<?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-state-attorney-sarah-david-scott-shellenberger-OTVYBT6N4BBIHC7V2QAF2KBZFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T22:33:33.94Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WLTLLVVTZRDSJMCEA37UVJ2KRI.jpg?auth=050de126d265fd2e166c6ca8b870c88dc8bc95fb2eb141b76dcb7cae95fcbc73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County state’s attorney candidate Sarah David addresses the crowd at her election-night watch party in Towson last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-hit-and-run-colesville-road-meeting-KBGW4FUJCVAKZM5JHOYZSEOXTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T22:19:07.287Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LHUZTPO3FVGWZBTPP37IJ4FZMM.jpg?auth=bd8656117fefa8c6bdf712a9e579651a56f67e9c84d1b48ffce16a0d3183a6b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three weeks after a fatal hit and run collision near Colesville Road in Silver Spring, local neighborhoods are set to have a road safety meeting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-election-races-342FQQEMFFFBVFTDTNYUBF65AY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T22:02:16.378Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZK5EXHXOLZGOHNHEDRM34W335I.JPG?auth=681b4a6c21530ad49b12a52aa787e946033d5edb097a10b5f482a91470175343&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Democratic and Republican nominees for nine seats on the expanded council are now official.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/capitals-nhl/washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin-final-season-VFQBYYTPSVFMJM6WSMO33WD4RI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T21:04:27.906Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XIERGOQ6WFENRDAJB52TJ6XLNI.jpg?auth=4f34705f1f484d9088c73f5d428c1a511b1222d5d2caba76e648c7125d81b7e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4106&amp;height=2737</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) takes the ice to warm up with teammates ahead of a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 12.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fallston-house-party-shooting-UXLVJ3VZSRFYFLT5LDHDKS2CCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T20:51:39.317Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 23-year-old died after he was taken to the hospital by others at the party, police said. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/united-states-naval-academy-women-V2IXNTTJSNAAVBPVYI6MYDUPTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T20:41:42.895Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UGGPDGUSKRACRIBJVLPIY3JSCI.jpg?auth=58c5a798d6d1d0c41d0429cc7c362c5b1b2823696d2d86617d7841c63f94eaef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5283&amp;height=3522</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Midshipman Jenna Jeletic, right, puts the shoulder boards on her friend, newly commissioned officer Arianna Longo, after the U.S. Naval Academy 2025 graduation ceremony in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-rate-hike-public-service-commission-4YSOSIHR2VHPDKMISX3S7MYGDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T20:31:25.022Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KCLMKJDZ2BBHZBHXXNJE6NUANI.jpg?auth=33c85fd9814ba6e2d281580d11c32fd404b924c3517ed5a010318af7ee60e8e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5246&amp;height=3497</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. announced last week that it wants to increase rates starting next month. The Maryland Public Service Commission said the company will have to wait.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/world-cup-donald-trump-folarin-balogun-fifa-GKCOGM2C55HM7F2ORDEWRLGBVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T20:18:38.557Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HVZMSGBXFCWVBT6NNXEBXHANI.jpg?auth=eb5b9f9e541ef0e5aa3563f5a9feb93bd8d1294fc66ddbfcc71d2d73b064c928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4154&amp;height=2769</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, awards President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/howard-county-teacher-sex-abuse-grindr-KCWQAHHOFRCXZFHDNU2JGVPMH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T20:14:51.706Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BBBX4VZW2FDDTEZUZ37V6JP6QY.JPG?auth=2099e19a20742851ab09478430d221af39d94e1d89f22de9061f34d1d9dc9d1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A former paraeducator was sentenced Monday in Howard County Circuit Court to time served for sexually abusing a teenage student he met on the Grindr dating app.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/press-release-investigations-hub-RFTKB7Z4BBEALDE2ZHTR7GHNJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T20:08:38.408Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TOBVTMEANHVXKFDKHZEFXN7YM.jpg?auth=7c23485bfac394729e4bc39b9eca4c12e578309e890e1180ad0a91e145989bb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4241&amp;height=2827</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner office on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/andrew-britt-not-criminally-responsible-shooting-baltimore-county-police-officer-AYGYFB6BGNHH7E4MDIAJ2DQHTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T20:06:33.385Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SU57GTQUXJBRTIRBJ5XGHXSIG4.jpg?auth=19086076aa018ebb8f26f85c945b2f3e6bd501fb49d76f01d0adc229ba395628&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5013&amp;height=3342</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police speak among themselves after a shooting in 2025 in the parking lot of the Wilkens precinct in Catonsville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-primary-election-public-financing-3TLQDXNGCRBMDDG4H6Z6FXS4QI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T20:03:46.732Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WXLR5WUWYBDWHNQ334C5XRCDKM.JPG?auth=834814280cc2eb7bcd2b62f569b9a01c6f763dc5b915df41cee087c932c0bba3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1939</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Six candidates qualified to receive taxpayer funds in the first year of Baltimore County’s new public financing system, which requires forgoing donations from businesses, unions and political action