<?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/education/k-12-schools/arundel-schools-transgender-children-policies-lawsuit-6BKCHH25O5HP7FLPPGNF7RQFWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:49:01.254Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ERTN3IYCEJEIFKYYAX27JSVSIM.jpg?auth=f7ae88fe5529d060c5674f76cbba277cd3fe89cd41ed97e68c521b7b6de455d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4252&amp;height=2835</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/united-way-central-maryland-grant-payments-4ZUWHNFCD5EZ5IBCTXIIIJRD3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:39:37.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WEX5F7KL2RDLNL7XMTZK3XHFDA.JPG?auth=18318bcda774584c0ce1bc71659ac407076cea66ac64d6e880057e9095767c19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2172</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United Way of Central Maryland, headquartered in Carroll Park, owes local nonprofits grant money it promised in the spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/babys-on-fire-union-mount-vernon-closing-AC5GDX2UQJDD3LW7EVGFD32SRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:28:29.21Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GE6KSSIRABAL5I6NVK2E6OYENU.JPG?auth=ab5ff30a5fd396ed4edb2754d4bab0b203f7d41cf46da0a90cfc8d4016fd1bda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A statement posted to Facebook by David and Shirlé Koslowski said they plan to close Baby’s on Fire after ten years in business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/turnstile-orioles-game-giveaway-jerseys-NOEKBXVY3JCUDIWGL7JTVJJZCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:16:32.668Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I76N7KP5U5CBRA6PDZYI6XLDWU.jpg?auth=8fe18e0be1f52004989d4e0c54943ffdcf604f57c2492a57f8e1574a74b3c506&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles are hosting Turnstile Night at Camden Yards on Friday, with members of the band throwing out the ceremonial first pitch and serving as guest splashers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/glen-burnie-empire-towers-unsafe-X2Y6CF5YONHH5CFWZ7FJ4REFVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:16:02.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27DCWTQGABASBEP3TQGXNIKFPQ.jpg?auth=2cb23380ab17bd53780bcbf5b4b7aa84b43a618836cfeb720b165a4d91d8ea0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7907&amp;height=4448</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aerial view of Empire Towers, a 10-story office building in Glen Burnie, the day after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-richard-worley-video-shooting-maurice-daniels-7JHHFZ6VB5A2TKG2SUPMMUGKH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:05:53.388Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6NILMM2LKNGDBNHHZTCF4VX3YM.JPG?auth=c2601806b0e64a1a37d2c0381fa475a28a5fd7b2313c4f462517f9ef634038e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6038&amp;height=4025</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Body camera footage from the police shooting that occurred on July 5 in the 3300 block of Clifton Avenue is shown on a television inside of Baltimore Police Department headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/eric-andre-baltimore-john-cena-little-brother-S3AZK4JWBNGWDONQP22XIKMJEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T16:29:05.913Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N7Q34IBH35G47BXEEKEQ7UZKVU.jpg?auth=51729b61e6b1f538df7f6bf5639a6769e08f1063e41cb087a5e5982329249c0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3895&amp;height=2833</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Cena, left, and Eric André star together in the new Netflix movie “Little Brother.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trade-deadline-buy-or-sell-GCB7EQGQMJFRLJAV4DBKYROTRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T16:15:17.874Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CVOVNMFZHNAYHMK6NSRBTHVQ6I.jpg?auth=e1e3a78ba80836ab3d1e12b93a2b1bcce69b7d03eafeac587ab4d161051c4bae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2022&amp;height=1348</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outfielder Taylor Ward is likely to draw trade interest from a contending team close to the MLB deadline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/westminster-management-baltimore-kushner-damages-OLAIVJMA3ZGTBFLYDH27D3G3WA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:55:18.897Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JPD6JKPIVNAKVCE3NQELLOIQKM.jpg?auth=46bc7650b9ccae84f3364f1a764e811fc44ea5af071eec41782ba9ec83e1f11a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4833&amp;height=3262</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, center, arrives in 2025 to attend talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-ice-glen-burnie-christmas-shooting-donald-trump-3DZDIVAZW5C77GN4ZGA64QX7WY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:31:40.066Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNFJKHYFWFCZ5DIOC7KBGLPWWM.JPG?auth=285c79175232d7ceedb0effd02d84d3ccc3e79b0380c083d837df1dd6494799b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, the Portuguese immigrant ICE agents shot in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve, is fighting for his freedom in a renewed legal push. His partner, who asked to remain anonymous, holds a photo of him.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/trader-joes-baltimore-city-SGI3ITKTLNDTFECFDPBHH3LBYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:12:11.222Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DGGWYCUSMNAFLDFQCJGQ7XYLJ4.JPG?auth=645026270ae56652bdda80b79e7e9d831eb3471e158db1535a2ca44f6d914e24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trader Joe’s will be opening its ninth store in Maryland by taking over the former Party City location at the Anneslie Shopping Center at 6311 York Rd.