<?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/education/montgomery-schools-dual-enrollment-cuts-LZTTKUCQV5CPJBL35MQJHL2YXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:53:55.566Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2C6N4JDMONCYRFNOIGICEHNXNQ.jpg?auth=bcf722acac3429c6eb721c92ac40468f7d8ca94605e1d1d206154b27e1d95dc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MCPS previously covered the tuition and fees for high school students who wanted to take certain classes at Montgomery College.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pikesville-shooting-police-officer-released-hospital-ZYJPI3FYXVCA7POOX63Q7AHOFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:44:52.947Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TYCH7U2ONRHFRM5FRLMFCNAU4Q.jpg?auth=c812b57fbc393d03c8a0ed283fd20f689c22b1e2afad7ca77c67d7cde5802a1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police respond to the shooting at Villa Nova Park in Pikesville on June 7.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-prince-georges-county-things-to-do-juneteenth-fathers-day-UQIH7AFFAFHFRERYYYNWSWEPVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:44:21.458Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OIZOWITRDVDDPP722IPKW7EDMI.jpg?auth=ceec90954c068b2b947c77ebc34442d2d0ea2119941b64fbf9027574d6793694&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The annual Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival returns to Potomac on Friday for a day of celebrations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/ai-wes-moore-dan-cox-maryland-governor-hug-DMORBGK4QNCJVJNAZVRV65JRA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:37:55.469Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVFCO6KYB5DXJM732HPPPOIX3E.jpg?auth=8edcf5c71d3c03715e9e39fcf6563f576f2fde7cbd9a76e93176d7389a2b3af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dan Cox, left, and Gov. Wes Moore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-intellectual-property-maryland-churchill-downs-F34SHHNN2ZDGXJJ2PEXBKU5EHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:30:00.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4QF6H7XJRZCBHB53DSCMTWVUKU.jpg?auth=b1061f495838435c8c9734c87a20d94a8b5a311221bd516ab861414143234997&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fans watch the Preakness Stakes from the apron at Laurel Park racetrack in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/water-access-anne-arundel-maryland-budget-steuart-pittman-NRB54X4VYVCEZES2SEZMCATO7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:11:14.415Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZY6CZN2ZMFD2RJUTEWTHLUHXV4.jpg?auth=bb2dc1b26db04c573ab4786daa8956c10556491aaefcf25354b67390f9f577d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisa Arrasmith, a longtime public water access advocate, hauls her kayak down to the water at Beachwood Park in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-executive-election-campaign-ads-UI2ETBG3FVDIRLJTQWBD2AUJFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T18:58:43.524Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TQE6WABDIZD2TEHLXTAR72L5LU.jpg?auth=9585a79190123f1e8c372e42b36f33a52165609bf360e04321329259656aa92f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4728&amp;height=3152</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some candidates have accused their critics of stretching or even subverting the truth in campaign advertisements.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/kweisi-mfume-mark-conway-maryland-7th-congressional-district-TQO6UOCQ2NAXJDS65NOO4S4W5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T18:41:12.159Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KTVNA3UM6JC5LHZC4BZDOYOMHY.jpg?auth=8edce6ae5034d232af773212586170ab81e7f4c80b9ed4d6a3285eb0469dd815&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Council member Mark Conway, left, and U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-city-property-taxes-cut-homeowner-real-estate-P3CMKT5ITNB4DMREYXFFVVEPBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T16:57:56.73Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WHXEFYMUPBCZVIAK7P6JABGY2U.JPG?auth=0fd0bad357b963fdc507ef45a244259933a1d3235f0a2464bc6019ebba70e4db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore homeowners could see a small property tax cut, thanks to a compromise approved by City Council and Mayor Brandon Scott this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/the-wren-fells-point-restaurant-sale-4UWRAXJQGRDD3KM2XBDJ3UKGEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T15:50:21.555Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DXUZDPXK5NCFPNDR4UH2SMCIFY.JPG?auth=e7df113dbfc6ae7f8b194390378a493cd2dab45d469ff27dc8121a9cf9ce4452&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1903</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An antique clock from Liverpool is seen behind the bar at The Wren.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-bullpen-struggles-keegan-akin-ARLBAMQVEZH7HMGBCWME3PGX2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T15:16:45.096Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y6FNHRCKANBCNCGODLF5DDTISY.png?auth=6bd188effea1f9cd3aab2a490c723127ca82a62e5c57491255ac848f7005e644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/ocean-city-rules-violations-HPRIXEUGHJEX5DHWZ6NWZHS5A4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T15:00:02.714Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DYS5643OMVBQLNGURJJKNFSW7U.JPG?auth=e21e482878b63cfc642fd7da1e4025c30b870899dd87e6e87ef4ea6a20c7230e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ocean City police are prepared to hand out serious consequences to visitors who violate beach rules this summer. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/black-fathers-day-baltimore-mental-emotional-health-VOOORNJW7REV3JN3H2ELAGTGNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T14:49:53.964Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M5NYV2IBBBDHNGEUVBRNJTMOWM.JPG?auth=d08c4ae116360450c7f5661b334853e268ec404cd097e117096ea41246b0f0e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyra Harris and Jeffrey Scruggs are part of an initiative called Kickback for Kings that is a celebration of Black men and addresses the issues surrounding Black fatherhood. