<?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/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-lamar-jackson-contract-YZBN3SJRHBHM3EUHOAEG3HOGBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T11:30:00.49Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2U2EBJZQCFGINCOWFWVPD3F5UI.JPG?auth=18802cd7aac5fcdd7f9c8acf14df4fad72a5298e9d13cfc0f8d9758a9ada4e6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackson has said he wants to remain in Baltimore, but as things stand, he is only signed through 2027.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/rico-nasty-cyberpunk-ZZCW6NPQ7NFJLLJ4CPP2Z4RDAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T11:25:42.092Z</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/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-training-camp-QWFVQ26Q5ZEK3BFCRWHA473KRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T10:30:00.9Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/55YOO2KTWRELXCNSZBNFPKPBQY.jpg?auth=c970584f9dc40154c3e7693482fb37b36ba44a04399ecf80e0bd5cd4f6ecc754&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3806&amp;height=2537</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders during a game against the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/sunday-social-chopped-brunch-baltimore-4PTVGL5FEREDREISVGDQOLUQQM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T09:30:01.147Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MQQUBLLFMNCMFMWK3BRVUQKI3U.jpg?auth=44deb47a4ee0e53dda6cbccc064a48e9214f8b6cf38c63820e1b383feca5a9f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sammy Davis Jr. is preparing to launch all-day brunch spot Sunday Social in South Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-preview-lamar-jackson-jesse-minter-LDBIS42QAZCITOZLMPDQZDWLWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T09:30:00.709Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WVIPJ2VQMJDCFM5ZNFMTPZTRNA.JPG?auth=4d82cc8408ee3f1bdc2d4deeb33548cd5b72c1d404f030becf56375f1c5bafbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens head coach Jesse Minter takes questions from reporters following organized team activities on May 27.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-wants-to-curb-vape-shops-MCODYCD5L5GCVLFTS43PMG6SM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T09:30:00.621Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FK2MZ2D75VFU3COUWGTXWBFZHU.jpg?auth=9540e21bf53980fe3918d8cab13999d3027b9d073feb9e309e0cad61ffb0dfc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5418&amp;height=3612</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In August, the Baltimore County Council will consider a bill to reduce the number of smoke and vape shops and restrict where they can go.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-county-wanika-fisher-data-center-amendment-STLDJIMBGNEY7BQWVA7Q7ROMOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T09:30:01.383Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3TEVHOIKVBCDLGMW5S3MOFTNSQ.jpg?auth=df67acbfb173a7455aa5949a7ab3dfb26e57d6a71f26ea79cb185c6d3cd38179&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council member Wanika Fisher speaks during a council meeting at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building in Largo earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-property-housing-tax-sale-FEZ4HO7QNNASLCARWC4N26NYDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T09:30:01.602Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/77EDNLGA3ZAEVO7NBN5DHLPOTU.jpg?auth=f0ec771ce8c1d4f1d40428c689ac4f1df8ff82b836eb21c4648d5fb3cbd036a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put teacher Joel Pally’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-win-blue-jays-8-6-cade-cavalli-H5SSFXCR3FB5VH2Z24FZRQZGWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T04:54:37.036Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YTALNFEADZFYPPM7DLYJ4A7I7Q.jpg?auth=5869b14a6ac624a7484e531cf78253230082df8f19badda2352b96a41eb8e817&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals right-hander Cade Cavalli pitches in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-mayor-inspector-general-lawsuit-3FOY6V6Z6VH3NKINIZEJHBTQEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T03:06:54.728Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UI5SODLCZ5HMVI6RDLV7ONHCQU.JPG?auth=bdd9f785bd340ece4b67256f92850e16f934fe0e0fdf22379efc528ad116a785&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A judge responsible for overseeing a legal dispute between Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming, seen here earlier this year, declined on Tuesday to reach an immediate decision. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/wes-welker-commanders-tight-ends-coach-ben-steele-dwi-3UGZUIQO35ASLAF4TG52OVQOSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T02:24:13.197Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RFTRRM7VP5C57D56SAYUUV5ZKQ.jpg?auth=278c6af829129c95b9ca135131ae100597f78f13f680043df8f2df412cbbe0f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wes Welker, pictured as the Miami Dolphins wide receivers coach, speaks after practice in June 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-tigers-14-0-dean-kremer-KYA3BXU3FRC7ZODCGVOI33RQ7I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T02:16:51.901Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMQXFA54CFFFTACIHUQTX6334Y.jpg?auth=ce927f0f2a3c9db4987c26f0cbd64e49235a267e37c955488c26f841fbcaa2ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5985&amp;height=3366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer throws against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-data-center-moratorium-passes-JGFIVPQ3UZDYFMBU2WV2DD5CMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T02:03:36.