<?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/local-news/ekiben-copyright-lawsuit-space-jam-TKXET2PUJJBMVHVLYYLZKTTI34/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T19:40:46.108Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JD7AF5C2AFAWNPDW3O2YVSDFDA.JPG?auth=d92815fea9fc4aa8b766ef57ea2bab83a5bba5d785ebd3df9d20accee194d3a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2014</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore-based Ekiben is being sued over its use of the song “Space Jam” in a promotional Instagram video, according to court 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Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/us-measles-outbreak-cases-highest-level-1991-us-YPV2TB2VN5BNPHQQD2JT3CFTRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T19:19:21.337Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZQZSMEYVPVCPPDWBGDG6WFJ77A.jpg?auth=1b6c22b6d817fe801cd9d9a8f6253aacdb7387ddbe421dfaedc39ae4d9c8f0f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6883&amp;height=4589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The nation had 2,289 cases in 2025, the worst year for measles in more than three decades. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/patterson-park-pool-closed-vandalism-LOJWHW6RYVF7PKCZAKIISCWVZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T19:11:23.787Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ZZ35UZVBBFOVHO5FBM2CYH6TA.jpg?auth=819234565307b5ac57b9320a73b44017d33610bea15ef3f4685372909c36630b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This is the second time the pool in the popular East Baltimore park closed because people damaged the facilities this summer. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/angel-reese-barack-obama-wnba-all-star-practice-EM2WWRZWG5A4HHOYAQ3PPKTPEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T19:02:00.992Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OQRV5JZN4VEVLEZGBDYRY5CTZA.jpg?auth=dace90ae56212f4918231507f60010c5ae971836833783482fabb10bc0fb6211&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4330&amp;height=2887</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former President Barack Obama greets WNBA All-Star Angel Reese, left, during a practice at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-fatal-dog-shooting-west-franklin-street-EX6Z4GQVXVDJ5BFO4DDD3CNJ2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T16:00:04.181Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore Police officer fatally shot a dog that attacked two women and their pet on 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month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jon-meoli-trevor-rogers-trade-deadline-BULCNCZNGBAUDJTHVIQH4YGSBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T11:00:03.884Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EPPO3KJTZRAJFEGSWMK6GHIE44.jpg?auth=853c72dc54e0ccbbab0742c657bb4e7364817b702fb418fa3d1ac621aab6acdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5638&amp;height=3734</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings Friday night against the Braves.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/vibrio-chesapeake-bay-YSNN3LPVUVFABLIPLLNVKJ2YQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T09:30:00.627Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2KJA2W45BA5DKZEBXQ4YGJH3M.jpg?auth=44be82f2b5a3c3ec250706eb2f90443f97832c3b6155202f575fadea721254ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ava Ellett, right, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and research assistant Rose Adelizzi examine vibrio bacteria at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/national-museum-of-american-history-anthea-m-hartig-saving-americas-history-654LA76MNFHNPH4DDEFA5LAIXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T09:30:01.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J5ZS7Q3IYFAQJBS27GP2OHSJLY.jpg?auth=0fc1d6bf716abdb56acec87a6615d6dfd34e55256ba8c957d5a291a8638723e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3518&amp;height=2687</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A docent explains why George Washington has no shirt in Horatio Greenough’s 1840 marble statue of the nation’s first president at the National Museum of American History.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/control-moco-spending-ballot-initiative-jamie-raskin-O7DMT75PLJBMFCK24EJEZSNDK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T09:30:00.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZ5C442L5FHAPICOPCSRYGZSCU.JPG?auth=a32d61866d7a55cd90db030e6c09efa9fbadc23098f1a836b738af08e6df7d5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council during a session in Rockville last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/baltimore-guaranteed-income-club-6C4YS7YDOVHBZDD56WZ77R47V4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T09:30:00.454Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MMJMZB6WU5CLXDX7VS5SMVW2JY.jpg?auth=cc2024b435b3637a4d851376b03975f64e75f3c4988b3ea43489ac424cd045d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4868&amp;height=3245</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Community Guaranteed Income Club members meet at R. House in Remington in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-braves-rogers-mlb-trade-deadline-ZQV5BDHXKBBSZA6BPUKRVIYRDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T03:24:06.016Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TQ7PTMCCHBAEFJ4L6Q5D37MBJQ.jpg?auth=32f3018227a37a4b2c51eaf65500bb2c4589c2e3149d65e12b574d7ddf855838&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5400&amp;height=3576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers has given up 11 earned runs over his last nine 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Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/east-baltimore-senior-apartment-complex-fire-evacuation-I2VSUD6LQBFAJH672XLLMCZAVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T01:51:06.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QL4D2F75JVFLTCBCPBIROHIXX4.JPG?auth=d3f125db36ce8156fc458184d0f658661124e23eb432a2f98e6364c740bd96a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A senior apartment complex in  the 1200 block of Greenmount was evacuated Friday morning after firefighters discovered an underground fire.