<?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/sports/stefon-diggs-not-guilty-OJ3CTRR3ORCFLBJ5OHSANZLWQA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T23:35:23.502Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GOMIOLTPCVGBJOFTE2VRS26F34.jpg?auth=81b7852347f82ab1d6a8bebabc8ed8dbcb3d02bc5a8772644fd20f7a5e2524a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4937&amp;height=3291</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, left, is embraced after a not guilty verdict at his trial Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-loving-care-pet-cremations-yalanda-ward-probation-theft-IHMZYDZY7ZDQHBWYTSRYTLJJHI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T23:17:48.939Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6HHZYGIHJZHNJAXHR3Y6YQRN3E.JPG?auth=86a77a2c861103464f4155ce3dbe4f57a41bdb6876ec023da763ec185f7e8279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5586&amp;height=3724</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Beverly Rassen and Kia Hutchison hold pictures of their pets outside of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/melachi-brown-probation-violation-fatal-crash-interstate-695-5UDWIDSBQBGFFJMUM7JSYIXNWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T23:04:43.449Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WI2DZD3DRFBPRCZCKINNH42CAE.jpg?auth=4ae2e1f616e30d6a00d2dc3f54bd78753003c5d427b9c062bbd8e0a146738d4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3273&amp;height=2182</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melachi Brown pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to driving with a revoked license and admitted to violating his probation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/may-day-2026-maryland-protests-WFQIGPY2GNFERE4SJX7N3IBGU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T22:45:14.179Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TSFBIOZV2ZFEDORAP7TTATZN2I.jpg?auth=2bc80519f3de48ad8d8250ee9970406e155f5dc6f1a648e8ece1bd738e384846&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1948</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators march down Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore on Friday as part of a nationwide protest on May Day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-fire-department-building-collapse-eager-street-J7TY2XKD2BBRXONDLNUEZZDQIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T22:17:12.422Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KGYXY32WEVFRJDKJZID2II6DIA.jpg?auth=126c2e71ce20d598dd469d30f3c47d2fca40f43e04edf0c6f76d1c0560c0ccd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5489&amp;height=3660</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A building in East Baltimore was condemned after partially collapsing Tuesday afternoon, officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/evan-glass-data-center-moratorium-montgomery-county-ON2ZOUOHI5HJVI5VH37O4QKHOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T21:27:43.448Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VRHPMTWCRJBG5FCECPN2XIJKCQ.JPG?auth=a135971d71f9b9e6d7bf3cc16475fb835036a399a2fcc8df8b21cf6719948440&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign brought by an attendee to a February community forum on data centers with county leaders hosted by Montgomery County Council Executive Marc Elrich in February in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-urban-pirates-fells-point-sedona-house-2JMTLJLBCRBH7INUMIOUQCFYBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T21:03:44.052Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OUWAYHICF5GLHA5FGSVOYEIHQY.jpg?auth=9dea86b296c9e2e31f8009ecaa896656b2ff4bed69fe49ee04a2a51a2e309063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7513&amp;height=5156</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A vibe clash between the Urban Pirates, seen here, and wellness studio The Sedona House has been simmering for months.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-county-car-street-takeover-WFVUHHKJZZAGTIBUIBRCYC5AAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T20:36:16.626Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LLOP2IKVX5F25NE4UWB2SN6YX4.jpg?auth=c999c653becfdcca9946de0c73bbc6a1166ceecc4db94c77cf08d1ecba5c9881&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The bill was championed by council member Wanika Fisher, chair of the public safety, health and human services committee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/anne-arundel-school-weapon-detection-ai-JZN7UGITUJFBJI3JFOB7RYIOCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T20:36:08.122Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ORU24RNOPNHRPNLYX6ZWZAMV34.jpg?auth=a25e0ee0ce55928c3850c403ef2ee347694ff6f4aa5272384446747c89c865b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students walk through a CEIA Opengate weapons detection system at a Florida school in 2024. Anne Arundel’s trial run with the system comes nearly three months after a Glen Burnie elementary student accidentally discharged a gun in class.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-town-center-baltimore-county-7CSCGTZ6MRGCLKY2SOMT3JTPB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T20:15:43.015Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TUEHOQP3XRCSTDUJPVJA5QGHXI.JPG?auth=f8fd8f8fa309d27a2a7f74b21820a104845f0d58cac286f4958de60c8a0b24d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2030</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man and a teenager were arrested and charged with assault, armed robbery, armed carjacking and unlawfully taking a vehicle, according to police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-laws-hoarding-case-NUJVDGG6FZD6DKCX5EWJZBQU5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T19:40:27.888Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NIIIETUCRAFDFRHVFCSBTYYGI.JPG?auth=f6fe5887f3619dc0c1ad47d943ad452c15d45c21d215b4cb04a1ce296bbbc2ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1911</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Animal Services personnel remove a dog from a home in Halethorpe where dozens of animals were seized in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pasadena-buccaneers-embezzlement-charge-anne-arundel-J3R32FWTPBHZJHF5WKRG5LCYBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T19:20:07.168Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LXKNRS5FJGD3NUFWIH75C4GVM.JPG?auth=d5f511935ffc6e2fd1cc00ff7e5e5ac544d0c80601aceacda4a715b55784c355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Pasadena woman was charged with spending funds from the youth sports club for which she served as treasurer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-public-schools-2026-budget-IYHUNNC4FNEHLKOPUV2WMTLLBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T18:20:06.792Z</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 will vote on next year’s budget Tuesday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/mcps-montgomery-county-public-schools-budget-cuts-7J7I2OSHGNG47E6EP47NBCCWU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T18:12:15.