<?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/fatal-crash-baltimore-county-mount-carmel-road-TRBOKOZT7ZHBFONJTDHW2TVF3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T16:26:04.97Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person was killed and another was injured after a crash on Mount Carmel Road in Baltimore County on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-heat-wave-record-temperatures-GBBYPWHHVFGKVCFJUWLTQB4YCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T16:22:43.138Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFGMKP2V4FFSVG36RQZFJQOZ3A.jpg?auth=751bfc20e55f99e90a3a04d6c4a63ea8f931c900133a6304cc6197e7f6358b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Temperatures could reach 93 degrees in the Baltimore region on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/theater-tax-credit-broadway-baltimore-ZFSJNCHEZRGP3EEOAX62QLRGZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T16:00:03.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4YC2UPQ7FFBEJN4IWRD5SOYC44.jpg?auth=f6ae58c82a9a352b06c43cf5accf10fe53ca52d99d06dc41374ce5135fb52630&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6531&amp;height=4356</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Steven Huynh, left, and Claire Kwon star in “Maybe Happy Ending.” The Tony Award winner’s national tour launches at the Hippodrome Theatre on Sept. 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-red-line-transit-project-G6QSJU7YNVDWHONBJEEKBLXQKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:34:05.3Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KAVBR4ZBIRAWJJPBEDUNA3POWE.JPG?auth=60561f58d57d960665c9ff7a54ca5a58e364515c3e1207d9a3326d2a1604ed88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore’s administration proposed a 14-mile light rail train between Woodlawn in Baltimore County and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in East Baltimore]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jon-meoli-winning-team-ZZNJR5E3YFBLXIUJP2OX2SYOOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:16:35.842Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVMNUFMALJAHXBY3UAF5IAWMDM.jpg?auth=90e29ecfc036c2b39ee239f169d8de2e3a40c7faadf9cfec81ed09905de52338&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeremiah Jackson celebrates his grand slam with Gunnar Henderson during the Orioles’ win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/justin-fairfax-virginia-lieutenant-governor-IZ3CJUJ5DNGDFO3TVDNTVOXOYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:10:44.223Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BLVHKLO2XVB7JFZQJJCSQC3G3U.jpg?auth=e9d29a8f17787157451337d0a21033942ebe6d2daa57f0e84cfc61602b1b92c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justin Fairfax served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/highland-new-build-home-for-sale-T247QBHBQVACJFLEWNZKLDMJFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:00:02.98Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KAED44O7D5DWFNWEN2MB5AHBD4.png?auth=117d3b5ba37a726a0dc136b707c27db2c843727a1adc5a153b0c306b4c15a63f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=775</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/paula-hollinger-maryland-general-assembly-obituary-CE4MDZQCMNE3NJA2QA7DXRFJVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T14:22:37.329Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I7BFYK6XDBBFVLGKH6ZJ54NNIM.jpg?auth=1f24b10443055f59a35679193bf72e8634fbfa76ac96a1ced9464b803968309d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=502&amp;height=501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paula Hollinger.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/shelonda-stokes-downtown-baltimore-natalie-karyl-fashion-politics-RGYWXXLVERDAPKBNG7BPELNIOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T14:06:02.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UQ4L6GI4FDM3ORMW4RQ6FGEEQ.jpg?auth=6cda4505d2925ca890447771c70f77d08a56b02c56673f8db7fe439394d50fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shelonda Stokes, president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, gets fitted for a suit by designer Natalie Karyl at her shop The Dollhouse Boutique in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/columbia-child-death-kathleen-amesbury-dale-brown-howard-county-ECSYQS46XNACREZPTLHUKOX4ZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T14:00:00.579Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K5C6A2XDIVBZ5FDOUBN7P7Z6BQ.jpg?auth=13006f7bfc44e65110f43346fe5cde9f6a0500ccf0a863580e04f836d11f091e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5826&amp;height=3884</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center contacted police after observing bruises all over the girl’s head and body.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/johns-hopkins-university-jhpiego-usaid-funding-surge-baltimore-OI3KNHPMDVGMNIRAHAME2AOW2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:40:24.952Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NXJTWXSRFBH5AVUEYK2ISSJYM.jpg?auth=bf06bf60345d3b110623e7a6c8313aa5bee06e9b183b15fcbdcf00e5880b9497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4979&amp;height=3319</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-youth-mental-health-programs-OGIMBZ6RURGNXF4EVUDF47T7AY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:38:17.206Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4G4FZVYTJAWNCUYHEBOVL7G6U.JPG?auth=121d23bdab6efe7687072c80fec5e5f36dd9edabfc5eb020b4db93141da8b28a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8548&amp;height=5699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First lady Dawn Moore, center, at a roundtable with Youth Mental Health Corps members and first ladies from around the country at the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/zum-howard-county-school-bus-partnership-3VPWLWDUEJF4BPE6HUTXCTQZ4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:00:04.