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/55DRMPNKI5D5BANLNY4U2F3HUI.JPG?auth=9bea357e146070c0d7e028505644417d95f3b6207a9ab6d22d0568657c9e000f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich during a community forum on data centers in Rockville earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-peeping-tom-case-trial-6UIV3OO2WJEYJLFQGJXZ7FYNPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T01:25:20.44Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZB3CE3VZ55FKXIURVZSHZBEIIU.JPG?auth=376e746095a5d10ef75842a9663afd209415b08edc9e2fb16565aa0ec0abd246&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5752&amp;height=3835</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Devin Kaestner outside of the Baltimore County District Court in Towson on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-flood-watch-storms-PK2KUA3LQJD4BH5ZFSV4BMUIFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T01:14:16.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OPXUUJP7SVDPFGSER2QGSF6OVA.JPG?auth=689ed8d4d5a223216f0f86298e0220057e03e6655960321917f9afe83207c223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service said most of Maryland remained under severe weather watches and warnings through Tuesday evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-bge-underground-conduit-NTHSHFGHTFGEVA3EPKTSIOBDDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T00:18:14.795Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/43RARSWB4JDGVHWZVLLQPLBBNE.jpg?auth=dac1f453bed9d73c06a9c63734a5fdb6e602b5ea06dbc5547a5d07b4d647faf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The city wants to resume handling capital improvements to its underground utility system instead of outsourcing the work to BGE.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/jay-clayton-intelligence-director-6B4NSMWEY5AO5NLH663GVF37I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-29T00:17:19.862Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/62XSKJZ3N5FUREPXSI3AMCDVVE.jpg?auth=79f097392bdd60d73f7add4dba295233a911212300ebc611b0849e027bb33b89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5178&amp;height=3452</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, to be the next Director of National Intelligence. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-player-catch-a-squirrel-comerica-park-DRDY6Z6L45G7NBVA3UUL5L25NI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T23:12:29.264Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G6KXOAPAFNDCFNAOIKR73AHN44.jpg?auth=c9e57603a88162793c4e7781f767929953cb530b014a7852e8cfbf1d2d177d75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A member of the Comerica Park ground crew captures a squirrel in center field during the seventh inning of Monday night’s Orioles-Tigers game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rosedale-baltimore-county-shooting-2RVK7ULSWBBSXFSFPKOJO7UGL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T22:54:13.225Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A537K6257JHPRE6C2Z6PLA4NOE.jpg?auth=8e0340a36c12055c85e8343c7e21682f002ed31e220584c39f327541c6514853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5643&amp;height=3762</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating after two people were shot in Rosedale around 2:05 a.m. on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/transgender-students-maryland-trump-title-ix-OZWKFOFNTVED3O6YZJPZEMQZEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T22:13:49.227Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7OIXNHVPVFDR7LVYV4MEDFDATA.JPG?auth=4e5e930ade1b5ae4d48f4fac099d08ac7256fa7c1e428fa9d9b7dc3c8cc6c609&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/mta-holly-arnold-resigns-AIS7AWY4DFCLDOR54WNBLCMMRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T21:54:01.44Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ITHZANEDPNAWFJV47757TCUVRI.jpg?auth=fe22c7aea8af371180e152a254fa23de8ee8b3b7d4d4e0c328f6744620f571e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5409&amp;height=3606</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold gives remarks during a news conference at the Johns Hopkins Hospital stop of the Metro SubwayLink system in Baltimore earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-maryland-mcap-results-FYDLO37J5ZFQXEAPBBGCWI2L2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T21:53:43.906Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3AIAKN45SRA2PHZPZEIKS3PWEA.jpg?auth=dfd6f6e54bdc026c92c18e3b1482a9ad664865158c765217ec0f7911194de03d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Here's how Howard County’s top 10 schools shook out on the annual state math and English exams.