<?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/public-health/moms-organic-market-face-mask-ban-TQ44G3IUCFEN5DSC22KPDE3H5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T23:43:48.705Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4CJD6R6JDBAYZL5DJAN2EFLWZM.JPG?auth=15a5dca7209f8f32c3d0dcd15f5067f5c747bb6b9e2edf9a26a5c817239bb7b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6270&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MOM’s Organic Market employees are not allowed to wear masks while working after a new policy was instituted.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/marcus-mariota-washington-commanders-injury-mcl-T7K4QCL4NFBWRPB5Q2SFJYX4LM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T21:37:22.841Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V626ZPGFBZHJNMI4XR5DZPPPAY.JPG?auth=df8335002f4dd420094e062aae3190460b7d3ed7409a219d47ce38c175fbf9f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2260</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota warms up before Friday night’s game against the Dolphins.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-james-wood-recovery-oblique-injury-LHFAQT6VZ5E7DKN7SIIW5KC7P4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T21:25:27.081Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WQKVYNMCCFCWJGSNGNOFE4RLRY.jpg?auth=8e8fad48cade422c6611053015f95b4c473783ff1a6ef79ef52ef19a466da7a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Mets’ Francisco Lindor tags out Brady House of the Nationals to end the second inning Sunday during New York’s 4-3 win.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rays-seven-run-sixth-inning-D6IBLVDDPFGO3IS5NY3FJTMJIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T20:44:47.141Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5KHFIHIJVRG7TGFZZM2XYCNOJQ.jpg?auth=0fc1a2bc82b23d18725cc30713295db7ed5f225f24b3b85759dbb07d39a934ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3999&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackson Holliday had two hits and three RBIs Sunday as the Orioles won 10-2 at Tampa Bay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/motorcyclist-killed-lanham-crash-sunday-FYUMNFQU6ZB25PGTAEJBKFR7FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T19:45:34.863Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VNUAXAIOWREXXCBKLCJKFUZ2AU.jpg?auth=b971ab7fa336276616ad2245613c3c2b125c1b2cf3aed368f0ceec4cdb335031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7336&amp;height=4891</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Police responded to a crash between a motorcycle and car at Greenbelt and Aerospace roads in Lanham around 3:45 a.m. Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/deadly-police-shooting-bel-air-BXXJ667FAJBCDMAJYTEMJNAW34/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T19:40:25.523Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFROG536EVBATECUOVOZPCBIII.jpg?auth=f2dcbf4991b03358d697b23b53b02df6967a1eb20c1065982355ca1436bcbfe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bel Air Police said an officer conducting a traffic stop Saturday night got into a “physical altercation” with the driver, prompting the officer to shoot the person.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-eagles-preseason-opener-F2JZVWF55VD6PK6O4RU7YNJDQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T19:32:36.048Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4VOSFV7HJNG37AOCIIFLQVU53Q.JPG?auth=a3747b05ceb0840e72c3a444ef0eef566be5a48220ed754baac5de2a4a323e70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane dives into the end zone for a 16-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter Saturday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-flash-flooding-possible-tornado-thunderstorms-RJN3DDF7SFD3LJ2NOJDX7364HY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T18:34:38.695Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WD57VENE6ZBCROJFR2BV7BY2NU.JPG?auth=120fd925dfcc66677b2038a0ede4719b1c04a53ba78079fb3a3028565e6a505c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service is advising people to remain vigilant during the incoming storms as the downpours set in before 5 p.m. Sunday and scatter in the evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/under-armour-city-classic-st-frances-academy-ML6YICSL3RBNJCFDRDVMGQBNWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T16:31:01.438Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KBNOW3MICJHYFDBDP7JCV6UPMA.JPG?auth=ae7177d0c18a59cf18e7237304b4f4e15ef5fde6c51068838e6450309516da3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The nation’s top high school players put on a show Saturday at the Under Armour City Classic at Saint Frances Academy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-eagles-preseason-game-what-we-learned-OQHPZN7UEZGCHGB5OL5SRKGR6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T11:00:05.13Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NLOYOID745HGPDEWETNU3PWBK4.JPG?auth=6c1081595104d90b13b80352af8f4de60458ebfc763ed539287d8e321853cf30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2126</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens coach Jesse Minter walks off the field after Saturday night’s 24-7 preseason win over the Eagles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/larry-hogan-washington-college-NYQ6BJ2UVRET7LN5OMVYTD6E6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T09:30:00.823Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KWKF3E3KSBCQ7MWP2WSUKYWX2Q.JPG?auth=783f19ce81b70e4be127a35d0ebd0b31b829c8199e5cb0029d1bd356a1305090&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6292&amp;height=4367</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will help open a civics center at Washington College on the Eastern Shore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-chesapeake-blue-crab-picking-Q5WNPXWKVVCWHC64PZBQ5B2UAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T09:30:01.223Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A3TH5LMJ3RAWLITUNTWLKENSB4.jpg?auth=98624d7a42443b9f152d11be17b8efbccfebaf56a98d50f4d0c92555e9a38db5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fresh blue crab to be steamed and