<?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/voter-guide/2026/baltimore-city/baltimore-city-board-of-education-VQ2HDEGH7VDUHIWO6RX5W7UXTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T22:34:16.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOMYN3G5JBDFNSZC7E4JBLSAU.png?auth=f08559e6ce48274ce163032ce3224549174cf159be967595a21488e90549ec33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore City]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/lacey-eden-first-maryland-player-pwhl-draft-YQGLRQJULBBSHI5ERD52MAYIWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T22:33:05.757Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4E7HS4TO55CBVIB4QM2VFQ5DUM.jpg?auth=7589d70504507fe3715bb85ee4dbb6f30157efe12e807d9e972c022f7e85e067&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5937&amp;height=3958</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United States forward Lacey Eden skates against Canada during a women's Rivalry Series game in San Jose, Calif., in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/chris-van-hollen-maryland-presidential-run-2028-PCEVAKASEBF6VIRUS4L6ARH5SE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T22:31:15.754Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LN6SK2ZJNZAWRFKVT466563LKU.jpg?auth=fc43651ebdab09b1d1ff6183429f1a53b7d81006c25561d4c5d2b372fc51e4a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland speaks to a resident at the Polk County Streak Fry in September.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/md-senate/maryland-senate-district-41-OIEI5TRUINDHLO4BKRSCE47L3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T22:25:33.311Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOMYN3G5JBDFNSZC7E4JBLSAU.png?auth=f08559e6ce48274ce163032ce3224549174cf159be967595a21488e90549ec33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore City]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-house-of-delgates-gambling-pac-political-ads-HKCP4JFZJVHF3HQXHL2B6XL62Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:58:14.077Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SKJAPK3I3ZCQVGMPWYIMKDP5NM.jpg?auth=41f2800cf2efe4d22eeba7d056b83a394ece5e2525c095a06bf9a37cb6aa0003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4215&amp;height=2810</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A political action committee funded by sports betting companies has spent more than $645,000 attacking two Democrats running for the House of Delegates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/shina-parker-integrity-title-real-estate-baltimore-obituary-GOSIR63JUBG6TAJSBEEQ5Q63FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:53:31.876Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QWTVVOHR5VCIVHG3RNSD6BEHD4.JPG?auth=d567504bedf4ebceab6c51c5150db34ce817c74eba327c2ada0143c65ec87f96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shina Parker, a devoted mother who enjoyed dancing and volunteering, died May 28. She was 63.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-lose-royals-6-2-zack-littell-R3H3FVSDERC7TOI4XV4F2U25FA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:48:08.392Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJXRKJPQJBCXZAAUSWXDHPWSPY.jpg?auth=081fc88eb13f41d5351f261eb9ce16e29c2111558e009670ed4fa3934dacdc44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals starting pitcher Zack Littell allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harford-county-teachers-assaulted-5ZRRZ62GOZDHZIND43QRSENDAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:22:55.346Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Harford County Sheriff’s Office took a student into custody at Roye-Williams Elementary School on Wednesday after what authorities say was an assault on staff members.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-land-acquisition-high-school-elkridge-RF75DBCNCBAFXAGTXXERQKM75E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T19:32:16.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FR45X4BJXFBJ3KPBIZTB5K6S4I.jpg?auth=04f7e4e433ce0c28beb31fb4184fc07979aa6f590189cf5686b402e04995f844&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4096</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Executive Calvin Ball speaks at Wednesday's press conference to announce that a site has been secured for a new high school at Troy Park in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/coast-guard-severn-river-viral-video-runaway-boat-maryland-KVLQTZEKZFEXPHBRB3HM7XLDHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T19:29:56.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3ZYTYCANU5GMZMVHTU6Q3J6LTY.JPG?auth=1451c65a231a93dac83cf59d4bf027ba03409ff05b84fc404729e4b31ed0a1d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A spokesperson for the Coast Guard said that the boater was ejected after executing a high-speed turn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/kalin-rytina-stroke-panama-RKLRKCRFFNBIXITDUQMGRGARFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:53:42.626Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T2IJGZ7D4JCRBJ2REQHX52Y54U.jpg?auth=14e2e5b0cfacb6941b18756ba6faf18f2d347169096ebdfbd3375806a846c56f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=804</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kalin Rytina, of Carroll County, suffered a medical emergency while traveling and was hospitalized in Panama.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/african-american-history-museum-terri-lee-freman-retires-ZCCPWI4KAVGZDLYNZYTEMNOCZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:19:35.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CFJC6FHOAFBL5MMY2Y4AOVFU5Q.JPG?auth=e27ccb21d91f62845138b998c6ec753c748c5575f9bd8f04ace10b220b155215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Reginald F. Lewis Museum President Terri Lee Freeman will retire later this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/afram-baltimore-festival-black-culture-50-years-JF2C3RH4JVAS7IYOH7NXA7BLZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:19:20.744Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Y4L5JAWEBG4REQFIDM6ZNZEQI.JPG?auth=3a8a8b6b1415a437a7b1f48462ebe9e8537b5f53ea80ff7ab55edc6e701adf51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=850&amp;height=566</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A performance at the Afro-American (AFRAM) Exposition at Charles Center and Hopkins Plaza in Baltimore in August of 1977.