<?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/local-news/columbia-association-board-of-directors-2WPCY34IY5B43MB3OYZY6FDB4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T23:05:24.328Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RKAI36ADARC7ZFQVNMSKXQVJKI.jpg?auth=13b75a5e2fcaa51bf0b9b4aee88e33438a80abe4883d1455c96a761e0a073c86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5270&amp;height=3513</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three ousted members of the Columbia Association board of directors, shown hosting a town hall earlier this year, lost their bid in Howard County Circuit Court for a preliminary injunction to reinstate them.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/columbia-association-board-of-directors-open-seats-VLOJWXRXMNA2LKVVPFI6XMUD4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T23:05:04.344Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E4TNUBQI4ZHUND7AQAYMLIFQBY.jpg?auth=00c957bfb4a45a4160a4eee564c76ba2ca96dc38fbe00337708fcce4b75ab8e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7741&amp;height=4354</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It’s been nearly five months since the Columbia Association’s board of directors ousted three of its members. Those seats remain open, and there’s no timeline for filling them.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/ebikes-montgomery-county-bikeshare-25WANTMBANBQZAJ6F5O73GTADA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T22:44:37.823Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GDJPQSOGK5HVRH5DUJJOWJT2FM.jpg?auth=fae610692bcf34c1de0ec1f0148e692b1613f878083d3ce09865c2a5c04e2b98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4988&amp;height=3325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County has introduced 70 e-bikes to its Capital Bikeshare system in response to rising demand.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-end-of-season-press-conference-mike-elias-craig-albernaz-WTPFJKMPQZHPLCPRZ733I5XYL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T22:33:39.337Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KZK5XBC2PBEYNKY7QSMK42JIMM.jpg?auth=ba216164d25db7a5953d18237f735857ebf077088caa5c8f8a1cbce4ae4e47d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5223&amp;height=3482</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz, left, and president of baseball operations Mike Elias, right, take questions from reporters during the team’s end-of-season news conference on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/fuel-spill-baltimore-county-towson-detention-center-75ZQLRB5DBEARGM4FQ32KY2B6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T22:13:43.451Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LUAIJHJMRZDPLH5BCIGAAL5K74.jpg?auth=0e9d2670f8ff885609c730648d6909e9f1434436f68bf2515041be72f10b6380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3213</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crews are still working to recover and contain fuel days after more than 2,000 gallons of diesel leaked from a backup generator at Baltimore County Detention Center, said Cal Bowman, Baltimore County’s director of homeland security and emergency management.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/brandon-scott-isabel-cumming-records-contemp-FPMAN6J7RBCE7F6JUJIKJZH2ZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T22:09:04.462Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TO7PDIEXURETDNKNDNZFMXGEU4.jpg?auth=27d12020cc7c7b9081b34eae12a97fe5d10e9376cd2efe6fb85a89724e51e03c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7794&amp;height=5196</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming has asked a court to hold the city's administration in contempt for not restoring records access.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-vega-ioane-jovaughn-gwyn-ethan-pocic-center-nfl-CNBBC3CHBVEBNGVQVULZLIRORY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T21:10:58.235Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T2VAPO6LPBG4TNYHW5LXS3OTYA.jpg?auth=b3910130f3d279e4e00f636821107c158bbac7d528631b8821abd537f797d023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7841&amp;height=5227</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens rookie offensive lineman Vega Ioane warms up prior to the team’s Week 1 game against the Indianapolis Colts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/brian-nadeau-baltimore-police-JKKOQ5GJYFCXLOAPO3GOMEYVIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T21:01:25.494Z</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[Brian Nadeau, the Baltimore Police deputy commissioner who oversaw integrity and discipline before he was suspended pending a misconduct investigation, has resigned. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-offseason-craig-albernaz-jon-meoli-POH6ANKTG5HCBGIPRMUKRJRQFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T20:36:20.145Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DUAU5PDYT5BVXNYT5I7KIMPQ6I.jpg?auth=59dc9ccafee6cf296964fae409bdd3d99e1446a9e24b9011bf5a7d64cc32c9e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5191&amp;height=3461</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz takes questions from reporters during the team’s end of season news conference today. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/religion/archdiocese-baltimore-bankruptcy-case-sex-abuse-2CPM2BJQ45GAPIMVBJL3QE2LOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T20:30:37.794Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/727ARVCTOBHR7FFM6L7NHN6LTE.jpg?auth=9c80b13bdce0a9ed6b82aac3d019ab792eb1e67cd5e2ca2316b955f5cc996e76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6159&amp;height=4106</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy right before the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 was set to take effect.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commander-jayden-daniels-2CP2AOFN6ZESZNEF3REKJWU34U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T19:47:24.227Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3FEKPPYQY5GTXGKBIAMK2ZUWO4.jpg?auth=7b7ea855841a0f2a7d03deebd31cd1524e46e5b940f0f86924e5ec85846d31fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3216&amp;height=2144</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A member of the Washington Commanders medical staff attends to Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders after Daniels sustained an elbow injury against the Dallas Cowboys.