enjoyed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/montgomery-county-agricultural-fair-food-drinks-DNAXC5UDTZDABDVZPRBQJUHELM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T09:30:00.694Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6UQG6EABOZHIRGBTOYTH7QDQX4.jpg?auth=53c4074bf91d9b25fc65c1c82f373ee0e8398335b80a6c6550dae1843a772a00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1169&amp;height=774</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From Hot Cheetos street corn to some of the best fried chicken I’ve had in recent memory, here’s everything I ate at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-preseason-eagles-jakobi-lane-XO6HPSRJDNEW5MIQVHLAVKF7JM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T04:43:10.776Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N3M5U66BORGHDKBNGUX54WTKI4.png?auth=82d94701db27f5c5385e62b956629e8757925c9451171a16756c5b93717758ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rays-cam-sanders-save-10-innings-A7SR5FTB3VH77KB4354QRDHRSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T02:46:26.564Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYJQFQY7DFDMDE3RT24C2ZKEB4.jpg?auth=5e20f597453ca806cdffdb3c5fe36d47426434e05b510a92edac75664da094e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackson Holliday fields a ground ball as the Rays’ Yandy Díaz runs by during the seventh inning Saturday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-will-dion-yovanny-cruz-V22U6E2FP5GSFBG3Z6RHFO6I6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T01:07:50.994Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2AZJI7XM4FFBZGQK47ZGBFYA6A.jpg?auth=778855d8c9dd11976d657b99096132cfbcfba67e116fa14488183089030da386&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5377&amp;height=3531</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marcus Semien of the Mets tags out Nasim Nuńez of the Nationals during the seventh inning Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-catcher-samuel-basallo-to-begin-rehab-assignment-sunday-with-mlb-return-nearing-377S3THJU5BKLDYAIF7IGTIU3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T00:12:41.85Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SJCPSZ3JJAJNK4XVASCDGZO2Q.jpg?auth=4aa518f6542c7e17c1967a6f903a9878bd5c65d41b6ab40d3ea9d8828a1a87be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2669&amp;height=1779</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Samuel Basallo is hitting .241 with a .756 on-base-plus-slugging percentage this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/embold-project-baltimore-teen-natural-hair-care-education-T4JZYQ4VZBHO7D5BFA4775MC4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-15T19:05:23.872Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5BYMZJUITNCR3DN2AJL7SK4POI.jpg?auth=413b0a65e406d27343304245584897f786e9f04c154feb91d1aee8d570208aed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3693&amp;height=3693</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Boldon’s initiative, Embold, started as a school project when she was 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/free-blockbuster-dvd-rental-movie-nights-6AKRCXZH35FQTLVV456HWQ65XU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-15T14:27:51.26Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EPEHMA4OHVBYVJGO7N5ACUPIJQ.JPG?auth=8f7f10f149b052138921ff5cdd52afca1cc41585884f4a774a59c6ed67d5d955&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Hampden Blockbuster in Baltimore on Aug. 4, 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/control-moco-spending-vision-zero-A4BU5V2GDVGGRPQSXZNC7P4ZTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-15T09:30:00.637Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JLR4VXE3VFBHHFAJ77AK3RWV5M.jpg?auth=7e0992c506277931694db99a3419c346267d6bf6d36e26b615a7730d9275ce40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4617&amp;height=3078</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County’s Board of Elections certified 7,999 signatures for a proposal to cap annual spending increases at inflation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-andrew-alvarez-rotation-BANJRRMVE5GO3O6M5NN6O2AJM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-15T04:15:15.309Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RIWEBZVNSFDB3BCNVWC4I4OOHU.jpg?auth=84ae08901aa67870577c99afd320b4eb2e33337a00124cbeed76a6e2c3bf9af8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4170&amp;height=2780</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Alvarez allowed two runs on two hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Mets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-miami-dolphins-preseason-game-JU54OHECQJF3RLMXAH5IAGDIFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-15T03:48:36.12Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O7KMIB5A3VHW5G35CFB4JBJZPM.JPG?auth=bdc0e3bc10f507e757ee99cb3c41a5dbe3eb054e0458e7e8bfdd9f900ace65ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2140</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders running back Kaytron Allen rushes for a 16-yard gain in the second quarter Friday night at Northwest Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-ray-6-5-dylan-beavers-TPIZSYRBINFIXKFRGNHXJBLVTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-15T03:36:08.345Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G6DEVHAYRRGP3M4BGJ5QX23WWY.jpg?auth=6287f6e914fb2ae9e2575aec32ec37642125549b5de66c023146ede18fa606a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4200&amp;height=2800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dylan Beavers watches his two-run single off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Kevin Kelly during the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/brooklyn-park-murder-case-guilty-plea-X2D4JLXTJBCVNF2HZSJLERDM5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-15T00:28:14.578Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OAS76ASINBCV7PNJ47EZ6GOKAA.jpg?auth=c99ea8315a6ef3b7e2399e5aa6703fae98a1abdcb75a91d36d064f64328d8f76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Curtis Bay man pleaded guilty to his wife’s murder Thursday, the fourth day of his trial.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-cj-abrams-second-base-shortstop-XGUMPUBCAZCUBDFOZRPV4YU44I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-15T00:09:58.