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-shooting-clifton-avenue-man-killed-7VOZNCPC2ZDD3INAGN5XAWPEAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:04:04.83Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XLFTRIG25RGQDKKCCGSHUJ5AJY.png?auth=a1b6de302d58523c606a6b493bc25b5745d3d7465aff6b3b844592acbad77917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1117&amp;height=818</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police investigate a shooting that involved officers in the 3300 block of Clifton Avenue early Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-high-speed-chase-maurice-daniels-X5UKWWKDYJHOBEINXF23BVJRKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:03:39.703Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XLFTRIG25RGQDKKCCGSHUJ5AJY.png?auth=a1b6de302d58523c606a6b493bc25b5745d3d7465aff6b3b844592acbad77917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1117&amp;height=818</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland attorney general’s office has identified the Anne Arundel County man who was fatally shot by six Baltimore Police officers following a high-speed chase early Sunday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/susan-goering-aclu-of-maryland-N4Y6YCGOHJCUVFJMFOZSQSDHV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T13:00:01.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SAXOUAU425EQHMEZBZLJ5XPABQ.jpg?auth=884a36f79153f032928e52627d00cdefa7f914e450f98cbe93eb7a256cd056be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2001&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Susan Goering.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/one-carnival-traffic-closures-parking-D7JAWZNWFVC67GLDJCBOWTKBLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T13:00:01.064Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ITWGZ6NIKZBV3PALAAI5HEHPHM.jpg?auth=c9d318568e3d301597b8871d6635d5ef6ffcc6b30861ec55ba372a6c3ea0c4dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 44th annual Baltimore Washington One Carnival welcomes thousands to celebrate Caribbean culture. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-ron-daniels-5CEAQGH45NAJ5MU274YWFWDHCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T12:47:42.057Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I4GU7WL3DVFSLJ2G2VRWIX6UTA.jpg?auth=669f6a00ea8725c61cd012fb254e51b9addc2389247b922326b215839829ed48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2646&amp;height=1764</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels has led the prominent Baltimore institution since 2009.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-miguel-sime-jr-3OCVAZEEN5BZNA7AWVDD27NR6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T12:00:07.376Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ICTESCHUKJCYZJCQC6EL4SU6SQ.jpg?auth=e029db558a25e9e7a998fcc0b32ce4f5e7c50772f53f161ab92d669b46d52d17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3889&amp;height=2593</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Miguel Sime Jr. has struck out 84 batters and walked 45 in 45 2/3 innings this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/rams-head-cult-classic-pressing-strings-JUWQIZ2EWBG3TMM7TT522JLHCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T12:00:09.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJHWBWNXQZCYLOPQIKRM5BK2JE.jpg?auth=61cb37b470e632851a6875bfef91d26e402b05a545787deb86b76c4cdaaeab25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2992&amp;height=2252</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cult Classic Brewing is renovating some of its space in an old grocery store on Kent Island into a performance center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/pikesville-reisterstown-road-mta-bus-crash-O7S5BLU66BCKDKZZN5IK7OFTNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T09:30:01.531Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LT4PBTEUVRGDBMT75AMUZCNVHQ.JPG?auth=427c38dbe049ce0a6d57c28b120b220f9331c03f59088ccd3fbc0f54f3d89788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reisterstown Road carries four lanes of heavy traffic through the heart of Pikesville, where storefronts, shopping plazas and sidewalks abut the roadway.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/afrezza-diabetes-insulin-johns-hopkins-hospital-baltimore-ZWPTJ5ZQYJG73L6DPGXYUYLZXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T09:30:00.642Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OAJZSHVF2FE6BKS75WJWY7VPWA.jpg?auth=106dcdcdc71628ea0c801c3ee14387bd6c6a10b336f708bec80e8da181400812&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3358&amp;height=2239</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MannKind recently won FDA approval to market Afrezza, an inhaled version of insulin, to children.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/zenimax-layoffs-maryland-WXOPX2KTRNCRZAS6I2LNYAD2YI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T09:30:01.345Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DOLMMYWH5RFVLPBPP2XC6TGCYA.jpg?auth=545140a0473ff1b40e718e3b93605f3599acd0a92a755e700022750e8602419a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6121&amp;height=4082</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rockville-based Bethesda Game Studios is among the companies impacted by the Microsoft layoffs. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bus-crash-pikesville-baltimore-county-fire-department-S34K6HBQWFHB3ADMBVMXO3SJAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T00:45:04.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5YGOK5GSBDGHKKGPE3QBWWP2Y.JPG?auth=ae696688bc78fd5ae84f53c741afc0a673b8024107903b96f7e93fca572c8b6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First responders work on the scene of a multivehicle crash on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville on Wednesday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cubs-finale-jeremiah-jackson-pete-alonso-TXGVDXMGK5HWDLT45J4OSSJESI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T00:14:34.696Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GLTFNKI5W5E37MZBEYIGEOF7FU.jpg?auth=779a05a72bb1efdcf9f1da15d731681bbc1a3b9e542a74dc0a678ab3303dc297&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4609&amp;height=3053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso scores the deciding run on a two-RBI double by Jeremiah Jackson in the eighth inning Thursday at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/empire-towers-glen-burnie-structural-issues-AERSGEYA3VBMDPN4NLLPZLYCKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T00:08:13.413Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LE4VYZWCFVDXLOVFWGYB3OQYO4.jpg?auth=d8a1764700b1d6ae2bdc67d3c181b77ad2f3bf2b89dd45458b87ddcf1ecec326&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5284&amp;height=3523</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency officials respond to Empire Towers, a 10-story office building in Glen