<?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/culture/food-drink/ovenbird-bakery-lawsuit-FMWIG4O5PJHMROCCQ3FHVLTCJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T20:32:52.992Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O45LUOQVZ5CO5JVMTYXZPWUKFQ.jpg?auth=fc847356fa3173281dc1f219c9775e7196fa7d1cf36df6c562192852e5e93d9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4453&amp;height=2969</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ovenbird Bakery is being sued by Maryland for more than $650,000, the remaining principal, interest and fees on a loan that the bakery’s owners took out with the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/david-rubenstein-kennedy-center-OLTMREBVKVH4XJKQNBWFZYOASQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T19:38:09.783Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ASO5RUEXURDWROJK3M25L76GDI.jpg?auth=f1cd7fad265d03b7189323fa6c6d44636af9ac52eecdc0fd7f9535f23d2f278f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2025</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers remove the sculpture "Blue" by artist Joel Shapiro on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Sept. 2.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/johns-hopkins-health-system-hospitals-code-black-5VIMIYXNJVFDLH73YJ6T2CBDAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T19:28:43.756Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NVBBF3NTRFDVJIULRQW3PFV6AI.jpg?auth=2c844389c0b8e2460c3be719293aae25cfe3539d574793e5b38b318ab29d00da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5298&amp;height=3532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center was one of three system hospitals under a Code Black on Monday, Sept. 7. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-craig-albernaz-evaluation-ZPAWXZKS5FACDHMK75ZU2UGQEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T19:22:05.459Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ODCJDFIM75FLZJUB7Z3BU7S76U.png?auth=af82fe1f719fad95101435c9c01dc6c56a16c5b1528760e1ee13aad518b45905&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/youve-built-a-life-when-do-you-start-protecting-it-PS2EXTYUWRE7ZNTIV775BXJHBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T19:10:03.416Z</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/local-news/september-11-maryland-memorials-YHEW22LGOZEXPGRKCXR2SYFHP4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T18:34:01.267Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WJHPKHUWTZEBRFYU42ZYOOZVE4.jpg?auth=52996a7178e8f6dedd8c732207c4c3f33a5e0c03c474f89a52367414f6d8203a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flowers are left on a bench on the grounds of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial before the start of the September 11th Pentagon Memorial Observance at the Pentagon in 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/lonnie-bunch-steps-down-smithsonian-LQOVKOFFEVGP7HJT377SGQKMKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T18:23:55.786Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HG63EVIW5BEN5MAGCPC7J6O7UU.jpg?auth=266f6d7593c543f23a248826cf681e06667f38d0cb216f9e593c3e70cbd0a31f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3476&amp;height=2317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lonnie Bunch speaks onstage during the EBONY Power 100 Gala at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/cj-abrams-home-run-nationals-YXDOM67LX5FZPNFP5ZPCHGAVJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T17:49:52.412Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BQWTKHGIANFXTMMONEBFECRCRE.jpg?auth=f50e62ef820f0ab56edf7ceae6f17db09538ac36cc2684b4baca758fa064da5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5968&amp;height=3979</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/andy-harris-maryland-redistricting-OPHTAJQEBBA7JCGYALAU6WW3XU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T17:37:15.184Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5EEC5PB4YBAOLD7SOQYTSZZ5SQ.jpg?auth=9c82ced344fda81e5faed3acc4ff918db9b5972488b6f4ef6a3364bc839f5953&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Andy Harris has twice dodged redistricting attempts. He may not be so lucky a third time.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/rosalind-rose-rivera-anne-arundel-community-college-P6U3ZQ54IFF2LPBDA4IJOA5RBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T16:45:34.212Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GLDL4FQUIVEONL7YE4CFZKL4KU.jpg?auth=c4b7c360c877554db3302d11f23565e5d2783fea85cb5186ab4a3bced3ab7a06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=600&amp;height=600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rosalind “Rose” Rivera.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/edgar-allen-poe-house-preservation-6ZRDDM2ASBEJDKTHT56VVXSKZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T15:01:30.402Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IBV5YOCA6ZH3FGS3CRGLT2D23I.JPG?auth=89ae1f0541e857baff934c5994fa166340e98b7812ea566de980c0b330238118&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Edgar Allan Poe House, where the author lived in the 1830s, is surrounded by construction in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/afrithrive-immigrant-food-pantry-farms-GGO46Z7Q2VHJLJ7DN3A6SCUUT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T14:00:02.211Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WEE7DLXK7FGG7MLBZKS6VH26QA.jpg?auth=270dc9c38862e3ea58b5a39a8d70cf501394ab048daa01fd251004eb0da01d67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6240&amp;height=4160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AfriThrive distributes foods commonly eaten in African, Latin American and Asian households that are hard to find or too expensive for immigrant families.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/expand-your-living-space-with-a-beautiful-deck-VEVYFHL2KZEUVJCN5YKZNHCA4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T13:42:07.101Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7J5AHW6G6JGT7ADJWDRLHQZYR4.jpg?auth=5bfba5d1fadaeaf7d4de879184bbaa884ab664a40c234ef4d838e58f91f52d50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4608&amp;height=2184</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-state-police-baltimore-county-tractor-trailer-accident-11-injured-TD7TCYSZPBFPPJBE2F5EUDMM7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T13:34:38.555Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DSBH5R66VBEZZPT7I6D2T5WL5Y.jpg?auth=8932e6b2c865ba47dfb8e43a070278f4a0d1041108b97dc4419751c78097e151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8104&amp;height=5403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police troopers responded to a report of a crash between a passenger van and a tractor trailer on I-695 in Baltimore County on Sept. 6. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/coppin-state-down-payment-housing-program-YSUH6Q5NXZA5TAYKZVHMJQDED4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T13:30:36.499Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L3ED6FSW45CF7JK2YOQ2CX2NHE.JPG?auth=1d893f28b1e82712a7a88407d67b84f69d864eaebac2bdd6759c80fad0caf402&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5962&amp;height=3975</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Robinson, a social work professor, in his new Baltimore neighborhood. Coppin’s program, launched in 2023 with state funding, has now helped faculty and staff buy six homes near campus. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-renaissance-festival-furries-BUTFM4WBW5GALGCZPCGZBRS53A/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T13:15:26.286Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2A4WYCTLYVALJDMHPPKVTONBNA.jpg?auth=578caff99352f89618c977661dd9d5239e197767cebf6ac7c51e18b799b67cdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2595&amp;height=1730</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shawna Passalaqua arrived at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, only to be turned away at the door due to her animal-inspired outfit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-new-official-city-tree-EW77E2E3CZGORLLX2UBU54ON7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T13:00:03.599Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7PYWGOKM6NCAPMGAUNBD6ZQMJE.JPG?auth=97299bbffaa57d594305285083afc6e91bf8935f04520a0873aded4b66e53f22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6350&amp;height=4233</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brendon Brown, who is the assistant chief forester dressed as the tuliptree, comes in first place during a race for the title of Baltimore’s new city tree during Baltimore City Recreation & Parks event at Cylburn Arboretum on Thursday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-super-bowl-reasons-jesse-minter-injuries-C6MZ4RE5SVFBPA2JO2QIQPGTJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T11:00:01.439Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RCGYPSKBMZDTTBUSVKB62ZYPXI.jpg?auth=c01b10f0d4864e9e6602c083b43e52d04e002d355cdda6b09a1ab364f194d9a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2565&amp;height=1708</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With the Ravens’ season opener against the Colts just five days away, here are 10 reasons Jesse Minter’s debut season could be a dud.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/maryland-child-care-scholarship-copayments-VOXG2JYMQBCTVBCTNONYWG3TKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00.762Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/56XEUQPUVBHQNJDG2MOIOT5BW4.JPG?auth=aefc937167996850b136d6bd7dee6fd61f9b9f328487503fc5b949f8b4124459&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Legacy Child Development Center in Owings Mills is among the daycares that accept families who use childcare scholarships.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/montgomery-county-viva-white-oak-development-6RLSANHGG5DR5HQPRONFRY5GWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00.67Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6PQI7TLQ4FFQZMBIR77QIGMMT4.jpg?auth=834c9d5e004c4bf050972056ea4fce9bad45bfc28f5709166376e2fe3d27bec2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=426</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Costco is set to be one of Viva White Oak’s anchor stores. Developers plan to break ground on Viva White Oak before the end of the year, but the project’s full build-out is still years away.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/garth-brooks-george-strait-bob-chance-auction-S3YSMZJPGVCUZFC3CXTHLJ4QGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:01.633Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ICLCU4UWMFF6RGIZZTJO5DSQBU.jpg?auth=34541b936421be64e109c9fa6e17436e3376a35873331e647358a9972bbe3ee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3093&amp;height=2329</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How do you take a picture of the horns from a longhorn? Cindy Chance holds up one of the items from her father’s stores she'll auction off on Sept. 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/towson-football-alumni-nfl-coaching-staff-GUAXP7UV3NB6DJBVRIGCGIMIGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:01.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GIMGM2MMEVGUXOL4EXBDH5SNSQ.jpg?auth=19e855a50166fddda64e273d9439beb16e9b0b3c1bb16fbdb403f834fdf945ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4918&amp;height=3279</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Fleury, also a Towson Tigers alumni, during training camp. Seven Towson football alumni hold positions on NFL coaching staffs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/warren-road-bridge-safe-collapse-PD7SIX5NLFANLKLPECV7BZKBSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:02.373Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SIGFQCTYGRBTHKSTI4JAIDUWBY.jpg?auth=366023bdfb5fa809c281cfb7974ca20c16892cf303c7c0a95df0d83988bd5cb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5113&amp;height=3409</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bridge crosses over the Loch Raven Reservoir on Warren Road, directly above where the historic mill town of Warren used to be located, in Cockeysville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/talk-your-suit-card-game-YQQ2GTYNPVD4REBZYM4G4RFF6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00.716Z</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/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-padres-dylan-crews-E2ICHQFPC5ARPILWC4HMKFCY54/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T03:09:51.035Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ILQ3UOSWDJBDJDDBF6Q7QPXSLY.jpg?auth=073df33f3b5ce850b74dc23537fbefb3a7adc09dbb8d822ae76a5402b4e59373&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews hits a two-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the sixth inning on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/federal-immigration-agents-clash-frederick-protestors-BJOQ5H74Z5HP3ODX5IGQX27LR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T02:47:30.067Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JWXKZTSPWVFALEBGXR6QJYH5CA.jpg?auth=00f4f81f09ee9459937607d3808aa1423f443b54e3945d0cf8e4dddcc78f5599&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Immigration enforcement officers clashed with protesters Friday night after staking out a neighborhood for nearly 40 hours.