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MY53ZVMV7RFNNI4F57JYYS3IEI.jpg?auth=7280806c14af6ce5bcfcdde18782c488eb5737902861727a676073505cf06acb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council is considering ways to plug a $152 million hole in the budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/national-zoo-baby-elephant-katharine-hope-linh-mai-GNAT3QQHDRBX5J2V6U2HWNKO2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T18:05:11.754Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGID7ZE2H5GRZD65OMCD2FNJTE.jpg?auth=b2f54517ba27336ab119cbadb0b1409872055cbc791f3b1895406bef30826604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Katharine Hope, a veterinarian at the National Zoo, feeds baby Asian elephant Linh Mai at the Elephant Community Center inside the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/potomac-river-kayaker-dies-william-caulfield-lankford-ON5QTPQ5ZRBZHE6BZ5BC72YS6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T17:34:33.269Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T3STUFGICBGTFPHQREINT3E7NU.jpg?auth=66eaf74aa46c091e7960686c12d15d3a4a1577bc9c0153e118220d0ec51f808f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2047&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 22-year-old man died Sunday while kayaking the Potomac River near Great Falls.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/andre-de-shields-tony-awards-IPUW6FLAMFE7PH277H2E5LCS6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T16:26:14.688Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HP2F274HDJB7HOYGQUALROUHDE.jpg?auth=27e11d9f91c1932233242862ddb076a6e0ba0a534e5e636620b80b36108fc7a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4572&amp;height=3048</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[André De Shields with his Tony Award after winning best featured actor in a musical in 2019.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/amy-sherald-met-gala-dress-miss-everything-UWCNFYQYHBBSBDGVDKAGAE4INE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T15:59:40.918Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MCC3IFSBQFACXC6YPS5FTRAK4A.jpg?auth=43104f0b20c4a2aa6766c878f7973e4309f6b53a006d989ca2b1fe09746030a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3887&amp;height=5831</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amy Sherald arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of the “Costume Art” exhibition on Monday in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/timonium-attorney-mark-ryan-VM3JT66GYNAMFEV6V32BTP4QHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T14:45:09.221Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TZV7YCGGYRAF5NCJ5VLSQ53E7A.jpg?auth=fe462d4e5ff4c7f48e5c270f92b3da9b22760d71d8f976a363682a66b7afb7f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A home in the Millgate community of Phoenix, where a domestic dispute occurred Saturday afternoon that left 74-year-old lawyer Robert MacMeekin dead, Baltimore County Police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-sweep-jon-meoli-73NICOB5J5EMVGGXHHDRXJ34W4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T14:42:18.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T33NEEHQOVHL7PYXTET2AQJU4Q.jpg?auth=a179b8f86227c870d887a69f11e6210c75f4982b8a4b9dffca5d13dcc56adb00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5143&amp;height=3429</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Lou Trivino speaks to teammates during the eighth inning of Monday night’s game against the Yankees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-potential-free-fall-G6DIC34OYBEYZFNIKMDBFEHB6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T14:41:13.89Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z6NORHF3BJAWZBDRNIGIE7GLX4.jpg?auth=d723842a7be20a12d07f373ff9e8476902b3f79f0903671a659008903f95bf61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starting pitcher Shane Baz reacts after surrendering a two-run home run to New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge in the first inning of Monday night's game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-harbor-swimming-waterfront-partnership-DRXKAEREPJGCPGWX4B2VFJN6RM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T14:11:55.064Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ER23BG6KJDYNO4V32TEFJC4BU.jpg?auth=5812f136b1ce85623bacf1f22700c85707a416736e6387478bdff9cff3317212&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3471&amp;height=2314</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some 150 people jumped into Baltimore Harbor near Fells Point during an inaugural swim in June of 2024. Organizers this summer plan to hold Harbor Splash as “a series of pop-ups,” with event dates announced about a week in advance. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-yankees-12-1-series-sweep-PPBPQRYDIFDUVEFJIDGWMNJNII/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T13:49:29.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YHUHVG4P6JAUXLFJ2TTZEMRIW4.jpg?auth=42d8084729f10f3bc3bb4d50a3c66bd4d042e14903e4c324cb9c367b1adcfd06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6545&amp;height=4363</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York Yankees designated hitter Jasson Domínguez, bottom, successfully slides into home to score on a wild pitch by Orioles starting pitcher Shane Baz during the sixth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mike-elias-save-the-season-PFHIOI2BQJBHVNOP6RLR7P7RRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T13:44:09.346Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6DBVQEICVNB3HC47GTSSVPHYKQ.jpg?auth=8bc5943210e22cbdd5845f3fbb7ac0ab4a77cd8c7651d9df23f78097c217c2e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4889&amp;height=3259</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias, left, observes batting practice ahead of a spring training game against the New York Yankees in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/truck-hit-united-airlines-plane-landing-new-jersey-7HSHYNNL6BEDBJCVZBZ57MBC2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T13:05:06.748Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQOK4FYWDRES5O5KRRCZPN3LOI.jpg?auth=f403aad8021b675d9d34c85b5f0d24a267beb47e9379f7356e06b801c57a8947&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7358&amp;height=4906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident at Newark Liberty International Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-shut-down-jordan-westburg-elbow-ENGROMGGK5E4DDIIXVISSTZBQM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T13:00:00.423Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EC4RI5PSAJBKBDPALW3Y66ADUA.JPG?auth=6a0d9408ef65a2e653222c53b1dfe6241d30050ece5ad339cb61af2973761e09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg runs drills on the first day of spring training in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/banner-pulitzer-school-bus-investigation-H2F57Y43WFEXZDC7AFLYK2JMJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T12:55:07.569Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2MUZN5KCNJCW3JVG4LSOMW5T5Y.jpg?auth=6495f50b23ca553139ed62988c1cc46a670bc31d0a901378002d9ccc37f0515f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Banner journalists Liz Bowie, Greg Morton and Allan James Vestal are joined by members of the newsroom to watch a livestream as Pulitzer Prize finalists are announced.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/banner-school-bus-investigation-TVI7VS3EOBE43IPZBQDRMVX7WU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T12:26:43.805Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GKGCLOCAYZF3TIDDJKGKMUGXEI.jpg?auth=46e4d4567f019c81d7a8741c93bb905af6edb854f64bc66a6b43c2de407e50eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Banner journalists Liz Bowie, Greg Morton, and Allan James Vestal are joined by members of the newsroom to watch a livestream as the Pulitzer Prizes are announced. The Banner's team was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize finalist for local news.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/key-bridge-kiewit-9-billion-GK4BLGATPRHYXIEIZLG5PUNSKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T12:23:28.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VMFS6ACDJ5EEBKAXPJ5VO3GH3A.JPG?auth=542b6557b8e8a024a7e5a7b24f6996b4bd70cdc30dc17ebf65072ec08160ecd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2973&amp;height=1613</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland worked closely for over a year with hired contractor Kiewit on plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/bowie-state-university-direct-admissions-EWHSTSH7YJE5VPC254LRK5QNPQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:35:08.843Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AYHXOKGNRFGZHAJOLOTTFGHZBI.JPG?auth=572bdfd74b9c524a8d5190b52ea79b36e494c8a742c1717423d73473e14ea295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bowie State University simplified the admissions process for some Prince George’s County Public Schools students. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-cade-cavalli-competitiveness-TOPDFP2UB5GCPM5IMXR7ZL32KE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:30:00.579Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4RJ5QEF66ZHTDPNL25XPGK4N54.jpg?auth=d2970ff08a1491e1268c4dc3f8b64b3b49a961dbc4d3ef86ba18ce393a2aee4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4710&amp;height=3141</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' Cade Cavalli (24) pitches against the New York Mets last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/halal-spot-owings-mills-sip-woodod-new-hampshire-POPQIAK535GK3B66XHZ3TCUMJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T09:30:02.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYC666WMNBGGPPIY4RVNLBSTL4.jpg?auth=aed284c01458978b6cc02998adadb43f8ecd20163aab17befdf0ab873524861e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The build-your-own rice bowl at The Halal Spot in Owings Mils includes your choice of rice, meat, sauces and toppings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/national-aquarium-repairs-baltimore-harborplace-EB5LC2OFLBBDFGC3Q7C3MCEJW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T09:30:03.154Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NUKAFGEZRFHWPFFWRX3LAFEL3I.jpg?auth=3458582c3a3e555a72c76783d0407f7be5820d945371173cb8ff077d3c67c275&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Staff with the National Aquarium’s facilities and animal care and welfare teams respond to an electrical failure on Pier 3 in October of last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/morgan-state-university-road-safety-tech-research-death-prevention-V3RRDNJUMZAPNCW54CO4QOEJRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T09:30:01.982Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XCYFN53CHFFY3CJCNKN4R5WXQE.JPG?auth=f1a86f43f45c4f352002cf0bd948445b6cd0218e96b1c544a73609a21787498f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mojtaba Naseri, a researcher at Morgan State University, calibrates a mobile lidar unit set up along Hillen Road as part of the team’s new road worker safety alert system.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/maryland-lawmakers-social-media-videos-SYUICU7FD5CWHDIDJ4TZAPQHUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T09:30:01.518Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H64SZM77TJDKFG7CUGR3APAHXY.jpg?auth=501afafc6febea96ade7623d05fae07d36d164386df34745af29e8025bed8f46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=752&amp;height=592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dels. Lesley Lopez and Nick Allen talk about legislation they'd like to see go extinct during the 2026 General Assembly.  The lawmakers were at the forefront of using video on social media to communicate with constituents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/everyman-theatre-vincent-lancisi-retiring-founder-brandon-weinbrenner-ZSTKCWA3DFA65D3TLL4PAJWU3U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T09:30:01.016Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MLGCMZO4WBBWVCWQIYS7IKCJDE.jpg?auth=600783b09d684b2ea71e1e3bc91f19075e694306e53c4cd0f5689da36fcaa46e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3180&amp;height=2120</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Everyman Theatre founder and Artistic Director Vincent Lancisi talks about his legacy, the theater’s future and why now is the right time to retire.