<?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/ryan-duvall-cockeysville-crash-baltimore-county-4LYDLBYF7RACLOYXMLZ6JCKNE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T15:36:16.121Z</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[On Sunday, the makeshift memorial at the site of a car crash in Cockeysville. Car shrapnel and heavy tire marks are still visible near the tree where the Friday night crash left three minors injured and one adult dead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/new-restaurants-bars-baltimore-NSHAEJBWRVE7BEJFOHMN7FGA4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T09:30:01.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3RCI3CYK2RHUTJOKN6HT7UAUUY.JPG?auth=ccff4463d6102fa4a13eeadc70e2413778fadd42f7fb75ff61c784b3de0486d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Argentinian Double Burger from the MillOh! food truck.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/wes-moore-maryland-china-gordie-howe-international-bridge-6DPJZUCKLNAFJIO2GBU24JCJDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T09:30:00.611Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AUKUQRNFKBETPMBMOWCBCMH5NI.jpg?auth=8052eeb437036f7c1e62d55fecef69de4bcc228bfacd7a0a126d28eb4030c9f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4897&amp;height=3265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland unveiled the design for a new Francis Scott Key Bridge in February 2025. A change of lead contractor could affect the timeline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/immigration-law-trump-immigrant-legal-defense-G4ICJ53LEBBO3OL4RR3ZMZ6ZGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T09:30:00.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MJYYUYGDXFE45M5VMWTTLG6YYY.JPG?auth=0f864cc0b43c6c330431c8dad56afc8be7dc879a58639459a8dc81620348b77c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, University of Maryland immigration law students Fanglin Ding and David de Alva, joined by professor Cori Alonso-Yoder.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/golden-tempo-kentucky-derby-cherie-devaux-woman-trainer-ISZVYJ3KVRCVHKNJUQU36XIZTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T00:57:43.644Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PA4WYNQVQFEJ7MHXRVE3476K5E.jpg?auth=68e650f4008f4cc1dba9fecab7f13949d0bece70d02e352bd82569f3b9f48946&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5306&amp;height=3538</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cherie DeVaux, trainer of Golden Tempo, celebrates after becoming the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-brewers-game-2-defensive-miscues-listless-offense-XY4EUK4ECVGFDPWIQ2YUOUZ4OI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T00:26:56.301Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6XEIUXIR2FG3BN73UMKQ4GB6OI.jpg?auth=aef0d5710579f4abf0ca1324312f52029747f216815a41e0c805a32c91ace69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6685&amp;height=4457</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nasim Nuñez of the Nationals singles in the third inning of Saturday’s game, a 4-1 loss to the Brewers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-game-2-starting-rotation-36I4VHXAYZDERK6S5YTCZERJI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:56:55.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5VUX2MP2JCJPD7ZI6BIARUYKQ.jpg?auth=a8991a78a5ab29bf40b66ec401c1563059efd812cabba02b3e76742a5f455de7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3739</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish allowed five runs, six hits and four walks in four innings Saturday as the Orioles lost 9-4 to the Yankees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/best-man-bourbon-signing-morris-chestnut-malcom-d-lee-I7YXFAFUSBHJJGPCKK62EBWP3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:38:28.047Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVX3NPR5UJB6RIXAPSOPEIX6PI.jpg?auth=8c48ebe349ed571dbbf988674be198a1430fd95153a051bc4df956cdf6943779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lines of fans wrap around Total Wine & More in Towson for a Sable bourbon bottle-signing event with Malcolm D. Lee and Morris Chestnut.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-rookie-minicamp-5BBLKKVIOFCCLMHE5D34ORV7AQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:29:09.362Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2BZQACVZ2ZHWFPLTR3UIGSWFJE.jpg?auth=0bf55ec4edf7422608b39ecc9d007eabf2add63a12d50f4fe397aa32353de4f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5325&amp;height=3550</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens coach Jesse Minter watches as players warm up during rookie minicamp at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-reelection-launch-4DM6MOHJVJGRFOBT3GVSYKS6XI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:20:25.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YXF4FLMQ3ZGM7PZMKVY6CQ2GRQ.JPG?auth=4180e8a23293e8973b364500fba19eb82fdc0fb530095e3a7e05e64066cf3ae1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6790&amp;height=4527</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore announces the launch of his reelection campaign at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/travel/bwi-jetblue-new-service-spirit-airline-BOKNMJF6JBBJBN5BWFEQTGPCQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T20:38:50.025Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AT4WAC3CXRCLJI5273NJZBQP4Q.jpg?auth=d4b4eb71e0584c8dd4685dec40226ab44592a2ff785217be9885cfe10a8ec2f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways announced Saturday a new service at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will start July 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/spirit-airlines-going-out-of-business-ends-operations-QRUH55SAQRD5TNKWEVB4W2CLYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:58:12.265Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3LTZG4Y5ZGSHC6NALH5WPEBRY.jpg?auth=baffb419e7506803e7a79a17b19aca2d3a32a063a9ab5fb34fe1f7604e284271&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spirit Airlines announced Saturday it has gone out of business after 34 years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitching-prospect-trey-gibson-taxi-squad-M2DXGLBUPBFSDFPD4TAQYXJCJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:37:29.141Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDATJOQXVJHXTL5XSO3P677SGI.JPG?auth=2224a8ce7b497114da99699b71511d5f2637ca42d42802f21ac3de98a13e5f9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2061</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trey