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/mexico-colombia-friendly-match-baltimore-R3ZUGCNMVNGL7GVWPVK6ROUCW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T18:59:28.617Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/63UVV2TRXVFHFDNGC372QCAKVA.jpg?auth=1eb517e0606d00194dc06838695979c1fc8ae2fce4d772f4afce95a2ea671937&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5597&amp;height=3731</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mexico fans wait near the tunnel exit for players to leave the field after an international friendly soccer match against Colombia at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Sept. 26, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/fox-sports-radio-baltimore-1370-am-K45KYISJTRFMRBAQPHMQ2NV7T4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T18:33:14.132Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XURFMJSNLJCALNRMCNHZH6B24Q.JPG?auth=882f69d1ff8f4c7ac361b9e9233d9f0839914589026a50c1e3345f77d0f7bb54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1262</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[WQLL 1370 AM is owned by M-10 Broadcasting and operated by WCBM Maryland Inc. in Pikesville. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/washington-commanders-dan-quinn-marcus-mariota-seattle-seahawks-N73IXHSC2VCNREN4K7LPWZXFWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T17:47:05.796Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UIWH5ZQ7DNGTPKBN7TFM5UXHDE.jpg?auth=3a3d286aa5ed6528ba36d81010317935c91569abdedcc0f6a20e2fc9dc19849f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dan Quinn celebrates the Commanders’ 33-31 win Sunday against the Seahawks at Northwest Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fort-meade-cyber-command-suicides-RC6YIRJO6ZBFVHAPAF62ZDIU3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T16:54:49.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HBPKDGPTPVEATE7CA4EP2A6AZQ.jpg?auth=53d6a6e80d00a77c329d0ef68b580be270aaf67fb60cbd6509742f0b179bc575&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4917&amp;height=3035</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A cluster of five suicide deaths of civilians working at U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency at Fort Meade has raised questions about mental health there amid the war with Iran.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cowboys-what-we-learned-RLPIZFAATFEHLIMMPKFMRIRQCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T15:00:04.621Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FHL7UHYYEZHA5E5LMRRQGANGDU.jpg?auth=7a8c3934caa76945b3e1b1d63bb330f3a7247e4cb4b438fbe4a2fb800aa7a638&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2824&amp;height=1883</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson joins receiver Chris Moore in the end zone after they hooked up for a 4-yard touchdown in the third quarter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/towson-university-issues-campus-wide-shelter-in-place-alert-NBU5R7ED6RGCZCWFU3TN2OONHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T13:24:19.502Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/46FKL6HV3REHLI6XGNXY45COYI.jpg?auth=9affaa4a813122125d2791f1dfbefa284f53b345b685114b21f23e41693a5898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5433&amp;height=3622</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Towson University issued a campuswide shelter-in-place order Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/special-education-complaints-maryland-increase-ILU7AFFCL5DL7LFXZ7IKSZMEEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T12:56:42.281Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FZTCNNQT2RD7PIBFPWEIOJ5MSM.jpg?auth=f18c843c7824ced19d8f96773e0d69ebef48631482ba0ff6315a72a848f0b0ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4968&amp;height=3312</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cowboys-riode-janeiro-G2P37XF23VDOZLD2SQTV2NMQMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T11:00:04.186Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4GYTPNKYINGKDOP7E5JQFDJEYQ.jpg?auth=515c559a8785225ceed5661b2545b579a8d0b1bfaff1bd7350ac4184aa328c52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5396&amp;height=3598</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lamar Jackson greets fans after the Ravens beat the Cowboys in the NFL’s first-ever game in Rio de Janeiro. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/baltimore-mayor-brandon-scott-keith-daniels-fox-45-clapback-W47Z4QR2MVGYPGR6KQBFY5SVQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T09:30:00.796Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QT3RY4TL4FG2DPOL4PGLKKNXVE.jpg?auth=004b092e4c7c6ee4ac2909d52bfd30e464b6ee7b854f2c5622c46c35681f329e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4997&amp;height=3331</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks during a news conference after multiple people were shot in Baltimore’s Washington Hill neighborhood last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/judge-mickey-norman-samuel-logue-case-UAQC4C5CWNCEHJIPEF4AQPVCKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T09:30:00.643Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WI2DZD3DRFBPRCZCKINNH42CAE.jpg?auth=4ae2e1f616e30d6a00d2dc3f54bd78753003c5d427b9c062bbd8e0a146738d4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3273&amp;height=2182</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Circuit Judge Mickey Norman modified the sentence of Samuel Logue, 28, of Towson, less than two months after ordering him to serve five years in prison for first-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-tailgate-ted-hail-bbq-crew-XQQGRXVXCFBGHPRMFXXPGNIW74/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T04:50:44.274Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AREFU5GJSFG4JDZGFZLCGJ6GWY.jpg?auth=164b179a62a867ca4f179e3a390b428478178566889317fad18aa56c9e643c18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5862&amp;height=3908</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Abela, known better by Commanders fans as “Tailgate Ted,” has been hosting tailgates for Washington football games amid the highs and lows of the team.