Burnie, after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/justice-department-sues-maryland-sanctuary-RNP5HJA5AFBUHNLQ5IZE7ZZBEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T23:55:14.134Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PCEJEKEE3NCI7LIGKGEHTT5EHI.jpg?auth=779a0de7c2620a8b0d2110ad5598248d18161245c4187a278e416e0497feab59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3989&amp;height=2659</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is named in a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit challenging the state’s Community Trust Act, an immigration law that took effect this year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/fish-kills-maryland-baltimore-harbor-V6JDSKWIU5D5RPCMB6L6BC5HEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T23:53:36.602Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DOBMYHAVONBJJPIFUWLVQQBGIA.JPG?auth=7631063e496f351f534569aa3f3210055807cc172fef0cf68df5d0012d22af33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dead fish fill a cove along the promenade in Fells Point on Wednesday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/pikesville-mta-bus-crash-videos-HSOXNYPLJFACZCXVMEEFCA3WGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T23:42:59.877Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WQV55IA3LVDDLNM5EG764NNXZ4.JPG?auth=21a3a4cca1341bcf8a8879423a9c2f52dd1bffbc5b9702afaaad2afe401c2ef0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1858</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A video still shows an MTA bus moments before it slammed into a building during a multivehicle crash on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-flood-watch-6SBOCKIEDRDKNMOQLJBIZPGLIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T23:17:21.243Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OPXUUJP7SVDPFGSER2QGSF6OVA.JPG?auth=689ed8d4d5a223216f0f86298e0220057e03e6655960321917f9afe83207c223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Storm clouds move over the Inner Harbor ahead of an afternoon thunderstorm. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/cuples-tea-house-vinyls-and-pages-closing-harborplace-PUR6BWTLUNA4NKZWJWKFHS6XSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T23:16:12.22Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3ER6PDBEQNGJFLTZY5I2ZHZFQY.jpg?auth=4f6ac026836e4b96253b3868aa758480c4226bfa7b8b442ac22dfa8721b18a90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2003</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cuples Tea House and Vinyl and Pages owners Eric and Lynnette Dodson in May 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/conviction-murder-quinnton-eric-brown-NWKB3MR6AZG43KHGXVRYYJ37WY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T22:57:07.646Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G6NEPSN2JJA6JBG43X7MSNORLQ.JPG?auth=d50814fc0e19ed2bc3def43c74fbad8b084ac180143e214574781d94a6b52baa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-police-route-32-QVZY7DGTCRH4FG5DPYLKELVLIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T22:43:39.982Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LLDHZTSZRVCQFMJBZ5QAMP4GMI.jpg?auth=80f1c4288599c13053d77e1e6bea37c7c2f1e61b9ee4d3d3c0af48164bf153e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3888&amp;height=2592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Police said a motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a transit bus on Route 32 on Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/jake-burdett-sentenced-stealing-immigration-records-5DGBYZ6NPNHDZEPPE7FHTGAP5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T22:14:25.519Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5NUY4CZTBASBJD3TMGZS2KKIY.JPG?auth=be96d632616576352d2c64d38965e569961843f5d51a6192e6018b19e0d5786f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4897&amp;height=3265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge sentenced Jake Burdett to probation Thursday after the longtime Howard County activist took an Alford plea related to the theft of immigration files from a Pikesville law firm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/cyclosporiasis-maryland-what-to-know-X45KFWUJZRG7RMXIHA5KQGAHWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T21:49:22.356Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ULJNF3CYNEE3L3BKWSZ46P6LE.JPG?auth=895fc26af3a43b33976388fa92b7c3a350555f8418693cf98e0126dd8d2d2ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cyclospora cayetanensis is a parasite that causes a diarrheal disease called cyclosporiasis in humans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-draft-will-robertson-F2RM63NFWZB3ZLLXQ3QOW2BO7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T21:08:05.743Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SUM4RWEKNJFXVKPO2BTYIKAUKM.JPG?auth=0df7060b62cdd5936dacc39b477830ff5bc33c7447c0cbeb596c9692c9611bfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles vice president of domestic scouting Will Robertson will run the team’s draft for the first time this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/david-hearn-former-olympian-pleads-not-guilty-trump-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case-TC2XVC62QRGFRO2WZR3GM7KL2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T20:52:33.814Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C422QO6LBVBTFM3G7OY3CMX24U.jpg?auth=b71366fbf242033a8f2014d024a96ffba06de1f02091fef50b00dc9da813a072&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, center, and attorney Norman Eisen leave court Thursday after Hearn pleaded not guilty to charges he damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-mike-elias-rubenstein-deadline-QFP5DFMBZBG5BIP2YAN75LA3FA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T19:50:27.605Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5VUDVFW23FE47HZ5IMLPVMLAWA.png?auth=d44dc557bc6f5ecb1c113da93b965b69cd13937798f9e8b528767b53ac199a02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-retire-john-riggins-number-26MZI5LPWZFZVAZMVLM7ONS7GI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T18:23:00.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AMMTVFEDPVBCRN4XLD6QHQEL3A.jpg?auth=4160f948552dc93d35a973af6ceb69c86d96ac0338bb64b8024bddf69567c580&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington running back John Riggins is pursued by Los Angeles Raiders defenders as he carries the ball during the Super Bowl XVIII in 1984.