3447399795c93345d02464556&amp;smart=true&amp;width=890&amp;height=593</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s appellate court found that the Supreme Court decision has now essentially limited a previously allowable scope of police searches under the Fourth Amendment. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/crazy-john-baltimore-fugitive-ioannis-kafouros-R6372D65LVE5DAEYCEPORSJUIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T09:30:01.119Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2PVCWQKGAZBOVFSZUOHVPTWVSM.jpg?auth=a80a7f1db58868a7c0ce9a318634e52e7c1875b378fee043147337e1da8b111e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A partial warehouse collapse in East Baltimore in May spills bricks and rubble into the street.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-executive-race-poll-YTR3O2Z265HYJHWYGQO27CF6BY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T09:30:01.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U4GV3MQMKRAOPLXWN544QRURY4.jpg?auth=74151346431cad5576be103b1529f6b75112982dd0594bd7e4bbbbb246ff3423&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic and Republican candidates for County Executive speak during a forum in Silver Spring in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-diamondbacks-luis-garcia-grand-slam-two-home-runs-WOS2NM54PREKFLY6LOHHFSIUCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T05:22:53.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X6L2LUNBKVDGPBCUYEVFBYFGH4.jpg?auth=74f69793687ef866e06e6db68eb44cbd81ba956bfb61f29450f70b8c70f493b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4854&amp;height=3236</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luis García Jr. crosses home plate after hitting a grand slam in the sixth inning Friday night at Arizona.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-police-towson-shooting-shake-shack-NVUD4SJD65AKTATB2HP3PLQZCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T04:09:25.362Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MNZH7Q6WIBCORM32OL2YVP3OT4.jpg?auth=f46ded3b27268e8774ff1ff598e2df00e05535ae0ba44619fb413855f751e238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police officers respond to a shooting along York Road in Towson on Friday afternoon. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-blue-jays-adley-rutschman-five-rbis-MJC5MJJKSFBHVCEJFACIEOZIAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T03:23:00.908Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XEKLGICFH5CCDPS5BH7JNNMVJY.jpg?auth=4439bfe00d3f58d3acd7be2d165d88bc35f50158e68843bf796e68c39038c514&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7340&amp;height=4846</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson scores after dashing around the bases on a double by Adley Rutschman in the sixth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-samuel-basallo-abdominal-injury-AAWFRL653RGIDNO3LY24AQOF4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T02:56:21.564Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XMGV2HBJ3RBCPAWD4WMBKK2ENM.jpg?auth=898629e7182b218bc0e6c2dc1775a6b51cc15190086fcc2a64fcfe2091c45e5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5232&amp;height=3488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo entered Friday’s series opener in Toronto with a .276 batting average and .842 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/wes-moore-primary-election-county-executive-2HXN7YUBMVEAPBC7CXHLXNK6DA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T01:39:43.059Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ECU26KJWUZCQZN5YIMH24FF2JY.jpg?auth=ab219c9e209c4a1d03ef1fdb83ed8c80ee8bfcb8adbe5fea07ec76bf6b5314bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando at an event hosted by Friends of White Oak in Silver Spring in April. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/johns-hopkins-university-attempted-rape-trial-verdict-raymond-lunn-F7JR7WSK4BGH5G43KM7UWPKATA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-06T01:08:13.127Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LKUTYHNJPNC2PCHH5PRKFAQHMY.JPG?auth=2d670cda78c09de20e3cbb06e35f346c700639155be75e24fd71178b6dd23255&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Circuit Judge Jeffrey Geller convicted Raymond Lunn of attempted rape and related crimes in an attack on a student at Johns Hopkins University in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-horn-point-oyster-hatchery-trump-cuts-OWEHNY6FWFA65HY6S24F65DHKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T22:02:44.179Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/22IAQYYDT5EMRIM3AYGCP3VIWM.jpg?auth=48e2dc87c1e08b3765125d25cbca5a194d2e6656b42bd017887f69db4b3ea583&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cleaned oyster shells at the Horn Point Laboratory sit in cages inside large tanks, where they will eventually be used as substrate for oyster larvae to attach to.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/columbia-howard-county-skate-park-maryland-skateboarding-7P75YGBNRNDRHAR7NOBG3NHX5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T21:12:27.471Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R4D4TEMGWRCENA33B5GFKBXFOA.JPG?auth=2ec947305d02ef4a7ede7a591afa19b96f94fe7d3db7f1fae1081c43933275fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County is officially opening its first ever county skatepark in Blandair Regional Park in Columbia. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/gilders-studio-olney-arlington-memorial-bridge-J5F76XNWVVFJXLHOILC5FPLF3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T21:08:03.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MFP765RUHRCEDOQW2MCXQW2IFU.jpg?auth=8c5d6c91032522bb05b97ad04201af57f258987acfc9503c7836eadcf7429024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4711&amp;height=3141</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Montgomery County company secured a $5 million no-bid contract to gild the “Arts of War” and “Arts of Peace” statues near the Arlington Memorial Bridge. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/elkridge-ice-facility-genesis-gsa-lawsuit-howard-county-2OJQCZAYCJFC3PQU72BFXW2J7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T21:00:03.689Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RSKO56TZOZBVNLQQ4PKIAISHAQ.JPG?auth=da967c414bb303e9003e8b352bc1f5e3c88b31c937a254868f4de41e10c993a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson dismissed portions of a lawsuit over an Elkridge ICE facility, but has yet to rule whether construction at the building may proceed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/district-7-free-groceries-MH22B47O55A2HEPREDKRCLBS3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T20:31:50.459Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2FXK3SSPJGXJPR6UTGKHIBQGE.png?auth=eab238c6b7fb7a17d9e45990d046cc685de034a44b9cf81a1e0114625f03c030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/days-cove-gunpowder-landfill-trash-juice-leachate-permit-X2BW3OAT4BHV7ADFCFJNQHRC3U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T19:58:22.99Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H3WGARUHK5G2FBKPD45RM26KBQ.JPG?auth=175a907050630aecf1ab58fc77f4634c1032f1618e0816ecfc6955c36bdc8fdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Big Gunpowder Falls and Bird River are seen beyond Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-university-research-cuts-TNN6QUDCRFFUVAGZUNTUSED4VY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T19:44:47.189Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LVA57YOOVRHLFJKB7GQ33TPYPA.JPG?auth=d902335b68c7d3a49adaf3f322d5b0e447fda0d8d5e3be903284b433dd0605ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Johns Hopkins University announced a new Research Resilience Fund this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-mailbag-cj-abrams-extension-paul-toboni-PVQOZFZEOZHYLCWXAAJJZGPN7I/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T19:13:33.748Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XBB5J6RQMBCJDMNCM4JT6DS6Z4.jpg?auth=2d2f4c0ec2f7fa97be5573bb970c6892db2a43d1960d39454224e3a317320e94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals’ James Wood, left, celebrates after his two-run home run with Keibert Ruiz (20) against the San Diego Padres on May 31.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-ice-block-wes-moore-steuart-pittman-TUOYN2X26NG7HL2G2XYI37UL24/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T18:53:06.945Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVFUFBSS35EC5GVULDEMCVT3AM.JPG?auth=e30d85bb2f903f6b32b259117dadc7dcc6dea708fb363e3a3a94da73d9e80d2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2133</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman signed the executive order Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/dennis-jutras-chris-hansen-sting-operation-7DRY72UC5REGDOV74WNBNXT57Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T18:51:18.17Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SCJAENASZVE7PEOR335WWYFB64.jpg?auth=81d0cb2a1b02722cff46a5e196a8f63a83d9cb7c13e4f77597a2f4f88f82b4b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Baltimore teacher of the year Dennis Jutras told Chris Hansen he was trying to warn a teen in a Harford County sting operation targeting adults seeking sex with minors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/james-kitchin-allison-pickard-pete-smith-6EO7ASW6MREH5FV5ER2G5KFCLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T16:37:45.787Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPNO2KGXSNHY3O5CDSTR3T3ITA.jpg?auth=a2fc5cd64933907439986d1c1ff9a0cba9147452b9408cabb64c19509d01d11e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3614&amp;height=2733</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County executive candidates attend a forum in Annapolis in May. From left to right, Republican Dave Crawford and Democrats James Kitchin, Kyle Nembhard, Pete Smith and Allison Pickard.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bwi-airport-assault-tsa-officers-YDOK2VFEZJHDJKFGYYOPEEMHTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T15:49:06.197Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QEGV3TKH3VAIVLN6GWK4HPAT3E.jpg?auth=1e78af136a2c6761414abed51137b4cfd6eb307d63c8092cf177d12d01a43056&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cornelius Queen, 32, of Charles County, is facing charges in connection with an alleged attack on two federal Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitching-prospect-joseph-dzierwa-breakdown-ODBTS64SYRBKJJZ5HU6VLET27Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T15:32:58.855Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LCWTOCEDEJCFNDB4DQHPU6OWAU.jpg?auth=9129d424e763373829a1cb1226934f68169439d6051168c46f417a6aab5ae23d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4503&amp;height=3003</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joseph Dzierwa pitches for the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/inspector-general-kelly-madigan-baltimore-county-coffee-meeting-2S5M4NORQNGQVDYPOWCR4WHPBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T15:23:09.412Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LROPU2FALJGNHORB4ZF2YQZERE.JPG?auth=5a9a53ac3d6a9fea9c08768526f2f709df1ca25c855f8945b2e32f4e8edaba4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The reason Kelly Madigan sued a former county employee was revealed for the first time in court records that Judge Dennis Robinson Jr. unsealed last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/anne-arundel-development-moratorium-lifted-JI6MYJ6IJZH2BCQP6XKKEXBFPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T14:42:07.227Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VCQT4DKCQNG3RONQRUVBZNGRKQ.JPG?auth=65ad060cea700f45bad5cf9a86f19759108870fbfcfe0b03e585012fd895b86e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County’s sewer-related development moratorium fell across a key part of the county’s northwest, which includes the thriving business district west of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Arundel Mills Mall and Linthicum.