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-mcap-results-2026-N67DRHWOQNG5DDVSKGIR6ZIWEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T21:51:11.967Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YAIVADX6YBH33P7Y7IBGU3ULPY.jpg?auth=bb7b11c634bc6b75a5374be5ebf39b46944a8993e0267da1bf848a8467396573&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-mcap-test-scores-E4PTHLDGNJDGNAHIWUE7RCZ46E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T21:46:48.355Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QKSOP67DZBDRXEZVZGJNIBV2N4.jpg?auth=2ba8009121b16884d05e3c1fb89f4dee0f0f55d239d1274c55c1725b436b1e0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maisie-malinois-harley-sentencing-GYMLHDAPYVC3ZABWT4AORVFRZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T21:45:37.255Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FM2KU6CMWJHQJNNYL4RYKSQVDA.JPG?auth=6fce2c77e1fd2f134d2a6d75ebe21b3528248634f79d202810d88020e793709b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=804</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Harwood man was sentenced to six months of supervised probation related to the shooting of an 11-month-old Belgian Malinois named Maisie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-mcap-results-2026-O4WJL6EOUJFPXI2ZKWLGRTFNEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T21:32:21.921Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VIC7MDWMHRHC3ENMHBCUX6WCQA.jpg?auth=70d077fa90f4d63c887f2525fe073bfd570be0021f6da7cf87c99c073674641c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/captain-james-crab-house-closes-summer-fire-DCUPOJNVCNBXVFM4BU6ORTFCHM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T21:28:09.52Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C2DJJQSPIFBU5OK3YAGAERMEFE.jpg?auth=b4dc305fbf15daed8da9569be5de98a9a625e9b4b7393572d0d909567c4b09a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5618&amp;height=3745</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Interior damage and yellow caution tape is seen at Captain James Crab House in Fells Point following a fire on Sunday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/2026-mcap-school-scores-O4TOTNP7BRERJHE575MTY5HL2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T21:17:33.136Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TSWUNHSFHJCSJCNKZPAEB4CAKA.jpg?auth=c47e33664b4cb3bf99910198c52810fa2bfd06eb376455d41315f0badee9560d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/anne-arundel-mcap-test-scores-PKQP3ZF5SNBNFBHKVJNWMT7JXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T21:16:32.412Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TAWNAY4RRBDLJZM7YBV7YY2KM.jpg?auth=a345b4d01e2d34094672f93c798cc3b431e065d049217ec77b1f38f2a6e19851&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/viva-white-oak-tax-increment-financing-east-county-YHE7JLYSYJH5DFMSWDBRVDH4FM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T20:00:54.463Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OFUVBSQX2FGQDOJGAI2CCBVZ6A.jpg?auth=4d487b5a49137d7cc87f82a8b59b1396a0cc1b83184e99c69f0b9185e90979d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council members during a forum hosted by Friends of White Oak in Silver Spring earlier this year. The Council voted Tuesday to approve up to $420 million in bonds for the Viva White Oak project.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/19-year-old-woman-dies-stabbing-southwest-baltimore-ESAQBTX5PBCGFJKKWTJYB3EYJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T19:44:10.168Z</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[Police responded at 8 p.m. to the 3200 block of West Baltimore Street in the Carroll-South Hilton neighborhood to a stabbing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dc-cop-guilty-plea-anne-arundel-road-rage-4Z553LZGT5GIBOKSB3N7DCHYQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T19:27:36.157Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VDZWEZGXDFAADDGM4LNZGNUARY.jpg?auth=f8da3e848074f780352866a3a828a8da2266c4428cf16794e0a5d479cb782415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5345&amp;height=3563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge sentenced a suspended D.C. police officer to probation for brandishing a firearm during a road rage incident.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/kaila-crews-metropolitan-police-department-sergeant-road-rage-arrest-BKL2OXB32ZGGJCWL7UVVXVQKCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T19:21:16.021Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EHZ4O53H6FGTVDUNQENPYBGCOQ.jpg?auth=f0db00152687c9bd72923b68430c9c6889760181ab4723cda14df1cd742391d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7284&amp;height=4861</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police arrested an Annapolis woman who is a sergeant with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., for allegedly brandishing a gun and a crowbar in a road rage incident. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/canton-flasher-arrest-DHY6JJXUWRD45NUKPCSBHKJVTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T19:06:22.93Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R7XLCE5YNBGVXHXEBAV5TP3S2Y.jpg?auth=9b3db1dd8538f99ced5ab0ce823b78d53a236a35996f8d66a2de23221e2bfed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1506&amp;height=1004</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for a series of flashing incidents in Canton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/prince-georges-county-data-center-OTZNR45LZVFK5AFYFJN3FJ7IUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T18:35:11.041Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3X5TGWRKM5DE7I64V7P26YQLVA.jpg?auth=4197b9de7abea3826806689606669b93b976fed6df361b9f07f05a8882bb9bcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council member Wanika Fisher speaks during a news conference in Largo earlier this year.