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-detective-suspended-murder-case-R6SK47QPKREBJOH4326T56AEWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:09:35.687Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police Detective Storm Sheckells is suspended after he looked through a cellphone linked to a murder case without a search warrant — and later lied about it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-missing-boy-human-services-wes-moore-tristan-king-ivan-bates-YOOJXDM5KBGNRIEOQPDEENYANY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T17:59:51.77Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EWY23RCCUFCKNBBF652B6U72T4.JPG?auth=8cdc3c4793922aeba7940dfe14765ac890069330de7e66ff19e5a03fc219bd6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denise Day, the great-aunt of 9-year-old Tristan King, had been the only person facing accountability for Tristan’s case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-maga-nino-mangione-blackface-VBMGASNNARCYDFIVG3BPQFQUFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T17:25:26.058Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VQLV6VCQPNG4XC6YMSPM3Y424M.jpg?auth=7cd858b4e8cb499c3002a5752cc3531d26f198a98f5787806f811f2233578590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The coarsening discourse, attention-grabbing tactics, and efforts to out-MAGA one’s opponent in the Baltimore County Republican primary mirror national politics. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/melesse-semegne-sex-assault-charges-fenote-training-academy-PM2BZWUOWFHD5EO5N6QVUZ4NRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T17:11:49.139Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/joni-holifield-heartsmiles-baltimore-youth-nonprofit-obituary-PV7SAX32FJDIBONAROMG4I5EDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:12:12.09Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BAGCFUU4RFHWFESWKL2FTJP7UQ.jpg?auth=a89fb44aa6976ca4523c51778bf9d4b7e6c5c406c81bab6a61f86bd72e246727&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1247&amp;height=1559</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joni Holifield was the Baltimore Ravens' 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-fired-federal-workers-donald-trump-candidates-P2CA3AFE6JH67GQQPUZJE3XXAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:02:33.028Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JSAZOIAL7NGBVFYHTG6PRZUAIQ.jpg?auth=366092dd96bf9f4c843f63967fc80b08c0ea33055ffaae2f6c4fd38a6b548023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The candidates hail from the FBI, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the National Institutes of Health. They’ve represented America overseas as diplomats and on disaster response teams, and aided in historic criminal investigations, including of President Donald Trump.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-trial-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-PKS5I5TOBNBHZM3ZPB32H7GGMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:00:42.165Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VGMRPUL2X5HX7C767PLT7ZAOFI.jpg?auth=1733bb765f6470ea4127d4b44be9e12efb821c76d74ce07f1608e85c66ad0d12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-schools-superintendent-finalists-EKTY6SSL7BECLF5ZO54GAX4SVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T15:38:25.697Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W2SDVXAIMVHNHCII3GLJM24JXE.JPG?auth=9e1c9e9ae68e6da2e718cb8f88c0d5cfb18363d6370e8e4c34c04498dae422c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four finalists for Baltimore County schools superintendent speak to community members during a panel in Baltimore on Tuesday evening. From left, candidates David Sovine, Edward Ryans, Penelope Martin-Knox and William Heiser. Moderator Alena Zachery-Ross is seated center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/santelises-legacy-fund-raises-450-thousand-52WDXXVB7JBGJFNMIBIQOQS63Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T14:59:05.829Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FT3IICFIZJDR5BI7DGATVQSGAE.jpg?auth=3ce15c96475398c52956c916c4f8909257c1996334b1ff689c22a92435c7280b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises will leave her post this month after 10 years. A fund named after her will continue to boost education for the city's high schoolers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/gaithersburg-muddy-branch-road-VG3EIX2P5NEOFEKOG7FMFD6PHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T14:28:45.218Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republican-governor-cox-hale-AEH7YRQPWNHA7CRVY4LFVKOTXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T14:00:01.955Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAGBBU4ADJGW5GWKJVBN4SBR2Y.jpg?auth=641b487a6643261e1fd454a82143027932c00619e1ac462e404218919e73a318&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican candidates Dan Cox, left, a former state delegate, and Ed Hale Sr., the owner of the Baltimore Blast and a retired banker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/dalya-attar-malcolm-ruff-baltimore-maryland-senate-race-4CPDO4MRUNAYXGKZI3II2FDGEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T13:38:24.62Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KUJSKWJKYJGKNCOWIXD2FH7NPA.jpg?auth=2c659741b49720cdbec09e83451e0556f165466457d8a9ab1f81ab9345c98532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Smallwood, seen here in 2022, says he’s seeing a double standard in the way Black lawmakers have been treated compared to state Sen. Dalya Attar.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-win-royals-6-4-nasim-nunez-AKUKMUSRMJD5VFWQ4JYCIO4TRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T13:04:31.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T7MC7YT6HJACLAPXQNJXW5NBVY.jpg?auth=d3ef18dd3f69134371fa94175e0655a4a0d2c9fd53d9c85ef95f65dd868cb1f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3835&amp;height=2556</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' Nasim Nuñez beats the tag by Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia for an RBI triple during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/donald-trump-reflecting-pool-QUZGXZGSSNANNJXE3OIHZIDQRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T13:03:46.891Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ETA5LN7A4NCSTHAAQRM2E5GPGM.jpg?auth=b98d1d1b38c788c61e2c950614156a68b7a7a626d6570ba87bc12c1e409ab290&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3936&amp;height=2632</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the National Park Service clean algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-seattle-mariners-3-1-brandon-young-JEMK5M5BVZH6HCYP7EN2R5MUJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T12:56:37.