<?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/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jon-meoli-offensive-explosion-home-runs-WCS3B5YOORDGHHRAYOVXIU5VSU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T12:00:01.576Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B6W22HULOFAUTF5GFTKJRPREDA.jpg?auth=2c53537425a4eb64493540bb409c997e3507852cc9dc03c78025230cb11fccf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson hit one of the Orioles’ six home runs against the Red Sox on Friday night, and he had three hits and scored three runs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/i83-murals-baltimore-jones-falls-expressway-4MYI7BKQPVBCLNQ35HMH47BMTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T11:41:28.91Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BKQBBXDLKVBKJIVGKSBB4BLPVU.JPG?auth=c7eb585a3936bb56556b47d4286b9d76b4c30ee21d5aa098627a0e5fe1993c99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[RodSzn, assistant coordinator for local artist D Star, stands on a lift as he works on a new mural by D Star along the southbound Jones Falls Expressway earlier this week as part of the “Art After Dark” initiative.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/ben-mcdonald-orioles-john-lowenstein-ufos-XC2WYHXGXNAXVCOEHE2475IP3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T11:00:01.002Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OXU3UPAYU5CJRI5US42YHRR2DM.png?auth=ac3ef9081851770a266f4dc4956791a5f331a3f5ef6e9e642da5fd639de4aff6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1280</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ben McDonald, left, former Orioles pitcher and current Mid-Atlantic Sports Network commentator, with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/columbia-association-ethics-board-panel-members-removed-GUQHLINVLZG3PP6TSB2PTCECTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T10:42:36.134Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ITYLL6UWZHSFNMRSC62H3FNN4.jpg?auth=f6a9a5818faed0e951539d59d90b01aad5b2df4877b2a09db39e3bdf890751c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4396&amp;height=2931</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Columbia Association board members Karin Emery and Eric Greenberg attend a town hall this year. They were among three board members removed for alleged ethics violations Thursday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-draft-jakobi-lane-wide-receiver-eric-decosta-lamar-jackson-4FXCLATTC5E4PHZVY4J67DY7YY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T10:30:00.585Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XOYITT5WXNHHXDBUUOJP7VWJNY.jpg?auth=2ab93633bf43cc82d4bb37fc0167dfea388f51ef179e38ec4ff94473ee4aded9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens hope Ja’Kobi Lane can excel at making contested catches.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-zion-young-2026-nfl-draft-NTL262HQNVA2PJ7A6CVJV7EL2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T10:00:01.269Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D5GPJVYX4ZD6BG25UBOPSEEFQQ.jpg?auth=6dc4b475d0b61c4a998ed82ed88d6edc27f8561059a3a3a13fbde9b9e3ab93dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3801&amp;height=2534</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zion Young improved as a pass rusher last year but thrives against the run. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/cold-war-nuclear-missiles-nike-baltimore-county-HYLAEIWUDRGI5EYUX255XAJPAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T09:30:01.032Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S7G56BANDVDNHKDUOLUL7OA6NQ.JPG?auth=6856fbd33ccaeebc79ddce59407f252c5db8abe8ddeecf60c6d7ba761e6eda5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nike missile site BA-79 near Patapsco Valley State Park is one of the last intact Nike sites that surrounded Baltimore and Washington as a deterrent to Soviet aggression in the 1950s and ’60s.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-jermod-mccoy-A3I2POPF5NFXZLOCJ3KKHSOKR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T09:30:00.695Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VUCPDQKHCVEM7BQ27XWLJED7GE.jpg?auth=37a00c9d04647ec0c21ae7713aa1a920c1d0e545eda549c4aa8d8e0e8bc5fa99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3456</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy is the biggest faller in the draft. He was considered a first-round talent but will be available on Day 3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/recycling-symbol-baltimore-designer-gary-anderson-ANXP2G62N5AIXJMPRWI2U42CYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T04:50:21.917Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IKRMVEEFZ5EXJCR34T7AP5KQAA.JPG?auth=823ac5b1b8e43dca6bb2290f8f63d0acb2e7bf3635cc35741ed122923a1a7ff0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2268</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gary Anderson designed the recycling symbol in 1970 as part of a student competition. But as an architect, he was reluctant to claim credit for it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-bans-maryland-workers-prediction-market-apps-QTPTY3GVI5FFPDTHVALC73ZASU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T03:50:31.698Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7HWNJT2ZXJCL7LBFBOAGFTTHMM.jpg?auth=0f76bed59fd07b0215bfaa918aa2bf91e3396307e6c21f2a3d4ebdd738d454dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4503&amp;height=3002</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore delivers remarks before Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s annual State of the City Address earlier this year. Moore's executive order bans state employees from using insider information to place bets on predictive market apps.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/white-sox-nationals-murakami-dominguez-VWQAIOTD3FHKBL4N2VIIVJPQFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T03:07:35.592Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3DQQDQHNRFGQBOTNTLQI7TSN2M.jpg?auth=7cca3febe976842be510b2045b163d991e1739cf8b8c8bcd3f26bc8f6548d107&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brady House of the Nationals high-fives teammates after hitting a home run during the eighth inning Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-six-home-runs-fireworks-UOOOYL727NDY3G63XB6P5QQKZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T03:00:56.