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/wes-moore-18-minimum-wage-announcement-some-bwi-workers-4YQVXSZIZRG4VCTSEMXZWY2Z2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T23:40:25.758Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M5FDY5V4VJCZ3O4ZEICA6Q6GNU.JPG?auth=d17f5a92a168a97f7f73da67646bc04883b055b156915e7af64bec73fd79e7e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1952</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced an executive action Monday that increases the minimum wage to $18 an hour for direct state contract employees at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-ending-id-checkpoint-fells-point-PVYDYFKPJRBDZI4POKMFBWTBHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T23:24:47.321Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4SUXXF7Z2RDFXPOY2ISRU2GA2Y.jpg?auth=6cb3e3910c51dc281bbe8e73df805b6de758c1565d4ded5c6c9c5f017173dfe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5944&amp;height=3963</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The ID checkpoints established in July for Baltimore’s Fells Point entertainment district are set to end after Labor Day weekend, Mayor Brandon Scott’s office said Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-guardians-coby-mayo-two-home-runs-VMFA6IZ4RJDLLBBRVRMAGFMXGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T22:36:10.381Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ZM2QIQMKFAQZIPPD42OMOB6UQ.jpg?auth=9b8a608e7b9682ec648a98b1bebfe228cf9f60a6a1d83474269c8cc93d30a77e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles third baseman Coby Mayo tosses his bat after hitting a home run in the third inning against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-offense-preview-declan-doyle-2BHOMS26HNB6BGHXFF3CXP6UAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T21:21:47.622Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DKISYCXQ7VB4JELCCJR7QJBC6E.png?auth=fd839eb82d1c5a73ecea22fe44e58bc7e378ed1dc3b08275122acae12735b16f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/man-dead-shot-vehicle-lewisdale-drive-hyattsville-D3OBD6WI2FG45IRZP5XDCTB52E/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T21:13:14.092Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George County Police found a man dead inside a vehicle early Sunday in Hyattsville, authorities said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-starting-center-jovaughn-gwyn-SY6ABDOVUBDCFJXEEDOFN6OHVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T20:49:37.38Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BGC6JGP4ZNHLHFJDB3D6CVQCDE.jpg?auth=bc8e9edcb7654c4892f6051fcca521374cd6d68bed7f3de48882a5e33a33cda6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4308&amp;height=2872</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens offensive lineman Jovaughn Gwyn (54) watches from the sidelines in the second quarter of a preseason game against the Washington Commanders on Aug. 28.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/will-jawando-heart-attack-S4A2SAYA2RG2NDXSJUPF3AUAQU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T20:43:19.838Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RK2XWHOU3ZDRXMJJJWMXQXBNIU.jpg?auth=7ef3ed286337cd647ffb955fdfdd26bc5993f071eb0f99c3a6d956cf4f4444e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Will Jawando is the Democratic nominee for Montgomery County executive. He has been hospitalized since Saturday after having a heart attack. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-dodgers-36-blown-saves-2DHWYTTKXVGPBDHQV5RFKMHB4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T19:39:34.07Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/75XYX6PYXJFIDETBKJ22GGDOVY.jpg?auth=98b4a7b42ad69a0c91170d786729fb232968d63a33662dea8212e936bb4d5ea9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5892&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brady House high-fives manager Blake Butera after scoring a run in the fourth inning Saturday night in Los Angeles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-rock-terrace-special-education-schools-TLWHEB2FKNEZZIEZVMJQTXQRTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T14:45:06.113Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EBHC3KPHJNEYRNQ7DEYY43G7NM.jpg?auth=9a2fcdca033be6cf439132cecd2fe42876beeef0fc3593f696b2a9b3d6c083ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ethan walks out of Paint Branch High School during his second week at the comprehensive campus, which is 28 times the size of his last school.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/chatgpt-for-teachers-baltimore-city-public-schools-openai-NUGKA5MS7RG2VOSF6JCJB6G64M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T14:38:09.798Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XXMTRXD77JGGJJX37BUCG6JACY.jpg?auth=f90e65810d5e88870aa36462c88dacf5a5e48d4a7022b4065cc79ec4e9a67242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4897&amp;height=3428</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-dundalk-patapsco-history-defenders-day-war-of-1812-HS5UOU4BYVDMLDYIW3GHF7HQAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T14:23:05.957Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIZ7ULTSUJG7DDD3B3CJOGBXPE.JPG?auth=68a97ec2997f9a39a5bc8b1aa648211d707c187886db7a11bb62afd1fc38cd4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Olafur Nelson, also known as Dr. Shadyfellow, performs 19th-century battlefield medicine during the Defenders’ Day living history demonstrations at Fort Howard Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-dodgers-blown-save-record-QQ6CWLUIT5F4HAFJQY4BXYGLFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T14:21:51.573Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R7MTPWJ55FBSBOGSAQZZWYWUEE.jpg?auth=2de72b999ba61e64c51765a8e7ac9bafadbdade8483fbd5915cc34fd700d2706&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4807&amp;height=3205</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Nationals’ Daylen Lile slides to score past Dodgers catcher Will Smith on a two-run double by Harry Ford during the fourth inning