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALLBPFA7OFCBXBAQXSDGG37NEA.jpg?auth=4f6a0a0656ad565cb554f792e4a012e7d17c1b6c40a56814b14eaa4c44e7cf7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6955&amp;height=4639</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seattle Mariners' Colt Emerson scores ahead of the tag from Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman during the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/ebola-hantavirus-maryland-vaccine-center-R4QOZRNVSZCLBCCVYGWVTMG37Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T09:30:00.55Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4G74S2MADZHA5IVW7Q4KX5N7TE.JPG?auth=43e96f01cfcd29de0ec15fa1b174a0f9ab6cf65a072034f34782f4564fc0cb0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2047</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stefan Kappe, a malaria researcher, was recently named director of the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/chatgpt-ai-restaurants-food-photography-DRANOQEY2BCJRFY2FTMUOMFDG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T09:30:00.365Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6ZYUD5GL2VDNPKSPINAUAXR3HE.png?auth=69fbd576da9bc63a2d0591181b66cf45b9531244c0f744cd60ce4b77639aa1f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1352&amp;height=992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[PJ’s Coffee owner Yagnesh Mehta used ChatGPT to design a Mother’s Day promotion for his cafe, as well as a flyer advertising it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/prince-georges-county-candidates-data-center-development-C37LLAP775BA7MX27H4XNCFKWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T09:30:00.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SLTPKGZABNHVZDLVQN3TAVOXN4.jpg?auth=964ffd45fa210a2b9920ea0d199210a687353003bf41da9c00030dc03486d791&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council member Jolene Ivey during a council meeting in May. Ivey used to think data centers would be good for the county, but now she is more skeptical.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/izzy-patoka-flyers-baltimore-county-council-photos-2EULM5JMLNGDFFFGDAP24RHMOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T01:47:50.666Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YX372YAV3NEXRE3MMW5LZV3FVI.jpg?auth=cffe6929376396ef7c7bbc4bece89228ce94e2871b1b3fd1eade28c1943f5bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2038</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County council member Izzy Patoka speaks at a press conference on Monday defending his campaign flyer featuring photos of council candidates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-public-schools-charter-school-settlement-education-bcps-L43NTSGJKVDKTKTAKWKNNOJ4OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T01:42:48.667Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6TMSVLLSBZA2XOAO5OE2GZP6JQ.JPG?auth=6d62126a1903b8ebfc3df34502ca773630bd71fc0ec6daf80648a92c617686fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6391&amp;height=4261</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City school board voted Tuesday to end years of fighting over how it funds its charter schools. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/nazir-bell-towson-university-missing-swimmer-potomac-river-744CKIVZIZCM5CA3BBMMTPK3UY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T00:55:22.479Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IL3WZZURQRCFPFJS5FAGWOX74E.jpeg?auth=337de69ba5f7ddff012fa16c46bcf3fd8bc7d1e55f2f4108c11951d953051984&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Search crews on Tuesday recovered the body of a swimmer who was reported missing on Sunday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-closer-ryan-hesley-injury-update-4SHNLDY4NRH7TBU4THRYBC3XME/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T00:52:36.224Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S44C2S445ZFN7HSKD5NO4OHCRM.jpg?auth=046150db55657a0dc7b4437469e317b1d11a4aa18253d4f034c3a12ed74337a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3535&amp;height=2357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles closer Ryan Helsley is rejoining the team after elbow inflammation sidelined him in April. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-minicamp-dyami-brown-2VWA6UCY7FHN3JDP57SHOITTHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T23:57:24.948Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HUIC52U25NCI5L5AUF6NOJHNWI.jpg?auth=f4bc94ec5cf551757462c00e71cfb155b157aeda3acd001c3394ccd6fe1ca0a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5908&amp;height=3939</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders wide receiver Dyami Brown works out during practice on June 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-democratic-party-ads-republican-primary-dan-cox-ed-hale-HXSTDHAVIRBNXLGM4SLACQZDEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T23:40:58.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PRGQXLQDWRAJTN7SGH5L5CZI6M.jpg?auth=03e8f3e703b568a0bd40f481afe9cf57bdb4ff58ddd1ffdb6366059ad648e6a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Still images from a pair of video ads from incumbent Gov. Wes Moore’s campaign against Republican candidates Ed Hale, left, and Dan Cox, which are running on Fox News and Facebook.