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q7L3XPEL5BGZZIMYEJ7U2G3ANI.jpg?auth=aca487b98c3fa24b3da11914b8ab2c85ae51d889a03cbbd0d3dd09f8218da279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman hit two home runs and drove in six runs Friday night as the Orioles beat the Red Sox.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/nfl-draft-day-2-live-blog-tracker-ravens-analysis-DYDE4H4JFNB4BFJ6XYYVM5V3V4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T04:56:54.348Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S5O4G6MUOBEHJDPH6G3WHUPHQU.jpg?auth=b3e2e90238b5dc4e66a16bbffa0a4a1ffab8c25c4b6185213739e90a8614c3ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5090&amp;height=3394</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ja'Kobi Lane of the Southern California Trojans participates in a drill during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/columbia-association-ethics-board-members-removal-M2ATXOG5CBA3XF5PISKXFSRNFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T00:45:36.512Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRTNHPYZUFGWJAOFHBT2QV7ZNI.jpg?auth=262fd034af5b60807a601965e22ac2c9a2eb20c158c36a88a4b4caa99b135ce0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5215&amp;height=3477</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Columbia Association board members Karin Emery and Eric Greenberg attend a town hall this year. They were among three board members removed for alleged ethics violations Thursday evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/michael-maurice-johnson-convicted-rape-assault-batimore-county-N5HVPMJ4W5GFBIZYHQYQV2DL7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T00:16:54.362Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TYQ7ATQVKNBQHFTV6I52KG6DOU.png?auth=d4f0f80960ee02d16934c234ec634a345f5d306d53d533bfc30cb60eabe44822&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1688&amp;height=1125</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Maurice Johnson was cleared in the 2010 slaying of 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes after three trials. A jury in Baltimore County convicted Johnson on Friday of raping and attacking a 19-year-old.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/police-two-dead-nottingham-baltimore-county-M7VKN2ACCFCNHOJEVSEPCC6GH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T23:37:02Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QKFXRCCIGVBVJKXIG6IXKQBNVY.jpg?auth=675251739425a6f6fc6bad9428150915b17ce623b94a6e3728e408cbb9cc576f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3959&amp;height=2639</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police described the incident as “domestic-related” and said there is no active threat to the community.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/shantay-lashay-odonnell-columbia-shell-gas-stating-shooting-KLDYOJLPWNDCJFDDVQ36ENF5SM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T23:25:59.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XFINRSBIBFBJND2CV4TJ5FIY5M.png?auth=8f9b7aa1682e162103a8fd1a702044bbb270bc3f8c695b9517ee58c547692819&amp;smart=true&amp;width=663&amp;height=442</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Howard County Police Department released security video showing a shooting at a Shell gas station in Columbia on April 17.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/supreme-court-baltimore-opioid-case-QYUTTPIUTFEWTO2OJG73JDT7NQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T22:57:03.664Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LGKXV24M3RE2BIDACVS43FTQQI.jpg?auth=fbd08b287980006b1a577b853f62a787f7a88dd980fc053075be07145c50283b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5283&amp;height=3522</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The decision is a major loss for the city, which adopted a go-it-alone strategy for opioid litigation that appeared to be paying off. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/mike-elias-bullish-2026-orioles-4IH6J7HCSZFFJEDKGNZTUPELBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T22:50:37.501Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JQ4P6LOCKNGJTABNSGK2NUG3TA.JPG?auth=46196236fadf387e8f81180d7352a507ee98788a90f41d44a1d41534d9470354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias expressed confidence in the team to improve on its 12-13 start.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measles-infections-maryland-mmr-vaccines-B6RMTD2DTJGDBCJACXJONNWNHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T22:35:19.632Z</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[Maryland has reported two more cases of measles. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/kaloyan-stoev-double-murder-rockville-WBGLLHNKCBB2JJESHNLHO66Z7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T21:59:05.619Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVWXLTJNFFETTJER5OAGCYVXLI.jpg?auth=75b71ea5aa02fe030b4dd381d50ee952ff4f711704584e5c01ecae3b4320cdbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5693&amp;height=3795</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-injury-updates-jackson-holliday-jordan-westburg-TGVBJZ3ZNRAKRPOXPH3CN2ODTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T21:56:24.198Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PSXKJGHVBRFQHB45DP6MHNPG6Y.JPG?auth=b527ba526043750a7b56a75dbc71be595d04cf4f29c776f4ac7b6a4469bbe46c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3644&amp;height=2915</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday began the season on the injured list.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/mpssaa-girls-flag-football-baltimore-ravens-YVK2KJQ7PRF4JOKNI5BTGW3YGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T21:45:45.258Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NQCTFMYY6BAM3EPY5LTCJPJQSY.jpg?auth=4e0e827d25d1b2e7f19e005529de6587b444d116c14677b6d338ce6b432d35fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4589&amp;height=3059</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clarkburg’s Aysia Jones-Robinson runs with the ball as Whitman’s Charlotte Dorsey chases during the 2025 Maryland girls flag football tournament at M&T Bank Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/mount-vernon-barriers-removed-25FV4UHUG5H4TMMVUOBZK2W3TI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T21:33:41.623Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5EYRNCUHGRBUJG4BGYDCPLCLX4.jpg?auth=d367ff9da7ff80fa90ab6514cdd88a7f7d101efdc0229e10c3d7d48ee17384b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mount Vernon restaurant Dooby’s now shares sidewalk space for outdoor dining with the Helmand and My Thai Go.