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-seattle-seahawks-secondary-RHB25TP4DJAHFC4ZWVKKJGJVAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T04:34:32.814Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FYMCJJ3VDJDE5AV3CURQYZHIGY.jpg?auth=6a56f6d4559b5f5740f945751835ec1bd3b955600c6230c43ea48de7e880d842&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4561&amp;height=3041</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amik Robertson helped the patchwork Commanders secondary slow the Seahawks passing game for three quarters Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-dallas-cowboys-rio-de-janeiro-tyler-loop-5VZKWKFKAVBZBGQ6WZAL3TO4KI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T04:07:43.95Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ELVYNNAXZEEBDJOTI73CZNAWA.jpg?auth=a02a7b665cf2ec280ecadc3c0c1d0083515d03e013634d04856ea452b834fd33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6820&amp;height=4547</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens kicker Tyler Loop hits the “SIU” celebration with teammates after a game-winning 56-yard field goal to beat the Cowboys in the first NFL game ever played in Rio De Janeiro on Sunday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cowboys-nfl-sunday-rio-brazil-live-updates-EMWVPBHNBJE3BNA3ZCK5CPOVAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T03:57:42.469Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4L2SKEGA2RFYFOJKFFYQAXDUVM.jpg?auth=83da90da53cc7b66022e996bb2f4ed03ac115e19c9805efb86c207ad41575685&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5388&amp;height=3592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens fans are ready for kickoff against the Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/sphere-national-harbor-project-labor-agreement-KY3K6LJUMRBJZKHUGEVEW3ESKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T03:04:27.379Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5L6ZIFDUWBFN7LO4PBLCVBQAO4.JPG?auth=d9f8027d1719bb769af6eafd845c5785f263fb59e160ea1faa5a5047f915b321&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council chair Krystal Oriadha speaks a council meeting earlier last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-cowboys-rio-tyler-loop-2F4VSOUGNFAMRGFXE22CKRXBPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T02:27:13.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2AYOKG5Q5BAVVKXHJAFI7FNEEA.png?auth=6e0e7742b70dc57597e44ceafa356ecf121db4cc50665d0f0ec0ff10b169399b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cowboys-analysis-rio-de-janeiro-YC73WHJAGRDDLJNQQBBCQ463GQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T01:16:29.099Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VNTBXT3JSRBALD5KVL7CRX5XRU.jpg?auth=3326b493a5e7408ef586ddbed37cb10b36f851e87713e8bb7c6ec41e30b88dd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kicker Tyler Loop celebrates with teammates after the Ravens defeated the Dallas Cowboys at Maracanã Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/live-blog/noreaster-ocean-city-live-updates-7ZIYNHGZW5H2JATGESKIOCNRTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-28T00:58:53.432Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A5W2CR3BS5FHTDRWCXN6HF32QU.png?auth=5b0f641f6001a9225dbdb1c05813f36ca8f030d3c1ae4b6fa84ac18c444574f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2858&amp;height=1758</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A nor’easter continues to hit Ocean City on Sunday, bringing rain, 30 mph winds and flooding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/leons-baltimores-oldest-gay-bar-reopening-P74AVWMEJRAPDDQMD6EDIJJB4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T21:56:55.017Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BFG44MBPFBHCPMSBOYCQETLMHE.JPG?auth=a2fc0eb091e2f1a42d0edbb66407dcb2fd3647b27d15027b11924d10895b0cd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leon’s, the oldest gay bar in Mount Vernon, will reopen Wednesday.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/as-season-ends-national-focus-on-next-steps-6GSC5N7QBVDEXBCNGN4UGJ7MKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T21:27:04.71Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TCTAT3JX5ZA2RJ3QLAHZ342RGA.jpg?auth=816677dad72b14a7f954a5276833c56b38ba6d118c91279f07260a6bffe99697&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CJ Abrams and Nasim Nuñez celebrate after the Nationals defeated the New York Mets 6-4 at Nationals Park on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-seattle-seahawks-Z7MD5ZWVMZCUNCMY5K6ALV6GBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T20:56:08.049Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HHUFU6YBIZD57ME26YYZFJTZCI.jpg?auth=4174cd389ff085cbadf786b2e74476877558f3c45e4a2c4b2867ca61d43e2eeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4412&amp;height=2942</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Terry McLaurin signals for a first down Sunday during the fourth quarter of the Commanders’ 33-31 win over the Seahawks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-final-game-FY7BJUPS7JEQLNUKZRMWBQPYKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T20:40:28.046Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PIWIPPE24FCDTKHWSKKWMJYGSU.jpg?auth=d11b4812db484ab2b21d465781a8022edd586935d945efeb5665e165ef599fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sunday’s cancellation means the Orioles’ season ends at 161 games for the first time in 18 years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-fuel-spill-6000-gallons-long-quarter-branch-OB4GX43YZJAZBHNM5XHVCOBWXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T19:37:31.076Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EV2HG6BMKVAEHGKH77DTEMJPYU.JPG?auth=347298cf5ca2dfa549102cc4005b7d1906952d57470debb7d6d7fbc2c42d9042&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fuel spill at the Baltimore County Detention Center sent nearly 6,000 gallons of oil into Long Quarter Branch late Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-george-shooter-man-found-dead-piscataway-road-UE45R5ER5RH3DIQJ7GC6P52RSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T19:30:41.768Z</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’s County Police found a man dead from a gunshot wound inside a home early Sunday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/angel-reese-wnba-defensive-player-of-the-year-G6KVSNPWS5GI3OE4MAAXB6GF6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T19:09:25.921Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RTP6EJEPPNCH5CUSDJ6RRWMIOQ.jpg?auth=11aa4eb0fe52bbc0728be823541ca401f819b210e8c9f1c80cf2b4e5600e3aaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3671&amp;height=2833</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Angel Reese led the WNBA in rebounding and was third in steals on the way to becoming Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cowboys-brazil-nfl-international-growth-DSDMYF5UFZH3JHMY22H5PC2FEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T12:43:52.435Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4FD74XIJZA3HNMLQRAX5U7F7Y.JPG?auth=750070db2d5cfd7b3ebb640112cc3106520a1068ea1876c9c7f2d3d56db7adb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=992&amp;height=661</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens Flock in Brazil, also known as Ravens Brasil, poses for a photograph during a watch party.