<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/towson-university-dorm-shooting-YDTEMFK65JESXOMTXKKZQ2K7BE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T12:23:08.212Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G3WSS5PWTVE6XEYZ4T32OSE3GU.jpg?auth=1a4331d458732c1b44a7dc2b872c9bcd31b4137ee406d9902b69359e38c0aba3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5361&amp;height=3574</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Towson University Police responded Thursday night to reports of shots fired in one of the campus dorms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/jared-littmann-annapolis-government-budget-ZJMA33727FGU5KPPP3GFTYJT7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T12:04:42.941Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2RH6BEMZ4ZEFVE6JEYSRT676NI.jpg?auth=774342d5fdc40d037095129bb25448a8dc7e5b02bde00e0618bca5b92cb7fbbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2929&amp;height=2205</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann submitted his first budget Monday, a threshold for a new administration focused on effectiveness.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/wonderland-fells-point-nightclub-lounge-rockwell-BRVWT2D6DJFZXD6UKWPDLFGE3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:00.538Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VARDZGBCXVCLRCADU6SG7R6TK4.JPG?auth=421832758abd8a3f34aa1a6cf06b4a69616cc2586d7c58fae3d07a930a3b8c40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wonderland is a new lounge and nightclub from Bryan Burkert, owner of The Sound Garden, and Scott Chmielewski, an Emmy-nominated lighting and video professional.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/will-jawando-county-executive-candidate-UZLGV4CN7NGJLGMOBQL4IZMX5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:01.117Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3KJ7C3SKJZGQLIQS2PJZXBPHNE.jpg?auth=aac42211a201645d5e98f10cee0e2b7120eb1b3701e8df431902cb661f82f606&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Will Jawando, one of three County Council members running for county executive in Montgomery County, meets attendees of a worship service at Cedar Lane in Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-mayor-brandon-scott-inspector-general-isabel-cumming-lawsuit-6SHHQEVD2BB6ZIK5O67ANJCPQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:00.999Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BHOVDO33XJHYHHGKFZLDN2EHAE.jpg?auth=bddffb870a072f8d38c1cc3afef58f540dfbde486d776d9ca1102dcd585bb78a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorneys for Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming are due in court Friday for a hearing on a dispute over Cumming’s access to city records.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/record-store-day-2026-zev-feldman-jazz-detective-QROZJDHPS5D2PBTO75U5PVY53A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:01.124Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OA2QJTBKBRADTKXT6KFT425IEQ.JPG?auth=c8d41bc6971ed3d2fdf39d6b8626c61595b3929c0e7f3b8defe5e2092ed0059d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5452&amp;height=3635</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zev Feldman, a Montgomery Village resident and music executive, is known as “The Jazz Detective.”
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/towson-town-center-shopping-mall-decline-VTZ7LRSEOFFU7BZK7ENL4HIQ4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:00.594Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3EEXPXMUANH4ZPKGA464HQ5H3E.JPG?auth=debbd2031c7cb4d1314455829ffe366628edb064bfcbbb5091a34a5402bc8071&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. malls are in trouble, but Towson shoppers and retailers believe something more is at play. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-ai-deepfakes-law-ZJUV4T5QMZCU7D7ME5BLICVR64/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:01.043Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RQ5UAL5CIRHUPHO5SV3LVYKPKE.jpg?auth=5219024e0c7eccf603ba7a91bfc12d53ff77b1b6d305c8e487591a0c1a971acf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1291</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AI legislation was inspired by an athletic director using a deepfake to impersonate his school’s principal. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/craftsman-home-for-sale-chevy-chase-D5VF6LZCXFAF7MMJV3PEUS77ZQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:02.199Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PADVQ6UMNRDHHIAKUILLMKT5NI.png?auth=503f611020b50084d766bc80c78e97dd24f1cf8224d0c34a8bdea263d5c09c0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=855</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-broadcast-changes-masn-NZ7TJL6TA5F73MEQBWPEE2QMVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T09:30:02.549Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DASGTICP2BC53KZMP3KHVRA7QM.JPG?auth=903b4419c315ef167e1d18513356128541a3ae556ed8a206a05bd1d5ea2a7e4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals.TV reporter Alexa Datt interviews Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood at Nationals Park after a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on April 6.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-unveil-new-uniforms-the-next-flight-GU4J6JPIQVCRLI2GVBZ45FMGK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T05:55:22.18Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6MC6O5YN7JD5DFC3IDAFSIVXHY.jpg?auth=8dd48e6667e95e2bb23006fec1808bb82ca7f3c92ec664319d138f8aa0a181eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens fans watch as the new uniforms are revealed during an event at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/orioles-guardians-parker-messick-near-no-hitter-SW6RHEMZWZGZVI3INVTVDJNLU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T02:22:16.676Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/577TL6OCG5F5NEUQNTGHF2ASTU.jpg?auth=c254713437518c077b6165f25fde65b6407d0dbc492d8da6c6db620fab06894b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6896&amp;height=4597</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles’ Leody Taveras gestures to the dugout after breaking up a no-hitter by Cleveland’s Parker Messick in the ninth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/theater-tax-credit-broadway-baltimore-ZFSJNCHEZRGP3EEOAX62QLRGZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T00:28:34.976Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4YC2UPQ7FFBEJN4IWRD5SOYC44.jpg?auth=f6ae58c82a9a352b06c43cf5accf10fe53ca52d99d06dc41374ce5135fb52630&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6531&amp;height=4356</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Steven Huynh, left, and Claire Kwon star in “Maybe Happy Ending.” The Tony Award winner’s national tour launches at the Hippodrome Theatre on Sept. 