committees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-sign-rasul-douglas-L527LBZMYVDTRMS4LPPCTBETGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T19:06:03.534Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VSORHOY3XZC7VC4CURJZIYBDBA.jpg?auth=866bf9c0083680dc2cd25ea6e4472b6e11ca8609be5ad338c7f8a43a70ffc5bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5449&amp;height=3633</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Miami Dolphins cornerback Rasul Douglas, right, breaks up a pass intended for Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely in Week 9 of the 2025 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mike-elias-trade-deadline-buy-PNH7KA4Q7NGZZLBY7XIFARE7WQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T16:24:49.712Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PLJVGFPKVZFH7KKF4OFM5J53BM.png?auth=984ce152f1948ff31922369243a556cffadf182b4f500c3d2cc39e6b3073b2e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/father-dies-hollywood-maryland-house-fire-child-527D4JBW2BDJLLIYXR54PSTTCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T16:19:33.478Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F4NJ3KHIS5GUZDE7WIIRLKUDCA.jpg?auth=edf2c60867bb313e50300348b54da52e2a4c32b741ec061754743ada0add77c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6856&amp;height=4571</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy state fire marshals are investigating whether the fire was caused by improper disposal of fireworks. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-curtis-mead-career-surge-7WECXE7CIJEB7JCWX73VYTQQT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T14:00:03.617Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UQJPQM27NHNZIHSPPFNZD7P4Q.jpg?auth=d0b763ee5f1a0be9d129069e4133c8bbb848ea5e59324fa8239f5398ef3476b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5488&amp;height=3659</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Curtis Mead has set career highs in plate appearances, home runs, RBIs and walks, with months to go in the season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-schools-cellphone-ban-YPZIAXBCQFDR3M6VWUHI7YFVXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T13:49:56.689Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VCHNUYGSKVDFTIPRZWL5HB35ZU.JPG?auth=9feab8136e98398cd083440f4bf01ce142d708f1ae219dcc576df1aac253bc9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1979</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School in 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/saving-our-trees-why-proactive-plant-health-care-is-the-ultimate-shield-against-beech-leaf-disease-GAWKSQXURJHY5CCC5AEUA6MV3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T13:49:50.095Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JXUW2MKWTZD2BIEMEYWVCLECN4.png?auth=37afe8275436081b57120cef8e86c7bd48291e9f46777eb761aec857ed98ae8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=600&amp;height=331</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-storms-flood-watch-CI6OPUK4MRDZFGFJ4JX6YTSJGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T13:15:59.292Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SPNZWPUQZ5BS7F74DGCSIFSSAE.jpg?auth=3ff77d3b1ed56b609ec8f36a1d3e8d90cef01c660485fd2725055bade321e108&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3843&amp;height=2562</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of Central Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/carla-hall-olney-theatre-please-underestimate-me-carol-burnett-ZPQRDO6VW5FRFB4XTDGRMT3ACE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T12:39:52.228Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EFBO52YZ3BCT7BWX6B32GCX22Y.jpg?auth=821efb1bfe64ab77f6209cbf06eed266c1d2bc0d7d34ce46fadef4f584c0f84d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4596&amp;height=3064</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carla Hall’s autobiographical one-woman show, “Please Underestimate Me,” is at the Olney Theatre Center through July 26.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/book-review-lucille-clifton-poet-at-the-gate-Y4J6FOO3VFC63BFQPLEBOROCVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T12:00:01.355Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UU4ORWLLEJDO3C46MPBSRGTVUA.jpg?auth=7f0287776c637fb8593dc67957a0ee8e6a6151140b39ca3179248f5edeeba922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cover of Lucille Clifton's “At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010.”

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trevor-rogers-samuel-basallo-battery-chemistry-K7W2VXR5JVG4FHPJCFYT4ZUWSU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T12:00:03.531Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7KX2TZLXI5GHFPNIUGRG36LPPM.jpg?auth=4782130112197d4598b0d04a477a83275ecaa5e45b4c00f05a1f372c6b594bc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers, left, has a 2.50 ERA in 86 1/3 innings pitching to Samuel Basallo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/point-source-youth-homelessness-NHDLH5XF4ZHHXBYCBFR5WEFBEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T09:30:02.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3KFLRWPY7BFFNNNIXISKGJ2P2M.jpg?auth=21b883b6be5697de0fcb19d390c7aa8f6508401c2f092e47b66e3d942b29a8f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2917&amp;height=1945</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Point Source Youth consultants give a presentation during a Targeted Housing Assistance Program certification training in December.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/folarin-balogun-red-card-suspension-belgium-RNWC2337PRDWRPOEYXC7DICWBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T00:21:12.468Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VIUO4TRTVVHE7BVW5C2TZY2AQU.jpg?auth=bafab03ee11c8dd12f94705bd905f2b36b8035c6393cdfed9af13b34132417a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The United States’ Folarin Balogun (20) celebrates a goal against Paraguay. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-governor-wes-moore-surrounded-youtube-NDNP75DOABEXFOXHSPGROMGQLA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T23:43:13.741Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LP6GGBORLBC2BP5S6MFZLTC4BM.png?auth=850b85982d0fa7d3371eb2a6e85c612b341d3eea91614a8d96188c5a07706a8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=852&amp;height=581</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore took questions from 20 nonvoters on the popular YouTube debate show “Surrounded.