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/round-house-theatre-august-wilson-4H4VVXR2OJCFNHZNIJL3JQSQXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T09:30:00.633Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCWMH5BAWVFJTDOVGR5RKPELI4.jpg?auth=683869d8c247a12e024074729a4bb6abc5c184da207019fb0ddc724a01db27ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5778&amp;height=3844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicole Michelle Haskins, third from left, plays acclaimed blues singer Ma Rainey in Bethesda’s Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center’s coproduction of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/raw-bar-baltimore-restaurants-oysters-XWOS4NM4EVAPLIUBSQDROJT3U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T09:30:00.611Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CWEQ4G7GDJHPNGCLDSPIIRAHYM.jpg?auth=7d42969b6c85e36c32ba0328dc12f34a7ffde4427e82eb1efef509ac5be6aa49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4244&amp;height=2829</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cold seafood platter at Nick’s Fish House features raw oysters and clams, shrimp, snow crab leg clusters, jumbo lump crabmeat and two medium Maryland crabs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-new-laws-october-FBUXPCTX2RC47L7IEASVOAXPPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-27T09:30:01.111Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6SWCXGZM5CMLCOYOPFDTYRU3A.jpg?auth=355e3f451c18c7fe0d5d6d46dfcbc6a2f95107a7c1176594f71e243efdd04b34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5337&amp;height=3558</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland lawmakers passed hundreds of bills during the session earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/ucla-maryland-michael-locksley-hot-seat-PKFDSABGOBG3RBB6HJA7WBI4WE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T23:15:21.955Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PDJMY56EY5HJLJ7G3LL7XO4PTM.jpg?auth=994569aed6c1fb8d726b13d991656820441eee54152e04f280832c5e3cab50f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5756&amp;height=3839</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Malik Washington, pictured last season, threw four interceptions Saturday as Maryland lost 54-3 at home to UCLA.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-connelly-early-2027-UTXM6W2I55AVDIXZEUTG474RXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T20:34:41.938Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3QCK3R4QAFHI7DXKKAAIDFACEU.jpg?auth=c38b7c2c10d8ac06871b210940a602da9b52af17dcc66bec055212d196e9de19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Connelly Early pitched three scoreless innings in his Nationals debut, a 7-1 loss to the Mets on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/denton-police-chief-george-william-bacorn-dies-crash-N2QGVWKZCJG3PONY2Y52DR2BHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T19:09:12.637Z</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[Denton Police Chief George William Bacorn Jr. was killed Friday morning in a head-on vehicle crash in Talbot County, according to Maryland State Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/live-blog/south-africas-springboks-new-zealands-all-blacks-rugby-mt-bank-stadium-6C2NAWSQZBA7NIXZB2GLQNVMCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T16:26:11.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IWPOCKLNMNDIXDF5H6DGX3FUCY.jpg?auth=fb39d202cda92f38bea717197519b58af60b516eb378d12db03e9007751e9765&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5383&amp;height=3589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fans cheer at M&T Bank Stadium as the  attendance is announced, the highest ever for a rugby match in the U.S.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-doubleheader-GPXVSQUBOFGJLILSAMO6P4ZDSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T15:48:22.339Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VONJUQNR65HXJHXEGZT6ZYTX4E.jpg?auth=16d840f8a120adb39f41eaeaed4335e635632cf36e63408c2c4fd2326fceff80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2626&amp;height=1717</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coby Mayo greets Pete Alonso after the first of Alonso’s two home runs Friday during the first game of a doubleheader in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/anne-arundel-smithsonian-research-center-ECS4BN4MBRH4BMOV4TLX3YQRGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T09:30:00.632Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GQZUNOLVVJFE5GTW3NRBR727RU.JPG?auth=b79278e3806ef1a4ae5ea2370bd8229f77f4f001b79b34fd681d22706ea97aa6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pat Megonigal, associate director for research, oversees the TEMPEST project, in which scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater flood a forest every summer to learn about climate change.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/mexico-colombia-soccer-fans-3LJMOED7DJBHHC444ZGPAA3VJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T09:30:00.606Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2N5GS56G4RBBZAYGCSUEY4BN5A.jpg?auth=89eebc4434ce07ff9ae28309e0e4871243900a4e7284bc3475dd1ad4b03d2c0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8255&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mexico fans cheer during a live broadcast of a World Cup game between Mexico and Ecuador in June in Houston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/voter-guides-mistakes-montgomery-county-UR26266PYJENNJ24P637MZLRSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T09:30:00.615Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTWVACXED5GJVIWWC4DC6XZVVI.jpg?auth=ba73052f9255a81a20b406b3c3c87aa742ab6e2fc06680d70843c9c489bdc440&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5600&amp;height=3733</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some Montgomery County voter guides had the wrong polling place, the wrong party affiliation or both, the Board of Elections said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/navy-uab-bam-mcreynolds-PIC6J56TUBE2PNAGI6DXGFBVXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T03:04:45.562Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UMDPWVO6JBAB7J673Z2XIVA2GE.jpg?auth=934b7203f642413a22d18c32ea0f915064b36c00e27819498bf18c17f69d6af6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3791&amp;height=2528</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Navy quarterback Jackson Gutierrez, pictured against Towson, ran for 134 yards and passed for 104 against UAB on Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mets-andrew-alvarez-rotation-PMKHAUVSAVF7LASYRNWYMZRZP4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T02:53:27.979Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DIW7S2H3BRHX5NXND6XZHD5V64.jpg?auth=46fc65c127450e1ebc318171358afa21d4c551d7da43389b262250548a9d7acb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4748&amp;height=3166</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Catcher Keibert Ruiz talks with pitcher Andrew Alvarez during the first inning Friday night at Nationals Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-cade-cavalli-extension-build-pitching-staff-2PXIVFYRMBAMZNNWUASSQVPS4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T01:31:07.836Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6SK7ZL5VMJCFJEPREVV6LRV3TE.jpg?auth=4fe5336e5bb662d3a33ce9d25e0f49843eafe3fbca126dd787c1843ddc3dfebc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals right-hander Cade Cavalli pitches against the New York Yankees on July 12.