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q447RFMT4ZB2XMJCXSXSB7UKFY.jpg?auth=e87091207657fbf396d958bcfe1e80d218638c2e7fae4a02779186e43729e8db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4975&amp;height=3317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CJ Abrams is one of worst-fielding shortstops in the major leagues, according to defensive metrics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/western-maryland/beaver-attacks-girl-canoe-montgomery-county-YWGQOCBXDFGMFPOQA3MSSYXHFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T23:14:30.443Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PZ5E7OE23JEUDAQRD3PQUZCGPA.jpg?auth=2615863d6eb3aac9e5c192385079ee792a50df93ca45a5c386d61fde241cbec5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1750&amp;height=1219</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This latest incident is the third time this month that a human has been attacked by a beaver in a Maryland state park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-players-on-tampa-bay-rays-cedric-mullins-QBSQFK6JGJDSRMJSP24JM6VZFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T23:09:45.175Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NJR3ZJXI3BG5TE5DSVQ5A6QDZI.jpg?auth=bf69ed44a32cddb90bd5638e6705112600bf024ffbb5f22bf289c5d0f9b81630&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Baker, left, and Cedric Mullins celebrate the Tampa Bay Rays' win against the Cleveland Guardians on July 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-college-move-in-day-traffic-PRTMRTTSSRCQTCWMN2I735IXMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T23:09:07.677Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/COUSGW2SVBB7RLUWHOOLOXX5NY.JPG?auth=82dcb76e0f1ad22b112a8f0ecd63db36710e4e1b38731ef11b0f9afc61d53bc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4978&amp;height=3319</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner compiled a list of undergraduate move-in dates at Maryland colleges so you can know when — and where — to steer clear of the congestion.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/teen-pleaded-guilty-98-days-blake-high-school-ABXSD4YF6VDR7FJMFPGKTSAJ5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T22:52:17.741Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZ7MWUSIDBELFDV4TACBEBPR6M.jpg?auth=9bf76f8ca30a7eb7acc53f8144ccbe64b7b72afe12c674a4fb7f09a512e4792d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1538&amp;height=1154</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A teen pleaded guilty to gun possession and was sentenced to 98 days in jail in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of Blake High School in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/isabel-cumming-brandon-scott-records-JOD3PHZ6WJBEXEEPGHVIZYCLOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T22:51:18.502Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PYWJ4AJLGFAA3JQA7TQLOYVYDU.jpg?auth=11e1c2c5cb0d39aaa5d482ab59db8bd8b712a9518db7e7ce32fbc8534e4843bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7517&amp;height=5011</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Isabel Mercedes Cumming, Baltimore’s Inspector General, is shown in her office in City Hall in January 2023. A judge ruled in favor of Cumming on Friday in an ongoing legal battle with Mayor Brandon Scott over access to city records. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/milford-mill-academy-baltimore-police-74CCGJUTI5HGLPDYOKKQ3Z3HDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T22:48:32.575Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Milford Mill Academy student has died two weeks after she was critically wounded in a shooting in West Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-teddye-buchanan-acl-rehab-activated-pup-list-SF6NQ6UUKRFWHLUMASDNS5NDHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T21:49:13.52Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZOBFSUBQYFGLVP2X7COZMX7MAE.jpg?auth=ae383c21f00b5964aed4c5ad6eebe041fb7dda3daf5ea67541c77368ee11200d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4862&amp;height=3241</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Teddye Buchanan (40) was a fourth-round draft pick of the Ravens in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/maryland-association-of-counties-conference-economic-development-RZKL6YFEJZAWXFD3DQRVKRO6DI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T21:27:17.292Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JVSPLFFYH5ASBLNIJGA2J6GAPU.jpg?auth=2cff825db90b427166c6c29c781f9e55d35ef4553cd98c67a5f518d822ff6b42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=727&amp;height=546</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore at the Prince George’s County’s annual reception at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/start-your-musical-journey-at-baltimore-school-of-music-C3Y24CJTXVHKLMVHFY6WYKUZ3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T20:46:58.666Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3S42EIZZWFEIPEZ74EIJT22SNQ.jpeg?auth=bb9e74cd5e27a25e238b515fa9f875efb09c6bf25c6cd4036c5dabdbc12fa855&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/tractor-trailer-fatal-i-95-crash-7NQ6637HJ5AKZFCQ3M3OJFY6E4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T20:19:44.52Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Francesca Lloyd, 34, of Nottingham died after the Subaru Outback in which she was a passenger collided with a tractor trailer along Interstate 95 in Rosedale on Friday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/maryland-digital-ad-tax-struck-down-Y5ZNWRODMJEJLBB6UN7CF6CKB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T20:09:09.995Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BTKNRIO7BBBZF5HU5IDB53KNE.jpg?auth=34585d5916ba9922566761bc8c322260089fcb5e0ec0f18efd877a6d6f2dfe26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2607&amp;height=1955</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising by major tech companies was struck down by the Maryland Tax Court on Friday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/olivia-dean-baltimore-concert-seafood-SKP4ULVNU5D3FESJWDLYTYVPWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T19:15:27.764Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVOSNBFAVNF7FCJEMXCJIR7LW4.jpg?auth=1bd4334864aad7d01f619bb9e42ccc3261f3c000240eedb8a6ec9a5059076940&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6112&amp;height=4254</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Olivia Dean stopped by Baltimore Seafood the night before her concert at CFG Bank Arena.