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/artemis-ii-reid-wiseman-nasa-HKCQXOIBSBDIXJWZIMY5HBRE2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T00:15:44.05Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HL32M53YHFBIPAUVL64XS36AY4.jpg?auth=7d6dce12d88c2460cd3b586b9169def182549da7b19daf62438483c1215f7210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5017&amp;height=3344</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NASA's Artemis II crew members Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo during a press conference on Thursday in Houston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-heat-wave-record-temperatures-GBBYPWHHVFGKVCFJUWLTQB4YCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T00:09:53.675Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFGMKP2V4FFSVG36RQZFJQOZ3A.jpg?auth=751bfc20e55f99e90a3a04d6c4a63ea8f931c900133a6304cc6197e7f6358b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s previous April 16 record of 90 degrees, set in 2002 and again in 2012, was broken Thursday when temperatures reached 91 degrees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-manager-craig-albernaz-returns-cleveland-NYEAELUBCFC5VF7ACT4TRZBYNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T23:54:58.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MHSBUBP6CZEWFCQDVLPP7YKYPM.jpg?auth=866930caff13f1b1e8c7daae0626d67bce92e56fa16fcd89d54451bc402825fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3323&amp;height=2216</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guardians manager Stephen Vogt embraces Orioles manager Craig Albernaz before Thursday night’s game in Cleveland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/washington-wizards-coach-brian-keefe-next-season-VJJIMDFPIJDFXLFJZTQMQVS7EQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T23:31:42.473Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/66WWW6FEYZD6FJHDEWS3VZVTAA.jpg?auth=32d4de73d1be12cae94c8ab6a336ab67cc4f23b0a463a7cfb7886400a253d929&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5951&amp;height=3968</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wizards coach Brian Keefe has a 43-160 record since taking over during the 2023-24 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/catonsville-jewelry-theft-scheme-blessings-R6IIL6TTRREBJDJ6G2LUUCP6CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T23:25:23.844Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/ice-agent-gregory-donnell-morgan-jr-minnesota-DOTP66N2AZHYVMOEOY7YDANITI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T23:13:16.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IUWXXBEK3FAPBEKU4RBPJ7ICOI.jpg?auth=c413d0043f2b324c7e872f79ad3d7aeb48a56919b9a1c363532e085aa7cd34d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3075&amp;height=2050</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announces charges on Thursday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., who is from Prince George’s County, related to a February shooting in Minneapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/liquor-board-protests-atlas-mug-shots-fells-point-federal-hill-X2GNKGWRRZB3FAP4IEF2FJV47I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T22:53:57.247Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ILVGP7BMEJHY5HDXGH6AWGW5BA.jpg?auth=2fd63f911ceb4bbf4693871b2712e5069090911218e85a1bd00b7f0052fd48d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Music playing from the Waterfront Hotel’s courtyard has been a source of contention between Atlas Restaurant Group and the Fells Point Residents Association.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-erica-schwartz-cdc-director-NK77UCVOBNBNNKRP5SD5CXOE4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:57:08.845Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3VTGTSIY6NE4LLDDCY6MXNKQFM.jpg?auth=8e82424b36db40ee92659941cefb3801294cb4d139d4fcb3e2c6a21e0b851024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1266&amp;height=844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general and University of Maryland law graduate, was picked to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-beat-pirates-8-7-3JCYAWHXPVDXXDIMSVDRT6PWWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:56:45.254Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUI7IP4RW5CIVBVGZWXRCOT7ZI.jpg?auth=e99e4f9c6e6d1801fc183fc2352a2d31cfa8b551359261840a8567a859423f89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=734</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals right fielder James Wood hits an RBI single in the 10th inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-school-lunch-prices-GEL3AB35HNCRLBXBFZFNJV7QKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:53:30.519Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2RPJUZIMLRH4RLGFCPJWIJVW7I.jpg?auth=091257e73ab8b55ce2f2b61e87da7dd15981576d196fdbb07865f2a84da56172&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cafeteria at Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/james-mulhern-walter-johnson-high-school-4VGRJ672RBBZBBKOF7Z4O4XUB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:41:10.532Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KDFWNTKITVBVTPRHLWK4DE4BC4.jpg?auth=06a75df0bce1cbe018c4bd0c6150225987a58c04fe43cf1fb92951c3f5c4d814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Mulhern III, of Clarksburg, is accused of recording students while they were changing at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/anne-arundel-officer-charged-assault-teenager-TLTBF5GR5VCEHCALOBJSGUYAKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:28:03.093Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XSIA3XUAXVGOVBDFSMIAR7KP7M.JPG?auth=7b83fc3f714ac035db07ecd01ea93f8f6cb4537b5846d4c50ef1a72f6fb82df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1909</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 20-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-plays-concerts-festivals-SWL334QE3VC2JKCSRC7A33ES4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:05:14.691Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QP5SASVEK5ACPDNKSK64XBNWFY.jpg?auth=a758c04fa5daae22ebe7386f0fd1b33eb9ed3561171bc2e2434c84aa39ef78ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ellicott City native Lindsey Jordan, seen here at Coachella in 2023, is back in Baltimore this weekend with her indie rock project Snail Mail.