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trevor-rogers-free-agency-LPITXC4GTFDVRDDQP35X6CYM7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T00:23:16.831Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KZF3NP6MXZAR5HUHDOOCACJEYA.jpg?auth=dcedd9d4bd5ef347f8d669b9fcd85f551d82e9a0f08868d787e8fc5999afec34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5864&amp;height=3929</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers allowed one run and five hits in four innings Friday as the Orioles won Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Yankees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-season-review-paul-toboni-cade-cavalli-YBPTJ4KMM5DGPBOE7RBE2KQYRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T00:08:34.475Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CQT5XPRDA5GZPKNIPQ4FDHE4YA.jpg?auth=5ef5e66a5ec1deb68fde946e053a912d3aed6436532631c3786018d7f26d5dad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6801&amp;height=4534</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President of baseball operations Paul Toboni said the Nationals must continue the relentless work that went into their improvement this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/python-trash-wheel-beer-peabody-heights-VOQ2MTBPMBCPVH4NN6TZMSELWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T23:53:26.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EBP3WGGL5ZFFTM6FUUXGYLCLK4.jpg?auth=2ee8b4459e1c9d75fde7aa6f75213077b7d7c70f5023ee5cbab50399e4890808&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mr. Trash Wheel’s Lost Python Ale remains a top seller for Baltimore’s Peabody Heights Brewery a decade after it was released. The beer commemorates a 2015 incident in which a 5-foot python was caught in the Inner Harbor’s first trash wheel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mr-trash-wheel-python-gwynn-falls-N6T5M2B43FF4VL35SWTDEPBG5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T23:52:32.591Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NK3TGPHHL5GS3GEIWKKNR6RCT4.jpg?auth=33a53826249a7561ba72aa755ee00846d5765fdaeb947392a4d3a36fa4f70523&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1287&amp;height=1063</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cyril Appleby-Kellett, the operations director of Clearwater Mills, found a 14-foot python on one of the company’s trash wheels on the Gwynns Falls on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mta-bus-crash-east-baltimore-ZB4XXERLVVDPNCHNJHHQHWBFYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T23:17:46.016Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E73723NPM5GG3O7KNIHBNPT2MI.JPG?auth=65289d6afbcfbb24aadae6c0e9d00c00f4e4487bdfc6333fee8c3a5eb90d714d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four teenagers remain hospitalized, two in critical condition, a day after police say they crashed a stolen red sedan into a Maryland Transit Administration bus in East Baltimore, authorities said Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/hit-and-run-reisterstown-road-LB5GSC7OSVBETIC42JH5LXXLA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T21:58:14.315Z</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[Baltimore County Police are searching for a driver who struck and critically injured a woman on Thursday night in Pikesville and left the scene, authorities said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-ronnie-stanley-cowboys-field-maracana-stadium-grass-playing-condition-6GYXBNQKIRGBBCTMFGH54CUINA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T21:44:42.624Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N6B74TS6SFD5TLPJBFRLI7GUYI.jpg?auth=862806fd2b593f2f8490048c325846c971974ce67cb2996392a85a8c3e444a01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3354&amp;height=2236</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley missed practiced all week because of a toe injury.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/prince-georges-school-buses-C3G6UGLEWFFPHPS2OCQZRLL2RQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T21:23:53.095Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7XVRHKJKHNBABDPYKJM7QVRMD4.jpg?auth=a4ca30c1fbf0fa9310996bf2f4cac789a15ea1f331b878e17bb12a92251bd2ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3378&amp;height=2534</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Public Schools leaders say driver vacancies are down, but acknowledge ongoing challenges. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/owen-norris-bwi-thurgood-marshall-airport-ECL7V3DNMRBR7JDLDPS7ADBACQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T21:18:02.839Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PWPDVPXWVVH2VMCA4ITZ3S57P4.jpg?auth=58721a6a8992e36025462bb4e85381c6b46a6fadffda2c2d739a836848ddc53a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1601</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the BWI community gathered for a dignified transfer to welcome home U.S. Army Pfc. Owen Norris, of Marriottsville, who was killed during World War II and whose remains went unidentified for decades.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/noreaster-oceans-calling-festival-canceled-JZ6C24IYFNAEJGD3ZKBN7BDXSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T21:04:30.308Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M4PDPEDR3FCT3EMVUF7SXT344Q.jpg?auth=66c81722e1fa777de66896c1d0ef1611850f70f6662db78c8a1db6c5ae6a39c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2810&amp;height=1873</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Setup for the Oceans Calling festival in Ocean City was disrupted due to weather conditions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/charles-bowers-hippo-gay-bar-obituary-baltimore-4TTYCIRWUVGPHNJA3OALLFWP3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T20:06:58.404Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UZCUWNLFENHYBLKSS37CDS6UL4.JPG?auth=b9b8b0f95a2f967ed52f02daa7fe3178469363476beff3a36cf0437a79a50e3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1365&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Charles Bowers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/prince-georges-county-sphere-agreements-L7O3YRXILJG27IJ2OFWALQI2VQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T18:02:20.612Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X4I7OFA3QJEX7N5TRPAUA75C64.png?auth=c8e193bc6abb73018870c0d29323c33a392c2be13749979fcada78131ce6757f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1408&amp;height=736</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering shows plans for Sphere at the National Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/maryland-quantum-computing-conference-CZKUJGP5DRGU3J4VEWQU3QWLQU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T18:00:46.229Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3BQZCZLNBFGUJCJSOU4OH4RYMQ.jpg?auth=e4d24dde404df046c654ac6ba51ff4cca37a6b7e59af2aecc213e33cc3bcaddf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3408&amp;height=2272</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The world of quantum computing descended on College Park this week for the highest-attended Quantum World Congress to date.