<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/magoobys-club-hampden-VEPIFB7QBFBGHAZOX2BBBISMHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T18:22:06.22Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QIQRVVBHCVDVHKGYMZUE4X34SM.JPG?auth=5059c06029a81bcbf6bc0c3c87e677dbe1ccdafddde4130d4c2b94ea8b740d93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Magoobys Joke House, located in Timonium, will open a smaller spot in Hampden.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/jackson-kent-breakout-season-washington-nationals-NYSNIH7HUJHSZIYACTC6I26VKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T18:04:38.981Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BPYGFOYOFC33HLBMF6R6GTLUA.jpg?auth=e2ad1447c059b2037eed4e59c75501df094f4b6f6a0aaa7032a7b40784a00927&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4830&amp;height=3220</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackson Kent pitches during a spring training game between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/dirt-bikes-baltimore-city-peace-walk-protest-KOBJ3GPUUVAOJIRFG6JQBVZPWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T17:54:42.019Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/62GKJFGROFBHJHHMNWWJ3C7OP4.JPG?auth=0c96b36117c9ccf8c91d9577fc5d1260c51747979a636d35d2ce53c2e3ba8e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dirt bikes, part of Baltimore City's Black culture for decades, are illegal on the streets. Advocates want to talk to law enforcement and others to figure out how to promote a safe way to continue that history.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/inner-harbor-harborplace-development-construction-permits-KGN3S2MM4JDM5G66GSCVVUJKEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T16:19:39.351Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OL32KYDRRBEETOUVCIXAXHBABY.jpg?auth=bd86720771e5b404c9a2a691e815f69b1003160655f9e505a5f23abb365710a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This month, a contractor for Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate filed an application with the city for construction permits on several parcels along and near Baltimore’s waterfront.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-officer-harrison-brandon-guilty-time-theft-case-4YTYQ4KRFFFBHBUE5UCLU5MQ54/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T15:35:20.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OBVXLYBDVFBSDOUAQM34H3T5YQ.jpg?auth=1b2285f652c1bce0117a2857da4ef767e58637363302ef04a21fcb553e24dbe5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2631&amp;height=1754</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Baltimore Police Officer Harrison Brandon was charged with forgery, identity fraud, theft and misconduct in office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-weather-rain-severe-storms-IDOBOJMLEVAW3HKHCHR3QEUJEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T15:28:25.117Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B7ADR6EP2JA6DOVEAYEQJU3FZ4.JPG?auth=8497a6237ae14a319f09c2c6ed1b09e22f5223264ccdc8bb82630e1f1826e355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Severe storms continue to be a threat across much of Maryland this week, according to the National Weather Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-double-shooting-essex-baltimore-county-police-VFNUDJYECJBJBIR7JMSFMZTBJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T15:26:47.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TAKA3A675BDBI3EDSHDRWIZBQ.jpg?auth=f8999f9231e7aef2f5a7dcebcf0c53d44cddc7af993362557a94712f3eb68861&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3415&amp;height=2276</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating two shootings that left three people dead in Essex on Monday, officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/vacant-baltimore-city-houses-FJDU6MJXFRA6NEHTGCDCADWCYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T15:26:33.146Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27M34PLUCRCWNBXOAR3WJNIEHI.JPG?auth=90028794eb92d1c218dbfe7ff08191c0320ee44b9b8ce7666884fe104fb226a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6593&amp;height=4395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A house with a tree growing out of it is the oldest vacant in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/essex-homicides-FL4LVWT5BJCONPIWIZFXK3CNDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T15:13:33.066Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C7DWVGZQ4NETJAV4WHWVXF6UUE.jpg?auth=3af7f00a430ee3f56a56fb0dc399c07758aa5d757e412fb07348652c141b7e4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4828&amp;height=3219</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County late Tuesday announced the arrest of two youths in the killing of a 17-year-old found shot in a car Monday. One was arrested after an hourslong barricade situation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/bocking-stevie-walker-webb-preston-crowder-HCT6AVFVY5FALHF4UOYENVXDZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T14:31:48.357Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LUQVFJ35SVBD5ESWAKUEA6JRWQ.JPG?auth=53978ea41327ae7b2ffa2e3f66025fe4d2830d99fcd472439510af3ee19b58c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kalen Allen, who plays Erickson Lewis, at the first table read of the play “Bocking,” set to premiere at Center Stage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-tight-ends-mark-andrews-matt-hibner-josh-cuevas-5GCMXSN35BDDNF2TPRAD7QUYHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T14:25:59.817Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LHEBXLBEXRAN5KLGHI5XZEAYH4.jpg?auth=1eda21db19b3bb81bbbb75baea95557811072e1526d0f71ba90f32c94894627e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1900&amp;height=1265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens tight ends Ty Pezza, (84), Josh Cuevas (85) Mark Andrews (89) and Durham Smythe (80) take a break after completing drills during practice on July 29.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-joint-practice-preseason-game-miami-dolphins-MK2K3DOAB5DFFFFS4CTX42O2Y4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T14:15:07.