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/black-panther-walters-art-museum-jewelry-exhibit-3XWVOR7OANCBNA65QEIZ6TEPTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T20:55:08.326Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/64JCPHQNGZGZJLSBGPFTGWNAJI.jpg?auth=cb8d5046094b998fdbe5bee79f206da6290ffa87859467d6512e8edff5231c2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5436&amp;height=3624</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A museum employee examines the clothing and jewelry from Marvel’s “Black Panther” during a preview of the “Jewelry of the Afrofuture” exhibit at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/israel-lebanon-iran-war-benjamin-netanyahu-NFPERSENSJHJNGVIRHIMEOCQFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T20:42:05.04Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SFOIM3SSIFBQXIXIXX5QUIRPNM.jpg?auth=81acfb1594ccf255a403a1ec1dc69236eb82c38dde85134c82175f138bde3700&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4452&amp;height=2969</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-2027-budget-kathy-klausmeier-2KHAFPCPHVGNHKNH7PMSJMGOAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T20:32:03.518Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NE3GJA2WQRH2TLKBHY3YEQHYMM.jpg?auth=76565d2f32a1afa505e2fcb859a0f06b2b57b79c5a985c33fe453ed2b59b9e9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Reed, director of Baltimore County’s budget and finance office, and County Executive Kathy Klausmeier speak with reporters Thursday about the 2027 proposed budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/douglass-haynie-compensation-wrongful-conviction-walter-lomax-act-update-NRM4I2TQOBHZJPQSTTPSJXG4CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T20:00:00.79Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NO2ZQFCCMJHARNA7ENXTHLZRSU.JPG?auth=92714d39bf091b2c0a2db7b8d727e2bb3fd1d43e9f8ce3451085f6c1103d2066&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Douglass Haynie, 63, of Baltimore, served more than 32 years in prison for a deadly shooting that he maintains he did not commit. Maryland lawmakers have passed a bill that could make it easier for him to receive compensation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/parkton-crash-lawrence-martin-baltimore-county-TRBOKOZT7ZHBFONJTDHW2TVF3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T19:56:50.561Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person was killed and another was injured after a crash on Mount Carmel Road in Baltimore County on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/lawn-mower-pickup-truck-fatal-crash-caroline-county-RVX4EEQHXZC3ZGKBEXU6RJA4EA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T19:52:59.894Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police said a man was killed after a pickup truck struck the John Deere lawn mower he was driving in Caroline County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/columbia-child-death-kathleen-amesbury-dale-brown-howard-county-ECSYQS46XNACREZPTLHUKOX4ZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T17:48:38.385Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K5C6A2XDIVBZ5FDOUBN7P7Z6BQ.jpg?auth=13006f7bfc44e65110f43346fe5cde9f6a0500ccf0a863580e04f836d11f091e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5826&amp;height=3884</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center contacted police after observing bruises all over the girl’s head and body.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/justin-fairfax-virginia-lieutenant-governor-IZ3CJUJ5DNGDFO3TVDNTVOXOYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T17:48:25.766Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BLVHKLO2XVB7JFZQJJCSQC3G3U.jpg?auth=e9d29a8f17787157451337d0a21033942ebe6d2daa57f0e84cfc61602b1b92c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justin Fairfax served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/johns-hopkins-university-jhpiego-usaid-funding-surge-baltimore-OI3KNHPMDVGMNIRAHAME2AOW2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T16:32:35.472Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NXJTWXSRFBH5AVUEYK2ISSJYM.jpg?auth=bf06bf60345d3b110623e7a6c8313aa5bee06e9b183b15fcbdcf00e5880b9497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4979&amp;height=3319</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-red-line-transit-project-G6QSJU7YNVDWHONBJEEKBLXQKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:34:05.3Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KAVBR4ZBIRAWJJPBEDUNA3POWE.JPG?auth=60561f58d57d960665c9ff7a54ca5a58e364515c3e1207d9a3326d2a1604ed88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore’s administration proposed a 14-mile light rail train between Woodlawn in Baltimore County and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in East Baltimore]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jon-meoli-winning-team-ZZNJR5E3YFBLXIUJP2OX2SYOOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:16:35.842Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVMNUFMALJAHXBY3UAF5IAWMDM.jpg?auth=90e29ecfc036c2b39ee239f169d8de2e3a40c7faadf9cfec81ed09905de52338&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeremiah Jackson celebrates his grand slam with Gunnar Henderson during the Orioles’ win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/highland-new-build-home-for-sale-T247QBHBQVACJFLEWNZKLDMJFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:00:02.98Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KAED44O7D5DWFNWEN2MB5AHBD4.png?auth=117d3b5ba37a726a0dc136b707c27db2c843727a1adc5a153b0c306b4c15a63f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=775</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/paula-hollinger-maryland-general-assembly-obituary-CE4MDZQCMNE3NJA2QA7DXRFJVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T14:22:37.329Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I7BFYK6XDBBFVLGKH6ZJ54NNIM.jpg?auth=1f24b10443055f59a35679193bf72e8634fbfa76ac96a1ced9464b803968309d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=502&amp;height=501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paula Hollinger.