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-jayden-daniels-elbow-surgery-BEY2K3JC4FE6PIIZWP2ENDISVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T17:57:40.963Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QLC24BMMYVBCTIX4NNZBZQE3RI.jpg?auth=546835bb3e8c43aa52473f0c1dfb631e38bf997b98bb32cbd91b1c4400608264&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4267&amp;height=2845</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels looks on before being carted off the field after sustaining an elbow injury against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-brazil-travel-logistics-7US2ARQV6RFAZHZXORLKW4T2TQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T17:56:25.132Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V3TLEIJPTVE7RMSODGAWH2BK4I.jpg?auth=43a5c85f9549a2151cc668d9ece58db841dedc81dcdecc996d6f01ff55c45015&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5007&amp;height=3338</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill receives a handoff from quarterback Lamar Jackson during the team’s training camp last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-seattle-seahawks-marcus-mariota-YYBYQEGCY5DLJPU3SXUXEPGKF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T17:54:41.516Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4PUUNJXMIFCKZHJZ4TXE67TTAA.jpg?auth=2c282704acedee46f1c50c2bc6391573e60fff44fd5e98f48e9bcedebeb1aa1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3066&amp;height=2045</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Veteran backup Marcus Mariota is taking over for franchise star Jayden Daniels. This season, Mariota is focused on simplifying things.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-rio-de-janeiro-things-to-do-where-to-eat-I62NUEOFQ5D6DBFATL22Q54PDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T17:49:41.386Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/47VP4F36LRGR3DTJF66CPFLIPQ.jpg?auth=4f6152bb9f9f33c1f155be0a196a03cf8d6f3f6c171daf7b22a9b978bad2b5c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What to eat, drink and see if you’re going to Ravens-Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-city-council-data-centers-plan-5TAL6QNJAZAQJC2U4AYG5FJOIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T17:30:33.8Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HWGG42U2D5E7VMDHJ67NCTO6T4.jpg?auth=5ac580851cad6a179b6e6ecbf1d0d259388489f759d43ec23ef4ae19ff43d8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5172&amp;height=3448</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Council is weighing new regulations for data centers amid a temporary moratorium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/2026-maryland-festival-list-music-art-food-R4F3MRTNHJCDLLFOSYJLPWUPYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T17:03:57.776Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V6IB2J6GFVDMRM5YQLJ3NCJWMA.jpg?auth=31ea8e5dabfa55070bf2c3a166274b884b1723c51e8c73c07eeafb6e73d27b39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5677&amp;height=2400</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/baltimore-the-wire-new-york-times-best-tv-shows-list-VPEG6ZH7TRAXZK3IU6HWKQ56YY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T16:13:51.787Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4W4LOTMMJZHVDGTMILRB7B5NYQ.jpg?auth=18cfaeccb6c0a24a71f45f8b8d568d4d62b65bd9006c1420d0a291daaaa371ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=899</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wendell Pierce, left, and Dominic West in the HBO series "The Wire."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-kevin-hilton-assault-misconduct-trial-E3W6RBBRV5C3JATBT5WXFOLUJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T15:30:06.138Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B4CSZPOQ3RGAFC4BLW4MKWON6U.jpg?auth=64d3133a123060bcae83c401f6dd1ecae7c431bcf8d228879fa74003dd0010d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4285&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Officer Kevin Hilton was charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with second-degree assault and misconduct in office after prosecutors allege he assaulted a man while on duty.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cowboys-preview-week-3-lamar-jackson-dak-prescott-XUGXXBZOR5HRRCYLKOQ3INYSL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T14:30:00.43Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UQ7IUYRAPVEKTEKLX3TN26FSHM.jpg?auth=77af672f654d409077defbd6d712a4470f4b4120957e1580a1f9a1a1d2c94f6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3822&amp;height=2548</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quaterback Lamar Jackson hands off to running back Derrick Henry against the Saints on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-pay-raise-BRSFU2V7OFCUNAO62WMPM2A43Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T13:37:03.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GN6JSLDMFNBDZCSKGXLYOZPCEI.jpg?auth=717c196abea80679c276263e2b97433f54a833708c266c1db95ef26228b31408&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Council has proposed hefty pay increases for the council that takes office in December as it expands to nine members and is viewed as more of a full-time job.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/must-see-fall-theater-plays-T7QMIJ6OCJGHNM5OQ35OSDGEW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T13:14:09.882Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P7SJD36YDBDH3MLHYPITCOF5Y4.jpg?auth=6d8608fdc73bd9132c4d33ae376b99c43bfb1eae97e5f985fe280da7b2ed9337&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5476&amp;height=3652</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maya Drake stars as Ali in “Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical based on R&B star Alicia Keys’ early years as an artist.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cowboys-game-predictions-RH4MLPJQX5B3TOW4RTLOM45JCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T09:30:02.