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-2026-nfl-draft-live-updates-analysis-WYLDNDGDJFGAZAS24WKQQPRH3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T21:21:34.416Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TUUBWZJWRNDE3KJAX7BUWDXKHE.jpg?auth=2cd6073ab35db6d4c21c5887cbd4de908e7938630e2e023f6fd837b2c0415746&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3119&amp;height=2079</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens selected Vega Ioane, a guard out of Penn State, with the 14th pick of the first round.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pasadena-anne-arundel-murder-heather-beaver-death-scott-kirby-7ALISQCMEFGCRITK2NMS2FX4XA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T20:58:55.142Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RQG55AS55BHPBJWJTIHYRQCTWY.jpg?auth=5105997abf184bdb9d47816f6cda365a0c2b593ca4c5e3e24bf44c42d04a8569&amp;smart=true&amp;width=957&amp;height=638</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police charged a man with second-degree murder more than a year after he called 911 to say his girlfriend, Heather Elizabeth Beaver, had died of an overdose.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/snow-everest-old-town-mall-baltimore-7BEN3HDOUZBDXCU36OUFHFM72M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T20:42:07.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/35AE7FEWIZDJ3PHJQS7KBIR22U.jpg?auth=7fb2dd44e8fb52e6072f7a225f4983b96fba8764da13e215b80ed73ce22626ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A large pile of snow in a vacant lot near the Old Town Mall was dubbed “Snow Everest” by the internet.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/andrew-britt-shooting-baltimore-county-police-jordan-riddick-M4TCKV7QXVFSPP22CO7KF256TY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T20:18:28.486Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M37QZA4SBNG25J4QEVXHQPTYVM.jpg?auth=de6c720ebd4e3326d7c11f9a065953aee15185c542d5bc42a9f627c6418f9f54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5143&amp;height=3429</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Law enforcement officers gather in 2025 after Baltimore County Police Officer Jordan Riddick was shot in the parking lot of the Wilkens Precinct.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/careers/howard-county-mass-layoff-republic-national-distributing-company-4QJJTWFF45DL3GWRN3OM3F3DAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T19:45:43.741Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AZHUQWRYQ5DOXCDT2HAKMP7IC4.jpg?auth=a5c26631ff8032877c2d7f91a37ed8115ce59f051aad42c4ca7f5f7befd94380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1125</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimores-domino-sugars-sign-turns-75-L4DDSPSC4FDWDJJGIGHOSR2754/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T19:23:45.017Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YRNSQVUA7FGNRMQA7T4OE7TXDE.JPG?auth=ad5ea845c73decc558a34e5ece5f69775f1a945d537b243e0e59326797164208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Domino Sugars sign has been a part of Baltimore’s skyline since 1951.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/ruths-chris-steakhouse-eastport-annapolis-5X53P4WL3ZEKJE6R4LOQQDUMIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T18:34:24.971Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3DZ2H5YXOVBRBDD7DEVM2JPEGQ.jpg?auth=6e235b2cb38d610fb57854e7d983bc0c9ede9b6aa26e9b75ff139c5a6e322efc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3582&amp;height=2388</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Eastport is moving to the Annapolis Town 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deportation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-states-attorney-ivan-bates-18m-outside-income-2025-OVL5CQWMURDRNCZHJWOCIBZJWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T15:42:08.941Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JHYE7DT7RZAHPEO5WPHIGGQM6A.JPG?auth=d77aff26ebbd72c3f26f11a92f3a90725c5d45da353e3e1dfe7131a263c1f95b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates reported $1.8 million in outside income last year as matters from his time as a private defense attorney were resolved and he sold real estate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-draft-day-2-second-third-round-prospects-targets-VLLAYHOU5BEPHCYSNF6NZCRW7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T15:31:13.823Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FSTLVGKTURCB7DZGMCXWFYEVXQ.jpg?auth=0e3ad942def93a8529741fc844d444d1efd1986c95bd41653502119c491fcc0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The draft tent during Round 1 of the 2026 NFL draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-vega-ioane-ONM4QMLJPZDKDFOPYW7CYHG4FE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T15:17:29.024Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VCRCB5DVTVCAJADLZ2YIGL6ZKA.jpg?auth=c33573b23487230c86942aa40ae8ba4d590cc443d77b8bfa202d53b07a8918ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4391&amp;height=2927</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens defensive lineman Haloti Ngata, right, with Terrell Suggs at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-vega-ioane-nfl-draft-rueben-bain-YUAZMEBTLZAG5EVIJUMTTLXHYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T13:24:51.54Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6JNYCSMNWVGSRL3OIBZKTNIOMQ.jpg?auth=eba2103240579d843b0556a66595d2a2e508e75c16c907349e35c4263372ba70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5673&amp;height=3782</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens passed up a promising pass rusher to select Vega Ioane, a guard from Penn State. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-ioane-decosta-bain-nfl-draft-L64STDDKU5FP3EICYUHZ7X23SE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T13:12:30.