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-schools-superintendent-search-XV5DR4EGYFEOPB6BIEW53TBZ4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T14:00:01.791Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DY6QBWRLNBDARAIUM2AXA6RXZI.jpg?auth=f9d599fa098a5150b2d788729a7ef8a88128e482a074b7db63348969f96f8e9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5342&amp;height=3561</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees listen to public comments during the Board of Education of Baltimore County’s meeting at its Greenwood Campus in Towson in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-budget-laurie-anne-sayles-hawaii-PRJMHIRROJGVTBH3F2NLT4MWZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T13:54:23.769Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L76OUJTUFFCJFODWZ6Q7MADIZ4.jpg?auth=c7a56bf8f3881fc1c61cf7815bc38ffaec84ef5cbe86e20cc51e45562293787b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1763&amp;height=1175</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At-large member Laurie-Anne Sayles said her conference attendance benefitted the county. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/senate-immigration-bill-trump-settlement-GUXPJHPPFVBKPJVIDDV354LFZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T12:25:58.214Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EIAQ5G3NEBHF7DAR4YIUFAA4GM.jpg?auth=f345c59cca6b61821bc03e46f9de1b9aae26527ad8e29e45a0d83fcd8c9f95a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=3199</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader John Thune pauses for questions before votes on the immigration enforcement funding package at the Capitol on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-disabilities-autism-ethan-saylor-alex-lamorie-baltimore-police-department-XB3C4T3T4RBCVCMRDF3JE4POG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T12:24:20.941Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CT5B4ZFTFEY3MMIGLEXIFUGIU.jpg?auth=f48e62886a2322df31ac179f0af4c06fbbbf942b6725ca2fe3fbf8945a5ae9f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2484&amp;height=1656</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police liaison Deanna Bracken demonstrates an informational key chain used in the Neurodivergent Individuals Database program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-starting-rotation-turaround-5VPETBZ67ZAM7IQCUSODJ6KPZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T12:00:06.381Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3JNKUVI3PFCORL47AFMIWAQ5PU.jpg?auth=eabef507f6666c128c5b17aacdca8725d7f1d09e30bc9c9f1ab3b23676ff3d77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7060&amp;height=4707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers pitches in the first inning against the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/fairmount-heights-free-groceries-6FSY2J3AIZE75JQMT2TYM2ONHM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T09:30:01.269Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LUM72CSFUFGP7LKASH5P23T5V4.jpg?auth=f73aba9dfa57134c54e4c602574007b9dffb50efd022f0219f596ad57494f1a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Fairmount Five Market in the Fairmont Heights Library is stocked with a variety of essentials many families rely on.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-open-primary-maryland-real-time-NYSFKH6A6BCXHIMWDKEL3OKZWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T09:30:01.532Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IPOCL6ZNW5FPJPSXZRC5DQEYSM.jpg?auth=6d459dae0e1bcddce27a724134f1f567284d2fe0f9346379ee2f7843f35e3f0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5476&amp;height=3651</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore residents cast their votes on Election Day in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/takoma-park-colonial-for-sale-SAOJQTSZ6ZEPFHAAOMFWECIRUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T09:30:00.824Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QBF5WHGGUNF35GYDWQRNHYQQ4Y.png?auth=91983902e1317f340d45c4ad0009952c5a3a11eba2cad1dfc0d5c9944d750139&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=854</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/bellas-tea-room-havre-de-grace-hbo-reality-show-PTBHJIT5TBBAJEMNMXCUPGN354/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T09:30:02.767Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UG3OBUDOJ5BUJADSYRZFJDD6P4.jpg?auth=0646cc88c1e19ab2f069ead92905b4bd71bdee8b6e472fad962d1dda353f02ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An HBO reality show will film at Bella’s Tea Room in Havre de Grace on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/ntsb-hs-bakery-newark-liberty-international-airport-I2NF3I7PXVCWJNLI6TKZA7SDL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T00:49:10.459Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQOK4FYWDRES5O5KRRCZPN3LOI.jpg?auth=f403aad8021b675d9d34c85b5f0d24a267beb47e9379f7356e06b801c57a8947&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7358&amp;height=4906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A report by the National Transportation Safety Board clarifies for the first time that it was debris from a light pole struck by a United Airlines jet that hit a Baltimore-based truck traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-beat-red-sox-8-2-trevor-rogers-4HZ6B7ONIVBGTAVCDXZ2JZJVZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T00:27:34.907Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IMFQQMBX4NDOFBWQQIVAPAR2OA.jpg?auth=40150b8ad89567fbce1ce68508102a7c7a8b3beb625e0f5d9e89aad4d715a777&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5384&amp;height=3589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers allowed