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-schools-screentime-audit-F6HPZYWXFRBZ3O4FDK4JO3FZKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T18:59:52.876Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6OPJTOEJP5BHXGK2ZYCZ3KU3PM.jpg?auth=4d8844c979b953391c9ad1cc95697624427e64cc5238d8da3a653732faa0a1d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5561&amp;height=3707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The screen time audit comes as parents across the country are revolting over how much of class is spent on computers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/stavros-halkias-politics-magoobys-SBLECG2YPNFEVFWL46ZOBCOCTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T18:06:08.394Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JGH77YOBQJGIXIM2VF44KCFIIE.jpg?auth=f3fa7550569c6fe0e09ada00af10ca16b34fbea3cc0eba1a5118e589c2fdd5be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3744&amp;height=2496</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Comedian and Baltimore native Stavros Halkias walks on the sidelines before the Ravens’ AFC championship game at M&T Bank Stadium in January 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-killing-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-RS34HUJXAFFNFEN7RBKL6LKVWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T17:47:56.317Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OTNELS5LVNA7XBXDZTS3KXPKUI.jpg?auth=2bcccd6194bbdb640732e8fe8f50a87ea021ae4ce541e13c4a077e0cd7d50458&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7607&amp;height=5074</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal charges in New York for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-sexual-abuse-case-Q32CF6JA2NG4HELKE3VLIBUOHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T17:11:06.406Z</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[A Baltimore County man was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse, authorities said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-teacher-ice-detention-court-ZVANKEJUIRCAPNTY65GCA6F4BM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T16:53:47.519Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZQUKBL2I3RFSPNT7HPNC6ML2RA.jpg?auth=c7716fa2aeec553d2260c4b308c92d24c2548136952d1cbecedbecc1d745f78e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2769&amp;height=1846</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Maryland School of Pharmacy instructor Berhanu Kibret, seen participating in a professional development fellowship this year, was arrested by immigration agents on July 21, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-police-maryland-attorney-general-samuel-brown-YPS7R5GKYRETHI7WXCKAC57VYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T15:33:04.411Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PILMY7BV4FGHZGRY44NEHBVFDE.jpg?auth=92db90825363853b414ab9625cdcc2402438a29158479461cb6e5d7768134273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=648&amp;height=432</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said his office will not prosecute Baltimore County Police Officer Derek Hadel for the February death of Samuel “Big Sam” Brown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/mta-bus-lanes-red-line-baltimore-OI2QBLRPKJAGRISKZOB2ZOBERY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T15:31:03.738Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VLPWD6YEUJBTBCZ4TGPWRSRIQY.JPG?auth=9b8e22f006f3d9f5c03af70592dbccb0d3f520f5a48acf03550cf52c57616f6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A woman boards the Maryland Transit Administration CityLink Orange bus at the West Baltimore MARC Station. A new MTA project breaking ground this month aims to speed up crosstown bus routes like the Orange.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-preseason-opener-preview-2XQDSEM5O5FNZGBHSVUA6GEUA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T15:30:03.361Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BWIDFCGYYBAVXAM7U73EH5LM6I.jpg?auth=7657d7ab1a6221efba95196ac2a46cf147fa5caa9061040abbf66f70a14e48c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4689&amp;height=3126</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jesse Minter will call defensive plays and man the challenge flag Saturday night in his first preseason game as an NFL head coach.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/rare-rabid-beaver-attacks-cunningham-falls-hunt-35SMW2JCYVAWTPO2VYZZXTKPRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T14:51:18.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K2DKTFYU5BDNXE7NRODZLGMI7M.JPG?auth=c48cccba7db2a068a76fd3c59149675f1184283feb00cea7d64529847ad75892&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joshua Tabora, a wildlife biologist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, points out a great blue heron that appeared in his thermal monocular while searching for beavers on Hunting Creek Lake at Cunningham Falls State Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/colson-yankoff-washington-commanders-B74VQBITCBCXJCAUG7NNSIX75Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T14:51:03.455Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/57PHUVAC5NGFVPN73FLSSVATKE.jpg?auth=e0bfbe134e43d086ca4f5887fa620fbcfb5d57172bb3b8d13163b93718201fe3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5003&amp;height=3335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colson Yankoff catches a pass during practice at Commanders training camp as he attempts to make the team as a tight end.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/annapolis-indentured-servants-book-chesapeake-bound-AJVYCUQINJGWBACQXMGSMJ2KUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T10:30:00.501Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KL5B6D5AKZGFHGFUWWA36SVV5E.jpg?auth=107ad7025a42010206da21d65400cc80d22539076a0cd09650fb0a3021af3264&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2912&amp;height=2192</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Guay, an Annapolis musician and writer, is working on follow-ups to his 2025 historical fiction, "Chesapeake Bound."