<?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-gunnar-henderson-two-strikes-hitting-DEKLZV524JGMPNEV7NRL4DATMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T12:00:02.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T5XBHQVZFBD6VI5C7NSKC3OOUA.jpg?auth=99bef64e4233dea7132f89ecdbebd8d33af2ac802ffdfbce13a3c90d4c7ad1b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson ranks 329th of 343 players in two-strike batting 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Jawando, left, and Evan Glass at a candidate forum in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/greyhound-tavern-closed-bar-fells-point-GJR3EVGU6FEE7FMKTWZ75M3XWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T09:30:00.479Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6BMIZQ6DUFH7TKTP6QN4A3JRD4.jpg?auth=7e3ee500930f2d4b3ed3eedd83b5dabc93421d345fadedd3816ebe9f213d4497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The now-closed Greyhound Tavern at 1822 Fleet St.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-recreation-and-parks-department-reginald-moore-impact-N6F3KSWYNRBUNBALLZ36QVDPTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T09:30:00.797Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYDE4XLNHJB35E5P7WSZXQTWHY.jpg?auth=1dfe30ac056844674bf5d6a66fc4cf983fd0ead3cd04a81df1a54af74fb4780d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks Director Reginald Moore at Druid Hill Park. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-5th-district-congress-candidates-BYIROPBDEBE5ZDTTTSWG7DIVFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T09:30:00.529Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RGLL2C5XUVF7NBLRG5VFW76NFE.jpg?auth=8f77313d4da4dc54ba7e3c54ca2571739b19bbe91e54847b497dd22fd2b37922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3507&amp;height=2483</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A dozen candidates for Congress in the 5th District attended a forum organized by three political clubs in Prince George’s County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-athletics-lefty-starters-jacob-lopez-AFVPT7JPYFAG3BDC23LXD7J6UU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T03:04:53.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z3MXDLGG6BH3NBF6MBAFBZG4HY.jpg?auth=e7478f7e2d488f153a75c0930d2d762ac77cde4eca0f11aeb20adc61ed5d2cba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3917&amp;height=2611</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman was 2-for-3 with a home run as the Orioles lost 4-3 to the Athletics on Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-marlins-foster-griffin-nine-strikeouts-jacob-young-WN7ALZK5XFB5NCAVNJDVMCMQTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T02:25:00.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XZGI4J7QVZA6HE6YO6ZNGPZSBQ.jpg?auth=fa9db964df625ca9ecdfdeced8c027fed73da0c0564f3b4e3609715d2a379031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4293&amp;height=2862</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foster Griffin lowered his ERA to 2.12 by allowing one earned run in seven innings Friday night in the Nationals’ 3-2 win.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/mddc-press-association-awards-2025-banner-TJ2EAQSZYRBBLCLOG6KLEG4GVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T01:25:35.464Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G44E3YLDJVHGPMESST3ZMAQRPE.jpg?auth=8f10339fa21efeb79d6b3edf91d63681a742879c9c2a145ada612201402a6cad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4546&amp;height=3031</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Banner Chief Philanthropy Officer Sarah Walton, left, and graphic designer Glenford Nuñez pose for a photo with MDDC Press President Dawn Gessel as they’re presented a Best in Show award Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/anne-arundel-animal-cruelty-verdict-robert-anthony-harley-L3Q3FERY2ZEJZGHOXU74U5SISE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T01:13:22.315Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FM2KU6CMWJHQJNNYL4RYKSQVDA.JPG?auth=6fce2c77e1fd2f134d2a6d75ebe21b3528248634f79d202810d88020e793709b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=804</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prosecutors said Maisie, Shannon Smith-Wood’s 11-month old Belgian Malinois, was apparently shot to death in Harwood by a neighbor who mistook her for a coyote.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitcher-cade-povich-il-elbow-trey-gibson-5TW4QS7JJRBBLMR4X35SN3XY2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T01:05:24.296Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WUJBTR7ESVEZJIE3AAEGTKR42I.jpg?auth=e7c4c2f71e528e6186d2ad017b5ac9e5a32c96a52a442713445571d7ed5220d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4256&amp;height=2837</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cade Povich has a 5.12 ERA in 19 1/3 innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/tupac-bobblehead-orioles-camden-yards-baltimore-ERKXR7ZUONHSLPMXKKK3OEP27Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-09T00:45:42.808Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2IWUQIUQBERHL3UDJGJHXVGAE.jpg?auth=2ee43fb26dfd2cff96de8c37386a1d4cfc210023c56bcc0620f78de950cb0385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Mansolf, 25, of Howard County, was among the first to secure his Tupac bobblehead after a more than five-hour wait.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/bob-baffert-preakness-crude-velocity-IA7TTVUX2JA2NHVJJFU4KBMYKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T23:30:20.337Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YOGAUZOPKFCHXJUWXSAGOAKRIU.jpg?auth=e462a95442a2726ca9e2713a620649e7835c375da40b463e573e2257afb866ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crude Velocity, right, ridden by Florent Geroux, wins the Pat Day Mile.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-opioids-lawsuit-mckesson-cencora-SEGPJUXFF5FBXA3V42QBGREKQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T23:11:36.312Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EAN35PW2F5AQ3BC4TYEHYK7A4I.jpg?auth=b90fd4aa2c5b0fcf59bd6d2c3157aafa0d57a3d31ced8a0aeb987aee7a40524e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5734&amp;height=3225</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The city argued that the companies failed to halt suspiciously large orders of prescription painkillers, flooding the region with addictive pills that were diverted to the illicit market and eventually pushed users to more dangerous street drugs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/alsobrooks-jawando-montgomery-county-executive-F74Y2AJFURCUTNFPYRZN6A7U2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T23:01:10.549Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q7VY6OBPZ5CODPK7W4IG2FPZME.JPG?auth=f3d97d8de75994f091c0163f82a409c97094e3218f0231256c8fa57b5703d011&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks endorsed Will Jawando for Montgomery County executive in a news release.