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/shelonda-stokes-downtown-baltimore-natalie-karyl-fashion-politics-RGYWXXLVERDAPKBNG7BPELNIOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T14:06:02.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UQ4L6GI4FDM3ORMW4RQ6FGEEQ.jpg?auth=6cda4505d2925ca890447771c70f77d08a56b02c56673f8db7fe439394d50fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shelonda Stokes, president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, gets fitted for a suit by designer Natalie Karyl at her shop The Dollhouse Boutique in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-youth-mental-health-programs-OGIMBZ6RURGNXF4EVUDF47T7AY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:38:17.206Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4G4FZVYTJAWNCUYHEBOVL7G6U.JPG?auth=121d23bdab6efe7687072c80fec5e5f36dd9edabfc5eb020b4db93141da8b28a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8548&amp;height=5699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First lady Dawn Moore, center, at a roundtable with Youth Mental Health Corps members and first ladies from around the country at the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/zum-howard-county-school-bus-partnership-3VPWLWDUEJF4BPE6HUTXCTQZ4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:00:04.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IINSJLH5WVCSTOCWDBWRWPGNBY.JPG?auth=7ecb1ac5ca7eb86f4948e0d460c446296f2d6ff3b1b72e82ca88fa7bed39e9c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zūm, a San Francisco-based contractor, is responsible for 196 of Howard County’s 560 bus routes this school year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/blaze-alexander-orioles-albernaz-diamondbacks-trade-P7ZCSFKGQRFMZPJTSNEJZUVSQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T12:00:00.64Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KP3QCLCEFBBVBZPVJGM2ZG6LA.JPG?auth=b4770180b186aa273b4e037774a3e10ac9979e306b7337e47024b630ca8ca664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blaze Alexander has started at third base, second, shortstop and center field this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-draft-approach-eric-decosta-ILLR67MP4FH55PZXOL2MONCRPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T11:30:01.069Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q6EHIUDL2NEE7FZYEHIJGALAD4.JPG?auth=d39081ebfd564bc6d1455403ccbf5ee3d74eae74b5cf74a76edd89cc1360bd3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[General manager Eric DeCosta has stuck to the strategy of picking the best available player at every opportunity in the draft.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/andrew-friedson-county-executive-candidate-PQXVDHNPCJEJZCADCBZW5KO2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:00.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I3T67NSEW5GYTE25OBYW2QYBWU.JPG?auth=c8b145d4d721a1506facbdb31933d3c7280631401951b4478564a8b82076851b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5450&amp;height=3546</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Friedson, right, chats with Pastor Victor Ehiemere, center, and Jerome Leonard after Friedson attended an early Sunday service at The Well Church in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bge-bill-increases-exelon-northwood-appold-united-methodist-DFUIOKL6YRBCXIOXEDPHQPO7PE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:02.361Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CDOXR4TBSBHRFGPD35JQA4ZIBM.jpg?auth=3542774848c1df0657521e039df51a4383e82fa2db97f2c16c6af009aeae086e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church banded together to help pay the church’s January and February Baltimore Gas and Electric bill. From left, Al Napper, Nancy Green, Mike Wells, Johanne White and Rick Perry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/paper-heart-bookstore-moco-lagerfest-W2WS36K2KZAH7GHVCJLMVAHDHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:01.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VTOG5KSCKZGHNDT3PD6RABD4J4.jpg?auth=dd2a6a5b638c0351f63e4596f453cad9652b42f0d92a484d6582e793577bebfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Paper Heart Bookstore celebrates its grand opening this weekend in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands community.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-pirates-game-3-mistakes-N3RT56CVVJDEHLBHCZSY2KNLEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T02:43:47.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZZFNGI3AWJG4PPQEPE6KBJCHDY.jpg?auth=e98db4f6e4463e29da9e6a324df969747ed6b118fd0cedbdc421f6ca3db43542&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals third baseman Brady House throws to first base during the sixth inning Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jaire-alexander-injury-eagles-knee-instagram-confidence-JY4XTUUMJNB4PEUAKYY4CUYM7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T01:11:08.338Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7JYIIXQING3ZH4LEQ2WQF2VSM.jpg?auth=b136f7c097360995829fbcf1a0aaa29222940b3a20fc77bfc04d8773a49c9f32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3509&amp;height=2339</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cornerback Jaire Alexander played two games for the Ravens in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-waste-processing-back-river-synagro-technologies-GGAYS5QBYFGF7LMCAFV2GSHJRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T00:10:00.241Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CNO2G5YBIBEBJDXTHCOSZYN23Q.JPG?auth=d7043921c1da7a6022f89ab5bc0898294503d88ba0c8f9fb5c1f30e040a5fce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore will pay $38.5 million in extra costs for processing waste at its two facilities, including the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/ozempic-maryland-jardiance-affordability-board-RNSPQMWLRRHDXFJYRWWO7GDRR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T23:41:21.689Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ONCZX4DD7VAWLMQHCGHRPUAJ6E.jpg?auth=332e4c1e8a9d894920ba3e8517a1661f79f0ec0ef1c6cf5f4dcbd4ba6f44085c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board took the first step to limit the cost of a common diabetes drug, with Ozempic potentially next.