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-sunday-dangerous-heat-storms-PMCQRAL4QJCG3ERF56C5W45V3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T23:04:27.921Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VCGZEP7EHRB5NMRWQ6LS7QUTWE.JPG?auth=0f5a28cd8f4964445de579fced6f574078f95fbf24b0998214498dd6eed9c834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service expects to see the onset of thunderstorms and lightning with 60-65 mph winds around 5 p.m. Sunday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-robert-hassell-iii-assignment-7JIDOOAE4ZH7PFW6BHFLAGWRT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T22:23:55.609Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BEZO2EYPVRGHFPDSA2YXFK7QWU.jpg?auth=899d1e191058f3e60cee1062ff39ff81f0d94d596c5f994b99396b49fc99addf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5522&amp;height=3682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert Hassell III has a .572 OPS in 197 major league at-bats.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-pirates-five-run-eighth-inning-VPO37RCAT5D7HB6OYSG2P2CNFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T22:04:13.039Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FUAKOIPQXJDNZAMEVMA6JJZLVE.jpg?auth=e53b106757462e765bc873bf8f4101cca1a772399ce0815909ff156d7fec1940&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6189&amp;height=4126</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Wood of the Nationals scores past Pirates catcher Endy Rodríguez in the fifth inning Sunday at Nationals Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/boat-explosion-chesapeake-city-maryland-B346RH3JNNEQ7KUT6SRAFRCHBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T21:37:50.452Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OTKIUMMPPVAZVMAN2BIOM736WM.png?auth=be77e933cf091f271867f030eec189847f33b5b1ab0c59d9c485d89717c90486&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1089&amp;height=811</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a boat explosion in Cecil County on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-offense-manages-little-to-help-kyle-bradish-in-series-ending-loss-to-reds-3CNEM67KYVFN3LNXPUKMNPQHDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T21:19:33.77Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EJUR3LEUHZG5LG3ATB6SV7CC24.jpg?auth=6b8a6a0ffab8cf44974e70b1ceb0f717bd323a200ca1bb8495ea73f16adc7791&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7781&amp;height=5188</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish allowed three runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings Sunday in Cincinnati.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-shooting-clifton-avenue-man-killed-7VOZNCPC2ZDD3INAGN5XAWPEAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T20:28:41.394Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XLFTRIG25RGQDKKCCGSHUJ5AJY.png?auth=a1b6de302d58523c606a6b493bc25b5745d3d7465aff6b3b844592acbad77917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1117&amp;height=818</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police investigate a shooting that involved officers in the 3300 block of Clifton Avenue early Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/curtis-bay-fire-fourth-of-july-YL6HIHB6FJFUFD7BK3224472ZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T19:17:28.075Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C37NNBOZPVDLJFFIB2AOQEN2F4.jpg?auth=e68eb7fcf63a19531410b322779313046224dae97fea106c4b33e1ac4fd9bcdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5011&amp;height=3341</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters battle a four-alarm fire in South Baltimore on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/ged-test-high-school-diploma-graduation-VDQNMIRPLFEQ7PZQ3E2YJAV5CU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T09:30:00.71Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ST3HS5MPGJAZBBB5HEC2QMHPVM.JPG?auth=b0297f128281d2989fafe2d8dbd80705f01c35a484384adf690f91daf79fe768&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5772&amp;height=3846</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Julissa Mejia receives a celebratory gift from her mother, Gloria Lovo, after Mejia received her GED diploma during the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center graduation ceremony at the Silver Spring Civic Building last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/baltimore-harborplace-redevelopment-herman-melville-moby-dick-OBGESHNF3ZDBFHBRUFOAMMP2TY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T09:30:01.104Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QPCCRRXVFVG3ZORFTQOGFMFCIE.JPG?auth=445f38dc3d25f171de62d24770af383fb37b299b87e6d9fb1b928fc2b588c8a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2028</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aaron “AJ” Jones drops by Harborplace almost every day during summers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/lower-herring-run-park-baltimore-dumping-grounds-PRPSEWSMKBG3DGN2MAX6FP65DI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T09:30:00.746Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YTAAS37T4VFLVJW2OXUUXVLMOU.JPG?auth=7fb9f6250246d4ee6a4818899d4f8f93c111171dea39b8ab18314079fa165240&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students with teacher Katlyn Talerico’s hiking group from Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle School come across an abandoned car  along the trail at lower Herring Run Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-state-flag-route-one-apparel-SRF6OYTTY5D6JI75NKCBLKAO4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T09:30:01.194Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KSPB2LPEMJCE5PRXRGP3WOSYBM.jpg?auth=e61c1ef7e3941051d10be3f0d7f07ce49e4292dc58dd5466dbc605fddd4621c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4767&amp;height=3178</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland State flag waves in the wind at the Mall in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/american-visionary-art-museum-avam-ellen-owens-director-baltimore-FN7SUKXCLBBQNLN3KP4KV3OJIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T09:30:00.666Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JG4YAZTNWVHQTAYBG4RA2T37OY.JPG?auth=d89cc6b9249dd94a1e6b35884a92a3966e6fba630025cda5a4c6c10019e91800&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One year into the role, American Visionary Art Museum director Ellen Owens is working to find ways to make the museum more of a regular presence in people’s lives.