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/us-iran-deal-end-war-FCVKGCRH6NHXFE5PU6XEBLJFO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T13:58:12.708Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5KKAJNHIKNCDRMWCQBVJMKRCFE.jpg?auth=efd9c15eaaf492761c9b5d0ab6b1dcfa021df5f463423aedcf4bee0dc1084099&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Much of the agreement would restore the status quo before the war, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial passage for the world’s oil and natural gas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-gunnar-henderson-dustin-lind-2OOHJYAUV5C7PL2ZUKMWKH2HGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T13:00:03.411Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IF5TJ74AB5BTFNOCOF62Z5JLOM.jpg?auth=bbd572fd90145b1e4dc929b219a3d8323fa0db1c4acc977f1cbdfb067199cd1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4649&amp;height=3099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson has 15 home runs and a .713 OPS.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/eastpoint-mall-closing-dundalk-baltimore-county-KMLA2KQALZD4ND2QQBNVPXGL5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T12:45:51.082Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XOENP3U2AZA6LOMKWD5EGMAIDE.JPG?auth=32bf31784bed74cab51b434020686e820f9ed75fb9d235c3cc819b205419bd4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eastpoint Mall is one of the Baltimore area’s first shopping centers and has been open since 1956.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-bullpen-coach-dustin-glant-work-ethic-EKFKQSIX6VCQVJ5TQJDYKOSLAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T12:30:01.9Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JSG76ARPI5GBRE3IQVLTXSZHOY.jpg?auth=fb3592260a881f1b4ae54cc769413da61f969b04040bc78bbfde8da1c190a3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3539&amp;height=2359</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas talks to bullpen coach Dustin Glant, right, during a spring training practice in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/shina-parker-integrity-title-real-estate-baltimore-obituary-GOSIR63JUBG6TAJSBEEQ5Q63FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T11:16:09.929Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QWTVVOHR5VCIVHG3RNSD6BEHD4.JPG?auth=d567504bedf4ebceab6c51c5150db34ce817c74eba327c2ada0143c65ec87f96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shina Parker, a devoted mother who enjoyed dancing and volunteering, died May 28. She was 63.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/pride-vandalism-charlotte-elliott-and-the-bookstore-next-door-GO4H7DWAANBETDZGO37BWUMISU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T11:00:04.544Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4QJECHMI7VC6XMQVJ6Z2GGOGEA.jpg?auth=5542f23bf82059486b1f1528d310ee70ed12b783a82513a72729bf48433ffedc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4634&amp;height=3089</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thousands took to Charles Street to march in the Baltimore Pride parade or watch from the sidewalks Saturday. In the Hampden neighborhood, though, a bookstore’s Pride display was vandalized.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-juneteenth-afram-fathers-day-NACDQSWXUZEBHAW25YIDZ3R3JM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T10:30:01.079Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ITXITM4BZVA3NFLIMRXNUDVKZU.JPG?auth=e082a14a958d53b1201c4d60d68b65e76816772a5cc07e79ed7eab0caa82fe74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4049&amp;height=2187</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cali Leahy dances at AFRAM's 2023 celebration in Druid Hill Park. The festival, now in its 50th year, will take place in the same location this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/columbia-association-pools-splash-pad-RD5XNNEJYZB25KRZGKN3CJLREE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T09:30:00.537Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OKAAOQWTDVBHPF33UOIY56VZ6E.JPG?auth=cd02ead3cebb454d5fc1a6720026bea01747a3cc48765fe9be1dbd70a1970518&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Columbia Association executive proposed turning one of the community’s 23 neighborhood pools into a splash park, sparking one of the most heated debates of 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/maryland-carefirst-insurance-fraud-avraham-rappaport-eliezer-VAIY2VZ3CZDUJKCF4PK7TCKT2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T09:30:01.533Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U45MIDFF5G33O5LYYY4RIATSU.JPG?auth=1922dd418ebd5e28479dba1c8f40f6e43ce49cdfa30b21ed2ac74f9ed05d2c9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CareFirst is accusing two brothers of what it called a “health insurance fraud conspiracy of breathtaking scale and audacity.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/kelley-rogers-maryland-republicans-WDARPJHPE5FDNHYKC2VTR3SW6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T09:30:01.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7TJ5AXNWGZD6HHDP7ZPNRD27WI.jpg?auth=4ad15ebd027d0ace1f8337bee12cca0b3bbfd518ccce20196fc6ac8e66f4ef30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Council candidate Nino Mangione, right, shakes hands with his campaign consultant Kelley Rogers during an Early Voting Meet and Greet event at Brookside Market earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mariners-kyle-bradish-12-strikeouts-AFVRU3A6B5B4JM5LJFORZRXBC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T05:30:16.024Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DGM2ZF2CAZBAXPJRIBBOZDKUFQ.jpg?auth=cc816d4c8ddb649f08b085383f9854b9023b984e35918cd489be5d8b5c290772&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5193&amp;height=3462</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish, with catcher Adley Rutschman, allowed one run on five hits in 7 2/3 innings Wednesday night at Seattle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/jayden-daniels-washington-commanders-offense-injury-XTDNS3EQA5BC3F2RDCC5NSO5AI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T01:12:50.085Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C75QDGYY3BDYNKIRP5KIFUJWO4.jpg?auth=0d22d846339b3c9b6286c267a8ece8215e10484b3d64036ef7ab826a33e05ccb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jayden Daniels was the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2024 but played only seven games last season because of injuries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/chris-van-hollen-maryland-presidential-run-2028-PCEVAKASEBF6VIRUS4L6ARH5SE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T00:44:00.007Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LN6SK2ZJNZAWRFKVT466563LKU.jpg?auth=fc43651ebdab09b1d1ff6183429f1a53b7d81006c25561d4c5d2b372fc51e4a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland speaks to a resident at the Polk County Streak Fry in September.