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pets-players-dogs-37EPY2UJINFXJCP4N3G3D4L7LE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T09:30:03.33Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AK2QVG4755FVNETL5V4VA4RH2Q.jpg?auth=9a2b86e71d452e36c3a45508e47cf934371bed23cd68cf45b33092e78ae1b68e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4284&amp;height=5355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Dylan Beavers celebrates his dog’s birthday. Rex, a dachshund, is about 2 years old.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/popup-bagels-bethesda-opening-EMTLYWWEIFH7XGSEXODU473KXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T09:30:02.736Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ORPVTMLBHBBG3FB3LW5W2MWMRU.JPG?auth=7ce88e200948636f0929fbe96be9880a8c0219e573a161b05fb013c18fc371db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A basket of hot bagels at PopUp Bagels in Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/greenbelt-cinema-funding-U3XJMRAXERFODFQPIQYHSBRE3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T09:30:01.858Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VUDUSV6I6FCWJLWPD27OUMWALA.jpg?auth=6365eb675a542e23f7550eb258c4291b253cfdcb9b4857150e40a4aa10c8db9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Operators of Greenbelt Cinema rallied supporters Wednesday evening to ask the Greenbelt City Council for additional funds to combat rising costs and restore some film programming. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-cubs-cade-cavalli-one-hitter-UWHYLROUWJF65NBSUDZT3EBXQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-14T03:57:30.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IFTTIQST4VFU3GOHNHZIVDUDRE.jpg?auth=c2c412d90d6ea5ffa574e5be6877027b9eb973f2074c662cd5f64c0ba9769157&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5254&amp;height=3503</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cade Cavalli lowered his ERA to 3.36 with eight shutout innings Thursday against the Cubs. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/wmar-local-tv-news-anchor-layoffs-TLV5APILUBF7PMO5W75QESUJLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T22:45:10.934Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6CQUXLPK4BDUBBN5CHRYASVU2I.jpg?auth=3bc9390f8e6b30d70bfb348d763e3c535faca85ee1f54ee5450adca1bc729964&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While the change to two evening broadcasts on WMAR-2 may be a minor adjustment for Baltimore area viewers, it highlights a major shift in how technology is reshaping local TV news.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-grassroots-crisis-funds-intervention-suicide-6FJUUYQVEBATZAPHZ6ZQJFWHKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T22:41:42.482Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/75CQMJOVGJDHLHHKV6RBTEGEHQ.jpg?auth=317f98cf1de385928a337207011595d5486c576fe29d43fb82f00b2c8d07fddc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1170</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced that the county is sending $260,000 in emergency funding to keep the nonprofit Grassroots Crisis Intervention, which answers calls, chats and texts to the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline, afloat after the organization lost federal funding. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-preseason-eagles-jakobi-lane-SC5XR4DQUJDPNNFFNHU3PHPPQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T21:17:11.427Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OOP6MWBKABEX3OWLMXT5CSJWTA.png?auth=3d553fd43b55a6d091ab4a81b306fb4c3957668055ef53b3324fec2605601069&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/brass-tap-bar-closing-midtown-belevedere-NT2BBFFYZNBNHFHUJW3CSPW37I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T21:16:58.336Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4DVTURRU4JHQXILH5CV76WWJOU.jpg?auth=916ca30fc6a01be29240c02839337e9d93f0f921fc9584c404b12eaff0f8e481&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Brass Tap in Midtown-Belvedere is set to close on Aug. 31 after almost a decade in business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-jayden-daniels-lsu-jersey-instagram-HRZRXM5H45FNRNWUHA6Y6E4BAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T21:01:20.581Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DAAGZ6EBKRATFHVIPYS4HZ3XNQ.jpg?auth=ca117b674fc36ee819543efd04f661c2cb548f6bcd98473091466aeffac5ebb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2804&amp;height=1869</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels won the 2023 Heisman Trophy at LSU.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/anne-arundel-grandmother-child-highway-death-RAV2ZJUPKFFT7GHZTHSJB7ORIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T20:48:48.624Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NSPVBHNMNFH2HGLAN2R3PQLVTY.jpg?auth=fb9e56370d4e3e11a69461845e15a44a9b6b2bf2a182e66a480a71f923fc5ee6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3572&amp;height=2381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Anne Arundel Circuit Court jury found a Hagerstown grandmother guilty of neglect of a minor after she drove 11 miles beyond where her grandson fell from her car and died on Interstate 97 before realizing he was missing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-training-camp-observations-nate-wiggins-marlon-humphrey-XRXNY4AJ2RG2ZDGWIKGY6BFYHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T20:48:11.437Z</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 is not expected to miss extended time. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/babys-on-fire-closed-mount-vernon-EOZXLN4OJNBENCRTEEL2UPFEV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T20:33:58.905Z</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[Baby’s on Fire closed July 19. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pinch-hitting-strategy-craig-albernaz-KBSWZBADKVEXXJZ33TRRYDYUOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T20:27:23.736Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RDKGXRRW3RA6NIEU5CCMO5E34M.jpg?auth=d89240166e1f69b426bd26b2ec474f207a0bdcc3bb1cd76d4c71fff08c08f5cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Having been an everyday player in 2024 and mostly starting in 2025 when he was healthy, Cowser said, his adjustment to pinch hitting more frequently has been stark.