<?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/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-independent-candidates-general-election-QCGHT6TIRJBQJNXIT2VTNZ75KM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T19:28:21.603Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SNNHJA5S6BA2JJV7EPL2L5JKNE.JPG?auth=c76a3252310fa7584a0e6406cabd15cd30890dd17d819038635d544ea08c693a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cory Shaffer, left, Donna Eve Radtke Sekora and Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe are running as an independent candidates for Baltimore County Council.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dog-stolen-yard-west-baltimore-RZOOYQHW3JAH3DQ65Z3VUD3MXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T18:54:14.158Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4RAHYKY55FFVPM2J4ONDDGIJI.jpeg?auth=67bf39403ba61aa1da2744b08f9ec70bad174e8c2ef4ac11c5890e9f8d633019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2540&amp;height=1694</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A West Baltimore family says their 3-year-old Shiba Inu was stolen from their front yard in broad daylight Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/supernova-super-smash-brothers-convention-KFHYZEQFUBDHXPWZ5AGLHP2TOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T18:19:46.759Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S7JUL774IRERLBOZD2D4ETOYJY.jpg?auth=17559c20184bb69429df35a6c14a25bcdfdbfcfc457ba63dcb9e582913020a91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2268&amp;height=1512</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Players convene to play “Super Smash Bros.” at Supernova 2025 in Chantilly, Virginia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-police-involved-shooting-baltimore-AO6GVLOB6VCGNKBHNRKVJ3WRXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T18:05:44.993Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PJMHD7XO4BCGNHHHG7TUWJB3UE.jpeg?auth=50d094855dd793cfaf9ed05c74b7155d6d1c1b37264c7ceaf806b867ddbd641d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown declined to bring criminal charges against two Baltimore Police officers who fatally shot a man after he fired at them in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/greater-grace-pastor-child-sex-abuse-case-D3ONBVNQ5BBBVKS6YGJA4YIM7I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T18:00:45.39Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M7CDNMZFDVEKFFFNORYWLHT3I4.JPG?auth=7bfc210c853502b3310d51d152c0180adf0791e2c50056799c9b1ab7328125ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eric Anderson, 81, who once led the Baltimore megachurch’s Bible college, was facing two counts of indecent assault and battery of a child for misconduct that allegedly happened nearly 50 years ago.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/spagett-baltimore-cocktail-wet-city-JEWL35KKTBD4VGCQX4Y4TLREO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T16:11:39.562Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ORZ3XGPNGRHZHHXZTUK4RSWOBM.JPG?auth=3457b9257d1a47b004fd823f691bac676f685af3165142e5b19ce70e6ba7c469&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[PJ Sullivan, co-owner of Wet City, pours a Spagett, a signature drink created ten years ago at Wet City in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rebuild-adley-rutschman-trade-MNDY66RTL5GNDBECTRLPKC2TRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T16:00:02.861Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YD74Y7M2JRFWXFYCVPYO7XKI4M.jpg?auth=9ca226c743c3541f8fcc97e43c664fade9e913b73c2c86888ae1ef5fa3115f21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4274&amp;height=2849</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trading franchise cornerstone Adley Rutschman is hard to square with the Orioles’ near-term ambitions in a crowded American League.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/sun-country-airlines-bwi-flight-attendant-assault-CIQTDESZJZBS5DFIKFUVMREASE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T15:03:10.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ZLFK4HLZFHL5BW5L3Y4FEQPSA.jpg?auth=a11b6bc85a7a085afd011c6a9380b3d0ce6c6a6a7ae564a9211f618a88d0b2de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The flight was headed from Minneapolis to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republicans-redistricting-stop-ballot-lawsuit-VOAIHURIH5DAFOABSO3FD7TAMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T15:00:42.604Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W2GUPGZ2ONHQRFDTSJPAFYVPWY.jpg?auth=b23d37242d051ea08486abab2a3b8398475b910e051df03fed21663170c4b97a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5227&amp;height=3485</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Kathy Szeliga, a Baltimore County Republican and vice chair of the Maryland Freedom Caucus, speaks during a press conference in February 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bts-army-fans-mt-bank-stadium-MYLLDJJWQRA2TGYZ6VRBLRCHFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T14:38:42.06Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GWGBUP6DLJGQXBNTQBXXYIAZEA.JPG?auth=00649d606c82183ddeb1d7bdbe10a0bf17043c110f23bf99fcf19ea60e5cc441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Katherine Mooney during a BTS meetup she hosted at JS Brewery in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/sydney-towle-cholangiocarcinoma-dies-W4DK63MWGBAJTAXLPGMB5GSWPY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T14:08:10.654Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2SF5JN5KD5DFZPQJ7EMMU4VADI.jpg?auth=1ca1f26af65cd5dd44fafeb55486e80b796d25f80e90ee6dc0f86f48cd0c98a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sydney Towle speaks during The Business of Beauty Global Forum at Stanly Ranch in Napa, California in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-what-weve-learned-zay-flowers-jesse-minter-declan-doyle-MSGZHPJQWZGQZA24LZW6S25ZKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T14:07:49.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CJQZQEQ56ZAQXAPMC7423INYYU.jpg?auth=4acb62bbde3bf9774b50f6d09bc6f24926c2dd13618c828f7882d56a426bd36a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4259&amp;height=2839</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens coach Jesse Minter instructs players about to run a defensive drill during training camp last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-president-ron-daniel-trump-73SHKBRUGRGRRI6RL5BSY4GUGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T13:13:37.427Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BGJ6QAHNX5EG3GWEQJPMTOSU64.jpg?auth=eabc3cb2660b050c04f4f68463e753506f0216c8558e450ffee5a3c98d8607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6440&amp;height=4293</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ron Daniels, the longtime leader of Johns Hopkins University, helped the Trump administration craft its new higher education call to action.