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-farmers-market-mount-vernon-opening-june-25-I5UOXIGDEZEYVMAZO2VRXDAKGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T00:26:21.233Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PIP5B7GGGFHA3G6GPYYKP3I45M.JPG?auth=acb4c61f8817007d8f3e571e8fc036131a40329dfacc0eed77c4c06c08d072f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood. Organizers say locally grown fruits and vegetables, herbs, meats and more will be available at the new farmers market.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/tropical-storm-aurthur-gulf-coast-flooding-LHCY5YNDKZFPJF2DY76JYTILGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T00:17:28.808Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TXRO7SUF3VEYVMTSFFDLEMSV3Q.jpg?auth=889ead59ce6a192215750cc3de3969e628c6bca698ff9e8a609ca0633cab399d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officials urged millions of people along the Gulf Coast to take the storm seriously amid warnings that it could dump dangerous amounts of rain in some areas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/lacey-eden-first-maryland-player-pwhl-draft-YQGLRQJULBBSHI5ERD52MAYIWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T23:31:53.25Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4E7HS4TO55CBVIB4QM2VFQ5DUM.jpg?auth=7589d70504507fe3715bb85ee4dbb6f30157efe12e807d9e972c022f7e85e067&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5937&amp;height=3958</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United States forward Lacey Eden skates against Canada during a women's Rivalry Series game in San Jose, Calif., in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/baltimore-city/baltimore-city-board-of-education-VQ2HDEGH7VDUHIWO6RX5W7UXTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T23:15:32.916Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOMYN3G5JBDFNSZC7E4JBLSAU.png?auth=f08559e6ce48274ce163032ce3224549174cf159be967595a21488e90549ec33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore City]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/md-senate/maryland-senate-district-41-OIEI5TRUINDHLO4BKRSCE47L3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T23:10:52.035Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOMYN3G5JBDFNSZC7E4JBLSAU.png?auth=f08559e6ce48274ce163032ce3224549174cf159be967595a21488e90549ec33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore City]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-house-of-delgates-gambling-pac-political-ads-HKCP4JFZJVHF3HQXHL2B6XL62Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:58:14.077Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SKJAPK3I3ZCQVGMPWYIMKDP5NM.jpg?auth=41f2800cf2efe4d22eeba7d056b83a394ece5e2525c095a06bf9a37cb6aa0003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4215&amp;height=2810</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A political action committee funded by sports betting companies has spent more than $645,000 attacking two Democrats running for the House of Delegates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-lose-royals-6-2-zack-littell-R3H3FVSDERC7TOI4XV4F2U25FA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:48:08.392Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJXRKJPQJBCXZAAUSWXDHPWSPY.jpg?auth=081fc88eb13f41d5351f261eb9ce16e29c2111558e009670ed4fa3934dacdc44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals starting pitcher Zack Littell allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harford-county-teachers-assaulted-5ZRRZ62GOZDHZIND43QRSENDAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:22:55.346Z</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 Harford County Sheriff’s Office took a student into custody at Roye-Williams Elementary School on Wednesday after what authorities say was an assault on staff members.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-land-acquisition-high-school-elkridge-RF75DBCNCBAFXAGTXXERQKM75E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T19:32:16.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FR45X4BJXFBJ3KPBIZTB5K6S4I.jpg?auth=04f7e4e433ce0c28beb31fb4184fc07979aa6f590189cf5686b402e04995f844&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4096</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Executive Calvin Ball speaks at Wednesday's press conference to announce that a site has been secured for a new high school at Troy Park in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/coast-guard-severn-river-viral-video-runaway-boat-maryland-KVLQTZEKZFEXPHBRB3HM7XLDHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T19:29:56.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3ZYTYCANU5GMZMVHTU6Q3J6LTY.JPG?auth=1451c65a231a93dac83cf59d4bf027ba03409ff05b84fc404729e4b31ed0a1d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A spokesperson for the Coast Guard said that the boater was ejected after executing a high-speed turn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/kalin-rytina-stroke-panama-RKLRKCRFFNBIXITDUQMGRGARFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:53:42.626Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T2IJGZ7D4JCRBJ2REQHX52Y54U.jpg?auth=14e2e5b0cfacb6941b18756ba6faf18f2d347169096ebdfbd3375806a846c56f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=804</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kalin Rytina, of Carroll County, suffered a medical emergency while traveling and was hospitalized in Panama.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/african-american-history-museum-terri-lee-freman-retires-ZCCPWI4KAVGZDLYNZYTEMNOCZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:19:35.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CFJC6FHOAFBL5MMY2Y4AOVFU5Q.JPG?auth=e27ccb21d91f62845138b998c6ec753c748c5575f9bd8f04ace10b220b155215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Reginald F. Lewis Museum President Terri Lee Freeman will retire later this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/afram-baltimore-festival-black-culture-50-years-JF2C3RH4JVAS7IYOH7NXA7BLZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:19:20.744Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Y4L5JAWEBG4REQFIDM6ZNZEQI.JPG?auth=3a8a8b6b1415a437a7b1f48462ebe9e8537b5f53ea80ff7ab55edc6e701adf51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=850&amp;height=566</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A performance at the Afro-American (AFRAM) Exposition at Charles Center and Hopkins Plaza in Baltimore in August of 1977.