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/desmond-reilly-mall-in-columbia-howard-county-crime-bennies-chicken-whiskey-SQ5ZT6RKLRG3LHCN3FNQFL6K3U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T17:20:27.422Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IYWLDLMQHRAMTJWNB7D5FIJTVY.jpg?auth=98a8cf025150f2eb964efcacf7b74e056e0a6118aaa7418bf07cac2da2fc4d7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4409&amp;height=2939</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Restaurateur Desmond Reilly and his companies — Star Restaurant Group LLC and Chicken + Whiskey Columbia LLC — are facing lawsuits and tax liens more than a year after leaving The Mall in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/ron-singer-leons-backroom-dies-mount-vernon-baltimore-HGQMOJJ7WVB6FDTN53ZC6HAGHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T16:35:01.512Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/75KC6K3D4BHLREW33SMQVUIL4E.JPG?auth=da012f1dc71fef1f9e54efdf5eada8f4842bcf06a5d4a285e12344eff3128fc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5392&amp;height=3595</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leon’s Backroom Bar in Mount Vernon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/saving-our-trees-why-proactive-plant-health-care-is-the-ultimate-shield-against-beech-leaf-disease-GAWKSQXURJHY5CCC5AEUA6MV3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:38:09.425Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JXUW2MKWTZD2BIEMEYWVCLECN4.png?auth=37afe8275436081b57120cef8e86c7bd48291e9f46777eb761aec857ed98ae8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=600&amp;height=331</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-baltimore-events-caribbean-carnival-festivals-outdoor-movies-TTYINWGVIRELXICH7RHN5XYM6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:30:01.112Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YK2ORUP5DVFKNOIHCSVYGKVCXA.jpg?auth=543c752d382a7da9b8e70bbdb8808ec9c0e4a9fcc54f41d9607794b195c1a255&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The American Visionary Art Museum in Federal Hill will present a free screening of “The Wiz” on Thursday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-janelle-james-kwame-alexander-JIAQZEH5ORHVJE7JWD2R3OD7ME/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:30:02.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ASM3J6F4GJET7IMBE42IGRCSEI.jpg?auth=70467cfc5d2423f11de35056ede0b64ec07f92d7a583c8c76533f470432268a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3540&amp;height=2360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Returning #1” is a frame from Baltimore-based artist Aaron Oldenburg’s “Night Walks,” which is on display at Laurel’s Montpelier Arts Center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/amir-lowery-open-goal-project-pay-to-play-soccer-usmnt-D3CYYLSBMJD6JACGQP7BD3MGYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:30:02.258Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7TIBF3WBKRHANFRUB6Z4NIZ2SE.jpeg?auth=f9e11dff726b96fdb859dda6b3ac6cdc8532412b58251d230a0380110df5406c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4217&amp;height=2811</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the DCFC U10 boys team accompany Côte d’Ivoire onto the field before a game against Ecuador. The club was one of 32 local community partners selected by Common Goal to participate in World Cup walkouts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-county-extended-school-year-transportation-KSDZV56VRFESZPNSSMTA5SZAKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:30:03.157Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MQA4IFXCIBE55OJ6UEMPFM2YY4.jpg?auth=137e359958067245af2553589d085b4f2dfaf6b798b62e05585c3d25dcb88ca8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anthony Tilghman and his daughter are amongst those affected by Prince George’s County's extended school year program transportation failure.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/blair-witch-project-movie-maryland-house-for-sale-GIXAI3MJN5FIPJVDPBLP6KA45U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:30:02.751Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VWCAX3DIQFGHLPQ4BSIG447GEQ.JPG?auth=4c38f847eabd6b9d59d8f0c0c59676d87dcea89ec6bb5735adf13a7c5eca066e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1703</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eduardo Sánchez’s Germantown home served as the production office and sleeping quarters for the cast and crew of “The Blair Witch Project” in 1997.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/oriole-park-at-camden-yards-all-star-game-SEJCNUDEIFFWDLASSZZI6KWUOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:30:00.724Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MPBMQK2SJVFXTBZI2BUV74KBKY.jpg?auth=60de09c708d3e0aa44d67cc27664c4a0ffaa412ce033e85b54bb976a29ff4151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2998&amp;height=1998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants chases down a ball that got stuck in the pads in left field during the 64th All-Star Game at Camden Yards in 1993. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/careers/teen-summer-jobs-maryland-business-side-hustle-IJK4NXF3OFCM5AI3N3ZOJL3VY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:30:02.018Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RKHWE432CZHYJIIWBH6IIR4BO4.jpg?auth=c79c1569648d43441e96d6918d0f4da963d860e5493da3894f0f05499325a256&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5266&amp;height=3511</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bryce Miller, 16, uses an edger to do yard work for a neighbor in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/scammer-janey-sears-23-years-prison-L5PL7AR6URD3HL5WMGP4MSYE5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:30:00.553Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NUX4IMLBZJFMJPBA4SE3OKPY34.jpg?auth=9da9dfdbc8590176492b348d4df0171bd3a8cf8cb531d10c3f8e48f43a0783c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=724&amp;height=483</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Montgomery County jury this week found Janey Sears, left, guilty of a theft scheme that defrauded the victim of more than $400,000. She faces up to 23 years in prison.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/columbus-statue-little-italy-removed-replaced-IXUJLOYY3RGFJNFJEL3BAUYAL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:30:02.753Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QTLBZEU67BFLDPLQDBI3MPB634.JPG?auth=07e9226ca44f68ce20d962088abca8c6ba5698951c5623b94daaf8a18555e4c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2128</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Columbus is featured in a relief sculpture on the side of the pedestal that once held his statue near Harbor East. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-astros-cj-abrams-luis-garcia-jr-foster-griffin-LLEJZZE6SBHBVCTQYGJWKWPQLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T03:01:02.69Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WADM4Y4GKFH2HN63N3JRGFDNEE.jpg?auth=b2eadcb85fe58e746522c41afd6f94519b6a191ecc0149691f6602d04911d948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6194&amp;height=4129</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luis García Jr. went 3-for-4 with his 20th home run as the Nationals beat the Astros 8-2 Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/cubs-orioles-dean-kremer-home-runs-CHPWQLHM4VEY7G67KQICOO4J2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T02:40:43.254Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DO446F4UX5CSJHU5LUNCZPTISI.jpg?auth=ee45477345107541dcff3a1ad8b2febd88d15b3f5d09b72c2a6e14ab01886b30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dean Kremer allowed four runs on six hits in five innings Wednesday night against the Cubs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/maryland/orioles-phil-regan-obituary-G2WEET3JHRET7PASWTSFKTB26Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T00:39:55.919Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3UB33C4I2FBDDBM7THWZKTUVCE.jpg?auth=e359ff85ded7b755e2680b14df5fb3391d9c40162af9ee9de1f8ab3ffa4ded3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3352&amp;height=2235</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dontay-joyner-maryland-football-jail-IZR5VXAFCJB43NGI43R3M2QDLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T23:57:11.712Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2IMLHEEKTBE6RP3PUDBLB6GORA.jpg?auth=741365a35ed4922181896cfd65a396eeb282a2d8cd99bdedbaa1093797897fe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Maryland cornerback Dontay Joyner was sentenced to three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to telephone misuse and electronic communications harassment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-county-council-data-center-moratorium-CKGTDP5ZNFBFRNF3NGTTA5UARI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:41:57.667Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D7LS6MIB2ZG3VHIGSLLXAI32YE.JPG?auth=c321e9e547d33c4b27808ff551cba10d89645ffdc2ea4ace9e3bcbce51bc54b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Councilwoman Krystal Oriadha speaking at a press conference in Largo last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/la-posada-instagram-college-student-ZXCJNPLH5RHANARQ2I2WQNOCOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:40:35.892Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2P7AFM354FFEHP2HB5BVT3OL2A.jpg?auth=6ab91c9acfafdb4443bac14171485e10e413f5aeefe035254fad4598be770d5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[La Posada in Silver Spring has drawn attention this week after a college student posted on Instagram that the Salvadoran-Mexican restaurant, run by her grandmother, needs support.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-public-pools-ccbc-COFJED3GLVFRDGM3RKYLKVGVDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:36:40.385Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4X5MOBKJBVBPXNQBRHP2AAPMEY.JPG?auth=b31d435e0e8ff0827d63e7268e35ffa25881115c689065d6db5201d40e86b245&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Community College of Baltimore County has expanded a pilot program it began last year at its Essex campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-special-session-CLBU3QPC6JFZXPYLJ5LMFUYYUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:32:15.941Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7YHD7WIRJBSRBVUSXEGCYKICU.JPG?auth=03ce69c4dac85323733ac7496ebe0edbc92ed5d73c018df6df66e2aeb26c0121&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland's senators and delegates are being called back to the State House for a special legislative session in August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/emmy-award-nominations-2026-maryland-stephen-colbert-WTLPOMFPFRGP7JRW57QVXSVLPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:20:15.334Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KM5KDEQBPNFPRLLHLOXS76BKK4.jpg?auth=d91667841b3f287888387bf059d09f77c262539beb630ed2199a47c75cc97d7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Wednesday’s May 20, 2026 show.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-cyclosporiasis-cases-S42CJ4QCMZGVPBG5QXDFNSJJHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:18:11.838Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DF7R7JTCIFBT3E25YHSQUZM4BU.JPG?auth=825feb76e1beda95d12e1240c48e73c6a0655fb7103c65dfaec75cd9c1aa4113&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Health has had 32 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in 2026, with 28 reported since May 1.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-2025-draft-class-analysis-YEXAM4AOCFGTZOALR34Q3ICZKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T18:58:25.873Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MZT6OBXRYFHZHA46BYQA4M2JTU.jpg?auth=4bf649d69eba4b8d4479256895cfc28a4b5595a2d46816b51b78b17c924d72ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3733&amp;height=2489</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frederick Keys outfielder Ike Irish stands in the box for his at-bat.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/meet-roda-the-best-dc-mechanic-for-busy-people-HZD4QYMOJJDV5DAC5IQRY7HKUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T18:48:50.424Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JXLCHDTFMRHMZALDVB5RKTOV2Y.jpg?auth=dbab712ddf56e71cf615d69455252e506e6f33350832c1a8819da6013d32a8b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4800</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-police-woodlawn-ULY5RGJ325B6TL6EFBW5GHLEFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T18:01:51.524Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SNGALYGJBEDJL4AWGHQV2NGVE.jpg?auth=7f899f1d0ec36d95e477edf1a97db78463c90825d34cbc7a7d6faaf6860c2569&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating a double shooting that left two children dead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/james-plack-michael-penix-jr-loan-identity-theft-nfl-LYKZV4CCUZH2TOEJYQK77AYRAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T17:58:27.412Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ECO3IOHIBRCB3NF7VUN2QR3XDY.JPG?auth=f64ffe932d98ba2284c5f0eee7394da06acd82b3604337456d146e758436955d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A