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-tax-increase-72EFODIPZNFUTNZRGMXGSZ77CQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T22:45:57.307Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZ5C442L5FHAPICOPCSRYGZSCU.JPG?auth=a32d61866d7a55cd90db030e6c09efa9fbadc23098f1a836b738af08e6df7d5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council at a December session in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-peeping-tom-RBBE4ISATBEYBCDCA74I4NIQNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T22:13:30.011Z</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 Chloe White’s apartment in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/virginia-redistricting-supreme-court-X5DCXBDLMRBU3H2HXCVT7DP2RY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T21:26:31.667Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JD424N3X4FG6FAZIXKHZGEPZNE.jpg?auth=9db5716446ed79fd45e4a165c0ebb8acff1259c5b62835ff52b5afa0f9ae31af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Matthew Seligman, representing Democratic state legislators, speaks with the media following a hearing on new congressional maps before the state Supreme Court in Richmond, Va. last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/canvas-cyberattack-maryland-3NPVS67O4RG2JPQREYFAUMJI4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T21:26:29.266Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QU4VYPV5MVD7BOUMB6PQHIFBTA.jpg?auth=de87bace76da94fdf26620095b6d6cf3a912a3cac8a7e7889d105153cd907ebb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5234&amp;height=3489</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland, College Park, is among the schools across the state impacted by the Canvas cyberattack.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-county-budget-2027-QXWE3NNE4NB5FEWWGJXUQXUFBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T21:09:23.939Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CEAACVZXJNCKVFX7NESXPXZCD4.jpg?auth=e56d4078a5cb081196ae9c906c76e19676bb78b60dfbed1b4807270d38749c85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3345&amp;height=2231</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Prince George’s County Council will have to address lingering effects from federal job cuts and increasing liabilities in the coming years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-gender-identity-guidelines-revised-ANUGPHR2Z5DWNIWVZEVO5DL4CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T20:59:06.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KKHPRL4OKZEDBB3IHD7HE2G5QA.JPG?auth=225bdc7ba5c10fb45b74772cee07a2eea39ef57ab81863e645a7a64e7c6e00f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a statement, MCPS officials said the updated guidelines “reflect new legal expectations that place greater emphasis on parental rights.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-young-roster-blake-butera-meetings-K7OBFY2DEJGI3F6DEDUFW7RVRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T20:12:07.132Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/422ZKNSRT5BLFDJNUXSIWRPEGM.jpg?auth=c4fbfeb3251868d85c0658a380491d3724c568a7baf0c650a81b43b4c547b206&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3434&amp;height=2289</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals manager Blake Butera says coaches hold individual meetings to ensure players know what the team expects of them.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-executive-primary-housing-tax-7S4SGVR2PRBM3P5F6PF2YWFTSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T20:07:00.85Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNSIATUK7NAVNFEFU4CTESPBII.jpg?auth=653ccd8ea26c60513ef7aefd957c3d1f757383cd042de69fd049366b745128cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4831&amp;height=3221</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County executive candidates Allison Pickard, Pete Smith and James Kitchin during a forum on affordable housing and development on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/westphalia-sprouts-market-grocery-store-IDNF6Z2OJRBM7MLW3WGCULDYRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T19:26:54.507Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2FXK3SSPJGXJPR6UTGKHIBQGE.png?auth=eab238c6b7fb7a17d9e45990d046cc685de034a44b9cf81a1e0114625f03c030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/bowie-tax-hike-police-4KET6WFIGFBVNIUSOCP6VIXKNY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T19:17:41.44Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SWS6CPK7IVCNLPNN6LPBOCVPPI.jpg?auth=48bb89ee5d1b9c10ae013f1f5dd365374ab39242c81777bc92d8bcc2f3e7cdd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4398&amp;height=2932</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bowie Mayor Michael Estève said the city is still exploring how to close an additional $2 million gap in its budget. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/isaiah-kirby-east-lansing-michigan-police-shooting-bodycam-footage-owings-mills-E5CX426XHRG63ENQPA5URLML4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T17:55:01.473Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HV3WDP74IZE5BDOQSQN7S53PYU.jpg?auth=74129c42b3878d0037651426b105abf8c38ab6dfd24902dee5428e2a02e904b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2736&amp;height=1824</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Isaiah Kirby, a 21-year-old Owings Mills native who was studying at Michigan State University, was fatally shot by the East Lansing Police Department. His family, including his mother, Karyn Kirby, right, are calling for justice.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/capital-betlway-hit-and-run-VX7JHNXH5BAYZGINI45RFS366Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T17:53:47.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3W7W6YSNLZE3HIV4XG4SXN5MZI.JPG?auth=970d1cbc6184ceb6c4bddd086f27deb0166163873b4174161884b847a6a6b2c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2169&amp;height=1446</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police are asking the public’s help to locate a driver who fled the scene of a hit-and-run on the Capital Beltway. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-maryland-police-crime-artificial-intelligence-KV4D3VK5IZACPBPTLKDD3IK53A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T16:43:52.33Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ACABOXLDG5BRXK2AG2SGZKC2XY.png?auth=c0f53b2a14bb041368fa7a8454a3eb37f575dfff0caad4815d9943f9afd96516&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1815&amp;height=1018</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Police Department released CitiWatch footage and body camera footage, a still of which is shown here, from the April 2 police shooting of 35-year-old Tavon Newton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-colby-mayo-mlb-marlins-error-KCYXPS7A3BHGNEUTEWRZTZH5RE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T16:31:34.591Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E4WGPHO5KZFLNLBJVUVOFORKIQ.jpg?auth=c655b78bc4d90e4014b3ceb6c28e1dca865edc9a894355cb1231fbde02bd87e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3770&amp;height=2513</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles infielder Coby Mayo bats in the second inning of a game against the Houston Astros in Baltimore last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/carjacking-police-involved-shooting-severn-anne-arundel-O2IQP2B3EVESVFEUNSNLGMDJZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T16:21:45.724Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LXKNRS5FJGD3NUFWIH75C4GVM.JPG?auth=d5f511935ffc6e2fd1cc00ff7e5e5ac544d0c80601aceacda4a715b55784c355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have not released the alleged carjacker's name but said charges are pending.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/bar-alice-anne-fells-point-open-R7WLPDY7QZFQBIOQPGQTM4XDP4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T15:59:10.362Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PIKQP44A3RDRVATS73TVRLJKCY.jpg?auth=026d34609bb28380bb140f1ee6236429f240e2740702eb8dae316f3b3cc4de67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of Bar Alice Anne in Fells Point.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/greenwood-elementary-school-antisemitic-2U2FUGISRNHNVLGITXSOWAJC44/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T13:35:22.31Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PICEY2GQIBFXDPX6D4EHHOGF2A.jpg?auth=17c8b6abdd617b41635f3179ab7a03bb4c610e8a7134db11ba3f52ce320adee4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Police seek the public’s help identifying three persons of interest linked to antisemitic graffiti found Saturday at Greenwood Elementary School. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/prince-georges-stadium-upgrades-QFVOBQJBQ5DPJHQ6E4D3BUWTBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T13:31:16.914Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JQFLFMZFVRGFFHSB2CSSFBH7AA.jpg?auth=312eeaec625bb2ccd46cfcf19a8f4337ad71f70bf0c9d14a9afa49cd097fe527&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Darren Blackmon, a Bowie native, returned home to be the Chesapeake Baysox’s head groundskeeper after growing up attending and working at Prince George’s Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/andrew-sober-cockeysville-car-crash-baltimore-county-XM6ROCFZYNA6ZKWSVYGH2OOK3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T13:29:59.117Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YXSUEHV7DJC2FHMTSIE4GKFMWI.jpg?auth=225477acbf2e6d2e1b9f21ea16de5ce5146ecbd307b50c7d8b7129816df1cecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The makeshift memorial at the site of a car crash at the intersection of Poplar Hill Road and Merrymans Mill Road in Cockeysville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/body-baltimore-inner-harbor-recover-NJXAGWFJXZASVLPFO4DPG3BRUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T13:09:49.746Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6NDQFL72RF4TE7KRODACIT6CE.jpg?auth=f4439ee8c8446a219c8408092890539c8eddb831446eaf25300970f8ffd4d1d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7138&amp;height=4015</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The man's remains were transported to the Maryland medical examiner’s office to determine his identity and cause of death.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-disability-education-alternate-assessment-N6HIDNFQLNG6XCQWEEBSK7NAGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T12:13:21.951Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZJMMZCB4XRFDFLYEAZTFBG67DQ.jpg?auth=396c1292bd35077cfbf0d6d2dff0dc427f8fb159c615c31ce294c7239edd21be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brooke Levey sits with her daughter, Helen Humpert, as she does schoolwork at home. Levey said school staff tried to convince her to allow her daughter to take alternate assessments once she entered middle school.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/spca-annapolis-mall-new-owners-EQZUMWYRFJD3XFEMXIBILMDMXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T12:00:00.686Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/24ZWAOJYSJDVXFNTBOG3CTII4E.JPG?auth=e4f7748168dfd5298fc25330bf0e9aae02960f5fd2d912acd6ba16b384dcdceb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Despite a termination notice, the SPCA of Anne Arundel County’s Paws at the Mall in Annapolos does not have to leave the property.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/watermark-journey-baltimore-water-taxi-BW6YWPLG6VEKJK2EMIIJVD3VDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T09:30:02.38Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DA7G2O2J7VCXTMDERKRAMQGEUE.jpg?auth=58c4aa0a17b1850837f601abbbfc96a51eba89ebde8635dc7dca58d0e411e8f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2676&amp;height=2015</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pat Vaillant pilots a water taxi for Watermark Journey in Annapolis, a cruise and tour company.