<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/east-baltimore-shooting-7-injured-suspect-CY6LFHPJKBBSNOJIJT3ROIIB6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T16:37:35.534Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O7UZR5PMIFCDJEPE7OMHSF74NE.jpg?auth=722709caf87b4d3134b9501b809667aa192942b4136d306f27b285844e3eb9f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers investigate the intersection of North Caroline and East Fayette streets following a shooting on Wednesday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-shootings-washington-hill-4YTZ4K5RZFH4TCT7OLARGRU4CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T16:31:08.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TE4DL2ZBYFDP3IFRJDTGJMUP2A.jpg?auth=37457cfdc43f84e54ee09400cd5645804f19560e9be0c0d86b7e6bd6c2935f08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6835&amp;height=4557</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Every single soul in Baltimore should be asking if they know anything about the cowards who shot these seven people,” Mayor Brandon Scott said at a news conference.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/ravens-orioles-play-baltimore-downtown-parking-traffic-VHT3QJEPYRGMLAXEBFGOV73LLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T16:00:01.264Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LJESJK2VKRE6HKPZKRZFONJXEQ.JPG?auth=73910cf60c9cb811f5494cf38f3bfa585e85dabf5d75aa8983b41d329b8d0e3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8601&amp;height=5744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roughly 100,000 people are expected to descend on the Camden Yards Sports Complex on Sunday for a rarity: a Ravens and Orioles home doubleheader.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/brandon-scott-wes-moore-fat-joe-podcast-NRUXEOPBKRCA7LLEET57WNLJAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T16:00:00.8Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JMFX6OREABDRHB4TWVVPWSLACA.jpg?auth=aa5f24e127c934cadf063d6c03414bc9cbceb059a438ea5daa7bdde078e52d65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fat Joe and Jadakiss record an episode of their podcast in California in February. Fat Joe has drawn criticism for his use of a racial slur on another podcast.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/trump-chesapeake-bay-cleanup-executive-order-CIO6JFDEHRAZVIL7UFTLGSHVRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T15:53:12.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PVV4TMEQG5D67IXDOOUAI4CZ7Q.JPG?auth=b3c1e3cae54dbe5226602e2352406f3cd89eea71ca34dee17174ed4845fa68f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An eroded Chesapeake Bay shoreline on Middle Hoopers Island. The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded a 2009 executive order that directed federal cleanup efforts, arguing the old rules burdened local economies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-immigrant-detention-transfers-maryland-trump-PQA4EWDZPRCMHIDX6FCLMEY4MI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T15:49:53.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5D2AWBWGURCMPCMHWNRAEQ53ZU.jpg?auth=d798f54477192d002b558a6090f0c5ed4e1b078d22b276f0ee40fc8ef17a612f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[D.N.N. in her kitchen in the Frederick area. She spent 10 months in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention at four different facilities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-waste-pete-alonso-2026-season-DS6DUM6GJRAGPMTO5XBUQ6ZDZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:39:19.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UMA7TDKM5BHKBDSCOZBBWK46VU.jpg?auth=2fa65dfc72583024328f43ad514919916dd5c2e94100efa0ca5c95850673cdf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5059&amp;height=3373</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso has 36 home runs and an .861 OPS.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/careers-partnerships-discoveries-johns-hopkins-and-baltimore-rooted-here-growing-together-since-1876-MF3YFWV5NRE2HKPXO4TTTLUIHI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:15:10.62Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RE3RIKYP25F53NOJ7EN6JZFTNI.jpg?auth=1a27cd5f23eaf8ecfab20a9ecdfe26df3f03e3e9b0b337cf360a58fd94c6e83a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5200&amp;height=3464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeff Hargrave at Lacks Building site]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-detainee-transfers-maryland-data-JCXIWDTLGVFVJEMNJGPEEW7SWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T13:53:35.058Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PAMH2UAXONCC3NEL3E6OTVDZ5M.jpg?auth=9efae3f2d027de03793e39da7389815ea51ef1cbc03eff0d42b50acde86e7124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3231&amp;height=2154</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner set out to measure how much the surge in detainments by ICE under President Donald Trump has changed immigration detention in Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-medical-center-luminis-health-cyber-attack-OXFFDWFGRZAQXCRMSF6RO2NGPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T13:46:59.713Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IYRQK6Z5RFEZBGWJ45QCSBTAE4.JPG?auth=04db055b54ef785863355d217813349d2edf07e04896010a32ddc5281493e536&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A cyberattack has affected Luminis Health and its hospitals, Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, shown here, and Doctors Community Medical Center in Lanham, for more than two weeks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/data-luminis-cybersecurity-lawsuit-anne-arundel-AVF7APR52NHOFGUNIVIYYVZCRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T13:40:07.539Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUGF53Y7ANGRJDFIVVUNXCE6XA.JPG?auth=ad9c4cb4559666bb5f2a26079f8e6c1168278140b1ed08c8db794cf885ac2a22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Anne Arundel Medical Center patient has sued Luminis Health following a cyberattack earlier this month that may have put patients’ personal information at risk. Two other plaintiffs have since joined the lawsuit, which seeks class action status.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/immigration-children-ice-family-separation-trauma-6PBNABCCFBE7FOZ726NKADVXSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T13:26:08.004Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BJ4TJNJ5SVCT7KJRFIHUMWCVVI.jpg?auth=c07a75b247b045eb1dbec8819e546ac4578db9fbaa174453ca66d3f6b51b52fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The lives of immigrant families have been roiled since President Donald Trump returned to office. Norma Gómez, with the Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project, distributes school supplies at an event supporting those who care for children with one or both parents in immigration detention.