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-expected-plead-guilty-federal-case-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-JZAIINOMBJAZVK77DGU3UI4RYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T19:46:12.376Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OTNELS5LVNA7XBXDZTS3KXPKUI.jpg?auth=2bcccd6194bbdb640732e8fe8f50a87ea021ae4ce541e13c4a077e0cd7d50458&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7607&amp;height=5074</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday in the federal case, though a deal has not been 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tour.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/howard-county-public-school-zone-speed-cameras-GQOR7UWOXZB47C25BDH3FPVL7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T18:51:38.683Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CUK7IBIS5FCVDN2KIDHASS7CFU.jpg?auth=21b228554ee29bb39cf9e1cd6c10cc523c293d1322a323af2e2b35ab5b4bd495&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new school traffic zone is proposed for Centre Park Drive near Howard High School. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/leadership-in-action-where-people-culture-and-performance-meet-AESBXXV2KBBGNFGU6ZPFF7RZPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T17:28:18.018Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CVXXOTCAND6FKWTYAA7O33TWQ.jpg?auth=1b918aff21db6cb84e0027ee01c0e0b7e393026720d3d9a9fbf305e82647eeec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bohrer-park-july-28-gaithersburg-BGIAAGCISRH6ZFGDNNLCQU5VY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T16:57:05.869Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E67WWII7MNCSVLJCDUHITF2QJA.jpg?auth=ceab3db9e0b3639cb3df9c25a9f1ef684120067c32c232a945a404c73c27f0e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4322&amp;height=2881</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ICE’s presence at Bohrer Park in 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budge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/oliver-brewing-beer-anne-arundel-I62QBS5M2RA7THZOJJFEURH6WI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T15:56:20.599Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/74X6BGPN7FAGDEJQU7QVAUHLJQ.jpg?auth=53df0dd2258b4cd7a78454978f5ee888aedd128f598a92ac2f0d1d33398d7867&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7426&amp;height=5304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oliver Brewing is moving to Millersville to open an expanded taproom, where customers will be able to indulge in their craft beers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/memorial-cross-fallston-state-road-PSWUFTKCYJELHD32GZOSKSJF6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T15:12:29.189Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C7KGJNQI5NBBPOU7ZTXZCHDD6A.jpg?auth=7199d25fda63817dde821712675538329ade39138aaf91381b0bd4fa30691837&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brad Hopkins put up a cross where his son, Gavin Hopkins, 20, died in a motorcycle crash. The Maryland State Highway Administration has removed it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/morgan-wallen-concert-urinating-arrest-BMXBSAJBK5GXLKTXKP5DHFI7CI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T14:09:18.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TYUGBCA7BE6HGEAXILVBX4BR4.jpg?auth=238c4ec0e2e415d57d7d0c80c5a96abdb8cb8807fec33a909305e88e034dd3ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5600&amp;height=3150</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Monday, October 14, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/patapsco-valley-state-park-new-trails-424NIS2JIRDBJIFZMFHCV7462I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T13:09:47.056Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2LJAJ4RVJFWXCRFIRKBSK4ABM.jpg?auth=57f00272a1cb6146a49554e1aa4fda1e1a560626e2a85c386ef9a12336329c92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[To alleviate heavy foot traffic in Patapsco Valley State Park, officials and volunteers are launching projects this fall that will open access to the Woodstock area.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/homeless-shelters-baltimore-inspector-general-AHJVUY5B6NAIDHSQ5KGSNYZXGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T12:00:01.398Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PKEBNF4QGZEJNHIH7WYRHOH7DA.jpg?auth=87a3f770549471beefcfc9c25d19a03c7960563ca47dc60e7eb51b22645d8edd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6532&amp;height=4355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The city's Office of Inspector General investigated complaints involving three hotel-turned-homeless shelters. 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Minnesota.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-baltimore-events-little-italy-festival-juvenile-zac-brown-band-VIFFHIMEJ5GINAJWHEQDCT55JE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T10:30:01.245Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CXN5ZBKVDBDHDNZUF6RJXBGMVE.jpg?auth=274bf925b2ef8d71e5d0279f1e8fc3916a952e50eae22a4e736bb23af5404d1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rapper Juvenile will perform this weekend with The 400 Degreez Band at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-things-to-do-capital-region-TQVU54IS6BDI3A4Z3LO43Z7MSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T09:30:03.502Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6YKSFXX5DBESJNU6T6RFJQN5QE.jpg?auth=7458e03055bbcf801b74b46af61843ab2864a410d007e074f426f0790b8ac06a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5761&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeanette Thompson owns Romantique Books, a Montgomery County-based pop-up romance bookstore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/angel-reese-national-team-wnba-CO4YOYUMEVCQLFWUK6U3CEA3GU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T09:30:01.348Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VWU6I6FK3RAGPG7KLIBTFXBOWM.jpg?auth=6e283746ff7fde0a691158e2e8f4d07c055eba3917d4db4b3103add32a7c6b07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3954&amp;height=2437</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream brings the ball up the court against the New York Liberty in June at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-budget-lawsuit-park-and-planning-BWFLKVHFJZE6JGSBNZB3W4O4GY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T09:30:00.