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-reds-pete-alonso-all-star-case-LX2EDSUC2NH3DMGK7D3KXMZFAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T03:53:42.889Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PNTTWIHD4JBDDPCX5G7RQ2BUV4.jpg?auth=9a643acdb3bec9cec5fbe9f43c0d05dec7204014cb42470b068de2ccad2676f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7340&amp;height=4893</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reds catcher Jose Trevino tags out Adley Rutschman trying to score on a single by Pete Alonso during the third inning Saturday night in Cincinnati.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-extreme-heat-weather-storms-3KV36Q6KKRDZDGOWT35VPYACBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T03:20:27.728Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UA6CUWTWR5F4RPCZY62USADCW4.JPG?auth=2c19f3c7eae7e282251af2d2d8444834937f2ee33929a538884405d049963b74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1749</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thunderstorms moved through Baltimore, delaying the Fourth of July fireworks show until 10 p.m.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/fourth-of-july-celebration-maryland-heat-7INQMUYRABEH5L4MUOJTOXTPUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T03:03:47.552Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PCCCSYNJXFB6FL7O4F6MYKXOYA.JPG?auth=d80bb0629c1901f4e44129048e2da0e0a841ef3b2c6c4f9c04fe88a899f9104e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2065</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Independence Day fireworks light up Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Saturday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/america-250-national-mall-trump-37KLJTMPNBGKPGB4CFG4JFDF2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T00:11:27.867Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5GWOB3JNEVB4HFINQY2FSW2Q4I.jpg?auth=3b8b350ef585bf5f717c9e56e515f916224ce234b4a03f4f7643149b00ef31e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5678&amp;height=3786</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Severe weather disrupted Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, forcing organizers to evacuate the National Mall ahead of President Donald Trump's America 250 event.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-all-stars-cj-abrams-james-wood-HX5KFZW65VAPHNFA4QKYWFQ74A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-05T00:09:54.042Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MGG3ABV2J5DERCVEQNP3I7C5Z4.JPG?auth=aba5032fc41ac8793abe33676eef89c8d81bb48c8e8b2010a9faae6ff5ed8ec3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams was named a starter for the National League All-Stars.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/adley-rutschman-orioles-all-star-game-HIM2DQIOLZC65OHY6T45Z3DH7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T23:59:46.134Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X7RIT6WE3RFGRACJO5N37DWBT4.jpg?auth=0123e1704c122289b692602fc2c90ae09b9c6f9e9367ce1c076efb0e6cbfaa87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4353&amp;height=2902</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman made the All-Star team for the third time in four seasons.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/4th-of-july-fireworks-baltimore-maryland-ocean-city-NPCBTHKA3VCSVIJJJXL5SZ7AYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T23:52:05.618Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O7JPNJSSQBHFJBICCZYMZKMPYU.JPG?auth=b50bd78a48a4959614860c96010c46177bddddda4bb413bb5d4f8aa3438e30e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fireworks light up Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on July 4, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/metro-train-derails-college-park-passengers-evacuated-ZZINAFSXQZHBLCZ62HJZHVMLOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T21:01:14.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Passengers were evacuated and one person was hospitalized after a Metrorail train derailed outside College Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-lose-pirates-7-1-BFSSBC6WRNAWNN2EWITI7NVOYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T20:47:50.247Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVM4HRZJF5GNPH7KIPLE2PDRUY.jpg?auth=540f2093f3701b081e983151ea4aa308fac09e34f04b1930015f4dcbe92ea21b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6364&amp;height=4242</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Pirates’ Konnor Griffin steals home past Nationals catcher Drew Millas during the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/naked-man-arrested-baltimore-columbus-statue-PGUDV2BVIFHNTBCZMHFEBE2Y3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T19:56:41.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QOALXAEWPJAVHP6GHDDMADO5R4.JPG?auth=ce5fb1c39bae89b3ae15a12f48111ac3a4431a9667379fe0df09b968e4ffbf0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police remove a naked man Saturday from the former Christopher Columbus pedestal in the Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-pirates-4Q5FYPD6A5BD7CIILHMK75G7UE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T19:39:41.422Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AI24K77PI5FRVFVY33ZYVX3NTU.jpg?auth=c00a21f9b0d161e6c7785de44eefdfc52dd33667c1a1e6be96e1fb3fe9792eeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Teammates douse Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile with water after he hit two home runs in a 9-5 win over the Pirates. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-reds-trevor-rogers-TPOZQVYGTJCVDAH6R2CBU2UC3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T19:29:14.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XI76SGSKMNAQLJZKRAB7ITQA7Q.jpg?auth=4002665489c0fd94fb49a10f43489240e9e116ff7cfec978f6a2a8ce846846eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4340&amp;height=2893</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Trevor Rogers throws during the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/chris-bassitt-facet-bone-spur-spine-surgery-orioles-3EJJ54NYQRFS3BEPCWCS2UODDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T19:14:53.091Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PCN7OVZWR5GLBHWCL4F76MHCL4.jpg?auth=573af8b90c89e68311add726781a90aa5a684966de15b738bda3d1897bb1fadc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7593&amp;height=5062</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Bassitt is hoping an unusual surgery will return him to the mound in full health. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fireworks-james-bice-brittany-frankenfield-NOYLKEOHNFAV7AD5ULJP4RTADI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T15:31:19.475Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IOBJ6O36LRGB7B2ISGRKZ3YW5A.jpg?auth=6ad6f87f79a64024de6eb2917d5c5784a4a149f7251e9047d32fa4c97774f5ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fireworks legally purchased out of state and in some Maryland counties are illegal in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-america-250-revolutionary-war-W7CBX3IYLZHBLEVAGVAPCUWGMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T14:49:17.826Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JRCXWFKLDBCWXF2SFUYGWMNEDI.jpg?auth=3472701374f7ca8d896d4be560fe5ea44a43154b5582a9081e3d700f0469c5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=9504&amp;height=6336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Mary Katharine Goddard: A Woman’s Declaration,” an exhibition about the only woman whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence, is on display at the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s H. Furlong Baldwin Library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/july-4-citizenship-ceremony-annapolis-maryland-VLWVG5ALQVAJHEUGYR64XSEUUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T14:05:45.139Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ETN2DNR6NB6VIF2OKU53W44G4.JPG?auth=597d412142a07a5a3e1989957c5654f5c81885deecc0ff5b1fd70d6cabf8106c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5375&amp;height=3583</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MD Abdullahel Karim of is the first to raise his flag in the air after taking the oath of allegiance to become a Unites States Citizen during a naturalization ceremony at the historic Paca House in Annapolis on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/whats-the-perfect-american-hot-dog-NIWHTB73Q5HPFLZUWDUI7DP2J4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T14:02:22.607Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JP2V4KOMPVDBLJ4DGOQZAH46P4.jpg?auth=16e8ed3e7e27356f9024195b93df0fd0d1c375023571230e012d6e12e307b281&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The "Baltimore" hot dog from Sausage Master in Lexington Market.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/democratic-primary-midterm-election-county-council-WRVH2KXHORFA5DE3KC2EYT62IQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T14:01:36.161Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IVTSMIVKDZBNLO3RGRDMOLNXJE.jpg?auth=8350204a8e05cacc8d89a64618512afb12262ec2c6270943924b86f3db002da3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman said he’s in a “decent headspace” as he awaits the final vote totals in his race for the County Council’s District 3 seat.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-road-closures-4th-of-july-weekend-UHUJ7UCVWNC6ZDV22CD6PGQOI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T12:27:29.855Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VCJJEDDALVHPND5JLHL2X6LUAI.JPG?auth=9fb9a73c3035f02d5a0ce842271221ea3910dd6fbf273225127ae24384582ce8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced temporary road closures and traffic modifications for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend festivities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/lakers-trade-deandre-ayton-to-wizards-for-jaden-hardy-2-second-round-picks-5JP3IVGAVBBTDK6R44AYBGHWNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T12:15:10.811Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7RPICEZFMJHDFERUTKVGB2ZNAA.jpg?auth=8a329e3060e88931da0e3d9bfd17eab0a4105265087f11d032560040223e961e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4392&amp;height=2928</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton has been traded to the Washington Wizards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/cost-bushel-chesapeake-bay-blue-crabs-6ZCZGLQW7ZG5PJGX67JZU5OJ4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T09:30:00.471Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I5IQORAHUBD55LVGF2WCSHMKKM.JPG?auth=291b7a659d496c7056140a1413cee9413d9fe2d7e842cc8f4929e5cdb7952c40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crabber CJ Canby sorts crabs harvested from the Chesapeake Bay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/baltimore-orioles-closer-ryan-helsley-injured-list-elbow-discomfort-JIVA4UDMZFGMDC3KFQQOGDH5CQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T21:55:48.361Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WSCE7ZQ4TVDRNAR4NABVQ5KK5Q.jpg?auth=bda9211ef2ffd144b1d9c81410ad1f2829457ada4b78be9c620f3085c52933f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3255&amp;height=2170</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Ryan Helsley was placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/extreme-heat-warning-maryland-weather-MFIK5IN2PBGTNBWZXAN75MDRFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:28:37.934Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QE2Z4RKKH5FWJFG3AWJL5H5XNY.jpg?auth=2f7cde61a247bf8746537aa849db1722cffe78c344ef4a6a558419db9efa0e54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4853&amp;height=3235</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Temperatures in the Baltimore area could hit 102 degrees on Friday, but the heat index, or how it feels outside, is likely to be around 113 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/missing-teen-maryland-potomac-river-search-G3XF36NWZJH4POQONVBKLZN6I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:25:57.936Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QQTXQC77GZBGVE2ZGB3CIJRJAY.JPG?auth=f196f69d6f902ef63e62f170444fd6f52555511625a04088ee372034399e1736&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Potomac River flows through Great Falls National Park. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/verzon-burglary-ellicott-city-arrest-car-theft-howard-county-jalen-godard-CV57NULFKVBGTN3ERZ6VI2R27Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:24:05.938Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LO6HFY4HRRDATC2FSABU4TU4UI.jpg?auth=f471f1cf6ecce708b707560623a4fc99d903e919b5372a724e7a775e6849d7ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1406&amp;height=937</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from body camera footage released by Howard County Police Department shows a suspect accused of burglarizing a Verizon store who later called the police to report his car stolen.