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IINSJLH5WVCSTOCWDBWRWPGNBY.JPG?auth=7ecb1ac5ca7eb86f4948e0d460c446296f2d6ff3b1b72e82ca88fa7bed39e9c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zūm, a San Francisco-based contractor, is responsible for 196 of Howard County’s 560 bus routes this school year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/blaze-alexander-orioles-albernaz-diamondbacks-trade-P7ZCSFKGQRFMZPJTSNEJZUVSQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T12:00:00.64Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KP3QCLCEFBBVBZPVJGM2ZG6LA.JPG?auth=b4770180b186aa273b4e037774a3e10ac9979e306b7337e47024b630ca8ca664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blaze Alexander has started at third base, second, shortstop and center field this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-draft-approach-eric-decosta-ILLR67MP4FH55PZXOL2MONCRPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T11:30:01.069Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q6EHIUDL2NEE7FZYEHIJGALAD4.JPG?auth=d39081ebfd564bc6d1455403ccbf5ee3d74eae74b5cf74a76edd89cc1360bd3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[General manager Eric DeCosta has stuck to the strategy of picking the best available player at every opportunity in the draft.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-plays-concerts-festivals-SWL334QE3VC2JKCSRC7A33ES4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T10:30:00.951Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QP5SASVEK5ACPDNKSK64XBNWFY.jpg?auth=a758c04fa5daae22ebe7386f0fd1b33eb9ed3561171bc2e2434c84aa39ef78ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ellicott City native Lindsey Jordan, seen here at Coachella in 2023, is back in Baltimore this weekend with her indie rock project Snail Mail.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/andrew-friedson-county-executive-candidate-PQXVDHNPCJEJZCADCBZW5KO2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:00.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I3T67NSEW5GYTE25OBYW2QYBWU.JPG?auth=c8b145d4d721a1506facbdb31933d3c7280631401951b4478564a8b82076851b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5450&amp;height=3546</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Friedson, right, chats with Pastor Victor Ehiemere, center, and Jerome Leonard after Friedson attended an early Sunday service at The Well Church in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/paper-heart-bookstore-moco-lagerfest-W2WS36K2KZAH7GHVCJLMVAHDHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:01.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VTOG5KSCKZGHNDT3PD6RABD4J4.jpg?auth=dd2a6a5b638c0351f63e4596f453cad9652b42f0d92a484d6582e793577bebfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Paper Heart Bookstore celebrates its grand opening this weekend in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands community.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bge-bill-increases-exelon-northwood-appold-united-methodist-DFUIOKL6YRBCXIOXEDPHQPO7PE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:02.361Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CDOXR4TBSBHRFGPD35JQA4ZIBM.jpg?auth=3542774848c1df0657521e039df51a4383e82fa2db97f2c16c6af009aeae086e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church banded together to help pay the church’s January and February Baltimore Gas and Electric bill. From left, Al Napper, Nancy Green, Mike Wells, Johanne White and Rick Perry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-pirates-game-3-mistakes-N3RT56CVVJDEHLBHCZSY2KNLEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T02:43:47.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZZFNGI3AWJG4PPQEPE6KBJCHDY.jpg?auth=e98db4f6e4463e29da9e6a324df969747ed6b118fd0cedbdc421f6ca3db43542&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals third baseman Brady House throws to first base during the sixth inning Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jaire-alexander-injury-eagles-knee-instagram-confidence-JY4XTUUMJNB4PEUAKYY4CUYM7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T01:11:08.338Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7JYIIXQING3ZH4LEQ2WQF2VSM.jpg?auth=b136f7c097360995829fbcf1a0aaa29222940b3a20fc77bfc04d8773a49c9f32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3509&amp;height=2339</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cornerback Jaire Alexander played two games for the Ravens in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-waste-processing-back-river-synagro-technologies-GGAYS5QBYFGF7LMCAFV2GSHJRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T00:10:00.241Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CNO2G5YBIBEBJDXTHCOSZYN23Q.JPG?auth=d7043921c1da7a6022f89ab5bc0898294503d88ba0c8f9fb5c1f30e040a5fce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore will pay $38.5 million in extra costs for processing waste at its two facilities, including the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/ozempic-maryland-jardiance-affordability-board-RNSPQMWLRRHDXFJYRWWO7GDRR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T23:41:21.689Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ONCZX4DD7VAWLMQHCGHRPUAJ6E.jpg?auth=332e4c1e8a9d894920ba3e8517a1661f79f0ec0ef1c6cf5f4dcbd4ba6f44085c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board took the first step to limit the cost of a common diabetes drug, with Ozempic potentially next.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/washington-county-ice-facility-federal-hearing-TUZ7T5MQLRHWHK2BDKHLWZWIN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T23:31:38.803Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D6SZIOQDZ5H47EMHVS5X3D2OYA.JPG?auth=e3e621e65e48a205a09c67f3245dc8f29c9bb70bbe98a40763ba6ba14b13966d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, purchased an unoccupied, 825,620-square-foot warehouse designed for commercial goods on the outskirts of Williamsport in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/usps-stamps-fells-point-baltimore-MS2YJV5HBFGOVPDZPXYLSXBOFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T23:09:16.3Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YJL7PBY7RBBZFMMCBFSSK5MKP4.jpg?auth=4909882e5378dc952f9e77e1302ac7f86ff153f958c3cd9d37582292bbdccc8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3987&amp;height=2658</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Signs on the door of the post office in Fells Point note a lack of stamps at the location.