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/starbucks-barista-union-wilde-lake-columbia-UGD4T3HUMBBPXFVQ3LS2W535DY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T13:00:03.784Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HN7T6DAOSJD6NGDW26V5ANV4DM.JPG?auth=706ce771058192fa0f07ce364772a68f45f5c72b77f0d74863eb886ec1061d49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baristas at the Wilde Lake Starbucks in Columbia have voted to unionize. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/anne-arundel-casino-local-development-council-TEIQRCL7IVABXABOKBBTVOZB3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T12:00:06.739Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WEU6IAIEC5BPFMBXZBMY3JOM2U.jpg?auth=e37c213a2173740b006b169100c31314118428731176ad95be5fdab7e52920c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3315&amp;height=2658</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland collects a 41% tax on video slot machine and table game revenue from its six casinos. That money has funded $1 billion in local impact money.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/johns-hopkins-bayview-waiting-room-art-JXEF2R7WYNFELAGZBMIQKVS5LY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T09:30:02.524Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZRTZKBZ6QJBOTGQUXHCAYPNTTE.jpg?auth=c3c9dcfd367a3539ab379f0c13016471e6eeb71d3a8e7b052d61cdf03b5a5347&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portraits by artist William Stoehr have been hanging in a waiting room at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center since late last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/maryland-tax-free-week-2026-shopping-EV7YNKDDQBD3JNDSQDQMJZDJTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T09:30:01.732Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CTLHJG7LLZE47BQIAKTAUJO3HE.jpg?auth=51af5e45c7e0fe8133f3dedeab9a8a21ab1e902b32ac94907d769f793a567b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=4608</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The state will forego its usual 6% sales tax on certain clothing items and shoes this Sunday through Aug. 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/named-after-orioles-adley-rutschman-LOIMKIA3ZRAZRLTM5CY46PWHWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T09:30:03.342Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4IIUYUKJ5HTTLFMEQ4G4PINPQ.jpg?auth=556d2d7dd615cf7c0f375dd02f217aa76a46a0f0acd36ca3cc3bb312027d55cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=4032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Josiah and Casey Dells with their boys, Adley and Brooks, on their way to an Orioles game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/diamonds-n-the-ruff-boxing-gym-prince-georges-NUK7UO3XKBGATEIEDEHX3KLMEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T09:30:01.267Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5552R4F5D5EBHEKX4IJNXKIJVQ.JPG?auth=00fcd606d3c38f2bd922cd70e01157d01ade88c266ace68cbaf12577389067e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5830&amp;height=3887</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yran Butler, 26, does shadow-boxing drills with other boxers during training at Diamonds N the Ruff in Forestville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-phillies-7-3-loss-miles-mikolas-starting-pitching-5OQ25XSCJRBCLOOCFTVJPUHICE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T02:28:40.023Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P44AR7Y5O5GKVM5FDMKEQCGVHM.jpg?auth=3d83cb99dba9d0f284cdf436961b746f85ee3f055c7b1620d79399d7908e4b91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7188&amp;height=4792</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Pinckney follows through on a home run during the fourth inning Thursday night against the Phillies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/randallstown-fatal-car-crash-7NRVFNKW3BGBBMCCP52QVPUMBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T00:49:41.995Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A crash in Randallstown late Wednesday left a 17-year-old dead and two passengers in critical condition, Baltimore County Police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/army-col-yolanda-gore-fort-meade-women-military-leaders-5ZS4S5KP6VD57ATMH5KTSKWZAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T00:19:32.23Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QJEKKKSRO5BJVCYM36QUDJ3OMM.JPG?auth=978ab20706a5d8680cceb8c0c6cc7d2c02ab36d870faf446393fcd93ca66b8b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Col. Yolanda Gore speaks about her career and gives thanks to her family during her Relinquishment of Command Ceremony at Fort Meade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bel-air-deacon-chris-hansen-sting-RUGUX7AZ5JFMTHOH7A7SGEE3II/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-07T00:14:35.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QS2I7Z6OANHPDKJGJQH6GKDJCM.JPG?auth=154bbb77036ece9f64f22414a757e962b3f192d3bc5a403752290aed112d7b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kenneth Goedeke was most recently around students at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, where he worked until February of this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/mitch-mcconnell-discharged-health-Y5TA3YS6JBBFFPW7RK3L6X4OHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T23:58:12.695Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WOXHOJ3PZRARJBJZTQYTYMBC5A.jpg?auth=9840542d9571ec058eb3dec25a9f1837617d9bfcc93876b826276fb207b3a091&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, seen here in 2024, says he’s been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from home.