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/washington-county-ice-facility-federal-hearing-TUZ7T5MQLRHWHK2BDKHLWZWIN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T23:31:38.803Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D6SZIOQDZ5H47EMHVS5X3D2OYA.JPG?auth=e3e621e65e48a205a09c67f3245dc8f29c9bb70bbe98a40763ba6ba14b13966d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, purchased an unoccupied, 825,620-square-foot warehouse designed for commercial goods on the outskirts of Williamsport in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/usps-stamps-fells-point-baltimore-MS2YJV5HBFGOVPDZPXYLSXBOFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T23:09:16.3Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YJL7PBY7RBBZFMMCBFSSK5MKP4.jpg?auth=4909882e5378dc952f9e77e1302ac7f86ff153f958c3cd9d37582292bbdccc8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3987&amp;height=2658</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Signs on the door of the post office in Fells Point note a lack of stamps at the location.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dunbar-high-school-lawrence-smith-police-overtime-theft-GUU4NO77J5DBFGW2GIFTT7XIGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T21:45:08.235Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QUBB6CQJGVDBNMV4APVQSMI64M.jpg?auth=b609a7fc27e81e920b5730880f28f1878103f551b666ce2f5c3de81484f320f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3969&amp;height=2646</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Dunbar football coach and city schools police officer Lawrence Smith leaves court on Wednesday after being sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for stealing police overtime pay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-diamondbacks-8-5-QTVPIJSOQ5GSHKKOS5DJQVXTJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T21:14:53.773Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AIWTXQ6E3BEH7AZAYFYVVRMND4.jpg?auth=1fda0fd97f4415782e8ea053ba9e4c7fd2d8250093d7936f08e9f9eeeb97b124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles left fielder Weston Wilson is unable to catch a two-run triple hit by the Diamondbacks’ Adrian del Castillo during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/teen-arrested-bradley-hills-CILJBVG4XFEDRN5HS2PGALPUNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:55:03.648Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-spring-heat-wave-forecast-MDXLNNSFWNDOPN3CCO6WSG3B5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:49:33.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OUTKQ42EJVGATBCCURVXJGVDJE.jpg?auth=82aa2a596d5c20e7e7383f32c31c431fcd3be780a9df660ffd8604519ac937ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8201&amp;height=5468</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s temperature reached 91 degrees on Wednesday, breaking a record set in 1941, according to the National Weather Service.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/annapolis-budget-2027-jared-littmann-4LUKI6W4H5EH5MX3BE2JHW4SYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:28:17.878Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7T5ZGAELTJBH3LFTNBDUW5OV5U.JPG?auth=c79ae266717b56b98ec6db3b836b636c0791ea092d7d99e894ed46c301819d4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann in March. On Monday, he announced his first city budget wouldn’t increase the property tax rate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/six-flags-america-prince-georges-county-PJTGRG666VBE7OG3MLD3BTTHUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:18:27.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F7EURINYDZAKNFFBN6DRRYNFWM.JPG?auth=74ed68176a7b125263e4993aa068628540779a297dd07f63727881163e57b78b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1578</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Six Flags America in Bowie closed permanently at the end of the 2025 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/ticketmaster-live-nation-concert-venues-monopoly-TZJDCT3XDVEI7BH3JGKRRXR2S4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:04:38.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O7RVB5KALZBCHJYJB6JC2WIRJA.jpg?auth=30d3830d19c807dc4287fe8bbeb77fb73512e889f8d97093f73272668df04a60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The verdict could cost Live Nation and Ticketmaster hundreds of millions of dollars, just for the $1.72 per ticket that the jury found Ticketmaster had overcharged consumers in 22 states.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-eric-decosta-jesse-minter-ALS7ZRBYJRCYTH6S7ZRUQGPYNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T20:01:00.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7TFX2SVIGZBEXOBYHUPINZSPDY.jpg?auth=fdf153e08e2f162f7b427e1484ba4e410d43a89e3e1dc572b2ed4487d33f6dd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4087&amp;height=2725</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said Wednesday that this year’s draft aligns well with the team’s needs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/report-preakness-new-date-2027-maryland-jockey-club-WEJKUJISF5F2JK5CCGBQOPLW3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T19:24:09.826Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QUYPFG5N3ZBUBCDJZOLSD2UPZI.JPG?auth=3c0afd5d63603178f5e1f75bcc659ba9fbc6c7e0d6dceaad0adbf3450b967055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6218&amp;height=4145</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Journalism, ridden by jockey Umberto Rispoli, wins the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-new-uniforms-CAC7XT7UXJC45IQTLSV23WK3RE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T19:17:06.551Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V2S2ZSFRLRC67PJHH5IVZCYAZ4.JPG?auth=4795e227b51800ef2d7e63ccbfc52cb8d7ae71b2260a536267adfe1999e181cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5724&amp;height=3816</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The