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ice-arrest-potomac-clara-baron-trust-act-kristin-mink-MSLULRK7VNGA7PMHTWCYV7AFFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T01:33:52.577Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5ZEZGGV5WVDQLC2DEOLYGELT6I.jpg?auth=511d867e3f342037c9ff20051d31117dda214e09e754a50021d2333cf6a3454b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink said firefighters violated county law when they allowed ICE to join them as they prepared for a potential water rescue on the Potomac River.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-brayden-martin-2026-mlb-draft-blue-jays-BC3PJBISY5DLFJNLZZBSDVQB7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T00:21:45.487Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K6YXUDT6BRE4RF5SGPWHNRJ6FQ.jpg?auth=0cc8e8c5717b592797e65b127b1c2d3b80f48079914a4e657e2d9285c62802ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brayden Martin has built his game around strong plate discipline, defensive versatility and an instinct for winning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/motorcycle-crash-glen-burnie-NDIK4ATVIFCPJJGNXSQZVFY36A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T23:49:51.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LXKNRS5FJGD3NUFWIH75C4GVM.JPG?auth=d5f511935ffc6e2fd1cc00ff7e5e5ac544d0c80601aceacda4a715b55784c355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officers responded to the crash around noon Friday on Ritchie Highway at Holsum Way, according to a news release from the Anne Arundel County Police Department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/howard-university-tuition-HZGNOBQDIFANHJWZ5IJ5WLER7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T23:47:46.775Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AAUDU6VMCRFS5NK2MZRTFHNISI.jpg?auth=6e3db30fd52ef2c226aca3a8ebf3a4d1357db1b7cd628963d353117790272dee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 500 incoming students at Howard University learned this week that they have been unenrolled from the school and no longer have spots for the fall semester. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-chris-hacopian-nationals-park-first-round-draft-pick-7I3MTOZZUZCCDFIOMMQOZ5KHM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T22:11:41.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IS64NVQID5GAFLXCM54YGULL2U.jpg?auth=dd2199d138ec9c72b4591b41a45b3769a3bc214d9a4920743f8caf83c8b1e7c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5627&amp;height=3752</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Hacopian had a .983 OPS and 11 home runs during the 2026 season at Texas A&M.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/weekend-road-closures-traffic-modifications-july-24-26-3PBP77AOCRDUXKN54VQPLNEXMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T22:07:28.37Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BKG7ZYI5MVCRDDNRI3LVTYZTWE.JPG?auth=87dcf25e3d76c809f847c66dbf371a6417dc320256edbd270d29264553cced95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If your plans this weekend require you to get behind the wheel in and around Baltimore, expect some extra company on the roads.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/lebron-james-philadelphia-76ers-LMJQKQWJPRANPFWCAV4MB6GHMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T22:02:34.59Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5LCGQCWDARHMHADDDEENSXCPJI.jpg?auth=70ac63efdf99cdbd787c9565067730a1d4e87527d67b8060641f51b08d85b15a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5063&amp;height=3375</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[LeBron James will join his fourth NBA team in Philadelphia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-prospect-ike-irish-meniscus-tear-ALX4ZZHQEVHOXGULRY72EI7HWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T21:53:04.84Z</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 first baseman/outfielder Ike Irish tore his left meniscus Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/whites-ferry-loudoun-county-virginia-poolesville-dickerson-K546FJQBJFHD5ED7B75KBX4FUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T21:26:37.756Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Q6DWBBGG5CKHGBGMLJHB35ZME.jpg?auth=0ff1733c7010c9bad26ea99431866c2fa7dbf4cd974ef3043afb0fa0d12bba7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, County Executive Marc Elrich and Chuck Kuhn shake hands after announcing a $1.5 million deal for Montgomery County to acquire White’s Ferry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/sinkhole-repair-east-baltimore-LDOVZKGULZEBVKIBHMWPN2JR5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T21:06:32.089Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KIMDVYVNZRFKZCR6K76ETF7MJM.jpg?auth=4449ef46411394b723ed90eb9f1ba57a361c0e61b96aaed016e49eab09da67cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Repairs were completed Friday on a 12-inch water main break that caused a sinkhole to open and swallow a vehicle last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-david-rubenstein-endorses-mike-elias-KZNXDJXZBBHM3PLTPACOHDKW6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T20:51:59.51Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZXM2IAOEBFEQZIT3Q2LQJ7M7DI.jpg?auth=0c8a619eea5212965b01013bfa6377c6268c45ffb3c9696c4a7970f92c303671&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4467&amp;height=2978</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles owner David Rubenstein backed president of baseball operations Mike Elias at a news conference Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-settlement-opioid-lawsuit-LSSK7V6F6FGP7KGIITAWYGWTSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T20:28:00.257Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVXOGUQXWBGWBNIV5UQIMZ5XCU.jpg?auth=5f769caed9dca036f04d36b192fabf541a44e6a4f7a6329f7ce6d5b2b43aba58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2035&amp;height=1357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland will receive more than $13 million from seven opioid manufacturers, state Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ocean-city-beach-replenishment-army-corps-engineers-MHIIOOKY4RE5LCFN3BLX6G6VSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T20:25:09.955Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D24MHD3SVNBJJNKPTS2F36H3RU.JPG?auth=1a1be2a78e5f650ef5251d10319a2bf761118b464307f1edbba506bd78471d6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A $27 million federal dredging project will soon replenish Ocean City’s beaches.