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DOJNOTWU2VHBDHNN55PRASBGJY.jpg?auth=9ee33d87904671eac24fedf1261d1077cb2c9dedcbd67d9943867873c23d1def&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4649&amp;height=3099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders linebackers Sonny Styles (52) and Leo Chenal (54) work out during practice on July 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-twins-5-2-gunnar-henderson-DRJDQJTEG5HG7E6F64FNQOIZMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T13:53:40.839Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7BP74K2GARBEXGTD6IB3K5HVLY.jpg?auth=a68aeaad846d257c98e53d3524a52586c751bbe220349a12dbea56e0fc986567&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson celebrates his two-run home run with third base coach Buck Britton as he rounds the bases in the second inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/gaithersburg-fatal-pedestrian-crash-FGPYYU6G2ND7HEKDDISN54QEUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T13:35:14.844Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QIDM5WLCUZC7DMIC7VFLPW3HJY.JPG?auth=ba6fe0f6ff734f97b32cd14c51f8cbe9a43bb3ec6e1562e109141b9c41c4ef85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man who was struck by a Toyota SUV in Gaithersburg on July 24 died in the hospital on Aug. 8.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/werewolves-welcome-bar-old-goucher-SNCPBCH63FDZ5J2T3S44STLYDU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T13:20:20.5Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JYMBQKCMAVEEPCCZRZPT6I3B5E.JPG?auth=f8534a54e33327f35b91802e5f52e05e565b4cf2240683461d49f94d715be505&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Werewolves Welcome, a new bar in Old Goucher, is a seven-year project by veteran bartender and cinephile Bryan Ranere.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/parade-train-car-for-sale-in-essex-5Q2XZZJSIRCYFBCMRPCKG5I3FI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T13:00:01.467Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZGNQR2YNBF53ITCGRR3UR64BY.jpg?auth=9fe5dcf706f8fc92416fe183a67e4fa3f7169a8c01d7601466730d38600b6253&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harry Campbell poses next to his vintage parade train car parked outside his repair shop in Essex.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cornerback-nate-wiggins-injury-DYTML6I5KJAFVPT4ZYVUDPWCOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T12:13:47.251Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALZKSCEJHNGZDFEVALM7RQVUGI.jpg?auth=8b356f4fc9250dee3cec9e8107d4c96ac6e467b3094b127bcbf285f6c7591b52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6734&amp;height=4490</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins celebrates after intercepting a Cleveland Browns pass in the second half on Nov. 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/liquor-store-prince-georges-annual-fee-CO23ORITLJGTRIVC5GOY5V6EOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T09:30:03.542Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCYXE2GTEVG5JANAUED2BSQ734.jpg?auth=0591d127e8d295b1e02ba97b5551bed8fa91ee57dbce2425b0a9bb4e26f77c04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5001&amp;height=3334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy during a graduation ceremony at Crossland High School in Camp Springs earlier this year. Braveboy allowed a measure to charge a $5,000 annual fee to liquor stores, tobacco shops, gun stores and storage facilities to become law without her signature.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/josiah-henson-museum-and-park-family-reunion-quilt-CPOCFC5HZVDY7MDNPHAHC22K74/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T09:30:00.74Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RQ2OX3J3MRH23BF7G2OESXIFDU.jpg?auth=87b5ed36df4e9eb1be32f38e38790904ec1c1e26c68f2e662e849268a61797f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6391&amp;height=4261</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Several of the quilt makers gather at the unveiling of a quilt commemorating the Rev. Josiah Henson Saturday at the museum that shares his name in North Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/head-start-maryland-federal-changes-HTFQDYDVNJGB7IOMHIDUB2KGSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T09:30:02.715Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/URRX4FAO4ZCPPAVCHV4JQFT4AQ.jpg?auth=13984a413b4be78bc524724306d55fa126cab384f28e757d6ab689c95dc45cd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5250&amp;height=3500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A classroom mostly packed up for the summer at the Dasher Green Head Start Center in Columbia, operated by the Community Action Council of Howard County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/howard-county-fair-guide-PZCN2UIV6VBTJE7XSI6XZGGWZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T09:30:02.679Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ET3YMGCF6VA2NHQ7TBNURIMXZU.jpg?auth=da30678264775bf2e54dbbadb9d21d6deecb01e2567a4527f2e4607e97d3d380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8169&amp;height=5446</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 80th annual Howard County Fair runs through Aug. 15. It’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m in West Friendship.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-cubs-8-6-PCUK7J37ABHNRFC7IHV6ZUS2TA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T04:24:22.55Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WH5M7NVA2VBQPAC2GDZNJCZQLM.jpg?auth=2837a4e12d7b1dc357062f0e22514e3293833c8f0e75908f15c65147c488f3a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin reacts after pitching against the Chicago Cubs during the second inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/red-sox-activate-adley-rutschman-orioles-BDS4NV4ERJGB5IOILKEV532UPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T04:17:06.323Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MENGNITBTFH2FNKLQFG4EMOTEU.jpg?auth=5af4c60681b9705f1125499a2623d18ee8f34d80aaf1b73935bf591a8aecb825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman, whom the Orioles traded to the Red Sox, poses in the dugout at Fenway Park on Aug. 4.