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dunbar-high-school-lawrence-smith-police-overtime-theft-GUU4NO77J5DBFGW2GIFTT7XIGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T21:45:08.235Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QUBB6CQJGVDBNMV4APVQSMI64M.jpg?auth=b609a7fc27e81e920b5730880f28f1878103f551b666ce2f5c3de81484f320f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3969&amp;height=2646</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Dunbar football coach and city schools police officer Lawrence Smith leaves court on Wednesday after being sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for stealing police overtime pay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-diamondbacks-8-5-QTVPIJSOQ5GSHKKOS5DJQVXTJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T21:14:53.773Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AIWTXQ6E3BEH7AZAYFYVVRMND4.jpg?auth=1fda0fd97f4415782e8ea053ba9e4c7fd2d8250093d7936f08e9f9eeeb97b124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles left fielder Weston Wilson is unable to catch a two-run triple hit by the Diamondbacks’ Adrian del Castillo during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/teen-arrested-bradley-hills-CILJBVG4XFEDRN5HS2PGALPUNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:55:03.648Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-spring-heat-wave-forecast-MDXLNNSFWNDOPN3CCO6WSG3B5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:49:33.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OUTKQ42EJVGATBCCURVXJGVDJE.jpg?auth=82aa2a596d5c20e7e7383f32c31c431fcd3be780a9df660ffd8604519ac937ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8201&amp;height=5468</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s temperature reached 91 degrees on Wednesday, breaking a record set in 1941, according to the National Weather Service.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/annapolis-budget-2027-jared-littmann-4LUKI6W4H5EH5MX3BE2JHW4SYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:28:17.878Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7T5ZGAELTJBH3LFTNBDUW5OV5U.JPG?auth=c79ae266717b56b98ec6db3b836b636c0791ea092d7d99e894ed46c301819d4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann in March. On Monday, he announced his first city budget wouldn’t increase the property tax rate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/six-flags-america-prince-georges-county-PJTGRG666VBE7OG3MLD3BTTHUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:18:27.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F7EURINYDZAKNFFBN6DRRYNFWM.JPG?auth=74ed68176a7b125263e4993aa068628540779a297dd07f63727881163e57b78b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1578</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Six Flags America in Bowie closed permanently at the end of the 2025 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/ticketmaster-live-nation-concert-venues-monopoly-TZJDCT3XDVEI7BH3JGKRRXR2S4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:04:38.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O7RVB5KALZBCHJYJB6JC2WIRJA.jpg?auth=30d3830d19c807dc4287fe8bbeb77fb73512e889f8d97093f73272668df04a60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The verdict could cost Live Nation and Ticketmaster hundreds of millions of dollars, just for the $1.72 per ticket that the jury found Ticketmaster had overcharged consumers in 22 states.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-eric-decosta-jesse-minter-ALS7ZRBYJRCYTH6S7ZRUQGPYNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:01:00.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7TFX2SVIGZBEXOBYHUPINZSPDY.jpg?auth=fdf153e08e2f162f7b427e1484ba4e410d43a89e3e1dc572b2ed4487d33f6dd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4087&amp;height=2725</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said Wednesday that this year’s draft aligns well with the team’s needs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/report-preakness-new-date-2027-maryland-jockey-club-WEJKUJISF5F2JK5CCGBQOPLW3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T19:24:09.826Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QUYPFG5N3ZBUBCDJZOLSD2UPZI.JPG?auth=3c0afd5d63603178f5e1f75bcc659ba9fbc6c7e0d6dceaad0adbf3450b967055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6218&amp;height=4145</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Journalism, ridden by jockey Umberto Rispoli, wins the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-new-uniforms-CAC7XT7UXJC45IQTLSV23WK3RE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T19:17:06.551Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V2S2ZSFRLRC67PJHH5IVZCYAZ4.JPG?auth=4795e227b51800ef2d7e63ccbfc52cb8d7ae71b2260a536267adfe1999e181cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5724&amp;height=3816</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The helmets the Commanders will wear during the 2026 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/louis-fratino-painter-matisse-bma-mica-maryland-annapolis-SD6NPILTHFHBDC4XM5Y5VZRQWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T18:59:36.914Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z766FMECIRAEXA3ICSN3W6NASI.jpg?auth=76f4bb4a51fae62cd5e9b5090d6188d3555ee9d53f4334b926ab44f527363928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3498&amp;height=2332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore Museum of Art visitor examines “Waking up first, hard morning light” by Louis Fratino on March 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-fire-department-funding-kathy-klausmeier-WTGFEWFCTRCUZJKQGUQEHJDHW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T18:48:21.895Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JVITS33XLJFGFIKSIWFPJHBTCU.jpg?auth=401a605106f18f156106c93a8d5f6810f03a6d83768307cac1a8777a451acbd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier announces $3.4 million in funding to expand the number of battalion chiefs in the fire department at a news conference at the Towson fire station Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/stillborn-tax-credit-passes-GH3RA2FFJ5ASBOANYZFNOEYANY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T18:29:34.709Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLEDFTHTKNCMZPL5CB36SS53EM.JPG?auth=45522cb8fcf985087d418fd6c9bc8445f43fe590471677d03dcc736690a07f59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7587&amp;height=5434</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica Brady Reader is among the parents of stillborn children to testify in support of a tax credit bill.