Gibson is scheduled to start for the Orioles on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/djibia-gombo-glock-19-blake-high-NE7PPCV4HNFTFOR53XVPMKDRYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:25:34.067Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TJS2TBQDFAF7CR2WXLKOOAQSA.jpg?auth=3155c72560b21140fac377cd521b1656110600a1469808ae8a080cd478e09d55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5027&amp;height=3351</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County District Court of Maryland in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/preakness-intellectual-property-churchill-downs-maryland-XHAWXNTEV5FTBO4NSV3CG5K5I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:13:49.242Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QCDFE6ZNGJBTRNTDJKNW5Q6DFA.jpg?auth=c46e339a85cc46aa078684d37d575339d4648f4f95df021e3b5a7dda88207477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5447&amp;height=3631</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Preakness flags hang inside the main concourse at Pimlico Race Course before it was demolished in 2025. Churchill Downs struck a deal to buy the intellectual property rights for the Preakness Stakes, but the state government has a window to offer its own deal.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/water-main-break-floods-baltimore-south-caton-benson-avenues-GMTEL552BBG6XL4G33RY6FS5NI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:08:37.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRQDLSX7XJF2JLSB5M2TQVKJ24.png?auth=94cd30cd89f2f18b1310310e013fc6966ae5fbc55f277b4b7a6d2f6d9bbf15c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=804&amp;height=528</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Fire Department crews were called to the scene shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday and requested additional resources due to the extent of the flooding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/spirit-airlines-bwi-thurgood-marshall-airport-3XW3BF2BSRGKPOP4AGNT4G7FYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T18:40:36.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NB6XQH5QZ5G3LFW7ZD7G2IA7K4.jpg?auth=f783d558b51b72be75be3bce3d301aba247ead8934886dcf25827f6ed14202df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Screens at the Spirit check-in area at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport have been shut off.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/cockeysville-baltimore-county-fatal-crash-WJMF2UQXRBAOHOBBIHDKAQ3MWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T18:15:34.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LQD7AHSZNBA7ZATR7N6ATWY2XU.jpg?auth=6f4a322e0dd535bc0285881b061461f4e0d72c685448d629cca09d6a6140adce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A memorial site of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Poplar Hill Road and Merrymans Mill Road in Cockeysville on Friday night that left three minors injured and one adult dead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/middle-river-wilson-point-home-for-sale-N75IGRPC4VE7JIXIH2JC27HZ7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T15:00:02.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7JPKNGQGGNGCZLBFF6XOH42J3M.png?auth=44ae8f25d89b7c652c5620aa76135e989886d0621e39b270bcfaa4dd37890aab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=861</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/catonsville-baltimore-county-ups-bill-trentler-2AK7IV27ANHKTAIZQPCQ32JUEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T09:30:00.533Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DQNBA3T3TND65M7PRF2SR2ARQU.jpg?auth=f05382e74034f16e0f16f846289f126bed9d9c3c92a3b63c0a1dbaf8c78375b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3990&amp;height=2660</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bill Trentler on Frederick Road in Catonsville, along the route where he delivered packages for over two decades.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/roger-sanders-johns-hopkins-ultrasound-obituary-baltimore-APOHZ47OMJAPXFVOLJTETJMBAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T09:30:00.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5LF327BT5AN5MLRWJQEJQCHWQ.jpg?auth=2d0cccc612d3bcd3d038e8bf2fba0b3b271f1f826f54d5ce3f5f624cbdf269a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1726&amp;height=1725</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Sanders.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/endorsements-montgomery-county-executive-race-megan-thee-stallion-MJSP63FFTBFNDBFITGZJO5DOEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T09:30:00.557Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XMFLTE5E2BD67KUXCELWFLOZ3Q.JPG?auth=68c0d9e8002dd370c80b53a7b17f5ab2c1c9e516695ac4128bf4774a3ce2ed84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Maryland Del. Ana Sol Gutiérrez speaks as community leaders hold a rally in Silver Spring last year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/brewers-nationals-jacob-misiorowski-HNBT27RUW5BEHICYOC4SDLANVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:28:04.838Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UEN5HS6CARDXJLCEUUZPUZH6JE.jpg?auth=80e7e9f5fc05984133e38464aa71fc8ba0012b186d00114a6c56c4daa4b7e0a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7876&amp;height=5216</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals starter Jake Irvin allowed six hits, four walks and three earned runs in five innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-closer-ryan-helsley-injured-list-S5X62UJ7JVBUVD2GO5K2AK3RIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:16:54.