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/nicole-orders-and-biswajit-ganguly-new-mobile-app-qa-banner-HKLWROLBJZBMFGBJQHJI5YVXQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T17:30:43.952Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VAS5ZOR6JVELXEBOVDCUKTUT2U.png?auth=c570461c7a3f600600993830fdd45b5c6c12dde3d3090d07aa06cd0cc585054f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8000&amp;height=5334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner’s new mobile app ad.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/boat-fire-patapsco-river-pasadena-maryland-BAODAA5L2JAODFWH36KTS2BZY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T17:24:30.48Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X6Q5Z36CBFHYRIE2SB2R2JFUJQ.jpg?auth=e71be1135b09f5b7e317063be8dd20ccce36c2bd6016dbd5d6eeba16311383ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=570</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reports of a boat fire came in just before noon on Friday, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/moped-driver-fatal-cash-baltimore-eutaw-street-SQUUCPUWNJEAZHF7BPG3KNJMX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T16:16:28.113Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police responded to a crash at the 600 block of West Franklin Street where a moped driver crashed into a brick wall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/prince-georges-county-boil-water-advisory-YBW2B24GW5AHDISURI2QY3RI5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T16:11:24.958Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V2AKWZD2IFF45BO6OGCCQX4RFU.jpg?auth=b2f3ae7b0f998a979a84530a839be1001331301fcc51c1e46776649b883b9ebd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4753&amp;height=3169</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Residents in the impacted areas can pick up bottled water from a distribution point at Accokeek Academy, 14400 Barry Road, until 2 p.m.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/pets-fourth-of-july-fireworks-extreme-heat-S2CSKU4DQFD7NFK3K36FPJFWA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T14:00:03.645Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WG4GL36VTNDJVFT2HAHQJUYFT4.jpg?auth=84c79fa0e28d7c77a7137dfabd13a9ac4df2d79556869f405f63b077ab7c9962&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5179&amp;height=3453</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It's best to put your pet in a safe room away from the commotion this weekend. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/taylor-swift-mark-kelce-wedding-msg-EC4Z5KVQ45FKRPRPZLATFUQWVM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T12:00:06.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OPLAJE7SGRH2PFZVDR5ZDWVSKI.jpg?auth=a30b1b1d2d80faa9df7b82ab00a9b66c76cf1f124a7de5b0efd0f26c4d16fd3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers set up a tent outside of Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/grants-loans-vacants-baltimore-homeowner-AA4OSQE5ZVDPJNBLQJX7CMSGAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T09:30:01.223Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LR6YFEYQEZGGFI6FE7QN43FDXI.JPG?auth=0632e14d213c8a6315363a265512af1dfb36a41b58781fb948e6a365964a24ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rehabbed vacant homes on Mura Street in the Johnston Square neighborhood. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/july-4th-250th-america-buycentennial-stephen-decatur-high-GDBPAKM2EJB7TD6G2VMZFJKK4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T09:30:00.803Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VHTMM32IAVFAXPGE7PSWLJRMNI.jpg?auth=389a1e172f74269bb77eafa47f9d193ffa65c9b03119e4ab1dbbdbcf8a0e3ea4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5697&amp;height=3798</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National Guard members look at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Good grief. How did we get here?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/maryland-meadworks-gofundme-donations-IFDLCGSO2ZBOVG3OLESERXNLC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T09:30:01.851Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5Y5KHHO5DRBMPHMYACVUQA7T7Y.JPG?auth=a095c90605721294a16f6022493bc295da94268e30f378f34d106dd7d1c33898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Community support is helping Maryland Meadworks stay open.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/alan-goldberg-hopkins-alternative-animal-testing-obituary-T7ION4S6WNHOBLKVOB7WETQKYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T09:30:00.775Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J7QCHXSLXJAZFJVOSE6WMZUAF4.jpg?auth=ffddaac062d7e230288c04b587252e5272b2902c70fde1a50865011e28ec73f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1211&amp;height=1212</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alan Goldberg.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/baltimore-orioles-ownership-fire-mike-elias-XWWPUEGZDJFTVCEL2POAN6DX2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T09:30:01.059Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/63ROCZONARFBBBIBVWFDPOISJA.JPG?auth=9c87a36ae1b9084aab52cc50222d5a0c67e64b304c33bfbad87ad03b58add56a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles general manager Mike Elias speaks prior to a ribbon cutting for the new Orioles Player Development Complex at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, FL earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-patriotism-speech-HPP72WZZHBBY5BYGYFBMU37HVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T09:30:01.838Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XEOPN26425AFXJKP6NAQUXJRXE.JPG?auth=98b21c963d71af32426287354f8b106faf2f63d255902bcc694d7f903d0f655e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2157&amp;height=1438</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore plans to speak about patriotism in an address from the State House on Independence Day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/teen-missing-potomac-great-falls-7YRNHLJ7SBAM5LIBKDSA25MH2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:09:04.