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/county-council-union-negotiated-contracts-collective-bargaining-budget-cuts-SUWATDBMSFC6LEVDI4NYST25AE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T02:08:08.305Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MCQSXRLVSRCVNJJYVMVL4OOQRY.jpg?auth=d6188eba5bebe785748cb267043eaec32377f0a4ffb939a496b8b94cc7a30f67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5550&amp;height=3700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The County Council voted to approve labor agreements that three unions reached with County Executive Marc Elrich and his administration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/secret-service-shooting-washington-monument-FTU227RTEBGSZKQ5UKB66DSFH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T01:45:43.766Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X47ZRVHEUNEQ7BD4O27RC4PVZI.jpg?auth=0b95388f4ee29bc9a3838642ecdb360b22f43cb59da30c26aba38238be4ed391&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3786&amp;height=2524</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police respond after a person was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/kelvin-reyes-guilty-plea-teen-girl-fentanyl-death-maryland-KNCIA4LQ3VELLD5ZWMANEWSR3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T01:10:17.839Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I2L5NBP7UJDYZATN5A7EYALPF4.jpg?auth=73803812350ab1f6c15d6c7bc86d153a8ce467efb69d7476fe738c37e11f4ee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kelvin Reyes, of Gaithersburg, pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl to a 15-year-old girl, according to the Department of Justice.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/article/read-the-banners-pulitzer-finalist-series-about-baltimores-transit-failures-7YL63OAZEZEQXNB72DEP2X7T64/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T23:26:35.782Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7A5WB6EJQBFAVEGW7BYL2DLYKI.jpg?auth=16f28afc79dfbf5d10007288d782fe5ca884d0125d089f58ab018183cfcf95c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2143</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A’Nya Lucas, a senior at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, gets ready to transfer busses in downtown Baltimore, MD on Nov. 14, 2024. Lucas’ bus ride to school takes over an hour.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/jawando-reardon-sullivan-racism-political-ad-county-executive-5TGZ3TK3KVECXLELTAWC2FBAQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T22:38:06.431Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RTQTYLTEUZAD7NMX47YP2V654M.jpg?auth=e4bb1f9061e64c0998154005f4933c3467d08fd99a8ab61a64806299d325a3bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reardon Sullivan, left, the head of the county Republican Party and a candidate for the District 1 County Council seat, and Will Jawando, a candidate for county executive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/supreme-court-mifepristone-abortion-AFNAN6JFVZGKXN2S5QCG2AGSLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T21:04:21.945Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a lower-court ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/andrew-friedson-county-executive-candidate-PQXVDHNPCJEJZCADCBZW5KO2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T20:56:29.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I3T67NSEW5GYTE25OBYW2QYBWU.JPG?auth=c8b145d4d721a1506facbdb31933d3c7280631401951b4478564a8b82076851b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5450&amp;height=3546</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Friedson, right, chats with Pastor Victor Ehiemere, center, and Jerome Leonard after Friedson attended an early Sunday service at The Well Church in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-crash-midcounty-highway-gaithersburg-UQV4IQMRPFHX7BSXPEGXRRLUTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T19:01:52.188Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVWXLTJNFFETTJER5OAGCYVXLI.jpg?auth=75b71ea5aa02fe030b4dd381d50ee952ff4f711704584e5c01ecae3b4320cdbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5693&amp;height=3795</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/maryland-whiskey-distilleries-7374X5W42BHANPTVQWNIPZIVF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T18:46:31.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IBKCXMOSSFGFBHYW7KGHKFBVHA.JPG?auth=9445d00dc12d555f1924ebc6a2488de352630a333ddae7652569cae3ef9ac22f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Harris, who opened Song Dog Farm Distillery with his wife in Boyds, stands with barrels used for aging bourbon and rye whiskey.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/us-iran-strait-of-hormuz-NOOL3MIMC5FZHN2PJA7N7P6DEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T16:20:42.887Z</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[The U.S. said the two American-flagged merchant ships were “safely headed on their journey” after transiting the Strait of Hormuz. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/hayley-wiliams-all-things-go-festival-brandi-carlile-mitski-CMGREVYI5RE4NIDY3KCPPZNOEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T15:22:59.137Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DMXDMBVLZFGHNPRT2HZIFZLVFQ.jpg?auth=b4492357ef34c84cd74f98f3c76121dfc9c1ab5e755a6e418666ed8f0ab14e21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3456&amp;height=2304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hayley Williams performs in Nashville in June 2025. Williams, Brandi Carlile and Mitski will headline All Things Go in Columbia in September.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-yankees-albernaz-REBETQ7HNRGY7IOP5JC3MUY5GI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T15:11:54.94Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JTL4NO5KMRCKFET6XPAWWJDKAM.png?auth=eb69d5b3509746a5e401b1177259d038e3d46d1afbdf24177a64f62f2151f78c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-stakes-cherie-devaux-golden-tempo-laurel-park-B3MN2LNDOFAQFJLUHSGSATLX4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T14:30:00.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V6GYBVHWRVDURAHUYRZDQPPJ4Q.jpg?auth=9b24a511d65764d4ea4aecf3f26060cddf0475efa62a1ca365600abffcb59e7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3280&amp;height=2187</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Golden Tempo, ridden by José Ortiz, heads into the first turn during the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/proms-black-baltimore-extravagant-fancy-over-the-top-T7Y6WDKQABGC3PA3CCY2OPZQGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T14:29:10.975Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T3UVOEDGZZAUBDAIE6RLEWV7UE.JPG?auth=75b5af1e0498270c9564a4f015c31b95912f3bee825fa1fcf7f5afbac7fa4181&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kashmere Oliver tries on a dress at Ransom’s Boutique located on the fourth floor of the Towson Town Center. Owner Byron Ransom gives his opinion on accessories. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/robert-macmeekin-timonium-lawyer-killed-baltimore-county-USPHRNTXVNHHVBFKWE4RJYUAAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T13:23:27.537Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TZV7YCGGYRAF5NCJ5VLSQ53E7A.jpg?auth=fe462d4e5ff4c7f48e5c270f92b3da9b22760d71d8f976a363682a66b7afb7f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A home in the Millgate community of Phoenix, where a domestic dispute occurred Saturday afternoon that left 74-year-old lawyer Robert MacMeekin dead, Baltimore County Police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/recent-investments-highlight-continued-economic-growth-in-montgomery-county-VWJUBK7XYJCTVGAFVKWJOS6YQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T12:50:02.728Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YSFDQ6KH3RDBZDZOZSCBFXRF6M.jpg?auth=77cd58f50f72524bc1973df72a75a4c3870b3a18e9d520a0ff2c5731f2e2cd3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1363</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Governor Moore delivers remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Samsung Biologics’ first U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Rockville; photo courtesy of the Maryland Governor’s Office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/downtown-baltimore-mechanic-theatre-tax-break-SQ3CAIB6WVHRVDY6IALBMEEZEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T12:43:40.924Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JDN43NAAFNCL5DJRWGMWVUHK2Y.JPG?auth=e027ee4503182b88e025a57e3cf688cd7dd5c68b50de5cbcff8e6786aed24b61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After years of sitting empty, this pit in downtown Baltimore might finally get redevelopment thanks to a new tax break program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/yennier-cano-orioles-hip-soreness-return-26FAD4YCHNABHLA3QZZTSP7M6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T12:00:04.16Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CACTSYQLNNF3HP6SZMM4CQ7ZHQ.JPG?auth=fdbcbf41b060e34688f18acaad1d783750d202e12ecbc3690a23671570c48d85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Yennier Cano was an All-Star in 2023, his first full season in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/dive-bars-baltimore-best-532JZSFYLZEDVJR6MCG3NZEXMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T11:00:02.393Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TRGDCHJBBBE3FESTE2K7Z4XWT4.jpg?auth=94192ee22ec11ba62adf99834ec7fe3ad849537d22625a2f619d1bdc751fa517&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Butts and Betty’s Tavern on Gough Street in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-drought-water-supply-MTPQDRAACFCT5A6NAXHA66S3YA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T09:30:01.123Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AIBVXK4KTVGFLEUARK6Z54CM6E.JPG?auth=167635364f6b4318b6aed52ed78ca48110283c1ec0dbe90780ff10adee70ae6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Prettyboy Reservoir in Northern Baltimore County, seen in 2024, provides water to the city.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ryan-duvall-cockeysville-crash-baltimore-county-4LYDLBYF7RACLOYXMLZ6JCKNE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T01:16:36.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YXSUEHV7DJC2FHMTSIE4GKFMWI.jpg?auth=225477acbf2e6d2e1b9f21ea16de5ce5146ecbd307b50c7d8b7129816df1cecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A makeshift memorial was set up at the site of a car crash in Cockeysville. Debris and heavy tire marks are visible near the tree where the Friday night crash killed Ryan Duvall, 18, and injured three minors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-trey-gibson-first-start-AG3P7D6SLRDXPOFJ2WVN2XWW6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T22:38:50.33Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S4DOB4F3RZHA7PXTIURMOM7WEQ.jpg?auth=7feb7edf4575873f719a1d5d17b0c48bc146d0f7692d6713ffb6e31c62161c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4585&amp;height=3056</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trey Gibson left in the fifth inning with the game tied at 3, but the Orioles bullpen gave up eight runs in an 11-3 loss.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/cj-abrams-nasim-nunez-lead-nationals-to-3-2-win-over-brewers-4ITFC5QQJ5GYTHJBFD3FLEMQVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T21:48:59.695Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJXCZZTDRBDGFJPOAC4HKELAOQ.jpg?auth=86b3cd2027653401a5aeda41876e9902aa82b3165f949a0d0436a31f96e5de9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3974</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Lovelady shouts after recording his first save of the season Sunday as the Nationals beat the Brewers 3-2.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-golden-tempo-cherie-devaux-triple-crown-GTFGORAEZVHZJNZOGV7G25TPMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T20:24:16.1Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INMYPTYQLFCYBAYJVQTZTSCWLI.jpg?auth=f72e85377d3d7bc48c33c2ca1c48fbb787da08e6512e4278c24182cd02aa9b3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3463&amp;height=2308</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jockey Jose Ortiz and trainer Cherie DeVaux embrace after Golden Tempo won Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/trey-gibson-orioles-mlb-debut-yankees-NM2WL2OP65EVNMCTAGO67DVKSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T19:39:35.867Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KW7J6PQCPRDJXLQQS7Z5WVMBIU.jpg?auth=4174694237265f0f3f9d0c85c49072bb783c765ca8ca89d14ccd2a607a42aabc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[JR and Karen Gibson, Orioles pitcher Trey Gibson’s parents, made the trip to Yankee Stadium to celebrate their son’s debut.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-pair-smuggle-57-pounds-weed-dulles-airport-SFUUCFY3ZJEXPHCIOEFP7GCQYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T19:20:26.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RYM6UHL4OBBJRH32CNKQFKKTVM.jpg?auth=43f9f0286cb1b98889e5e205937cc566362280565c867b4e2620323984ddab2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two Baltimore residents were arrested at Dulles International Airport when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say they intercepted more than 50 pounds of marijuana in checked luggage bound for London.