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dali-crew-key-bridge-baltimore-JJMRCAMNQJH7BCVSM2XU5KPSXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T21:13:41.791Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MUK2XQ7WTBBHJADANWTGY5WQZY.jpg?auth=32ad32be2648e6a56b71ba5f3484fec7541e590ba76b185df8b929b084f3005c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2830&amp;height=1887</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A crew member who was aboard the Dali cargo ship and his attorney Owen Duffy leave the court in Baltimore on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fake-cop-pulls-over-real-cop-silver-spring-maryland-OYK32DS6EJBFFPCGC2KY7JGCFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T20:30:24.045Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SW7XVCGCCZABXB5LUKUAJC2CJI.webp?auth=5c1fa473a3b452e4b4d95d9f26f57cc63096e67d7f7994f2c1a2a5a3f0e16b27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1752&amp;height=1392</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melvin Andrew Pinkney Jr., of California, Maryland, was driving a Ford Taurus when he was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly posing as an officer after he pulled over a Montgomery County Police officer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-zoning-veto-pittman-hummer-volke-ILMLPDFU7VAQ7D2GCUXJSNYHDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T20:14:26.49Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQQ5GAJTCREWBNTV3OMVJPXDTY.jpg?auth=9ed6c6ca32dc3fdc0c959abb8fa2e7e1bdfcbc0755512a0f12d024175b73440d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7253&amp;height=4835</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Council members Nathan Volke and Allison Pickard listen to County Executive Steuart Pittman during a budget presentation in 2025. Volke and Pickard both voted, with a supermajority of the council, to override zoning vetoes by Pittman.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-campaign-finance-friedson-XUB5Y4PZ4FG3RGQDJKIXAANPFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T19:46:28.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FJ4TK4ISWZBSZA5NO6AKQJJKRI.jpg?auth=03ae2e9324283496ac3eca72d6aaedebd08dedbc865fab06177f0080f89a82a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council members Evan Glass, Will Jawando, and Andrew Friedson during the “Reimagining White Oak: Montgomery County Executive Candidate Forum” in Silver Spring in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-third-base-analysis-coby-mayo-blaze-alexander-VKGL5YZPUVBGTNQQV3M2YNZERQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:47:23.741Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALGXUUSMTVGB5J2TG2PXOOAIGI.jpg?auth=86f0c96e9e8a26ea9b5b3343b72d89e24772a83d76ea4038eea85ebd299a66cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4686&amp;height=3124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coby Mayo, left, celebrates with Blaze Alexander, right, after scoring on an RBI hit by Sam Huff during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/silver-spring-couple-murder-mother-turned-in-5P6G2MXNY5HB7NJA43NPGVZEFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:33:35.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4AKS2RTTDZDMZPZ6CFXBXIJSCI.jpg?auth=ecb121bde01e97f6856ea4b1b025c64b72178e6af2149684e1076e9eb546fb62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4257&amp;height=2838</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The logo for the Montgomery County Police Department seen on the exterior of the District 3 headquarters in Colesville, Md. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-drops-deportation-us-citizen-maryland-woman-EG2DPO3UG5B6XGPS6D6336SZNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:13:27.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LVFYHBMG6ZC2TGX7QQDCCYWQ34.jpg?auth=f903d0e24cd603a6ba72db67f6410e0591fe042321c70533b0841a3afa600770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=317&amp;height=212</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales’ legal team said she was placed in deportation proceedings despite showing immigration officials her Maryland birth certificate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/bobby-lapin-bill-ferguson-maryland-primary-PH726TXKFVCZDMKRISFW6DPTK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T17:11:50.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYJQU3RBCVBHPH4TQ54IFESNXI.jpg?auth=8b3ecefab67dc2d8048f17f424dfaaa74ba6effaf5edffc2b2182b7023efc9d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5183&amp;height=3455</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby LaPin, left, speaks with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson following a 46th District candidate forum in Baltimore earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/baltimore-influencer-bobby-lapin-bill-ferguson-primary-election-QRSSJUPRTVHEBO2MHKXOIIJRIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T17:10:38.901Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6T5XLV4IUNBDLMZFP4JJZNEXH4.JPG?auth=f2103d51ea500399393777d975108459f10245dcad99fca2dfc6b865670dd77e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby LaPin, who runs a sailboat charter business with his wife, will challenge Senate President Bill Ferguson in the Democratic primary in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/wizards-draft-party-pick-john-wall-washington-B7VR45JGTFC57PHDWBZTDCCODA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T16:56:26.088Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XEQPYVSWMRDHVC7CO3R3YOUFLI.jpg?auth=f65fbd7153c9407dd742e9372815050969ff449e6314d541fbf21dd5ea988610&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4180&amp;height=2786</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Washington Wizards guard John Wall, left, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum pose after Tatum announced the Wizards had won the No. 1 pick in the May 10 draft lottery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-hearing-delay-baltimore-unitedhealth-RBSO3XCKGJBPPGTQ65AA356FMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:50:27.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6YR5JVPCJEDXDB5BVFLALPNHM.jpg?auth=87dac387cda1722122264ba708542665df5b39673a089f91e2dfd03bb60a649d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2302&amp;height=1535</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty in both state and federal cases and could spend his life in prison if convicted in either.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-bigfoot-middle-river-sasquatch-6GHIUUYFBFD3TGP4ZESEPGKOKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:40:46.197Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SSUBRVWLRF4HHLDV4SI75RPAQ.JPG?auth=b7e943fd06d7c4c26e97cbf5f729bd1c64ae76c595576370738754f601b65f07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8105&amp;height=5403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joshua Bell outside a pumping station where there was a Bigfoot sighting by a married couple in 1976 in Middle River.