<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/immigration-baltimore-city-schools-ice-D2OUFJ3ADNAUZLZYJ27TSWNL64/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T22:46:31.113Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KQTPDJOE7VHN5AYUM2TSPVZQ34.jpg?auth=7f170dd9ab07b7d96a8b3671378c16db5760211dca0b818127e141cc4ba2faa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heather Nolan, right, marches with other protesters during a rally at Patterson Park in June. The group gathered a day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a student’s parents on Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School’s temporary campus in East Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rapper-name-leak-baltimore-murder-trial-NY5FYLB7DBGQRG7T3IMMXJXFZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T22:36:58.965Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FRORNCVVHFDORL6OPT27GCI4F4.jpg?auth=afa4ef62a9b24ef8ce20b23869123c77af1066aeeca5d5b17a8674a9dab4e148&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5276&amp;height=3517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore prosecutors are seeking emergency court action after documents identifying rapper Keith Ambush as a cooperating witness in a high-profile murder-for-hire case leaked online.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/the-banner-post-gazette-earn-national-honors-for-sports-journalism-RUNWI3K4YFCEHCLVKYP5C3V5LE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T22:14:32.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AXNLZL4DLNEMZIYDEZ27XBBIEM.jpg?auth=e5775b7d4a20a3f0f6e04e48a6e780e087e1673e28a94736ca6299f5321335ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Banner sports staff members Paul Mancano, Giana Han and Kyle Goon receive a Triple Crown plaque from Associated Press Sports Editors President Paul Barrett. (Photo courtesy of APSE)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measles-cases-maryland-OJNSLUYMVBBJNP27GOSHF62Z7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T22:06:36.179Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VPCOKBELQREJ3KOMYLYYLJHBJ4.jpg?auth=27a75fde10ca5039f633ca1397bf4992261f630b7d86e29573511d8ea8ebccb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two people in Southern Maryland tested positive for measles following domestic travel, state health officials announced Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/hammond-high-school-student-gun-WMUXAX3MCRFKRBXMVTLOYJS6II/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T22:01:06.893Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LLDHZTSZRVCQFMJBZ5QAMP4GMI.jpg?auth=80f1c4288599c13053d77e1e6bea37c7c2f1e61b9ee4d3d3c0af48164bf153e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3888&amp;height=2592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A teenage student in Howard County was found with an unloaded gun at school.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/jesus-acevedo-sanchez-ice-custody-hearing-baltimore-L2O357FKURFPDBVSKXKBPLV6JE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T21:44:32.415Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2MUVRPOUTVAZXGQZCVOLPX5UH4.jpg?auth=33a18356228acc6a3f92534e07ab36bfb6f8d9c40d21ff54c28403f572f940be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5575&amp;height=3717</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ICE detained Jesus Acevedo Sanchez outside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/little-free-library-permit-guidelines-3JF5B7EF3VGTROPW4RPY4Z2NBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T21:12:45.872Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TR6IFI5LUZCJNMVFTOYA7ICCQI.jpg?auth=7f5cdcb614e6126422067b7bc7f8e344d4dbeb6c5266c93d06437498e0dd8025&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Homeowner Carol Andress set up a Little Free Library years ago outside her Newport Avenue house in Bethesda. The Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services recently posted a notice on the little library that said it was in violation of county guidelines.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/loros-exoticos-exotic-birds-seized-baltimore-YRCXW3MHKVHBVMJQ2ZKTA6GOHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T21:07:16.797Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3COIGM6JBAEFAR7MTR7W5XCAU.jpg?auth=9d915eb84a249dbc4ee03a5efa61fdfdcce434f4b2753676cefc1e82f5ca8076&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 311 complaint led to 369 birds being seized from a Baltimore pet store after animal control officers found many living in unsanitary conditions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/salman-rushdie-JSPVH3I2BNA7VBL3DWDG77LLWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T21:04:47.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R5MICLZRTJAHTKQX34W5CH2BBA.jpg?auth=30877c239ec6b45e5ab868b9eccad4594c4368336b378fb41fb7f96c4e9a475f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Author Salman Rushdie, shown here in 2017, sat across a Buffalo, N.Y., courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nearly killed him.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cut-released-diego-pavia-training-camp-WUAGE2Y2D5FDHFY4IUSOROZC24/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:55:10.339Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCTPXDPGQFGCVELSGTDDZMLDXM.jpg?auth=30121b78fd0396090c95cae37abc692477483e22d41bef50b5b55d2f1b945339&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4786&amp;height=3191</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Size, age and maturity concerns kept former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia from getting drafted.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/smithsonian-race-white-house-JG6TAEWMH5F6BE3Z5ERGGJ4RKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:46:57.065Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6VQGUUQ635DFXNUYHEV2W4IDIQ.jpg?auth=f00f30d45c4792cb24777e91c737e155e457eb0feccddbeaffe6ab8c9c7e0c67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing about the Smithsonian on Tuesday in Washington. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/michael-coupet-pleads-guilty-fatal-crash-interstate-95-howard-county-UHZFNWJ645DXJPEPOQLTQTJYTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:31:32.905Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3XHWUQYACJAE3KJ2JHGIXUCLVM.jpg?auth=e3fd76160afa2e88a66ec4de29c29abb16f0ffde6f0bcacf2096636850cfec31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4456&amp;height=2971</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Thursday in Howard County Circuit Court to drunkenly crashing his SUV head-on into a minivan on Interstate 95, killing a couple and seriously injuring their son and daughter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/metro-platform-barriers-red-line-SWXGEFHXRFEFVBDYICKPLLVMKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:13:59.251Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QOSA334IPVHL3LCKVPO3RI53Y4.jpg?auth=2ed28ed1a9f7f8898b28dac5024ba9b27bd2272e55990a9dcc63ef5223be230d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5492&amp;height=3661</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Metro officials plan to erect a see-through barrier on the Red Line separating the platform from the track, in an effort to reduce fatalities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/baltimore-museum-industry-director-anita-kassof-retires-retirement-DD6X55OCQRCE7BPKIWFY54N7RQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T20:03:23.713Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6PWY4NSAARHXJKJO3MSJRORQMI.jpg?auth=b51dc26c0bf6db05ba072ee0a6a2355e5aec993655531add9dd762e8521ed598&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Museum of Industry Executive Director Anita Kassof will retire in early 2027.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/gwynn-oak-siblings-killed-court-documents-XUB5DXN245DTXLX4VT4WSU4QKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T19:52:18.245Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QR62NO7E6RFZ3NW5AHX77PZ4GA.jpg?auth=dbce2da3f43df068067b6a64620930a25862350299a4e58d224dcdca1ec7b587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The street where Giovanna Myrie, 15, and her brother, Steve Allen, 9, were fatally shot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-prison-violence-maryland-2QFE3KXJKZEVXJTBFSTX4AQNCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T19:45:12.842Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/52YZMOSZLVEW5LDECTX724K3KY.jpg?auth=6066f3b2f69db859045129996d25e467de574f6b945f72c8f8f912cfe07fefc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday that he’s ordering a “full evaluation” of the state’s prisons in light of the high rate of killings of incarcerated people.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/whites-ferry-poolesville-marc-elrich-loudoun-county-WVLUJV7EEZED7JXKA6ZAEZF5OE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T19:13:21.908Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FHGONQ4CYZGQTOR44B2PNPO7CM.jpg?auth=fe85d871994f4be43036f34829aa8ca27447357078fd16f7b93ec6731ade9b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Executive Marc Elrich said that he believes that the county will have more success in reaching a deal to reopen the ferry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/jesica-argueta-vehicular-manslaughter-josephine-gieske-3KUVVK6YSFFJ7MMA4XCX26I42I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T18:23:47.296Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4UQ4RY6U6RF6NIHS2RJPJX55ZY.JPG?auth=a9980c0aaabc324d063321d56ca4516197e4035bb4815cc87f4bb0c4e7692103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Silver Spring woman pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter connected to an August crash that killed an 85-year-old woman and seriously injured a second person, according to county prosecutors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-extreme-weather-heat-deaths-WUL7ADTGAFHXXBKNLIAKK7NV4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T17:39:58.472Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2WLB7RYV25EJBFFT2QQ2GQCE2Q.jpg?auth=88a6c4f7dd92b0f9733b6e5fc71216ef10b213c47405f60a792fa7ecc714a67e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8070&amp;height=5380</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The number of heat-related deaths in Maryland has topped 30, putting this summer on track to be one of the deadliest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-wrongful-conviction-settlement-4A46FZHBGBCNJHXVW6IK6DJH4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T17:28:26.34Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O4BJLZO4SNHTDJ6ZECXJTHXT34.jpg?auth=0465ab5bccddf9e89d6f784c3d905f9e8736a0f57a0b679c335510d3c2654ce5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2204</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The city of Baltimore is slated to approve an $11 million settlement to Anthony Hall, who was wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder and served more than 25 years in prison.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/empower-rideshare-maryland-operations-CM2WNYD22FB7BIWZNSGRLPTFCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T16:18:08.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZVYZYJDQR5DGNCKHJVMVSKSSVY.jpg?auth=66869bc987f48f694b882c3b0493ccb16f839ba82d6a996160b2bd4deb3b7b34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4617&amp;height=3078</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s Public Service Commission dealt controversial ride-hailing app Empower a cease and desist order Wednesday afternoon amid a standoff with state regulators.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/potomac-montgomery-county-ice-arrest-2CIH737RXJDPNPNZYQYFYHO3JQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T15:02:04.45Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4UQ4RY6U6RF6NIHS2RJPJX55ZY.JPG?auth=a9980c0aaabc324d063321d56ca4516197e4035bb4815cc87f4bb0c4e7692103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal officials, including ICE, on Wednesday morning conducted an operation that led to a pursuit of three people  — and the arrest of two of them — near the Clara Barton Parkway.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-violence-strategy-homicide-rate-friendships-A56OGNAATJCQNAVFMYFZ6KDBJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T14:42:26.317Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LRRJK4XU3JF63LMWKM3BQJ6VGM.JPG?auth=9397a99e4a1b5e2dfc022817b6e351840a294813aec8376c6600acdceb1dd652&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reginald Williams of the Mayor’s Office of Safety and Engagement drives around West and South Baltimore in collaboration with the city’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-landlord-bribery-water-bills-UDSZ3LQJHVCYXI4OZJL5C7CAVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T14:41:14.468Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G5WENPC7DZGSZEYL7IEDFBFBOY.jpg?auth=459943c9301aeff8c9fe77960830dae63128beb5b7308d4bd86aad3c3b5da5c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=939&amp;height=626</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore landlord James Carroll Erny Jr. was sentenced to 13 months in prison and eight months of home confinement for bribing a city finance official to erase water and tax bills totaling about $25,000.