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/beaver-rabies-cunningham-falls-state-park-K3QGMF24EBGWHIBPNXY77TKPCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T18:13:46.442Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3NJOBM2KLJBWDNH2AKXY7GGAVY.jpg?auth=7358dea5cc0b2533654bc85bfb82283fe9247d64f588729a76645eddc958ddf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Swimming and water access are temporarily prohibited at the William Houck Area in Cunningham Falls State Park, officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-renewing-under-armour-performance-center-lease-with-baltimore-county-2I5JQ25EXZBBXBCSNFK6C5XUAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T17:53:29.77Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFWEVKCKUJF4PFQ5CHCQXVRNDU.jpg?auth=51d276a8b9944bdab93c3863e8f2e0b88a0b6d54df25508ea5af1d987a3f6c6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7178&amp;height=5038</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens president Sashi Brown speaks at a press conference on Tuesday announcing the Ravens have reached an agreement to extend the lease at their Owings Mills headquarters and training facilities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcap-maryland-math-scores-HWXI2JCSPRGSTE2QYNFE4OSCEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T17:15:55.082Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TV32ZMSLPNFK7PZ6IUMSZ65MNA.JPG?auth=64c09a60341f62a9abe03cf063e8545d9556f99c53c03828c0d0655fc66ac2fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Few students pass Maryland’s algebra tests.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-mens-basketball-south-carolina-cfg-bank-arena-VQTX2JXIDZAGBJNMINXB47Q7PI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T16:31:40.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OOMU74EONVDAPABC4TLVE4UTIY.jpg?auth=4b8e72101c9a402fd30a7c6ba5d3a0105eed6dfc66f79e74d120e442a71968e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland head coach Buzz Williams reacts during a game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the second round of the 2026 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament on March 11.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/prince-georges-county-mcap-results-2026-FMY3Y42TBVGYPOTEJZQLSDMUOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T16:26:47.025Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DCXZTDEGRNBALJ56LSAGNUCYE4.jpg?auth=f3c29bcb3da9e3d9def579b964df54b473012f243f3a52fe51be99c6fb84643b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/mo-gaba-still-inspires-orioles-ravens-fans-TF737QSB45DUJGR2BL2NUDAEDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T16:12:03.181Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5CZSTBCH35HXPANFUUZZDYPAFE.jpg?auth=7b95f02494cb096f0a32078e086990b843dd52c949e57a2f118effc330f661d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4284&amp;height=2856</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shortly before the sixth anniversary of Mo Gaba’s death, Eric Arditti, an Orioles fan who grew close to Gaba, visited his grave in Glen Burnie to lay out a new T-shirt honoring him.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcap-maryland-school-test-scores-VF4BTUEGWBAN5JSPBUN7NXZGZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T15:38:39.124Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DJRUVNLEDJB6HPYHZD5CIU2Y4Q.jpg?auth=f0707c4fedd4e2f5f81ed109d51d8a881c66d6a81f0bcb2aa253bc0d806c4516&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s next standardized test will be called Maryland System of Testing Academic Readiness — MSTAR for short.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-foster-griffin-trade-deadline-extension-U7NQLYNWVJHDNKH7JZ33HWIW44/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T14:46:46.084Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZZLP2JP2DBAZFC7HWDKSCX5CSE.jpg?auth=68453b1846abad0a645700f36a0fa7edc29d68a721394f4ceec3d8977a218106&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5283&amp;height=3523</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foster Griffin has a 2.68 ERA in 117 1/3 innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-roster-rankings-top-lamar-jackson-derrick-henry-kyle-hamilton-LWC2SCOMX5BDJFH4RFEPMLONBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T14:13:26.838Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2H4EODOANFBDRBFB7BIYTOFZUU.JPG?auth=cdb95d1a4747512963ee08ea7d73acfbaa3f5bddd4d60d4396b321a9b5ee0c3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson takes questions from reporters following organized team activities on May 27.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/data-dashboard-latest-data-shows-gun-violence-among-teens-falling-FYP45MPR7FGUZEKBCLSCK57GAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T14:04:35.535Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SS4B2S3TBREIPECMXY7USHOQ3I.jpg?auth=5b2bca1a8e4980a0e91214792668080a4a2f261ef6e747a070d952f8525d2270&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4424&amp;height=2652</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunshot violence among high school-age teens has dropped so far this year, a Banner analysis shows.