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/school-bus-crash-parkville-harford-road-LAWKZT2JJFHALETQU7SIFDXC64/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T20:12:53.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XRXFATTCBRBTDBNZJI4GBEJDD4.JPG?auth=e2f0a498173355400ebce4a0855f64da5104f18053f41e7c8390616ff6ba7250&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First responders are on the scene of an accident in the 7800 block of Harford Road where a school bus carrying children from the Maryland School for the Blind ended up in a building.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-prosecutors-investigating-witness-leak-murder-for-hire-2F3QRUBGN5HN3HDZCDP4QNXIZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T20:01:03.303Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EP7NCYGI5FB7FKX64WCVYAKVPQ.jpg?auth=d2f4e4cdbe569d8520574372ff2e09fcef17a796ce40ba2b7123151e5bf54f5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5328&amp;height=3552</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore prosecutors said they are investigating the leak of documents outlining a witness’s cooperation in a high-profile murder-for-hire case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-foster-griffin-trade-deadline-extension-U7NQLYNWVJHDNKH7JZ33HWIW44/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T17:45:38.204Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZZLP2JP2DBAZFC7HWDKSCX5CSE.jpg?auth=68453b1846abad0a645700f36a0fa7edc29d68a721394f4ceec3d8977a218106&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5283&amp;height=3523</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foster Griffin has a 2.68 ERA in 117 1/3 innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-training-camp-preview-7GYQQUI6CVDQDFP6KPLRDACVSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T17:13:36.326Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UFEH3NHIBBFJXLRFBPQFB2D3LE.jpg?auth=5b56c45682a8bce7482c6d7d59fa4342ca5eff5cb3b67edcba16b2246ac3df7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn speaks to the media before practice last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-restaurant-week-5UBRAOYSSJCGVDNW2KHYBHU6NE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T16:15:36.003Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UU7PTZABXFBDHGYEKQJ7OM75VQ.jpg?auth=f1abb98047a65ac323803b3b31fffa19aa6b3e8725c6508789db84f78f30765f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guests attend dinner service at the soft opening of Seppia in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-elections-mail-voting-5OSW5T26DBB4DMFXVTZZGU5FFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T15:28:22.89Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZXF7P3CXBVAGBINUPKVLBBR2YY.JPG?auth=20b4719d6aa81ef6d697f428443189a25a3a1a8744c6b295c3a6f3dfae6b59e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1939</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The company responsible for a Maryland mail ballot printing error assured state election officials that new safeguards and procedures have been implemented to prevent future mistakes. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-college-tuition-increase-TJW5ZL2A7BBWNOFNTLSJZG63XY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T14:21:48.171Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4I5KYMEO6NBYLO5ZG5TGNP45RM.JPG?auth=2f54270575dd0ba02705d24fb514e5795133b530ddc70cc5c298f3e7a13182af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[St. John’s College, which this year will charge $44,858, has the largest tuition hike at almost 6%. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-abrams-extension-mlb-shortstop-IDP25GZOGRCZ5NOXE2XD5V5BCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T14:00:01.976Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WD3LILCKYBFVZLGE6LBLAH7GV4.jpg?auth=dc7d8a9696a71e2909551bad4ac9c2025a6421eb45aea86e6cb0e9073ece63a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4744&amp;height=3162</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams has 24 home runs and a .904 OPS this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-superlatives-marlon-humphrey-nnamdi-madubuike-declan-doyle-25KR56VBHJCR5BWUEAR45RTZ5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T13:30:22.424Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZYRUQQSWFGH3LE5E2VOJBPAUM.JPG?auth=8c223e610fdea2901f2dd57895821b7cc88d28c34a79b5047af2877664fefb61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey, the biggest wild card of training camp, would like to show his difficulties last season were a fluke.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/carroll-county-school-board-race-QWJBWYJ3YBANBKSKVKJCDULS7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T13:10:11.533Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UV6W4WEIXBAOJINITJVS4C6RHE.JPG?auth=b8e2f24613835a259f63d9282b1a8f49127a1e1e28733b93856aa57b9f49fc5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisa Maisano, a Democrat, left, and Julie Walsh, a Republican, are running on a slate for Carroll County school board. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/forest-drive-speed-limit-police-M7YCDMWWRZDN3LXSDWIBJD32VI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T09:30:00.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6JOWUUAVYBDBPIBWA7K4MSB7G4.jpg?auth=9ed3dfd795f2e926cec34457153a42c9d6293e1d00eb74ebd42dc9959d724d39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7851&amp;height=4416</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Come Monday, Anne Arundel County will lower the speed limit on Forest Drive in Annapolis from 40 to 35 mph in an effort to make the heavily traveled road safer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/portable-classrooms-montgomery-county-school-boundaries-SYZUWK53FVDR3PGX4YZ3SJU4O4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T09:30:00.661Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WAWMXT7INFDDDERV7JTRLVWSB4.JPG?auth=77e20e20676f5c5ed926364acfce6ffc7bb510b0bd981ac19c1fc0426c1f0bea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Arcola Elementary is home to four portable classrooms because its main campus is over capacity. Fifth grade teacher Karen McKiernan has taught in the trailers for a decade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/prince-georges-county-data-center-OTZNR45LZVFK5AFYFJN3FJ7IUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T09:30:01.601Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3X5TGWRKM5DE7I64V7P26YQLVA.jpg?auth=4197b9de7abea3826806689606669b93b976fed6df361b9f07f05a8882bb9bcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council member Wanika Fisher speaks during a news conference in Largo earlier this year.