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/astronomy/perseid-meteor-shower-maryland-E6AFTHFQGZGYNIYC2SKRVH7ZRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T00:10:17.463Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PU234PY6FJGD7CVOFVHJDUB4HE.jpg?auth=fafc440f032ce1f4da6e730d699b8b4a46a5b3d43fe2a816d86fd28341650cde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1248&amp;height=702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An outburst of Perseid meteors lights up the sky in August 2009 in this time-lapse image. A Perseid meteor shower will peak over the next few days, with the show most visible on Wednesday night and early Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-redistricting-eastern-shore-secede-2MPVIC2HVBDGRKDMVYJXOVKUPY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T22:50:03.608Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3DGXRDQCGZCXZIHH55JTDCA2BA.jpg?auth=7bb0a1720883e3fd0a272378c9ca7dcd013543c2b199fa01b9deedbfb61f4c96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1843&amp;height=1382</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Tom Hutchinson holds up the flag of Free Mardelva during a General Assembly debate on a constitutional amendment that would clarify how and when Maryland can change congressional district boundaries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/purple-line-community-grants-businesses-schools-ND3ECSOAKZFPJJAKHUBPQYMISI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T21:51:19.128Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SJ4U5KIMTJDY7CYZ4CDZTX6M3E.JPG?auth=e63d60328b65dcc49621c3e6c893a43d2521006b2ce8a86f1b7f71d5595f1ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State and local officials, including Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, participate in a ceremony marking the installation of the final rail of the Purple Line in Silver Spring earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/andy-harris-wes-moore-maryland-redistricting-URWVL4BSJZBILMORRTU7IYTGII/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T21:20:28.568Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TCIONCXZPZEZNPRKCTCLQRG62Y.jpg?auth=4ccf0d2abcebca8fa233a863ad60563607c579a7db51efcd42cfee3b19c12970&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If Andy Harris wins against Democrat Dan Schwartz in November, and runs again in two years, a yet-undrawn map might prevent him from serving a 10th term for the 1st District.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-crash-harold-christopher-christner-damascus-4RCGXRMLBJEVJMRB6A5D72K3NY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T21:06:13.196Z</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[Harold Christopher Christner died Saturday in a crash between two vehicles near Damascus, Montgomery County Police said on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/edo-cheesecake-leonardo-dicaprio-viral-433K6X5JMBCUVH4SIPIS3RCWYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T20:52:22.677Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BU5V2BHK5VAXREM6VVJ7AESJ4Y.jpg?auth=0267dffc0a48ddffbfc52d4901e6f87315d02340d85f07831a1967fa0aa04ce8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A slice from Èdo Cheesecake.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/rico-nasty-cyberpunk-ZZCW6NPQ7NFJLLJ4CPP2Z4RDAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T20:41:07.377Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2Q7NTK7L65H6PB5OZZB63CDVQU.jpg?auth=c759ee6b4af8be1a24ea02e7de807d11ff5110f78362684117e0988d4adbf143&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Largo's Rico Nasty has generated international fame with her signature “Sugar Trap” sound and funky blend of rap and rock.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/atomic-books-hampden-expansion-INA6A4CRTRF3LOYMQAAGCMY4FQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T20:02:44.732Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5CYXN2RKSBEDVLV7IT6PGGG66A.jpg?auth=4237c8c8e72e02ff1c7edcf4287c3936711027600a995638f2d8c95523dbacb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5964&amp;height=3976</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atomic Books, the popular independent bookshop in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood, will soon add a second floor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/mahmood-chaudhry-fatal-hit-run-sentencing-DSC2G3IX4FGZDBA7EITALSRDHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T19:15:15.471Z</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[A Baltimore County judge sentenced a man who fatally struck a 71-year-old pedestrian with his vehicle and left the scene to three years of probation, a $500 fine and more than $1,500 in restitution for funeral expenses.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-turkey-air-force-one-3PL75JLVL5E5RARQBHVCEMYMXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T19:07:13.165Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JYRGOPAOZVF6JGAY3EMBKETQ3E.jpg?auth=c649586a68800eb6e11d6d8ab670813fd706542303e2c57f28c5328b246476e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3164&amp;height=2109</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Catering trucks are parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the tarmac to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on July 8, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/maryland-tax-free-week-2026-shopping-EV7YNKDDQBD3JNDSQDQMJZDJTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T18:52:00.465Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CTLHJG7LLZE47BQIAKTAUJO3HE.jpg?auth=51af5e45c7e0fe8133f3dedeab9a8a21ab1e902b32ac94907d769f793a567b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=4608</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The state will forgo its usual 6% sales tax on certain clothing items and shoes this Sunday through Aug. 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-grassroots-crisis-funds-intervention-suicide-6FJUUYQVEBATZAPHZ6ZQJFWHKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T18:44:31.221Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/75CQMJOVGJDHLHHKV6RBTEGEHQ.jpg?auth=317f98cf1de385928a337207011595d5486c576fe29d43fb82f00b2c8d07fddc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1170</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced that the county is sending $260,000 in emergency funding to keep the nonprofit Grassroots Crisis Intervention, which answers calls, chats and texts to the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline, afloat after the organization lost federal funding. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/mark-reginald-melton-attempted-murder-VE5FWEX7YFA2BEITIUPEC4TIUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T18:13:48.125Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/65KGZE734NBDHINNIVMRRXZSMM.jpg?auth=93db9c13f2c8d9a97fb5c73d779afcedebf6b3eaf2e5fe45ea60d2eaf6fd5e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3703&amp;height=2469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Reginald Melton was arrested this month for allegedly stabbing a person in the bathroom of a Silver Spring restaurant on July 10. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/bliss-meadows-outdoor-pre-k-black-kids-of-color-PBXJB6AKJRDPPAFPUUJVRDVEUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T17:38:58.182Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7RN4QHTD7JFDLLIDSHXVRQNQRI.JPG?auth=06994d91347d35a59af97c4568a5e7edeaf6c658de6fef26373bfceef3c63ed5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Children climb on a climbing dome in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/rallys-corner-bar-power-plant-live-P3B4IO45EVHDNFXBDUFQC747KE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T17:29:42.476Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F2XHU52OUVFLHPOVDVTWOXGIZM.jpg?auth=17a64272b7ec0ed603c1cf2b6b57ea94842adae09d570952d95ba7fff8079885&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rally’s Corner Bar, which will have an outdoor patio and a dedicated stage for live bands, will open its doors in September. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/ellicott-city-crazy-mason-milkshake-bar-closing-Y4HVWYIVMNE2BLQXMUW5K3UEAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T16:51:45.948Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BAYCDFU4IRB4HPP3ZNEZ24HD3Y.JPG?auth=41c93859402a9f6927e08c3bbca1d09b41ab1e9dce4fd22331cd3c22f6139828&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar on Ellicott City’s Main Street is closing at the end of August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/erica-schwartz-cdc-trump-Q6BGPZV4ZBFXJOBBLGWMTB3IAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T16:13:45.231Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2OTJHHSFQZDCFF533KOUQ3TPRU.jpg?auth=1c87b18503c98e036c6d6f49157e3793f860aa93dc6279c7918b660382b58b4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5572&amp;height=3867</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erica Schwartz attends her confirmation hearing to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/shooting-dorchester-county-girl-killed-C6CPO4WDYJBVVE7FD6I7CKJLYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T15:29:46.79Z</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[As of Tuesday morning, police had not identified the victims.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-reliever-alex-hoppe-command-C5C3NOJ7OZHYRJ5U3O2CR4STOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T15:22:13.603Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GQZ6ZNSFFZCFJADZZNO7UUS64M.jpg?auth=c805e8624d28683907d27b50b69d5f3666833572211bdd8156bb3b600cf88ed2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7404&amp;height=4936</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Alex Hoppe delivers in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 5.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-county-council-at-large-seats-F2KMRY2QTVBVDNQARSJ24WWIWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T14:45:21.003Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3SIKPX4E5BAZ5KZXSEDKCZSEN4.jpg?auth=84949130a73c0bb46164b1371b75c38e866cc838503933366a69c7e3ad622c9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A ballot measure in the upcoming election will ask voters whether they want to eliminate the two at-large seats, including County Council member Jolene Ivey’s.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-twins-9-5-dean-kremer-IUYTKIQ2HJGRFJVM7Y3XCY2A7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T14:28:28.408Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GYWWGJHBDFE35JT7BMVVNOCCEA.jpg?auth=302eac8ba4324227dd77a5f013ce8f9102414291378314d5fa8ee8db072525be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=664</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Minnesota Twins right-hander Dean Kremer pitches against the Orioles in the first inning on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/anne-arundel-schools-out-camps-KMCNS4UGVBBS7NENFZ7CLHBDF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T14:00:02.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E25JP3YVQJETBLMLSZ3QOQELTU.jpg?auth=8169ecd415679d99a23ea440d6e48e6c0e041fe8fec8884879fdd993417da19b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County schools will close on nearly 30 weekdays this school year. These businesses offer day camps for children in elementary and middle school. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/nora-blu-restaurant-mount-vernon-QGZKSSJ7BBASFCJN6AZETR7NTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T09:30:01.885Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MWGB2F4PJ5HDZBKELLSEODBK3E.JPG?auth=424c331d90ea6817e9e79f0c73142c8001f2d769f56e2740c116756b5f784b96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nora Blú is a new dining option in the Mount Vernon neighborhood. The new space serves a menu based on refined Mediterranean dining. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/haiti-temporary-protected-status-maryland-GF2AO47AGBDLLFCUYVEAXLUD3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T09:30:01.061Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2LPKAOY5QBE6JMTMGSHD33JRYQ.JPG?auth=82ef4adfad7cef82cd5149b5352ff4aa168952996cc85c58e06818a513ca2f1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cole and Rose Mercier sell Haitian clothing in Patterson Park during the Haitian Caribbean Festival on Sunday. They started their business, Notre Designs, in 2021.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/amazon-data-center-calvert-county-FG5DQ4NZRZADPE2T6KARFJDJ6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T09:30:00.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5IOICE3T4RATDMC2LUIMMQ2HVQ.JPG?auth=62480ac621a8bfa512a6823347bc6829a63521302c4822dc2b670d8dcb5179fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant, is located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bts-baltimore-arirang-world-tour-live-updates-RMMRNLMAAFEDDOCJSWOQ6UGZ7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T03:18:28.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z72RQ44BD5DZ7CN7EZBAZUAJVM.jpg?auth=7e87746aa023c75538fa5dbe0b1ec0af0db488359ae563c47ecee3ebd8e62cfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BTS closes out their show at M&T Bank Stadium on Monday and tells the fans in Baltimore they know "how to have fun."