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/olearys-tsu-annapolis-dining-6YPGDMTXLVAZ7CE2Q7PS6IEEJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T13:54:09.079Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3A5DLS4UOZDVBD3W7UQ5YDMUWI.jpg?auth=f485c62b610ab80e964a2323e1b0ed4899fa382cfa1712529b3a971230780849&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A mixed-use property, currently home to the restaurant Tsu, is for sale in downtown Annapolis. The building, 51 West St., is in the heart of the Annapolis Arts District.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-training-camp-breakout-players-YOZWU32DMFFXPDADGBVMYV4WT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T13:48:50.78Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U5SOLQIIZBEBHADHH34UX5DTAA.jpg?auth=bb60b6b04ccbe443f442f7d16db3afde24a81b31545df6801e261154e2c2acdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4586&amp;height=3057</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Linebacker Sonny Styles was the seventh overall pick in the draft.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/black-books-matter-fest-mahoganybooks-FVTKAPEJERHMBA2TNO2JRFS4OM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T13:46:43.486Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R4X5JCIXTNBM7NJ4IDP5TQ4P5I.jpg?auth=09e9d4f2c2504cc8dc2d2930102f234d82fad40985db479dd3b254d8c51e61cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4616&amp;height=3077</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MahoganyBooks owners/founders Derrick A. Young, Adrian Young, and Ramunda Lark Young in front of their store in National Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-gunnar-henderson-red-sox-series-DDL7VLRWGBDLJAAVIBNFUTRYZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T13:32:18.537Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4EWWDJCZBDVNBSJEQ2XVGRVV4.jpg?auth=9616f9d2e32882cf1763a44ea68fe435781e450a9c1f0e3c44f9b1f7e9c3a32f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3006&amp;height=2004</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson is batting .225 with a .701 OPS after a strong series in Boston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-freedom-caucus-republican-far-right-primary-NGGDWWZJP5A2DJSGU7DMHUEHZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T12:29:10.606Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UD6MJSNFHVBG7JVPAJ5K5ZWS6M.jpg?auth=c1e7a64aee56f73efa4b770ab69cf418e71e455bd0ef1b895d45092b5b954cd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Freedom Caucus members, from left, Dels. Matt Morgan, Kathy Szeliga, Brian Chisholm and Mark Fisher, talk to the media on the last day of the legislative session. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-cat-show-christmas-july-YHGHVD2EEZCBFCEGMAHCPJC33M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T10:30:01.822Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F24BAF5STVEPLIGLXHOKVPFXO4.jpg?auth=8a3167d6a5e2f347acdcc85007876d3fed1f9987f2a4f4b5fcafd33e309f6f12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3005&amp;height=2003</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ragdoll cats will be among the breeds in competition for top feline at the Capital City Cat Show at the Maryland State Fairgrounds this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/old-ellicott-city-floods-QDZSJRHHXRAXJGJ7D6FUMPWMIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T09:30:01.515Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UIGRAYKNU5GHRJY2COJYKWGGPE.JPG?auth=1b678042569800db391fed73c026e91b7e48c0acc00d049d00f5467f19dc6b91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8121&amp;height=5414</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Historic Ellicott City retains its charm 10 years after a flood devastated businesses along Main Street.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/olney-theatre-renovations-immersive-theater-EPY45O3BNFCDVE4ZQQZGUEZN7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T09:30:01.272Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4PH44CZMUBHOLNLTW6VDR6HOA4.JPG?auth=4c64bf27171bd888458b426cf6273b5a1f3b03d1805363ae62fdda41d7469c78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5896&amp;height=3930</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The entrance to the Roberts Mainstage of the newly renovated Olney Theatre Center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-puppet-slam-IOLCCVGOZJFHPKCNWU76BTVAPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T09:30:01.389Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2XWBR5XBJEZ5L3EYTM265FC4E.JPG?auth=f8e727b372cdcf23d20c488f618acb8de73a23503449cd4a261117bb489ee935&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1355&amp;height=904</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sage Cassamas, house manager of Glen Echo’s The Puppet Co., has performed at two of the company’s puppet slams, which are variety showcases of puppetry geared toward adults.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/cyclospora-taylor-farms-cdc-fda-iceberg-lettuce-salad-2JOQWT6GIFGPDGPFMRAR3IVI5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T09:30:00.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YHSD7GUMEFEZLKFHEQYBQY43AQ.JPG?auth=cba6b4deae566f51548fa34475ea009e8786f980828ee13a7b89c7a61b3a7c96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fresh produce from Baltimore County’s Full Circle Farm, a local community-supported agriculture organization, or CSA. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-doubleheader-game-two-kyle-bradish-I5II2Z2KVND25LVNZNGIWTXCWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T03:13:06.958Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5EOEWIXVHZE4BHLS6S33K3XMVM.jpg?auth=bea579fd36a109d0f990263a72398cc349c9874a29e3daba3630186a6ab7c182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4317&amp;height=2878</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish allowed one run on four hits over six innings Wednesday night as the Orioles gained a doubleheader split.