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QQTXQC77GZBGVE2ZGB3CIJRJAY.JPG?auth=f196f69d6f902ef63e62f170444fd6f52555511625a04088ee372034399e1736&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Potomac River flows through Great Falls National Park. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/mdta-police-bwi-kidnapping-VQRJ46SEJBALLL6UXMNSZSJ4WI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T00:30:22.23Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6JRRAVEV2RHPLNAUDPOZKX4DQA.jpg?auth=f642ce9212417790fdbc1ed0fc914a17167f61a40993913457eeaab0462f012f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3652&amp;height=2435</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Transportation Authority Police arrested a Silver Spring man following a traffic stop Monday after a woman exited his vehicle and told them the driver had handcuffed and kidnapped her.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-extreme-heat-dome-temps-K3PVFCHTDVAVXBOXNFGRLG3D7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T00:17:37.015Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2WLB7RYV25EJBFFT2QQ2GQCE2Q.jpg?auth=88a6c4f7dd92b0f9733b6e5fc71216ef10b213c47405f60a792fa7ecc714a67e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8070&amp;height=5380</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore area could see record-breaking temperatures on Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/greenbelt-in-custody-death-baltimore-washington-parkway-GBQJVH5I2ZFEZI5FD6W533YMKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T23:45:02.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland attorney general's office is investigating the death of a man who became unresponsive while in police custody Wednesday night near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Greenbelt.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/olympian-david-hearn-reflecting-pool-indictment-KBBZ4CD2BZG3XNLIX6P6VLP7OY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T23:32:15.401Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HKJ4DB4IZA6LCOCVYBKDELICQ.jpg?auth=c7cc0773814c0435eda454f567eb70296d446e959cecc403be4aafd24602ee5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5076&amp;height=3384</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Bethesda man and former Olympian has been indicted on a felony charge tied to alleged damage at the Reflecting Pool in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-cade-cavalli-willson-contreras-suspended-S2ERKZ5GTVHU3CDXGPJQ5AHIZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T23:05:21.249Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y4TA4IGPAJDORGWBED546O5OFY.jpg?auth=10740c6f7b973900530f6d2d31e0abeeb640d40e9590dac2c6507bc7174d5a67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5008&amp;height=3338</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli is held back in a brawl during the fourth inning Tuesday night in Boston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-win-red-sox-cade-cavalli-brawl-XKWJ7O5U4VGMZDLOH55S2FPOH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T22:43:32.42Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LJ7C4SIJ4VHBDNGYCPNDZECRLU.jpg?auth=175b0934eb1e3607edf63cfffbb4b236a773278284627ea5835a1ca0ea73478b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals starter Cade Cavalli pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-red-sox-brawl-fenway-park-N5MRGU7HQBCNNFZ5SA3QNECT2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T22:42:59.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HB4F5XB35NFHNNKYTVYCIFGOZA.jpg?auth=d7d4e69ac4deb543fb5527141ae37be5dac35979139363b7b4c84e76377e5f82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Willson Contreras of the Boston Red Sox, center, is held back after an altercation against the Washington Nationals during the fourth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-rates-bill-baltimore-maryland-electric-increase-52WL754MWNH47NYNZILACJRZ5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T22:27:26.278Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H2LA55E5ZVH6ZIZOXFDPWZNPOI.jpg?auth=89982ee35197aabb2600db9a9b14f705967d5260e432504b1033e117bb45f093&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4453&amp;height=2969</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The private utility company filed a request with state regulators Thursday asking for the increase.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-great-american-state-fair-exhibit-UHHYROJWVZAOPLS6ZB73K4C6LI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T22:07:03.205Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DWLIKA4GQNERVH73MSFKTP2W4U.jpg?auth=3fc0d52cc9e2df6a8a6a4c6ab96f53e1d2a7ca84cfa39059088580db4d715004&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland is represented at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/maryland-cycling-classic-canceled-2026-YUNXOTKKDVHHTOXOL5YYEKWHPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T21:01:05.426Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G5FPODT4FVCYLB7YN5HXRRCOV4.JPG?auth=ec6940f63187911b68b5d5022d71f127981e913f6f1c4776da965aa9f8aeab51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2777&amp;height=1851</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Racers sprint for the finish line in the inaugural women's race of the Maryland Cycling Classic in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/annapolis-police-dog-shot-arundel-county-4LM32LDIDZC4XIDH27MOI43ETM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T20:40:43.819Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MPBRG7U5JRAYZEIPLHPGLUIHCY.JPG?auth=0a528c08920bb12f67dd83b28f3c72553ef7a47dec1a63b17a3e9613827900b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Annapolis Police Department officer shot and killed an “aggressive” dog on Saturday, the department said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bon-jovi-secret-shows-baltimore-cfg-bank-arena-GJ2WQJPT45EW3A7ZMA6VSC3T5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T20:17:34.365Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K2LCRZ362ZCEREHRL6HHCKPNRM.jpg?auth=8c0cf510a6b84e40c35b0a1d173a168d796c3aebf4d5fab5db9a4cb38062495f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jon Bon Jovi visited Baltimore for secret, invite-only shows ahead of the band’s world tour.