one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings Thursday in the Orioles’ 8-2 win at Boston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/donald-trump-warrior-run-western-maryland-coal-plant-WU23F74QTBCU5KIUEBH7FKDKOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T23:56:37.162Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JNDXFDBGDZDIFHUI5XCM6LWHOI.JPG?auth=249a667a4c40d6222b9ce9ade049756ff8eaa7d18e4018f61208c9dda270894b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Warrior Run Generating Station is located just south of Cumberland, seen here, in Allegany County]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/marc-knapp-judge-removed-anne-arundel-county-maryland-4XXLIB23UJDQPCQW6ISJ3QC37M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T21:40:32.321Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3OY72GWQJJGS3BB4LBL5POLSIA.jpg?auth=d8d30f16a42d810e06027ebef490e430db3c80e0d8d8c23abd474f6788c7b504&amp;smart=true&amp;width=905&amp;height=568</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Maryland ethics commission recommended probate judge Marc Knapp be removed in an opinion published in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/murder-mother-henderson-clarksburg-silver-spring-girlfriend-YQ2EPNB5SFGW7MXMM5TCEP2OCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T21:27:29.419Z</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/politics-power/national-politics/van-hollen-boafo-5th-district-hoyer-TXUEH4EMY5DPVOSUQG5F2UPIVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T21:25:16.887Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KPBGAOM6NAQRNQI5W5JSG2EFY.JPG?auth=0df39b1032977338cee7819c2c0732fc1202b3da025c953eb0d617d3b6049a04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is warning voters in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District about the influx of outside money supporting candidate Adrian Boafo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/delegates/maryland-house-of-delegates-district-14-KFGQL2GN75ANJIZWFS2HJ5E4L4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T21:02:50.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C2CDCTLPIRABNFMFNNOOW65FRA.png?auth=5104b42a384bfd84bbd8858edc1e2a8624fd625b8870117f8c66fda16e659e75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/raymond-lunn-attempted-rape-trial-johns-hopkins-university-33I23F27AZHLFOGWWT2DPI2P7I/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T20:52:23.783Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SS3WHHFXC5GVZLY5WNE4WHRERY.jpg?auth=cbe271256ba5b1d3f647d5293ac5a37da3c1c84fef51f008828dff9a1006c61a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Raymond Lunn is accused of attempting to rape a student at Johns Hopkins University in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/wes-moore-maryland-education-policy-donald-trump-DCHPXOSSAZAHXHW3VJDLZ72QLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T19:16:30.661Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3HBDFQ565BAPNMK5TRHVWW2N5Y.JPG?auth=837b3fb671e27b0c5346e33a92347ae37a38c6266dbfd2c2110f9924eafd2da6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6585&amp;height=4390</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told a crowd of journalists that federal policy limits his power to fund schools and improve student transportation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-budget-vote-staff-cuts-XEPE3EB7CBBF5NGNS3TR52TFBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T18:33:27.44Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KKHPRL4OKZEDBB3IHD7HE2G5QA.JPG?auth=225bdc7ba5c10fb45b74772cee07a2eea39ef57ab81863e645a7a64e7c6e00f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Rockville. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/jimmys-restaurant-breakfast-fat-tuesdays-fells-point-CKG5O7R4LFBDZFRXP6M7K5HPFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T17:55:03.234Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ABFTPDDVJJDFFGU2AOBFBOVPUE.jpg?auth=12f85d01969ce08273e14e3cd9c3686fd3d8de7a512c044b59ec28045711f0e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jimmy’s Breakfast Bar & Grill quietly reopened in Fells Point.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/maryland-voter-guide-2026-24CQJDVUAVCIVIFJECKCDXMFPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T17:07:02.454Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTD52JLR35FOZEKE7QYJ5BPGEU.jpg?auth=8fa58d0360e0f7db2aa660c3dc4f6b0a4beb47fbf3db9d8757b588c08e504847&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2250</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/columbia-costco-gas-prices-elkrdige-RUGGMRMN4JDKJGLXNTQHBE2OXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T16:48:14.773Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TFJVUSAVQZD67GNCMKTUINE6LA.jpeg?auth=b39905acc5bf36b3266bbc690649e409b060734aa5fc727bd1ffd37ce3e08ce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1728&amp;height=1152</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Costco’s fueling station in the Gateway Overlook shopping center at 6670 Marie Curie Drive will close for construction on June 8 and remain closed until mid-August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/louis-vuitton-maryland-live-FZR5FUMOJFFL7IWMHFU4NW3NHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T16:20:48.617Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NEIP72AAANDIRLV276X5GO5ELY.jpg?auth=014599e90bdf1d1e527a2017c900167f0ff3e29b512d77ed188e48a8d3a854ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3332&amp;height=2316</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Louis Vuitton accuses Maryland Live! of distributing bags that have flower designs nearly identical to their trademark bags.