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-thunderstorms-pattern-2WJNDCGWWVHVFNUNUB5SRCBPZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:45:36.882Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7YEBVW2RSVB2JJUQXMXTJKSOZA.JPG?auth=7b8fcac1608757fa389b621e2ab6b04c2112319e44eb0ff31e15d3e8262802c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service warned of an “active pattern” that could bring severe storms to parts of Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-rfk-childhood-vaccines-SC37Y3NIPVG3DOTHM43ZLXOJD4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T00:04:28.961Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ABNYWIYMHFB5HANPVC2LMKYVR4.jpg?auth=7347bdd3ec7869511fafc8d29b7f3bcec927118cab1178089327766a21423828&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5680&amp;height=3787</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday in the Oval Office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-laremy-tunsil-brandon-coleman-KMFZYUSIWBHF3A7EUZMK4V2HHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T23:32:14.475Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UQEJ3F6PABAXLPHOTH5RMRT3D4.jpg?auth=c7cb487e4aa4f8996354b6aba38e1c39a45084bf4bbc3f767db785e31dbb8bdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders offensive lineman Brandon Coleman celebrates during halftime of the team’s Week 16 game against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-facility-elkridge-maryland-YVF3T4GR5ZDYBEBVA5AOFNW4RU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T22:45:30.941Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XPJQORPFV5FVVMIDESACXINK2Y.JPG?auth=ef95817ca9013dd2805ef9a03cc2938d2c5615129d8f8a5129a01a6eebb3bbaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge ruled Monday that construction may continue on a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/bcpss-teachers-missing-summer-payments-6J2LS3WRX5HKNFKWDLASZP667A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T22:31:44.761Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VEYHBI5VQZGDLMQC4HWEMN2QTY.JPG?auth=7f643830a969b4bd9ad167d1dc8cbf7facc5f825b4978bfd9b64af7f0af39dd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4295&amp;height=2863</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Teachers Union members express their disapproval during a press conference at Baltimore City Public Schools headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/khyree-jackson-foundation-khy-day-QOHTKWMY6RC7VCYKSYGUIQLC7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T21:54:52.656Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7TNSBZPHVBTBCDDRHAWQLV5X4.jpg?auth=0d34cfd34f3c63f2ca9680dbd2024745f8e499a1557d3133040758d19bfcc723&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1092&amp;height=728</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Khyree Jackson, right, was killed in a July 2024 car crash months after being drafted into the NFL. His parents, left, will host the second annual Khy Day on Tuesday at his alma mater, Upper Marlboro's Dr. Henry A. Wise High School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-national-guard-AMQLACS3C5ELZHCAVYMEANUP3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T21:49:58.928Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BNZIT4FGTJH7TDWLQQFGPX2MGE.jpg?auth=7acf498a9f6a11f4d2742ca9e590b1b458dbc397f8d9b14ae5502b916cb796b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7408&amp;height=4938</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Extending the deployment of National Guard troops in the District of Columbia into 2029 will cost about $1.4 billion, the Pentagon estimates. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/chelsea-school-laurel-special-education-reading-5JHF6KJEZ5F6HC3NXBCLTBV7ZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T21:05:14.464Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BD2ADXZ6NBYRJLTL2GU5ENNAI.jpg?auth=a17bb68e7f006738d3e62673f5904e5c3588d9d26d4508647db8bcd537cf0d81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chelsea School, a special education institution focused on reading intervention, is moving its campus from Hyattsville to Laurel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/supernova-super-smash-brothers-convention-KFHYZEQFUBDHXPWZ5AGLHP2TOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T19:49:28.564Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S7JUL774IRERLBOZD2D4ETOYJY.jpg?auth=17559c20184bb69429df35a6c14a25bcdfdbfcfc457ba63dcb9e582913020a91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2268&amp;height=1512</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Players convene to play “Super Smash Bros.” at Supernova 2025 in Chantilly, Virginia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-call-up-jackson-kent-UVPOO245IBAVPN54353BZZM2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T19:45:16.203Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BPYGFOYOFC33HLBMF6R6GTLUA.jpg?auth=e2ad1447c059b2037eed4e59c75501df094f4b6f6a0aaa7032a7b40784a00927&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4830&amp;height=3220</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals left-hander Jackson Kent pitches during a spring training game against the New York Mets on March 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/grassroots-crisis-layoffs-federal-funding-APCGZRE7ZZF37GDBZGPMGCMT4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:43:56.791Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/75CQMJOVGJDHLHHKV6RBTEGEHQ.jpg?auth=317f98cf1de385928a337207011595d5486c576fe29d43fb82f00b2c8d07fddc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1170</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grassroots, a Howard County nonprofit that answers calls, chats and texts to the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline from around the country, is laying off 62 employees after losing federal funding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-dequwan-houchins-misconduct-indictment-4Q26OT726FHTJBE6TL3JKXUJWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:12:10.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IU5SNBQ42NCGTCYV3LMWPNVVFY.JPG?auth=9e4f87506ffb78005c47278a55d2ab84948af18edb121806429897a8382062e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2353</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, right, and Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, left, spoke at a news conference on Monday concerning the indictment of a police officer accused of faking traffic stops to avoid service calls.