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QUAXI7RK7NAFVEQ5NJHRMV3CIY.jpg?auth=1c5a0d02019717c38049eecc801953ad7a3174fb75c8c39fce1421a8f04798c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4178&amp;height=2785</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens’ Mike Green and Trey Hendrickson celebrate after a sack against the Saints on Sunday. The Ravens will face the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/epic-mychart-ransomware-nate-apathy-ORCLZ47E45FGLHX4P5D43WUQOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T09:30:03.893Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WFZ67CWIUFFGXH27D4WTSRB3DU.JPG?auth=dfd68aa993cb676596f89362563bb6d2a5122ed48a31088ccfffee6d700d51e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis-based Luminis Health serves 1.8 million patients across eight counties. It was attacked by cybercriminals on Aug. 31. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bpd-brian-nadeau-investigation-XURNK2SPXFF6FFSQBIVFQZJZHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T09:30:04.26Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LPRQOLQCNVBADGDOCSIGE2G2ZE.JPG?auth=79772194e17bca3074a0c1b6462f50825da49416d2becdaea55422330640ca33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1616&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The investigation into Baltimore Police Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau is drawing attention to his tenure overseeing the internal affairs division. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-community-media-county-kate-stewart-bill-JMXJJHTBENF6TFXIPUSC4QVALQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T09:30:01.628Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IPNVOBDIUZCEZA5EBPJSO5R4O4.JPG?auth=2eb21ef2d6a1f22047b4c2753ed9d82acf29c44ca2ebd2563d1d2b9c6f61782a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kate Stewart of the Montgomery County Council said she wants to align MCM with rules governing other nonprofits.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/amtrak-train-car-fire-essex-WI4GKIBWEFGRRHXE5WLD5X55SE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T00:23:28.618Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5TWJNVLJSRCULN3F37QEEJYXOY.jpg?auth=35675937c616526ed981ab6a926758b3d417fff7297a22638fb24034169cd656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This file photo shows an Amtrak train on a bridge on the Gunpowder River in Baltimore County. Crews responded Thursday evening to a fire on an Amtrak train car in Essex.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-press-ban-cnn-politico-msnow-2KADMY4XTNGN5LGSOF7VOBQ56M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T23:09:38.879Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PDH3WK6J5BCLLJJ45KDECRPLSQ.jpg?auth=cc34c2e780c8c18840ea6dbd7b41b018e9b1ead08086118119c8fc9208e480f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CNN senior photojournalist Peter Morris arrives on the White House grounds on Thursday after a judge ordered President Donald Trump to lift a ban on three news outlets that he accused of covering him unfairly.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mta-bus-crash-wolfe-street-S4AW4E6RLBADHNLS2KSAX5TPLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T23:01:12.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FV34JUFZMFEDVK2BPTVOOBHY4E.JPG?auth=edf515aa205ffa0ef73da6def68e18191cba6ff0f945b749f2e4c01df1140705&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1922</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s police and fire departments responded Thursday to a crash involving an MTA bus and a car that police believe was stolen. 16 people were hospitalized after the crash at the intersection of North Wolfe and East Oliver streets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/bowie-state-university-layoffs-C3FCHHLJZFBAZBHSAFCDWC26XY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:59:06.123Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VQXQ7FLWNNAHHETB5QCR33UO4M.JPG?auth=6d876858bf59ff375b7b66c3dc8e4b6ca8e9776e4695f04420d36c2ef0699319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bowie State University’s newly announced faculty layoffs follow the 75 staff jobs the university eliminated last spring. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-transit-bus-crashes-data-analysis-JNZ3R7QFLRC6JHHZUJCZYGQ5GY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:36:04.315Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/64EUWSUCYRBUXCZXTHZAJHUUYA.JPG?auth=88688416e7b3f93fc755c050b09d257cea3529498cf55d52bddf1a3781dda259&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2076</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There have been more than 2,400 crashes involving at least one transit bus across Maryland since the beginning of last year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/nnamdi-madubuike-ravens-cowboys-nfl-rio-return-EFGPBHDGKNH2TFDRNQRBZFQQJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:45:30.348Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H34FMQPP2BE4HNF4MOGUN6ONOA.jpg?auth=50d2f7cf839d1e2f856798610952c0a1c35948e414da9da11dc48b48d8dce711&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3513&amp;height=2342</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike said he will accompany the team to Brazil but did not definitely say he will play against the Cowboys.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-baltimore-events-pigtown-festival-pet-parade-DZVTCWAMJFB57AI7TGP43XFIVM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:41:03.622Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WQBFJTLECVBSTERQU22ECX35PY.JPG?auth=ec9b61d28e6684c30dc0c187149ad8cf81c5601daef03d2a19c82aa79559d310&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2133&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[You'll be able to watch a pack of pigs race during this weekend's Pigtown Festival.

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-eliminated-5HVZGH6XPVH5FHEQJEQSVWIIAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:30:54.816Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JEHJKGCHJNFKXJDUPDZS5W5L3A.jpg?auth=6e0463df1d74a4b9d7f5c85331d2a2bffa34e2b63071f0ec7d0b060da05943d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles celebrated a win to close out their home schedule on Wednesday. On Thursday they were eliminated when the White Sox won in Kansas City. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/suicide-prevention-death-upper-marlboro-XCQQPN5RMZAA3JFKBMK7AGYBMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:22:32.786Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M7R6J3YJI5HKXEWU2UBC5H5WCQ.jpg?auth=4e86801639e5307374c11e0731a541b67aecdc87902fb3fd468b61b310813308&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1832&amp;height=2290</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Deputy Chief Shawné Waddy and Assistant Deputy Chief Jason Fisher address the media in front of Arrowhead Elementary School during a news conference about a public suicide death.