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/john-bolton-classified-information-case-24OFB4WOVNFY5OUWWYIZTQP4SI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T15:51:49.878Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CARGTKCH4NCBLPN2JLI6YGYXVY.jpg?auth=9ecd80e20d2162d4dc5e635fa90950c954a0e32f40f51438a4c469a7d9021db0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5199&amp;height=3466</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The former Trump administration national security adviser was charged in October with storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives notes about his time in government that contained classified information.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rico-garcia-bullpen-jon-meoli-JDZKF4JASBFTDBK4VE7SENFVHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T15:45:01.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UGKYOOZVBRA2LPGK4ILSRX47KM.jpg?auth=93b2f0098ca7b4e746f32af8094007e3eb35721c80675ad4c8a36a1a58003103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6234&amp;height=4156</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rico Garcia pitches during a clean ninth inning Tuesday to record his fourth save of the season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/clover-hill-dairy-recall-listeria-mechanicsville-maryland-department-of-health-RKR26NEPGBEZZDB5F7K5C4QKLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T15:26:31.198Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZKEPGCXRVVFJHAMZQQFISI2G6E.jpg?auth=19038e3ea6074b2d7066ce6c078e8669b6709ffe1bda77f3bdcd280dc0b40ec8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clover Hill Dairy in Mechanicsville has recalled several ricotta products over possible listeria contamination.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/scott-pelley-cbs-news-OZYANPKHVFF6VJK6UZUJMPU4FA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T15:17:38.934Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QWEY3VITABB5LGUIRLJM4LZAKU.jpg?auth=299c15d728c2994b89450844533975830207cc13d2a8c109c00ee238d4bcd93d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scott Pelley, the longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent and former anchor of the CBS Evening News, was fired Tuesday, one day after accusing new CBS News head Bari Weiss of "murdering the show" at a staff meeting.
then-anchor of the "CBS Evening News," at the CBS Upfront in New York, May 15, 2013.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/clarksville-home-for-sale-FC45CGFMEFDGPLRJLIRBIPPC6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T15:00:01.405Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B4JEY2UDYVGPXO33KNYTCTSOCA.png?auth=ae9769be4d15ce2a97e212a5cb73a7292740776c0402b296c5348e5325010fd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=719</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-gas-tax-july-1-NSAF2ZGXR5EURC7ADDUCAAJVWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T14:33:18.129Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MHCK5ZNI3RAYFFCDC7XNR2NDNA.jpg?auth=2c57b50a4fb859c5c58d73769e3aacf2382074dea2f1b86decb88f7602704315&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5533&amp;height=3689</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s gas tax is among the highest in the country, according to AAA.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-water-rate-increase-TX2A6AWUAZBCXNWUKH25HRRDSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T13:00:03.551Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BLU44BBKQRCV7PTODRMQ64LWXA.jpg?auth=ed94f8550ba7f7819a0ed498a7a064dfaed2684125912cee0e195190da9d7ee6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s board of estimates approved a 7.25 percent water rate increase for county residents beginning July 1.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/new-world-screwworm-texas-VGQM3R5IZZELNLVFBGRIMFGEVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T12:04:03.313Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B75PTWTAYBFW7JALMUTXAJCGPI.jpg?auth=06c8fa815b84dbc0387ec420fbf284f1f35a80d6c2b51987d1f3d64850ea3e66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3264&amp;height=2448</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The female New World screwworm lays its eggs in open wounds or mucous membranes, and they hatch into larvae that eat flesh and can infest livestock.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-baltimore-events-hampden-festival-waterfront-week-pride-GSTA3OJI4VH5NNHKJD6VRQ7KPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T10:30:02.032Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6NDQFL72RF4TE7KRODACIT6CE.jpg?auth=f4439ee8c8446a219c8408092890539c8eddb831446eaf25300970f8ffd4d1d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7138&amp;height=4015</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dozens of activities will take place along the Inner Harbor during Waterfront Week, which kicks off Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/inner-harbor-swimming-trash-wheel-waterfront-week-baltimore-Q5GY7RUXB5FODH5WMAMIGVZZWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T10:30:01.519Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TWKZTZQIPRAVJJQGQ6WZY2MGDM.jpg?auth=bdd3540c338613ae3da5e4bb66a127dc6ee2e8530c58af9b4af6eceaba935303&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5170&amp;height=3447</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tikia Ballard prepares to jump off the pier at Fells Point’s Bond Street Wharf as part of the Waterfront Partnership’s Harbor Splash on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/chris-mcbride-maryland-second-look-act-NFU5HHOLNZCEVLS5KWVXGR4GJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T09:47:38.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3SRSF6EYQBB5HJTPDLYPIQ5CT4.JPG?auth=a2bb8fa1460d4f23629a08eb1b12509e55b2f18710adf2c2589dd4873764eaa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6206&amp;height=4137</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris McBride was sentenced in 1995 in Frederick County to serve life in prison for first-degree murder and related crimes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/mount-rainier-mayor-celina-benitez-censure-B6R7IQOVDBD3ZMVTL6NYVH3YGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T09:30:07.