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-first-round-pick-eric-booth-jr-D7CGRIUTFZBDLJMLOMTGWBRBNY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T09:30:01.091Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OCQZOBDMXNEGDH4GHDD4RCY4RE.JPEG?auth=1dfc8c012190d51d1b8d252d1c9cd449dcba71261f66af3bbd2c82254a56e8ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1320&amp;height=855</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eric Booth Jr. recently signed for $7.32 million, and the center fielder is already ranked as Baltimore’s top prospect, according to Baseball America.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/human-remains-identified-new-jersey-woman-F4T2SO74NBEWJITMXJ3YAMNILM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T01:43:05.605Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police said human remains found last week in Back River are those of a missing New Jersey woman, 26-year-old Kimberly Gordon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/gwynn-oak-siblings-killed-court-documents-XUB5DXN245DTXLX4VT4WSU4QKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T01:28:51.44Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QR62NO7E6RFZ3NW5AHX77PZ4GA.jpg?auth=dbce2da3f43df068067b6a64620930a25862350299a4e58d224dcdca1ec7b587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The street where Giovanna Myrie, 15, and her brother, Steve Allen, 9, were fatally shot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measles-cases-maryland-OJNSLUYMVBBJNP27GOSHF62Z7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-24T00:59:16.824Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VPCOKBELQREJ3KOMYLYYLJHBJ4.jpg?auth=27a75fde10ca5039f633ca1397bf4992261f630b7d86e29573511d8ea8ebccb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two people in Southern Maryland tested positive for measles following domestic travel, state health officials announced Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rapper-name-leak-baltimore-murder-trial-NY5FYLB7DBGQRG7T3IMMXJXFZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T23:53:10.892Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FRORNCVVHFDORL6OPT27GCI4F4.jpg?auth=afa4ef62a9b24ef8ce20b23869123c77af1066aeeca5d5b17a8674a9dab4e148&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5276&amp;height=3517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore prosecutors are seeking emergency court action after documents identifying rapper Keith Ambush as a cooperating witness in a high-profile murder-for-hire case leaked online.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/hammond-high-school-student-gun-WMUXAX3MCRFKRBXMVTLOYJS6II/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T23:50:30.79Z</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[A teenage student in Howard County was found with an unloaded gun at school.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/immigration-baltimore-city-schools-ice-D2OUFJ3ADNAUZLZYJ27TSWNL64/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T23:10:40.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IQDKYR7HUBCIPIT66YBDR2WSKQ.JPG?auth=0acf17ab6f6cab065bb657979ba0286da00af2dd63aed83d4811a94bdd3f0010&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos wants the city’s Safe Passage initiative to expand to more schools. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/jesus-acevedo-sanchez-ice-custody-hearing-baltimore-L2O357FKURFPDBVSKXKBPLV6JE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T23:04:09.464Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2MUVRPOUTVAZXGQZCVOLPX5UH4.jpg?auth=33a18356228acc6a3f92534e07ab36bfb6f8d9c40d21ff54c28403f572f940be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5575&amp;height=3717</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ICE detained Jesus Acevedo Sanchez outside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/the-banner-post-gazette-earn-national-honors-for-sports-journalism-RUNWI3K4YFCEHCLVKYP5C3V5LE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T22:14:32.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AXNLZL4DLNEMZIYDEZ27XBBIEM.jpg?auth=e5775b7d4a20a3f0f6e04e48a6e780e087e1673e28a94736ca6299f5321335ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Banner sports staff members Paul Mancano, Giana Han and Kyle Goon receive a Triple Crown plaque from Associated Press Sports Editors President Paul Barrett. (Photo courtesy of APSE)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/little-free-library-permit-guidelines-3JF5B7EF3VGTROPW4RPY4Z2NBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T21:12:45.872Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TR6IFI5LUZCJNMVFTOYA7ICCQI.jpg?auth=7f5cdcb614e6126422067b7bc7f8e344d4dbeb6c5266c93d06437498e0dd8025&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Homeowner Carol Andress set up a Little Free Library years ago outside her Newport Avenue house in Bethesda. The Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services recently posted a notice on the little library that said it was in violation of county guidelines.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/loros-exoticos-exotic-birds-seized-baltimore-YRCXW3MHKVHBVMJQ2ZKTA6GOHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T21:07:16.797Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3COIGM6JBAEFAR7MTR7W5XCAU.jpg?auth=9d915eb84a249dbc4ee03a5efa61fdfdcce434f4b2753676cefc1e82f5ca8076&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 311 complaint led to 369 birds being seized from a Baltimore pet store after animal control officers found many living in unsanitary conditions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/salman-rushdie-JSPVH3I2BNA7VBL3DWDG77LLWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T21:04:47.