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/aisha-braveboy-prince-georges-county-campaign-finance-B6P7F2M2RZDTRFEWBSLDHHN2DI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:26:30.547Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VGQ4SYF6WVDVNJT3Y4FMH3APVY.JPG?auth=8e1b6fd47272f77eff043904312c9913f5a8ff249e3b61108050cebebe0be1ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy raised more than $234,000 in less than a month, according to campaign finance reports. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/odenton-fatal-crash-amelia-knuckey-anne-arundel-U6FDF4UOJBCFVOSDM227AM7DWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:24:30.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XSIA3XUAXVGOVBDFSMIAR7KP7M.JPG?auth=7b83fc3f714ac035db07ecd01ea93f8f6cb4537b5846d4c50ef1a72f6fb82df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1909</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police said an 85-year-old woman was killed Monday afternoon in a car crash in Odenton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-ice-legal-restrictions-explainer-HQ6X3XMPJVBSPOTJQMQ4GEMDQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:30:59.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVK4EQKNKZEVZG5JU7N6ZDXBFU.jpg?auth=bc9d426e29a50f3a2a4c6fe12db8799c4427a659ca1091f1ef529c59ef9242dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5278&amp;height=3519</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters march around the perimeter of Patterson Park a day after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a student’s parents on Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School’s temporary campus in East Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-county-executive-judicial-campaign-contributions-ONFXW7DFD5DZFGCZGRIAM7577Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:18:07.035Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PGZDOUYLMBCM3DPY2X7BJ6P5UQ.jpg?auth=fb5b7439e12c469f43b93039d10a916ef929b6b31a55652fba3bea2007fb3038&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outside the Moyer Recreation Center at Truxtun Park in Annapolis, signs for candidates remind anyone passing that it’s election time.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-executive-primary-democrats-FFAW6JBPGVEIZNSSX6S3NZG3DE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T13:00:00.678Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNSIATUK7NAVNFEFU4CTESPBII.jpg?auth=653ccd8ea26c60513ef7aefd957c3d1f757383cd042de69fd049366b745128cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4831&amp;height=3221</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County executive candidates Allison Pickard, Pete Smith and James Kitchin listen to a question during a forum on affordable housing and development in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/padres-discipline-gunnar-henderson-hit-by-pitch-5FCZK33UQZBCBDNEQYFREUSC7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:58:06.801Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HYVZBBRC4BHTRK2SYSHH6N2HIE.jpg?auth=53172a709739c59b122e1149cc75a488d39a01f675e79014658d6e6f8581402d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Padres manager Craig Stammen argues with umpire Chris Conroy after pitcher Ron Marinaccio, foreground, is ejected in the ninth inning of Saturday's game. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-beat-royals-7-3-three-straight-wins-GKCSEF5AYNB4TNFEOFP7DLAQ4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:54:52.903Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RTM6QEYF7NAGTPWAEBFLPNSRC4.jpg?auth=85ae304f849c08dbf41dfc306efa5b4c5958c6cbbc3ebc4709b57e1fe7a6ada7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals designated hitter James Wood (29) celebrates with Nasim Nuñez (26) and CJ Abrams (5) after scoring a run against the Kansas City Royals during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/great-falls-billy-goat-trail-E67EYKYBK5FG3K7QO24CYWLRK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:54:10.873Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XK7Y22WLKJE3FFV5JEAWIWDDQU.jpeg?auth=259e5eb53bdf6d99f9baecab4783137c8dd701ce156c5b764db856f5f22a20c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A search continues on Monday for a man who disappeared from a group of swimmers in the Potomac River on Sunday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/nehi-housing-land-trust-baltimore-investigation-DMYPJY2C7VAKJOMXUU2VS35JSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T11:44:28.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IK4BDCNTDVCQDIGZ4D6WKR3O6I.JPG?auth=32845c0355a68e8597b9de1c93c3ec808e4198ac04dbe90669128a867a77fa90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8505&amp;height=5670</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Garrick Good, NEHI’s leader, denied allegations of financial impropriety and criticized the city for cutting off grant funding without hearing his side of the story.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/barnes-noble-baltimore-harbor-east-F5OIUG6ZNJFFXKS2KD56WDAXGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T03:22:46.19Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCN4D266LNBYJLB4SF7KQPG3MI.jpg?auth=cc8cd39b0167cf5bfb7fce5ec5147d5f519470c5d61cda5b7b3fbc49449c71a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble will open its first Baltimore location in six years. The store is expected to open in the former Oceanaire Seafood Room later this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/wonder-woman-lynda-carter-urology-johns-hopkins-donation-maryland-IJQC3ALM7NHMJKKTIRFAGXNW4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:49:08.461Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6YVNXBCX3NDUTGIRK2JGRLLAA4.jpg?auth=495878383b8159a123bf9a2b33b2a8dae26e4e32a2abd889728f0e96917ed87d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5855&amp;height=3903</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lynda Carter, with Dr. Mohammad Allaf, director of the Johns Hopkins’ Brady Urological Institute, gifted $10 million to advance surgeries and training in the center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-farmers-spring-freeze-financial-assistance-O6APJZGXYVBVNDOIHBIJI2FV3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:46:33.