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CR6DI7KHYJEATDLSUPFMI266SU.jpg?auth=0e2b90413e59b19c1cf19482a8029379b16e893d91c81651da17faa24790ba9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Mount Rainier resident gives comments during a council meeting Tuesday evening in support of Mayor Celina Benitez, who was threatened with censure.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-executive-race-campaign-vanessa-atterbeary-CSQWV5XZAJBM5JM5ULZUZHBNJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T09:30:00.705Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UUZMTPWF7FA35K5OHA7IWE6S24.jpg?auth=0fc797e7e42ae7d24039e5c1ce2a5d3b501ebc788979ccaa9b0b04d00aeec085&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5003&amp;height=3335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, candidates Bob Cockey, County Council members Deb Jung and Liz Walsh, and former state Del. Vanessa Atterbeary participate in a debate for the Howard County executive race in Ellicott City. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/taste-of-wheaton-rockville-pride-NF3NFVEDDRFIDMYA3N33W6M6ZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T09:30:07.834Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZYLQ4SATZC5HPM7GYXWAPS4TY.jpg?auth=12e173728d9bbd4b3bf301a5fd07d74500da7b7aef337e98a154386f43c88882&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Taste of Wheaton returns for its 30th year, bringing more than 60 food and artisan vendors to the Marian Fryer Town Plaza.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/working-families-pac-baltimore-county-states-attorney-scott-shellenberger-P2GR2JZ5VJHW7ID3PW4SC3CDHM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T09:30:06.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RKWKGOUF25D6XK73FCU235L3VI.jpg?auth=12b95f8c1a94cd66f7a86c70a5552f80bc4f961a23b30a51e0c43a33122d9cb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After helping elect Zohran Mamdani in New York, the progressive Working Families Party has spent big backing Sarah David in the race for Baltimore County’s top prosecutor, targeting incumbent Scott Shellenberger through mail advertisements.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/glen-burnie-high-school-graduation-rate-anne-arundel-county-DGG2WB6FENG3XET3UGAGWAKPWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T09:30:01.14Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DCSNDOSZIVECFLYMLHCIAUOGUM.JPG?auth=c1f31fd21e2d00439706e5fee03ef1b1744748fe430422741ec98d668725d098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Glen Burnie High’s graduation rate shot up nearly 7 percentage points last year — a leap bigger than any other Anne Arundel County school and greater than any other large comprehensive high school in Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-chris-bassitt-early-exit-ESAMF7PQGRA7FDZJ5JM2UXJ7EE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T02:51:00.247Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PCN7OVZWR5GLBHWCL4F76MHCL4.jpg?auth=573af8b90c89e68311add726781a90aa5a684966de15b738bda3d1897bb1fadc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7593&amp;height=5062</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starter Chris Bassitt left after three innings Wednesday, allowing six hits, two walks and three runs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/annapolis-shed-explosion-man-mixing-chemicals-TFSTW2RCEBEJVPEWANDQLKHEVE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T01:31:21.082Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NFOFWGI77ZCOFDFCWD2UGXE5YA.jpg?auth=27b73a3dedb29831ce08a9863256d364f42ddeaddd57ecc63a2a666071c11fac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=899&amp;height=600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The explosion was reported around 2 p.m. Tuesday at a home in the 3000 block of Friends Road, officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/donald-trump-iran-war-C45UNXSK2BBL7AKH77DYBRSNAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T01:24:06.343Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QQKTEU4SVNAVLMGN6366PTMSZU.jpg?auth=957f6ea623cd9078fad7c11c83e6e83b522934e2ecad2d86ddee1376133172f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5698&amp;height=3799</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R., La.) was unable Wednesday to block a House vote approving a war powers resolution that would halt U.S. military action against Iran.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mta-bus-crash-west-baltimore-HITJESCJUZH2ROCOMD32IJFYGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T23:35:41.923Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZF74JYFXU5CDJBUOA2EIGI6HTU.jpg?auth=c4c750495b3fa84d9bf8b502918487c2737a2e12b156912cf983302990b51dbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6216&amp;height=4144</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A dozen people were injured in a collision involving an MTA bus on Wednesday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-of-maryland-college-park-layoffs-UK7RK6Q62FHL7M6IPT4PY7BRLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T23:20:45.909Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BCLYIZJADZESJKS3TVOQKOS4FA.jpg?auth=a2db93376c6166bcb3655955f99d3d6d42bcf16d36c1028af72431e25d6c0dba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3072&amp;height=2048</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland laid off over 80 employees on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/civic-plaza-largo-construction-safety-KKAQSIG6EZFS5BS4QUSQLVOXB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T22:31:44.111Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZXQWSLBVHZGUVOP6PWEBWUPINQ.jpg?auth=191bb50128872e9761f552e6be23434fd71b437932d2721ccdfa01590d7965d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The brand-new civic area at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building in Largo was fenced off weeks ago.