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/amtrak-guns-trains-lockboxes-S7ZTAHRZWJHBFNMHH37NWETAJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T18:49:49.244Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UCE33EVDIBHY7EAGMVXKLN4YXY.JPG?auth=20fafaa7554a13287767a7148af9cab886efedf11332fb88cc957c00e9eb6881&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5275&amp;height=3517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amtrak is considering onboard gun lockboxes, a move critics say would weaken security after last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/body-identified-inner-harbor-van-baltimore-X63SQHKFTJFM7LTKB7I7JD2XKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T17:20:52.713Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/36F3UEKUFFFRTD36NUXEXAAZLA.jpg?auth=1990af7044f947a9d71cf07ae514d9d67fcf07fcabcee981fab36632d4e0bef6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s fire and police departments pull a van from the Inner Harbor on July 24, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/wes-moore-maryland-china-gordie-howe-international-bridge-6DPJZUCKLNAFJIO2GBU24JCJDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T09:30:00.611Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AUKUQRNFKBETPMBMOWCBCMH5NI.jpg?auth=8052eeb437036f7c1e62d55fecef69de4bcc228bfacd7a0a126d28eb4030c9f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4897&amp;height=3265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland unveiled the design for a new Francis Scott Key Bridge in February 2025. A change of lead contractor could affect the timeline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/immigration-law-trump-immigrant-legal-defense-G4ICJ53LEBBO3OL4RR3ZMZ6ZGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T09:30:00.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MJYYUYGDXFE45M5VMWTTLG6YYY.JPG?auth=0f864cc0b43c6c330431c8dad56afc8be7dc879a58639459a8dc81620348b77c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, University of Maryland immigration law students Fanglin Ding and David de Alva, joined by professor Cori Alonso-Yoder.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/new-restaurants-bars-baltimore-NSHAEJBWRVE7BEJFOHMN7FGA4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T09:30:01.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3RCI3CYK2RHUTJOKN6HT7UAUUY.JPG?auth=ccff4463d6102fa4a13eeadc70e2413778fadd42f7fb75ff61c784b3de0486d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Argentinian Double Burger from the MillOh! food truck.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/golden-tempo-kentucky-derby-cherie-devaux-woman-trainer-ISZVYJ3KVRCVHKNJUQU36XIZTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T00:57:43.644Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PA4WYNQVQFEJ7MHXRVE3476K5E.jpg?auth=68e650f4008f4cc1dba9fecab7f13949d0bece70d02e352bd82569f3b9f48946&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5306&amp;height=3538</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cherie DeVaux, trainer of Golden Tempo, celebrates after becoming the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-brewers-game-2-defensive-miscues-listless-offense-XY4EUK4ECVGFDPWIQ2YUOUZ4OI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-03T00:26:56.301Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6XEIUXIR2FG3BN73UMKQ4GB6OI.jpg?auth=aef0d5710579f4abf0ca1324312f52029747f216815a41e0c805a32c91ace69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6685&amp;height=4457</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nasim Nuñez of the Nationals singles in the third inning of Saturday’s game, a 4-1 loss to the Brewers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-game-2-starting-rotation-36I4VHXAYZDERK6S5YTCZERJI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:56:55.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5VUX2MP2JCJPD7ZI6BIARUYKQ.jpg?auth=a8991a78a5ab29bf40b66ec401c1563059efd812cabba02b3e76742a5f455de7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3739</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish allowed five runs, six hits and four walks in four innings Saturday as the Orioles lost 9-4 to the Yankees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/best-man-bourbon-signing-morris-chestnut-malcom-d-lee-I7YXFAFUSBHJJGPCKK62EBWP3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:38:28.047Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVX3NPR5UJB6RIXAPSOPEIX6PI.jpg?auth=8c48ebe349ed571dbbf988674be198a1430fd95153a051bc4df956cdf6943779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lines of fans wrap around Total Wine & More in Towson for a Sable bourbon bottle-signing event with Malcolm D. Lee and Morris Chestnut.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-rookie-minicamp-5BBLKKVIOFCCLMHE5D34ORV7AQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:29:09.362Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2BZQACVZ2ZHWFPLTR3UIGSWFJE.jpg?auth=0bf55ec4edf7422608b39ecc9d007eabf2add63a12d50f4fe397aa32353de4f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5325&amp;height=3550</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens coach Jesse Minter watches as players warm up during rookie minicamp at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-reelection-launch-4DM6MOHJVJGRFOBT3GVSYKS6XI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T22:20:25.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YXF4FLMQ3ZGM7PZMKVY6CQ2GRQ.JPG?auth=4180e8a23293e8973b364500fba19eb82fdc0fb530095e3a7e05e64066cf3ae1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6790&amp;height=4527</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore announces the launch of his reelection campaign at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/travel/bwi-jetblue-new-service-spirit-airline-BOKNMJF6JBBJBN5BWFEQTGPCQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T20:38:50.025Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AT4WAC3CXRCLJI5273NJZBQP4Q.jpg?auth=d4b4eb71e0584c8dd4685dec40226ab44592a2ff785217be9885cfe10a8ec2f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways announced Saturday a new service at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will start July 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/spirit-airlines-going-out-of-business-ends-operations-QRUH55SAQRD5TNKWEVB4W2CLYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:58:12.265Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3LTZG4Y5ZGSHC6NALH5WPEBRY.jpg?auth=baffb419e7506803e7a79a17b19aca2d3a32a063a9ab5fb34fe1f7604e284271&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spirit Airlines announced Saturday it has gone out of business after 34 