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/municipal-association-financial-investigation-O5TGPRK7UNGYFGX35JPHENLRNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T13:18:31.62Z</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:caption><![CDATA[The former mayor of Morningside, Bennard Cann, is under investigation after an audit found financial irregularities and unauthorized ATM transactions in the Prince George's County Municipal Association's bank account.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tigers-squirrel-comerica-park-IY7CUP6JQ5CT3LEVEYGVG4CVIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T13:04:05.793Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MCGJMQJICRD4LG2QROCWJIASNY.jpg?auth=2e03ba34e8aa50f9bbccb1ec2b3c7c03524c0cb56cdf3675b3a1fa43db2c8604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=680&amp;height=365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A black squirrel on the field during the bottom of the sixth inning of Monday’s Orioles-Tigers game at Comerica Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/brandon-scott-isabel-cumming-baltimore-court-case-LM7V6LSBPVBULOLLUOFEEG2JO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T13:02:00.115Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BHOVDO33XJHYHHGKFZLDN2EHAE.jpg?auth=bddffb870a072f8d38c1cc3afef58f540dfbde486d776d9ca1102dcd585bb78a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming are due in court Tuesday for a hearing to see if Cumming’s investigative powers will be restored.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-tigers-8-5-jackson-holliday-coby-mayo-LMCKLDG74ZDOLG3KQMKJXWKMWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T12:46:23.259Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/64MVX3R4QJCEFDWTZP3NAOSCOY.jpg?auth=136e7307c890ffafe6a4ff4563e1f76b5b96a2672f5272ac72ea98f6f846b0f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5438&amp;height=3626</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles' Coby Mayo (16) is congratulated by Jackson Holliday (7) after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-naitonals-lose-blue-jays-3-2-UPNACLZATJCYTAH42O4XRFRIV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T12:40:04.61Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JGDR5GJRVFEB3FMXP5RGS5NCHA.jpg?auth=d98efda44d096d9b12286ae39712d866501ebff3c715915178c58beab879adda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4658&amp;height=3105</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' Nasim Nuñez, left, heads home to score on an RBI double by Luis García Jr. during the second inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/anne-arundel-local-beer-revolutionary-CFIH6PFGYNEY7OV2LD2KELB4BM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T12:00:07.546Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MMMT3KMDYZFXTMNZIUGOWPBMHQ.JPG?auth=9c0702103cd33793b428b9a6085ee3883a96e029595b2493bcf2bdd652f4e6d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crooked Crab Brewing, Forward Brewing, Pherm Brewing Company and Chesepiooc Real Ale Brewery were among the Anne Arundel County breweries that released colonial inspired brews in celebration of America’s 250th birthday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-firearm-violence-prevention-teen-shootings-5O74QY5P4NHOPOXI56S6ROCAQA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T09:30:01.075Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XW34H4EFQBG37IK4J6ZVONJ3FU.JPG?auth=28684b3f549bc68031a7671a618627978ee1fbe158ca14e0d1058aa691beaeb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2010</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough, flanked by Councliman Julian Jones and County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, details the arrest of a 16-year-old in the double murder in Gwynn Oak.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/ayd-hardware-store-towson-sale-P7ZVERMCK5G3DD6WJOYA3ESS7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T09:30:00.87Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LXW3F476QJERNH3DZO7IB43TNI.jpg?auth=c2f5c10e5e01db72ba640ff9f905d6470cd83293944c67d3b640b70bfe54daf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4501&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vincent Ayd, owner and operator of Ayd Hardware, in his shop in Towson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/made-in-baltimore-marketing-rebrand-LFZQA7YYF5DWFOBLC62CDBSTK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T09:30:02.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XM4XDMXGXVEWXOJ33QSA3QA44M.jpg?auth=3ecd60974f71f610ad6ef58cf83c1e733f5b8980dc1b3d507b6eb1091e5ab229&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5539&amp;height=3693</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Business owners, including Nichole Sullivan of Keppel & Kismet, are expressing frustration after Made in Baltimore, the city's signature program to boost small makers, closed its Harborplace location.