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GPFLPLFUARARXDTSOGPOLZVTJY.jpg?auth=b711ca75a24d993cf4261e88be43f3b5129bb9f99092514d1ea2e23d70b8f75c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3173&amp;height=2115</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This could be remembered as the year the Ravens didn’t take Rueben Bain Jr. of Miami in the draft. The edge rusher went to Tampa Bay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-olaivavega-ioane-draft-XBAJYIYYIZFUTISNOSHGCELHMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T13:11:46.041Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XFLH6WEUXRAHXHPBSOH336T6YA.png?auth=58e0f4f1b71054bc7ea78d5f511b08bef413e16151872f616cb5e04d27c0332d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-university-research-grants-in-jeopardy-JBRS7ZARNBHDXPCPW44TYS4WTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T13:09:33.822Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QA3L4JKPVJETJAXHFFFFX24WE4.jpg?auth=32cc3c9ed3a4e653964d1ca38f1e0d4e7de3583e7260bdfd4098da904023f1a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins leaders and scientists warn that drops in federal research grant funding threaten the future medical breakthroughs, the state’s economic health, and the nation’s global leadership in scientific research.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/joan-vassos-rockville-golden-bachelorette-pancreatic-cancer-L3NV5HH6RNDWDGTIEB6BSY4DEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T12:47:08.873Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUJKR77UTJGA3CPZOOUIDQW6PQ.JPG?auth=bcdda07082616d72be749ea0428d102d221bd2756d32a71f30a1a3e31c629abc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4392&amp;height=2928</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joan Vassos, the first star of ABC’s “Golden Bachelorette” and a longtime Rockville resident, is using her newfound platform to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research in honor of her late husband.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-react-uneven-play-fundamentals-defense-EGCLDL3OPZHEFAJJTTXMQYWNVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T12:41:49.69Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZKGETQRNFEVXBAIH3ZYKJA23Y.jpg?auth=c0cd7d32f090ce1b5e784c0693a072ad5c01a2dc5b853ce012e7c0b16df12a21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz says the players are working on improvements daily.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/spring-sailboat-show-annapolis-IWHFDTSFGRAIJGZUF5D7FBYI64/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T12:00:03.25Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UGHOIWVSDBFHPMIH7IX4EGNHYE.jpg?auth=89403d1de02adc2f4671bf52a2a6ae35085486594025286bd9f34296267116e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1080&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors take tours of sailboats docked in Downtown Annapolis during the city's Sailboat Show last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/baltimore-boxing-davis-mack-lewis-hilton-langer-dunton-el-boardley-XM6P7YLYD5BOVEXXKFMUXVF4KI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T12:00:04.896Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3NEKTFFU4JGX5GKUTWEGJC4ZKI.jpg?auth=ba9b08dcf53bc2fb63ad773922de49095e07a485ae7b40660efac33a758ebd60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5445&amp;height=3630</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coach Warren Boardley, right, offers advice to cruiserweight Tyler Langer between sparring rounds at the Mack Lewis Boxing Gym in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-towson-parking-price-VVNKCUWYTFAAFBNMNLJPSF23PA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T12:00:03.975Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VA7C6OCEFNHUXLZNRCGL7FWVHU.JPG?auth=2bc7bb7cefa87685d08ece6e787588fae03d000fdb92e478c2d633d3e667425f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Revenue Authority will charge only $1 for parking after 5 p.m. in three of its downtown Towson garages in an effort to boost local business. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/anne-arundel-county-liquor-board-of-license-commissioners-reform-FU5V4ARIX5EQHF2JAHWC26S24Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T09:30:00.849Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QHR25PWL6FC2TAOXIN3RWXE77M.jpg?auth=ba0e8fd3612458e376b5ff4880efab254ad626a322f48cfd2388bc9d2b486cc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Board of License Commissioners regulates most alcohol sales in Anne Arundel County. Legislation awaiting the governor’s signature would expand it from three to five members.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/darnestown-home-for-sale-farm-F3EBGVYG4VH5RAC5IKG3PVKVVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T09:30:00.824Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S3SI6ZLOQVGI7BFT53K35G6DIM.png?auth=a34812adf3f2505da824195833a00a98e740e2be191c26039f4d5e7169b5aba1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1023&amp;height=767</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/lupe-fiasco-rapping-baltimore-peabody-johns-hopkins-hiphop-degree-HAGWCZJUEBHOLFRYXOSBNHEUVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T09:30:00.603Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D2GHZVR3INAPBOB55F2A2GVWLI.JPG?auth=9060c26c40924cddc5ea717d691bd5cfe97c8563dcaad5faa0a19391be1e7017&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8014&amp;height=5341</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lupe Fiasco became the first to teach rap at the Peabody Institute in the fall of 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-nfl-draft-first-round-sonny-styles-OLFIW77R5JAQBLMSUZZNKRK3IU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T04:42:04.558Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZE7W7C6MPBDMRNTJAIEGOLLIXQ.jpg?auth=7f7c8bea2b7572d32aafe9b7b5210189cc04b5380771fe005fc37f7bf8251bc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5208&amp;height=3472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sonny Styles poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Hall of Fame members Lynn Swann and Jerome Bettis after being selected seventh overall by the Commanders on Thursday night in Pittsburgh.