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-marlins-4-1-sweep-KB2CEAXIRZGIFJBCHEKDJSQWME/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T21:48:16.292Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TVX4AXDKC5EONCCFSYCWBJJYFE.jpg?auth=fd8e16b1d09e0707727121aca130d4c3013b6cb6aeb7a8bebec9b75c473c8dc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3525&amp;height=2350</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Miami’s Xavier Edwards is out attempting to steal second as Nasim Nuñez makes the tag during the second inning Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/election-2024-maryland-senate-alsobrooks-hogan-I3TF5PXHNFDIRDY633CPP4I35M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:53:51.032Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D6SGWYH7DBGEBMGS755WZH7TTQ.jpg?auth=e353a138c381ca235a6fada681efa26655e5cfce2e5641646eda554e09e2eaa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6972&amp;height=4648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Angela Alsobrooks will be the first Black senator from Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/live-updates-humbled-ravens-host-broncos-EGR6QAGJ45DZ5DJZU4I5Z7QMWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:51:50.852Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P5RL2IEZ4JCFTLY2ZPF23INVYQ.png?auth=49174f18664df9d7d235ff80ef7b3fd8150b28b510dd2360b2d2402c2c79152e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/live-updates-baltimore-ravens-take-on-browns-in-cleveland-JDEGPKPLIFETVE5NZQ4EMSHD5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:50:36.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6TJKYAZFBBOJEWKM3OII6PHXQ.png?auth=05647f7668e10d365a35cb6a2d561b7bbed20a20e6d3d96f6274ee7973a57e41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-maryland-united-ceo-killing-YVEW77ZCQVB2PBV74VKZR3QCTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:49:18.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IGW7JIU27ZH6LJ2QRCCWW64TPU.jpg?auth=e5d88c907e819c0adf335932db87528243e221e6c21e7c315a25cb7f1c8354a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5210&amp;height=3452</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing in Hollidaysburg, Penn., on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooting-hearing-HTRPYVXOGNCYTA6FLJYNWY5EWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:47:46.438Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3QGJO36MDBEH3KTOGFDVJJ5C74.jpg?auth=28921f19d37745e4110052ba3d0d83f4143131c7b021e4b9a9cf0817837df0d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, arrives at a heliport with members of the NYPD on Thursday in New York City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-steelers-live-score-updates-LHF2NUZ7C5FB7IIT5MK7TWZE5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:46:34.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/45A3GW273VHW7PHKZYEQOX6XH4.jpg?auth=896a86fd479f32bc96397ce599b64a012d485ed1411a924f646b16bb1df58d54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5069&amp;height=3384</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marlon Humphrey returns an interception for a touchdown to put the Ravens ahead 31-17 early in the fourth quarter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-browns-live-updates-scores-stats-analysis-afc-north-playoff-picture-3OHJLXBUTBHKJGEFNSSS46HTEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:45:07.843Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U274PXLLJDFND3GGSRQFJWYQY.JPG?auth=8726da45546d20e9b44ebe4af4518218cf0ea2956320c68d8fe573c205eb905e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1982</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rookie cornerback Nate Wiggins returns an interception for a touchdown to give the Ravens a 7-0 lead over the Browns.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/live-winter-storm-heavy-snow-6JRNPCJ6ONFK3JL5J4FPTS4Z6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:42:48.613Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MEO7KPJKAZDXROONDLLRDNZOSY.JPG?auth=b40d61247fdc255785c8a5820992e8caf2ef707dbd8154cd1bff9476f9fa8589&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3552&amp;height=2368</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore officials said crews are working "around the clock" to clear roadways.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/annapolis-pride-parade-festival-october-DUGY4E2YLJAB5FF6UH3HUOGJHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:41:52.58Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XJP54N2ERJERBNTBKWMCAZSWIQ.jpg?auth=6454ba8334ac88337d71c1683f9de99daa87624bb6149086faa4ddb97ba0328e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Comptroller Brooke Lierman marches in the Annapolis Pride Parade in 2025. The parade and festival will again be held in October instead of June, which is Pride Month. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/live-maryland-general-assembly-updates-6VS5WO2Q4JHSXJRFGM25JLAKFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:41:39.18Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GEC4LYVFTVHATA3T6BY6VNEC7E.jpg?auth=7b02810236e2557456887c361fd445c28dc27991783237b925aae36fe8b476ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5182&amp;height=3455</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For the first few weeks of session, lawmakers streamline their floor sessions while bills work through committee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-steelers-live-score-updates-XVXPCJQLHBD4LDKYAAD336KLRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:40:08.755Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AZYGIFXN6RA4NPPRJH4E4H3XYE.jpg?auth=92e50a9f2a4bccd87040ba9a67247631e2432d749e55688b88d58b6b8744c7c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2660&amp;height=1773</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens running back Derrick Henry scores on a 44-yard run in the third quarter, his second touchdown of the game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-general-assembly-news-live-blog-KQ62CDELHZFVFLDQPOWHK5POS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:38:49.005Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6V4RROJ6VHI5MCE2C45UPMNKQ.jpg?auth=d405d11fba962cd57ed973f2ffd19e5dfb3411e192a1c225e42f05131a600948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3708&amp;height=2472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is largely empty on Friday as Speaker Adrienne A. Jones leads a two-minute pro forma session.