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JRAPLCWAEZACHAERE43V6OFUQY.JPG?auth=d3ed4853a88f58deee479c34a14da17280b2baaa4f425e2125c49fb34d346887&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Executive Aisha Braveboy and leaders of the County Council have defended a controversial $39 million budget transfer at the center of a circuit court case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/artist-ainsley-burrows-eubie-blake-5TUHK5SMJNGNHFVWA2GMFT4XZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T09:30:03.11Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BKZOQYW7LFGOPKBXEWSWUBXRJA.JPG?auth=d4cca2be02303fd461045195cf28a28b07055b41af09afb5ee07153a399d3f09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jamaica-via-Baltimore painter Ainsley Burrows at his studio in East Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-jayden-daniels-cease-and-desist-lsu-Z6UOAK6DTRBTDEK36HXCU63TRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T04:43:11.146Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O3AKDYGEB5FVLOIY7KVOHVLDIY.jpg?auth=2152b29bf5ba0d6c1b4b38575b74aad80fa8a0d58fdad3af2080f35c8eabb165&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7339&amp;height=4893</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels looks on during training camp practice on Aug. 12.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-cubs-jackson-kent-mlb-debut-NVHDQCGCNVBMDODBDEKIKH7BTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T03:16:58.009Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X2OXNSDPLZFBXN6CG6KJMPBROA.jpg?auth=5f5364b2782a8ff41cfc984f1d90f272ed885afa3f1471623fffc7c9b4098843&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackson Kent began his major league career by pitching four innings Wednesday night, allowing three runs, three hits and five walks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/morgan-wallen-baltimore-show-urination-3XST4SCU5JG6HC3YCZWESLW2WE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T00:36:21.099Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FSX7QXW7MBD4VDMCUFTSE25YZY.jpg?auth=80a7f4f18ba750e2607837aaf3767c955dec51cabf7e7b0849e6552ff5d1fd6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5339&amp;height=3559</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Country singer Morgan Wallen performed at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-storms-tornado-2EJ3OD6FNZFE3DOPLTL2B3FWTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T00:26:17.302Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6H5XSJYORRAWDB66HUJP4WU4AA.JPG?auth=5054467016602ab7db8e0880fe72dd538e3b95a7068c83d1ab9ccc69518adece&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1690</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This summer has seen its share of volatile storms. A tornado was confirmed to have touched down Monday in Baltimore and Dundalk.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/morgan-state-homecoming-shooting-7RGGR3JQRVE2VEJW25IHZMSQGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-13T00:18:53.493Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N3YSMMJV2JEHVC6GCRP3AFGXPQ.JPG?auth=4c1806a39f36305de630e7b99ef0b3a882ed4fca515697f96a641d90ec4a4cde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8330&amp;height=4959</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A helicopter searches the campus of Morgan State University in 2023 after five people were shot during homecoming celebrations. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/jayden-daniels-washington-commanders-miami-dolphins-Q6F5HTBD4RF33HVLVVAAZSHNFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T22:17:21.11Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O3AKDYGEB5FVLOIY7KVOHVLDIY.jpg?auth=2152b29bf5ba0d6c1b4b38575b74aad80fa8a0d58fdad3af2080f35c8eabb165&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7339&amp;height=4893</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels had his best day of training camp Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ambrose-kennedy-pool-closed-vandalized-EKZYRORYPFBHNFKTGMOP76H4LY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T22:07:13.122Z</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[Baltimore’s Patterson Park Pool has been vandalized twice this summer. On Wednesday, Ambrose Kennedy Pool became the latest city pool to close after a vandalism incident.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/reptile-thefts-capitol-heights-KUVXEYXKBNBODFRCYZE6SSG2GM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T21:57:06.076Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RFVQUZW2SBAH7GUNLRRTJ6EWXQ.jpg?auth=c6572b80de6b92a8a24de40110648dd3e3563ae053e18c9f79749bb3375af80a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=296&amp;height=369</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Police arrested a 31-year-old suspected of stealing more than 60 reptiles from pet stores in Maryland and Virginia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-twins-shane-baz-dylan-beavers-RSXLH3SBNZEV5OHAQKBKM4TYCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T21:37:57.957Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JXIGTLGDONHEDCJJITS4LKIMR4.jpg?auth=60e30cf22826f38684e307896d1b4fb4029bd89d7b10425a77fd350d3125bf25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3178&amp;height=2119</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starter Shane Baz allowed five runs on nine hits in three innings at Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ices-plan-to-give-officers-electric-shock-gloves-draws-outrage-and-fears-of-misuse-JTGFUHLY25EURH6KA2LEARWR4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T21:25:23.41Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AMRA6OTAVREMRIZGVBKEPZAHX4.jpg?auth=b58a11f6fbb237d491ce6c4bbbf699d1494e58b09e43ef1526c36f28275a00c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Federal agents walk down a street while conducting immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Feb. 5, 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-tight-ends-mark-andrews-matt-hibner-josh-cuevas-5GCMXSN35BDDNF2TPRAD7QUYHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T21:02:28.129Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LHEBXLBEXRAN5KLGHI5XZEAYH4.jpg?auth=1eda21db19b3bb81bbbb75baea95557811072e1526d0f71ba90f32c94894627e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1900&amp;height=1265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens tight ends Ty Pezza, (84), Josh Cuevas (85) Mark Andrews (89) and Durham Smythe (80) take a break after completing drills during practice on July 29.