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIRDOYGCNRECLOTCOH5AEWJPCU.jpg?auth=a53bf6712c31ccfedef7a95aa3a4c880108e0d1eca6269693cdf007265bde82c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black Ankle Vineyards grappled with the damage of a late-season frost that decimated its grapes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-daylen-lile-defense-prepitch-setup-PKNFBOFTPNE5HOWAGN4WHIBC3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:31:46.82Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DPVDQXGF6ZFIBL4QGH53ZOLRMM.jpg?auth=37c7c504a676bd208408360df9f369ba9dd19c5e39b5d9a6266044bba4db4ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6789&amp;height=4526</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile has eight home runs and a .744 OPS to go with his improved defense.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/b-52-crash-air-force-southern-california-HTEN555235BBNFF5WJGS2QYBJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:09:04.978Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CWLNIF4YFBGZXF5Z2DMWW6HXSI.png?auth=e88e6951fdbc770017a4e1af776bcb997e43318da4bfd8190f789ee62f50c1c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2852&amp;height=1605</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from video provided by KABC shows law enforcement responding to the scene of an aircraft crash near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/missing-boater-ocean-city-search-suspended-PVGTOU436FFMTNMMBERTYZ6QJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T23:46:12.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFROG536EVBATECUOVOZPCBIII.jpg?auth=f2dcbf4991b03358d697b23b53b02df6967a1eb20c1065982355ca1436bcbfe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for a boater who went missing off the coast of Ocean City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/key-bridge-collpase-dali-chief-engineer-charges-baltimore-QBODS2GBOVHOHGCY6NR4CLU5UY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T23:42:30.109Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QGVKPPPN7FF3FKNOKGJ3Y244LQ.JPG?auth=49b17ed1ed8747c2b0c12199a5110b871fa3918e8467bd399dec14645000b386&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Dali, shown wedged into a portion of the collapsed Key Bridge in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/fox-corp-to-buy-roku-deal-WFIZNRR5RBEOTJ44SOIDGEWSZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T22:44:07.707Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CEDVOF5KCVDXHFRBB3GG7HKMZA.jpg?auth=f26da260d9bf621645dc2577ec80b96fca293967a3bb3cc76459323c49da0eeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3360&amp;height=2240</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Media reports had surfaced on Friday that Roku was looking at its strategic options, including a possible sale.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/forever-chemicals-montgomery-county-pfas-advisory-WZIK6LJ47JBKJO4EUQ3QQLXMUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T22:40:12.049Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7YWHY5V65GVPP2RHGEVEPZBO4.jpg?auth=8f04bcf3c0b786a1b03c917ee5a02412e30261c05524f71f82bb05f7a516d85e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6374&amp;height=4250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Muddy Branch stream near Esworthy Road in Montgomery County in 2020.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/prince-georges-county-council-primary-election-results-2026-KNM4TH6AIBDTVB6P4LH7IDGRRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T21:12:33.887Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IGYI3EMBHNDWDMGO44ZSZQEYZQ.png?auth=43b8ca75fa791d5f155e707e5d5ef99cc0d430dbe83abd396ef1cc5ef02bb215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Prince George's County]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harford-county-24-magnitude-earthquake-AIVPRJR4JBAZ7BH7ZHN4ZHISHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T20:51:33.583Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5LYEPIMYQNDS5JHUP5TSF3P6IE.png?auth=dac8ee4cb245ec00875e321afc84071e26f855426aef93e87bcd8cb94aaf8827&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2152&amp;height=1210</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Geological Survey map shows the epicenter of the earthquake about 5 miles north of Bel Air.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/elections-board-jawando-campaign-clears-BLICUJQPGRAIBJMMZLWZ36NFWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T20:18:58.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NP2KP272E5AFPJ2OCTZENOAVT4.jpg?auth=4c1c9a66a37015a193a3d3b40640f55a2de7cd335d62b999328a8ea81f524213&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At-large Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando, who is running for county executive, at a candidate forum in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/father-daughter-stabbing-burtonsville-TTSW7WHXOVHIHLARVNJRUBPL4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T20:02:53.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/8x10-music-venue-baltimore-rising-sun-presents-cris-jacobs-SY4GN5PXYZDYHPA2Z2NJ7OQQVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T18:50:05.585Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B3DWQXPS3VBLDDGRKZW2TE6GLM.jpg?auth=972e69d79e04eb95e287624ae0683c04a456ac4c24690dc436b9128cdd169ff2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 8x10 has found new owners, allowing the Federal Hill concert venue to continue operations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/st-johns-college-president-jobs-MH2CL65BM5AQFCD5J74PGHACPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T18:37:59.561Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2MERXWQB4NA2HD3CVFYOATPU6I.JPG?auth=7a600c73949e5b11eb501a7dafe761f48a6bb0c7d6e8d1bd2d6d0ae30a508fd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The interim president of the St. John’s College Annapolis campus will step down.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/new-survey-finds-black-baltimoreans-feel-more-climate-anxiety-SBPON6EO5VAIRAYGYD5HCREYOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T17:38:57.439Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JTDBS57KXFBY7O42JS4AG6BNMI.jpg?auth=e62342754e4390c99dfd4e38dd5a392a51b7ad8d9b65ae9b1a2e5fcb0c8398b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Baltimore residents Jeffrey Barnes, Sarah Broadwater, and Kelly Cross.