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-playoff-picture-postseason-wild-card-scenario-2N4U7SPHHBBU3JSPGS5EUNUDCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:05:44.016Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JM6KNJIUA5B4RFEQX6O23DEPDE.jpg?auth=1a639972294a7a16e7162328c75319720159f144a2240d6385fae464b655e65e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5558&amp;height=3705</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles fans cheer during Wednesday’s second game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/redistricting-ballot-question-poll-GLJQK4NSD5GMDEPNOEPEPY2GKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:04:55.894Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L5WOOBTYRFHF7IP7NKFD2RO3VI.jpg?auth=5edbe3425d9bfabe3ed21cfce78d9d8f22e65cae9708a6efac70bb62e7f1500e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland voters will decide this fall on a constitutional amendment to give lawmakers more leeway in drawing congressional districts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-community-college-shooting-lockdown-NLP7LSXA25FJ3G3JBSPSNTG7OY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:36:41.874Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ADT6Y325YNGFZDMJKAO7YHPFZA.jpg?auth=fbc2fa4ab7f3640d757184cfdb8b59fe86122c6736768d637c928bdb318addd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=548&amp;height=365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Police Chief George Nader speaks with the press following a shooting on the Prince George’s Community College campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/water-drought-susquehanna-river-reservoirs-HCOGYYBRHFAD5ERWW6KYRB2IUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:16:50.14Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JJ7K4FHXIBCT5L3E3KOGQRM2JU.JPG?auth=e762efc30b97fd385b4a56272c95de6ab0b29d20cdd11f8ac985b46247d6b1cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[By mid-August, the water level at Loch Raven Reservoir had dropped enough to turn an island into a peninsula at the popular beach off Loch Raven Drive. Baltimore will soon begin supplementing water from its drought-affected reservoirs with treated water from the Susquehanna River.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/capital-region-things-to-do-IJMR4OKAIRA6RAAEWBFV5D2ASQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T19:20:06.383Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SW7OG2JJZJD6LAJR3KWS5TXSJM.jpg?auth=2de77db20edaa34597b76c9d5ea4f55217737e8ff11c4f9eb67da810bac20b21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The African Restaurant Week Festival celebrates local African eateries around the country, including in Philadelphia (pictured). It arrives in Seat Pleasant for Maryland's festival this weekend with local vendors, live music and a joloff cook-off.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-teachers-union-budget-fight-BTMNN7VMYREK5OVP4YEULY3TCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T19:00:25.23Z</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 union warned of scare tactics as the Montgomery County faces financial strain.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-fan-flock-brazil-XTSXEOOOT5G5FGXZ2QGLQGYCL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T17:25:19.947Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/55Z7YXCEBJBN7LCQWNGKRSGSBM.png?auth=9872b5fb199c043d0d9c6614b10c70260af88f48e5ba345b4afb9daecf049414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2260&amp;height=1506</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[André Suman, back right in cap, with his family in Sao Paulo on the day of the Ravens’ Week 2 game against the New Orleans Saints. Now a resident of Bel Air, Suman has brought his family into the Ravens Flock.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/september-noreaster-maryland-need-to-know-QNXKLDJKX5HARFKP76NABFY5RI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T16:39:32.43Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YDAEBSPY4JD45KHDOYRN55LFUQ.JPG?auth=590532c10689ea0e86d2dd47b46737f327ada273e2de807ce1d325388a6cc244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1983</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A strong nor’easter is developing off the East Coast. While forecasts suggest the worst of the storm could miss Maryland, the National Weather Service said that a lot about the storm’s path and strength remains uncertain. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/oceans-calling-music-festival-noreaster-weather-NZGTOQMVLZEIVD2KQNORUB7MDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T16:20:56.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/66VD2ZNUTBCNLIYZQW45WEMJXM.png?auth=ee08137ca8348479109edc712234802b8a3352aa52ad6c81df047b1ae0091090&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2356&amp;height=1570</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from an Ocean City webcam shows rising waves as the city prepares for The Oceans Calling music festival this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/teen-sentenced-jordan-bright-death-BRSAUF7FF5FFVIMN6Q4Y7KRTTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T15:40:15.302Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GZINLO23ZNFUZEU6A32XGFKQ6I.jpg?auth=722a2b6562819a9aa38dca171e4bd03042a5f5dbf11061d54e3ef155cfb99871&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2106&amp;height=1404</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nyjada Billy, the mother of 3-year-old Jordan Bright, speaks after the juvenile court sentencing of the 14-year-old who struck and killed Bright while driving a stolen car in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-data-center-announcement-2YXDTFTQJBFXPHGQBXYPDQ4ROY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T15:21:34.904Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B6XG6T34CRDMRMC3ZZZVXAEGXI.JPG?auth=b8d2014306616aaf109dc17d4eea70e3f48fe1badb5aecb16086cc80c8d6931b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6758&amp;height=4505</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joined a list of state leaders proposing regulations for data centers, but stopped short of calling for a pause or ban.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ivan-bates-teen-murder-suspect-suicide-N2EA73BYCFD5VA3UQ5GJPQTDGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T14:47:11.97Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EIOFNLWPYRDBZDKFL25XHWNMM4.jpg?auth=68a89e4402e5d3400316811cae2d2cc2d08101aae7d4511b18c3109530cc511d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5208&amp;height=3472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates speaks during a news conference at the state’s attorney’s office in Baltimore this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>