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R5MICLZRTJAHTKQX34W5CH2BBA.jpg?auth=30877c239ec6b45e5ab868b9eccad4594c4368336b378fb41fb7f96c4e9a475f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Author Salman Rushdie, shown here in 2017, sat across a Buffalo, N.Y., courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nearly killed him.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cut-released-diego-pavia-training-camp-WUAGE2Y2D5FDHFY4IUSOROZC24/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:55:10.339Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCTPXDPGQFGCVELSGTDDZMLDXM.jpg?auth=30121b78fd0396090c95cae37abc692477483e22d41bef50b5b55d2f1b945339&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4786&amp;height=3191</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Size, age and maturity concerns kept former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia from getting drafted.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/smithsonian-race-white-house-JG6TAEWMH5F6BE3Z5ERGGJ4RKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:46:57.065Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6VQGUUQ635DFXNUYHEV2W4IDIQ.jpg?auth=f00f30d45c4792cb24777e91c737e155e457eb0feccddbeaffe6ab8c9c7e0c67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing about the Smithsonian on Tuesday in Washington. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/michael-coupet-pleads-guilty-fatal-crash-interstate-95-howard-county-UHZFNWJ645DXJPEPOQLTQTJYTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:31:32.905Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3XHWUQYACJAE3KJ2JHGIXUCLVM.jpg?auth=e3fd76160afa2e88a66ec4de29c29abb16f0ffde6f0bcacf2096636850cfec31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4456&amp;height=2971</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Thursday in Howard County Circuit Court to drunkenly crashing his SUV head-on into a minivan on Interstate 95, killing a couple and seriously injuring their son and daughter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/metro-platform-barriers-red-line-SWXGEFHXRFEFVBDYICKPLLVMKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:13:59.251Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QOSA334IPVHL3LCKVPO3RI53Y4.jpg?auth=2ed28ed1a9f7f8898b28dac5024ba9b27bd2272e55990a9dcc63ef5223be230d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5492&amp;height=3661</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Metro officials plan to erect a see-through barrier on the Red Line separating the platform from the track, in an effort to reduce fatalities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/baltimore-museum-industry-director-anita-kassof-retires-retirement-DD6X55OCQRCE7BPKIWFY54N7RQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:03:23.713Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6PWY4NSAARHXJKJO3MSJRORQMI.jpg?auth=b51dc26c0bf6db05ba072ee0a6a2355e5aec993655531add9dd762e8521ed598&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Museum of Industry Executive Director Anita Kassof will retire in early 2027.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-prison-violence-maryland-2QFE3KXJKZEVXJTBFSTX4AQNCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T19:45:12.842Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/52YZMOSZLVEW5LDECTX724K3KY.jpg?auth=6066f3b2f69db859045129996d25e467de574f6b945f72c8f8f912cfe07fefc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday that he’s ordering a “full evaluation” of the state’s prisons in light of the high rate of killings of incarcerated people.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/whites-ferry-poolesville-marc-elrich-loudoun-county-WVLUJV7EEZED7JXKA6ZAEZF5OE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T19:13:21.908Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FHGONQ4CYZGQTOR44B2PNPO7CM.jpg?auth=fe85d871994f4be43036f34829aa8ca27447357078fd16f7b93ec6731ade9b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Executive Marc Elrich said that he believes that the county will have more success in reaching a deal to reopen the ferry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/jesica-argueta-vehicular-manslaughter-josephine-gieske-3KUVVK6YSFFJ7MMA4XCX26I42I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T18:23:47.296Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4UQ4RY6U6RF6NIHS2RJPJX55ZY.JPG?auth=a9980c0aaabc324d063321d56ca4516197e4035bb4815cc87f4bb0c4e7692103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Silver Spring woman pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter connected to an August crash that killed an 85-year-old woman and seriously injured a second person, according to county prosecutors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-extreme-weather-heat-deaths-WUL7ADTGAFHXXBKNLIAKK7NV4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T17:39:58.472Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2WLB7RYV25EJBFFT2QQ2GQCE2Q.jpg?auth=88a6c4f7dd92b0f9733b6e5fc71216ef10b213c47405f60a792fa7ecc714a67e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8070&amp;height=5380</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The number of heat-related deaths in Maryland has topped 30, putting this summer on track to be one of the deadliest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-wrongful-conviction-settlement-4A46FZHBGBCNJHXVW6IK6DJH4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T17:28:26.34Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O4BJLZO4SNHTDJ6ZECXJTHXT34.jpg?auth=0465ab5bccddf9e89d6f784c3d905f9e8736a0f57a0b679c335510d3c2654ce5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2204</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The city of Baltimore is slated to approve an $11 million settlement to Anthony Hall, who was wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder and served more than 25 years in prison.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/empower-rideshare-maryland-operations-CM2WNYD22FB7BIWZNSGRLPTFCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T16:18:08.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZVYZYJDQR5DGNCKHJVMVSKSSVY.jpg?auth=66869bc987f48f694b882c3b0493ccb16f839ba82d6a996160b2bd4deb3b7b34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4617&amp;height=3078</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s Public Service Commission dealt controversial ride-hailing app Empower a cease and desist order Wednesday afternoon amid a standoff with state regulators.