Sunday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/maryland-native-frances-tiafoe-dominates-daniil-medvedev-us-open-5VEKSTC3TFBRXJGWOKWDIELTVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T14:08:26.405Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3EYIAIDRQFCNXB2MIYIR6E3FW4.jpg?auth=0ed70d25baea0cedf36ec336f9df1111dc69557a37224d1cba92cc3d1d03930e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8361&amp;height=5574</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frances Tiafoe pumps up the crowd during his win over Daniil Medvedev during the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/religion/catholic-st-pius-x-excommunication-7TTWJBUD5RCMJHVCQ5CQMVC4YA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T09:30:01.646Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MYBQCQ75NJFSZCHWN2LSLNAPDE.JPG?auth=ba61e1991eea62485cfe428c1d2c97ae9678ba2869a887170819551d29c1adc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8500&amp;height=5667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rave Bandong inside of his home in Bowie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-super-bowl-FV6HLDCIDBEORFBFLUWBRJERBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T09:30:01.448Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XDA7UOSWINEYVK6MJI4BWPBJFM.jpg?auth=e6307a99f7052b68c5c0c8ad747b64c6f5fac249bf9755ca880683f7090ed9b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5337&amp;height=3558</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jesse Minter replaced John Harbaugh as Ravens coach, but nothing changed about the team’s expectations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/luis-robert-jr-new-orioles-outfielder-hits-injured-list-77QL74YI65FVJNGEALUATRMXRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T21:39:50.875Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A362I4IWX5AERJYQ66VDSBG2T4.jpg?auth=068256cbcf2e84d05ed77a995bb2a9b8f6ee445a41955fa45eda0587cd87dfb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5329&amp;height=3553</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles placed Luis Robert Jr. on the 10-day injured list with left hamstring discomfort.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-4-game-sweep-wild-card-LKIK4PCL7FCP7P55OU4GSJ67DY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T21:33:20.179Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TW5ZPS23TFAOFDAD2IIGJFLOCE.jpg?auth=cd624dbe94eeeee51c24f2f9b3fe94fa0ea0d818dd08c815d7615c0ecc479ecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4954&amp;height=3303</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Carlos Narváez talks with starting pitcher Kyle Bradish during the second inning Sunday at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-collision-one-dead-edgemere-baltimore-county-KOC3YABVQFBCLATT6XVV7KKOGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T21:19:59.35Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police said a 50-year-old driver died Saturday night in Edgemere when a speeding truck crossed double yellow lines and struck their vehicle head-on.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-police-car-hit-run-fatal-crash-montevideo-ZRLA653FJZDYRCYNO4MVWHR334/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T20:47:12.106Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TEA3PXMCCFHB5JP76FAO6NZ23A.jpg?auth=0cdda337413e5b2ec710847c9bb72c3ec184ddaedbad84515f01fd54984c78cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5242&amp;height=3495</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man died early Sunday after he struck a parked Howard County Police car in Jessup and crashed during a pursuit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/red-sox-orioles-craig-albernaz-gamble-QSPXQZSFDFDWDJKO37XWNXQYLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T17:28:33.518Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LPOVIXAJD5E3ZDOKKEVRP5MICM.jpg?auth=215a17830dc93752abb2e0694a0e67f535a5bc65894c98d59dd7c6ce636ad1e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6279&amp;height=4186</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Red Sox catcher Connor Wong tags out the Orioles’ Colton Cowser in the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-campaign-spending-democrats-7MTF4VP6BBEYFOZFEREWUMJHWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T16:16:11.737Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2AM7JGDBLRH5TMQM6RQ34DWZP4.JPG?auth=5fa0f565303e9b0398da3990083484051c4d1de01959d88c7a18d3bbea451062&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Given the lopsided nature of Moore's race against Republican Dan Cox, why is Moore raising and spending so much money? It's nuanced.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-jaylinn-hawkins-safety-MZJTD34SRZEJ3PUOLURF65XURQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T09:30:01.332Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/37FJBK4CFZAELNH7FYFYKDENOA.jpg?auth=593aa361067087e26f10e1add035062ddbe565ef6498256a7d2af987a3df4ee2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4741&amp;height=3161</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens safety Jaylinn Hawkins made four interceptions last season as a member of the New England Patriots.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/dog-friendly-restaurants-baltimore-JFJG3BP5HZBAFCUBLICHPDO2EQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T09:30:00.786Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/775NPGSSDZEI7G257NAMB2Q5FY.jpg?auth=742b100f16870b497f496c8d3157c3649afef9f758856087a6c09d0be12b4d6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3266&amp;height=2178</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Charm City Chicken with bacon from Urban Deli in Federal Hill.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-hampton-62-0-dejuan-williams-LP7D6LISBBHMJCOYHCOIXQYZ6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T04:58:06.72Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWTSOEVSWBFR7MFSN2EWBWP6ZA.jpg?auth=4bd8607a8167e7f18bc62daca4a67e2b0e633cf5e35ba79dead5e3a1d3d97a3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s DeJuan Williams, shown against Illinois last season, ran for 116 yards and two touchdowns on three carries Saturday night against Hampton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/woodson-rushes-for-200-yards-and-3-scores-navy-racks-up-506-rushing-yards-in-42-15-win-over-towson-MKDIJNBBANHY3FUJRWWVMFD5NE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T22:57:47.308Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HP7TDPRZDFB4VBT6QU2Y7LNBBA.jpg?auth=4a118b15cb8a65da9c1138d8437cda95824065cdb14ce334b7925a8a91ce26d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7556&amp;height=5004</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Navy