years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitching-prospect-trey-gibson-taxi-squad-M2DXGLBUPBFSDFPD4TAQYXJCJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:37:29.141Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDATJOQXVJHXTL5XSO3P677SGI.JPG?auth=2224a8ce7b497114da99699b71511d5f2637ca42d42802f21ac3de98a13e5f9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2061</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trey Gibson is scheduled to start for the Orioles on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/djibia-gombo-glock-19-blake-high-NE7PPCV4HNFTFOR53XVPMKDRYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:25:34.067Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TJS2TBQDFAF7CR2WXLKOOAQSA.jpg?auth=3155c72560b21140fac377cd521b1656110600a1469808ae8a080cd478e09d55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5027&amp;height=3351</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County District Court of Maryland in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/preakness-intellectual-property-churchill-downs-maryland-XHAWXNTEV5FTBO4NSV3CG5K5I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:13:49.242Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QCDFE6ZNGJBTRNTDJKNW5Q6DFA.jpg?auth=c46e339a85cc46aa078684d37d575339d4648f4f95df021e3b5a7dda88207477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5447&amp;height=3631</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Preakness flags hang inside the main concourse at Pimlico Race Course before it was demolished in 2025. Churchill Downs struck a deal to buy the intellectual property rights for the Preakness Stakes, but the state government has a window to offer its own deal.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/water-main-break-floods-baltimore-south-caton-benson-avenues-GMTEL552BBG6XL4G33RY6FS5NI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T19:08:37.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRQDLSX7XJF2JLSB5M2TQVKJ24.png?auth=94cd30cd89f2f18b1310310e013fc6966ae5fbc55f277b4b7a6d2f6d9bbf15c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=804&amp;height=528</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Fire Department crews were called to the scene shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday and requested additional resources due to the extent of the flooding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/spirit-airlines-bwi-thurgood-marshall-airport-3XW3BF2BSRGKPOP4AGNT4G7FYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T18:40:36.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NB6XQH5QZ5G3LFW7ZD7G2IA7K4.jpg?auth=f783d558b51b72be75be3bce3d301aba247ead8934886dcf25827f6ed14202df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Screens at the Spirit check-in area at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport have been shut off.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/cockeysville-baltimore-county-fatal-crash-WJMF2UQXRBAOHOBBIHDKAQ3MWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T18:15:34.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LQD7AHSZNBA7ZATR7N6ATWY2XU.jpg?auth=6f4a322e0dd535bc0285881b061461f4e0d72c685448d629cca09d6a6140adce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A memorial site of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Poplar Hill Road and Merrymans Mill Road in Cockeysville on Friday night that left three minors injured and one adult dead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/middle-river-wilson-point-home-for-sale-N75IGRPC4VE7JIXIH2JC27HZ7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T15:00:02.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7JPKNGQGGNGCZLBFF6XOH42J3M.png?auth=44ae8f25d89b7c652c5620aa76135e989886d0621e39b270bcfaa4dd37890aab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=861</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/roger-sanders-johns-hopkins-ultrasound-obituary-baltimore-APOHZ47OMJAPXFVOLJTETJMBAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T09:30:00.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5LF327BT5AN5MLRWJQEJQCHWQ.jpg?auth=2d0cccc612d3bcd3d038e8bf2fba0b3b271f1f826f54d5ce3f5f624cbdf269a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1726&amp;height=1725</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Sanders.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/endorsements-montgomery-county-executive-race-megan-thee-stallion-MJSP63FFTBFNDBFITGZJO5DOEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T09:30:00.557Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XMFLTE5E2BD67KUXCELWFLOZ3Q.JPG?auth=68c0d9e8002dd370c80b53a7b17f5ab2c1c9e516695ac4128bf4774a3ce2ed84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Maryland Del. Ana Sol Gutiérrez speaks as community leaders hold a rally in Silver Spring last year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/catonsville-baltimore-county-ups-bill-trentler-2AK7IV27ANHKTAIZQPCQ32JUEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T09:30:00.533Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DQNBA3T3TND65M7PRF2SR2ARQU.jpg?auth=f05382e74034f16e0f16f846289f126bed9d9c3c92a3b63c0a1dbaf8c78375b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3990&amp;height=2660</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bill Trentler on Frederick Road in Catonsville, along the route where he delivered packages for over two decades.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/brewers-nationals-jacob-misiorowski-HNBT27RUW5BEHICYOC4SDLANVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:28:04.838Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UEN5HS6CARDXJLCEUUZPUZH6JE.jpg?auth=80e7e9f5fc05984133e38464aa71fc8ba0012b186d00114a6c56c4daa4b7e0a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7876&amp;height=5216</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals starter Jake Irvin allowed six hits, four walks and three earned runs in five innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-closer-ryan-helsley-injured-list-S5X62UJ7JVBUVD2GO5K2AK3RIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:16:54.