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/city-dock-flooding-annapolis-businesses-B4KIBCBJXZGSJHZS5XXLDJUO2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:30:14.891Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MTNQD6QK2NDPJOWQS5NQH52FQQ.JPG?auth=b60a1fb8287260bb2d46682538da598c161d1cc83386b7ccc3c3ec5b4de6ab0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sveinn Storm, owner of Storm Bros. Ice Cream Factory, outside the shop in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-offense-post-trade-deadline-VKZESDC4XNEMLOK2CDD64YHWSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:18:36.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VECLKMTR7ZG3NJIVOG7NWONV2Y.jpg?auth=641168c19fffc20e0ceb72232a7ef76a664270350807cac5fdc7749dbbebfe59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6910&amp;height=4576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrés Chaparro and Abimelec Ortiz have worked well as a first-base platoon after the Nationals gave them an opportunity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/quality-of-life-crime-citations-baltimore-police-CIQQ6NNK6ZGPDJ5KCUFFWI7Y4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:14:36.784Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U7F2DS34FCLDPVPAUHN3VUR6M.JPG?auth=628fd0797079dfdefac775b14cf9fb60f359412a5e2516a43f670a261cb6df6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While Baltimore is experiencing historic declines in homicides and shootings, some residents, like Robert Richardson Jr., say other low-level offenses persist at unacceptable levels and erode their quality of life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-offense-hitting-with-no-outs-2ZAHX2RMENAD7ITB2ALKVSLJ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T16:04:11.331Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PEBYZ5Y4DRCRTB4XIBTNSZYBOI.jpg?auth=35c07533538d41d65bd42249a92833e37a8b7c07f7f320a328129da501e6f88f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3895&amp;height=2597</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson is hitting .200 with no outs in the inning this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fight-cases-dismissed-gabriel-acevero-gino-renne-UKEF7JUSDFGY5JLJEJQQV22IQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T15:44:46.302Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NBUA2TXXQRAT5JO5ANAPDJ6XAA.jpg?auth=8c2b199d7d016c6b24d76e0e57b71a8db1916ff0585157633296e6719335d8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Union leader Gino Renne, left, and Del. Gabriel Acevero got into an altercation on Thursday, June 18.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-nonprofit-audit-county-council-grant-IHMFZVOPZFHJXHBMR3MEIANN5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T14:30:39.692Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7SPF4FPDIRFJZDIPBNPHMX6HDQ.jpg?auth=d3b7580fbe6b90237ef2eb6de3a6268dba6496000267f9aa1bccad235b820436&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3440&amp;height=2295</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Prince George’s County Council has demanded that an Upper Marlboro-based nonprofit return at least $134,000 in taxpayer money.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/diamonds-n-the-ruff-boxing-gym-prince-georges-NUK7UO3XKBGATEIEDEHX3KLMEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:53:32.652Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5552R4F5D5EBHEKX4IJNXKIJVQ.JPG?auth=00fcd606d3c38f2bd922cd70e01157d01ade88c266ace68cbaf12577389067e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5830&amp;height=3887</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yran Butler, 26, does shadow-boxing drills with other boxers during training at Diamonds N the Ruff in Forestville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-maryland-horse-racing-derby-churchill-downs-CLAA4QRS3RFIFIAKEN2OERWPNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:00:03.583Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZRENR5AMZATVAI57JXKXAVBXM.JPG?auth=fa736466c98b2b5e886fd21e6406aa175ca7b09209b73f339950bcbccb75d588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Preakness is expected to return to a new Pimlico Race Course next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-players-practice-jakobi-lane-marlon-humphrey-tj-tampa-YRYXUTRH2JBQDDUZ3NUCSIZ4OI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T12:55:31.273Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OX4BWC7SGZEVVHIML2W6NSGCOE.jpg?auth=b22de36548215dfb18bad310aea6457648fe5797610a172ccaea410fab91d6b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6149&amp;height=4099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike is making progress after neck surgery, though it is difficult to say when he will be ready to play.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-stadium-housing-transit-master-plan-MW7MCZWSZ5AXZPT4IJQGWZWGRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T11:41:13.756Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DJG7XNUJDRB7RM2FZ4KSPWWZVQ.jpg?auth=48650b1f638a8aa08f25c4ed0f937971ab77351bd0337bdf4ac76d6317da3759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Commanders' new stadium is planned to be built along the Anacostia River in Washington, at the site of RFK Stadium, seen here in 2025 as it was being demolished.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-redistricting-voters-AVD5KWIMCBCLHPRVA6YINKCKMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T10:30:14.378Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VBRLPJIYBNFWPG7MUSCXIWAMAA.JPG?auth=f6db52326f5562227cf1148a7a345b7d9297eb6f9866df194e90893fcc74b1e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bird’s-eye view of the House chamber at the Maryland State House in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/montgomery-county-agricultural-fair-rodeo-protests-X3QSG4VOWNBC7F42XBT2A4YRZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T09:30:00.697Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FYSEHA4PDVCILL6OEVVAHO55TQ.jpg?auth=3aa09c197f4c145927755a43641443d30a49db193d464f3e333cebcb11892f72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5594&amp;height=3722</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair added a second rodeo to its lineup this summer after last year’s sold out quickly.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rangers-pete-alonso-two-home-runs-YSVDY3WN35AHFEISJU5CQPBPJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T23:09:08.94Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2AROXEMB4ZB3RPVIPWTMR47DFE.jpg?auth=cb11c81c352d7bc5da2c9fff81aa794940377b2cd98428620b7026efef7af97b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3886&amp;height=2793</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso runs the bases on his two-run home run during the fourth inning Sunday in Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-jakobi-lane-tyler-loop-lamar-jackson-false-start-penalties-F6QLFOU3RBE27PA3YOY6XTLS3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T21:58:25.