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-doubleheader-christian-encarnacion-strand-6PUZS5KATNDE5L6JJ2KLLZL3JQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T02:47:36.455Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OILSOZROQRCONB73JULHNIZ7BY.jpg?auth=d346329fa6a384eeba75f6383ac67f5d91186a200616755e54cee3f53ba6981b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand rounds first after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of Game 1 on Wednesday at Fenway Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/arrest-gwynn-oak-double-homicide-N5G6NG4V5RAXBFIKZU3U7ESPUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T01:16:32.58Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QR62NO7E6RFZ3NW5AHX77PZ4GA.jpg?auth=dbce2da3f43df068067b6a64620930a25862350299a4e58d224dcdca1ec7b587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police have made an arrest in the double homicide of siblings ages 9 and 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/exotic-photoshoot-animal-cruelty-charges-SOB4YTMS6JCVPNODJ5BVFBMPSI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T00:41:22.966Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two men face animal cruelty and other charges after Baltimore County Police investigated alleged paid photo shoots involving exotic animals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-thunderstorms-update-AUTZT2PI3FCW3M5TJBRA6RIPDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-23T00:07:36.157Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KMMJ5RGIYJBRVLKZOQ5L5JBZTQ.JPG?auth=a58065755a8f5f7f5f5519854793bfdf63ecfc948cbef9ea227f16530cffaafe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1994</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Another round of showers and thunderstorms could develop Wednesday afternoon and evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/chick-fil-a-data-breach-cyberattack-maryland-BD7KUL2MIRHYHJWY45JDE2SB2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T23:55:09.35Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7PZFL2RU2BFX3JSGUBZE4DKNS4.jpg?auth=0f888da74ecc57db4dc102cad475130c392f406445e4ca4c246d687a50cbf452&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Chick-fil-A One users could have had their data breached in a cyberattack executives say occured from June 17-19.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-rockies-road-trip-cade-cavalli-luis-garcia-jr-GXF4ANYMQFARJC7OOX54G66SZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T23:42:30.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OMK4WSYLFJDRXLUC2FYEKQAM4U.jpg?auth=82a66d6f731022800efc66fefa8c39bb103c45825fcd4035ca9ce18b33fc03dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7692&amp;height=5130</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cade Cavalli struck out eight and allowed four hits and two walks in six innings Wednesday as the Nationals beat the Rockies 8-0.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/northwest-chinese-food-college-park-YZ34JG57CZBXTDUQ5PYA4ALXXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T22:20:33.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OOFGQHOB2RG6BKW367RKQYSQMQ.jpg?auth=8449b838615d7abd5f05091820159a2e0b0a66ab4f8b7583f5b160d5c1c10243&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Li Chun Café in College Park will house its sibling restaurant, Northwest Chinese Food, starting Aug. 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/cyclospora-maryland-cases-infection-7VN32GAL7RH25PBI4UWHF5Q3I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T22:17:16.098Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ULJNF3CYNEE3L3BKWSZ46P6LE.JPG?auth=895fc26af3a43b33976388fa92b7c3a350555f8418693cf98e0126dd8d2d2ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The number of people sickened by the cyclospora parasite continues to rise in Maryland, reached 110, a 59% increase over last week, the Maryland Department of Health reported Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/data-center-moratorium-county-council-dickerson-atmosphere-P65G6Q7MHRDUTJT6PSK6YYDRTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T21:57:33.242Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GQKRSTMWCBC73D2WPJHMH2WCKY.jpg?auth=8202b10417410377fb155ca9fd0f82be5fbbd2528f8dd37349ac2757e86efc64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eight council members, including Will Jawando, have indicated their support for an 18-month moratorium on new data center permits.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-samuel-basallo-injured-list-adley-rutschman-N6CPPCDZNFGB7LAZQP7XU23NNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T21:11:02.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TLFK7UCHOBHFDPETZNVOR4ZUQU.jpg?auth=c190835f689594ab02904bd828264465fd90f01c17b5af97a35964d425466d22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Samuel Basallo’s placement on the 10-day injured list is retroactive to Monday, and the injury is listed as shoulder inflammation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/hello-trouble-andrew-weinzirl-hamilton-restaurant-NDDGCDNCW5DYPFDDAK2FTZYLWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T20:47:14.827Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V5LOAK4QZNEF5NTMPLUNAGUEWM.jpg?auth=371ab8d89d20899a0d632d67aaec94352b7e44e11b8e41a68971d4f24d0775ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3313&amp;height=2209</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chef Andrew Weinzirl hopes Hello Trouble's mid-August opening in Hamilton-Lauraville will mark his "triumphant" return to the neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/parkville-baltimore-county-bus-crash-VX3S7NTRL5HMZFP5NNN5Z2ENXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T20:24:03.35Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OP4Y4AQRRJGCDDKIFYCSQG2N6I.jpg?auth=5c3a81d8dfa2b5fbafc97e8e512f39a4849457c736fcbb887221ec3379a2717e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A driver crossed into oncoming traffic, setting off a chain-reaction accident that sent a school bus carrying students from the Maryland School for the Blind crashing into a Parkville pharmacy Tuesday, according to Baltimore County Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/republicans-congress-trump-iran-war-53GRTQP3CVEAHID4J3IXJ6TE6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T20:16:45.835Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BSCTLQR3P5EPBDT7F5K2QVOJIQ.jpg?auth=705a3554b82a7c87f968aa2606d0b1edc495f003c07dfc3525fc47c6f829c124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5333&amp;height=3555</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[House Speaker Mike Johnson, shown in March, is trying to advance a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal to fund the Iran War and other White House priorities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/prince-georges-sheriff-evictions-MLAC7VI5IVCTFKCRQZZB7BAJGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T19:13:22.041Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DROHFYIM4VCJ7AJPNETPXRGNMY.png?auth=5a5de6150330841a636b8a29f802ea3ac90a782ca9785400c96c009211dca7ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=600&amp;height=400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County community organizer Elsie Jacobs, 85, helps organize and schedule evictions for a fee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-camp-vega-ioane-travis-jones-malaki-starks-BT2CDLO2QVFBPM2SEUYUHNN6EQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T17:30:01.05Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4YCCDIUCJHZLCM6JYF5ZJVZVM.jpg?auth=9a2dd70f6d37887d5aff298135cc840c436490c38f6a3f8801204c33ca10110f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens rookie guard Vega Ioane takes questions from reporters following rookie minicamp practice on May 2.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-2025-trade-deadline-prospects-JVGBN3CSNRHCVJGZS5JVCCRFIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T17:19:09.834Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QHGGV56FC5GZ3E3ABSVH3UOZ2A.jpg?auth=095e818dffc395b7193006838d03c28e6aa0f538e64ed4332a328ef0cc8bc242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3691&amp;height=2465</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Left-handed starting pitcher Boston Bateman pitches for the Frederick Keys.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-deb-jung-the-source-primary-election-WTDCNCSDANC6PHXEF57DBFXOLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T16:56:49.668Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EACMAQUPZFG5HEIFDMS4WWZMYQ.jpg?auth=1e6fc215fd9bf09d5cb6ac4817ef0cd8d57366d88842751ca07aaeb8845fdb01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4495&amp;height=2997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Developer Brian Kim filed an ethics complaint against Howard County Council member Deb Jung, claiming that her scrutiny of a planned community center, The Source, was driven by her campaign for county executive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rhode-island-kidnapping-arrest-baltimore-county-O2NJZ3VE4ZESNLOSCB3RT7IKWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T15:19:07.129Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C7DWVGZQ4NETJAV4WHWVXF6UUE.jpg?auth=3af7f00a430ee3f56a56fb0dc399c07758aa5d757e412fb07348652c141b7e4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4828&amp;height=3219</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police arrested a man and woman from Rhode Island wanted for allegedly kidnapping their two young children.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-rockies-8-7-MCCUEQJ2SFG4DNLFY3DNZLF23U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T13:56:21.78Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NB7OXCNPYJB65AWLHY4MA5GQMA.jpg?auth=c3bfe2f96170dc4152ee39107f7eac75ab52c5946849e8c03994985737f869e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz, right, applies a late tag as Colorado Rockies’ Mickey Moniak scores on a double hit by Jake McCarthy in the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/states-attorney-sarah-david-brooke-nevils-matt-lauer-6OJGTL4QLNF4RLKGPKNEKGID2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T12:34:01.843Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TADPRVKTE5DQNH2ZPMOA6QQRBU.JPG?auth=e54e31d3154e187ec3dde78a98a4272e3283a06302ca0b7c46a0fbd1b5374304&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8380&amp;height=5587</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brooke Nevils and Sarah David talk to each other while eating lunch at Sushi Hana in Towson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/historic-ellicott-city-the-wayside-inn-fire-VYI334PGTJB3VACTKJWJVWMCKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T12:00:11.43Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J7NCTTON2JDVVGE2XUVJOCD73M.jpg?auth=f7202e80f99f69688b65cea1f5d558f9709405f9deb763117efa0f22a5038f4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3667&amp;height=2444</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Wayside Inn, a 246-year-old old bed and breakfast located in Ellicott City, caught fire on July 18th after being struck by lighting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-prison-killings-increase-RAYXJXX4BRCPTLXCKYRL7X3AZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T10:25:36.268Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RXRDYMDX5NFTHLJAMCYNXORLTY.JPG?auth=7780e035c578227b2c868e825a173b30233c7df18777c593ec75795a4257a1c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland has had eight homicides since the start of 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/laurie-gillespie-bolton-hill-obituary-QKH4MJXBVVF7TBAV4C2OGGABU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T09:30:02.039Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4LHNIU2375BEVJGS2ZXOPQKUTA.JPG?auth=45a95ef619c2e6fd8922655f691964ed2209a2cc255194c5a54619684928857b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Laurie Gillespie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-brayden-martin-2026-mlb-draft-blue-jays-BC3PJBISY5DLFJNLZZBSDVQB7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T09:30:02.659Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K6YXUDT6BRE4RF5SGPWHNRJ6FQ.jpg?auth=0cc8e8c5717b592797e65b127b1c2d3b80f48079914a4e657e2d9285c62802ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brayden Martin has built his game around strong plate discipline, defensive versatility and an instinct for winning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-college-tuition-increase-TJW5ZL2A7BBWNOFNTLSJZG63XY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T09:30:01.327Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4I5KYMEO6NBYLO5ZG5TGNP45RM.JPG?auth=2f54270575dd0ba02705d24fb514e5795133b530ddc70cc5c298f3e7a13182af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[St. John’s College, which this year will charge $44,858, has the largest tuition hike at almost 6%. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/severe-thunderstorms-expected-maryland-ZLNGZV5EVBBVVDN5GA4PJQAK2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T05:17:39.28Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GLYTJKCAYFD5XF2BP4TMPKOR5I.jpg?auth=50a8cd984f0b909b73fcf711d912739e2542534485649908b5dfa44e76b14551&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5587&amp;height=3725</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marylanders should watch out for damaging winds as strong as 60 mph starting early Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/school-bus-crash-parkville-harford-road-LAWKZT2JJFHALETQU7SIFDXC64/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T03:34:36.335Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XRXFATTCBRBTDBNZJI4GBEJDD4.JPG?auth=e2f0a498173355400ebce4a0855f64da5104f18053f41e7c8390616ff6ba7250&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First responders are on the scene of an accident in the 7800 block of Harford Road where a school bus carrying children from the Maryland School for the Blind ended up in a building.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/morgan-wallen-baltimore-show-urination-3XST4SCU5JG6HC3YCZWESLW2WE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T03:04:26.303Z</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/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-ghost-gun-law-SO2EHPTX6BB4ZI4PRDJQBUKDUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T22:40:56.035Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRK3RTV2W5DOZC7KX6ZQEY7ZR4.JPG?auth=4cdb6ebb34a9f253426dc6aa3b8f79eb2c235ba1d1871fecb3133d3bc405b625&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Supreme Court found that the county had the authority to restrict guns, but had overstepped in some cases.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-crash-silver-spring-nate-tinbite-hanna-wegayehou-H7KLEWEJFNGK7M3IBCQXRIMWCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T22:39:59.258Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OQY6VQIXEJA4RKQAIQ3RXUG4YI.jpg?auth=e9353fd30b60092df75e5c18a986420208f4c8f051dc89aa121b12204191ae51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4668&amp;height=3112</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nate Tinbite speaks about his mother, Hanna Wegayehou, 61, who was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run crash in Silver Spring last month.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/strathmore-2026-2027-lineup-david-foster-katharine-mcphee-leslie-odom-jr-alton-brown-whose-line-is-it-anyway-5TD7GP6VVRARZAPNO6S6CJCLFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T22:37:54.955Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BRCN7ISCAND4RIK5UDXY5VMA7E.jpg?auth=75d4871f4b88bf9975604263a2d85f2ea8277c57f3cb08e29042a87b2bd8233c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3984&amp;height=2656</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Foster and Katharine McPhee perform in Scottsdale, Arizona, earlier this year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/kaylee-hottle-dies-frederick-county-crash-5L5GBQZV6FBETIEXW6CHNDFZX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T20:50:19.766Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5Y65HLEHHRBDVET74B3YVSNKBU.jpg?auth=88671ec519ea65f1ae6f531920e689ac857eabbb5062d09e2cdf75dbd54a37b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3572&amp;height=5000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kaylee Hottle attends the premiere of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” at the TCL Chinese Theatre on March 25, 2024, in Hollywood, California.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/food-stamps-snap-maryland-prison-lottery-fraud-ZPP5Q2P6UZELTI44AV7UOP62KA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T20:42:07.252Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YLJOTSI6KRCK7M35R6ENAJ2V6Y.jpg?auth=51ce52d819b348d78ee6c55ae2eef28af0bea71e1ce4681a8476d1eaa5f18549&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2797&amp;height=2097</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new audit found food assistance was improperly given to lottery winners and other ineligible people.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/2026-maryland-festival-list-music-art-food-R4F3MRTNHJCDLLFOSYJLPWUPYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T20:32:41.218Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4PIYYEY5ND5LIZ5HUQ42PBPLQ.jpg?auth=c45c670b317bb5df78687a022dfd9bc5fb789b0bc81794613a3eca4e41a8197b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5556&amp;height=4167</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/charm-city-live-baltimore-case-boyz-ii-men-MR3USUDRMVD7PPJFORY257EHWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T20:11:15.423Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GCX3477SZFBYPJ2M4XF72TZQH4.jpg?auth=a8f124508261a8a30039e2eaa5149c405a6ce0ac04397c316dbb731b645f9f81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4638&amp;height=3419</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men will headline Charm City Live alongside Case on Sept. 5. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/brewers-art-closed-mount-vernon-rent-utaxes-XYE7QZGMLJBE7ELQRWIPR3PREE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T19:42:49.255Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ODLK6F2X3RFOVK7EZUWPYXLAUU.jpg?auth=cbf8195b53c6ba84dca9effe111df8066de55b45965643760d380b6dd85f4d9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Brewer’s Art’s landlord filed suit for more than $64,000 in rent and utilities. 
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-training-camp-confidence-4DQR42EOVRFNLBVVSJB7FTHKWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T19:11:07.266Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVZ6PO6BJFE2JHR63YQXMXZX4I.png?auth=18ec1f81d753080beea0cdc864f5a49ea3857fdb496de2f263d08cdd1d73a089&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/best-times-of-year-to-donate-LSCKCO4FFVGBJL3ZHTZMM3GJ6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T18:57:59.757Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VOWMTBOXR5EAFAUYGB5TEYWOZE.jpg?auth=c1341b1fbd453d94fb5e08bc38267d857106b1da969bc79809b7bcc56d12ade7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paper heart in a hand]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/dc-developer-bowie-state-marc-station-LK2LXMSTYVHTLG6SVQCIHQ2DXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T18:57:56.613Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F63MGHKHWRAT5EIKI4R46R6HDU.jpg?auth=c0a900c159ef2374c1526ee03f1e801ba08c8b4c2424e03d21ab053dc14fc8d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5088&amp;height=3392</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering of what a future Bowie State MARC station could look like.