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S44C2S445ZFN7HSKD5NO4OHCRM.jpg?auth=046150db55657a0dc7b4437469e317b1d11a4aa18253d4f034c3a12ed74337a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3535&amp;height=2357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles closer Ryan Helsley is 7-for-7 in save opportunities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-opening-game-cade-povich-7FOS3S3MQJCIFBK7UYKQ75VJXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:08:26.517Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/57E4ZFXZORDS3LS56LVKTQFD2Q.jpg?auth=61ab45f5476f06664715ab22606c4ee5eb02962ff1b2c62c444e18d56e4330df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3400&amp;height=2267</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Taylor Ward makes a sliding catch in the first inning as Coby Mayo and Gunnar Henderson leap to avoid a collision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/flower-mart-baltimore-uprising-1970-UH74D3M3CNHYDGY7TEKWS22P7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T03:00:32.122Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6JCGLAH5NGVDJQCFUVFLD7PLI.JPG?auth=3714746a110f36771090213b4f35b1b1a9104abc25d35e44190ee154a6e38aec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors enjoy live music in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measle-case-washington-dc-maryland-IMZRC7VMWVAN5NFACXVOEVXQFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-02T01:07:30.825Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C46PNXD3G5HKHAD7ZBNYJWZMHM.jpg?auth=0f006a0bad4f03dd4d64f94965dffc37f0db2f8777dc86025816e35815f37c7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4419&amp;height=2946</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Washington resident who visited Maryland on April 24 tested positive for measles, state health officials said. They urged people who were possibly exposed to get tested and vaccinated.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/spirit-airlines-donald-trump-takeover-OOK2T7CRC5C5JBUVWSLYFMS4WM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T23:16:18.677Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TRSR37XQLNFBFE7BZNJLSXVNPQ.jpg?auth=cefd88bdb234f621c98f301fe2f82cc1ca736468b8b827c65160904023a9e987&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Spirit airlines plane takes off from Miami International Airport in 2022 in Miami, Florida. President Donald Trump said Friday his administration was still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of the discount airline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/appeals-court-abortion-mail-prescriptions-mifepristone-2Z5DOKOQRJDHXEB5NHYVLIGTRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T22:57:03.213Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PLJL7MBTHBCTTNAQYJ33TGQEKI.jpg?auth=8cb201b5c8f32f5775181792423165d49292908fcbc8f729ef1055a0f910accc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8251&amp;height=5501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa in 2024. A federal appeals court has blocked the mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mt-gilboa-african-methodist-episcopal-church-fire-catonsville-EKUMHSGX7FA4LBCSEYFE6PSJUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T22:33:09.659Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5RVUQAB47BETVGSJHNGMAG6YYE.jpg?auth=7f2852a9a589e3ae5adae320f0bbf58dd2d01e14db5668a0562e431aaa26b123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Fire officials said Monday that they had brought under control a blaze that consumed the first and second floors of the historic Mt. Gilboa African Methodist Church in Catonsville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-gender-identity-guidelines-revised-ANUGPHR2Z5DWNIWVZEVO5DL4CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T20:58:53.532Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KKHPRL4OKZEDBB3IHD7HE2G5QA.JPG?auth=225bdc7ba5c10fb45b74772cee07a2eea39ef57ab81863e645a7a64e7c6e00f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a statement, MCPS officials said the updated guidelines “reflect new legal expectations that place greater emphasis on parental rights.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/cockeysville-middle-school-abduction-arrest-oscar-bladimir-argueta-FC2VDX5BGRAKNOINKKOERI7KYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T20:44:39.115Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County police arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping a Cockeysville Middle School student on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harriet-tubman-cephas-day-black-landowners-IK27NBT3U5H2ZAL4KLVFYWQFWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T20:30:53.305Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAMC3YJKK5CCZDOFY6XLZF2XUM.jpg?auth=a77fd504b3da2646c458fe0a310dffdb99fec7869ba4a9d133af4caa15e530e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gilbert Cephas, the longtime organizer and impresario of the event his grandfather Josiah started, addresses the crowd on Cephas Day. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/viral-video-benji-robot-baltimore-2KVEKBZT6VD3BHM37NF6R2SALU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T19:54:36.646Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RPKV3HFEZNBIRGKG35QAGRFQGY.jpg?auth=33bb4f8e084ad96bad5031adc2133b0a04b844e8d7f5d2571293d6c8a84262bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Robot Studio, the company that owns Benji, rents the humanoid for about $3,000 per day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bathula-cyber-voyeurism-hospital-hacking-M6REIXLMJRBQTKCQAJFVDCLXEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T18:38:39.797Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O2FOA5N4DNCFRNOCHRGP6CRQOE.JPG?auth=e12d7720eca704873bf7bcee82f93be43a47fb7fa83ae31f9af1ec5fc32f17fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Paulette Pagán, left, and Matthew Bathula, University of Maryland hospital pharmacist, leaves the federal courthouse after Bathula was indicted on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/j-craig-venter-human-genome-obituary-L2XRKERBNZCVPDSEZLEKCLMRTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T18:16:48.685Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PAM732P3BJFQNFGMKP3W2DQUG4.jpg?auth=bb052548cd6428dd3ee0bfc5c1b73954e7ba8ea5ef5dee1a85279ebf7e33d55d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1848&amp;height=1315</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Biologist J. Craig Venter at his home in Alexandria, VA in 2005. Venter died on April 29 at 79.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-city-911-system-replacement-JGYBCUTD7NAR5PGT265UEBBCZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T17:39:39.398Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FDKA4LFZ5NDUJPXFW7EUXMTGEQ.jpg?auth=1ec51d4496bb16fda04e26b52528582a640580543a57c687482b8d0d1c5f22bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3794&amp;height=2533</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen urged city officials to expedite the replacement of Baltimore’s 911 system.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>