quarterback Braxton Woodson, pictured against Tulane in 2024, led the Midshipmen over Towson on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/9-11-memorial-stair-climb-mt-bank-baltimore-F3O2UTKEMFHO3LQU2W7P5AAMSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T22:53:24.825Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJHCKHP36JAWVG2HOREJBOUPDQ.JPG?auth=95ec00b4a780ab74ccec26aa67310665f5b31b77cc1c7ce18d61b3f35034d6c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[About 500 people came together at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday for the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/maryland-native-francis-tiafoe-wins-us-open-3rd-round-match-T6W2M4XOLBAR5MASL64RY4DM5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T21:51:43.642Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HKLR3ZPW2JGERHCNAPXNEYPQCY.jpg?auth=518c58698bddb822fd841f05dda821667d2f68b10861176de94cda1c422b9615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5264&amp;height=3511</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frances Tiafoe celebrates after a point against Valentin Vacherot, of Monaco, during the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday night in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/catonsville-vortex-zoning-music-permits-IXBJNBU5XVGPFHI4LXJHRNJHKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T19:10:35.578Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QTGTS4ZIZFF2NM65L7P4EX5EIA.jpg?auth=fb5bd36d5c11b709dc21c1d037ea7041d556bf2c3b1c87749a51741c3066111b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4819&amp;height=3213</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees of the Music City Maryland Association’s Arts Festival set up their lawn chairs in front of two temporary stages at CAA Park in Catonsville on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-labor-day-weekend-weather-forecast-6O4OPLO5XBHAFMHWFZRWF7EWLA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T18:45:27.956Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XLAWQ7Q455GBRALEX3X5CXQMDE.JPG?auth=e64524de84882eb6f16d2b2be303e92c0491ce3106953fbe68ffc526d1a9888a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Across Maryland, temperatures will remain in the low 80s through the holiday weekend, and the humidity should also go down.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/robert-bob-draper-baltimore-orthopedic-surgeon-obituary-PJBN27ZNQJA5RKCLZSGHATWCWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T14:29:57.815Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3SDRQ4U2OJDFDBKW6UJUTFIAMM.jpg?auth=7545b29feb77846ff21ccdd1684daedb0d78627f9c5850e6d85c579222ae198f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2732&amp;height=2732</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert “Bob” Draper Jr.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/control-moco-spending-ballot-initiative-C2PFVDHNBFGOZEYTRNDEDVRB3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T09:30:00.629Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LZLGM7XKZ5B5BG7ETQ7IZOG2LE.jpg?auth=c2c2cfbd64139416c3e0d67c72b151e7dd7a6d89d55489d9ed5fea78902aa639&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5235&amp;height=3490</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Control MoCo Spending fell 302 signatures short of qualifying its proposed charter amendment for November's ballot, according to the Montgomery County Board of Elections. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/careers/maryland-retirement-savings-S2XFUW57NRFCDPFA42UINSWR7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T09:30:00.629Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TNKZADZYHBBSVCO2SFMKNHZOH4.JPG?auth=78c215ba50debede6d701290d31c1f06bbb79f9876427409a689c358716e476d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7506&amp;height=5004</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland residents believe they need $1.2 million to retire comfortably. But that number is less than what the rest of the nation believes, and significantly less than what many Marylanders, like Mark Johnson, have saved.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-dodgers-series-opener-L4X4XRVGIFDPPPMV4X7RVWYOBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T05:59:19.924Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XGGIA5FDDRHNBGCGDT47MAAUJY.jpg?auth=dda798155976a55ed9879afafb434667ff4cc73b3799e1004f94a0c2ef06e7d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4440&amp;height=2961</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nasim Nuñez is tagged out by Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy after oversliding the base during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/annapolis-restaurant-changes-ABFIRK5F25AWZE3HCS6WXOOLAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T03:50:23.493Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G4YYX5K3ABHTXBCJG5BVDC4XPE.jpg?auth=363244ae6ece821070a7992faf1a0310ebadfc83eb2cb6991faffd062587d701&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2366&amp;height=1781</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[49 West Coffeehouse, Winebar & Gallery has been a fixture on West Street in Annapolis for 31 years. It now has a new owner.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-benches-clear-blaze-alexander-MPPI3IF3C5FLTM34DC5YPJM4FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T03:02:35.333Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IAQ75IAEBFC5FLN2YBGNYVBHP4.jpg?auth=3b98359b4a18168a27dd038eb984539f8eb09c80a39526b4f34fb3f051952b4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6636&amp;height=4424</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Blaze Alexander, left, yells at Red Sox second baseman Nick Sogard, right, as benches clear during the eighth inning Friday night at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-stakeout-frederick-neighborhood-CLU3QPEPR5E6DJOTATLYCMBUYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T01:25:05.038Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EVQEV4ZDERBP5D7DTTTHODUBFI.jpg?auth=4c00f211e474cf4e7b59dc1a46e04721917416d1180be960581648bc7b2a9cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frederick Police Department officers were called to help deescalate an incident when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up in a Frederick neighborhood Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/flight-diverted-to-bwi-duct-tape-3AI2NOCWXBG57G35D5GFWO4Y5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T22:40:46.