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/2026-nfl-draft-vega-ioane-penn-state-baltimore-ravens-IOAS3G3E4BBK3GCRQO2JPEL534/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T01:43:22.098Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TUUBWZJWRNDE3KJAX7BUWDXKHE.jpg?auth=2cd6073ab35db6d4c21c5887cbd4de908e7938630e2e023f6fd837b2c0415746&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3119&amp;height=2079</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vega Ioane of the Penn State Nittany Lions before a game against the UCLA Bruins in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/maryland-control-preakness-stakes-churchill-downs-ceo-2RPIDUZ2SJC6JLROMWHJXVXVGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T01:29:54.715Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/46AOCHW6UBDRVGN6LYULGFRJCY.jpg?auth=bc481bee28eee8074860bbced5e3af7f9fe441377783a5a4c3341dd57a6f0f25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The field leaves the starting gate in the 2025 Preakness Stakes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-officers-marien-bwino-victor-figueroa-troy-horton-jones-KM2H4SXZXVGRDCEHNJ3YNZHBRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T01:04:40.951Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I7HQSQUMAFG3REBXKO5QZRN5KM.jpg?auth=5a6db056bfccd8a6bd8faed08dc4b6b8dd50cf38ff11f1c2618170574f59bc50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office added officers Marien Bwino, Victor Figueroa and Troy Horton-Jones to the “Do Not Call” list on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-dean-kremer-injured-list-ZFXYZASZXVF3RMQCD4NDVY3RN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T23:26:28.858Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TE24O3UHZJC6JFMB545C5QCLFU.JPG?auth=f385d875da7131e8ea3e56688c4f67fcc7e1d3f1e7bede609136177e9dccc704&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After beginning the season in Triple-A, Dean Kremer made two starts for the Orioles before going on the injured list.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-tattoo-convention-stavros-halkias-S4IYOQCI2NCV3IYAR5FRB6D76Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T23:00:54.862Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZHCLJMPPUFF3FAJF6L4QPYYVFM.jpg?auth=31a484f975a802c496474582ffcb635ef2f2092ff23a29866679f4c6f07baf47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Diego Orbegozo, of Black Label Collective, tattoos Karl Staudinger at the 2023 Baltimore Tattoo Convention.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/2026-nfl-draft-maryland-baltimore-football-JE7X4DC6XVGQDJ6L7H5ZKRZKH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T22:46:13.651Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QVQTWNGQ2FCQTD2VPAPZZQPAI4.jpg?auth=c038eb442cd92d3b805c13022d0e27fff0a04e5e716e31c2faaef70ec76dca6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cornerback Mansoor Delane of the Louisiana State Tigers celebrates a pass defense during a game against the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-ioane-woods-bain-tyson-ISZWYM676FERZN5UZL3IR5FQ2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T22:24:50.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JTLIUMEQTBFRTPZV2KQ7NG64SY.jpg?auth=65b352eecb5473ab6b44cefeaab91b3ffe541433a5afc250916f9239bf934423&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5628&amp;height=3753</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Penn State guard Vega Ioane is a sensible pick for the Ravens with the 14th selection in the first round.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-emmanuel-ricky-alston-shotgun-woman-2DTYRSP5KZEQBMPAYC3WHDDWVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T22:22:32.683Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5ENK5X324VFHBBAGDDKVVFT5KY.jpg?auth=acb3f9d60b477964de6305bb393868197ba8357d13560f46f5f3352c30383821&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6227&amp;height=4151</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police officer Emmanuel Ricky Alston, 33, was arrested Tuesday and charged with first- and second-degree assault after allegedly pulling a shotgun on a woman at his home.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/teen-takeover-baltimore-police-responses-B5CPXREWWJH5XERD5Q4G5NB2CI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T22:02:08.543Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CSYIBA6IMBAXTLRR3VUVV4UMCI.png?auth=69696f17ce197ce73e2ee1941f16ec2d2e14477b93c20438d4bc0fcdcf8dc032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After large gatherings of teenagers turned violent, Baltimore officials are vowing to crack down on parents while youth advocates say the city is lacking in resources for young people.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/columbia-association-elections-james-rouse-RI66GM3DDZCI7LYXAO5XIHTUTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:54:55.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BDTURFVLAJFOXIOB3N56JP7ZDI.jpg?auth=52b172504649d61ef3ab9a9f6f1e738983f38b58758773687558054f154572e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2100</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/tournament-of-champions-bryan-voltaggio-season-7-452QZDKVGBFV7KCUPZA426Z7CU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:43:26.701Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PQ2WHE76PZDHXJO7QRVZ653LVM.jpg?auth=4af99a9c107c6792e9c81d8c9ce301b00003ba3f004862fc0c00786ad6a7c3d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Host Guy Fieri and contestant Bryan Voltaggio react as Voltaggio is announced the “Tournament of Champions” Season 7 winner.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/lee-ralston-annapolis-explosives-charge-ENF5GMJIXJFKJE5M2JY4NN7FHM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:37:54.329Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QT5HB5N53ZBVJHGQJ6QRSOM3NU.jpg?auth=b260e08c9c99df0a817d6accb2115892caf949c1024be46d58f9afa86b187ac2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At the Anne Arundel District Court in Glen Burnie, an explosives expert said the devices that Lee Scott Wygal Ralston, of Annapolis, is alleged to have built are capable of killing a person.