former bank CEO known for running lending services that expedite loans to wealthy clients is being sued after wiring millions to an impersonator, according to the suit filed in the U.S. District Court for Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bowie-plane-crash-ntsb-L3RELZ6NY5DF7HBM2IELQTH4PA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T17:29:14.192Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NSPCZYJ6FJCG3MSK7IBZUA5GK4.jpg?auth=8ca68c78b1c16a95d82891cd98248a8f235c02c846d9ed198120db5977701e12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A portion of the wreckage from a plane that crashed last month in the woods near a residential area and playground off Scarlett Oak Court in Bowie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/pop-mart-arundel-mills-QD4SBZJWRZBA3EMGNS5SVUQYYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T17:26:58.05Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WT7WMBXVDFCXRLUDGDW3DBVT3I.jpg?auth=6bcec44fc5aa480f99c5a755238e4c2ddb11120ac997a9948341ecac39a7ff1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Labubu plush toy, one of the popular collectibles sold by Chinese company Pop Mart.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/brandon-chasen-personal-bankruptcy-hearing-concludes-PSF7YF7Y7ZH5FGDQNL2ENTJWYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:57:04.402Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UMWKISEONFGHHADYXUIQKKUZYQ.JPG?auth=9d036a7b1d66dcefd03e7501ae774a18b8e5578511335046fdec55a8468d2c21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2275</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brandon Chasen arrives at the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse for the latest public meeting of the creditors in his personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/baltimore-orioles-outfield-defense-colton-cowser-MEEFLATBOJCE7JDDPOUVHLFDAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:55:11.865Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/47XOF4OT6RG6HFLYLD6AFCUFXA.jpg?auth=6e139fe6fa93c8388f9da28c58d9347fe32a68678acca407538a81e363deb88c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles center fielder Colton Cowser robs Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas of a home run on June 29.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/maryland-lacrosse-pll-wll-all-star-game-annapolis-FUAAJHVQOZCOTB4Z2OTFNJ6E3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:15:31.987Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z2JNY3MV6FFCRO22NSF3L4DHKA.jpg?auth=ebedda0a49be9ba8ca22b7824383403458ec8cde4d36cf8806608c7fa0804be5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1687</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attackman Marcus Holman of the Boston Cannons in action during the Premier Lacrosse League All-Star Game in Annapolis on July 5.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-county-register-of-wills-jocelyn-route-A6IBIYUZ5NGNTKD3NA6QUSWMDU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T15:46:13.643Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5FE6G5RUZB6DHOYNYNNECICUA.jpg?auth=b071e41e189c7c3312516acb143c85e009dd32336fccbc3122c4352b6dcebb8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3587&amp;height=2690</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jocelyn Route won the Democratic primary for Prince George’s County register of wills, narrowly defeating a field of 11 candidates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-lose-houston-astros-6-3-HG6UOZBNC5AQDJTPQFM3CHX6NM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T14:50:29.907Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QOZORCMYMBDN7EP6FLSLIZ7WZI.jpg?auth=c2a811feade0e5f8fd0b548a4aab2f5c5aaf009d519f8f3dc0f35a8659044dd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4519&amp;height=3013</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals pitcher Andrew Alvarez throws during the second inning against the Houston Astros.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/book-review-the-other-beautiful-people-caroline-bock-XIX65POT5FBPPODSO7M4ZYMSXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T14:38:24.011Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KEN4I5I3KNEKXCX45YZE5AXWDQ.JPG?auth=64fbfb2a803b28e365881c829308ad04fc646efaaf765e2c417eb06ca1aca11f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Caroline Bock’s “The Other Beautiful People” is a close study of how career and family can cut ambitious women in two.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/corsica-river-eastern-shore-pollution-chesapeake-bay-maryland-6GTDZKVQTVEIVHMFFCQQUEQTBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T14:32:15.69Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2VIWURGGNVB2HL3JFMGD4UT7MI.JPG?auth=a4d17a92596dca6a48af56a86ba3d1dcf2114056ae874dc4834325939cde2ee6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waterfront homes line the shore of the Corsica River near the Centreville Wharf in Centreville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/somerset-county-schools-books-ban-little-women-SAYFEZMVUZA5JMX76SZZMEWRW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T14:23:06.761Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QKSOP67DZBDRXEZVZGJNIBV2N4.jpg?auth=2ba8009121b16884d05e3c1fb89f4dee0f0f55d239d1274c55c1725b436b1e0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The proposed policy calls for the superintendent to discipline librarians if “adult” reading material appears in the children’s section. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/at-large-karla-silvestre-fatmata-barrie-W57CALSMQZBCREUFSZXL5Z76RE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T13:51:04.758Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DUXDI4BSLVFGNJDQSM276E7PN4.JPG?auth=446ee64f8cab0903e333a25812850699f5787ad1b98c467ccac74d88dec32114&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karla Silvestre has declared victory in the race for the remaining at-large seat on the 11-member Montgomery County Council.