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-nnamdi-madubuike-cornerbacks-training-camp-marlon-humphrey-766XG73WWJDEDCUBTRXYYY7D7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T20:50:02.097Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OX4BWC7SGZEVVHIML2W6NSGCOE.jpg?auth=b22de36548215dfb18bad310aea6457648fe5797610a172ccaea410fab91d6b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6149&amp;height=4099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[When the defensive line broke for individual drills Wednesday, defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike lined up and took reps.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-murder-fatal-shooting-EJKMTKAYQNBG5J532LPOCHPNY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T20:44:46.734Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OXTF6S6ASVCDBJNTW7F4A5SB7Y.jpg?auth=2527855521c8efad41a59afbc2dc59510bd2a67507e08197ce15e7060b4e93a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4819&amp;height=3213</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[India Johnson’s relatives gather outside of the Maryland District Court courthouse in Towson on Wednesday after a bail review hearing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/bocking-stevie-walker-webb-preston-crowder-HCT6AVFVY5FALHF4UOYENVXDZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T20:07:00.83Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LUQVFJ35SVBD5ESWAKUEA6JRWQ.JPG?auth=53978ea41327ae7b2ffa2e3f66025fe4d2830d99fcd472439510af3ee19b58c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kalen Allen, who plays Erickson Lewis, at the first table read of the play “Bocking,” set to premiere at Center Stage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/magoobys-club-hampden-VEPIFB7QBFBGHAZOX2BBBISMHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T18:22:06.22Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QIQRVVBHCVDVHKGYMZUE4X34SM.JPG?auth=5059c06029a81bcbf6bc0c3c87e677dbe1ccdafddde4130d4c2b94ea8b740d93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Magoobys Joke House, located in Timonium, will open a smaller spot in Hampden.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/jackson-kent-breakout-season-washington-nationals-NYSNIH7HUJHSZIYACTC6I26VKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T18:04:38.981Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BPYGFOYOFC33HLBMF6R6GTLUA.jpg?auth=e2ad1447c059b2037eed4e59c75501df094f4b6f6a0aaa7032a7b40784a00927&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4830&amp;height=3220</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackson Kent pitches during a spring training game between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/dirt-bikes-baltimore-city-peace-walk-protest-KOBJ3GPUUVAOJIRFG6JQBVZPWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T17:54:42.019Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/62GKJFGROFBHJHHMNWWJ3C7OP4.JPG?auth=0c96b36117c9ccf8c91d9577fc5d1260c51747979a636d35d2ce53c2e3ba8e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dirt bikes, part of Baltimore City's Black culture for decades, are illegal on the streets. Advocates want to talk to law enforcement and others to figure out how to promote a safe way to continue that history.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/inner-harbor-harborplace-development-construction-permits-KGN3S2MM4JDM5G66GSCVVUJKEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T16:19:39.351Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OL32KYDRRBEETOUVCIXAXHBABY.jpg?auth=bd86720771e5b404c9a2a691e815f69b1003160655f9e505a5f23abb365710a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This month, a contractor for Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate filed an application with the city for construction permits on several parcels along and near Baltimore’s waterfront.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-officer-harrison-brandon-guilty-time-theft-case-4YTYQ4KRFFFBHBUE5UCLU5MQ54/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T15:35:20.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OBVXLYBDVFBSDOUAQM34H3T5YQ.jpg?auth=1b2285f652c1bce0117a2857da4ef767e58637363302ef04a21fcb553e24dbe5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2631&amp;height=1754</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Baltimore Police Officer Harrison Brandon was charged with forgery, identity fraud, theft and misconduct in office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-weather-rain-severe-storms-IDOBOJMLEVAW3HKHCHR3QEUJEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T15:28:25.117Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B7ADR6EP2JA6DOVEAYEQJU3FZ4.JPG?auth=8497a6237ae14a319f09c2c6ed1b09e22f5223264ccdc8bb82630e1f1826e355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Severe storms continue to be a threat across much of Maryland this week, according to the National Weather Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-double-shooting-essex-baltimore-county-police-VFNUDJYECJBJBIR7JMSFMZTBJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T15:26:47.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TAKA3A675BDBI3EDSHDRWIZBQ.jpg?auth=f8999f9231e7aef2f5a7dcebcf0c53d44cddc7af993362557a94712f3eb68861&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3415&amp;height=2276</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating two shootings that left three people dead in Essex on Monday, officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/vacant-baltimore-city-houses-FJDU6MJXFRA6NEHTGCDCADWCYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T15:26:33.146Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27M34PLUCRCWNBXOAR3WJNIEHI.JPG?auth=90028794eb92d1c218dbfe7ff08191c0320ee44b9b8ce7666884fe104fb226a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6593&amp;height=4395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A house with a tree growing out of it is the oldest vacant in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>