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S44C2S445ZFN7HSKD5NO4OHCRM.jpg?auth=046150db55657a0dc7b4437469e317b1d11a4aa18253d4f034c3a12ed74337a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3535&amp;height=2357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles closer Ryan Helsley is 7-for-7 in save opportunities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-opening-game-cade-povich-7FOS3S3MQJCIFBK7UYKQ75VJXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:08:26.517Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/57E4ZFXZORDS3LS56LVKTQFD2Q.jpg?auth=61ab45f5476f06664715ab22606c4ee5eb02962ff1b2c62c444e18d56e4330df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3400&amp;height=2267</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Taylor Ward makes a sliding catch in the first inning as Coby Mayo and Gunnar Henderson leap to avoid a collision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/flower-mart-baltimore-uprising-1970-UH74D3M3CNHYDGY7TEKWS22P7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:00:32.122Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6JCGLAH5NGVDJQCFUVFLD7PLI.JPG?auth=3714746a110f36771090213b4f35b1b1a9104abc25d35e44190ee154a6e38aec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors enjoy live music in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/may-day-2026-maryland-protests-WFQIGPY2GNFERE4SJX7N3IBGU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T01:14:20.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TSFBIOZV2ZFEDORAP7TTATZN2I.jpg?auth=2bc80519f3de48ad8d8250ee9970406e155f5dc6f1a648e8ece1bd738e384846&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1948</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators march down Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore on Friday as part of a nationwide protest on May Day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measle-case-washington-dc-maryland-IMZRC7VMWVAN5NFACXVOEVXQFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T01:07:30.825Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C46PNXD3G5HKHAD7ZBNYJWZMHM.jpg?auth=0f006a0bad4f03dd4d64f94965dffc37f0db2f8777dc86025816e35815f37c7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4419&amp;height=2946</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Washington resident who visited Maryland on April 24 tested positive for measles, state health officials said. They urged people who were possibly exposed to get tested and vaccinated.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/spirit-airlines-donald-trump-takeover-OOK2T7CRC5C5JBUVWSLYFMS4WM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T23:16:18.677Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TRSR37XQLNFBFE7BZNJLSXVNPQ.jpg?auth=cefd88bdb234f621c98f301fe2f82cc1ca736468b8b827c65160904023a9e987&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Spirit airlines plane takes off from Miami International Airport in 2022 in Miami, Florida. President Donald Trump said Friday his administration was still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of the discount airline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/appeals-court-abortion-mail-prescriptions-mifepristone-2Z5DOKOQRJDHXEB5NHYVLIGTRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T22:57:03.213Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PLJL7MBTHBCTTNAQYJ33TGQEKI.jpg?auth=8cb201b5c8f32f5775181792423165d49292908fcbc8f729ef1055a0f910accc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8251&amp;height=5501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa in 2024. A federal appeals court has blocked the mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mt-gilboa-african-methodist-episcopal-church-fire-catonsville-EKUMHSGX7FA4LBCSEYFE6PSJUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T22:33:09.659Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5RVUQAB47BETVGSJHNGMAG6YYE.jpg?auth=7f2852a9a589e3ae5adae320f0bbf58dd2d01e14db5668a0562e431aaa26b123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Fire officials said Monday that they had brought under control a blaze that consumed the first and second floors of the historic Mt. Gilboa African Methodist Church in Catonsville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-gender-identity-guidelines-revised-ANUGPHR2Z5DWNIWVZEVO5DL4CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T20:58:53.532Z</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/community/criminal-justice/cockeysville-middle-school-abduction-arrest-oscar-bladimir-argueta-FC2VDX5BGRAKNOINKKOERI7KYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T20:44:39.115Z</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[Baltimore County police arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping a Cockeysville Middle School student on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harriet-tubman-cephas-day-black-landowners-IK27NBT3U5H2ZAL4KLVFYWQFWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T20:30:53.305Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAMC3YJKK5CCZDOFY6XLZF2XUM.jpg?auth=a77fd504b3da2646c458fe0a310dffdb99fec7869ba4a9d133af4caa15e530e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gilbert Cephas, the longtime organizer and impresario of the event his grandfather Josiah started, addresses the crowd on Cephas Day. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/viral-video-benji-robot-baltimore-2KVEKBZT6VD3BHM37NF6R2SALU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T19:54:36.646Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RPKV3HFEZNBIRGKG35QAGRFQGY.jpg?auth=33bb4f8e084ad96bad5031adc2133b0a04b844e8d7f5d2571293d6c8a84262bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Robot Studio, the company that owns Benji, rents the humanoid for about $3,000 per day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bathula-cyber-voyeurism-hospital-hacking-M6REIXLMJRBQTKCQAJFVDCLXEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T18:38:39.797Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O2FOA5N4DNCFRNOCHRGP6CRQOE.JPG?auth=e12d7720eca704873bf7bcee82f93be43a47fb7fa83ae31f9af1ec5fc32f17fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Paulette Pagán, left, and Matthew Bathula, University of Maryland hospital pharmacist, leaves the federal courthouse after Bathula was indicted on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/j-craig-venter-human-genome-obituary-L2XRKERBNZCVPDSEZLEKCLMRTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T18:16:48.685Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PAM732P3BJFQNFGMKP3W2DQUG4.jpg?auth=bb052548cd6428dd3ee0bfc5c1b73954e7ba8ea5ef5dee1a85279ebf7e33d55d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1848&amp;height=1315</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Biologist J. Craig Venter at his home in Alexandria, VA in 2005. Venter died on April 29 at 79.