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWK6I2OC6NE27M7TMF5AWHXBUM.jpg?auth=606ac8d3156729019a6e19e61290925112725876630136923a98c6b2ca6b9f58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5068&amp;height=3379</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Hamilton forced an apparent safety during training camp practice Sunday, when most of the highlights belonged to the defense.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/rookie-wide-receiver-jakobi-lane-ravens-training-camp-GOQIGYWT7ZB6HOUFCCCQLFBYBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T20:18:44.177Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/II5XFDE7UFEFDKQDM7GYMBAJHI.jpg?auth=9d73fba8db0a7b95e426b842188e514ee80c3733ceeeaaf0a8fade78bfd5ae7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3539&amp;height=2359</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane, right, returns to the locker room with fellow Ravens draft pick Vega Ioane during rookie minicamp in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/905m-powerball-jackpot-maryland-4MITFMNKOBBY5PQIR5GAPVCLNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T19:52:14.595Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SXJO6S3Q4FDAPC5U2FRWOXCM7U.png?auth=ed73281f3751383f01338199a294506c5e620405f31be5cd2781f0d6c7b4ad02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=590&amp;height=500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Wright was at Carroll Motor Fuels buying Powerball tickets on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-reds-series-sweep-MT66SOQE5FE4FDXX5I367R3GAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T19:16:28.143Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VLV2BVFX4BBDXJGXJX6JTZGAPY.jpg?auth=73113a25ae5bcf4a427c4880c0dfdf7d07bc771de323d6be912ec2797a9fab30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6520&amp;height=4347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Abimelec Ortiz put the Nationals ahead 3-1 with a third-inning solo home run.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bts-concert-baltimore-traffic-WYRFSZPHXRG6JLP62K4QZ5EDC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T18:56:40.704Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FDGLGHRUV5CCPIRBOLPP2SZIWI.jpg?auth=46f474c3ba1532a9e285c15873165c033e7fdc6e567ce39e04143e07313f8554&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2089</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BTS will bring its “Arirang” World Tour to M&T Bank Stadium on Monday and Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mount-vernon-records-owner-william-hicks-fights-closure-4VBDBDZDQRDZFK6PWKPJJB2EEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T18:45:50.883Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2FGU7VGSMVETXH6VOY5KBS5WJQ.JPG?auth=09bf41723e3148b7c2e2b290659661f36f23c2c87a3a64d71a581f6704f76029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[William Hicks, owner of Mount Vernon Records, can usually be found on a stool in front of his store talking to passersby.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/eastern-maryland/ocean-city-church-st-pauls-by-the-sea-episcopal-homeless-ZP4MRPVEBRGZBO7GJQBLWTCKL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T15:18:55.898Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NDHR5LMAEVCUNNR2KKV3AVP26I.jpg?auth=93799b5b37c39c286cde479a2cc1f1c0e69cabd052c336d284dddbdac0f08fa7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Since April, staff at the century-old St. Paul’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church has used a couple dozen bunk beds to shelter people who have nowhere else to go.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bts-army-fans-mt-bank-stadium-MYLLDJJWQRA2TGYZ6VRBLRCHFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T14:05:29.793Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GWGBUP6DLJGQXBNTQBXXYIAZEA.JPG?auth=00649d606c82183ddeb1d7bdbe10a0bf17043c110f23bf99fcf19ea60e5cc441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Katherine Mooney during a BTS meetup she hosted at JS Brewery in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/sheppard-kellam-johns-hopkins-university-mental-health-NHEF3KBMGFH4PPREU6RIBM3X44/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T09:30:00.579Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7G73GWLRORBR7MYMDF6CHA4XKQ.JPG?auth=09d7706fd12a5c4bbda765920dbe54fd8057c19a73be268a647d4a02ad8d1f05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3193&amp;height=3194</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sheppard Kellam.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/caviar-restaurants-baltimore-TW7HMMOWRVF5VHC5HJG2PEYEAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T09:30:00.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4NQQFAJ3WBEV5M2K3NZE3V24MI.jpg?auth=115da7085288c1e257e755625525e329d715518988c0bd5dff4a54b1edf5c803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1320&amp;height=880</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At Peter’s Inn in Fells Point, caviar is an add-on to the raw bar.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bo-national-railroad-museum-name-change-BIBN4M5KPJC6XJ4KI2O2HAA4FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T09:30:00.584Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2E37O2CB2JCSZOG5VPTU3FLLZM.JPG?auth=95dbf5411d9b418c7bf11a7a910b0f2923df8796d1dbf6edf9d7fe24209f5b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The B&O Railroad Museum on West Pratt Street has recently been rebranded as the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rangers-defensive-breakdowns-HB3BJR4QINBFHD3JDFLUVS26WI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T03:29:36.053Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3QKDU5VGFBCZHD5OMQRQCXDV64.jpg?auth=7c4eaf9c3b2ec0350961f91590015b34b39ae69c2cd719814ebc78a54252cb2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson fails to field a ground ball during the second inning, when the Rangers scored two unearned runs Saturday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-reds-andrew-alvarez-pitching-need-QUL4E47S5VHQRKL4WAWXLSSGHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T02:48:53.756Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T4LUGYXMNFFWVML34Q3V4CVXZU.jpg?auth=3491df14d2c7d8f77dfe711910bed605a8d8183d605ef6a0b927c059435457ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7867&amp;height=5210</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Alvarez allowed one run on three hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Reds on Saturday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/laremy-tunsil-washington-commanders-injury-E44XP2JEERHMXC6RLPMSIQXMCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T02:23:36.154Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UDFFAIYS7NBBJN2WOY4GS7P5K4.jpg?auth=96f159c16f12a1ca32da8d09c836822ef378fd3fb16030d549a9e4af8c92dca9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4999&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Laremy Tunsil is expected to miss an extended period with a torn triceps muscle, according to multiple reports.