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/montgomery-county/ashman-shaw-district-3-winner-victory-primary-WTESD2L4NZDI7D2K2ZMBY5FQII/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T13:38:45.821Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MQSOQMTJURDY3CTBJKIJ2Z5L3E.jpg?auth=731249de192ebd0434eebace751385c3591b01a755e2fd2108152cf579402ee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jud Ashman in Gaithersbur on Election Day in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/spike-gjerde-johns-hopkins-cafe-2DHPRMYLF5HSNHP4MSMCSX4I3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T13:28:32.406Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QWA3AS7XEBHI5F3E4UBUZXNIMU.jpg?auth=ce50ddff7bebdb88befa290ab61e9a1acb702bcf4869f7613beca173b92f9923&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cafe Terracotta offers coffee, pastries and customizable rice bowls with Levantine influences.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-utility-shutoffs-electricity-MEELBI5FG5GWFAIGKT5Q2RSS34/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T13:26:51.366Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VWRQJ5S7PBHNLK2BJK6MMI4BJA.jpg?auth=a967ea1a0faa5103ddeb7424c80d5c2530396fd1f19107a9bb7a7bef343f2827&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5219&amp;height=3479</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.’s temporary moratorium on utility shutoffs for overdue bills is ending on July 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/christa-tichy-district-19-house-of-delegates-election-ELAASN2B5NGIXGIFAKEKZ5E7MA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T12:59:25.718Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FTOKEFTBYZH65EJQQDS5VFZY4Q.jpg?auth=188ce75c108aea9a8251784e0a3ec9ff69fc4409b4b145a902024f37792c7e83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christa Tichy is poised to win election to the House of Delegates in District 19.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/light-rail-storm-damage-bge-mta-repairs-QOJW6IDGARGWXBKZ3QF442VZKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T11:00:03.238Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OI6IJOERVBC67NEMT5OQHB24MU.jpg?auth=c764d406c30264905f9d3d90dd3261ca78a2253cabbc3d8abfac9653f7a9be3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5577&amp;height=3718</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Storm damage at the Cromwell light rail station in Glen Burnie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/italian-restaurants-maryland-tap-water-osteria-177-annapolis-baltimore-QWZ7UK2KWVCFLLOJ2QPRGBRKLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T09:30:00.552Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DKITHWTLORDKVERU7WWRSHIFOA.jpg?auth=627fb6ffa6689a855f13ab9bac3cb9db1f11a74576034a11819f5384ffe3bc65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guests to Osteria 177 in Annapolis can choose either still or sparkling bottled water.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/gloria-lawlah-prince-georges-county-planning-board-maryland-SA244PZOCJEJBAY536B6QAKBQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T09:26:00.262Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ISAWMGWPVGVLMFKLXC3I3AEEE.jpg?auth=b01c2411c3fb0345225f5eb76e8e0a873e1f36b2ebd26e76af771b3c11415672&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gloria Lawlah, middle row center, was unanimously confirmed by the Prince George’s County Council to serve on the county's planning board for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-chicago-cubs-5-2-left-handed-starter-44AW5BDRWJGDZKRWBN2UDO2EAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T04:20:25.009Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7GXYYIUKDVH7ZDSDPYNJW2FODY.jpg?auth=433878982cb696d8cd424fd3fb33da84c1699a4013af2ead3648ee0122d07114&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles right-hander Shane Baz in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bge-storm-power-outage-maryland-KEXIZUWYMZFM3JTT2OS2HMJYUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T23:52:00.835Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PN3L2PXYFFALRN6E4TATV7QAMY.jpg?auth=d2fb9e22455274818dfadeedc142625a14f061b77092cbd598af6179c87264a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Fourth of July storm left Helga Mills' sister's home in Severn, a street away from her own home, with a tree in her front yard.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-iran-hormuz-L4T3YZJLWRCH5BTD7UM3ENRBVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T23:36:03.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5KKAJNHIKNCDRMWCQBVJMKRCFE.jpg?auth=efd9c15eaaf492761c9b5d0ab6b1dcfa021df5f463423aedcf4bee0dc1084099&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. launched new strikes against Iran as the countries' interim agreement unraveled following attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/kidnapping-silver-spring-sex-workers-bwi-RFDPQVCOAFFNTN43OSYQVV72PA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T23:11:37.437Z</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[Bryan Neal Gordon is facing charges in similar incidents in Charles and Anne Arundel counties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/usa-soccer-fifa-world-cup-belgium-pulisic-future-ASCOSQ3GXNAFZK443IMGULQTOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T22:35:01.908Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X3CSB3PDQZGZVHGFCWB2DYJGCU.jpg?auth=835736fe69ed85ebffbd940ff128306fac71ebf079b5c5d983d29ac095780610&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4882&amp;height=3255</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matt Freese #24 of the United States shows dejection after the team’s 1-4 defeat in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between USA and Belgium at Seattle Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-columbia-stress-wallethub-K6G2WHLTWFBPFLOHSAPX4SLJ5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T22:32:12.081Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CEWUS5ALYFGVZEL7YYRM7NBCXA.JPG?auth=1ea63da3d3025cfbc4e61028e0004d874e6faf9d88aa5596f01666191c5817d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1684&amp;height=1123</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new analysis by WalletHub found that Baltimore is the second-most stressed city in the country.