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/talk-your-suit-card-game-YQQ2GTYNPVD4REBZYM4G4RFF6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T13:24:02.305Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CS3VOK4YRRE6VGGL22Q6IP3WBU.jpg?auth=789d0e55b17f66511ee9451678ba7b07c15c0e6940cbbc1760741f247d20839f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cortnie Burriss created the first version of “Talk Your Suit” to get high schoolers talking about literature. But now she hosts a game night in Upper Marlboro to get adults talking.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/alpha-schools-bethesda-ai-education-HPMXSD5TFNFCFNKPRXBLSTYJ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T13:21:31.336Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YZJTE6FNBVFRFC3BXYXKN2DTAQ.png?auth=5bbee40cd3f8f182607d13edd89d14f21b4c978886045a734f0fbe70a0840457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1081&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alpha Schools students demonstrate the skills they learned during a CPR workshop. The national school network is expanding into Maryland. Tuition will be about $65,000, and starting salaries for teachers could be upward of $100,000.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-events-baltimore-book-festival-3BU62XQQVJFCZAAEU67LWTTJQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T10:30:00.616Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RCIMSZ7MYFEYZHWAWF32FS3ARI.jpg?auth=36fb9480e3ff8f248fc46dd68a00dcb6b09f5fd66517ae7bf3710b48ffdc5f90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5841&amp;height=3894</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Actress and comedian Laura Benanti will perform at Baltimore Center Stage on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ocean-city-maryland-fall-events-PYDJ6Z3ZONFY3J65FTXMEX4VY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T09:30:04.795Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLNGEJP2QBFLTADSOGW2JWD2YQ.jpg?auth=b34a2bd44fab8416e926dcec002b4995d4c0367f417f4c3d99914084648e7497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ocean City keeps the summer going with fall events.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-weekend-capital-region-theatre-week-taylor-swift-NAANXS66V5GU5P2RY7345Q2H3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T09:30:00.703Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4O7ZWVJWJCTZCT3VWOLQ7Y7FA.jpg?auth=f2e59f99e67c91aaf3d79b28f24f13f3f91be931405bff3ee5fc3cb5050315c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5030&amp;height=3353</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicole Michelle Haskins stars in the titular role of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” at the Round House Theatre.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/angel-reese-caitlin-clark-wnba-fiba-basketball-EQMPQGCBLZBT5LPJRSCKY6H7I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T09:30:00.675Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEIQ6KLQXRDL5M4BVOHIS7X3MI.jpg?auth=e6745f2ead46b61075ba9ff40adbc1379163da67eba1f001b99813b1ec321d00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3106&amp;height=2069</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark warm up for the Women’s Basketball World Cup quarterfinal match between the United States and Hungary in Berlin last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mets-home-runs-pete-alonso-jeremiah-jackson-christian-encarnacion-strand-HJU2D6KSUFEW3IT3PU3QTYSUYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T03:20:21.81Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3YN6QWSL3JHEXHA52ONOBQ3XWM.jpg?auth=a69431aef0a86e3f75ae752fb3b9c91ec2811f502417a2419ffbff7824535815&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso celebrates his first-inning solo home run with Gunnar Henderson on Wednesday night during the Orioles’ 7-1 win over the Mets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-phillies-dj-herz-josiah-gray-connelly-early-ELAL3RXEFZERHED6BRXZR7CKEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T02:46:41.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TTRNAE2RTZD6DDUOIC6TN5IDMM.jpg?auth=748ac7a83c067cb7f195c65a361686651c5d540229efe8c772d1298766c4dd79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5976&amp;height=3984</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile beats the throw for an infield hit Wednesday night during the third inning of the Nationals’ 3-0 loss to the Phillies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/measles-maryland-department-of-health-ocean-city-P2YMJ2QJE5D75MKPIYOISXPZYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T01:56:53.667Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZQZSMEYVPVCPPDWBGDG6WFJ77A.jpg?auth=1b6c22b6d817fe801cd9d9a8f6253aacdb7387ddbe421dfaedc39ae4d9c8f0f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6883&amp;height=4589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic carrying doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/police-identify-shooter-rockville-homicide-damabi-XYXW3J4AJVF2BIEC4OQVJIN3HY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T00:44:30.213Z</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/community/criminal-justice/adanegbe-osemwenkhae-sentenced-money-laundering-scheme-maryland-AW7NVEY6Q5HDZCSVJEUYEGZVSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T00:11:00.39Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BQJDLDGUBBHD7OOAIAIY2674AU.jpg?auth=3aeb866e7ee3fc222c5502b55e6e4bfc5f3046238f93b817c5ef9a1b7387b272&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5236&amp;height=3491</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Upper Marlboro man was ordered Wednesday to serve eight years in federal prison and pay more than $20 million in restitution for his role in a money laundering scheme.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rates-RVFRM2LUTJAYPPXYBLZTDXDMOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T23:58:57.795Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G6GX2QII2NE53NAUJPAEJSEAAI.jpg?auth=2417bb536b2d4dcc77b6603f8a2cd88688c5445b67f98ec7fa3c7f481ca33d41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh testifies during his nomination hearing to be a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before a Senate committee in April. He said this week that "inflation is too high and has been for too long."