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-53-man-roster-projection-training-camp-YLBRWOPTTZEBHHBDCEPWIEZIAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T17:34:50.648Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2NSC4NT76ZDDXBDEERXATKW2JE.JPG?auth=0b7860b0062922bcf32a54d7996ae9e95cc82faf54d098dabf1d4269b71792d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens head coach Jesse Minter takes questions from reporters following practice in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/ice-baltimore-elementary-school-detainment-GJXL7JO6K5AA5IR6KJNUOLJVKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T17:17:35.426Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JCQNEWN73RGX3EWJFHY5SV53YQ.jpg?auth=2b1112f875fc25aaa1713ae95f0f4785ad790d66643817f2faf8b383648119e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3739&amp;height=2493</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police vehicles are parked outside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School, which is temporarily holding classes at a building on Fait Avenue, after a report that ICE agents arrested a person during school drop-offs on Thursday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-mariners-mistakes-RAADFD7BMRENFF7PPD5UYX67W4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T15:48:07.138Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XDVNZAV5JBFMFJRZ3QPSZBLUAY.png?auth=6262ccebb9cb75b58e7568bf93f2ce4031fb5848c6336301b1ee7da75fac9174&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-sheriff-office-democratic-primary-election-vote-K7CIMA7E3ZBIHNN45PWLOII5T4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T15:41:41.272Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HCBH72JW4RGFVPSWUX77IA2B3Y.JPG?auth=0fdc201daaed058699213e8c2b43a30c15dfcada480b0c5f7f8332eefcf0ce1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6439&amp;height=4293</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Courts building in Towson, where the sheriff's office is housed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-cop-alexi-correa-fbi-drug-recording-ZCHHCJDCSZHGPEWDQSS7W56PEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T14:58:08.46Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N3QFAYFBGFAARCMQTMETSR7GSE.jpg?auth=68badf03881bbc7dc5944b543c06caf19a64f067239e8c55916f380b2fab7cf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-youth-election-judges-I2XMDRRBXBCY3EEX7YOBZTCR7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T14:00:01.57Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CJ5Q2DBHRNCDBH4N5JU7FXX6SM.jpg?auth=7a904a520e43635ff684ae0e5d376ca342072e64a154b3b50e32847153baf057&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5337&amp;height=3558</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Instructor Marcus Clifton, in green, leads a training session for new election judges for the Maryland primary.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/third-eye-comics-opens-new-location-in-glen-burnie-6MAWCYLVDZH75ODIKCZMFW66LI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T13:52:09.627Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CW4IUZF7ANFL3EQS5N2UVSW3MQ.jpg?auth=3f3a564f51cfa702aea9d8adb022c936a21b87ec333a83703893bc587db884b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/iran-us-tentative-deal-end-war-SHJ7MD3MSNBM7MTM6QDPE6FATY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T13:03:28.269Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZBM2NNDI55CDPMGUGMV57RUP2U.jpg?auth=9bcbaa29ef784ee89c3d7f3d846c6ca2dfc8088743643e1186f02afe5c4d7c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rescue worker checks an apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/penn-station-baltimore-amtrak-development-dunkin-JN4F2MJZURHDZHIHOB3ZSC5ECU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T11:43:10.353Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEIJVJNNOFGG5GUE5YN6R2TM7U.jpg?auth=984c701346c7d36fed8effc12324e711b9b702f4f219fce356b5f90ba2a7392d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4866&amp;height=3244</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Travelers wait for their trains to arrive at Penn Station in Baltimore in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/road-work-construction-traffic-congestion-4FRGUWCVRZBRTN5OXB34TONXVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T09:30:01.611Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UXBGC7PDCBDB5IXSV3UXWYVWPM.jpg?auth=a756172915e2e22d94896929d5f47f974e382fac593020db1204231e438b646c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5328&amp;height=3552</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From the beltways to the beaches, road construction crews are putting down fresh pavement to improve Maryland’s patchy roads.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-summer-meals-access-ASBLRBXWA5GATOK37DI66OLJJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T09:30:01.134Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2PMDQDQIEJGMPN3Z4W7PZWAZQM.jpg?auth=29ea5b133ed27e37b8a9e7d6315496372cd913d19e48fb8f127c84ab37675354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[District officials encourage MCPS families in need of assistance during the summer to apply for the state’s SUN Bucks program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/graces-thai-kitchen-food-truck-catonsville-6FRAR3GDGFGEFL237D3JB6UUCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T09:30:01.877Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XY4RSS7YX5FVJII6GOLP3W7OIA.jpg?auth=4670728f3de7663d57c58dce81e94629f59a1ee5d263f932879fe80bb769c58f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3724&amp;height=2482</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The sisters behind Grace's Thai Kitchen at The Commissary in Catonsville, where they share a kitchen with multiple other popular food trucks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-ryan-helsley-daughter-ear-surgery-I4ZT6CS3MVA2HHLIH4UD4KKUEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T09:30:01.209Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VE6WFALFEFAB5MTRKOBUFG7V3Y.jpg?auth=6967206c49b9afff4d7e612b8114b43115a8f65eb66628c2f721ccd8c044277e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3616&amp;height=2411</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan Helsley, in his first season with the Orioles, had seven saves and a 2.53 ERA when he went on the injured list.