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-peeping-tom-law-not-guilty-ZV6TN3PEOFBY5KM76PHN4KXXMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T22:05:12.752Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VPFNI7YQORBXXN627JZLARD2KE.jpg?auth=30197ef55d17eb955e9134461c446b4f2f94b961f454d2a65c14fa9e5f57d77b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Devin Kaestner, Chloe White and their third roommate plastered "Smile You're On Camera" signs across their bedroom windows to ward off "Peeping Toms," last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-special-session-august-FFFUV4IOQJFHRBEPRL4B4KX2CA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T21:17:04.461Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DLGGWPLN55C4XAOUIOYGQB3G3Q.JPG?auth=1944d322d5e70485b6f9fab9871fe41bcf9fe33d5278a06a5b66314d6ce8a199&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senate President Bill Ferguson and House of Delegates Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk announced Tuesday that lawmakers will be called into a special session in August to revise the state’s constitution to make it easier to redraw congressional districts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/black-birders-week-dc-bird-alliance-maria-elena-montero-NVG4YM4FEVAIPGJT3DXZDOKW64/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T18:59:46.906Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QORXLUDLJ5AZ7KWDZ4HSSI2WWI.jpg?auth=4833cf9cfc0df6db6513f835f0a6d009d04eacea66ea8d2c8a37b08c8eb5983f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[María-Elena Montero, president of the DC Bird Alliance, is celebrating Black Birders Week: an annual event that aims to raise awareness about and celebrate the Black birding community.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/attorney-general-alex-lamorie-autism-police-shooting-JOUS6Y4S75AS3FHNPYQ4LUDL7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T18:49:13.42Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U4J745DKEZH37IELTPHQGC4WCQ.JPG?auth=061f48015f4a280103b8889ee081406bbf47973442d530d9a32cd3daec191bca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Attorney General cleared three Howard County Police officers in a shooting that occurred in March at Patuxent Commons, a subsidized housing development in Columbia for adults with disabilities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/father-dies-hollywood-maryland-house-fire-child-527D4JBW2BDJLLIYXR54PSTTCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T18:28:00.776Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F4NJ3KHIS5GUZDE7WIIRLKUDCA.jpg?auth=edf2c60867bb313e50300348b54da52e2a4c32b741ec061754743ada0add77c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6856&amp;height=4571</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy state fire marshals are investigating whether the fire was caused by improper disposal of fireworks. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-state-police-helicopter-hoist-rescue-Q7R4UH5OYNGJZALBLJBEBBSBAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T17:50:34.635Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y6HDURJMPJCYVMJOMU42NRFVWU.png?auth=338eb4b11d1af3de2e44ea78e93571189c860fcb33d4da5da9a0a99b8676d7d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1533&amp;height=1022</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The MSPAC rescued six people via helicopter over the Fourth of July weekend, including three teen jet skiers in Talbot County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/potomac-river-fish-kill-high-temperature-heat-montgomery-county-maryland-KA747SJSFJCB7IC2DKEYOSXSAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T16:19:39.416Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2LE3EDYC3BDIJE3VYRTIXQGUDA.JPG?auth=5bc9890ebc4ed5b7d93dcfebbe022e85476499cf4ef97c3139423b66289bb215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fish kill was reported along almost 14 miles of the Potomac River, which runs between Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/point-source-youth-homelessness-NHDLH5XF4ZHHXBYCBFR5WEFBEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T14:38:01.829Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3KFLRWPY7BFFNNNIXISKGJ2P2M.jpg?auth=21b883b6be5697de0fcb19d390c7aa8f6508401c2f092e47b66e3d942b29a8f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2917&amp;height=1945</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Point Source Youth consultants give a presentation during a Targeted Housing Assistance Program certification training in December.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-state-attorney-sarah-david-scott-shellenberger-OTVYBT6N4BBIHC7V2QAF2KBZFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T14:32:11.158Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WLTLLVVTZRDSJMCEA37UVJ2KRI.jpg?auth=050de126d265fd2e166c6ca8b870c88dc8bc95fb2eb141b76dcb7cae95fcbc73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County state’s attorney candidate Sarah David addresses the crowd at her election-night watch party in Towson last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-hit-and-run-colesville-road-meeting-KBGW4FUJCVAKZM5JHOYZSEOXTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T14:13:53.942Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LHUZTPO3FVGWZBTPP37IJ4FZMM.jpg?auth=bd8656117fefa8c6bdf712a9e579651a56f67e9c84d1b48ffce16a0d3183a6b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three weeks after a fatal hit and run collision near Colesville Road in Silver Spring, local neighborhoods are set to have a road safety meeting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/book-review-lucille-clifton-poet-at-the-gate-Y4J6FOO3VFC63BFQPLEBOROCVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T13:38:14.607Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UU4ORWLLEJDO3C46MPBSRGTVUA.jpg?auth=7f0287776c637fb8593dc67957a0ee8e6a6151140b39ca3179248f5edeeba922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cover of Lucille Clifton's “At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010.”

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-win-houston-astros-12-11-james-wood-OKZNQ5SOGFCPJKUTAJ6RCS7ECU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T13:25:19.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GOZTX2ERAZGFRAALYEKKFVY7QI.jpg?auth=4080172e3f4ccf2da105995a7c22c2d8665d7f011a9146bf6ba586ce64e9a925&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7171&amp;height=4781</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals’ James Wood runs the bases after hitting a grand slam during the fifth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-mail-ballot-error-taylor-print-MGRFSYSEWNBNLE4MFKFE7DQW4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T11:16:13.716Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OFDOIMOBQFB6JAYGAZYKDE2MWA.JPG?auth=986f4e80ffe37aa952d8411b2b7e7538d9b4f73f5582797036a6acc523904333&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County elections workers count mail ballots in Owings Mills last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>