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-craig-albernaz-broken-jaw-KNI4SW33YND6LL3WXRZIDXNI2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T17:08:45.644Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CP45WGQQMNHZVIWR4R5DYWFUFU.png?auth=d4a78c1e3976a7c3b5a8dc0809b0f9fbde89793c355b07915821478c5ad8f23c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-nino-mangione-theaux-le-gardeur-shawn-mcintosh-LVJENLZYWBFHTC64F52EEFF24M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T16:47:04.061Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XCQMVRDOBBEMRBNZPC2ANONAZI.jpg?auth=ec0aefccce9e91832af898ef7c5314a2c58c32bca9d0a26425ba194dd86bab06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Democrat Shawn McIntosh, and Republicans Nino Mangione and Theaux Le Gardeur.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-police-union-endorsement-carolynn-grammas-AYWUDTHT4ZCZTDCNK5NEPNIVPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T15:20:32.75Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZS757WBOUVCBTLW5QPALIOUN7M.jpg?auth=50490901a56facc5a5521c1bbfbe92afaf0066ec74e35f7654221b32f46451dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carolynn Grammas, center, shown on her last day as an assistant state’s attorney for Anne Arundel County, is seeking to unseat State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess. Grammas picked up a key endorsement this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/william-rich-us-army-veteran-wire-fraud-theft-sentencing-2KFQUBMJYZGV5I5YYP5632NU4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T15:00:12.451Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S32LN26FGZAMDEH6TPRX2BPD3Q.jpg?auth=0c7223ae2f2d9afcae2fe49f529e16d8b0f7dc1b257cddd1191a7258eedee242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8079&amp;height=5386</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson sentenced William Rich to three years' supervised release on five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government property.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-samuel-basallo-everyday-catcher-craig-albernaz-L2QPTY7ASREL7G3FI4NPWA6HH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T14:30:00.465Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6BHQUCHRVECREFEYKDWG2SDIY.jpg?auth=04c3d35c769fea87e4288e5a8aeedd452bb03a58bd61573d381fa57ed79ac7c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo makes a catch for an out against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-payment-plans-tax-sale-FKOLXIUJGZFI5HE6CHHT2L73OE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T14:00:00.815Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SUGDDCO5KNGYZJO5OXOQ4PKFCE.jpg?auth=880301a1ae7789e57f65ba1c5711820f6267d717cc21e3d8f74c9d4b262670a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City Council advanced a bill on Tuesday that would create a monthly payment-plan system to help residents avoid losing their properties in the annual tax sale.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-beat-pirates-5-4-mitchell-parker-GZXKPQ2BHJGFFD7K4APN4AO63I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T13:13:13.395Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UJM6TYKHVFGN5L2RM32IF6OADA.jpg?auth=261be4d55f4f5e00c9a4580f6385a7923b12ba21fd943580dd486ebbf7ae6ed8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=9504&amp;height=6336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parke poses for a portrait in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/montgomery-county-invests-in-partnerships-to-win-the-talent-race-FYEMHNOG7FH3BNY42PNJCRJCJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T13:10:48.449Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3WMBZO5JOJB5LCL54ABZAQNSKI.jpg?auth=e778724be078a4e538d5e9558d68064634ce82574cdc5dfa4498717acde98e99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7150&amp;height=4769</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Universities at Shady Grove; image courtesy of The Universities at Shady Grove.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-diamondbacks-4-3-WC4LAOSW2FFBJKMG6VL6ACZRAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T13:06:23.51Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZXMRQVAM3ZD47HO5XQXPLMPVAA.jpg?auth=7d664c5069580f395f5bf24e10cf9d30242c3f505cf189cdd1037a089bbc890a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers pitches in the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/waymo-driverless-car-maryland-annapolis-I6R3EKIQ5BGC5HTTX6OBNMMT5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T12:20:31.504Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PEAAPSR7RZCURFIXH42MMXGFTA.jpg?auth=d3585217990f37aeffb9d640a06e91e865aef438fef00863e584c6ecb10ebae2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Waymo vehicle parked outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/outdoor-restaurants-bars-views-baltimore-area-H36YG27CWJCDPEA55DOZ5SDTMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T09:30:02.196Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DK7HD45OPJDC5AKPC5HRJY6CXE.jpg?auth=30dde402914e79701d871323eebfb9ecdd601cf0fe890d0ef9c69661172801ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The patio seating at Ampersea, a restaurant located on the water at the intersection of Fells Point and Harbor East.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/evan-glass-county-executive-candidate-HENG5GJITVA5RIVLG7F4LIRBBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T09:30:02.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AJZBDIJITJCXVKGHU6XW54NTXE.jpg?auth=70b1fa881670540f9e1a7f6852c1d6fd2e145835c6f3bc795fffc3ae029862e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council member Evan Glass, center, speaks to attendees of a Meet and Greet event at Poolesville Memorial United Methodist Church.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-wes-moore-session-analysis-re-election-primary-W366Z6Q74ZG4JNMVD63GVX2OM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T09:30:01.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PIEMEZYKB5DR7LY6GX7A7U3QBQ.JPG?auth=0fefc29663cf918a2834fef35bb730fc897f45e9294ffad5aaf1aefcf074b50f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3448&amp;height=2299</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore turns his attention from his legislative agenda and state budget to campaigning, as he makes a pitch to voters to send him back to the State House for another term.