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/potomac-montgomery-county-ice-arrest-2CIH737RXJDPNPNZYQYFYHO3JQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T15:02:04.45Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4UQ4RY6U6RF6NIHS2RJPJX55ZY.JPG?auth=a9980c0aaabc324d063321d56ca4516197e4035bb4815cc87f4bb0c4e7692103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal officials, including ICE, on Wednesday morning conducted an operation that led to a pursuit of three people  — and the arrest of two of them — near the Clara Barton Parkway.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-violence-strategy-homicide-rate-friendships-A56OGNAATJCQNAVFMYFZ6KDBJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T14:42:26.317Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LRRJK4XU3JF63LMWKM3BQJ6VGM.JPG?auth=9397a99e4a1b5e2dfc022817b6e351840a294813aec8376c6600acdceb1dd652&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reginald Williams of the Mayor’s Office of Safety and Engagement drives around West and South Baltimore in collaboration with the city’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-landlord-bribery-water-bills-UDSZ3LQJHVCYXI4OZJL5C7CAVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T14:41:14.468Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G5WENPC7DZGSZEYL7IEDFBFBOY.jpg?auth=459943c9301aeff8c9fe77960830dae63128beb5b7308d4bd86aad3c3b5da5c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=939&amp;height=626</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore landlord James Carroll Erny Jr. was sentenced to 13 months in prison and eight months of home confinement for bribing a city finance official to erase water and tax bills totaling about $25,000.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/olearys-tsu-annapolis-dining-6YPGDMTXLVAZ7CE2Q7PS6IEEJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T13:54:09.079Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3A5DLS4UOZDVBD3W7UQ5YDMUWI.jpg?auth=f485c62b610ab80e964a2323e1b0ed4899fa382cfa1712529b3a971230780849&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A mixed-use property, currently home to the restaurant Tsu, is for sale in downtown Annapolis. The building, 51 West St., is in the heart of the Annapolis Arts District.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-training-camp-breakout-players-YOZWU32DMFFXPDADGBVMYV4WT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T13:48:50.78Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U5SOLQIIZBEBHADHH34UX5DTAA.jpg?auth=bb60b6b04ccbe443f442f7d16db3afde24a81b31545df6801e261154e2c2acdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4586&amp;height=3057</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Linebacker Sonny Styles was the seventh overall pick in the draft.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/black-books-matter-fest-mahoganybooks-FVTKAPEJERHMBA2TNO2JRFS4OM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T13:46:43.486Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R4X5JCIXTNBM7NJ4IDP5TQ4P5I.jpg?auth=09e9d4f2c2504cc8dc2d2930102f234d82fad40985db479dd3b254d8c51e61cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4616&amp;height=3077</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MahoganyBooks owners/founders Derrick A. Young, Adrian Young, and Ramunda Lark Young in front of their store in National Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-gunnar-henderson-red-sox-series-DDL7VLRWGBDLJAAVIBNFUTRYZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T13:32:18.537Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4EWWDJCZBDVNBSJEQ2XVGRVV4.jpg?auth=9616f9d2e32882cf1763a44ea68fe435781e450a9c1f0e3c44f9b1f7e9c3a32f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3006&amp;height=2004</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson is batting .225 with a .701 OPS after a strong series in Boston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-freedom-caucus-republican-far-right-primary-NGGDWWZJP5A2DJSGU7DMHUEHZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T12:29:10.606Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UD6MJSNFHVBG7JVPAJ5K5ZWS6M.jpg?auth=c1e7a64aee56f73efa4b770ab69cf418e71e455bd0ef1b895d45092b5b954cd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Freedom Caucus members, from left, Dels. Matt Morgan, Kathy Szeliga, Brian Chisholm and Mark Fisher, talk to the media on the last day of the legislative session. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-cat-show-christmas-july-YHGHVD2EEZCBFCEGMAHCPJC33M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T10:30:01.822Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F24BAF5STVEPLIGLXHOKVPFXO4.jpg?auth=8a3167d6a5e2f347acdcc85007876d3fed1f9987f2a4f4b5fcafd33e309f6f12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3005&amp;height=2003</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ragdoll cats will be among the breeds in competition for top feline at the Capital City Cat Show at the Maryland State Fairgrounds this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/old-ellicott-city-floods-QDZSJRHHXRAXJGJ7D6FUMPWMIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T09:30:01.515Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UIGRAYKNU5GHRJY2COJYKWGGPE.JPG?auth=1b678042569800db391fed73c026e91b7e48c0acc00d049d00f5467f19dc6b91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8121&amp;height=5414</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Historic Ellicott City retains its charm 10 years after a flood devastated businesses along Main Street.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/olney-theatre-renovations-immersive-theater-EPY45O3BNFCDVE4ZQQZGUEZN7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T09:30:01.272Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4PH44CZMUBHOLNLTW6VDR6HOA4.JPG?auth=4c64bf27171bd888458b426cf6273b5a1f3b03d1805363ae62fdda41d7469c78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5896&amp;height=3930</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The entrance to the Roberts Mainstage of the newly renovated Olney Theatre Center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-puppet-slam-IOLCCVGOZJFHPKCNWU76BTVAPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T09:30:01.389Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2XWBR5XBJEZ5L3EYTM265FC4E.JPG?auth=f8e727b372cdcf23d20c488f618acb8de73a23503449cd4a261117bb489ee935&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1355&amp;height=904</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sage Cassamas, house manager of Glen Echo’s The Puppet Co., has performed at two of the company’s puppet slams, which are variety showcases of puppetry geared toward adults.