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-archdiocese-church-sales-abuse-bankruptcy-7R2XYRJDF5EHDAPTWOGGF5ERLA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T23:38:50.543Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CGJXCODG7JFJFJ457JPR5WGLGQ.JPG?auth=9e2750be0e35c270ed35153bddf1cdbcc1df64b7555558b90aea9b151c342feb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3714&amp;height=2476</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Jan Zdunek, who chairs a committee negotiating a settlement for sexual abuse survivors in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/pedestrian-death-baltimore-county-Q4ZZGQG2RBFL3AA6XZS7FJMKVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T23:17:00.481Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating a crash that killed a 72-year-old pedestrian.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/hyattsville-treasurer-financial-audit-city-government-HGFA3XRVN5CL3DNNVORG2FLAPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:53:22.347Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2DM7CAOCGBF45G6ZGAUOFRSC5U.jpg?auth=a9356e3c7e786e1a640c48f4a1d2ec9cffb9abe43b919814270892f21cb92728&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hyattsville’s treasurer has remained on the city payroll following an announcement two weeks ago that he had resigned.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-injuries-kyle-bradish-jackson-holliday-VV3GVC5ALFGJ3HBODOTEBYA26I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:44:49.809Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCXOA2WUGJADJJQUGKIBUYW5TA.jpg?auth=18a4c7a22722d18df992271ec2a010228d4af47837d551a054f761139fc6b102&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4050&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday went on the injured list with inflammation in his left wrist.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/annapolis-zoning-housing-historic-downtown-FI3V45RMDZBY3LJQY64FE4XTRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T22:09:13.279Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OUYBZWIZJZHERBWBLPUSQFIB7Y.jpg?auth=395764b7397e264ef3760723f2ecf68c0bda6d024799798caf53d71ce7d5a7d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6695&amp;height=4463</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A city effort to simplify zoning to encourage more housing and activate vacant properties in downtown Annapolis is running into opposition from residents worried about changing the area’s historic character.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/brandon-scott-isabel-cumming-records-lawsuit-5LTBIQN2ZFFWPCXJOPTJ2UT3NM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T21:30:32.397Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BHOVDO33XJHYHHGKFZLDN2EHAE.jpg?auth=bddffb870a072f8d38c1cc3afef58f540dfbde486d776d9ca1102dcd585bb78a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore judge said Wednesday that Mayor Brandon Scott must restore Inspector General Isabel Cumming’s direct access to city records.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jakobi-lane-injury-report-zay-flowers-surgery-TBHAIWD3GRHEZCDFZ4X5EJBP3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T21:07:03.031Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2QTEJO4ZZ5HPRAORABVNFF53D4.jpg?auth=5c334f4c055c83446258a972b035ec9e174732110b7b3afd166357742ec3be5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3028&amp;height=2019</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane will miss at least a month after going on injured reserve.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/kennedy-center-closure-maryland-theater-reactions-B65MFHTOY5EKTKK2MTZFLY43MQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T20:39:34.231Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/REKK5HCBNRCKPHC2DUTTWXWQHY.jpg?auth=abebcd53b8576dbbfae6a8a8f4ce133a346072b993c68a563b27dd74d4481af5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s theater community saw the Kennedy Center shutdown coming. It was devastating nonetheless.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/rabies-maryland-department-of-health-tips-H22XMYLTABEYNLCE52GMX2PO5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T19:23:45.009Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ID2EFXADUBBURDTFBCDMDRRMB4.jpg?auth=15bc52c7ebb21aa653ec80021ce100d167740017fedfa5b2dfbb466fda7f4780&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2724&amp;height=1920</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bat found in St. Margaret School in Bel Air tested positive for rabies, according to a spokesperson for the Harford County Health Department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-players-talk-mlb-expansion-cities-KTGXRG5ARJAEHAMXWQIVOTONAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T19:17:19.004Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CGAAUKNERDUNBMN6ND7NSAZY4.jpg?auth=c738d4788b209a60469d89061e7f2f350e5460f49e7144c47f9052bee8f60d10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7142&amp;height=4730</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso of the Orioles celebrates with Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday after scoring against the Cubs in Baltimore this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-deputy-police-commissioner-suspended-VMG3P2C3UZBIBFPKOQXFKN5AYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T18:49:15.08Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INAQUWS6ARDS5KUNXDZ4OKOJII.JPG?auth=c4663dab79f08e4f0a865cab5988db91c1ad2424dba3e06f1f16b6e6e5385a03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2324&amp;height=1549</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Deputy Police Commissioner Brian Nadeau has been suspended, the department’s chief spokesperson, Lindsey Eldridge, confirmed. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/baltimore-county-council-lutherville-station-housing-4N34NWSMR5ADTNGGOACLW3BN6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T17:56:16.512Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6GLHI7DAEVHPPPPOK7DXPPAU7Y.jpg?auth=68be585341947f15c5d725fb53eb8aee3598b9519234c3100abe7b556847996d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Karceski, a zoning attorney for the Lutherville Station project, speaks at a community input meeting at the Baltimore County Public Library in Cockeysville earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/cedric-dion-callaway-sentenced-2025-wife-murder-NBSCXZETOZFRVN6GGLZJMYQ3AU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T16:05:20.848Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YP4M4JNDNDLZNC2E66RFHRHHQ.JPG?auth=5cf3507258c062fa3736fd1a8c55ae87f021a24bd39277c3b5fc4aa7d332ac78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Christine Celeste sentenced Cedric Dion Callaway, 51, to life in prison, suspending all but 40 years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-colts-declan-doyle-lamar-jackson-HM3E3VNGZBANHJBSQKTQRA7AQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T15:49:07.949Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GT67LWZUKRH3HB3CD6YYGGKGPA.jpg?auth=67766f06398504901ab3718c436100353d4712e02f3c2278924aa747d0660fff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4726&amp;height=3151</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle watches his players warm up ahead of a preseason game against the Washington Commanders last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/prince-edward-western-high-school-visit-5GC4BOBGTNHB7CVZAAOCC3OQYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T15:10:17.781Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LUBJYJDSBVGKLAGIO6OC7EDBFQ.jpg?auth=df96ec4eab023174a342df31002f5d6168f1ddddb6f818d6d718715ff4584aee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, will visit Baltimore's Western High School in September.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/youve-built-a-life-when-do-you-start-protecting-it-PS2EXTYUWRE7ZNTIV775BXJHBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T13:41:09.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X4VEAKIHARB5FMY6WE3U2KNML4.jpg?auth=4ce14154706b620a7296e4b5f5732d090eed689f20ba6c399429582e338457e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=512&amp;height=341</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/layne-lundeen-american-flight-diverted-bwi-duct-tape-initial-appearance-QMJPAEQ46ZGBPOU3WK4BDV43CU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T13:29:15.082Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2XYIEURLGRD53PNM5X4J7JQTVA.jpg?auth=ef736dedfe2c95e3841ea1d0b4c0b45dce750d04fd4cf4215eb137d86b39fc40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=758&amp;height=505</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Layne Lundeen was duct-taped aboard American Airlines Flight 618 from Dallas to Newark, New Jersey, after becoming “unruly,” causing it to divert to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mets-shane-baz-6D7JPHXXH5HULKH3JSRT7NEY24/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T13:22:09.032Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZRDQRE32NRFIVEVEE7ETHAOS6A.jpg?auth=457d510dbc1de0621d530b72f2ec8d1a678a840109c022b9a6e2fa1ac3d022cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles designated hitter Coby Mayo reacts after crossing home plate on his inside-the-park three-run home run against the New York Mets in the eleventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-300th-career-home-run-citi-field-5KS437CGBZC4RDFVSKKW2C5PDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T13:15:32.344Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NEDZJPRDRVBD3MZAD4Y2G34KII.jpg?auth=5527c805a4e08ede7056e161b6516871834003e40f94cb14c58012cc9966e6fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso hits a game-tying home run in the ninth inning — and the 300th of his career — against the New York Mets at Citi Field.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-beat-phillies-jackson-kent-F5DVRQ6DEJCZDA3HZLH3FWNEGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T13:09:01.727Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KO72DFMPDVB4XEGLC2TCKN6RXM.jpg?auth=62be4091242fe3e801414bd37ee59ba111d6f28656eb76fb23aa2eb1d2bbfe6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals left-hander Jackson Kent pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/ovarian-cancer-fallopian-tubes-salpingectomy-maryland-EQEPRDEYPBHSZHEV6NPHOHGY7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T09:30:02.897Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAYHUGLHABEDXI5SNOZE6SEEBY.jpg?auth=9bcf3164a63bf9122d9cc42d597e0147b50e4cb1ab85fc68608ffbadcb5a54ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3980&amp;height=2653</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christine Maple, second from left, enjoys a lacrosse game with her family knowing she’s got one less thing to worry about. She opted to have her fallopian tubes removed after her last child was born to reduce her risk of ovarian cancer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/vitos-pizza-sushi-oishii-timonium-XWNERHJXAZGEZHOYKVPNGXMCM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T09:30:02.427Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XLATKSYZYJHNNPWS4GKDY6NEKA.jpg?auth=fc7ca8fa23f766f93971c12d14d03083ee1e80c6933175c40a8376581aa4a731&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The slices from Vito’s Pizza are worth the trip to Timonium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-school-choice-composite-score-K7UH7IAJF5EGVJTTTL2ZR4ULZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T09:30:00.695Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OOJDAAGE7JDQRHKXZ7E3FBXH5Y.jpg?auth=796ff681e6b900d85d1066d1f595a6db7779136431a93a75f4b705407744e100&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4458&amp;height=2972</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Polytechnic Institute is among four academically competitive Baltimore high schools that require a composite score of at least 610.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/rico-garcia-wears-roberto-clemente-jersey-number-BOBHMRRAJRCJXLOYBY27D2BOII/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T02:20:37.595Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OXX7LZAJ7FFXRJ6DZNUS7WTXGE.jpg?auth=57e93c071ea708e2681e326a173b2cafeec77fa5df4846ab2f21f5b24c0f0bfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1971&amp;height=1314</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Rico Garcia crosses his arms to the sky, a gesture in honor of his grandfather, after throwing a scoreless 10th inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/capitals-nhl/alex-ovechkin-united-russia-ad-vladimir-putin-T5WWY52DXREVPPREISWPYSDZJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-16T00:03:24.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LXKLQBBG4BFKPKOD2QXHRXP3NU.jpg?auth=ebdc014df3ca9161a3c99163d1babe38c5336163cca7dfd7b9f8469640d55930&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5608&amp;height=3738</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin stands on the ice before a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 12.