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-6TEQXSVDVVFKLN5CXQ26QWJ2KI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:20:45.241Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LAYF7YJ6UNHZ7HHR3PVBKPPNVU.jpg?auth=0d848f222f1b58fde452d18426f9bb51e4f65ac2057c7a62772e87c192b34ef5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2650&amp;height=1767</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[HBO Max, “Harry Potter,” “Top Gun,” CBS and CNN may all be placed under the control of the upstart Paramount Skydance soon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-braves-7-2-PHD2MEHBORHKBD4SCFW2ZSE5MU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:09:16.137Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4E72RRTAI5DEBKAIRK3GSRU344.jpg?auth=4731098bd1e6e3e2afc5159a3a0bdfedc4c0c0c1d730430ecc0d481886d089f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals right fielder James Wood rounds the bases after hitting his 10th home run of the season in the first inning Thursday at Nationals Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-jones-falls-body-recovery-karin-solomon-27BYBSQH2BETFBI7Q4ST3LHEMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:05:13.409Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JFCYKGE4IRHGTBDOCD6FTTHCHM.jpg?auth=b7e3c7b38fcdb7aaa5c9e3b54ac81bfe23eae7b1ca31901e0a0c1445b0372d11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5222&amp;height=3481</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police on Thursday identified Karin Solomon, 61, whose body was found in the Jones Falls beneath the Howard Street Bridge earlier this week after being discovered by a citizen, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-reclassify-medical-marijuana-7S6ISCSDD5HSHKVAQFE32NGCJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T20:29:44.116Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUMXYUPG5NEWPHFDHTWL33WPKI.jpg?auth=341b95e01b2cd06e8e6a63a2c14bf724dc4cf28c06c3ef92d2282f6661b1b681&amp;smart=true&amp;width=339&amp;height=226</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An order signed by President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general shifts licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to the less strictly regulated Schedule III. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/windsor-mill-fire-apartment-complex-2IOIKVW5I5CGBCWMU2QQJMKCB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T20:22:44.425Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GSKMP4XG5ZAM5FXJWNZUZR3IXY.jpg?auth=8cf66d7948bfa9fc98ff295755d82249920c9a03242c81cc31c4f1fa5d91dbb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=533</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to an apartment fire on Brixworth Court in Windsor Mill on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-fish-kill-vinegar-plant-jones-falls-UM3WWDXF5RF3LAR2GBFKQNKQNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T20:06:10.763Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L4TZ2PLG4NAIHAU3X4IE4L4K6M.JPG?auth=3e899f2125b503d296d5ac113c222f09209f0c75e0fe34bdfe0afb1dd43c2d24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1851</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The international foods corporation Kerry Group, which bought Fleischmann’s Vinegar in the U.S., is demolishing the historic plant in North Baltimore. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/maryland-wineries-grapes-destroyed-frost-V2HUY4FCUZEXNPFN3CM5A3PYRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T20:05:29.012Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YADVHUJZDNF3THH5DEI2L56GFY.jpg?auth=e34295fd7c7b1eeb7e2a858530a0327d923588efc0a6c389e9f231577d563f47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At Boordy Vineyards, employees lit fires and hired a helicopter to fly laps to mix the air in an attempt to save a portion of their vineyard from the sudden frost.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/denise-day-tristan-king-abduction-KFUGCI5UDNFFLJQBNLRUTRGTQM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T19:47:31.245Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4GIFWMPNKVAZPGNVFOV5YGWMEE.jpg?auth=fcbe2b44b28f5bf5c5355197ae244990212b34e7ab75cee7fe0040a854964afa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denise Day, right in a photo from 2015, now faces only a misdemeanor charge after allegedly helping Tristan King, left, hide for nearly six months while he was considered missing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-draft-first-round-prospects-trade-mock-eric-decosta-offensive-line-KSQK752KD5EW5CKZE7SUHWKGTI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T17:28:30.077Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IQJGCJNZPJEO5F3SXXHRMQXHNI.jpg?auth=9444c81ac6bbb5327fa6c20a9d2ca9e66b87afe643c1302d226243d0aa4a4bf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rehearsal on Wednesday ahead of the NFL draft in Pittsburgh.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/navy-secretary-john-phelan-trump-leaving-2VHSXSYMNNDADHXHQQNKRME3PY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T15:58:38.826Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PR4Z3XTOKFBV7HZ2JU6XSRPIWQ.jpg?auth=0cf2b3c73d7c40a38ae11b7eb062c4e823c761dfa164f0388417db3719afb45f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6048&amp;height=4024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Secretary of the Navy John Phelan greets Naval Academy midshipmen during a tour of the USS New York during Fleet Week New York in May. The Pentagon announced Wednesday that Phelan is leaving the job.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/baltimore-ravens-nfl-draft-new-coach-uniforms-jesse-minter-YZ6RPA2QXVHXZG6DUSJ372EL74/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T15:24:19.415Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3L7XMIYJI5A3XARCVSLTGMEALA.jpeg?auth=59898c18653b3c27169a8a87511801ecbd8370c4cd20abecadbcca7662ca19db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens superfan Adrianna Ebon at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-zay-flowers-fifth-year-option-extension-million-contract-MT2DKH7OKFCGFFONC2OYKFNXGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T15:10:30.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QRCBO32SV5C6ZOMWAHQPM6ERH4.JPG?auth=c1b377a613a9fff5114559188894a08c85eb3949dc0a40e952176608f721c9e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers runs in the end zone for a touchdown in the team's Week 18 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/preserve-at-clarksville-home-for-sale-K4TSXBQOEBCT7DI6FTKQQW32RA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T15:00:02.