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-detective-suspended-murder-case-R6SK47QPKREBJOH4326T56AEWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:09:35.687Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police Detective Storm Sheckells is suspended after he looked through a cellphone linked to a murder case without a search warrant — and later lied about it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-missing-boy-human-services-wes-moore-tristan-king-ivan-bates-YOOJXDM5KBGNRIEOQPDEENYANY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T17:59:51.77Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EWY23RCCUFCKNBBF652B6U72T4.JPG?auth=8cdc3c4793922aeba7940dfe14765ac890069330de7e66ff19e5a03fc219bd6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denise Day, the great-aunt of 9-year-old Tristan King, had been the only person facing accountability for Tristan’s case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-maga-nino-mangione-blackface-VBMGASNNARCYDFIVG3BPQFQUFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T17:25:26.058Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VQLV6VCQPNG4XC6YMSPM3Y424M.jpg?auth=7cd858b4e8cb499c3002a5752cc3531d26f198a98f5787806f811f2233578590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The coarsening discourse, attention-grabbing tactics, and efforts to out-MAGA one’s opponent in the Baltimore County Republican primary mirror national politics. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/melesse-semegne-sex-assault-charges-fenote-training-academy-PM2BZWUOWFHD5EO5N6QVUZ4NRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T17:11:49.139Z</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:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/joni-holifield-heartsmiles-baltimore-youth-nonprofit-obituary-PV7SAX32FJDIBONAROMG4I5EDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:12:12.09Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BAGCFUU4RFHWFESWKL2FTJP7UQ.jpg?auth=a89fb44aa6976ca4523c51778bf9d4b7e6c5c406c81bab6a61f86bd72e246727&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1247&amp;height=1559</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joni Holifield was the Baltimore Ravens' 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-fired-federal-workers-donald-trump-candidates-P2CA3AFE6JH67GQQPUZJE3XXAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:02:33.028Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JSAZOIAL7NGBVFYHTG6PRZUAIQ.jpg?auth=366092dd96bf9f4c843f63967fc80b08c0ea33055ffaae2f6c4fd38a6b548023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The candidates hail from the FBI, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the National Institutes of Health. They’ve represented America overseas as diplomats and on disaster response teams, and aided in historic criminal investigations, including of President Donald Trump.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-trial-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-PKS5I5TOBNBHZM3ZPB32H7GGMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:00:42.165Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VGMRPUL2X5HX7C767PLT7ZAOFI.jpg?auth=1733bb765f6470ea4127d4b44be9e12efb821c76d74ce07f1608e85c66ad0d12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-schools-superintendent-finalists-EKTY6SSL7BECLF5ZO54GAX4SVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T15:38:25.697Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W2SDVXAIMVHNHCII3GLJM24JXE.JPG?auth=9e1c9e9ae68e6da2e718cb8f88c0d5cfb18363d6370e8e4c34c04498dae422c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four finalists for Baltimore County schools superintendent speak to community members during a panel in Baltimore on Tuesday evening. From left, candidates David Sovine, Edward Ryans, Penelope Martin-Knox and William Heiser. Moderator Alena Zachery-Ross is seated center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/santelises-legacy-fund-raises-450-thousand-52WDXXVB7JBGJFNMIBIQOQS63Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T14:59:05.829Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FT3IICFIZJDR5BI7DGATVQSGAE.jpg?auth=3ce15c96475398c52956c916c4f8909257c1996334b1ff689c22a92435c7280b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises will leave her post this month after 10 years. A fund named after her will continue to boost education for the city's high schoolers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/gaithersburg-muddy-branch-road-VG3EIX2P5NEOFEKOG7FMFD6PHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T14:28:45.218Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republican-governor-cox-hale-AEH7YRQPWNHA7CRVY4LFVKOTXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T14:00:01.955Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAGBBU4ADJGW5GWKJVBN4SBR2Y.jpg?auth=641b487a6643261e1fd454a82143027932c00619e1ac462e404218919e73a318&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican candidates Dan Cox, left, a former state delegate, and Ed Hale Sr., the owner of the Baltimore Blast and a retired banker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/dalya-attar-malcolm-ruff-baltimore-maryland-senate-race-4CPDO4MRUNAYXGKZI3II2FDGEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T13:38:24.62Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KUJSKWJKYJGKNCOWIXD2FH7NPA.jpg?auth=2c659741b49720cdbec09e83451e0556f165466457d8a9ab1f81ab9345c98532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Smallwood, seen here in 2022, says he’s seeing a double standard in the way Black lawmakers have been treated compared to state Sen. Dalya Attar.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-win-royals-6-4-nasim-nunez-AKUKMUSRMJD5VFWQ4JYCIO4TRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T13:04:31.