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-training-camp-zay-flowers-rashod-bateman-practice-6VIZTX32HNFNTJZ7PQ4CF6C6HQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T01:57:07.131Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CAX45N75PVDAZKL455YN2HFKTQ.jpg?auth=6e1c1b4917d40c3630b52921ea6ff0f60195d7f648e1acceb27c4680268d591a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5633&amp;height=3755</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) shakes hands with wide receiver Rashod Bateman (7) during the team’s practice Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-zay-flowers-quad-injury-7TEVWSMDZ5BHTFRSODE6MYI4IU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-09T01:56:18.212Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EXMJQJADN5BQNLE5N233PA7G5U.jpg?auth=21c9807621dc5792b8279f7f90cf1be5b3dbb14a63216adb007b86cd94d6e633&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5542&amp;height=3695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers limped off the practice field Saturday with a bruised quadriceps.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-jesse-minter-marlon-humphrey-new-staff-AURBSJCJ65DLFNBYXZ37LYI3BQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:39:01.646Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XDA7UOSWINEYVK6MJI4BWPBJFM.jpg?auth=e6307a99f7052b68c5c0c8ad747b64c6f5fac249bf9755ca880683f7090ed9b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5337&amp;height=3558</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Players say they are on board with new coach Jesse Minter’s methods.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/untold-stories-puppet-theater-7VA2K6H3GJEUVBBHOHOHCP2G54/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:26:03.117Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6OHOXS3VGNDUTAFTLZXPX4RIRE.jpg?auth=3f0dd8c92b65cdbb2a9cb2af692665228fd877ca489509997d1a40a09bf6a955&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/businesses/untold-stories-illustrated-interview-with-holden-warren-of-the-arabber-preservation-society-J7QVEMLPQVFYPNQSJ7BTLWMIWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:25:33.743Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MVOFKHT5LJDGJEEZQJDU4OKWY4.jpg?auth=fb9ee5e4e1ac234aafd49c839306ba95dddda05510264b36b9c3979629c058ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/untold-stories-green-mount-cemetery-3PCKQSRRBRDSJM2MPYGRT7JZJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:24:58.557Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCOPNL2BUVAJDIX43XMZ2IN3EY.jpg?auth=8d428f195ffbed97c6aa0082048fd4829302de56f3ede3a2ec583b64c81dc88d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/untold-stories-waterfront-partnership-45ZZPHXUDBGDNISYMBV4AFCKQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T21:24:44.873Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CTDTLE3AXBHBLHEPCDVCVFUAYM.jpg?auth=105b23db00460f76ef2e8f4478a796c093226abf59543a828c0c578b90e6e413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/stefon-diggs-washington-commanders-offensive-line-A55YBJDQUZDPBIAEFDSHDT2ALQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T19:28:27.167Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J4E2BXT3G5CHZHS74SJSY6XEIA.jpg?auth=967d500a32bcf788bf17efd09f284afcc8a00d4aab242d288ed384d8475d5eac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6041&amp;height=4027</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs works out during practice Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/heat-humidity-summer-maryland-weather-M3MA5XUD3RC4XBHSFHV4MJCOOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T19:09:07.615Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2N477ZNJRGGFO4RE7WEULEYRA.jpg?auth=0fa69c085457e4ce4e1e6ebac5a41e57f66b29cfc451f8ba73f061f4bcccb6e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4186&amp;height=2791</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The heat index in Baltimore is expected to break triple digits Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-bodycam-video-release-policy-XIT5ULFINZEX7PTETSMZO5ZU7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T16:52:27.785Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IFVEX2W5QFF5PMDQRF5H3QPKZI.jpg?auth=4ddfa85bbd393f0093d6d0e9a2e0bccac5c862be1e95e9bc2d716c948c661891&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After years of delays, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said its field officers nationwide will have body-worn cameras by the end of September. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rangers-shane-baz-best-start-U4QMH2JBXBHVLNAECFNYWYWXHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T13:56:35.596Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HTOXLDM64FHFRPGIYMYFZ5TTSA.jpg?auth=bb138320825530043d6720af313c43a2fe143702cc196563e63ada7ece2e5b70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5506&amp;height=3511</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shane Baz pitched an eight-inning complete game, allowing two runs while striking out nine, in a 2-1 loss to the Rangers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/montgomery-county-bus-stop-police-shooting-MTBMVF6RB5ACRPEGI2YLYW33MY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-08T13:36:03.913Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/65KGZE734NBDHINNIVMRRXZSMM.jpg?auth=93db9c13f2c8d9a97fb5c73d779afcedebf6b3eaf2e5fe45ea60d2eaf6fd5e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3703&amp;height=2469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland attorney general’s office released bodycam footage of a police shooting in Gaithersburg in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>