helmets the Commanders will wear during the 2026 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/louis-fratino-painter-matisse-bma-mica-maryland-annapolis-SD6NPILTHFHBDC4XM5Y5VZRQWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T18:59:36.914Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z766FMECIRAEXA3ICSN3W6NASI.jpg?auth=76f4bb4a51fae62cd5e9b5090d6188d3555ee9d53f4334b926ab44f527363928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3498&amp;height=2332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore Museum of Art visitor examines “Waking up first, hard morning light” by Louis Fratino on March 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-fire-department-funding-kathy-klausmeier-WTGFEWFCTRCUZJKQGUQEHJDHW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T18:48:21.895Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JVITS33XLJFGFIKSIWFPJHBTCU.jpg?auth=401a605106f18f156106c93a8d5f6810f03a6d83768307cac1a8777a451acbd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier announces $3.4 million in funding to expand the number of battalion chiefs in the fire department at a news conference at the Towson fire station Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/stillborn-tax-credit-passes-GH3RA2FFJ5ASBOANYZFNOEYANY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T18:29:34.709Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLEDFTHTKNCMZPL5CB36SS53EM.JPG?auth=45522cb8fcf985087d418fd6c9bc8445f43fe590471677d03dcc736690a07f59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7587&amp;height=5434</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica Brady Reader is among the parents of stillborn children to testify in support of a tax credit bill.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-craig-albernaz-broken-jaw-KNI4SW33YND6LL3WXRZIDXNI2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T17:08:45.644Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CP45WGQQMNHZVIWR4R5DYWFUFU.png?auth=d4a78c1e3976a7c3b5a8dc0809b0f9fbde89793c355b07915821478c5ad8f23c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-nino-mangione-theaux-le-gardeur-shawn-mcintosh-LVJENLZYWBFHTC64F52EEFF24M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T16:47:04.061Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XCQMVRDOBBEMRBNZPC2ANONAZI.jpg?auth=ec0aefccce9e91832af898ef7c5314a2c58c32bca9d0a26425ba194dd86bab06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Democrat Shawn McIntosh, and Republicans Nino Mangione and Theaux Le Gardeur.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-police-union-endorsement-carolynn-grammas-AYWUDTHT4ZCZTDCNK5NEPNIVPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T15:20:32.75Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZS757WBOUVCBTLW5QPALIOUN7M.jpg?auth=50490901a56facc5a5521c1bbfbe92afaf0066ec74e35f7654221b32f46451dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carolynn Grammas, center, shown on her last day as an assistant state’s attorney for Anne Arundel County, is seeking to unseat State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess. Grammas picked up a key endorsement this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/william-rich-us-army-veteran-wire-fraud-theft-sentencing-2KFQUBMJYZGV5I5YYP5632NU4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T15:00:12.451Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S32LN26FGZAMDEH6TPRX2BPD3Q.jpg?auth=0c7223ae2f2d9afcae2fe49f529e16d8b0f7dc1b257cddd1191a7258eedee242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8079&amp;height=5386</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson sentenced William Rich to three years' supervised release on five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government property.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-samuel-basallo-everyday-catcher-craig-albernaz-L2QPTY7ASREL7G3FI4NPWA6HH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T14:30:00.465Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6BHQUCHRVECREFEYKDWG2SDIY.jpg?auth=04c3d35c769fea87e4288e5a8aeedd452bb03a58bd61573d381fa57ed79ac7c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo makes a catch for an out against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-payment-plans-tax-sale-FKOLXIUJGZFI5HE6CHHT2L73OE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T14:00:00.815Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SUGDDCO5KNGYZJO5OXOQ4PKFCE.jpg?auth=880301a1ae7789e57f65ba1c5711820f6267d717cc21e3d8f74c9d4b262670a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City Council advanced a bill on Tuesday that would create a monthly payment-plan system to help residents avoid losing their properties in the annual tax sale.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-beat-pirates-5-4-mitchell-parker-GZXKPQ2BHJGFFD7K4APN4AO63I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T13:13:13.395Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UJM6TYKHVFGN5L2RM32IF6OADA.jpg?auth=261be4d55f4f5e00c9a4580f6385a7923b12ba21fd943580dd486ebbf7ae6ed8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=9504&amp;height=6336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parke poses for a portrait in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/montgomery-county-invests-in-partnerships-to-win-the-talent-race-FYEMHNOG7FH3BNY42PNJCRJCJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T13:10:48.449Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3WMBZO5JOJB5LCL54ABZAQNSKI.jpg?auth=e778724be078a4e538d5e9558d68064634ce82574cdc5dfa4498717acde98e99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7150&amp;height=4769</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Universities at Shady Grove; image courtesy of The Universities at Shady Grove.