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T7MC7YT6HJACLAPXQNJXW5NBVY.jpg?auth=d3ef18dd3f69134371fa94175e0655a4a0d2c9fd53d9c85ef95f65dd868cb1f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3835&amp;height=2556</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' Nasim Nuñez beats the tag by Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia for an RBI triple during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/donald-trump-reflecting-pool-QUZGXZGSSNANNJXE3OIHZIDQRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T13:03:46.891Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ETA5LN7A4NCSTHAAQRM2E5GPGM.jpg?auth=b98d1d1b38c788c61e2c950614156a68b7a7a626d6570ba87bc12c1e409ab290&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3936&amp;height=2632</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the National Park Service clean algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-seattle-mariners-3-1-brandon-young-JEMK5M5BVZH6HCYP7EN2R5MUJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T12:56:37.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALLBPFA7OFCBXBAQXSDGG37NEA.jpg?auth=4f6a0a0656ad565cb554f792e4a012e7d17c1b6c40a56814b14eaa4c44e7cf7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6955&amp;height=4639</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seattle Mariners' Colt Emerson scores ahead of the tag from Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman during the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/ebola-hantavirus-maryland-vaccine-center-R4QOZRNVSZCLBCCVYGWVTMG37Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T09:30:00.55Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4G74S2MADZHA5IVW7Q4KX5N7TE.JPG?auth=43e96f01cfcd29de0ec15fa1b174a0f9ab6cf65a072034f34782f4564fc0cb0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2047</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stefan Kappe, a malaria researcher, was recently named director of the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/chatgpt-ai-restaurants-food-photography-DRANOQEY2BCJRFY2FTMUOMFDG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T09:30:00.365Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6ZYUD5GL2VDNPKSPINAUAXR3HE.png?auth=69fbd576da9bc63a2d0591181b66cf45b9531244c0f744cd60ce4b77639aa1f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1352&amp;height=992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[PJ’s Coffee owner Yagnesh Mehta used ChatGPT to design a Mother’s Day promotion for his cafe, as well as a flyer advertising it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/prince-georges-county-candidates-data-center-development-C37LLAP775BA7MX27H4XNCFKWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T09:30:00.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SLTPKGZABNHVZDLVQN3TAVOXN4.jpg?auth=964ffd45fa210a2b9920ea0d199210a687353003bf41da9c00030dc03486d791&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council member Jolene Ivey during a council meeting in May. Ivey used to think data centers would be good for the county, but now she is more skeptical.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/izzy-patoka-flyers-baltimore-county-council-photos-2EULM5JMLNGDFFFGDAP24RHMOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T01:47:50.666Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YX372YAV3NEXRE3MMW5LZV3FVI.jpg?auth=cffe6929376396ef7c7bbc4bece89228ce94e2871b1b3fd1eade28c1943f5bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2038</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County council member Izzy Patoka speaks at a press conference on Monday defending his campaign flyer featuring photos of council candidates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-public-schools-charter-school-settlement-education-bcps-L43NTSGJKVDKTKTAKWKNNOJ4OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T01:42:48.667Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6TMSVLLSBZA2XOAO5OE2GZP6JQ.JPG?auth=6d62126a1903b8ebfc3df34502ca773630bd71fc0ec6daf80648a92c617686fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6391&amp;height=4261</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City school board voted Tuesday to end years of fighting over how it funds its charter schools. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/nazir-bell-towson-university-missing-swimmer-potomac-river-744CKIVZIZCM5CA3BBMMTPK3UY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T00:55:22.479Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IL3WZZURQRCFPFJS5FAGWOX74E.jpeg?auth=337de69ba5f7ddff012fa16c46bcf3fd8bc7d1e55f2f4108c11951d953051984&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Search crews on Tuesday recovered the body of a swimmer who was reported missing on Sunday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-closer-ryan-hesley-injury-update-4SHNLDY4NRH7TBU4THRYBC3XME/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T00:52:36.224Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S44C2S445ZFN7HSKD5NO4OHCRM.jpg?auth=046150db55657a0dc7b4437469e317b1d11a4aa18253d4f034c3a12ed74337a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3535&amp;height=2357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles closer Ryan Helsley is rejoining the team after elbow inflammation sidelined him in April. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-minicamp-dyami-brown-2VWA6UCY7FHN3JDP57SHOITTHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T23:57:24.948Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HUIC52U25NCI5L5AUF6NOJHNWI.jpg?auth=f4bc94ec5cf551757462c00e71cfb155b157aeda3acd001c3394ccd6fe1ca0a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5908&amp;height=3939</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders wide receiver Dyami Brown works out during practice on June 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-democratic-party-ads-republican-primary-dan-cox-ed-hale-HXSTDHAVIRBNXLGM4SLACQZDEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T23:40:58.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PRGQXLQDWRAJTN7SGH5L5CZI6M.jpg?auth=03e8f3e703b568a0bd40f481afe9cf57bdb4ff58ddd1ffdb6366059ad648e6a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Still images from a pair of video ads from incumbent Gov. Wes Moore’s campaign against Republican candidates Ed Hale, left, and Dan Cox, which are running on Fox News and Facebook.