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/kentlands-luxury-home-for-sale-QAOD3LG5SJHUJI4T4WS3WQXG5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T09:30:02.487Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7JN2HI2ZJAODIGMURWBTGYK7U.png?auth=e9a40f37b768235e4fb3b22c0158a1fd1e50d999bfc3b4dc15c6f11292e8b453&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=533</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/data-center-moratorium-johns-hopkins-baltimore-F3Q2CUPMX5EBPAM2IBEV2UQHD4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T09:30:00.916Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HDLICJP3CRG35AMWNFHFJODH4E.jpg?auth=1fce37e2142962d48b1b166337f4d1ce6de37ce354807c0ca296d13245edfb02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The new data center will expand the current Maryland Advanced Research Computing Center at Bayview, which opened in 2015.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-isabel-cumming-brandon-scott-ig-inspector-general-MAMX5EBZ3FEF5AHYW2SBYTF33Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T09:30:01.044Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FTS5LY7PUNDNJHLS77P6S4KNGA.JPG?auth=9b61bf4d6c19c180d9515032874a2bf2894666b4f57157f12f458bd8a8dc0df3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2196&amp;height=1464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming’s record of results has been undermined by her social media use.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/michael-esteve-bowie-mayor-prince-georges-NTDRYDT6QBCKTI5NEEXQ26FUVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T09:30:00.594Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6UHXH3TEBVDPZJIDVVW24X43DI.jpg?auth=52eb9b3fddc717bf254c96cb3fb1eb32bf2461039a6a6594ec952a8984bfbe21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5361&amp;height=3574</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Estève says he wants to tackle residential speeding and attract new business to the city. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-marlins-cade-povich-injury-FU6ZGIMVD5GF3KXNERPO7SHYPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T02:29:59.171Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T5TX7J2QHNDH3EVMT2BZ4NZKMA.jpg?auth=6423bc53b8a0255c0e6e8e91669567589cec8fba2d8329adfd367d8884d3e4c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4351&amp;height=2900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cade Povich threw 43 pitches over three innings Thursday against the Marlins before leaving the game with forearm discomfort.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/naval-academy-commissioning-week-visitors-T56IW2HDAJDOZPVBPN456CLFFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T00:29:38.195Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VZNE6EMWP5DP5EPG7YKSSHDRYI.JPG?auth=8b0eddc8465b363fab2a697cc3051597eda03b76e6f435ae2e363ee53a29fcc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[General public visitation to the U.S. Naval Academy was suspended following the attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/annapolis-mall-sears-macerich-company-PMXLZ5SNDNEO5FV6NU5Z2YZQ3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-08T00:03:48.022Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7LLJSDI7T5DDTACLMNM4CDG2GA.JPG?auth=fd2306cdf97a886d13f03a523b719b0f97c71ff5f72eebae5c412e31bc67240c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis Mall and the adjacent 13.1-acre vacant Sears parcel were acquired by a California-based shopping center company.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-bill-ferguson-endorsement-redistricting-45UUS7AZKFDPXKLN35YV6U3ZFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T23:40:17.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/23PMVENRV5EI5DTY7YO53OT5JM.JPG?auth=60312095a21fe621b16696633584a47fdb1bfd9308a48bd3feb9fb9da1bb6f84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2223</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Senate President Bill Ferguson and Gov. Wes Moore talk during a bill-signing ceremony in April. Their rocky relationship could be getting rockier, because Moore yanked a planned endorsement of Ferguson as they continue to disagree about redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/purple-line-light-rail-complete-6LEUC4E7WJCSDD6OSWH5AG5CS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T23:06:44.211Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SJ4U5KIMTJDY7CYZ4CDZTX6M3E.JPG?auth=e63d60328b65dcc49621c3e6c893a43d2521006b2ce8a86f1b7f71d5595f1ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State and local officials, including Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, participate in a ceremonial pin hammering marking the completion of the Purple Line in Silver Spring. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/hantavirus-maryland-FS6IQ5QHCBEOHF7FBSCJS6XHPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T22:33:57.694Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HUJQLJ6IB5CMNBFNX7SBZKJCPE.jpg?auth=135ffbd2f37b5f288d8d7e01dac52146e3fc28aef342a9e2167e0fc12d0d4047&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3043&amp;height=2029</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/evan-glass-data-center-moratorium-montgomery-county-ON2ZOUOHI5HJVI5VH37O4QKHOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T22:31:45.383Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VRHPMTWCRJBG5FCECPN2XIJKCQ.JPG?auth=a135971d71f9b9e6d7bf3cc16475fb835036a399a2fcc8df8b21cf6719948440&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign brought by an attendee to a February community forum on data centers with county leaders hosted by Montgomery County Council Executive Marc Elrich in February in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-beat-twins-7-5-keibert-ruiz-XUBSFTGATRCY5JDXLNGIJUIY34/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T22:07:22.325Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFHUJNFEJ5CDXO26O6EBYTQMQI.jpg?auth=4d7820ba5481b0e2771afbe5aeb5e11a6126a8f144524f9d6b514ec777c45af7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7747&amp;height=5165</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals center fielder Jacob Young slides home to score on a double by Keibert Ruiz in the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/jamie-raskin-combined-federal-campaign-office-of-personnel-management-DA6D3MJTLBHDFN4Z54I3J45TVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T21:41:33.079Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7EPEIUDW5VGOHAQE2YNMC67FYM.jpg?auth=9a57529ec05951217ccc8f743694eed2deb6c09721195e2add4ef12e4f581e40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter signed by 39 other House members urging the preservation of the program. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-impersonating-police-frederick-county-JAY4BCE47RENZMGT43NP67D3ZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T21:18:23.925Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police said officers arrested a man who was impersonating police Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/jawando-reardon-sullivan-racism-political-ad-county-executive-5TGZ3TK3KVECXLELTAWC2FBAQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T21:14:24.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RTQTYLTEUZAD7NMX47YP2V654M.jpg?auth=e4bb1f9061e64c0998154005f4933c3467d08fd99a8ab61a64806299d325a3bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reardon Sullivan, left, the head of the county Republican Party and a candidate for the District 1 County Council seat, and Will Jawando, a candidate for county executive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/dulceology-bakery-closing-federal-hill-baltimore-food-YKHTUJAUWZAIBAGIYJEZDCMV7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T20:43:20.259Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QEDR6RPQ2NGCDACZTOU4HWJOEI.jpg?auth=9e295ea99ae0817ce9bb9a0b970815f2f35c84874514943cef5adca08cebb570&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Doughnuts from Dulceology, located at 1138 S. Charles St.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-democratic-primary-endorsements-2G2Z4RSQDFA5BE4I6QBIXLLYHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T20:19:47.488Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KWRYOYYF6RCTDBP5RLFS3T7KXE.JPG?auth=c5dc913d848942ff0c27766adf95b5c3046ff329ad91008431a56930ad8f62f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4594&amp;height=3063</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is offering his stamp of approval to dozens of candidates running for office, many of them in competitive Democratic primary races.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/jerk-at-nite-thai-restaurant-breakfast-club-baltimore-food-opening-KRMDRQDAIZHBNMBSH3APPJII6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T20:16:39.03Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G4SC2FURY5CJRHGFZUQQVSTBL4.jpg?auth=99447dcce5c53a1617f1f8f247f679baba7e06659cbc18da4e93252d03f057c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5590&amp;height=3727</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thai Restaurant, Nest and a new breakfast spot in Greektown are one step closer to opening after a liquor license hearing Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/harford-county-schools-superintendent-search-dyann-mack-stacey-gerringer-34AMB2IEWRGWTGITMXLFM2OFDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T20:08:58.303Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IFNUVM4RNVCS7E3SOQ65B4ACYU.jpg?auth=3ea284bdfafcc46b6e311571d139b0cae190fecd4ef330c1f6f6af04bd2b4247&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Stacey Gerrringer, principal of Abingdon Elementary School, and Dyann Mack, interim superintendent.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/salisbury-mryland-folk-festival-cancelled-GPVE2VKTLVCE5CI3ZI6FBYVHAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T19:57:01.991Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FRIOUYSX3ZFBLN3STOT7MBPX6I.JPG?auth=63fc49d2ec98e55d53bb41e10db26ceed4e85cf5dd78ed50515f31d13f9c3caf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5064&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Folk Festival began in Salisbury in 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/careers/summer-youth-employment-six-flags-bowie-UICMKKDDR5AFRDBBDNBSRU6KF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T19:36:57.209Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MYMDN3SC3FH4LGKKAFVEAKRG5A.JPG?auth=67cba70f6343ee608b50f13780bda2caee6ea8dc2a99498e3986d6aad08e3c30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This summer, the first without the massive hiring power of Six Flags, the Youth Enrichment Program can place only 2,000 of its nearly 8,000 applicants, a steep drop from previous years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/christopher-white-western-correctional-institution-inmate-death-maryland-OFR2SYNGXRAFZJZ3BM4NNT2T6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T19:28:46.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6FUFEM6DEZCV7E4EISV7C5IBV4.JPG?auth=52fce2f0d9c8f08544eda81867adc59a1d4b790974c840ce56278e35a032751c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher White, 33, was found dead Wednesday in his cell at Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/bowie-state-university-layoffs-WI4HHYVEQNA6ZIFTSCWO26MUVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T18:04:20.651Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ECXB4NYRGRB6ZG6Y6EUJQ5UUDA.JPG?auth=9d05e0da943083db3ed127437a21c941591479841ea9ff1236f5f1937dd6ec93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bowie State University is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit for the second year in a row.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/southwest-planes-clipped-wings-bwi-maryland-Z7GS4WHPBVC7XJEWMER7SRUJ4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T17:59:07.228Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PEWSXKRQG5AMHHJCNEHR3DBMFQ.JPG?auth=70f84a8abf4344e907c243b147ba176aa32a3a65047f291e63f9a1b5f16f4817&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two Southwest Airlines planes clipped wings at Baltimore-Washington InternationalThurgood Marshall Airport on Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/rockefeller-foundation-makes-a-big-bet-to-create-more-jobs-XD775J3RLVCPJGE2JI7L2MVSEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T17:13:45.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VB7BLQKMLFFARGMV6E4SQEH3FY.jpg?auth=8dad9c04b568d94d5bb68d47728aa8c682fa60f01406d3b6355e45096e14789c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6048&amp;height=4024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Governor of Maryland Wes Moore and The Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv J. Shah speak about economic opportunity, including the Foundation’s new Big Bet on Good Jobs for America, with moderator DeRay Mckesson at Big Bets for America: Baltimore. (Photo Credit: The Rockefeller Foundation)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jon-meoli-pete-alonso-hitting-approach-XZ3FVL4HDVGHTOP7OI6ZWOATQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T16:31:32.658Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I6M6EXVS5BABVF56NC6ZXTVHRY.jpg?auth=90378d00ec0970a21fbaadb694d1c2fa6dba59041f4f9084edc3ae6df7d59ae0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5164&amp;height=3443</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso hit his seventh home run of the season Wednesday night and raised his OPS to .780.