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-pirates-16-5-cade-cavalli-IRNDACO3UJH3TARJOIIG22CSU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T03:07:56.012Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BLOZBLBVN5HERGP3QFMT2BQ7QQ.jpg?auth=4bb81b1ccf1fb92c6ff6864d5d0231fe47b5d249a425e91affe646e3935f87a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals starter Cade Cavalli is relieved in the second inning after giving up four runs on three hits.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/body-inner-harbor-baltimore-fire-police-EJO677U2NFECND3QKI6W3IHZN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T02:21:53.896Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XBQE2VBYUFCWJFCMEZ235SBNNY.jpg?auth=73d6cba7d4ed1ce687c3e5ef739d83e3bdb93a488028f50bf0a35b52dd1adac1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=736&amp;height=491</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Branson Oduor, 27, had been missing since April 3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/anne-arundel-annapolis-land-preservation-saltworks-FDWJWSYAARFRBI6MVN2HA5ZUGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T02:14:04.489Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VMXZO3IHSFG3RL5NAE5ND6MAPQ.jpg?auth=4337b125619850c397ad9f84f2d1e6c6aaba14e6238f33eae6842287d94fa8f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the newly preserved land near Saltworks Creek in Anne Arundel County. The land is just off Bestgate Road.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/capitals-nhl/washington-capitals-beat-columbus-blue-jackets-alex-ovechkin-RQYK3TWY65G6DOFUMP7N6XLEU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T01:53:58.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ZD5KYMI3NGJ5J4ZVJ3662PKNY.jpg?auth=5abf4050d03d7f9952200f17d31bd9b5642862cb3339c46cbd546e8719375a59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2745&amp;height=1830</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin shouts from the bench in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-wrist-soreness-OOADQBSZEJA2VPCGPTGL5RYE2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T23:49:46.301Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TVAF372QKNCTZHUO34MB6AURWM.JPG?auth=bfb47b42212c157064431715f8564d073e1491f8d0af42d5b8406eb2e8d69e1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday poses for a portrait in February during spring training.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/7-eleven-closes-hundreds-stores-north-america-HAQ6YJPF2ZAFZJSZDD725D5SNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T23:25:32.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XGGSWENYNVCK7DAI6THU36FT3I.jpg?auth=073f544c73d4f2521aa0feb8b6df5c38ed661b295e13803b8a9da960cb55533d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5495&amp;height=3663</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Convenience chain 7-Eleven plans to close 645 stores nationwide this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-craig-albernaz-broken-jaw-foul-ball-4RXIZQCOSNHDPMMZBMF6F2HAFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T23:17:40.341Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PKSMYJ5IKBEYZB6FO7GLVXWBOE.jpg?auth=7f097bfa443b7c0b4227711438b511c56268d3c99148ee51bd216651281f2a32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz takes questions from reporters in the interview room the day after a foul ball struck him in the face.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-barcs-donation-OJZVGSKTGVAWHPLQAR56U5JZ3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T23:05:03.052Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HLIWOAOUSZBDLAQPBB2K24AQ5Q.jpg?auth=c4c7ac9ae46d89299450eea0867d823e7fa358c6160ee32c78d7a0686ff208a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=3500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso toured Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter on Tuesday, where he met Fletcher.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/the-banner-announces-lisa-lednicer-as-baltimore-county-editor-XWADP642WRGIXHXBIA25ZFOCD4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T22:57:46.591Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TOBVTMEANHVXKFDKHZEFXN7YM.jpg?auth=7c23485bfac394729e4bc39b9eca4c12e578309e890e1180ad0a91e145989bb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4241&amp;height=2827</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner office on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/child-care-tax-credit-annapolis-XCEWQP63NRDSDAWKG5WN43M4KY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T22:19:10.192Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2MKMHKULVFAQBBZYUSAGS5XQDY.jpg?auth=af54d2fc81a5e215b519a59a0034f85ceaa3123ae8007a003338c87a5baa7de9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4930&amp;height=3287</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier, who represents Ward 5, at an election party in Annapolis last fall. The alderman successfully co-sponsored a bill to create a $4,000 tax credit for child care providers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-hit-and-run-homeless-man-5J4KWPIP3JGF5G2HLQMUSWIUPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T21:54:41.493Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A537K6257JHPRE6C2Z6PLA4NOE.jpg?auth=8e0340a36c12055c85e8343c7e21682f002ed31e220584c39f327541c6514853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5643&amp;height=3762</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run that killed a 69-year-old.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/district-court-commissioner-system-reform-bill-update-HVZFRZPPDNG6ZLSLF5DABJCWKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T21:22:58.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VX3YKNIR7JFNZO6BSAQYJ43U44.jpeg?auth=05284857eb527cdd2a07ce676205923f4812e67da32247b3b40d1d7bdd4140de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary Committee holds a meeting in the final half hour of the General Assembly session on Monday to discuss a bill that would have made changes to the process for seeking criminal charges from district court commissioners. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/banner-pittsburgh-post-gazette-4JWCQJWEE5B6LPRLH5QIEITRJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T21:21:55.185Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6XULCTU6ZGXBMBCRUIVMKM4VU.jpg?auth=fcacf09d70b1d7d48683f24fdadd9dfe8058885b78340dfd4a433a6528ad7674&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism announced Tuesday that it had signed an agreement to purchase the assets of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Block Communications Inc.