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-city-911-system-replacement-JGYBCUTD7NAR5PGT265UEBBCZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T17:39:39.398Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FDKA4LFZ5NDUJPXFW7EUXMTGEQ.jpg?auth=1ec51d4496bb16fda04e26b52528582a640580543a57c687482b8d0d1c5f22bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3794&amp;height=2533</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen urged city officials to expedite the replacement of Baltimore’s 911 system.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/body-identified-inner-harbor-van-baltimore-X63SQHKFTJFM7LTKB7I7JD2XKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T16:55:57.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/36F3UEKUFFFRTD36NUXEXAAZLA.jpg?auth=1990af7044f947a9d71cf07ae514d9d67fcf07fcabcee981fab36632d4e0bef6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s fire and police departments pull a van from the Inner Harbor on July 24, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-police-peeping-toms-towson-university-4QFWE6QFRVGFDDDPZHDK4HPSJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T16:44:05.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TKIT5AA47NG27PLOTFHBUEGYZM.jpg?auth=0ab7a19f52a7e1e8238cc05c2145541eac4067eb26cc5686fcc31a0fd8bc68c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Devin Kaestner shows off one the Ring cameras, propped up by a bottle of gum, that she and her roommates installed in each of their bedroom windows to ward off "peeping Toms," in their first-floor Towson apartment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-voting-rights-callais-PTNYHEA6AJENBOROCTUAEIDZXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T16:31:04.299Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFAUCJDWH5HCRN6FFNVJJ3WDV4.JPG?auth=70f0a7599fe964b232f075f39843b7d1793e087638314da0e65d7e62268b9dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While states are rushing to redraw congressional districts following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Maryland has not joined in.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/article/fatal-crash-midcounty-highway-gaithersburg-UQV4IQMRPFHX7BSXPEGXRRLUTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T15:34:13.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVWXLTJNFFETTJER5OAGCYVXLI.jpg?auth=75b71ea5aa02fe030b4dd381d50ee952ff4f711704584e5c01ecae3b4320cdbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5693&amp;height=3795</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/pam-beidle-anne-arundel-county-campaign-funds-candidates-RFUCIKRLOFATTCFPLXISIYMWYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T15:31:10.675Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3C64VGFPHZDHVODHNM4SKGB6WE.jpg?auth=ceea9c19b37432b775ef6bc63bdc985508bd1c13edd6498eb6ad907c2fee00e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3259&amp;height=2454</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Sen. Pam Beidle, center, is joined by, from left, Del. Mark Chang, Sen. Dawn Gile and Del. Dylan Behler in Crofton to endorse Adrian Boafo's bid for Congress in the 5th District. The district covers about half of Anne Arundel County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-budget-schools-police-fire-spending-AEI6LE5WV5CTLOSUQEJDXKWJ7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T15:00:02.072Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EAKD4VBJCZBWDJLX25FHS6F5PM.jpg?auth=af57e4d5c208fd51bb13fcae63785502bb79a0425c1254bbae6c242178bf9bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7325&amp;height=4883</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announces his 2025 budget proposal to the Anne Arundel County Council last year. He released his final county budget for this year on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/brady-ebert-turnstile-guitarist-attempted-murder-indictment-LQIDFRVUYVB7NOB5TSXEEBB2QA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T14:53:14.018Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XCMCZ2VICNBRJNLFSUROE4MDY4.jpg?auth=7b1fc787bb7ee091b3f415fa0f2ae879cf2a625f0c3a9a6b1629c367f2224fef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5051&amp;height=3367</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ex-Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert performs in 2019 at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-charter-school-vote-mbli-RSPRWOKZTZC4PJRIV7IUUJXGKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T14:11:39.865Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WXMUX6MT2VEPTHRKMZZBECBNWI.jpg?auth=5fd3f78b9589ee6186552b650129ff7fdf283c00b04cc821d7c79a41c2be4a28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3104&amp;height=2328</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MECCA Business Learning Institute parents talk with school board member Rita Montoya in January about their desire to keep the charter school open.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-homicide-reaches-new-montly-low-DECFCBFZXJDY3DLJKTXOZEGHYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T13:31:53.048Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SC6FYSWB6BGK5LTK4QA6GO5HR4.JPG?auth=bc91b678d2466638cffec9641f50f6377255f95892dcc6cdaa0d57b77c523273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The four homicides recorded in April represent the fewest killings in a month in the city since 1970, when police began tracking monthly crime statistics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/may-day-protests-maryland-baltimore-annapolis-TZBHZUAIXBCVTDFLEEMHPAICF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T13:22:45.955Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5FSHGAOV6VH6DB33RMRE6MPTZE.JPG?auth=0b70f4bdfc8f15b57ee620cd724614b59863fb8229bfb907b08fa5d359f57ba1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=4790</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[May Day protests in Baltimore in 2025. Organizers with the national coalition May Day Strong say over 3,000 events across the country are planned this year, double the size of last year’s 1,500 demonstrations. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/leadership-in-action-where-people-culture-and-performance-meet-AESBXXV2KBBGNFGU6ZPFF7RZPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T13:06:40.637Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WL5K76TPQJGCBHOOQEV35I4PMI.jpg?auth=8f9f8672aabaa2c6fcee7d0d710df0bc8e92d328f6f5699fd1de4426e503499c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/make-summer-count-in-ocean-city-maryland-QSRAVYVAY5GSTPGIPDXZ2JVVCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T12:58:52.117Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IO5CNWPA4JEN7AWNCNE4Y74M6Y.jpg?auth=614ca49cbda617bcd2f4cc53f24e1ff121f89c8c6dc7abdb6b36fce04e454351&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1080&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mother and daughter parasailing over the Atlantic]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-supreme-court-voting-rights-act-OQQK37IE5JGJLMFCRZ65T4S4OY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T12:46:20.016Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court weakened a federal voting rights law in a ruling this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-stars-new-york-yankees-series-ZXT4XSMEOJHZFNDTZJVW6PK4VA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T12:00:05.861Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UN3VXMZFJZGNPASGSMIIWSAQXM.jpg?auth=97043b8d1276607fab6e1b4b1ee10dfcbe9d705bb0786844dc1a01354af6456c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3128&amp;height=2087</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shortstop Gunnar Henderson and left fielder Taylor Ward leap in celebration of a win over the Astros.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-weekend-traffic-kinetic-sculpture-race-flower-mart-543LQPTRTFB4NBJAGS4W2DSJRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T11:00:04.364Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/53ZOEONQWNAFFPICRIEH7HNKAI.jpg?auth=0b4a0bd4dc19009a782afad2ddaf132e3257c7708134ac0bd84e2d90eafd817c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7582&amp;height=4815</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fifi the Poodle makes her way down Key Highway to kick off last year’s Kinetic Sculpture Race.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/potomac-colonial-home-for-sale-WT5RKS2J2BBRTHGRRUOKWAHXXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T09:30:03.229Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IIE7QVV37RERHESX36UEYIHYJU.png?auth=2f72b640cc15f4db5d507fabf217f8c5c92f694dfc7417e7876d4e6bebf39a69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1999&amp;height=1125</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-mini-camp-HJXZ35IXFZAFDEK2GDXWDF4W3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T09:30:02.217Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIGLHPR3NBHLNGUWARERUPC5BI.jpg?auth=1d4ba0e3c13e4bc5658f4cd8978eb8de1c510237112cda86becb42204b08a7b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4842&amp;height=3228</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Diego Pavia of Vanderbilt was the runner-up in Heisman Trophy voting in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/2026-maryland-festival-list-music-art-food-R4F3MRTNHJCDLLFOSYJLPWUPYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T09:30:01.718Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4PIYYEY5ND5LIZ5HUQ42PBPLQ.jpg?auth=c45c670b317bb5df78687a022dfd9bc5fb789b0bc81794613a3eca4e41a8197b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5556&amp;height=4167</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/homelessness-unhoused-decrease-montgomery-county-KPIYSJ4MKFAKJADTQMYG56OWXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T09:30:00.523Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BHGGI2FHIVDG7BTFJJ2E43TB4I.JPG?auth=c718c98c17069d428101d96ec99593cc2a42d1f4aacfc97c8c498b39161184ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bedrooms available for unhoused women at the Interfaith Works Shelter in Silver Spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/white-hall-baltimore-county-propane-leak-AFYBDUBR5JGZLNXPFHUZAVLSBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T01:08:10.55Z</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[First responders cleaned up a propane leak after a vehicle hit the top of an underground tank Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/fishmongers-daughter-catonsville-faidleys-seafood-6NX3S4GHYBFPVNPLY7MOKUBIYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T00:22:26.744Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6MC4SDXUGJHN3MY6BSK4S7MEHQ.JPG?auth=dd92cea0341032139d9ac8b844ac7c04c9fd6d12b2a0bf9cc183bf205f7bd1b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5953&amp;height=3974</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The future home of the Fishmonger’s Daughter in Catonsville, in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/department-of-homeland-security-shutdown-donald-trump-YBWA37KXR5EUBMK4FEJPHUJS3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T23:48:26.757Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RHMUVAZ7BJGXHIHPOFL5PG6P7I.jpg?auth=ae2f478b91c25b845c69a8fb3986cb72e8f7ff42d297c6bf77b0318cd8884b00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After weeks of delay, the House of Representatives voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-astros-doubleheader-adley-rutschman-UVV2YZGKJFGGTFI6PADKAZIZSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T23:47:06.576Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5EHNUINV5CN5LFP4GSNRVVD7Y.jpg?auth=424a64f8bb78220b8e3757ec2a8813126c7e0e5e2f6959cc21901c081e0225b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starting pitcher Brandon Young allowed 10 hits and 10 runs, seven earned, in four innings of Game 2 Thursday against the Astros.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-hall-of-famer-jim-palmer-first-chicken-wing-3GSCMPKSBJDO3D2MDOBF5P3MUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T23:21:22.166Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3VZEXOHWXFHGNFUJJTB4MZZQE4.jpg?auth=961895699c09f5051717a2a746d409ffb05e960d5c4ef2f5424c17a2fcae3635&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer waves during a pregame ceremony in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/andrew-friedson-school-police-gun-incidents-ZRORO5OECNDUDKQ2MPXMCH2HQU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:53:09.329Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A3GPM7RH3NEUNHTVHPDQJNQVWU.JPG?auth=541dce816518ad843dc0fa343b50458b0bf2b06b1d549ecd18603b781dc43e4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[District 1 Montgomery County Council member Andrew Friedson is calling for police officers to return to high school campuses — permanently.