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-traffic-crash-safety-hoboken-transportation-SOZBLFI7SJHWVBAAUD63XQE2OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T19:36:22.935Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AXEHYMZHPZAXLEI5OPBFUMVLJI.JPG?auth=0828e41cbfdb09df71a4992dbd4bd5b6633c904a6afc5a930e96f2ef928051d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1961</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Families for Safe Streets held a vigil March 31 for a cyclist who was struck and killed along Orleans Street.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/elkridge-howard-county-ice-facility-federal-hearing-DHF7C3GCSZEK7OX7CTPEU3PJUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T19:36:11.064Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLHEPXNNLJBW7H2UKQNL7G3NUM.jpg?auth=69951443eb188c8d9f74a566f8c4f8da9b94f86d9f8698dbffe1670e9b389550&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6927&amp;height=4160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Upwards of 100 protestors gathered outside of the United States District Courthouse to protest an ICE detention center in Howard County on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/capitals-nhl/washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin-signs-1-year-deal-MAAVPWKQSVD4HHN7XBAVR5GDFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T18:51:27.813Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LXKLQBBG4BFKPKOD2QXHRXP3NU.jpg?auth=ebdc014df3ca9161a3c99163d1babe38c5336163cca7dfd7b9f8469640d55930&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5608&amp;height=3738</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 2026-27 season will be Alex Ovechkin’s 22nd in a career spent entirely with the Capitals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/bwi-airport-federal-funding-flying-T2ALCQOK2FCTXJYV73A47CD2TE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T18:46:55.796Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R2FLHS2L5RENFADXBA7R2QIFNA.JPG?auth=d63ca1b2880d732090a4da9f85a2087d7a2fe6e49fb564d49a7a0a082edfdd0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The money will help rehabilitate the tarmac on one of the airport’s two principal runways, according to airport officials.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-police-glen-burnie-hit-and-run-fatal-man-killed-OEGNHQ52CVCHLMEBFVUF66P7LQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T18:03:10.705Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EIC7A42NUVGENATEXRA67MN2PA.JPG?auth=d2c9bda197347ebfc30dce1bb45ab6c8d4147a0e61b4859c079192ee3e8a724e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1827</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian after a potential hit-and-run in Glen Burnie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-kyle-youmans-CZRYPV2WEZEX3OOBH226A56QLA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T17:22:41.245Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IIY4RD4KJJD6BJZUWOGURXNUPY.png?auth=871fea5876ba32c3f6a45a83de73be448bb34239d6b85deec8c3b73a41886b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/candlemaking-columbia-howard-county-candace-bell-WXGUT7FEDFGK3OSN6R2USQ5MZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T16:54:06.304Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VANVDST74RBV7OK6V6UCABGVWY.jpg?auth=f24d44e24ea10a75358c5f344e0d68de49e8e5ca63af56b19d42317c79e5afaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Candace “Candy” Bell stands in her store, Candles by Candy, inside Savage Mill, where she sells handcrafted candles, goods from other artisans, and hosts candlemaking workshops. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-calais-campbell-mother-brother-murder-charges-atlanta-J7O2U5AHWJGJHMO6A3MXKXIW3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T14:10:38.425Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MT2BF77UIJD3NN64UQOEDZWFIY.jpg?auth=4b04db90b5540603337b12c3b7836bc80a069a2e78efb30202b1f32adf04afbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Calais Campbell re-signed with the Ravens in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-cade-cavalli-sit-down-boy-apology-P5IBVY33Q5FWVPA33CRC5GIYCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T14:03:56.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y4TA4IGPAJDORGWBED546O5OFY.jpg?auth=10740c6f7b973900530f6d2d31e0abeeb640d40e9590dac2c6507bc7174d5a67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5008&amp;height=3338</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals’ Cade Cavalli, front right, is held back as tempers flare during the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-baltimore-july-4-weekend-events-VKPHREVRKNE4FNUK7GS2EHHIX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T14:01:44.494Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LNYIQEWBC5HHZINVACCR2TC7SU.jpg?auth=06961e3af61862fdaeb31f78de3ddfc4d02a5f7c2c46052f70edb167e8a4e30a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Henry Gregory and Jolynn Brooks sit at the Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/heat-wave-energy-bill-bge-maryland-WMNLVOM2I5BBHIUVHUJGCWEHWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T14:00:00.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KS6D7G4M2RAHPB6LOW6XCNIQFY.jpg?auth=d405f5400a59c53b331cdc4238321a244d3bb859444ea0fd977ec6d9ecea0eb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5140&amp;height=3427</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As Maryland braces for extreme heat, here are tips to keep your energy bill from rising.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-fourth-of-july-weekend-JXWI3MWOGRH6DPLZNZKXYEB2FI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:03.071Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFGMKP2V4FFSVG36RQZFJQOZ3A.jpg?auth=751bfc20e55f99e90a3a04d6c4a63ea8f931c900133a6304cc6197e7f6358b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Escape the heat with indoor activities in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-montgomery-sheriff-clyde-boatwright-sabrina-tapp-harper-will-milam-O4PUJ5BX3NH23PY6253WZSGHDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:02.691Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DLPRGYRWCRAJHHXQXP6SBESGLM.jpg?auth=c3e2989db65e94daf8ece777d5c92151a25c68f0e9f5a234619d8411ab32d732&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2958&amp;height=1972</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sabrina Tapp-Harper, Clyde Boatwright and Will Milam are the elected sheriffs for Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Montgomery County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>