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/blacksea-technologies-drone-boats-baltimore-navy-W3UK2NTVKNA7BCT4N7UGYY5QME/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T16:06:58.299Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CXQDGSGJYJE4VJI63JLWL4EADU.JPG?auth=c4d984b754b3884b6312b674a630ab45bfdc53bce7469c42c0c3caa4c2245c10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BlackSea global autonomous reconnaissance craft naval drones, lined up outside the company’s headquarters in South Baltimore in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/life-review-the-hospice-musical-baltimore-theatre-PXON2ELJTFCLZIDRMKGRPQKB24/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T16:00:00.444Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OGKRDSVRDFDRDMF6W6K7CZXVS4.jpg?auth=2a0fb2d8774aa3ae81a58dcdc01105e94043d88deccfb18a51abaf32fb043ec5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Benjamin Kintisch, center, performs a song with a Peabody Institute ensemble during rehearsal for “Life Review: The Hospice Musical” at the Johns Hopkins University’s Arellano Theater in Baltimore on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/clarksville-hedgerow-estates-home-for-sale-3T2JMXJOT5CGDLP2ONQRKM4FJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T15:00:01.651Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TJ6PTJTMZAMREDSZD7BBWWQOA.png?auth=b31e182060c54fe1b46b7eb062728167912f75d39db1127bda7a0244faeb4baa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/howard-county-restaurants-KGL2SCMJXBDIBD6D5BONE2KCDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T13:38:51.26Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HXUYMO5WOJCEFMYRYU4RRYITRA.jpg?auth=d26eeebdb344b29d753c5ec73108bbfd65a42a93663975672006942b29fdd3ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Facci Ristorante’s pappardelle bolognese arrives steaming hot. Facci’s has two Howard County locations, in Laurel and Ellicott City. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/hantavirus-outbreak-mv-hondius-IJ73PAJEDFGCHB7LPOHJIKX5RI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T12:51:36.205Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WEGIKQ6DOFER3PRPIJM3PUAPNA.jpg?auth=122b0e78818490b96d3d7306b9ec5b49be090f82e2837b7aaafb08ce3c4a0833&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1616&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health workers in protective gear arrive to evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/halethorpe-hoarding-more-dogs-probation-violation-kimberly-klein-SUS25NUPIFDMREHFK6B6WMILW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T11:33:08.472Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MVSFNHRU6VFN7LNUZI57BGSEHI.JPG?auth=ccef66dba6fc2c0d454a16eb790cfd8e6957c23b9b226d60464b229a81731f14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2108</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police and animal control officers raided a Halethorpe home for the third time in a year Wednesday morning. They seized six dogs from a woman who is facing multiple counts of animal cruelty from previous raids. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-plays-concerts-festivals-STMIRJGMNZDZTJAM27DUTX6TDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T10:30:01.115Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/72N2U67R4JCERHXDJPJMWRMGIY.jpg?auth=3eb00f73b84cbed492a2e3fa466f78ca87ebb258d20ae28cb6c7006c740c8c7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sisqo of Dru Hill, seen here in 2024, will be part of The R&B Lovers Tour at CFG Bank Arena on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/classic-learning-test-sample-questions-quiz-54GDXAFFANFP5CMIFRHOXYPNKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T09:30:00.438Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QXYEPJQ5P5AW3LOKVIOAENZ6LU.JPG?auth=1ed4847b7ba004b4fd13754bc57de9622a483b5053fcd7deb092e7ff22933249&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The CLT has three sections: verbal reasoning, grammar and writing, and quantitative reasoning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/baltimore-actually-i-like-it-bumper-stickers-YH3VJSYJVJFNDGEZECX4HOQDIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T09:30:01.632Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CUPR4HVRZ5DWVEJJSKIC2DD6HY.jpg?auth=542040daa2f1bb46ec535ba53776787473b9e7e37cf8720360806b5e20aefe94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Toyota Prius displays an assortment of Maryland-centric bumper stickers, including the “Baltimore: Actually, I like it” slogan. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-county-budget-QBBDVFBP2RFV3DKM6UDMKBKASU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T09:30:00.51Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YYUB6PT2TVA6TAYJ3FHP4UKKZA.jpg?auth=f889314e7e4d3ad6bffb058973c4e6dd6ce2252927bd700378ba64e39946756d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3264&amp;height=2177</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Funding for the county executive’s office is increasing by $3.84 million, and the County Council’s office is seeing a $4.4 million increase. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/west-african-restaurants-prince-georges-VH7UV6OZKRG4HGPJDHJICSRAYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T09:30:02.19Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CZZBDGWGJFFKZGDAJJYDE2FNPE.jpg?auth=ad0636a369978e4e7f7f307c304bdfec3179490ae8488b798db79f43556b2e14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3928&amp;height=2618</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Suya, strips of wood-grilled beef, is the main attraction of Bros J Suya.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/classic-learning-test-clt-college-admissions-maryland-W7GZENEDSREG5IOB2B6KNOC47E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T09:30:01.148Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C5JPND4IZJFGDEJJJR4BDV3ATM.JPG?auth=999716c0c9f1b2446e48a34026fc58c672905c16710c5f64d8df4bca3b88afa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Classic Learning Test, known as the CLT, has now logged more than 500,000 test-takers and is popular among Christian schools and homeschooling families. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-montgomery-county-outdoor-movies-72WWUXEHVZDGJF7SWVG7VY3OLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T09:30:01.534Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OFGI2FUSEFDDXEIZY6T42NYB5I.jpeg?auth=58a511287ce676bb8a3fb16116f0d7cb13a8c197bc691ca29def455b8d2183c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Takoma Flea is one of many outdoor events happening this weekend in Montgomery County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/banner-prince-georges-county-journalists-SVOY5DJYL5AF3BNYQP2MTWIYXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T09:30:02.074Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YNTVX6RU3ZFPLFTISCY6BVGD4U.jpg?auth=1cd10c1e9ded34a69f095631b58bfa13de5d1cfa4a350e1a4bf178dfe6014bc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner’s editor-in-chief, Audrey Cooper, addresses attendees at a community listening session at the Prince George’s County Memorial Library branch in Laurel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ticks-lyme-disease-emergency-maryland-66TANEPRGNCV5HQKT5VIUFCJYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T09:30:00.993Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INDJNDLC6FHVNDUZBD7PSMIGEY.JPG?auth=0be5d73b2820ff5a9150f0b6a3e65a6fba61dae1b79bae772fe8f15140422255&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A deer tick under a microscope at the Johns Hopkins University. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-marlins-alonso-rutschman-E4SIT4NRFFAOLLTA5IABFIW43E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T03:25:36.981Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NYR3YGRVCJG4BMIAL2523QSRPQ.jpg?auth=ef250d1779e48727a740aec06c3a3a9eac0a79f04be0ff0ba08cd21d4d402bab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3855&amp;height=2570</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning Wednesday night at Miami.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-twins-15-runs-cj-abrams-IC426UPIYRA5HL4RQQMR6KTUI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T03:02:59.011Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4XTZ3KYHVDKXH5W2AZ7GEPMAQ.jpg?auth=d8685ea9d8355e29602396bf5161522d87e58e246f747380f412be46c3f7afa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3185&amp;height=2124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nasim Nuñez fields a ground ball at second base in the second inning of Wednesday night’s 15-2 Nationals win over Minnesota.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/amigos-mexican-grill-laurel-cinco-de-mayo-shooting-stabbing-fighting-JCX6D2SDYNBFXPSHTCN6OJGVUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T02:18:55.301Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One man was arrested and another suspect is at large after a stabbing and shooting broke out near a large Cinco de Mayo party in Laurel. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-spring-summer-montgomery-county-pg-events-NSGQGE2T5FE5HOJR76BHDXPZ5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T00:40:36.419Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SP43RYSGUFH4FNQDIFUDQWVLHA.JPG?auth=30473d9d5933369004b043594d0a29ed61ebb54fa057f1162a0622279ff285b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8523&amp;height=5682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen performs in Baltimore in 2023. The Boss will be playing in D.C. later this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ai-artificial-intelligence-baltimore-police-cameras-tasers-law-enforcement-crime-SJTQL2QA5VAPXOAVQWREIEFHGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T22:26:33.419Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ACABOXLDG5BRXK2AG2SGZKC2XY.png?auth=c0f53b2a14bb041368fa7a8454a3eb37f575dfff0caad4815d9943f9afd96516&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1815&amp;height=1018</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Police Department’s Axon body-camera footage from the police shooting of 35-year-old Tavon Newton on April 2, in which officers initially used a Taser.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/inner-harbor-health-water-quality-O6DWOQX3JNCS7MQ4UJZPKPW5ME/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T22:22:41.406Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YDAJC44UBJDCPPEVLEMQ4MM4ZE.jpg?auth=8754f3d2436bee7720649dde7a9e835f9f7428f8e08f9c2652ae9f39bbd9578c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The water in the Inner Harbor was bright green last year, and Blue Water Baltimore called the event the most widespread “pistachio tide” it has seen.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/isabel-cumming-brandon-scott-ig-baltimore-records-NHJJFIX2QRFFVHLTTHH4MPHFOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T22:11:12.079Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L4N4BIYEVFDVHB4L74GBA7KU5M.JPG?auth=446743e52ef069eeb06efdbba5f072b9078a121febae96fef43ff1ff212214c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Councilman Mark Conway introduced a proposed ballot question to ensure that Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming has access to city records.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/nicole-williams-5th-district-congress-6QDJJPRIXBHXVEN7D3M7GUI774/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T21:51:16.87Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BRPWYDP4S5DRTL2ZF5TIVZFUOM.JPG?auth=d055ea85788391c7b165ddc1c0f42c593359d2eedff2fce6d8fa667e58afdb69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Nicole Williams said Tuesday she couldn’t afford to continue her campaign for a U.S. House seat representing parts of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties and Southern Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/kentucky-derby-winner-golden-tempo-preakness-4SZ6L2LT3NFC3DCVZIE4TE4524/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T21:49:39.952Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V6GYBVHWRVDURAHUYRZDQPPJ4Q.jpg?auth=9b24a511d65764d4ea4aecf3f26060cddf0475efa62a1ca365600abffcb59e7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3280&amp;height=2187</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Golden Tempo, ridden by José Ortiz, won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday but will not race in the Preakness Stakes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/michelle-rust-cold-case-baltimore-county-DZR7TFL72JDCJKO3F3WGVTEJIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T20:57:02.581Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I4JDW32E4VCB3I3BFNJ2VXLCVA.jpg?auth=561c48e00759d27b9075bf143b5c55490b19efc5bb1d236c993b84eff35cdad9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense attorney Jeremy Eldridge, surrounded by members of Dwight Rust Jr.’s family, addresses reporters outside the Baltimore County Circuit Court on Wednesday. A judge ordered Rust released on home detention while he awaits trial in the 2002 murder of his wife, Michelle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rodgers-forge-youth-soccer-coach-shooting-getaway-driver-kamar-thompson-UNPAWTUPABHK7OAITETGKIIKSI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T20:41:34.264Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5NUY4CZTBASBJD3TMGZS2KKIY.JPG?auth=be96d632616576352d2c64d38965e569961843f5d51a6192e6018b19e0d5786f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4897&amp;height=3265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County judge sentenced the teenage getaway driver in the Rodgers Forge shooting to 25 years in prison on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-1/us-congressional-district-1-maryland-3WNURWSBZZBKPHBSTB4LBI45UE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T20:14:17.111Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F7XGHAIFFZEM3BBVSWMJEQA3NI.jpg?auth=a7ec6483081f3ec8b34699c47bc98ed14d72e50d402d7359914a1f8ad014bc61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5186&amp;height=3457</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/broadway-stephen-schwartz-strathmore-young-artists-of-america-CYEGWVWTGRHW7JTHUUWO6MXJBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T20:10:45.674Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QVZQSVJCZBETFELABDAFINF2VE.jpg?auth=21c6f75cfc36d8913e366144446e804e29fd66de89966696af34fa26f90a48be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2880&amp;height=1920</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen Schwartz, the acclaimed Broadway composer behind “The Prince of Egypt,” talks to students from Young Artists of America during a dress rehearsal of the musical at Strathmore Music Center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/dirt-bike-crash-death-baltimore-MEW6NOQBSJGLBMRDRQTCOUCIAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T19:39:14.81Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DIZMJOI3DZBF5ILU4MGJJL6SYY.jpg?auth=be8a85f50975d328596da7c74f066d7109098828f25e71f7ff5ecd600a55c604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police officers responded to the 3000 block of Liberty Heights Avenue on Tuesday evening for reports of a crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/utz-crab-potato-chips-salmonella-contamination-TWURUYW42FGK3FSJPA5W4YBNAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T19:18:39.801Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3WLOD35GVBY7F3CP66UA65CX4.jpg?auth=9ebd491e8b4b7e4af33c96585e5bb663b2931a116fcb418ceed154d4e1ef7756&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Although no sickness has been reported, the FDA is advising people to avoid eating and to dispose of select brands.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/beer-pigtown-wico-street-company-3ZP6QDFAGVF3HIRFRZUN6WYSGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T19:06:51.093Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7YRTNEWF5BDMJDHLOSYKFY5BIA.jpg?auth=f83f3fdc9136bdbc6f05f264f0d0ae09ea5ce9d2ed1e31d145f9bf2274a755aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wico Street Beer Co. is closing by the end of May after more than three years in business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/article/read-the-banners-pulitzer-finalist-series-about-baltimores-transit-failures-7YL63OAZEZEQXNB72DEP2X7T64/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T18:11:10.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7A5WB6EJQBFAVEGW7BYL2DLYKI.jpg?auth=16f28afc79dfbf5d10007288d782fe5ca884d0125d089f58ab018183cfcf95c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2143</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A’Nya Lucas, a senior at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, gets ready to transfer busses in downtown Baltimore, MD on Nov. 14, 2024. Lucas’ bus ride to school takes over an hour.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/amy-sherald-met-gala-dress-miss-everything-UWCNFYQYHBBSBDGVDKAGAE4INE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T18:09:01.733Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MCC3IFSBQFACXC6YPS5FTRAK4A.jpg?auth=43104f0b20c4a2aa6766c878f7973e4309f6b53a006d989ca2b1fe09746030a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3887&amp;height=5831</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amy Sherald arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of the “Costume Art” exhibition on Monday in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/ted-turner-cnn-founder-O5QPC42KQNDWVLTQRCE3XEY744/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T17:11:34.058Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LUYMFWQWMJD53LCVBRR7WVJHOI.jpg?auth=7ea3cafe1e0c3351db3f33596de2a5df67505499cc91d2787879dbca8f05fa83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1975&amp;height=1317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner speaks during the CNN World Report Contributors banquet in Atlanta on May 4, 1995.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/hs-bakery-truck-driver-united-airlines-5DCTHEORVNGLVM6SJYS3NZSQOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T16:37:06.378Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQOK4FYWDRES5O5KRRCZPN3LOI.jpg?auth=f403aad8021b675d9d34c85b5f0d24a267beb47e9379f7356e06b801c57a8947&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7358&amp;height=4906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What caused the plane that was landing at Newark Liberty International Airport to strike the truck and a light pole remains unclear. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/wmar-xfinity-scripps-contract-dispute-VDVODCSV7VHR7HGLLCH3WQLBUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:46:38.185Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6CQUXLPK4BDUBBN5CHRYASVU2I.jpg?auth=3bc9390f8e6b30d70bfb348d763e3c535faca85ee1f54ee5450adca1bc729964&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For more than a month, some viewers seeking to tune in to WMAR-2 were met with the message: “This channel is unavailable.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>