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/cyclospora-taylor-farms-cdc-fda-iceberg-lettuce-salad-2JOQWT6GIFGPDGPFMRAR3IVI5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T09:30:00.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YHSD7GUMEFEZLKFHEQYBQY43AQ.JPG?auth=cba6b4deae566f51548fa34475ea009e8786f980828ee13a7b89c7a61b3a7c96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fresh produce from Baltimore County’s Full Circle Farm, a local community-supported agriculture organization, or CSA. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-doubleheader-game-two-kyle-bradish-I5II2Z2KVND25LVNZNGIWTXCWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T03:13:06.958Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5EOEWIXVHZE4BHLS6S33K3XMVM.jpg?auth=bea579fd36a109d0f990263a72398cc349c9874a29e3daba3630186a6ab7c182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4317&amp;height=2878</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish allowed one run on four hits over six innings Wednesday night as the Orioles gained a doubleheader split.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-doubleheader-christian-encarnacion-strand-6PUZS5KATNDE5L6JJ2KLLZL3JQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T02:47:36.455Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OILSOZROQRCONB73JULHNIZ7BY.jpg?auth=d346329fa6a384eeba75f6383ac67f5d91186a200616755e54cee3f53ba6981b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand rounds first after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of Game 1 on Wednesday at Fenway Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/arrest-gwynn-oak-double-homicide-N5G6NG4V5RAXBFIKZU3U7ESPUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T01:16:32.58Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QR62NO7E6RFZ3NW5AHX77PZ4GA.jpg?auth=dbce2da3f43df068067b6a64620930a25862350299a4e58d224dcdca1ec7b587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police have made an arrest in the double homicide of siblings ages 9 and 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/exotic-photoshoot-animal-cruelty-charges-SOB4YTMS6JCVPNODJ5BVFBMPSI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T00:41:22.966Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two men face animal cruelty and other charges after Baltimore County Police investigated alleged paid photo shoots involving exotic animals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-thunderstorms-update-AUTZT2PI3FCW3M5TJBRA6RIPDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T00:07:36.157Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KMMJ5RGIYJBRVLKZOQ5L5JBZTQ.JPG?auth=a58065755a8f5f7f5f5519854793bfdf63ecfc948cbef9ea227f16530cffaafe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1994</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Another round of showers and thunderstorms could develop Wednesday afternoon and evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/chick-fil-a-data-breach-cyberattack-maryland-BD7KUL2MIRHYHJWY45JDE2SB2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T23:55:09.35Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7PZFL2RU2BFX3JSGUBZE4DKNS4.jpg?auth=0f888da74ecc57db4dc102cad475130c392f406445e4ca4c246d687a50cbf452&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Chick-fil-A One users could have had their data breached in a cyberattack executives say occured from June 17-19.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-rockies-road-trip-cade-cavalli-luis-garcia-jr-GXF4ANYMQFARJC7OOX54G66SZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T23:42:30.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OMK4WSYLFJDRXLUC2FYEKQAM4U.jpg?auth=82a66d6f731022800efc66fefa8c39bb103c45825fcd4035ca9ce18b33fc03dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7692&amp;height=5130</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cade Cavalli struck out eight and allowed four hits and two walks in six innings Wednesday as the Nationals beat the Rockies 8-0.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/northwest-chinese-food-college-park-YZ34JG57CZBXTDUQ5PYA4ALXXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T22:20:33.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OOFGQHOB2RG6BKW367RKQYSQMQ.jpg?auth=8449b838615d7abd5f05091820159a2e0b0a66ab4f8b7583f5b160d5c1c10243&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Li Chun Café in College Park will house its sibling restaurant, Northwest Chinese Food, starting Aug. 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/cyclospora-maryland-cases-infection-7VN32GAL7RH25PBI4UWHF5Q3I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T22:17:16.098Z</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[The number of people sickened by the cyclospora parasite continues to rise in Maryland, reached 110, a 59% increase over last week, the Maryland Department of Health reported Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/data-center-moratorium-county-council-dickerson-atmosphere-P65G6Q7MHRDUTJT6PSK6YYDRTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T21:57:33.242Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GQKRSTMWCBC73D2WPJHMH2WCKY.jpg?auth=8202b10417410377fb155ca9fd0f82be5fbbd2528f8dd37349ac2757e86efc64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eight council members, including Will Jawando, have indicated their support for an 18-month moratorium on new data center permits.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-samuel-basallo-injured-list-adley-rutschman-N6CPPCDZNFGB7LAZQP7XU23NNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T21:11:02.