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-teacher-child-sexual-abuse-material-Y44FQQXE5ZA43OV5AMJKEV6A5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T23:11:03.768Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2FXK3SSPJGXJPR6UTGKHIBQGE.png?auth=eab238c6b7fb7a17d9e45990d046cc685de034a44b9cf81a1e0114625f03c030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-kennedy-center-L3FTROUMORHMNHRGON46KLP4NU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T22:47:30.693Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NKMNS7MFH5BZBOANNXUXOGJN6M.jpg?auth=84bdfccc7870dd3ca2def3ade1b590ba35ffc2996273945dc70b04967816171b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors walk at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this month in Washington. The center's Trump-appointed board has reportedly voted to close the iconic arts venue amid financial issues and a court dispute over adding President Donald Trump's name to it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-council-incinerator-debate-22EWWICQTBE77AEIIN5MPNJZC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T22:46:06.458Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SJCOBZENYFH3DD542WBYSHI6C4.jpg?auth=ec681b0b5d3aa772963df41b943603a2051fc0d56bb38b8df86fc704832aef4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While most council members seemed inclined to close the incinerator for environmental reasons, they expressed skepticism about alternatives.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/elrich-veto-hedrick-planning-board-FV37DMDSQFEYXMEIV76GD5WIQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T21:59:30.929Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F7WUHK7PAVHGZHITH6WFAIV6HM.JPG?auth=015bfe40cd9257cffae873dbcdfabc8935c5743898622fd93cb92bfb2a2db48d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich during a community forum on data centers in Rockville earlier this year. The County Council on Tuesday overrode Elrich’s veto of planning board member James Hedrick’s reappointment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-release-kicker-jake-moody-sign-gage-larvadain-7KUGGDMQXVBHPJ5I5GAQD3P33M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T21:54:40.776Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S3VZ5EZR2BD4LOS2GGFMFFRXSM.jpg?auth=7dd2ae3362f1a366a968a52a85d86bf63c43cc32b2092e8403c6d3ca84811cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4927&amp;height=3285</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Place kicker Jake Moody kicks a field goal for the Washington Commanders ahead of the team's preseason game against the Miami Dolphins on Aug. 14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/budget-transfer-circuit-court-hearing-council-resolution-AZMVT7MJ4VAZLG3YVSLD4DSQAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T21:47:19.128Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/62DZ72M5UNCFFM77QS7SKUUJOQ.jpg?auth=6d4f7a0624d2ffdbf6355b30825a8f5de78a3264de91a3976dc95197a22525d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha speaks during a news conference in Largo in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/embold-project-baltimore-teen-natural-hair-care-education-T4JZYQ4VZBHO7D5BFA4775MC4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T21:44:59.43Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5BYMZJUITNCR3DN2AJL7SK4POI.jpg?auth=413b0a65e406d27343304245584897f786e9f04c154feb91d1aee8d570208aed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3693&amp;height=3693</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Boldon’s initiative, Embold, started as a school project when she was 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/new-york-times-50-best-restaurants-chefs-counter-burnt-hill-farm-clarksburg-LEDV3XOCOJEC5HLWLKB5KV4N3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T19:37:04.441Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OCUO5T65PNGG7CSWRX6CDAEFSE.jpg?auth=af618e7772e3a3225c43dac75a83bac13725df98dc4c73e353cdc2e2374f3414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chef’s Counter at Burnt Hill Farm in Clarksburg was named one of The New York Times’ 50 favorite restaurants in America.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/incinerator-montgomery-county-closure-HZARMC3DWFFMPJXB3SUMNDLE7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T19:22:51.583Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SJVUK7OFHBGMNAAPPPRMNZR3IA.jpg?auth=f8b9044684dd0111de2016452a2c6b068092a6e2fb83dcca9561de9c59423c7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A semitruck unloads garbage at the Montgomery County Resource Recovery Facility in Dickerson. The facility receives around 600,000 tons of waste per year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/baltimore-banner-emerging-leaders-2024-CVG4QICY2JGSBA2KZDNBZVLMVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T17:45:01.471Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QJCICKL7BZBRVONNWNISBDXTFE.jpg?auth=fd7785629ac6f2344924d447201d15ff7e32abbf773b51833eef9ca04c195ad7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3144&amp;height=2107</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 2023 class of Emerging Leaders pose with their awards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/morningside-hanover-murder-suicide-asia-thomas-D2UC5KH5MRGORMP3P7BO7T25F4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T17:19:10.361Z</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 25-year-old man killed a woman outside Morningside House of Friendship, a retirement community in Anne Arundel County, Friday night before fleeing and killing himself, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/composite-sketch-croydon-avenue-rockville-6XK2PE5OKZCFFCSJ4I3NCKCTB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T17:12:16.671Z</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/community/local-news/b-willow-plants-remington-small-business-FWK5UMQL35HHHI5UP5LZCVSEZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T15:45:07.758Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTOAIDVOVNDZNBCOGT5SXRTL3E.JPG?auth=319c4207eee8568617affb9c5e659c70bd02aa3b0825fbb56123db8ec22b3f28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s Liz Vayda has nurtured her B.Willow plant shop in Remington for almost a decade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/emmy-awards-2026-maryland-stephen-colbert-shawn-hatosy-PCKXP4LJLFC4DPONATKQ4UW2XQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T15:30:26.348Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S6AYQCUU3RHJBOA7LQ3P6R2Q54.jpg?auth=279d8ed2c1343c68fe05f18604ffdc2c664871ca728facc396a9e9093c1c5ed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clockwise