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/beaver-attack-frederick-county-rabies-YOLJPSIRUFGGLO3NU52CXLTQL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T23:55:54.875Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3NJOBM2KLJBWDNH2AKXY7GGAVY.jpg?auth=7358dea5cc0b2533654bc85bfb82283fe9247d64f588729a76645eddc958ddf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 19-year-old fisherman was bit by a beaver at Cunningham Falls State Park less than two weeks after a 13-year-old swimmer was subject to a beaver attack. Both beavers were captured, and the first tested positive for rabies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/vultures-columbia-raw-meat-3TKBKRHQP5CH5IU4V6ZGCR2MYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T23:48:12.308Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VXWIPPKCB5HEBBA6OCBMM7GFPY.JPG?auth=483658b1efb8d2363d14c12008d693a11a655d4c8d243def826954d2f12a84f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2633&amp;height=1702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black vultures sit on a rooftop in Columbia’s Glenmont neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/brody-richardson-fatal-germantown-crash-VMTMYOMZ4BFGJGEUJKS2ZDWHHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T22:20:44.869Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G6NEPSN2JJA6JBG43X7MSNORLQ.JPG?auth=d50814fc0e19ed2bc3def43c74fbad8b084ac180143e214574781d94a6b52baa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brody Richardson pleaded guilty in guilty in fatal 2025 car crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-angels-4-1-KMUAUQOXR5DYBBQLGRV5BYDES4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T22:10:44.775Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4CTRI72MV5CKJEZQIJGJJU5ZJQ.jpg?auth=01626224994df56e0743536aa47881b70ce2d8922662139cd74f9c42e356c492&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6487&amp;height=4325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Dylan Beavers, left, is caught stealing by Angels second baseman Oswald Peraza during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/howard-county-caretaker-charged-FHHJWNDMTBFTZLJVPR5EGSH7MY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T21:46:34.417Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KIAUAZ5J5FAQNDH54P6ZPQL2VM.jpg?auth=241e9f9af7c2fce4099bb9c2850e481e2d82bb7b6e38685e8fbc6ed9272879f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5331&amp;height=3554</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Police charged a Beltsville woman with abuse of a vulnerable adult and reckless endangerment after they say she left a nonverbal man locked in a car while eating at a Columbia restaurant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/world-cup-ferran-torres-ravens-under-armour-CNIU6RJ3WZALLPZVAVUWEMRT3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T21:35:33.78Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C6S34ZPT75AMTK76SW6JAUOIQM.JPG?auth=3dd44fefa93e3e3a56836259fe9379c03acd0b5716d7e6865ab2e0468f782421&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5464&amp;height=6830</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ferran Torres, who scored the game-winning goal for Spain in last month’s World Cup final, visited Balitmore’s Under Armour headquarters Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-training-camp-fight-observations-mike-green-Q232NNGNBRGRZLC6WU4YTNDGLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T21:01:10.12Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S5C3Z2O3EZH7VGRVEZQOPLX5IA.jpg?auth=2ab7c504e850ef38ee47be4027b4c633974f7da5933a73240c358e7c20f3c890&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3719&amp;height=2479</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens linebackers Ethan Burke, Kaimon Rucker, Zion Young and Mike Green participate in drills during training camp last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/fauci-covid-congress-contempt-AAVLKVVE5JAGHHGLYHEB5BBMCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T20:16:51.863Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QYHBAUY6ABEIBK6CI3VI64S3PA.jpg?auth=db04298e19da89f671b5c389f31370c6aaffb5d737219cb5bfab845c24fc88b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4689&amp;height=3126</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Anthony Fauci departs after appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ocean-city-boardwalk-sign-auction-XUZCWBS6IBD4RDBUKVMRQ5Z5BQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T19:06:30.103Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WRVN42SKZRG7PB4M6A36HLT3MI.jpg?auth=f8093f02f7d5258058b6533ee955546f90e7647135a8795b27f4b8748999dd8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ocean City recently replaced its old boardwalk signage with more modern-looking signs, and Plak That, the contractor that did the work, is auctioning off the nostalgic signs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/pepper-house-chinese-food-ellicott-city-baltimore-DHIWS3ZCQBEL5J2MJHIQ3BHVRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T19:02:56.88Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EN3BTPUORRFRTJ3KDEUC3524CQ.JPG?auth=1b702e4f0f8d98911b6a273bb3793374d17e02c5f2eb1282e783d4eedccf2a45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pepper House, located in Ellicott City, will open a stall in R. House this fall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-owner-david-rubenstein-trade-deadline-VIYEVUH7RZDCDJ4LS4DO24VJLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T18:48:35.683Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QOJJ7L5WHVF45I5VKCKU2YAKIM.jpg?auth=db24559a3adce5ef0ea544a3cfe0412f98cc313676109488e4263578a8bb01b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5275&amp;height=3517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles owner David Rubenstein at a press conference to introduce first baseman Pete Alonso in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-county-bengies-drive-in-movie-theater-UJVMGLTCLVAR3EY3B4XHZCP3BY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T18:24:43.412Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HVWXUFC45CMBI6NRAQIHXDZAY.JPG?auth=c9d615733773a23ce944211ff240b58dfafa9e49937148031d6d82ac7f0ad2b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nostalgia beckons at Maryland’s sole drive-in theater, a Middle River mainstay. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-mike-elias-adley-rutschman-U5756ACJP5BU7HCHEL2MAAEZZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T18:13:30.392Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SKWRGXEXT5EZLDOVZMR77O5Z5U.png?auth=fdf91906e23684b5183448b8a2785ac3b3670526cd087548a2499a48b35a86ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-plastic-bag-ban-H2SQ4P4DC5HDJBESOVECYUTJMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T18:06:09.754Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FOVW2LDTAVCGVBNG2LKVCHCRYQ.jpg?auth=471e85399d57a484bb45433b5a53b33387436256a0b93931f1f37f6861d686ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A shopper at Lotte Plaza Market in Rockville carries a reusable bag given out by the county's Department of Environmental Protection in the days before the plastic bag ban took effect.