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-calais-campbell-signs-GOWE73MHTZBLJFETHH254O556M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:47:32.983Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MPBX5CK6GNHTNI6SQAS2OJBZPA.png?auth=7d47e51f280888764cfe3f650bac2f188bb080ab4eec142efc3cbeb2dcd0581b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-7-5-royals-samuel-basallo-leody-taveras-3YIZPNIWXRCIXN7BTZOYIPF5RQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:23:35.146Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZBOIWHLDQ5ELRFAKF2T7HPWX4U.jpg?auth=bf5957f690ef19a26e0711f27cb7daaee5d29e8b5a9bb35095228a2a45bbe85f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=684</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles center fielder Leody Taveras hits a grand slam during the 12th inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-calais-campbell-signing-free-agent-contract-cardinals-ACY5W72M4VC3BNNCGPTKN5QL6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:20:18.712Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JDKUP3E5OBBS7KHXF75D24TOXU.jpg?auth=76283075864ce19ec5b3c382a069104fd1f968f8e40ebd62641597229abe32e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3282&amp;height=2188</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Calais Campbell celebrates following the team’s Week 2 win against the Carolina Panthers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/patrick-dahlgren-cancer-restaurant-fundraiser-avenue-hampden-baltimore-TOUMCTGBI5D5NOERWTTRPGFPUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T21:00:26.92Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P7G2CCGYSBDLVHOOO2TK5YR7SM.jpg?auth=3e6674b9c06f24b2e85f0014912b65666c2bb0ede217026ed580e3c814a6f019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2316&amp;height=1544</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Avenue Kitchen & Bar owner Patrick Dahlgren is now the subject of an industry fundraiser as he battles Stage 4 cancer. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/blair-witch-project-eduardo-sanchez-montgomery-county-reboot-NVNQGFQ5L5DPNEJFNDDHSJCBXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T20:33:28.589Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5RLQ4FLYBZEJTMH3QILWW5BFUI.jpeg?auth=7dde928b2311854e2635bb29a1ad40e37d287e9e781af3af59341e57f7534ebd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3538&amp;height=2372</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eduardo Sánchez, the Montgomery County native who codirected and cowrote the 1999 smash horror hit “The Blair Witch Project,” is returning to the franchise for a reboot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-finale-cj-abrams-home-run-ZRQ3GGEYLJCJZMLNBUXTYDAQUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T20:27:43.725Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6XX2E7UK5A5FB5YGM6GUYFRVU.jpg?auth=55378205e67716c6b5d9d1a1eccee1da6aba79564d069126240a6d2a365c33ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3533&amp;height=2355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile of the Nationals makes a catch for an out during the sixth inning Thursday in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dalya-attar-sex-tape-blackmail-maryland-ARWAKPP2UVAX3MN63ZTLDJD4ME/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T20:24:57.445Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JI7IELDSIRHK3DRSFF4V2ILNWM.jpg?auth=ba8b53bb6e10ffc2ac5408f302d6b6c14a6216c12b368f40c2ed72257ad823b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5106&amp;height=3404</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. Dalya Attar walks to the front of the Senate chamber at the Maryland State House earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/blake-high-school-shooting-suspect-OOD6TKHETRGOFANWLUBZGNXTTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T20:00:08.515Z</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/sports/orioles-mlb/oriole-park-truist-club-doubleheader-fans-6YDLM4TR7FHF7H4DISQG2J4GHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T19:37:50.993Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HKAGDERZRCFLOOQPSMPETEZJ4.JPG?auth=cbf106189ec496480d63d550988f0f41d969f637dca15f912f1620aca3da600f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Truist Club is Camden Yards’ first premium club located behind home plate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/umd-police-mckeldin-library-indecent-exposure-2VED6MSC25FI5NII2EWPKDLD2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T18:29:26.11Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/56IPN4RIHBHWRHJF2NZCGUEZ2A.jpg?auth=269c7b21e29b07f2be6394230e036a6f066d8f3c1c43861742b69746aa624dfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5378&amp;height=3585</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland Police Department said the man allegedly exposed himself in a bathroom in McKeldin Library in two separate incidents on Feb. 12 and April 27.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/james-jim-morgan-heritage-financial-consultants-obituary-NIXVF25ETBDCFDPK33DUBJOXMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T17:17:40.532Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AMCAK7BUL5D4HPSWWT55AIVGWQ.jpg?auth=8541044251c6839fd29adcc9a1356368cbf0f843c280f44d564aba1f0dfaac0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James “Jim” Morgan.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/male-minor-shot-blake-high-school-7OMEZSGOVNHCPNUASOGRGPKZYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T15:32:00.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QGTPDNDR35AM5JTPRIZAFGMHZQ.jpg?auth=cf1f494466e604b8be533592c43fdd3a41cf4a51b287b07a66cc1f9581687e8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fight in the parking lot at Blake High School in Silver Spring resulted in a minor being shot, Montgomery County Police said on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/clarksville-home-kube-architecture-OUSE65OLYRHB7FYQZV7WXWIOKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T15:00:03.196Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6SWLOLGFJCMJN65N6RIQHBCTE.png?auth=d1703e9693381caa6d096a90ed21d9fa45e1a3fbe7d3c01097fce6237b1119ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-starting-rotation-trevor-rogers-injured-list-ISOWKB5OYBCIFACY5R5BYMTVVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T14:59:57.91Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZJAQRX5VK5D5RB2NT3ZP2DSSSU.jpg?auth=19ee1ff631e4e6be910d69a01047fc5bc8fe39eb6b0a199a0b1bb703c9efc301&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3444&amp;height=2296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers became the third Orioles starter to land on the injured list this season, joining Dean Kremer and Zach Eflin.