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H7XCEZFKTVGQ7KL6IRHCYS5WNA.png?auth=dc3847448dbb7bdc05cfb24e0aac98e081087a1caa319edd973e0d1be7ee6625&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1152&amp;height=866</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/afro-news-tea-black-marylanders-politics-WJQ2MLJYVJBKLJUARRE5HWEN3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T14:47:48.45Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDG3CCPF3JEQ5FOTLP4AJ674FE.jpg?auth=b2c3d1a1f00324632b74cc732eafc278c389ba197a46690cfd9418f40cb00d99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1482&amp;height=988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The AFRO Tea has grown to be one of the most popular events of the season for African American women and one of the most difficult-to-acquire tickets in town.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-isabel-cumming-brandon-scott-racist-post-U2CF4X2UQRHJHCEBLSRMFZRJFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T14:42:36.644Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S2V3KO3X7NFIDFYOOVJSRSRLIE.jpg?auth=ccd499fd6dbe5ce4a1f09928b2d4d1de622535e6b6232e1db98fe25c30ca66fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6369&amp;height=4246</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming, center, apologized for posting an AI-generated image of Mayor Brandon Scott that prompted a complaint to the city’s ethics board earlier this week. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adley-rutschman-new-swing-SFPCGS35UJGMRBF6EGB7NNH654/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T14:07:19.272Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SHOL4MFHVVACHPSWDCUEMQHPRE.JPG?auth=471df6b7026ae7fdbc261131f8f7dfbf1925ffb57b67ddf56bd2e4b8eb7bbfd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman is hitting .316 with a .948 OPS.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-things-to-do-wocofest-strathmore-DTXTU5MCCRH7NPSW4RVV7ZG4IA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T13:46:23.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UDOBOCWHHFGBBGWSFOIDIQU4LM.jpg?auth=2d0d98a7130033ec30da0fe5447212fc6ef68b3258042fc5cd483425fd91e062&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[WoCo Fest will bring music, entertainment, food and workshops to The Mansion at Strathmore on Friday and Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/live-updates-orioles-royals-after-game-three-EMH33J2RAFF6VI4PMSA7YQZLNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T13:32:22.997Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YTIJPZOG2VH3XO5G6LVVQWLO7U.jpg?auth=c0207305b52b2bab1093314e004e1b08de66f18189a9c484fb2c0d6a5227d85c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso is congratulated by Orioles teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/senate-budget-homeland-security-OKNPPJRX6ZAT7BC4S6HK43LDVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T11:29:46.966Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FFKGQRZYSFGTJBZA7FVQIXCSSA.jpg?auth=90e868515f6c220465d689e97554506b28c358f2c1ba04091b62ded048a06185&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since mid-February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/school-board-montgomery-county-yang-silvestre-DYN6SB3FW5F7PFUEWE2EPB36XM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T09:30:00.919Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TO2XNUK6CNCIHH524FQGQOGBMM.jpg?auth=b9add2017faeb50079600b83463fcd9c3f5629e82397f82d5a4daadb3dd706bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County school board members Julie Yang and Karla Silvestre are seeking higher positions in the county.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/braves-nationals-home-runs-CG72OFHSP5BTXLXJK6TZ7J6XMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T02:40:11.365Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EWDOOOPR3FC3HFLYV3EQB2ILE4.jpg?auth=207109b5b200e75997d863b56de6655cb4adb4fcaabd42507dfc5857a850d46b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mauricio Dubón of the Braves forces out James Wood of the Nationals at second base during the second inning Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dumbarton-middle-school-fight-baltimore-county-police-arrest-students-4NGHERTTTJE5VKQWLPLTDNTRMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T23:53:36.358Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E5UD2T7QGREEFOH44KCIPYRXIQ.jpg?auth=3c479110805ee2eafee030920072d9168bd89bea0135bdb59b3003003016b023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students at Dumbarton Middle School fought at a bus stop near York and Lambourn roads around 3:40 p.m. Monday, officials said. The conflict spilled into Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-royals-8-6-76N3WIQCOBBLRC32IOXFQKNLSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T23:03:46.892Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OTQOCJZAO5F6HFAH4NUHAKYJM4.jpg?auth=722e9588bf2b7261cf1a0408b2cfc902ad95421e369701312e89e3af2f8ca2d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3636&amp;height=2424</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Leody Taveras watches his RBI double during the sixth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/walter-johnson-james-mulhern-four-people-undress-NTMLWKI3CJFX3KXNCPPFP2KT5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T23:00:08.907Z</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/local-news/randallstown-dundalk-y-closures-swimming-pools-M5MZEHAQFNGMDLODKV44EZK5PI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T22:23:16.682Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GOTSKAQZ4FCFZEVLRK7SVYQZBM.JPG?auth=733597f9d2a5c583610e10bec1db76574b6b2276319ebab2f22fcd91e2dd6daf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6224&amp;height=4163</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Y in Central Maryland announced it was closing its pools in Dundalk and Randallstown, the latter of which is shown here during a water fitness class.