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/emergent-biosolutions-layoffs-gaithersburg-narcan-NFSLKA6YV5DI7MMOG6HLV6VFNE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T16:48:30.431Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/22GOCUFR4BDUJLOM4I7NQLOF3Q.jpg?auth=6351a500d7f127696e17430c8b7a305a42eb6004eaa43ce4e04229c4fabded0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3229&amp;height=2225</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Emergent BioSolutions facility in Gaithersburg.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/guides/maryland-gift-guide-UTQ7Z4CZ6RG2DOTJIHVXLOH2OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T16:32:35.581Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BZA3LBWVDVELBPDWUKLNOMP7UY.jpg?auth=fe379f721a8b97e902cb2a2c20ce609afa854ee937eb7fe1274b2506b9dbc228&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Find the perfect gift with our holiday gift guide!]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/living-proof-that-courage-and-science-change-everything-ZOG5FRZ5B5DTDOZM54UMLUTIJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T16:26:59.325Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JRXM44C5MFFF3I3VZISSR3CARY.jpg?auth=f55a67d57a9899a786861eec51941ddde745c1e03f1e035338e85aa612f73d7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8230&amp;height=5483</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/empty-city-vacant-lots-K7KKPNA6TRFVBMHE7EFNPXUHHI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T15:35:14.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UO73JFRKF5HFLMRDRMGIP6I2GQ.jpg?auth=aa129d3669a187c6314586aad9901ae346e360de490ea97a19a0a665cc85a4d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7582&amp;height=4265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A vacant lot in West Baltimore was transformed into The Urban Oasis, an outdoor event space.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-triple-crown-date-change-XEYLT4IFNBDGHCLOKQNYP5FJOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T15:16:49.664Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/77C4RHL2KVFBPH6GW2HF2HZHI4.JPG?auth=3427e18d99b96634a8910d29a1ef128c6a6010c275276374969ac6edc17b60a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a press conference announcing changes to the Preakness schedule at the State House Annapolis on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-crash-germantown-victim-nist-vance-payne-WRUZO6FP2BGVXA5E3Q5BI6ODMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T14:21:56.33Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FUZ2D5AOIBFYVELQQXNTYZZR5E.jpg?auth=f6629a6ab5481e97435faad3df21c6935580bb89fa4517450cbb74c01d762bf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Berryville Baptist Church in Berryville, Virginia, where William Vance Payne II was a congregant. He was killed Tuesday when a Kia Optima driven by a minor collided with his Toyota Matrix as he drove to his job at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/anthony-lechner-murder-case-monkton-ZYA3IHMSKNADPOF5LSX4WS52HM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T13:52:17.379Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SREH6OUOHVB4ZCDH3KGZODB4NY.jpg?auth=5ad3c7bd1bc76cc620ae0b2cf42e6aabb228c05ad62ed6889c3587b11fd34332&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Maryland Deputy Attorney General Thiru Vignarajah, representing Kimberly Lechner’s family, stands in front of the Baltimore County Circuit Court on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/dirt-bikes-baltimore-city-peace-walk-protest-KOBJ3GPUUVAOJIRFG6JQBVZPWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T13:33:03.337Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/62GKJFGROFBHJHHMNWWJ3C7OP4.JPG?auth=0c96b36117c9ccf8c91d9577fc5d1260c51747979a636d35d2ce53c2e3ba8e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dirt bikes, part of Baltimore City's Black culture for decades, are illegal on the streets. Advocates want to talk to law enforcement and others to figure out how to promote a safe way to continue that history.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/immigration-crackdown-military-families-X4TXEZMNF5GG3NTMFYTSSBHZIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T13:00:01.331Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XKDIHUCPMFFJ5MQUNEYFHITR3Y.jpg?auth=7cdf1f5a1b98fda9d773f8527e130a962343a5d104f7f6541f5e403cc55c201f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6532&amp;height=4355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juarez, whose wife Cristy has been detained by immigration authorities, at home in El Paso, Texas, July 21, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/bts-army-baltimore-concert-beat-streets-nonprofit-SWHEVIZ2KFH5FHXIIS7GOLCYZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T11:56:59.009Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TF2BBPGECRCMNHW4RFQYRMXVJA.jpg?auth=5d22067904e9bcf476c3586ee29b3e142157c212d49dc98372e9a2f4949a7ce2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5174&amp;height=2929</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ahead of BTS’ first Maryland concert, the BTS ARMY raised more than $13,000 for a Baltimore nonprofit that teaches wrestling and life skills to underprivileged students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-events-baltimore-howard-county-fair-3CISBLGUJBASHAGVBHQP2WXW3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T10:30:01.93Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G42ED57QDBDADB3OZTVQ3UUUIE.JPG?auth=e12631b04547603094ee38c16e05bc25e9370ab17bd3016df84ddd0a354d3e82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5382&amp;height=3588</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fairgoers ride the Ferris wheel and the swing ride at the Howard County Fairgrounds in August 2024. The fair takes place again this weekend. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/capital-region-montgomery-county-prince-georges-county-things-to-do-2FO77VURQ5BAZKIZCSIKPN2SPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T09:30:02.845Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VKKI7TW3WBCV5LQSSKU5XYTIYY.JPG?auth=e548a102d9fd18e1f0a6efecdc48ee414615da66d9e38346f32ec551ff1359f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5841&amp;height=3894</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Root Family Stage at Omi’s Pavilion at the newly renovated Olney Theatre Center. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/grocery-store-costs-prince-georges-7WFVQH6ZZ5BR5A7DZL3LHEHEJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T09:30:00.677Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6L5CG5HBVA4ZJKUN7OIVW7TIE.jpg?auth=f838fe6adbeb28cf660c7571b365e8a5831007d8270010fbf8ebc7ee0931ce65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[We found out the cost of making burgers at eight grocery stores across Prince George’s County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-phillies-losing-streak-ends-O2GE6M7DHFH6FP6EJQPWDRZ7XI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T04:20:24.037Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DRKZPVCQ7RGDLPBA6KBPPDXECI.jpg?auth=cfbc518f01443a14e514d42f87d3c32a83625ec79272fb09c76030d72392abd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8191&amp;height=5461</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CJ Abrams had three hits and three RBIs Wednesday night in the Nationals’ 10-4 win.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-angels-trevor-rogers-trade-deadline-GMZ3IACO45G77AIXGWDMVWCWZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T02:19:36.834Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U5OAAIGVIJED3GYVTAEQ37DPGA.jpg?auth=4734a313df2976c0b539a5d5054738c805f5eb994ad004f505dc136981586dfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers allowed two runs on three hits and struck out nine in six-plus innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/erin-bull-obituary-gilchrist-hospice-FL7TZZXQFVC7TGIU7EAZEVFTI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-06T00:23:31.316Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SI2GJEUZ7VDBNFXP5M7H5G6YDU.JPG?auth=dac578a5c8c0e335747da713315f96e8d6a2568b456d5b7c8ce46b46df4f8839&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6819&amp;height=4546</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erin Batton Bull, a pediatric hospice nurse who comforted hundreds of dying children and their families, died at 44 of breast cancer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-sign-stefon-diggs-RMBPZVWZBZAJRIB252FNNVR7GI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T23:33:10.106Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YY67EYAHRRHNRHR2ZNRE5FV2IE.jpg?auth=5051e99559ff7207d04b640e7acf0e5af3c6e4941903c55d6dcacdf95d25b213&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stefon Diggs has caught 942 passes for 11,504 yards and 74 touchdowns in his NFL career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/erin-batton-bull-breast-cancer-gilchrist-kids-SE46O3HQ3ZCNTMGWFZJXRLRD3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T21:43:17.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MKDRKJE4LZBTVCFUDXKOJCH4U4.JPG?auth=731827a9b527f981dc4a58875c71807f92447890b8defcca780c24afe00f2857&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7154&amp;height=4769</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erin Bull, center, sits with her sons, Carson, left, and Avery, at a family member’s home in Baldwin.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-lamar-jackson-zay-flowers-observations-notes-2UYFHCBGQVDBTPHHJPMDQEDD2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T21:27:40.898Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5AL7XNMMF5C6DKNOYLJVOVODDY.jpg?auth=5ca62b2e7f5deb27b55138afc8a390cef2f81fa37fd7113c7d4c7bc109d24c05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5152&amp;height=3435</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens outside linebacker Adisa Isaac was cleared to participate in team drills Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-training-camp-jakobi-lane-2P5UZYVNQVBCDIXT4XI3SR5YV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T21:27:40.183Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYPM7HHIHNHZFCFDS2XXTEFKM4.png?auth=22c55409ba653cfd982e10cffa9438af466708388d8520315cd4a39aa179c177&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-wide-receiver-zay-flowers-contract-BFCP33OZWJEP7JHKBDAUNOFAKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T21:06:07.428Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EXMJQJADN5BQNLE5N233PA7G5U.jpg?auth=21c9807621dc5792b8279f7f90cf1be5b3dbb14a63216adb007b86cd94d6e633&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5542&amp;height=3695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zay Flowers’ new contract makes him one of the highest-paid wide receivers in the NFL.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/trump-reagan-national-airport-faa-AUDRE5KOJZGN7HZRQNULIEKFCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T20:16:21.855Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U7BDDEF2ZGYBP66JJ3LNLZ4ME.jpg?auth=e1030e993be114b9226db5258228294846846a77292d33a5879ba610187e89bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FAA is looking into why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Reagan National Airport on Tuesday afternoon, an apparent violation of safety procedures. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dion-thompson-sentenced-murder-officer-tony-mason-RFJ5KQ2DJZFWZKXR76NIIWKFE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T20:06:45.335Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WKFVJZ667FDBNP4XQBFKS2CM6Y.jpg?auth=464d1d30ee43112107a944daaefca21d718c2ea8c494394cd48ce1341c597410&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5028&amp;height=3352</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore judge sentenced Dion Thompson to serve life plus 33 years in prison for fatally shooting off-duty Metropolitan Police Sgt. Tony Mason Jr. on Nov. 4, 2017.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dazhon-darien-pikesville-high-school-artificial-intelligence-case-pleads-guilty-SELZFI2SNBA6HDHXH6HI656INM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T19:57:42.