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/somerset-schools-aclu-lawsuit-KBKKVDHDMREIRCEN35F273754U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T21:18:57.265Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GD6BGJNPHZDBPKFAL6FWQ4SPQY.JPG?auth=7024e537a893705c6090908fab52788b9d817d406de338cc66f9305d5c5d395b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5810&amp;height=3877</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Somerset County Board of Education in Westover. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/holocaust-survivors-maggid-OEBDUJHSQRAWFACRXYPFPZOVWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T20:10:29.495Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MX3VICRQ5JEIDOHBH22R55A3XA.JPG?auth=f56e13df3ec3c44037ce322fa7d490095ef2b62a125c7edab47128e0751ab691&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5503&amp;height=3669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ann Horvath-Rose gives her first presentation about her father’s Holocaust survival story to students at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Va.

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/andrew-golden-kyle-williams-banner-sports-FG5DQIIENBF53DC5WISAGSXPME/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T19:23:40.975Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TOBVTMEANHVXKFDKHZEFXN7YM.jpg?auth=7c23485bfac394729e4bc39b9eca4c12e578309e890e1180ad0a91e145989bb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4241&amp;height=2827</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner office at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/worcester-county-schools-denise-shorts-6K46RZ4EXFEPPKSU6ISV47SEHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T19:17:17.787Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SQLKT4QIQZDSFFUUAUDZ44QRGI.jpg?auth=f3d6964922c8790d81e9ba36f5dbaeb271ce4191383d0a8d05e42e34c92275c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3115&amp;height=2346</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denise Shorts, Worcester County Public Schools’ former chief academic officer, was charged with theft of over $100,000, embezzlement and misconduct charges.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-flag-football-maryland-baltimore-county-st-marys-sanctioned-sport-TGPEUZ2EAVHNXF57SL7HFOLLPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T18:45:35.688Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FOLXAZLM45CXDPK7AZR4EHHTXE.jpg?auth=afa4d394ce229b07b0d1c8ca554720ed110e7a5c39e495fe92654ae7ce357c10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5685&amp;height=3790</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Clarksburg Coyotes and the Walt Whitman Viking play in the Maryland Girl’s Flag Football Tournament in Baltimore last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-wide-receiver-draft-5BZFNVHWHBE5BJOFG46ACPTKMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T18:42:43.125Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2J45HPAI6VC65DU7PIMKJU3DRQ.png?auth=8cd72e670dd7462c3e582a3f6e9729ae2251a37519b42c0d48c38b6e645974d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/branson-oduor-missing-baltimore-fells-point-VQHDQO76TRFBVGX53IRIYBOYOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T17:17:21.565Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ON2UL3L3ONFG7HYQGIE6R3NMPM.jpg?auth=b902fca842a2eca996890fde15a290bc74f2e2b91cf0da765e0f53d2c6c1f8c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2394&amp;height=2992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore resident Branson Oduor, 27, was last seen April 4 in Fells Point.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/the-venetoulis-institute-for-local-journalism-and-block-communications-announce-agreement-for-the-pittsburgh-post-gazette-MYYP2HBOWREJDOMY4PN3QFZWFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T15:23:26.822Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6XULCTU6ZGXBMBCRUIVMKM4VU.jpg?auth=fcacf09d70b1d7d48683f24fdadd9dfe8058885b78340dfd4a433a6528ad7674&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/fluoride-water-baltimore-public-works-VARBV2N4PBGFROK6XVVNX5E3VE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T15:19:32.109Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/74Z2C4DLGZFJRKPGELQOFJGCNU.JPG?auth=9761ff5f440a6c9737f953c6a9037976ce39fbca194e7121c60f471c63dae381&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fluoride levels will be lowered from 0.7 milligrams per liter to 0.4 milligrams per liter at the Montebello filtration plant, seen here, as well as at Ashburton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-university-asian-enrollment-K7SYLRTSLFB35JBTXDH46BVWMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T14:14:13.051Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ASRQL5WCKVD5VC43RB2HPVEER4.jpg?auth=8034a599c58bb83935f634c20a36479deea6dd59fc121b6dce4c7978da72f11f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A group tours the Johns Hopkins University campus in 2025. The school welcomed a first-year class this fall that was 45% Asian, up from 26% just two years ago. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/girl-dinner-baltimore-restaurants-appetizers-snacks-5XG4Q7CZL5HMRLMRTIM4EF2RBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T13:56:34.143Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6BBTHAGAQNEBFGO5D6YQ2DTZWA.jpg?auth=30000c2c00e3206aa650e39f5de45ff145c73d7f8926bc3e3007ecb9eb8607ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mama Koko’s has a bunch of small-bite options, including beans and rice, roasted sweet potatoes and smoked collard greens to complement any girl dinner.