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6JRRAVEV2RHPLNAUDPOZKX4DQA.jpg?auth=f642ce9212417790fdbc1ed0fc914a17167f61a40993913457eeaab0462f012f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3652&amp;height=2435</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Transportation Authority Police this week arrested a man accused of spewing racist slurs aboard an American Airlines flight, which caused it to divert to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/metro-red-line-shut-down-purple-line-YYFO7OI22NGIJIRKRRUPWHQCQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T21:30:20.966Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5AIYFDOYERAJJLR7KLZB3RAGKQ.JPG?auth=8908a39911ecffa68e2262690cb8c51641ba0bb2ae898939a1d2a9f7261ac926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Work continues at the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Station in Rockville as part of the WMATA Red Line modernization project.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-lawsuit-abuse-daniel-picca-I52P7H5VFZC7RI6DLIRYPYXUDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T21:24:59.331Z</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[The Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/city-hall-suspicious-package-EWSDUEVZHBGPPPSIUR77HHLWVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T21:08:25.831Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFROG536EVBATECUOVOZPCBIII.jpg?auth=f2dcbf4991b03358d697b23b53b02df6967a1eb20c1065982355ca1436bcbfe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bomb threat and suspicious package investigation near City Hall was called “unfounded” on Friday afternoon, Baltimore Police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bolton-hill-power-surge-bge-fire-52X5TU4YE5FZVAUWHAQBBKXTME/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T20:34:16.813Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BFSJXQ4X2JA47PJDH6KEJTR3OI.jpg?auth=b1ddb07961dbdc06192978fe11fa84b0b13ca9f2f6ebfd3e5b2bc3bced82694c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4284&amp;height=5355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sara Serino and Jamie Morganstern's house in Bolton Hill now has a hole in the roof following an electrical fire last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/jerusalem-mill-gunpowder-falls-state-park-state-lease-VRYOCE4YYNDUXDLM6WZE62XVHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T20:29:48.484Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LJT4HHI5PVHN5HSCNUBC6UIXY4.JPG?auth=0ee94cac1d429d0804287620fcbfdf7fd0d26b75eab7d8426598d866ceb0c828&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7135&amp;height=4757</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rich Albright, vice president of the Friends of Jerusalem Mill, on the way to the miller’s house at Jerusalem Mill in Kingsville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/severe-thunderstorms-watch-maryland-weather-CA62UXWQOBASPC7YBBZP2MKJWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T19:58:09.706Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KMMJ5RGIYJBRVLKZOQ5L5JBZTQ.JPG?auth=a58065755a8f5f7f5f5519854793bfdf63ecfc948cbef9ea227f16530cffaafe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1994</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit the Washington, D.C., area as well as parts of Western Maryland on Friday evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/county-council-business-fee-fund-lawsuit-U6RMC3VLDZBC7PXNSSXDF5SQ6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T17:27:11.183Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M4IMVRDLNNDCJIKFZ7KNTS5RXM.JPG?auth=c69e246bb914463f379582977da7f6260f3b839993c6687a78cb6c7169ffc7c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha is seeking public input to determine how to spend revenue from a controversial $5,000 annual fee on certain businesses.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-college-delayed-reopening-FXDKUUOJ3ZHBTBTI5QUL644D5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T17:19:38.284Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3XIDAGLUMNEHLN6P3F4QP4FS2U.JPG?auth=ef1332668cef762b1dd4a59a7a43099127cb45dc342929d05f5f255aa018955e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City College students cross Mt. Royal Avenue outside of the University of Baltimore, where the high school students are taking classes while their home campus is renovated.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/police-shooting-middle-river-UTGZYZUCNFEYLLW4U5BRYHQ32E/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T15:53:26.276Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An armed woman was shot by Baltimore County Police during a welfare check on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-players-walk-up-songs-DCBGXQKXIJH2FDEC36CTJLGHK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T15:44:54.694Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6Q7J5CYURF77PBCFANOHYO3Q4.jpg?auth=0ec876f2d92ece8a822b26d029cdb527b09a70a2553643abb40f215118e58e54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4682&amp;height=3121</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' Daylen Lile rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Atlanta Braves last month in Atanta.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/mta-bus-tree-reisterstown-LCEAEM22O5CPLOX2XMINZP2DYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T15:17:00.237Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/24P34HSIYFGZBDNLOLA5ULF3Q4.jpg?auth=ca9f60bed707ada0e7d26deb0aa266bcc31c0b80c35232271e9e3293811d6144&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2102&amp;height=1401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At least three people were injured after a large tree fell on a Maryland Transit Administration bus in Reisterstown on Friday morning, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/private-school-guide-2026-EGGQUUHJZBC2DIQEQX5CBKJGHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T14:03:45.543Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FXBTSKPQFFHH3BGNZX7XA6FIFQ.png?auth=1df7caf61010e210ce12b64fb3806f1eba32ca843684b31c4f7021c08005c196&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1720&amp;height=1030</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-county-schools-closed-storms-power-outages-KLDS3EIVOVBFHJGA4GJX7VQ3JE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T13:48:37.501Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZCEMGHDBNB2ZJ4MJWHJYET2ZA.jpg?auth=660270b12f35e31c1b5fb10fab121475cb388b369bfa2a5bc92cb28bc7fc456f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Public Schools are closed Friday following overnight storms that left a large number of buildings without power. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/a-new-doctoral-pathway-at-bowie-state-university-is-strengthening-the-future-of-nursing-education-5KG35JMZ6BDQTE4OFIMI4FRXQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T13:05:43.402Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IJPLV6E4GVB6XLLS426SCZHR2Q.jpg?auth=94b4e46ef4b5b3b0cc7dbe3f8bc0ce40007bb30074d5a8a9051c4e1b93a5a918&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elijah Jordan is a first-generation student who overcame challenges while working on his degree in health services administration. After graduation he plans to join the military and pursue becoming a physician's assistant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/city-housing-agency-fraud-investigation-GI5HVVCKPFEGLB5LUA6EGA7NHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T12:56:41.23Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LGKXV24M3RE2BIDACVS43FTQQI.jpg?auth=fbd08b287980006b1a577b853f62a787f7a88dd980fc053075be07145c50283b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5283&amp;height=3522</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore office responsible for settling a mother and her six kids in a rowhome, were investigated for fraud.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-summer-heat-deaths-IMQ73V5UBNCH3OKUN4KQHWEBBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T09:30:01.627Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFGMKP2V4FFSVG36RQZFJQOZ3A.jpg?auth=751bfc20e55f99e90a3a04d6c4a63ea8f931c900133a6304cc6197e7f6358b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At least 59 people have died because of complications from heat since the start of May, according to the health department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/kyle-goon-for-one-night-adley-rutschman-forces-orioles-fans-to-ask-what-if-H7OPLAAIO5E3DJNTYJOCFO7NDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T04:57:34.436Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TDCREVF6VRCPXHHZFXDC2BMERE.jpg?auth=9363d2b3bb0316853baaf517953f1095627b4adae97447b9d55350b17acd2f9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3587&amp;height=2391</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three runs scored Thursday night as the Red Sox beat the Orioles 6-5 at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-adley-rutschman-return-JDYHCAQ3DNBFLBXJFKJ5FSD7O4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T02:51:49.464Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SQURXR4WLJAX7BI24HQ7HFWT7Y.jpg?auth=45deefb7e747b26d9fed5442ab59f83add3866bdb74e6fb9fa1dffcd28a2a39f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4973&amp;height=3315</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman homers in the first inning Thursday night at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/adley-rutschman-returns-camden-yards-red-sox-TL4OMRQQNRHQ5FUBBVX22L6GMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T01:23:23.851Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6QKSVAAJ7JANNL242DEEUG6CGY.jpg?auth=fec37f9d5046a26fc1ab9d31e44452109e91ca5c107c850e3c8ad3e4a08790b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3715&amp;height=2477</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Red Sox catcher Adley Rutschman tips his helmet to the crowd ahead of his at-bat in the first inning Thursday night at Camden Yards. He homered in that at-bat.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-storms-heat-L6FFLB6DGRDQVDQHESOEA3DT2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T00:51:24.958Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LLOA2SJKFRF4FGI6V3YUTIBQL4.jpg?auth=9db1c835eee6a00c19f0cbf659a7cdf426d98bd972bae217e5b39d3722852774&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1043&amp;height=697</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Multiple thunderstorm clusters are forecast to move into the region on Thursday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/congressional-redistricting-maryland-court-ruling-JWIHKEEAQZC5LO2ESGEGWLPIHM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T00:09:01.247Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5AK4Y6WJFVHH7IRYZ3NY5ADD3A.jpeg?auth=ba5ef7ba80c57e9fa3793a0e25fb20727380b3615f4852d5efc13f8a6f712797&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jared DeMarinis, state administrator of elections, waits outside the Supreme Court of Maryland in Annapolis following oral arguments in a redistricting case Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/highway-road-rage-shooting-arrest-JFOKNISRY5F4JOYWABU5D5ACFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T22:44:55.924Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPWIGNSPOJEOZLUMWT4LYYNVCE.jpg?auth=7fda98c43c2985841a009890567af6aebc6a3ad9ff91223023d8b5dd0ee6bc67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5374&amp;height=3583</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police and Anne Arundel County Police have arrested and charged a man with shooting at another car on the Beltway on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jon-meoli-orioles-adley-rutschman-ZYTA4WBOGBAFXAGV5PSHMOMRIQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T22:43:11.277Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X7RIT6WE3RFGRACJO5N37DWBT4.jpg?auth=0123e1704c122289b692602fc2c90ae09b9c6f9e9367ce1c076efb0e6cbfaa87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4353&amp;height=2902</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman and the Red Sox open a four-game series at Camden Yards at 7:15 p.m. Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/supreme-court-county-executive-appeal-H2TO7I7R3ND3FFT5PPVSFOPP2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T21:48:33.36Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EMZAPYXOARE53OSOJY73NYJALM.jpg?auth=996b5db51be7f95eb77933f51e34b2e067d4350dcb7b13104942452110530073&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tonya Sweat addresses supporters after a judge rejected her request to pause the certification of general election ballots.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maggie-litz-domanowski-mosque-visit-OYMCJIMLXFA6NO54JQJR5MZZ5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T21:32:27.211Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U37VKESXEJCD7GOSHORNMJ3RA4.JPG?auth=3d0a862e678368f7f1857f414bc78bf685f37d761124a24e7122e3bef660be96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maggie Litz Domanowski accepted an invitation to visit Masjid Al-Rahmah, a Windsor Mill mosque, on Wednesday evening following a firestorm of criticism that led to her public apology. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/annapolis-wnav-development-YFOPBCNSYBASHAVGBCJB7VG2JE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T20:53:43.063Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Z7A4S6IMBGBDCQX43MFTNALXA.JPG?auth=e6e4506bb6cdf917d4fa3a8a01dc71a4d369404fb3e1189b66261544de9d091c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bill Coyne, the owner of 236 Admiral Drive, and Bob McCarthy, an engineer working on a development plan for the plot of land, address community questions at a public meeting at the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/howard-county-manslaughter-charge-WFVYNQBAKBAHPA4HI6PJ5S3OMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T20:25:12.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IPIWE2QPOVBI3AVQFUHMBQONSE.jpg?auth=fde21de2c28f398609a7cf2517953f744e52206e655a4b9f89f0cdf0ad09a555&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4935&amp;height=3290</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Police charged an Anne Arundel County man with manslaughter on Wednesday, nearly a week after he was arrested on assault charges. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/brady-ebert-competency-evaluation-KSUBRU5KZBEURIVFDGGEPW457E/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T20:12:41.621Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OFFH3OCEENGDDOCUEFKVIMTS4U.jpg?auth=3af8bc47961069b06feba813f125f57715c3b693762ba3315b92be7d4f57c248&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4545&amp;height=3025</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert is charged in Montgomery County Circuit Court with attempted first- and second-degree murder and related offenses.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/pg-county-sheriffs-deputy-charged-in-connection-with-annapolis-homemade-explosives-case-HSRQ6U3DTFHEDDD3PGBPDDPY6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T19:38:46.209Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BILM6TEXD5CSZN4I36T657O7BM.png?auth=158062d420ddeb14e813b85f454285b2e67cb4318a639306cdd329e7000502b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-captains-jesse-minter-john-harbaugh-5LAVTKA7VBFQ7FDZQGACE6Z5ZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T19:19:52.627Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R7622CPGWZBOFKPYY3PEFVJPQE.jpg?auth=e51f03ca6c77924095467f42ac1b7f1efce671b5e2c96b1771b25ffbeadf49a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2873&amp;height=1914</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jesse Minter’s first regular-season game as Ravens head coach will be Sept. 13 at Indianapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/911-share-your-story-4BZQBN4QGFHCVNHMMVHZAGD324/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T18:43:51.923Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DZNCWQDXSRCGVMUGLGDPU3ZD6A.jpg?auth=cd6a3f92d874c4a2ad10be3dcd768f792b213797cf7bd3ce085007a05cd1b292&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5751&amp;height=3235</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A large American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon ahead of ceremonies at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/marc-train-baltimore-dc-montgomery-6FRKIY2DQNHL7DIWFCL47ANWQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T18:23:13.608Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UYELYS65AZFAHDMOMRDK4NSXLM.jpg?auth=a7219ef0617def9392504d186bd6ba0bc45b2d261955249319bfc6d48e29f0af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5096&amp;height=3397</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The MTA's new “run-through” MARC train will provide a direct rail link between parts of Frederick and Montgomery Counties to Baltimore’s Camden Station.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/2-sepearate-incidents-macgruder-bb-gun-6HQTRXF76BFBTNTTODLZUXIG5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T17:53:28.73Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVZYWQB6NZGJFOQVNVK2ARMZ64.jpg?auth=d1f3c8544c7b4bb418d37849d098d381c6c7edaa294db9e1fe5229d992a4af78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5114&amp;height=3409</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Police on Thursday investigated two separate incidents involving weapons and charged a 15-year-old with assault and gun possession following an incident at Magruder High School in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-defense-preview-jesse-minter-QVXQTUAPJBBCFPX7EARUKPW3C4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T17:45:16.307Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NTIZTLKMNVAONH2R3EQ5FUGNJE.png?auth=2cebc763f047be864dd34cb9acd7b3ab7d02a4e4491ba5178fb9b41c38360430&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/start-your-musical-journey-at-baltimore-school-of-music-C3Y24CJTXVHKLMVHFY6WYKUZ3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T17:26:56.027Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3S42EIZZWFEIPEZ74EIJT22SNQ.jpeg?auth=bb9e74cd5e27a25e238b515fa9f875efb09c6bf25c6cd4036c5dabdbc12fa855&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-supreme-court-hearing-FZLP56NC7NF3DIUC7CVPQAJD3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T17:10:14.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z6GMDBQAVZETNK2U3Y3KB4447M.jpg?auth=02cf3480c0639e2e76de6ee08e07c3fbb6ca9706901c3e819c796f9e1e50ee13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8276&amp;height=5517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court of Maryland will hear oral arguments over congressional redistricting Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/steve-bisciotti-baltimore-ravens-morgan-state-scholarships-2QSDCVQF45AYVO6XOKGKJFFPQA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T16:27:39.872Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YI5HNZ3ARZD4ZB5YX7PKUJ52QE.jpg?auth=b69b7cb6e3a8c5119fe59a9dd1c45c6d40c89eac127171b12b234676feb231a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5374&amp;height=3583</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Bisciotti Family Foundation committed to giving Morgan State University $3 million to support the Ozzie Newsome Scholars program for Baltimore City Public Schools graduates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>