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dali-crew-key-bridge-baltimore-JJMRCAMNQJH7BCVSM2XU5KPSXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T21:13:41.791Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MUK2XQ7WTBBHJADANWTGY5WQZY.jpg?auth=32ad32be2648e6a56b71ba5f3484fec7541e590ba76b185df8b929b084f3005c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2830&amp;height=1887</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A crew member who was aboard the Dali cargo ship and his attorney Owen Duffy leave the court in Baltimore on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fake-cop-pulls-over-real-cop-silver-spring-maryland-OYK32DS6EJBFFPCGC2KY7JGCFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T20:30:24.045Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SW7XVCGCCZABXB5LUKUAJC2CJI.webp?auth=5c1fa473a3b452e4b4d95d9f26f57cc63096e67d7f7994f2c1a2a5a3f0e16b27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1752&amp;height=1392</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melvin Andrew Pinkney Jr., of California, Maryland, was driving a Ford Taurus when he was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly posing as an officer after he pulled over a Montgomery County Police officer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-zoning-veto-pittman-hummer-volke-ILMLPDFU7VAQ7D2GCUXJSNYHDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T20:14:26.49Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQQ5GAJTCREWBNTV3OMVJPXDTY.jpg?auth=9ed6c6ca32dc3fdc0c959abb8fa2e7e1bdfcbc0755512a0f12d024175b73440d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7253&amp;height=4835</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Council members Nathan Volke and Allison Pickard listen to County Executive Steuart Pittman during a budget presentation in 2025. Volke and Pickard both voted, with a supermajority of the council, to override zoning vetoes by Pittman.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-campaign-finance-friedson-XUB5Y4PZ4FG3RGQDJKIXAANPFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T19:46:28.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FJ4TK4ISWZBSZA5NO6AKQJJKRI.jpg?auth=03ae2e9324283496ac3eca72d6aaedebd08dedbc865fab06177f0080f89a82a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council members Evan Glass, Will Jawando, and Andrew Friedson during the “Reimagining White Oak: Montgomery County Executive Candidate Forum” in Silver Spring in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-third-base-analysis-coby-mayo-blaze-alexander-VKGL5YZPUVBGTNQQV3M2YNZERQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:47:23.741Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALGXUUSMTVGB5J2TG2PXOOAIGI.jpg?auth=86f0c96e9e8a26ea9b5b3343b72d89e24772a83d76ea4038eea85ebd299a66cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4686&amp;height=3124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coby Mayo, left, celebrates with Blaze Alexander, right, after scoring on an RBI hit by Sam Huff during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/silver-spring-couple-murder-mother-turned-in-5P6G2MXNY5HB7NJA43NPGVZEFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:33:35.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4AKS2RTTDZDMZPZ6CFXBXIJSCI.jpg?auth=ecb121bde01e97f6856ea4b1b025c64b72178e6af2149684e1076e9eb546fb62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4257&amp;height=2838</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The logo for the Montgomery County Police Department seen on the exterior of the District 3 headquarters in Colesville, Md. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-drops-deportation-us-citizen-maryland-woman-EG2DPO3UG5B6XGPS6D6336SZNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:13:27.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LVFYHBMG6ZC2TGX7QQDCCYWQ34.jpg?auth=f903d0e24cd603a6ba72db67f6410e0591fe042321c70533b0841a3afa600770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=317&amp;height=212</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales’ legal team said she was placed in deportation proceedings despite showing immigration officials her Maryland birth certificate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/bobby-lapin-bill-ferguson-maryland-primary-PH726TXKFVCZDMKRISFW6DPTK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T17:11:50.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYJQU3RBCVBHPH4TQ54IFESNXI.jpg?auth=8b3ecefab67dc2d8048f17f424dfaaa74ba6effaf5edffc2b2182b7023efc9d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5183&amp;height=3455</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby LaPin, left, speaks with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson following a 46th District candidate forum in Baltimore earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/baltimore-influencer-bobby-lapin-bill-ferguson-primary-election-QRSSJUPRTVHEBO2MHKXOIIJRIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T17:10:38.901Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6T5XLV4IUNBDLMZFP4JJZNEXH4.JPG?auth=f2103d51ea500399393777d975108459f10245dcad99fca2dfc6b865670dd77e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby LaPin, who runs a sailboat charter business with his wife, will challenge Senate President Bill Ferguson in the Democratic primary in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/wizards-draft-party-pick-john-wall-washington-B7VR45JGTFC57PHDWBZTDCCODA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T16:56:26.088Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XEQPYVSWMRDHVC7CO3R3YOUFLI.jpg?auth=f65fbd7153c9407dd742e9372815050969ff449e6314d541fbf21dd5ea988610&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4180&amp;height=2786</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Washington Wizards guard John Wall, left, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum pose after Tatum announced the Wizards had won the No. 1 pick in the May 10 draft lottery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-hearing-delay-baltimore-unitedhealth-RBSO3XCKGJBPPGTQ65AA356FMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:50:27.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6YR5JVPCJEDXDB5BVFLALPNHM.jpg?auth=87dac387cda1722122264ba708542665df5b39673a089f91e2dfd03bb60a649d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2302&amp;height=1535</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty in both state and federal cases and could spend his life in prison if convicted in either.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-bigfoot-middle-river-sasquatch-6GHIUUYFBFD3TGP4ZESEPGKOKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:40:46.197Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SSUBRVWLRF4HHLDV4SI75RPAQ.JPG?auth=b7e943fd06d7c4c26e97cbf5f729bd1c64ae76c595576370738754f601b65f07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8105&amp;height=5403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joshua Bell outside a pumping station where there was a Bigfoot sighting by a married couple in 1976 in Middle River.