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/charles-marks-baltimore-obituary-TZ46AJNHTBGPXFKJSFDA5UQJPY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T13:48:59.429Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NI54KWVCFEN7LGARDKLDQFIHU.jpg?auth=431c271a05a9a679cb8d2294f91b57e10f0be7605e0c05e82b965be7292cc218&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1320&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Charles Marks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/general-assembly-session-ends-chaos-K3JA5JFMIBDADEK3UDFRJNCK24/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T11:12:29.783Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6UID4LZQ5ERTLLACCRHOLD55Y.jpg?auth=76eb8a27e0ac29692f3af25609817365f571691f871da59e1f8a97fe34f492c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4100&amp;height=2733</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Jason Buckel, House minority leader, left, yells into his microphone during a chaotic screaming match in the final minutes of the House of Delegates’ session at the Maryland State House on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-craig-albernaz-toughness-jeremiah-jackson-foul-ball-UIKJ6EPUMRC27MTK3I65VFEJNE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T10:30:01.296Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DBFVFSED7VD2TFWXJIRH6QWTKU.jpg?auth=879c08a14e8cc420f84294dde430187fba2ad3f320bdbb1bc993e11fda509c82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso celebrates his go-ahead two-run home run in the dugout with teammates in the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/ocean-city-short-term-rentals-R3UM6BFZYJFSFGT65NMIUBV3SY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T09:30:01.303Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JMNLFU7EZNDCZLS3R6R4O4FSYQ.JPG?auth=b5957ece83df5de287246a205bc170fa58354cdb57f28a81a2be31dc5ca4e6e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3375&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The residential neighborhood of Mallard Island has become a flash point for the local short term rental debate in Ocean City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/capitals-nhl/washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin-retirement-impact-PEOD2SMI55ET5KLML27RH4GXVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T09:30:00.916Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2LIWEQP7ZHJZANBAIUNCZRCUY.jpg?auth=758ab9f8f3a33e805e0715480e6bb8af9c6dd8646145d6d1fc93cca1268fa1de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4935&amp;height=3290</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin places his hand over his heart as he is recognized as a Star of the Game after his team beat the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/baltimore-sun-ms-now-semaphor-J45RQKC2UFHO3GK65A3NJE5P3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T09:30:01.633Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3SFQSVLW2BAX3EUC3JY3HE4B6A.JPG?auth=8834565bf586f4f9257c9fd96360aefcb8f0357da8410dc724437078d8b82c30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks to reporters following the signing a nearly $71 billion budget for state government.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-assembly-winners-losers-DEQYWAZGQJF7VOPKV3NEOYBJBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T09:30:01.859Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNVIB43X7BHK3MLXYLCRBTMLIQ.JPG?auth=a18064d671ff5c798aa2e7ee6f0bf368caf15c34866ad113d880efa82941e7c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6742&amp;height=4488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Plenty happened at the State House over the past 90 days. Who is thrilled and who is wishing things went differently?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/thai-food-lao-canton-baltimore-restaurant-NWCRY4B2CBA2HJIAS4X263M4EU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T04:08:03.856Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IUC2BQ2XAJCP5KFAADEUCQOT7M.jpg?auth=1220fc340b12be802258f6b430f5c50d0b949fe65a6eb6200f0c7c8b443ee958&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5091&amp;height=3394</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bouasone Sounakhen, one of the operators of Thai-Lao Garden, left, and Tamika Cornish, general manager, inside the restaurant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-beat-diamondbacks-craig-albernaz-foul-ball-face-C6RATW257ZFINPZ52YUYI7DGPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T03:53:46.242Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AMIFPRLRTNHLDDHH34ZSNLUN7A.jpg?auth=bfb96e58b8a07fb7de22aa1f428c64e3770fe2e8eddfd2e0e4cebbf67d0bbd4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jeremiah Jackson watches his home run during the eighth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-manager-craig-albernaz-foul-ball-7GGE7YCILFF2LN3ONC6RKPNKDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T03:12:24.859Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KDLBO2FIKVF5PH6IZLROWOBF5U.jpg?auth=c3256416b39ea1e9a125ea72cbe2e91e5c6272917da8a08d35a932b96d7d8833&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2948&amp;height=1965</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz, shown here on Opening Day, was hit by a foul ball Monday and left the dugout. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/foraged-closes-in-station-north-2E75DQHZAJDIVN2VSPYWLEZAB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T03:01:57.024Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WZUTTPIU45EDFOGEFTR6Q2NR6U.jpg?auth=d053e53f0510c073e46634a4abf6902ea61359aa6c3546121e516fb19b903d95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4030&amp;height=2687</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Complimentary chocolate chip cookies from Foraged sit on top of a menu.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/joint-base-andrews-maryland-jet-fuel-leak-FE5N74XQ6VC57B4VZF3ZQFSMLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T02:08:21.265Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7TBZQCFFNRD4BPRYNYILJSKC6A.jpg?auth=ae55a4eaab283527a0dd156f8245ce181912ed3a259161add7911e1f82071c01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6048&amp;height=4024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The leaks occurred between January and March, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment, but were not disclosed until April. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/california-congressman-eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-WKLV6LRV5ZGG3FP2HU7KFUBAZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T01:40:29.657Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XU3IMCRP6VH2XBR7EWYP44KMGE.jpg?auth=6caabc2da61671a6d992f456181a1d117cb022fe01685db5d5abb59134f0387e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3439</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.), at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday. Swalwell has suspended his campaign and announced plans to resign his House seat amid sexual assault allegations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/one-eyed-mikes-fells-point-bar-closing-FMMWC3TGZNGVTEXJQLWVWQDGPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T01:38:03.568Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M77UZGQ2OJDEDFMKPIKB5NN43Q.jpg?auth=b53b2495f9695a575f6d958501a4f4b6180c9bb2997ddf03dd063966a70dfd23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Grand Marnier Club at One-Eyed Mike’s has thousands of members.