from top left, Stephen Colbert, Janelle James, Oscar Isaac and Shawn Hatosy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/baltimore-native-dante-baylor-design-costume-LWYTE5UED5GCXA4RP7NOFBU2TU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T15:07:35.014Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4W7XHLSUWJGURJO3EMUW2463OA.jpg?auth=abe1df3bfd0ad15df4871b1d290621d3984696efc3055345fb285a8062bf0518&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dante Baylor got his start in Baltimore but has made a name for himself designing and tailoring clothing for some of the world’s biggest celebrities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-driver-sentencing-pedestrian-death-5WUUAC7AIFGXPBPBENPEQTGKUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:51:05.381Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A34G4OKJKFGAZHLKSGNB4OWJWE.jpg?auth=6d90365138061582c67d97c4330c3f17e2694dfaf1e4bef7e9e4d75843307ca2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5548&amp;height=3699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County judge ordered Oluwajomiloju “JJ” Sekiteri to spend 18 months on home detention along with probation, perform 170 hours of community service and pay more than $3,700 in restitution after a deadly crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/what-we-learned-ravens-coilts-KJMMFYVTZ5EBTDGJKE2R6JUSIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:48:21.477Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5LCWSZOPPZCY3ODEKTGNIZKPKE.jpg?auth=ccbc675cc2de7283bc958ce354b1c5f9e9705c96c56fec367285fb53a7526d93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5415&amp;height=3610</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers celebrates his touchdown against the Colts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/us-weapons-in-space-NM3GHTDAUVAQHLUZTL324BIBWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:38:21.097Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FI7A6BDYPZGZJJUI5Q24LO3HU4.jpg?auth=aa8216b53b2dc58d9b238b68eb47a683e2e755656203118e71c53996b790f57f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2626&amp;height=1751</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink also said the U.S. is adding more autonomous systems to its capabilities in remarks during the Air and Space Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-fire-department-RF47XWVMWVGRLMZYZSA5SNGHS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:30:01.176Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6GW33MO6ZEWDLCIXHQOHPGLPA.webp?auth=441f84295586d9bb3bd6ea5106007ca3465d3af8811c3fdfef4352f1d09ff95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of 7-year-old boy Emmett Petri, who nearly died after choking last month, reunited Monday with the first responders in Anne Arundel County who helped save his life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-beat-mets-pete-alonso-citi-field-return-NHLKFBSFVBG3VHUEQSNXXHFQJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:18:51.232Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2PB66A2765HZPD4RR44RYUX5JI.jpg?auth=972359bf80254e97eb85cc36e3a0692ec198be86c4f12e6d4a93641541bf1adf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso acknowledges the crowd in his first at-bat during the first inning against the New York Mets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/shooting-towson-apartment-complex-ZYS4IYRMUFEJJPXWRSWAVLOYYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:01:50.352Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TAKA3A675BDBI3EDSHDRWIZBQ.jpg?auth=f8999f9231e7aef2f5a7dcebcf0c53d44cddc7af993362557a94712f3eb68861&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3415&amp;height=2276</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting near East Joppa Road in Towson. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/food-insecurity-capital-area-food-bank-B47MG524LBBNTGEYO47ZVNCFF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:00:04.015Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OP363VCYQBBXZJUENVNZ2VQSTI.jpg?auth=b8cc2e01af3d0a0818395ba0453f672d34bef4b08c65fde8507c5153db2fd5c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Capital Area Food Bank’s main warehouse in Washington, D.C., is a hub for food donations across the capital region. The nonprofit’s annual hunger report shows that food insecurity is at a five-year high, with Prince George’s County reporting the highest rate in the region.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/cyclospora-andy-harris-food-traceability-rule-SIXAICNI2VCE3B3IBVJOAXYEFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:02.348Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T72YESZTCZBRPIHOSC6I3OKU7M.jpg?auth=509a0abe7a3396e4e9a4f0fbe1715513fe7cccd4699bb68efa7c2fcc8ab1cd1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As chair of a key appropriations subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris helped delay a rule that would have traced the source of cyclospora in food that made people sick in 49 states over the summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/harborview-marina-baltimore-inner-harbor-M4ZMJMY7EZEB3ETCXRP26FNDBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FP5FSW5ZGBEZDMRZ5ZUDWXLTFI.JPG?auth=6a1dd06b29a2422017b5abd4921b0aea7bcf4b4715f7ef807c4ec4efa2463949&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While owners wait for a court decision, Harborview Marina falls into worse shape, an Inner Harbor eyesore framed by the familiar sights of the Domino Sugar plant and T. Rowe Price headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/rubenstein-orioles-camden-yards-development-MRDHBZBZHBEJZDG46VFWDBVRSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ON2XA7QUJHQLMYVZG4JLKVFAQ.jpg?auth=dc57467641e79de3d8c58a966297748ad921d83f9ba69231d3ec3049e30deb28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4464&amp;height=2976</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles ownership has engaged a real estate firm to begin a multiyear effort to develop land next to Camden Yards, David Rubenstein wrote in a new book.