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/baltimore-the-wire-violence-steve-hofstetter-comedy-JVWGJVB5R5FDLOSSRRLWARP47U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T14:45:21.773Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VM3GAAFOU5BYPKM5TUCKSB67PA.jpg?auth=e319dabd8d13ca5ea8badc3b6823f4d497bc7abaa93f5089094df0cd1ad520ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A view of the ”Visit Baltimore” sign by the Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-things-to-do-sligo-creek-fest-GHF3OV4YHVBODJVJP6O5ALA72U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T14:02:48.649Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L5T7GMHMGRAS5EIIQICHC43WSE.jpg?auth=fe2fc4f4b1289edc8f564046a430ffd03c3fe915fe47ba21a9a3f4c56782c24f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4024&amp;height=2260</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The third annual Sligo Creek Fest returns to Silver Spring this Saturday, featuring local food and drink vendors, kids’ activities and three music stages featuring local performers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/halethorpe-hoarding-more-charges-H5EV762DNJERHKI4XDVUWHL6QA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T13:54:56.147Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EH4D645FQNF4ZMS5VVLEWKO43U.JPG?auth=8c8c99da335863d262f9aa452a6f038a8bc8c42b3a233b9041ffd1615c8016ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1927</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pair of macaws are carried to a waiting van as Baltimore County animal services officers remove dozens of animals from a home in Halethorpe on Feb. 20.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/harpers-choice-middle-school-tiffanie-nunley-columbia-CZ546BNRZNGJ7EON2AAQOKJJGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T13:33:22.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JG7IUSIGQRFHFEZNEFJN5JYSNA.JPG?auth=ed33cae76ab3de1433c06d12798c68bd745204eceb6f25ec554e1645bf058b50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Since joining Harper’s Choice Middle School in August 2023, Tiffanie Nunley has brought the once struggling school fresh ideas and a new vision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/mayor-brandon-scott-justin-bibb-friendship-cleveland-black-mayors-ITRBB7BOOZGZTPTVVKUIXGMVZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:51:56.992Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MRHNJAQ4A5BHDD5UZ552VW67EE.jpg?auth=94d8c3f360c2898d365ba849c39e895a2254c552f76bb01f6b091ab0280ce855&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4833&amp;height=3222</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, left, and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb take part in a panel at a Big Bets For America event in Baltimore earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-steuart-pittman-security-grants-budget-WQET6GNJPNDSLD7N36IP2PB3U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:30:00.966Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EVLQQSKQJRF73NN7GIOBR36S2I.jpg?auth=fa12d42292bddbf15f83901bcf1d82097207471c611ec21985c235aab7233118&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman rejected a request to include money for security grants in his proposed budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-draft-class-vega-ioane-zion-young-jakobi-lane-UCLKYVC3AVFMLI76FGMVOA2DCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:00:00.564Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QPOKPUCI5RHMVK3DWFGDW65BFA.jpg?auth=274cff4cd6622cfe3b98fb239391ec803ebbaa5d67f217082534b9d6e39d8c19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5232&amp;height=3488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens first-round pick Vega Ioane had a blown-block rate of 0.7% on drop-backs last year at Penn State, according to Sports Info Solutions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-flower-mart-kinetic-sculpture-race-BMKR3PQDIFBKFD43MKKQMUPJDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T10:30:00.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/73U2ATVC6FDMVIP4UL7TACZS4U.JPG?auth=a5f840109ced8ee028b94171c7fa361d7dd4fa02ad1dd9990ba2d2aebd0daff1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vendors and flower stalls surround the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/ice-glen-burnie-shooting-salomon-serrano-esquivel-LP7FH5YB4RG6ZPOUPFTPGPUEAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T10:10:27.267Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NECFYBFJQZHPFHFB3KD4RRZUHI.jpg?auth=ce3347a522c8288e810205f90f5eeeea1a8734966d1425c9febad85b4f1ea330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1982</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Salomon Serrano Esquivel at his brother-in-law’s home in Edgewater. He and his family moved into their relative’s home after ICE took him into custody Dec. 24.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/hydrogen-bus-fleet-grid-microgrid-clean-energy-solar-PAWLUHRDH5FJTEEIH2F7Y7PBR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T09:30:01.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZI6GGQULRBHULBJGO2C5OTNLSI.jpg?auth=db15cce39622789e94c3f04ab17b80554a382aedc4d4629b5a8226712e47417e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The upgraded transit depot in Derwood is powering the county’s transition from diesel-powered Ride-On buses. Within its fleet of about 400, the county has about 70 electric buses.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/maryland-horses-trainers-churchill-downs-kentucky-derby-4HYUHYVYG5BXXFBFOWPI6VJS4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T09:30:02.323Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3V3PYEA4NCG5LFGQQ4AEMWBWY.jpg?auth=77655e578058b9dbd655a1946df84f6a6d88296c6ff0fbf177743cf6e91e04db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Horses train beneath the twin spires during morning workouts ahead of the 152nd Kentucky Derby.