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-diamondbacks-4-3-WC4LAOSW2FFBJKMG6VL6ACZRAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T13:06:23.51Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZXMRQVAM3ZD47HO5XQXPLMPVAA.jpg?auth=7d664c5069580f395f5bf24e10cf9d30242c3f505cf189cdd1037a089bbc890a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers pitches in the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/waymo-driverless-car-maryland-annapolis-I6R3EKIQ5BGC5HTTX6OBNMMT5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T12:20:31.504Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PEAAPSR7RZCURFIXH42MMXGFTA.jpg?auth=d3585217990f37aeffb9d640a06e91e865aef438fef00863e584c6ecb10ebae2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Waymo vehicle parked outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/outdoor-restaurants-bars-views-baltimore-area-H36YG27CWJCDPEA55DOZ5SDTMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T09:30:02.196Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DK7HD45OPJDC5AKPC5HRJY6CXE.jpg?auth=30dde402914e79701d871323eebfb9ecdd601cf0fe890d0ef9c69661172801ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The patio seating at Ampersea, a restaurant located on the water at the intersection of Fells Point and Harbor East.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/evan-glass-county-executive-candidate-HENG5GJITVA5RIVLG7F4LIRBBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T09:30:02.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AJZBDIJITJCXVKGHU6XW54NTXE.jpg?auth=70b1fa881670540f9e1a7f6852c1d6fd2e145835c6f3bc795fffc3ae029862e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council member Evan Glass, center, speaks to attendees of a Meet and Greet event at Poolesville Memorial United Methodist Church.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-wes-moore-session-analysis-re-election-primary-W366Z6Q74ZG4JNMVD63GVX2OM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T09:30:01.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PIEMEZYKB5DR7LY6GX7A7U3QBQ.JPG?auth=0fefc29663cf918a2834fef35bb730fc897f45e9294ffad5aaf1aefcf074b50f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3448&amp;height=2299</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore turns his attention from his legislative agenda and state budget to campaigning, as he makes a pitch to voters to send him back to the State House for another term.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-pirates-16-5-cade-cavalli-IRNDACO3UJH3TARJOIIG22CSU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T03:07:56.012Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BLOZBLBVN5HERGP3QFMT2BQ7QQ.jpg?auth=4bb81b1ccf1fb92c6ff6864d5d0231fe47b5d249a425e91affe646e3935f87a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals starter Cade Cavalli is relieved in the second inning after giving up four runs on three hits.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/body-inner-harbor-baltimore-fire-police-EJO677U2NFECND3QKI6W3IHZN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T02:21:53.896Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XBQE2VBYUFCWJFCMEZ235SBNNY.jpg?auth=73d6cba7d4ed1ce687c3e5ef739d83e3bdb93a488028f50bf0a35b52dd1adac1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=736&amp;height=491</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Branson Oduor, 27, had been missing since April 3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/anne-arundel-annapolis-land-preservation-saltworks-FDWJWSYAARFRBI6MVN2HA5ZUGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T02:14:04.489Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VMXZO3IHSFG3RL5NAE5ND6MAPQ.jpg?auth=4337b125619850c397ad9f84f2d1e6c6aaba14e6238f33eae6842287d94fa8f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the newly preserved land near Saltworks Creek in Anne Arundel County. The land is just off Bestgate Road.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/capitals-nhl/washington-capitals-beat-columbus-blue-jackets-alex-ovechkin-RQYK3TWY65G6DOFUMP7N6XLEU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-15T01:53:58.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ZD5KYMI3NGJ5J4ZVJ3662PKNY.jpg?auth=5abf4050d03d7f9952200f17d31bd9b5642862cb3339c46cbd546e8719375a59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2745&amp;height=1830</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin shouts from the bench in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-wrist-soreness-OOADQBSZEJA2VPCGPTGL5RYE2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T23:49:46.301Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TVAF372QKNCTZHUO34MB6AURWM.JPG?auth=bfb47b42212c157064431715f8564d073e1491f8d0af42d5b8406eb2e8d69e1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday poses for a portrait in February during spring training.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/7-eleven-closes-hundreds-stores-north-america-HAQ6YJPF2ZAFZJSZDD725D5SNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T23:25:32.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XGGSWENYNVCK7DAI6THU36FT3I.jpg?auth=073f544c73d4f2521aa0feb8b6df5c38ed661b295e13803b8a9da960cb55533d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5495&amp;height=3663</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Convenience chain 7-Eleven plans to close 645 stores nationwide this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-craig-albernaz-broken-jaw-foul-ball-4RXIZQCOSNHDPMMZBMF6F2HAFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T23:17:40.341Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PKSMYJ5IKBEYZB6FO7GLVXWBOE.jpg?auth=7f097bfa443b7c0b4227711438b511c56268d3c99148ee51bd216651281f2a32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz takes questions from reporters in the interview room the day after a foul ball struck him in the face.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-barcs-donation-OJZVGSKTGVAWHPLQAR56U5JZ3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T23:05:03.052Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HLIWOAOUSZBDLAQPBB2K24AQ5Q.jpg?auth=c4c7ac9ae46d89299450eea0867d823e7fa358c6160ee32c78d7a0686ff208a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=3500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso toured Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter on Tuesday, where he met Fletcher.