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6ANKQ6A3JDFJLMSDUFMAGJI6I.JPG?auth=9150e859f7cb670f62b7bace34ef8c565e4e6362c995b63f5f4b2dc6240fe70a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dazhon Darien arrives for a hearing in 2025 at the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-conduit-deal-higher-customer-bills-M76IPG4GNBBHXKT2L3BQPGW2YY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T19:50:32.036Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/43RARSWB4JDGVHWZVLLQPLBBNE.jpg?auth=dac1f453bed9d73c06a9c63734a5fdb6e602b5ea06dbc5547a5d07b4d647faf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Gas and Electric said customers could face higher bills after city officials approved higher fees for the utility to use the city’s underground conduit system.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-zay-flowers-extension-lamar-jackson-GILCAIJMBJDJLM6IIBM2L2DWTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T19:33:51.916Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6EMWPP5YGNHINFYWXGV2ZTVJ7A.jpg?auth=48a2ce2ca7e1a615712e35b7a1995cb44300a1fea839396e98e28d1aaf08c115&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lamar Jackson, left, and Zay Flowers participate in warmups prior to the Ravens’ preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/cheap-crab-cake-baltimore-farmers-market-RZ6DTNLGF5H5TOVNML45TCB2CU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T17:39:35.285Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KIQZXCBXCFBXDBYOTMPF4TEGLU.jpeg?auth=a53ed62dde64c2951b512e5417f63fc94c7d39574a134adeeb3f4b92d499cb69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yes, there is such a thing as a $5 Maryland crab cake. One pound of crab from Lindy’s Seafood costs $22 and yields four or five crab cakes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/germantown-fatal-crash-teens-stolen-car-V5KR66I6TFDFHMQBOHAIYZA46Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T17:18:14.211Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G4EI4BZKYFFZZM7LU3NCATXA3Y.jpeg?auth=e3de1bfe3e2b3c932466c3d400ca49c6855c9fbbec01007469c402d913501950&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A car that included seven youths collided near Great Seneca Highway and Clopper Road in Germantown Tuesday with another vehicle whose driver died in the crash, Montgomery County Police said Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-african-american-heritage-night-jersey-design-chocolate-city-WXXVYJRAXNENTOOZQYCQWQZ3IA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T16:13:00.601Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KG3TDK5HTNFPXBUH5AB4PKPU34.jpg?auth=16fa2f5e2bd3d05bacddf32231f0ffd6dcb9b3c61e3f3b839cd296a2e2b6d625&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4220&amp;height=2813</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Washington Nationals are celebrating African American Heritage Night on Wednesday, Aug. 26. This photo is of the "Chocolate City" jersey that they're giving out to a limited number of fans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-learn-new-offense-gopro-cameras-XWVOEDSOLBESFKMR6YZKMPNKRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T15:52:54.539Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HFBD4WDBSRGCNPSIR3BDGWCTWM.jpg?auth=8b911a5b784ce4e07fc2e625e787d1e12f9855426a46ffda8177ec7d32486a9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7563&amp;height=5042</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders offensive coordinator David Blough during a press conference in Ashburn earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-park-police-shooting-alex-charles-CWOKZ5ZPONCU7IGFILX7VAGPQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T15:25:42.565Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The state attorney general’s office released the names of a Maryland-National Capital Park Police officer and the man he shot in Fort Washington Park on July 31.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/man-killed-7-injured-clopper-road-JSZMJ3IXEBCZRJWZJXFJ4636HE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T14:51:44.776Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G4EI4BZKYFFZZM7LU3NCATXA3Y.jpeg?auth=e3de1bfe3e2b3c932466c3d400ca49c6855c9fbbec01007469c402d913501950&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A car that included seven children collided near Great Seneca Highway and Clopper Road in Germantown Tuesday with another vehicle whose driver died in the crash, Montgomery County Police said Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-school-spring-test-scores-XGRUEJRIQFC3HEWBNJUNFHRN2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T14:39:53.706Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5HSLKG3TZVGMXG5PSHE2H4WJ6M.JPG?auth=b292b056e1b29b6c233e088ce80b05ffeb86d1973c062882ec496145d677405a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland posted lackluster scores on the annual standardized tests, but experts say they expect greater improvement in years to come and the results are in keeping with the national trend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-rain-flood-watch-Y4GV3AZTO5HNFLZ6KKZKID3Y3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T14:28:36.704Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANMRENG5UVEKZGKR6ULCSTPQ6M.jpg?auth=7ae2f70a17de38a1e04088cdfe9da787d45ce3502e7e1645365afe603cba7985&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3172&amp;height=2115</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rain is in the forecast for the rest of the week, with chances of showers and thunderstorms increasing in the afternoons. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-phillies-5-0-5GM4C3FWUBGB3JAZTKNZASDXQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T12:58:17.223Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6X74DK3QJND57DZOWCSP5N3PWA.jpg?auth=c6d74aec11a5672b95d6fc04e5a7ae3c2d92fa98474d80744a1dfb034fe61531&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1672&amp;height=1115</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals second baseman Nasim Nuñez cannot catch a fly by Philadelphia Phillies' Brandon Marsh during the eighth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-angels-3-1-pete-alonso-RQ2XYNT5KFAVZIRCKU7ESEFAAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T12:52:36.152Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CPJCRXCDFRGTBOINCL4XPWW6I4.JPG?auth=dd7a84c06a34f9364db28b93107863eef2fbe17573cba0764728fd1e2e5fb8d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2377</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles’ Colton Cowser (17) is congratulated as he scores on a Pete Alonso single against the Los Angeles Angels in the bottom of the third. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-fans-react-adley-rutschman-trade-24BM43GGRFEEHPQBGDLJ2SQS2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T12:00:03.542Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QFKRGOZHRBECHDYFXORBMS6YDE.JPG?auth=a925164df6361c3a5174f7d1226a6b4a45ee6699dc9c53ab00aeeed93263635b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nolan Catterton, 12, right, waits for a ball to come his way during batting practice at Oriole Park a day after catcher Adley Rutschman was traded to the Boston Red Sox. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-general-assembly-redistricting-NLTBUVFWVVC7TNCCCQQAPQPGI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T09:30:00.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B6NO2K4VKNBYNDM6BNJ5UWF2S4.JPG?auth=e5db03b19d94bc201d54c5715f9d47861a32d8dadfa464acfe0362efe3df7c77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland senators wrapped up work on a bill Tuesday that would ask voters to amend the constitution to allow congressional gerrymandering.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-screen-time-laptops-NWUM6MS7LZCPPDG66EZILGWGLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T09:30:01.081Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AIGRSNQYWJFU5DIIYS3DOP5V7U.JPG?auth=c493761a85b7cbda38561d798e9a53720eae222e0a0c67031e415edc39016782&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of parents want to reduce how much time students spend on laptops. From left; James Frank, Manju Holmes and Amanda Garratt.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adley-rutschman-love-from-baltimore-SBDVXA52S5H7BLIM6A5G4KBXAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T05:53:16.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MENGNITBTFH2FNKLQFG4EMOTEU.jpg?auth=5af4c60681b9705f1125499a2623d18ee8f34d80aaf1b73935bf591a8aecb825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman, whom the Orioles traded to the Red Sox on Monday, poses in the dugout at Fenway Park on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/odafe-oweh-washington-commanders-training-camp-ESAUQPU2NVGXTMO2KIL45ZNRAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T02:22:39.201Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PFWGERZ22BEDLKAC473WTCLH5E.jpg?auth=4e52e8dfc7c801dd6ff4c20923aec67495b383ff705af8e31d95c3b90b44c423&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5881&amp;height=3921</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn at the team’s NFL football training camp in Ashburn on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-detention-baltimore-academics-roil-universities-FQI57D3KXVH35KMXBA6UACKEWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T00:30:43.252Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OM7YFZ3CZJGT5OB6WBWLPTDQ5A.JPG?auth=dab8abccfbb166de44703ad5f6466e6ce67b52b1c33ae9e9897672e677bbd0e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The recent arrests of the two Baltimore academics by federal immigration enforcement officials have roiled two university systems in Maryland that have robust networks of international faculty, researchers and students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/dundalk-marine-terminal-worker-dies-MZ2PJLYITRBVVHYAAK2XRVVAIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T00:29:18.39Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TS3LLV3IQNFWRBXSDEOZVT5R5U.JPG?auth=3269aa1fce63ff1677b52625f68a4e6560a79f7e6578c1ce2573be2e3858c96b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A worker at the Dundalk Marine Terminal died after being struck by a piece of equipment on Monday, Aug. 3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-players-react-trade-deadline-adley-rutschman-PUFMDYGIPNCVRN4KVLENJ2CN6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T00:22:08.149Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LLEUAK4O75EFBFFOJKXYUV6CEQ.jpg?auth=724c627bed78fe214a541f7034b96970d37e2424ee56e7a8fc59188a61f530b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3538&amp;height=2359</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman swings at a pitch in the third inning of a game against the Houston Astros on April 28.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-amendment-vote-SKLC7LJOMZEO7BXR5VOJPCV5UA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T23:40:11.029Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DF53GSOEL5GYLICN6C4VV6HBBI.JPG?auth=4b011ad670bff55180b4bc63c1c847fbf1669a8073d0385374a20fb94d5d5c73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. David Moon, the House of Delegates majority leader, and Del. Jason Buckel, the House minority leader, confer during debate on a bill to change the state constitution to make it easier to redistrict in the future.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/robby-albarado-jockey-preakness-G3RJ5RA6VVDMJDZRXO34HQ3TMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T23:30:40.876Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y3HXHHEVNNBH5CLH4GLY6ICJB4.jpg?auth=cb265ebb957a1d1c0ce6e2073a1a84cec65971a0fb8c178e45a70d9ee21d879d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=706&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robby Albarado celebrates atop Curlin in the winner's circle after winning the 132nd Preakness Stakes on May 19, 2007 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Albarado has died at the age of 52.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/amazon-data-center-plans-withdrawn-calvert-county-NOVPODYAAFCGPKGONNK73EA7MQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:40:31.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OSEBMCZ2XZCMNITDPNKARCUAWA.JPG?auth=6a0a3d60911ee35d6156f53de1f4e1f0c3db8b0fbf9b8d55877d506520904073&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amazon has withdrawn a proposal to build data centers near the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Southern Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-james-wood-injured-list-oblique-SJRDI3ST6JGGLDGQ2DW4KLYLMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:20:29.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S6HXKG6PWVELXAQUSBCZNRTVXQ.jpg?auth=3ceaa622b2a5379a6436037d3eef78d4e416a0561078c9f7a8a8d5782c99d104&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3794&amp;height=2529</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood watches as he hits a home run against the Seattle Mariners on June 14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measles-cases-maryland-RORGNYUGNZAT5BXCU4LYXN67DA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:09:44.826Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZQZSMEYVPVCPPDWBGDG6WFJ77A.jpg?auth=1b6c22b6d817fe801cd9d9a8f6253aacdb7387ddbe421dfaedc39ae4d9c8f0f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6883&amp;height=4589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland has confirmed its 13th case of measles so far in 2026, more cases than the previous nine years combined.