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-14-2-brady-house-grand-slam-VOTND76GDJFATEYCAQBD3XHJ5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:32:22.071Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EFFCPLOYTVG2ZA5CWKYDO5X7FE.jpg?auth=4155fd900021fac453e63c46b9ea4b97929fa773cf185e823292f91bc67cadb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3210&amp;height=2140</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brady House of the Nationals, center, receives greetings from teammates after his grand slam in the fourth inning Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/2024-election-day-maryland-primary-S6WAWVMIJJAOHI4KJKBW3U6HWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:15:17.75Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3SHM33RUI5EVVNH63BUH3MTTBI.jpg?auth=e3ca7f26bef6dda66236a981c95a29654dc0c384b23868069a47c7efc3ec4b30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott addresses crowd after win over Sheila Dixon in primary election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ellicott-city-peach-eggplant-historic-preservation-H5ZWPMXM5NG7NBFLSHLNJFXFUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:12:51.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5PHUL5KVWFGWLHQ2HB6BG2DME4.JPG?auth=de4dba333c8b7f1c52cdc20ab6ef0cb7ff65ce33f0fb869e54b8abd88bea448d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The peach sculpture by Jan Kirsh, currently on display outside of Georgia Grace Cafe on Main Street in Ellicott City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-R2JKVZBNKJFHBNEJCWTELC2OXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T22:43:13.422Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The court’s conservative majority found that a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana relied too heavily on race. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-of-maryland-college-park-layoffs-X5RT562MWVCJ5FPQB7US3SH54I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T22:13:27.147Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HVP5JY7LJRDPVNH44UUL5BMUJI.jpg?auth=d714a079e4e8d781a821d0e92e9e46386e72fa3ed258b9170ccd2ab10b1874b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4861&amp;height=3241</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland, College Park, will enact a hiring freeze for the second time in two years. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/highway-worker-killed-somerset-county-eastern-shore-K32K5HAQZVBVHBTFMILIYLODZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:56:28.722Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPWIGNSPOJEOZLUMWT4LYYNVCE.jpg?auth=7fda98c43c2985841a009890567af6aebc6a3ad9ff91223023d8b5dd0ee6bc67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5374&amp;height=3583</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A highway worker died Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a car on Route 13 in Somerset County — the second worker to be killed along a Maryland highway in the past week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/shareefs-grill-halal-food-truck-rising-costs-maryland-restaurants-66UGZM4H2NHHLB4AGVSSSC2K2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:50:17.08Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2NHZ2EQG7RCZTBPZ3JH5Q6ZBPU.jpg?auth=8d44d997d105643c6a24021e5a4ce3b85f0f74585c10801b03d5cf95f43ce8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1440&amp;height=1440</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shareef’s Grill, which owner Ronnie Faulcon said focused on affordable food and giving back to the community, is shutting down amid high restaurant costs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-investigation-san-francisco-FABEGYUXLBBPVDFDMCRSLFRLDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:45:16.676Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LMIGTR57MFDAZDEMFR6M2JMCG4.jpg?auth=5b2bd5697ad9405f6a805cbca55a76e476e9d0f6c86ea0a3e20215d6ba3e1285&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4574&amp;height=3049</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[San Francisco prosecutors declined to bring charges against four Baltimore Police officers who have been under investigation in the city after a woman says she reported a sexual assault. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/omar-valdez-granados-allegany-county-prison-death-maryland-state-police-YBKSCWUAT5ELJDV4FBWYK3TE4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T21:04:56.832Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SX4AQAISBFHCXIVTTHE5CVDDAU.JPG?auth=8a8222ea6c16be31efc4cd5ee3dbdb113bec1a81a106c5d23f3200be6164df96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a man incarcerated at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, officials said Tuesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/atholton-high-school-principal-nick-novak-on-leave-columbia-HXU6VBT6XJF4XOFTRC6T7OH6SI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:47:44.008Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EDOBQADLBBB45E2BQAH7GMIRLE.jpg?auth=ff9d9a5132a1907443bce3d3650ae6bb5a75d55238a328a8b04da1048d87793d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5467&amp;height=3645</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atholton High School Principal Nick Novak is on leave for the remainder of the school year after an “emotional interaction” with students in the cafeteria, according to district officials. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/harbor-swimming-coliminder-runoff-waterfront-partnership-baltimore-7JAP3V2VCZDTXH6CEH5U7JWRE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:40:46.018Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UWXRLDSJ7ZFV7BZRKW7BTAQTZU.JPG?auth=752acc0c7bd8b30ddace11f6f61a8c9ba6f05e91165ee5e34836e7ab55609c54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2697&amp;height=1798</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash 2024 event on June 23, 2024, in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/kimberley-stansbury-baltimore-county-executive-race-6NKENQ6U5JATBIHRWE54A4GRRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:40:18.136Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HZP4T76LQVC2XPMQCTLKMA5UAU.jpg?auth=499aa339bb7d630384e2361f44819f3277e4ae665ed4ebc7d555c44cd439c1f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5577&amp;height=3718</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kimberley Stansbury, who is running for Baltimore County Executive as a Republican, gives testimony during a public hearing regarding a potential permit for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>