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/aisha-braveboy-prince-georges-county-campaign-finance-B6P7F2M2RZDTRFEWBSLDHHN2DI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:26:30.547Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VGQ4SYF6WVDVNJT3Y4FMH3APVY.JPG?auth=8e1b6fd47272f77eff043904312c9913f5a8ff249e3b61108050cebebe0be1ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy raised more than $234,000 in less than a month, according to campaign finance reports. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/odenton-fatal-crash-amelia-knuckey-anne-arundel-U6FDF4UOJBCFVOSDM227AM7DWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:24:30.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XSIA3XUAXVGOVBDFSMIAR7KP7M.JPG?auth=7b83fc3f714ac035db07ecd01ea93f8f6cb4537b5846d4c50ef1a72f6fb82df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1909</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police said an 85-year-old woman was killed Monday afternoon in a car crash in Odenton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-ice-legal-restrictions-explainer-HQ6X3XMPJVBSPOTJQMQ4GEMDQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:30:59.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVK4EQKNKZEVZG5JU7N6ZDXBFU.jpg?auth=bc9d426e29a50f3a2a4c6fe12db8799c4427a659ca1091f1ef529c59ef9242dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5278&amp;height=3519</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters march around the perimeter of Patterson Park a day after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a student’s parents on Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School’s temporary campus in East Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-county-executive-judicial-campaign-contributions-ONFXW7DFD5DZFGCZGRIAM7577Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:18:07.035Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PGZDOUYLMBCM3DPY2X7BJ6P5UQ.jpg?auth=fb5b7439e12c469f43b93039d10a916ef929b6b31a55652fba3bea2007fb3038&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outside the Moyer Recreation Center at Truxtun Park in Annapolis, signs for candidates remind anyone passing that it’s election time.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-executive-primary-democrats-FFAW6JBPGVEIZNSSX6S3NZG3DE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T13:00:00.678Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNSIATUK7NAVNFEFU4CTESPBII.jpg?auth=653ccd8ea26c60513ef7aefd957c3d1f757383cd042de69fd049366b745128cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4831&amp;height=3221</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County executive candidates Allison Pickard, Pete Smith and James Kitchin listen to a question during a forum on affordable housing and development in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/padres-discipline-gunnar-henderson-hit-by-pitch-5FCZK33UQZBCBDNEQYFREUSC7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:58:06.801Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HYVZBBRC4BHTRK2SYSHH6N2HIE.jpg?auth=53172a709739c59b122e1149cc75a488d39a01f675e79014658d6e6f8581402d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Padres manager Craig Stammen argues with umpire Chris Conroy after pitcher Ron Marinaccio, foreground, is ejected in the ninth inning of Saturday's game. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-beat-royals-7-3-three-straight-wins-GKCSEF5AYNB4TNFEOFP7DLAQ4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:54:52.903Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RTM6QEYF7NAGTPWAEBFLPNSRC4.jpg?auth=85ae304f849c08dbf41dfc306efa5b4c5958c6cbbc3ebc4709b57e1fe7a6ada7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals designated hitter James Wood (29) celebrates with Nasim Nuñez (26) and CJ Abrams (5) after scoring a run against the Kansas City Royals during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/great-falls-billy-goat-trail-E67EYKYBK5FG3K7QO24CYWLRK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:54:10.873Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XK7Y22WLKJE3FFV5JEAWIWDDQU.jpeg?auth=259e5eb53bdf6d99f9baecab4783137c8dd701ce156c5b764db856f5f22a20c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A search continues on Monday for a man who disappeared from a group of swimmers in the Potomac River on Sunday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/nehi-housing-land-trust-baltimore-investigation-DMYPJY2C7VAKJOMXUU2VS35JSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T11:44:28.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IK4BDCNTDVCQDIGZ4D6WKR3O6I.JPG?auth=32845c0355a68e8597b9de1c93c3ec808e4198ac04dbe90669128a867a77fa90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8505&amp;height=5670</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Garrick Good, NEHI’s leader, denied allegations of financial impropriety and criticized the city for cutting off grant funding without hearing his side of the story.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/barnes-noble-baltimore-harbor-east-F5OIUG6ZNJFFXKS2KD56WDAXGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T03:22:46.19Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCN4D266LNBYJLB4SF7KQPG3MI.jpg?auth=cc8cd39b0167cf5bfb7fce5ec5147d5f519470c5d61cda5b7b3fbc49449c71a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble will open its first Baltimore location in six years. The store is expected to open in the former Oceanaire Seafood Room later this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/wonder-woman-lynda-carter-urology-johns-hopkins-donation-maryland-IJQC3ALM7NHMJKKTIRFAGXNW4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:49:08.461Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6YVNXBCX3NDUTGIRK2JGRLLAA4.jpg?auth=495878383b8159a123bf9a2b33b2a8dae26e4e32a2abd889728f0e96917ed87d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5855&amp;height=3903</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lynda Carter, with Dr. Mohammad Allaf, director of the Johns Hopkins’ Brady Urological Institute, gifted $10 million to advance surgeries and training in the center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-farmers-spring-freeze-financial-assistance-O6APJZGXYVBVNDOIHBIJI2FV3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:46:33.