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/democrats-deal-energy-bill-relief-X6VGMA2UOJB6RLPUXMYKQMAMTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T01:04:06.999Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAMB6S27QJH3DBVICVCFQ2NLLY.JPG?auth=b613770abc74e9af97245f6acaf014af76db954b6c66c9932a75b66d0602b1f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6191&amp;height=4127</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Del. Marc Korman, House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Gov. Wes Moore, Senate President Bill Ferguson and Sen. Brian Feldman hold a press conference to announce an agreement to advance the Utility RELIEF Act through final passage on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/jamarl-muse-baltimore-police-fatal-shooting-F46CWTHLK5FCRKZI357NMF6XLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T00:58:48.444Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOETNPR4RBKTHTS6DF627OA4A.jpg?auth=a261d887a84b0e85e342f94db4bb8a45b20ea4f2e7000e2cac742c365409a9d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1680&amp;height=945</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s office announced Monday it would not seek charges against the two officers who fatally shot a 40-year-old man near the Eastern Avenue ramp of Interstate 95 in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/iran-war-blockade-cease-fire-donald-trump-VKC5MH3CPZAIJAAIJ27YAHZOKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-13T22:20:44.959Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DSNM5DVRLZB2BOWINEVQXMFWAU.jpg?auth=6266ddefb3456d5fdb8e2be0befc4f193be67c996cf0806048888aa5e5510872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A policeman walks at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-dean-kremer-returns-PBJXRP5B2VC5HCOVPA3HR2PTJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-13T22:15:12.731Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6MNZGZEQ3FACJMFJFNWPMATXSI.jpg?auth=08929d7273b72ac2d09985bdf000989e530dc8d47d47053c2533e4233ad3fccb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3578&amp;height=2385</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dean Kremer can take the place of the injured Zach Eflin in the Orioles’ rotation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-council-budget-proposal-elrich-tax-ODOMQONQTFCIHKEJL6CFRKBH3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-13T21:39:22.333Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAXGVNAQCBHPRGXCBKL2DO2J44.JPG?auth=46cc0f97087fb27cdc62bf542c17bc4f9d00cdde03be8297250d6580e8dc9a2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council members voiced fears Tuesday that the fiscal 2027 budget proposed by County Executive Marc Elrich could harm the county’s finances.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-kanaiyah-foster-care-XP3JOQX4PFA6TGW2FUH4POP75U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-13T21:09:24.709Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CKL4LPUR35E5TC3SJTHYDJCO2U.JPG?auth=3e05e50c4f9e7d3bfdd3d869d5f6df6ff5b948cd030d3beabf7de6098e871fdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Residence Inn by Marriott Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, where a 16-year-old girl died while she should have been under round-the-clock supervision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/bradley-hills-elementary-MBESU62CI5FHJCKNEBSFQT6JUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-13T20:39:42.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/46KFCS4BWFDEDDCPMG5XEPF24M.JPG?auth=3de92376f9b69357f2868e69918c91692f86798d6a2efca4bc4490e488421133&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Graffiti found at Bradley Hills Elementary School prompted increased patrols by officers this week at the Bethesda campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/police-investigate-random-break-in-sexual-assault-in-severn-VFG6UIEN35EQ7HEYZXG7XUCOQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-13T20:13:45.109Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LXKNRS5FJGD3NUFWIH75C4GVM.JPG?auth=d5f511935ffc6e2fd1cc00ff7e5e5ac544d0c80601aceacda4a715b55784c355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police said they responded to the 700 block of Old Donaldson Avenue in Severn around 1:10 a.m. Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/john-dove-gary-simmons-residency-anne-arundel-4QUJ55U7ZFFDBOOIGJLX7T7GTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-13T19:31:11.929Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z6GMDBQAVZETNK2U3Y3KB4447M.jpg?auth=02cf3480c0639e2e76de6ee08e07c3fbb6ca9706901c3e819c796f9e1e50ee13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8276&amp;height=5517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court of Maryland upheld a lower court ruling removing John Dove Jr. from the ballot for a House of Delegates seat over residency requirements.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/zeke-cohen-mother-joan-berzoff-obituary-V65ZA7ZKUZA2VAVMTGB7KLIXCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-13T19:15:52.338Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QNUADMUJCJHEZA6Z6V5SRVXROI.jpg?auth=d2fa86107edbd431251936f23ee60f48e25cfc079654f48b4b246a5ff59d1766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=954&amp;height=954</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joan Berzoff.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-pope-leo-iran-war-YIFMY7EDJREY3EIPD6RF3EBTUM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-13T18:10:09.684Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VJXUSD3AZ5ANBAG26ZVGYLDFGI.jpg?auth=549de590f153f666d1b933ccc2b949453a0956a5a9d6ef0388601e9a86817bf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4096&amp;height=2732</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV arrives at the El Mouradia Presidential Palace in Algiers on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>