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dwight-rust-jr-cold-case-arrest-LLYD7VHPJNC2LFVT57QGZL5SWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T21:58:24.441Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FRGCTUCDBZBM5HIVA4NQR3KS4U.jpg?auth=f13512194b67958e476e1e45f40e4e5edd95ac9616626a49772bfed311e65c8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=620&amp;height=361</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michelle Rust, who was 24 years old, vanished on July 20, 2002, while preparing for her 3-year-old son’s birthday party, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/frostburg-state-university-tuition-enrollment-discounts-TVTL3PZCQFE3XOV6J5K2TF3VVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T21:29:37.384Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DHLDBPCYM5CZ5HWASL2ICJR77Y.JPG?auth=14ec7d27e1eed72c3c2be6c4e5ebacbc6cf03631a62e1534a089e6e574cd65e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frostburg State University will offer in-state tuition to students in five neighboring states starting in fall 2027.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/aclu-facial-recognition-maryland-police-YXUU7AXEMNFIHKHJ5FZB2RLJPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T20:54:09.759Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UY6FJDRSCRBUFL2J7SFUGZRV3Y.jpg?auth=91f5bab3bb4db95bd613cb73a3488bff61d5316a3d3e9108d145cce477e01b7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2666</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/pasadena-fatal-house-fire-ZA6AIIQG7RBLHGPYB43CHZK63A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T20:43:46.104Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V5UJNXS5RVHUREMA2JKRY56A2Y.jpeg?auth=ce053e406475f6f56327faa8d3c0045b0ff4b912789ca451d7d8068839df2b15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A woman died and three people were displaced in a 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exponentially.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/shooting-germantown-teen-charged-sleeping-child-FLIFOP4VFBE6HKI42XLPG7VXXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T19:28:25.604Z</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/culture/arts/national-gallery-of-art-glenstone-museum-mitchell-rales-donation-UBUDA6KPGNCNZBGAHIS6V5YME4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T19:15:48.331Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KMTUGXN7NZDH7BOFNMPLGHNVRA.jpg?auth=063febc4bff07f1a68d2c4ace95d63fc2309a65b36e92e3dc35bb1ab2cfe88b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Leigh's "Last Garment" on display at the Water Court at the Glenstone Museum in Potomac.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-seven-round-mock-draft-BH7KKXE4ARESNLMPZ7OW2ND324/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T19:13:38.558Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FAJHZ26FSJGHNFAXX34LELXI6M.png?auth=7289a756342d914124ec8fc019d5843ae630b950db2d342a866f5bad07075ce4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/georgia-congressman-david-scott-dies-obituary-RX3H47TBA5HRXMDEWYXYJUO6JU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T17:35:44.755Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FU6F6FFPGFERFF4MXBP7TRR4HI.jpg?auth=c90680615212e5d56a2b0007332b7c284a328b6f7ec431287c3f32cf7f346dcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3597&amp;height=2494</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott speaks to reporters at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/hindi-books-hate-group-nationalist-montgomery-libraries-T45MKLAXMFF4VNARXN2T73HXHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T17:16:40.074Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/USWRQ5EH4NEULLDKK6DQPAZAHQ.jpg?auth=e02d305e75a646ea410c2f7de114905f740aeb6adea23410ee0248b69f82f650&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=858</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Funding for a Hindi book collection at the Germantown Library has fueled allegations of being supported by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, which has been deemed a hate group by some local activists.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/glenstone-20th-anniversary-NBRL2RQXTBGMNG56IRA6JZB57A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T16:09:12.715Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GTJGGKXGONAXJP6EA4VB6WVGQU.jpg?auth=2cdefb5408388c4704bd27f4ba88bc63343b6ec128cac66a4b8239299f9a1f30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Leigh's "Last Garment" on display at the Water Court at the Glenstone Museum in Potomac. The museum is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/nfl-prospects-baltimore-draft-A6OZE23HPVHDJAGTQRQF5SILBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T16:04:12.634Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EDJAZE6JDVHEHNNFAPAMQQ3RWA.jpg?auth=364d25641d233c528ba8850599b3ca9447acd5df9587c8d87a28db5113309bd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7939&amp;height=5296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fans watch during the second round of the NFL football draft last year in Green Bay, Wis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/towson-university-campus-shooting-catherine-torney-VWMLCWZ2TVAPTHYT3MDV6NLOQA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T15:45:00.995Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QOYQBW6E5BFM3DOXRN5BGOIOHY.jpg?auth=0aaa17be1cfe792c12e91508347da6ac8eb46bf9fce7c5e8ef26540ce9a33a51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three people were shot at an unsanctioned party at Towson University in 2021.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/robert-stokes-jr-baltimore-wmata-driver-shooting-3GXVCJOJJVDARN6LMWMCVM37I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T15:29:26.787Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OVVWNRUQ6NDUTFFMK3B7DXXEWM.jpg?auth=0552ccff69a4d27e4c3ee1f64bf3757528d8832a32d5c9672cdec58027669cbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert Stokes Jr. was killed in the early hours of April 9 in Northwest Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-towson-university-peeping-tom-5GSWZSJ7VFBYLIHTPITGX4YIRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T14:57:44.718Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3GWBYILUGBA67M533BO4N4DPRQ.jpg?auth=2b2a3058465cd9a0a09f8d326488ab5478535e95f318f54921ff93d10cee83eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1896&amp;height=1264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from Ring camera footage shows a man looking into the Chloe White's apartment in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>