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-track-star-music-nina-simone-biggie-GUE5IAP2NRBHLBTDA6N3ISKTOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T18:41:30.743Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/67NWXMH5L5GTHGFBERIX6BO2OE.JPG?auth=8244144e9b05704653c946793e02aee44732b399d29c97da2d2492a0904fec44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Governor Wes Moore  talks with the media after voting at Wiley H. Bates Middle School in Annapolis last month. Moore talked about his love of music on “Track Star.” ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/frederick-black-bear-LMDFE635DFF6VPJVFQEU6UQA5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T18:40:30.382Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WEOU2I5NQFDU3GPAPTWMVRZSMU.jpg?auth=ceeec3aa60e7f723c8627beb588dff09d3275923af8ffd8fbb4bdc59f35ef2b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=547&amp;height=410</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A video still of a black bear in downtown Frederick on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/pg-sentencing-conspiracy-census-bureau-official-745YJJNOSZCCHHG7DE43GQELVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T17:56:00.64Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Upper Marlboro resident and former U.S. Census Bureau official was sentenced to two years in prison for a procurement and kickback scheme that netted her $790,000.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/cyclospora-taylor-farms-lettuce-diarrhea-B2SINUALWJGCVEEQ6PVLO76IIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T17:40:43.88Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ULJNF3CYNEE3L3BKWSZ46P6LE.JPG?auth=895fc26af3a43b33976388fa92b7c3a350555f8418693cf98e0126dd8d2d2ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Public health officials said that despite a false positive test result from sampled produce, tracing information still points to Taylor Farms and iceberg lettuce as being part of the cyclospora contamination.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby-baltimore-transgender-flamingos-ferals-ban-YI75KICXSZEZZPIJDXVYDLRRYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T17:37:01.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFFQ2QXM7FEJ5IDSHATABV3ACY.JPG?auth=90d2922f20afc7c628e81c8d8ddf7de13f0dd75af926b355fdb60690fc9b0316&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harper Ockert runs drills with teammates at Utz Field in Patterson Park during rugby practice with her team, the Ferals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/metro-closure-shuttle-bus-NEQ3SRYGLBFDDIGJFZDCSLMQTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T17:17:25.419Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PMDSXARE6ZEVPHZO7M7RXM5EWU.jpg?auth=e98431eddbc290e22cbb51abdeccec6f17558d99e930eaa4f1a0c9d8d1cad404&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Metro commuters walk to a shuttle bus outside the North Bethesda Metro station on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/human-trafficking-spa-massage-montgomery-county-6VX4JF7MAFHBJMPA2B6CEGSFPQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T16:49:36.678Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DQOCNDMDJBBGVHC6PISMPLMFIM.JPG?auth=a365a72dbcb3fd05981a57570d100a6c5f0efc15e4353d72d50cbf3946bee7e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council member Dawn Luedtke, who represents District 7, speaks at the council’s office building in Rockville last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-police-odenton-fatal-shooting-investigation-SP3ACWZ5IZEXZI6F6GOQMC55IQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T16:18:15.897Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CHIGNTIG35E2BELVUATVKQEXGQ.jpg?auth=e371f2e40597dfdc610e56005530fa48c3d00cdbb5b74992e9c887421d35da07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police responded to a shooting Saturday in Odenton, where a man was found dead with gunshot wounds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-win-rockies-7-3-trade-deadline-EEJKBUWJAJGUBJMDK2VE5MLSMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T16:16:26.752Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZDKOPKGCABE43LCRTYLNIOM4FQ.jpg?auth=df801380ee6395eeb9c23ad95ec3d2458bd526be992ec73e9b2507e9dbcbc405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams celebrates after his two-run home run against the Colorado Rockies in the seventh inning on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/missing-boater-rock-creek-body-found-MBR5PMGMOBGSLPB3RDSGLB64Q4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T15:33:46.813Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z3TGYJKT3VAPLBXMWTF6J2KKPM.jpg?auth=6334ce7d49f477fc372b14d540a80255f9a478ff23537b4335e4636bac1a74e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1856</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dive teams from the Maryland Natural Resources Police and Anne Arundel County Fire Department recovered the body of a man who jumped into Rock Creek in Anne Arundel County on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-red-sox-6-5-errors-LTP4ZCV63JHUJHQH3VC64TYXMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T14:51:09.128Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SX6B6EIAIBD57JEFLPYSUHZBRE.jpg?auth=ab9d2efa8ebcf75b1864b838256e8df572b0f2ab8c72844789d2c5f17460d092&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4407&amp;height=2492</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles players watch from the dugout railing after a solo home run by Boston Red Sox third baseman Caleb Durbin in the eighth inning on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/maryland-homebuilding-housing-shortage-NGTKNHPRRRB3TN65GDCAVJRHQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T14:16:10.387Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BNY6IQUSZRATDAYKFYWT2O6BV4.JPG?auth=1ecede28cb8b8e8af203880589916d0979b1dfc9bc7137e4a06959aa59d3eb20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A construction worker installs windows in a new home at Reservoir Square in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/marylands-america-flag-house-exhibit-RBZSNXVZSFGEHMYRHXBIQW2JHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T09:30:01.167Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EBVAM7SV6NGRFPGA5JC5F52DGM.jpg?auth=8e5a7c689b033c0d2a75960c13fc7e2873be77c4ad82de8e47004295f4191746&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5388&amp;height=3592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Artists and guests examine the artwork during the unveiling of the “Maryland’s America” exhibit at the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/rosebud-retro-vintage-shop-towson-3WKQU37J6RHIZNNSYJMVPK7EME/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T09:30:01.104Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/POW4AK6SRRH2LNNDOVLXZHJPPU.jpg?auth=1e232edfb4cb1b5d98e9262bd51f1e8660b42bc36926e392bf727eda143d4412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rosebud Retro closed temporarily after an arson attack in July, months after the Towson vintage shop opened to the public. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/banner-book-club-brian-shannon-continental-affliction-NDXRFYZSCRCMBFEMYRICZP4VTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T09:30:01.345Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WGPYPCZRMZDNDFNOIWPOOXHJ4Q.jpg?auth=cf9a9318a7dfef33e98d749774131a9b7834856115ead211cfc75ed49314c0d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2895&amp;height=2100</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Towson-based author Brian Shannon will discuss his travel memoir, “A Continental Affliction,” at The Banner Book Club on Wednesday at 6 p.m.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/auditor-allison-pickard-donna-liberto-KZN63CPVHFHDLA3TGRCO7LYYOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T09:30:02.416Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7ZPCNVBDBDTDJDYJBHPIYGAYM.jpg?auth=5792b6cf4ebd9dc7a2e8f791d422ba68c42cadcc9dd1363e4d5e9f9828b160d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2409&amp;height=1814</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The former superintendent of Lake Waterford Park in Pasadena was fired after an auditor’s investigation found she’d been using a department pickup truck for personal business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-HZQQQNIV4FCBLAA2DX7APBOR3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T23:53:14.222Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D4MQQTYBN5DEPMVQXB4XWQLCEQ.jpg?auth=7d68194cb5f4104ab1051f4f3224d9a938861b0ce533987e722a2484089b02cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Sunday, July 19, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/missing-man-pasadena-rock-creek-JKVVLB6J7ZDG7MPPMCB7GCJYR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T23:33:40.614Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MH6IBJNXVJHVFOF4ZQLHOZZIN4.JPG?auth=2ee9ad70960ae319341044cafd1e3730c461360c215648660d24b0e978e87587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The search for a man in Rock Creek after he jumped into the water Sunday and never resurfaced turned into a recovery mission Monday, officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adley-rutschman-injured-list-wrist-TKJD4LRYJNCHZE6IWNZS2TOGL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T22:17:07.552Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZFLT7DSPWJB5HKRP5ZPVSDDIGU.jpg?auth=77baf71231cb027c6bf8b702226567936306fd9ff1cbf96b3de1aa0c7be68048&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioels catcher Adley Rutschman runs after hitting a double during the eighth inning of Friday's game against the Houston Astros.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/kevin-anderson-prince-georges-planning-board-chair-6Z3Y4PZPAJAANL6FBHIFFN2I4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T21:39:39.081Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O7VZSHA4CFE6LE7D4HEYUVAPEI.jpg?auth=c159c3659ad6e1bfeb04ec47df58a8d490b0f4118867ad52bedb6aef240bea72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Secretary of Commerce Kevin Anderson, left, was nominated to chair the Prince George’s County Planning Board.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/inflation-explosive-diarrhea-measles-iran-trump-ZN5GOZP73BFBRHAY7QAY5COLUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T20:43:58.095Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PGYKKA3ZORHFXLVOSLXLCOO6AQ.jpg?auth=4ab48a3ec7214bde99d96784b813dba377b5c39eb96df7dc5a69ab205f9e93c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7679&amp;height=5171</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks Thursday night in the East Room of the White House in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/wes-moore-key-bridge-tour-republicans-QHAAYFOVXBH5VL25NLL6ANU6NU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T20:14:51.038Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JNIJXQUDP5ECZEWDXYS4F332N4.JPG?auth=bb5ff2b1edee921311ad57c9ac44aae47e31a7d7ef7f5eeecb27d5c15a0d3ed8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, right, talks with Jim Harkness, left, chief engineer at the Maryland Transportation Authority, during a tour of the Francis Scott Key Bridge site with Gov. Wes Moore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore/one-dead-southwest-baltimore-double-shooting-UGMPK46MW5EEZNM5TDVE3HA4L4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T19:34:00.898Z</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[Baltimore Police officers are investigating a shooting that left a man dead and woman injured on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-win-streak-bradish-T5N44QXPIRBKDNFWHKCG65H53A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T18:07:43.177Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QMY5K4Y6EFAC3L6WRE6BB5LAH4.png?auth=2977d5ffaee8262c308d4a9dbe1671c780bae9c6a24d35628eea26273c7bc3e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bge-exelon-terminations-light-bill-YSRXIEWWUNBCJP5USASP3R45X4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T17:54:41.279Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MBXELGBBKVC4XHRIECCDH5E2NE.jpg?auth=e6351b0805212803b5d8b8454de51a1a1371b8e46466df6863450f0c0c1e2660&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5003&amp;height=3335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. has resumed being able to terminate customers’ power for lack of payment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jon-meoli-kyle-bradish-contract-extension-winning-streak-ICQVUMRW7VHVPE4ZCHP2C6PBY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T16:20:48.498Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DLGGYCGC5BGNRLHQAXHEENHJDE.jpg?auth=3001932727ef51ced78932adb06cfdc0063bb4929bd71d59d140a3c059dea3e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1929&amp;height=1285</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish signed a five-year, $90 million contract extension over the weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>