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIRDOYGCNRECLOTCOH5AEWJPCU.jpg?auth=a53bf6712c31ccfedef7a95aa3a4c880108e0d1eca6269693cdf007265bde82c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black Ankle Vineyards grappled with the damage of a late-season frost that decimated its grapes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-daylen-lile-defense-prepitch-setup-PKNFBOFTPNE5HOWAGN4WHIBC3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:31:46.82Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DPVDQXGF6ZFIBL4QGH53ZOLRMM.jpg?auth=37c7c504a676bd208408360df9f369ba9dd19c5e39b5d9a6266044bba4db4ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6789&amp;height=4526</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile has eight home runs and a .744 OPS to go with his improved defense.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/b-52-crash-air-force-southern-california-HTEN555235BBNFF5WJGS2QYBJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:09:04.978Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CWLNIF4YFBGZXF5Z2DMWW6HXSI.png?auth=e88e6951fdbc770017a4e1af776bcb997e43318da4bfd8190f789ee62f50c1c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2852&amp;height=1605</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from video provided by KABC shows law enforcement responding to the scene of an aircraft crash near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/missing-boater-ocean-city-search-suspended-PVGTOU436FFMTNMMBERTYZ6QJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T23:46:12.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFROG536EVBATECUOVOZPCBIII.jpg?auth=f2dcbf4991b03358d697b23b53b02df6967a1eb20c1065982355ca1436bcbfe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for a boater who went missing off the coast of Ocean City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/key-bridge-collpase-dali-chief-engineer-charges-baltimore-QBODS2GBOVHOHGCY6NR4CLU5UY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T23:42:30.109Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QGVKPPPN7FF3FKNOKGJ3Y244LQ.JPG?auth=49b17ed1ed8747c2b0c12199a5110b871fa3918e8467bd399dec14645000b386&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Dali, shown wedged into a portion of the collapsed Key Bridge in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/fox-corp-to-buy-roku-deal-WFIZNRR5RBEOTJ44SOIDGEWSZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T22:44:07.707Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CEDVOF5KCVDXHFRBB3GG7HKMZA.jpg?auth=f26da260d9bf621645dc2577ec80b96fca293967a3bb3cc76459323c49da0eeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3360&amp;height=2240</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Media reports had surfaced on Friday that Roku was looking at its strategic options, including a possible sale.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/forever-chemicals-montgomery-county-pfas-advisory-WZIK6LJ47JBKJO4EUQ3QQLXMUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T22:40:12.049Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7YWHY5V65GVPP2RHGEVEPZBO4.jpg?auth=8f04bcf3c0b786a1b03c917ee5a02412e30261c05524f71f82bb05f7a516d85e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6374&amp;height=4250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Muddy Branch stream near Esworthy Road in Montgomery County in 2020.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/prince-georges-county-council-primary-election-results-2026-KNM4TH6AIBDTVB6P4LH7IDGRRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T21:12:33.887Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IGYI3EMBHNDWDMGO44ZSZQEYZQ.png?auth=43b8ca75fa791d5f155e707e5d5ef99cc0d430dbe83abd396ef1cc5ef02bb215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Prince George's County]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harford-county-24-magnitude-earthquake-AIVPRJR4JBAZ7BH7ZHN4ZHISHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T20:51:33.583Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5LYEPIMYQNDS5JHUP5TSF3P6IE.png?auth=dac8ee4cb245ec00875e321afc84071e26f855426aef93e87bcd8cb94aaf8827&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2152&amp;height=1210</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Geological Survey map shows the epicenter of the earthquake about 5 miles north of Bel Air.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/elections-board-jawando-campaign-clears-BLICUJQPGRAIBJMMZLWZ36NFWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T20:18:58.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NP2KP272E5AFPJ2OCTZENOAVT4.jpg?auth=4c1c9a66a37015a193a3d3b40640f55a2de7cd335d62b999328a8ea81f524213&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At-large Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando, who is running for county executive, at a candidate forum in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/father-daughter-stabbing-burtonsville-TTSW7WHXOVHIHLARVNJRUBPL4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T20:02:53.421Z</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:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/8x10-music-venue-baltimore-rising-sun-presents-cris-jacobs-SY4GN5PXYZDYHPA2Z2NJ7OQQVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T18:50:05.585Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B3DWQXPS3VBLDDGRKZW2TE6GLM.jpg?auth=972e69d79e04eb95e287624ae0683c04a456ac4c24690dc436b9128cdd169ff2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 8x10 has found new owners, allowing the Federal Hill concert venue to continue operations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/st-johns-college-president-jobs-MH2CL65BM5AQFCD5J74PGHACPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T18:37:59.561Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2MERXWQB4NA2HD3CVFYOATPU6I.JPG?auth=7a600c73949e5b11eb501a7dafe761f48a6bb0c7d6e8d1bd2d6d0ae30a508fd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The interim president of the St. John’s College Annapolis campus will step down.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/new-survey-finds-black-baltimoreans-feel-more-climate-anxiety-SBPON6EO5VAIRAYGYD5HCREYOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T17:38:57.439Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JTDBS57KXFBY7O42JS4AG6BNMI.jpg?auth=e62342754e4390c99dfd4e38dd5a392a51b7ad8d9b65ae9b1a2e5fcb0c8398b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Baltimore residents Jeffrey Barnes, Sarah Broadwater, and Kelly Cross.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>