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harford-county-data-center-ban-EXHKIBRN35AO3IHMMVITZLI7KI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:02.66Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IXQODTMUKFHD3OXLSQO2L4PHNY.JPG?auth=9959ec60faf1cbfd24c7802e149fe9083805cf57dd331dee5822c887dd2c87d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Cornell and Krissy Flatau pose along a fence at Cornell’s 17-acre Harford County property. Harford is the only Maryland county to have permanently banned data centers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/nicholas-njuki-quincys-potomac-LLEE2QK3YRAJJD3SK4ZEQ37M3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T01:31:34.208Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/65KGZE734NBDHINNIVMRRXZSMM.jpg?auth=93db9c13f2c8d9a97fb5c73d779afcedebf6b3eaf2e5fe45ea60d2eaf6fd5e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3703&amp;height=2469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Gaithersburg man was killed at a Rockville shopping center on Sunday after an argument inside a restaurant, Montgomery County Police said Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/brandon-coleman-commanders-offensive-line-NWKH6DX5ZFDL5FLQ3QHJAUXLPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T01:10:35.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5XP3CLNEARAJPL64HBHD7UOUMI.jpg?auth=d190b0df1e1adac4c22305874cf24e7ee42484f62d60103edb39b8ce03be356e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders offensive lineman Brandon Coleman looks on during a preseason road game against the Detroit Lions last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/supreme-court-donald-trump-mail-ballots-NFISZGOT2ZH2ZGJHBG3YJVEL2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:09:07.036Z</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 rejected President Donald Trump ’s mail ballot restrictions for now, a decision that allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-tyler-owens-special-teams-2ZZHZRIPVJFJTCXLEYC2QGTWDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T22:25:55.62Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CR24WRLJ5VC5XGFM6KJNFSSE7Q.jpg?auth=dd23a075e747c7d18b687628954672073ccf8b2ec6119623059f857fd5f20b42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7563&amp;height=5042</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders safety Tyler Owens  leaves the field following an injury during the second half of a the team's Week 1 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/prince-georges-county-rabies-exposure-5IJIMC7QHNDI3HZZFMTAD5HW5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T22:20:23.296Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DSDOLR6AX5DKLJ74G3Z3VFPW7Q.jpg?auth=3afd008041dee400aa69ba045227acde2b9cb5f2f9c6d093e872185d055343be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The precautionary measure comes after a cat fought a raccoon last month. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/anne-arundel-one-crofton-school-redistricting-VDTSR455FJBSPE6LDBLD6U4ZCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T22:09:17.769Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TZGTVYWRLZEQHKZEG6XHMBTVPU.JPG?auth=0d563fce5eddfec8959098c3d67b00b325b2989304c9b71baa642174be10dabd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A parent speaks during a special Anne Arundel County school board meeting giving parents a chance to weigh in on the county’s redistricting plans last fall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/james-shipe-dna-cockeysville-rape-cold-case-conviction-ANYAFJVGMNATBCWFN3RAKBRGDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T22:07:44.2Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2AECLGCZWRDIHPD3R2MVDNJCEI.jpg?auth=beb82b5603c837fb56019ce0a9a8adc564ad29f7aae84d44275cf847b8de1876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3944&amp;height=2629</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Rudiger Breitenecker preserved biological material on slides at Greater Baltimore Medical Center between 1977 and 1997 in more than 2,000 sexual assault cases. More than four decades later, that evidence helped lead to the conviction of James Shipe Sr.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/religion/st-vincent-de-paul-leo-the-great-catholic-church-merger-IJFTHM6T5FADBFUNHMJCTNU2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T21:56:31.963Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XSUVSFG36ZCQJC5L6T2GLVKTHQ.jpg?auth=b020a359bf7f77509a38ee8f43e943bab6d5f21c71e9ca3324d67248cd08f227&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7375&amp;height=4917</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Monsignor Nicholas Amato, temporary pastoral administrator for St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church, closes the church doors before delivering Mass this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-zay-flowers-jakobi-lane-injury-updates-KXASJX5WRND3XFJCFIOSO7TTCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T20:58:42.958Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YSC7UFISBNHAHM3ISQLSD46Y4Y.jpg?auth=53a61b74efaccf4f1c4238399e5d3dd18e55830396995622ad405f8133976590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5045&amp;height=3363</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers scores a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts during the second quarter on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/i-495-overpass-death-kensington-MWIEHTTH65EL5FIW5LOK7JDEDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T19:56:44.912Z</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/community/local-news/sophie-felipa-baltimore-fatal-shooting-barclay-TJC2FLSXM5GPPLEICQPOSBML3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T19:08:00.39Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JKRPIDMXJRAL7PR4VO4WLHSIXY.jpg?auth=8c23ed14b95c51689cbffedf49d0c462322995ee69af73283d391cfbd3cecb24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1242&amp;height=1242</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sophie Lee, 27, was found shot to death in Baltimore early Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/medicaid-maryland-immigrants-TBWT4M7T6BAURHPXZKBKWVTQDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T18:31:58.592Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BWUZFRLD4JARDF4H5D6VEAHJ5M.jpg?auth=c078c70ee0343bba0d77f44607b04100c24b50a4e1b08921f805217ac41d7c76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5200&amp;height=3467</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As of Oct. 1, up to 15,000 Marylanders who are noncitizens could lose Medicaid coverage under new federal rules. Health advocates in Maryland have a plan they think can help.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/glen-burnie-high-school-mcdaniel-college-scholarship-pophams-TJPORDKXMBCDXMKSJ6SSQMXUH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T17:48:01.698Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DCSNDOSZIVECFLYMLHCIAUOGUM.JPG?auth=c1f31fd21e2d00439706e5fee03ef1b1744748fe430422741ec98d668725d098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Glen Burnie High School students practice for their graduation in May. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-cade-cavalli-healthy-season-TRYWSYRZHNFGLIZDXCSZWEQIIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T17:02:17.831Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TWN2OTVXMNGBTFASYQJAXRDII4.jpg?auth=68ea84c0a23c07ccdaed09adb31ff18cd72dcff67c393f0f1d6d1d9581eda4eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5999&amp;height=3999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cade Cavalli leads Nationals starters in just about every category, including innings pitched (164 2/3), ERA (3.12) and strikeouts (194). His recovery routine has played a big role in his ascent. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-matt-blood-part-ways-EZRM3C4AW5BVHM7RR6GHGBQAOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T15:08:27.968Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7YDHDUOSWNEWHHSBNZ7BKZOQHI.png?auth=664da9c92981d807f65bf29460aefd7f0c7aec0fbcfeb6b0e0589055c3deb971&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/pete-alonso-returns-to-citi-field-it-will-always-feel-like-a-homecoming-HYVL7JCYIJHNVIDVMGH42QAZKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T14:38:06.069Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GYLEZF4VEBH5FGQSNNLCV3LZ6I.jpg?auth=d69fb04e76e51a69a59872864b977fb755cfde01e209f0a33919a5cc12604cec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4853&amp;height=3235</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso returns to New York, where he became a star with the Mets, on the cusp of 300 career home runs. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/empire-towers-investigation-building-cars-QPPUWD72UJDUFIJHMKLFQLM7D4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T14:24:24.087Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UOB3N4FOOVCLLIJD4OQSSSDCJY.png?auth=2cbb7ccab0c03e4b96b899ee36815d4218e2690dcbf5077a6f5f379263829c91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2216&amp;height=1474</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After a partial collapse of the Empire Towers parking garage in July, around 90 vehicles have been trapped for months, leaving frustrated owners starved for information.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/takoma-park-rent-stabilization-RBAVVQHQHBADPM5TWSIXZTORRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T14:16:01.725Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BAT7G4WU2VEXLN3GWHEMXIMVOQ.jpg?auth=f958d0051da23fca1b40e32d280b9933d0a68526a1a910a9983633d8f999f8f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5421&amp;height=3614</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Omar Myers lives in a rent-controlled building in Takoma Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-agents-clash-frederick-protestors-next-steps-PLMNNZV2AVCABNG7NGE2MUISL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T13:40:15.262Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QQ2CFY6ZURDLXCG4WZ34E267EE.jpg?auth=06e4a4a472ccaa02660aa34cd3dc4de4e645e710e3283c50cb679b0dd4ec5ca0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ICE agents staked out the Taskers Chance neighborhood in Frederick for nearly two days.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/new-deal-cafe-future-TINYPNQNINE2NA6OENVTRWK7DE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T09:30:00.658Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HEPZLS2V7NEUDFWMEGLRGITW34.JPG?auth=2825308e3154481b1842f222dc18ada0cbec60ae86ad02d1f158a59b98028a81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1285&amp;height=1606</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteers at the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt have helped load in and install kitchen fixtures, including Teddy Kish, far left, who also works at the local Honda dealership.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/jems-bottle-shop-takeout-window-L6IJSUZQVBHTXEVAJKPIINHA4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T09:30:00.947Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ZPJFPJOSJAMHCAAZ5N3VN7NSY.jpg?auth=5340b8b9b3964dc4f9de91da8d6484229494eff520c08e73cec8b019a93ab242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An egg sandwich from Jem's Bottle Shop & Cafe, which opened up as a takeout window near Patterson Park in August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/downtown-silver-spring-development-7SAYCIT5Q5HBTPR4PUMHKJTYK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T09:30:02.297Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WUBBPI4M7VAVXCZGSUO5J4XSKI.JPG?auth=ba65074a34fbaf1ff2801ebcf71f214a8855fb106faa9b7064c3c0a3b89ad681&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5380&amp;height=3533</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pedestrian walks past a colorful mural near downtown Silver Spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-monse-neighborhood-safety-911-calls-R5ZCVA6EBVG4VDMQPEAU7W5XUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T09:00:04.256Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J5VPXUPPDJHQVARI7V2RIDGV5Q.jpg?auth=fbb0337f6bed8ca7f87f550a8e609d5b985f68d96236169a51a243da2f0e31ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore lawmakers are considering a new Department of Neighborhood Safety, proposed by City Council President Zeke Cohen.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-offense-eagles-season-opener-MBORB6ABD5C2LMXNB6AXRFMC24/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T04:39:07.065Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LWYI2RZN7RAEZNZCMRK5EZJ4RA.jpg?auth=4498892c165418806f978665b625ba74e02bf546ffd1e76362a9980f883d903d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3113&amp;height=2076</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Darius Rush of the Commanders breaks up a pass intended for Dontayvion Wicks of the Eagles in the first quarter Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jesse-minter-colts-lamar-jackson-declan-doyle-IITZEWZSYNFHVN63CFSADQIEFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-14T00:32:57.192Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CP2VNTPWXVCFJHTHYDDWFHIX34.jpg?auth=2e099a0e5f423912b8fb76f6fb7624f1d99825d243f0ffa8f906f9d4854f0c1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4770&amp;height=3180</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coach Jesse Minter shakes hands with quarterback Lamar Jackson after the Ravens beat the Colts 41-23 on Sunday in Indianapolis]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>