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-nate-wiggins-jakobi-lane-observations-AC3I6XIF5BHDPA6J6ZWNPARBPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:05:48.455Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4VODOF4EZJBNPOK4CUGAAMGY7E.jpg?auth=4ee2e61504c08b4220e3a8e0bf38ffade4141fe7ffeed45d4de1ea70b31a9b53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3110&amp;height=2073</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens head coach Jesse Minter takes questions from reporters following practice on July 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/poolesville-riverworks-spirit-doll-class-lois-sumser-KVDE7GPXURBCDJDSGZ3XAXGLSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:04:07.177Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7DN2OKYYJFECXFSON44SPCTHS4.jpg?auth=d23b2294b6177790c079b56f47c5a17e9875a2e771aae53ac711b295409b1fea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Retired psychotherapist Lois Sumser holds her newest “spirit woman doll”.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/southwest-baltimore-fatal-motorcycle-crash-E3556XDTLNBJLGZ54D6EHINDLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T21:58:12.72Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B4QM3LHRYBD63HXQIABKGWHSF4.jpg?auth=8dc9e41b8db7f44bac377561afb47306a40bce5c046ca85df7c70ab85d85417d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police are investigating a fatal crash in the 100 block of North Hilton Street that left a 36-year-old motorcyclist dead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/three-vehicle-fatal-crash-four-corners-ZDLBA3SOG5CARJ6TGQO5XA62JY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T20:55:24.403Z</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/criminal-justice/man-charged-inner-harbor-drowning-murder-good-samaritan-DOZNW4CLJZGQHEX3LOKLVX7HLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T20:30:43.33Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLDZYV6C55A3JLD433ZZW2QT6M.jpeg?auth=5c1bba7acf57f7997bbf8af82315938092fd5437807e0ff6132fcb4d3f51713d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 36-year-old Parkville man charged with second-degree murder for shoving a man into the Inner Harbor, where he drowned, had intervened as a “good Samaritan,” a defense attorney said Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/murder-charge-man-pushed-inner-harbor-VLGFVMZGSVFXJGQ4JI2GEAHNFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T19:42:55.777Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLDZYV6C55A3JLD433ZZW2QT6M.jpeg?auth=5c1bba7acf57f7997bbf8af82315938092fd5437807e0ff6132fcb4d3f51713d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A spokesperson for the Baltimore City Fire Department said crews responded to Harbor East for a water rescue on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/black-books-matter-fest-mahoganybooks-FVTKAPEJERHMBA2TNO2JRFS4OM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T19:33:57.282Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R4X5JCIXTNBM7NJ4IDP5TQ4P5I.jpg?auth=09e9d4f2c2504cc8dc2d2930102f234d82fad40985db479dd3b254d8c51e61cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4616&amp;height=3077</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MahoganyBooks owners/founders Derrick A. Young, Adrian Young, and Ramunda Lark Young in front of their store in National Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-zay-flowers-contract-extension-RFUWGA3POBHUXOKSPXHK3W75KY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T19:22:09.62Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6B6OJZ5DCBCKXA7ZK3QI4D45VQ.jpg?auth=2ceb683784efa5fdab892a320b95d5eeb74bdcf60f036342c8f3ceacdcaba0f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3884&amp;height=2589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers warms up before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 27, 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>2026-08-04T17:47:54.808Z</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/community/criminal-justice/upton-west-baltimore-teen-shooting-MJYGBBENBREXLKSJO6SPIXNM5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T17:38:31.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XABYQWDAWBEMZBHXNN3Q2FQTB4.jpg?auth=feeba2aa15419a077d16a2f82e9261116eefe1ab1316a45c6d6f72f903e0a45a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4613&amp;height=3075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The victims were found with gunshot wounds and transported to a hospital, where 14-year-old Kevin Warren died, according to Baltimore Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/edmondson-village-community-leaders-work-together-to-push-for-change-CUQKQE2DKRDUDCQ3EW322OXFAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T16:13:44.335Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HY6L5NZLIVHJ7FXOJFQCU64S54.jpg?auth=d7865568c8332517d70a761385268c4debcf0d2f12c02f399e4f4520ce7c3aa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7952&amp;height=5304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Monique Washington poses for a portrait.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/todd-blanche-nomination-attorney-general-WPVBBKVULFD4LKFOVNGSKJFXLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T16:13:02.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TVN3QEFVCFDQJGZQQP5IVJ7V3Y.jpg?auth=9e6fd620b19c2773c6197594948d3aec1b31f959971f37e16817c92c0de75860&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4485&amp;height=2990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has faced scrutiny regarding his ability to maintain independence from the White House.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/held-without-bond-westfield-wheaton-mall-SZM7NDNDNFA27JPDRDYH2RS7JA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T15:32:33.693Z</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:caption><![CDATA[A 17-year-old suspected of shooting a 13-year-old in the leg at the Westfield Wheaton Mall on Friday was held without bond Monday in court and prosecutors said his gun jammed during the shooting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>