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/maryland/orioles-padres-4-run-first-inning-trey-gibson-6MWHIT6USZDXBEC6IWMYGB4INM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T23:46:35.676Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q5XRCS7WYNADJMDAFP2HZ6BWEM.jpg?auth=9e17063cdd58ed9c8f87066ea033457ea3727dba1f91db043cb4d65ccd86b0ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4357&amp;height=2905</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colton Cowser loses his glove over the fence as he attempts to catch a home run by Jackson Merrill of the Padres in the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/maryland/padres-orioles-rodolfo-duran-SJLTQADFDRHVTNAF32CFKBY57E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T23:45:04.856Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E2IQBFGW6FCCPLIQ77S3VTROGE.jpg?auth=d608593ea72c170974980383b333ecb3f502d760d8e424d7dfde075f4bf7a1bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5070&amp;height=3380</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso catches the throw as the Padres’ Xander Bogaerts grounds out during the third inning Sunday at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-storms-hail-tornados-WBDQIFP3ERDQNF4DRHBON2RRDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T23:42:18.471Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZVV6OXDZ25EIDNTH3ER74VMTGA.JPG?auth=8bdbd8eef2ef956d5426e43e59d0c14dfbe7775d53ff7ff27ad490ed2a29bbbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service reported that “lightning, damaging gusty winds, and isolated hail” are possible Sunday afternoon and evening in the mid-Atlantic. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mariners-series-win-5-run-fourth-inning-RFRCXQYHBJG4RP2OIRNFLPHCGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T21:09:12.101Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S6HXKG6PWVELXAQUSBCZNRTVXQ.jpg?auth=3ceaa622b2a5379a6436037d3eef78d4e416a0561078c9f7a8a8d5782c99d104&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3794&amp;height=2529</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Wood watches his 20th home run of the season during the first inning Sunday at Nationals Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/3-alarm-baltimore-fire-reservoir-hill-rowhomes-TXJ3KZJQ2BCLLEMKLA7HDQK6VQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T19:16:09.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6JBTQAMCGJD6VG3PEWMTOMP3MI.jpeg?auth=1b94630e6d405b260d6f9df8bfbd45cd63ada77cc2cd51dc2b5f9f0e5cdf4a1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City Fire Department responds to a three-alarm fire in the 2500 block of Brookfield Avenue in Reservoir Hill on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/clover-hill-dairy-cheese-recall-listeria-DJ7EDQEF3VGXPAUS6ZZFKL2JWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T19:00:14.131Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UJLLWRNTOVFCZI5TP6JULFL66A.jpg?auth=6b4b64822c31bc048dc2f59ee102d0f4ec93654da7caf18058ee905b9d82693e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Health announced an expanded recall of all cheese products made by Clover Hill Dairy due to possible listeria contamination.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/trump-80th-birthday-ufc-cage-fights-DN2YLFNVHFERVHYDIMFEZR4GCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T13:23:50.887Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X6DY6TRKXFE57AGINRL543IEHQ.jpg?auth=c215195574fe24216ab86a6366cd710b62030eb70b390d4806326441cb54b7c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8439&amp;height=5626</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The octagon for UFC Freedom 250 sits on the South Lawn of the White House ahead of the event.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/romance-novels-growing-interest-maryland-25U5YCQJZVA4ZJEV3V4OEMMWHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T09:30:00.822Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27VHQGSREVC7PKV74W5Q5TXYS4.JPG?auth=6cad1eb680f06139e478010cae7960a46c5498ad309edaa0a419727e688a25ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cheryl Keffer at her Cockeysville romance book shop, La Petite Mort.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/armstrong-williams-the-sun-afghanistan-wes-moore-EVW2K7ERKNH5ZHKJJZHNJEEYIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T09:30:01.327Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ALENW7HS5DGPENKDJPBRJHH2M.jpg?auth=d79cd83a30736d1a15d0f27ce102bcd26730eb0a31fc200ad54c781478a4c8c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Armstrong Williams, co-owner of The Sun and a longtime conservative columnist, talks about truth and misinformation at Towson University.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/john-waters-interview-trump-hairspray-criterion-desperate-living-CBS5UBD4BZCRVCKW5BZPH3USHM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T09:30:01.351Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LSABMCLONVHLJMHHIPEID6P53U.jpg?auth=1c3c71b24020758747f4cb06482d2dc7c87e88eb859d5f529d7d93ceafbd1094&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s John Waters, at 80, is staying plenty busy, acting in “American Horror Story” and performing live on stage across the country.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/lgbtq-owned-restaurants-baltimore-area-RV4XI3THQFD2FFOIQMJ3CMZDWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T09:30:03.28Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AEFGV3SMEZA5HJ4BMXOCRFJWTA.jpg?auth=8d508407ae76016dd8378a3466e867bdb6c79f1c2d040e14761ee158c3fc0027&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1320&amp;height=880</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The orange dreamsicle Dole Whip twist from Bmore Licks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/kennedy-center-washington-national-opera-lawsuit-RQCDO4K6ORE55PN2PV66V46HSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T04:43:36.291Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/REKK5HCBNRCKPHC2DUTTWXWQHY.jpg?auth=abebcd53b8576dbbfae6a8a8f4ce133a346072b993c68a563b27dd74d4481af5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Washington National Opera is suing the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-mariners-luis-garcia-jr-cade-cavalli-SEXJYYLXPBGMVFD3VBGXY3FCHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-14T00:25:21.773Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZFNPO2H5ZFGUHNXKP5UAG4EGW4.jpg?auth=0e68e03f59ede706a4b6b2d63224818ecad6f33fd25905d9d67d006ad464a0b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8163&amp;height=5442</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luis García Jr. changed the mood at Nationals Park with his go-ahead home run Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>