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TLFK7UCHOBHFDPETZNVOR4ZUQU.jpg?auth=c190835f689594ab02904bd828264465fd90f01c17b5af97a35964d425466d22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Samuel Basallo’s placement on the 10-day injured list is retroactive to Monday, and the injury is listed as shoulder inflammation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/hello-trouble-andrew-weinzirl-hamilton-restaurant-NDDGCDNCW5DYPFDDAK2FTZYLWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T20:47:14.827Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V5LOAK4QZNEF5NTMPLUNAGUEWM.jpg?auth=371ab8d89d20899a0d632d67aaec94352b7e44e11b8e41a68971d4f24d0775ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3313&amp;height=2209</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chef Andrew Weinzirl hopes Hello Trouble's mid-August opening in Hamilton-Lauraville will mark his "triumphant" return to the neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/parkville-baltimore-county-bus-crash-VX3S7NTRL5HMZFP5NNN5Z2ENXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T20:24:03.35Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OP4Y4AQRRJGCDDKIFYCSQG2N6I.jpg?auth=5c3a81d8dfa2b5fbafc97e8e512f39a4849457c736fcbb887221ec3379a2717e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A driver crossed into oncoming traffic, setting off a chain-reaction accident that sent a school bus carrying students from the Maryland School for the Blind crashing into a Parkville pharmacy Tuesday, according to Baltimore County Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/republicans-congress-trump-iran-war-53GRTQP3CVEAHID4J3IXJ6TE6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T20:16:45.835Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BSCTLQR3P5EPBDT7F5K2QVOJIQ.jpg?auth=705a3554b82a7c87f968aa2606d0b1edc495f003c07dfc3525fc47c6f829c124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5333&amp;height=3555</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[House Speaker Mike Johnson, shown in March, is trying to advance a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal to fund the Iran War and other White House priorities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/prince-georges-sheriff-evictions-MLAC7VI5IVCTFKCRQZZB7BAJGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T19:13:22.041Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DROHFYIM4VCJ7AJPNETPXRGNMY.png?auth=5a5de6150330841a636b8a29f802ea3ac90a782ca9785400c96c009211dca7ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=600&amp;height=400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County community organizer Elsie Jacobs, 85, helps organize and schedule evictions for a fee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-camp-vega-ioane-travis-jones-malaki-starks-BT2CDLO2QVFBPM2SEUYUHNN6EQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T17:30:01.05Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4YCCDIUCJHZLCM6JYF5ZJVZVM.jpg?auth=9a2dd70f6d37887d5aff298135cc840c436490c38f6a3f8801204c33ca10110f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens rookie guard Vega Ioane takes questions from reporters following rookie minicamp practice on May 2.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-2025-trade-deadline-prospects-JVGBN3CSNRHCVJGZS5JVCCRFIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T17:19:09.834Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QHGGV56FC5GZ3E3ABSVH3UOZ2A.jpg?auth=095e818dffc395b7193006838d03c28e6aa0f538e64ed4332a328ef0cc8bc242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3691&amp;height=2465</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Left-handed starting pitcher Boston Bateman pitches for the Frederick Keys.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-deb-jung-the-source-primary-election-WTDCNCSDANC6PHXEF57DBFXOLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T16:56:49.668Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EACMAQUPZFG5HEIFDMS4WWZMYQ.jpg?auth=1e6fc215fd9bf09d5cb6ac4817ef0cd8d57366d88842751ca07aaeb8845fdb01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4495&amp;height=2997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Developer Brian Kim filed an ethics complaint against Howard County Council member Deb Jung, claiming that her scrutiny of a planned community center, The Source, was driven by her campaign for county executive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rhode-island-kidnapping-arrest-baltimore-county-O2NJZ3VE4ZESNLOSCB3RT7IKWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T15:19:07.129Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C7DWVGZQ4NETJAV4WHWVXF6UUE.jpg?auth=3af7f00a430ee3f56a56fb0dc399c07758aa5d757e412fb07348652c141b7e4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4828&amp;height=3219</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police arrested a man and woman from Rhode Island wanted for allegedly kidnapping their two young children.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-rockies-8-7-MCCUEQJ2SFG4DNLFY3DNZLF23U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T13:56:21.78Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NB7OXCNPYJB65AWLHY4MA5GQMA.jpg?auth=c3bfe2f96170dc4152ee39107f7eac75ab52c5946849e8c03994985737f869e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz, right, applies a late tag as Colorado Rockies’ Mickey Moniak scores on a double hit by Jake McCarthy in the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/states-attorney-sarah-david-brooke-nevils-matt-lauer-6OJGTL4QLNF4RLKGPKNEKGID2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T12:34:01.843Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TADPRVKTE5DQNH2ZPMOA6QQRBU.JPG?auth=e54e31d3154e187ec3dde78a98a4272e3283a06302ca0b7c46a0fbd1b5374304&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8380&amp;height=5587</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brooke Nevils and Sarah David talk to each other while eating lunch at Sushi Hana in Towson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/historic-ellicott-city-the-wayside-inn-fire-VYI334PGTJB3VACTKJWJVWMCKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T12:00:11.43Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J7NCTTON2JDVVGE2XUVJOCD73M.jpg?auth=f7202e80f99f69688b65cea1f5d558f9709405f9deb763117efa0f22a5038f4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3667&amp;height=2444</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Wayside Inn, a 246-year-old old bed and breakfast located in Ellicott City, caught fire on July 18th after being struck by lighting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>