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/the-banner-announces-lisa-lednicer-as-baltimore-county-editor-XWADP642WRGIXHXBIA25ZFOCD4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T22:57:46.591Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TOBVTMEANHVXKFDKHZEFXN7YM.jpg?auth=7c23485bfac394729e4bc39b9eca4c12e578309e890e1180ad0a91e145989bb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4241&amp;height=2827</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner office on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/child-care-tax-credit-annapolis-XCEWQP63NRDSDAWKG5WN43M4KY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T22:19:10.192Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2MKMHKULVFAQBBZYUSAGS5XQDY.jpg?auth=af54d2fc81a5e215b519a59a0034f85ceaa3123ae8007a003338c87a5baa7de9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4930&amp;height=3287</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier, who represents Ward 5, at an election party in Annapolis last fall. The alderman successfully co-sponsored a bill to create a $4,000 tax credit for child care providers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-hit-and-run-homeless-man-5J4KWPIP3JGF5G2HLQMUSWIUPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T21:54:41.493Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A537K6257JHPRE6C2Z6PLA4NOE.jpg?auth=8e0340a36c12055c85e8343c7e21682f002ed31e220584c39f327541c6514853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5643&amp;height=3762</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run that killed a 69-year-old.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/district-court-commissioner-system-reform-bill-update-HVZFRZPPDNG6ZLSLF5DABJCWKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T21:22:58.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VX3YKNIR7JFNZO6BSAQYJ43U44.jpeg?auth=05284857eb527cdd2a07ce676205923f4812e67da32247b3b40d1d7bdd4140de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary Committee holds a meeting in the final half hour of the General Assembly session on Monday to discuss a bill that would have made changes to the process for seeking criminal charges from district court commissioners. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/banner-pittsburgh-post-gazette-4JWCQJWEE5B6LPRLH5QIEITRJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T21:21:55.185Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6XULCTU6ZGXBMBCRUIVMKM4VU.jpg?auth=fcacf09d70b1d7d48683f24fdadd9dfe8058885b78340dfd4a433a6528ad7674&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism announced Tuesday that it had signed an agreement to purchase the assets of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Block Communications Inc.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/somerset-schools-aclu-lawsuit-KBKKVDHDMREIRCEN35F273754U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T21:18:57.265Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GD6BGJNPHZDBPKFAL6FWQ4SPQY.JPG?auth=7024e537a893705c6090908fab52788b9d817d406de338cc66f9305d5c5d395b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5810&amp;height=3877</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Somerset County Board of Education in Westover. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/holocaust-survivors-maggid-OEBDUJHSQRAWFACRXYPFPZOVWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T20:10:29.495Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MX3VICRQ5JEIDOHBH22R55A3XA.JPG?auth=f56e13df3ec3c44037ce322fa7d490095ef2b62a125c7edab47128e0751ab691&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5503&amp;height=3669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ann Horvath-Rose gives her first presentation about her father’s Holocaust survival story to students at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Va.

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/andrew-golden-kyle-williams-banner-sports-FG5DQIIENBF53DC5WISAGSXPME/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T19:23:40.975Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TOBVTMEANHVXKFDKHZEFXN7YM.jpg?auth=7c23485bfac394729e4bc39b9eca4c12e578309e890e1180ad0a91e145989bb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4241&amp;height=2827</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner office at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/worcester-county-schools-denise-shorts-6K46RZ4EXFEPPKSU6ISV47SEHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T19:17:17.787Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SQLKT4QIQZDSFFUUAUDZ44QRGI.jpg?auth=f3d6964922c8790d81e9ba36f5dbaeb271ce4191383d0a8d05e42e34c92275c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3115&amp;height=2346</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denise Shorts, Worcester County Public Schools’ former chief academic officer, was charged with theft of over $100,000, embezzlement and misconduct charges.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-flag-football-maryland-baltimore-county-st-marys-sanctioned-sport-TGPEUZ2EAVHNXF57SL7HFOLLPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T18:45:35.688Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FOLXAZLM45CXDPK7AZR4EHHTXE.jpg?auth=afa4d394ce229b07b0d1c8ca554720ed110e7a5c39e495fe92654ae7ce357c10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5685&amp;height=3790</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Clarksburg Coyotes and the Walt Whitman Viking play in the Maryland Girl’s Flag Football Tournament in Baltimore last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-wide-receiver-draft-5BZFNVHWHBE5BJOFG46ACPTKMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T18:42:43.125Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2J45HPAI6VC65DU7PIMKJU3DRQ.png?auth=8cd72e670dd7462c3e582a3f6e9729ae2251a37519b42c0d48c38b6e645974d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/branson-oduor-missing-baltimore-fells-point-VQHDQO76TRFBVGX53IRIYBOYOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T17:17:21.565Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ON2UL3L3ONFG7HYQGIE6R3NMPM.jpg?auth=b902fca842a2eca996890fde15a290bc74f2e2b91cf0da765e0f53d2c6c1f8c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2394&amp;height=2992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore resident Branson Oduor, 27, was last seen April 4 in Fells Point.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/the-venetoulis-institute-for-local-journalism-and-block-communications-announce-agreement-for-the-pittsburgh-post-gazette-MYYP2HBOWREJDOMY4PN3QFZWFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-14T15:23:26.822Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6XULCTU6ZGXBMBCRUIVMKM4VU.jpg?auth=fcacf09d70b1d7d48683f24fdadd9dfe8058885b78340dfd4a433a6528ad7674&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url></urlset>