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/bills-ravens-divisional-round-updates-analysis-score-stats-YYYBVOI5YBCPVILNNASJDR6YE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:37:50.346Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3555Q6X72BAGXHCAU7YFCYHKBQ.jpg?auth=168c692ccab877035af74a11490e14b03bae7696e4a823519099947d40f877bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1799&amp;height=1199</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens running back Derrick Henry finds a hole against the Buffalo Bills in the first half of Sunday’s game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-general-assembly-news-live-blog-N5OJRMQTFNFOFDCJ5VCPO6O2KQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:36:47.169Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6V4RROJ6VHI5MCE2C45UPMNKQ.jpg?auth=d405d11fba962cd57ed973f2ffd19e5dfb3411e192a1c225e42f05131a600948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3708&amp;height=2472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is largely empty on Friday as Speaker Adrienne A. Jones leads a two-minute pro forma session.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-general-assembly-news-live-blog-P4GBVKK4ERHX3JE3CNKRFCCIJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:35:35.474Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4JTVJ3BZ6ZDEBOR3YOM7F77DNE.jpg?auth=f740683c099c80ee71659cb04324937bb072f156102ce96ff807c4c62a02047b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4246&amp;height=2831</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones conducts chamber business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/plane-crash-us-figure-skating-american-airlines-CK7DWDOGONFEBAIYKKZANLOBKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:33:37.119Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SFPVJ33JE5AJPPW4VGYDMQCRRQ.jpg?auth=751e56d3f3ba59e674e5e46d8bb692cd9cea704ce20fd4475ee42b6d9f1d533b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1866&amp;height=1244</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Recovery teams search the wreckage on Friday morning, after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River as it approached the airport earlier this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/reagan-crash-maryland-victims-updates-CENZ47Y7CFCT3ANSETUVURJOJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:32:36.974Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DH4POZ54OJCEJIFB2FJKNCL5CY.jpg?auth=9dda1674847f74298f08106fdc5270179a5d29745d56bf4d37ff76ab04d25c37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4002</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Coast Guard vessel carrying a wreath floats on the Potomac River near a memorial ceremony for the victims of a collision on Runway 33 at Reagan National Airport on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/live-coverage-general-CXVCNX2FENALXACTWZ4DHCRTMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:31:00.617Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UUD3OKC6TJDDPA2SKQN2QMZHNE.jpg?auth=c512ad0602a9f0aaa5974d29b30c5d142eef083082377284b3d2239d93ebce11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5252&amp;height=3501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Maryland House of Delegates Freedom Caucus hold a press conference in Annapolis to discuss their proposed energy legislation on Thursday.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-snow-baltimore-UBVFLFF5PVE6NPLE5TZYEAJD4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:29:33.083Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZX7O5O4EP5DR7OQNRPMNB6EULY.JPG?auth=0b388f8b97ffb266b1e3772aa259574694dd33216f0d9d78d01d94c49c5bcd46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Looks Much Better Now mural is seen on 22nd Street on Wednesday following a snowstorm that started the previous evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/live-coverage-general-assembly-maryland-HPG534SLKRENRK4ZQFGWO5NQXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:28:23.056Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QB5DXPIK6NDQ3EYHSH3ZPW3K6I.jpg?auth=73d536c72555b6825157ca800177c309c456313cbf30563cb9861b723fbf33fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8196&amp;height=5463</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Mike Thomas, a member of the Gov. Wes Moore’s legislative team, Fagan Harris, Chief of Staff for Gov. Wes Moore, and Carmel M. Martin, Special Secretary for the Governor's Office for Children, at a joint bill hearing for the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act in Annapolis on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/live-coverage-general-assembly-maryland-EVSWUSHXNJB4RPAEW3LE3XDLQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:26:27.123Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/72MCESEG4FHCJCGQCA2EGOGK7I.jpg?auth=5bc9a90a71e850d331e89843660851d78c99637fa44960e18c86590ef21b71e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4876&amp;height=3251</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones has introduced a bill that would consolidate state equity efforts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>