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/canton-baltimore-flasher-M2Z3JH47A5ACJFCZXSZBLLHL4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T00:54:56.116Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YSBVQ3AJTBF5BK4NHPXG66F5GI.jpg?auth=4515aa792f585684445eb82ae613ecc737e457b99e35a4a44727ef6d241b3b6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2800&amp;height=1866</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are searching for a serial flasher in Canton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/connelly-early-discuess-washington-nationals-trade-3EQZGHYRKVA4FK4HPRV5BMKDOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T00:45:05.8Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZSCZWSAB3NEN7KHDDIHJVQ4ZTM.jpg?auth=95af5ea6f50d585bd158b55e5bf17e5667108f61076c6d277880a9d6795445ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Connelly Early of the Boston Red Sox reacts after the final out of the fourth inning of the game against the Washington Nationals at Fenway Park on June 30, 2026 in Boston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-mail-in-voting-supreme-court-PE3NDABDCVF4VJCTI2ZA7JGVEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T00:36:57.561Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has been asked to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/east-baltimore-murder-charge-2KMWYUWQUFCUXPTWBCZYMROO3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T00:27:55.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DIZMJOI3DZBF5ILU4MGJJL6SYY.jpg?auth=be8a85f50975d328596da7c74f066d7109098828f25e71f7ff5ecd600a55c604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/hot-august-music-festival-canceled-ELQZHPG6FFBYLA5VV6W5N34N6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-28T00:07:40.194Z</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:caption><![CDATA[The Hot August Music Festival in Cockeysville is canceled this year due to low ticket sales, organizers announced Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/columbia-girlfriend-strangled-darwin-carcamo-santiago-I33BF3EQ65HNHJ5YFXWQ6MVXOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T23:04:26.788Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IPIWE2QPOVBI3AVQFUHMBQONSE.jpg?auth=fde21de2c28f398609a7cf2517953f744e52206e655a4b9f89f0cdf0ad09a555&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4935&amp;height=3290</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Police are searching for Darwin Carcamo-Santiago, of Columbia, after his girlfriend was found strangled to death in his apartment Sunday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/thomas-goldstein-scotusblog-tax-evasion-CNOAPOGUZZGUFGHXYPIHINZ4UI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T22:12:25.482Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QSBAQSKVLVGLJN5AJPORRD6YAA.jpg?auth=b4fff27a4edbb4ec1aa9b6686521b4bef024412a5a7e8bed2439a72df2e69ab7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3692&amp;height=2461</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prominent appellate attorney Thomas Goldstein, who argued more than 40 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, was sentenced to six years in prison.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/trump-anne-arundel-gender-identity-C5ZE4DE7KBA5FGOUUA52ZRAOI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T21:56:55.926Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/755V7SRGFZDIJHLFBZI4WCALWY.jpg?auth=7f7c0da1eee0bdaa55f86b5f01a58662fe4c3b5299b8bc6c80992b5641fe8eb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4801&amp;height=3201</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Education and Justice departments together determined Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding information about a student’s gender identity from the student’s parents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/baltimore-peninsula-bank-ozk-RASURN3E5RAAPFWONUFOCJSAOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T21:14:09.2Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TRLFZM45WBAMHEKU6JU7Y7XDAQ.JPG?auth=85d4f7fc013b853f5d494eed515c07c2932de6503311f7f889079e4cfa76b37e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The former footprint of Sun Park, the Baltimore Sun printing plant, has yet to be developed at Baltimore Peninsula. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/firefighters-injured-ellicott-city-KIVFWN7WABF5HLQCDTH2ELH4RE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T21:04:04.735Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VQ3HK6DIKNBAFEA2N5PSSS67SY.jpg?auth=732b9ece15bb48fe1c27d6db7cc78653b67d035dcc9b1737000cea1b6ac515c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1825&amp;height=1217</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two Howard County firefighters were sent to the hospital after a two-alarm fire in Ellicott City on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-crash-new-hampshire-avenue-BBW45SIK3VHPRBEETDLT4SLD24/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T20:45:12.876Z</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 driver died after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning, according to Montgomery County Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-hit-and-run-dundalk-cyclist-SBUSPDH7J5CG5ND5SI5KDJ2ELQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T20:42:43.352Z</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[Baltimore County Police are investigating after a cyclist was fatally struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in Dundalk Saturday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/gary-simmons-delegate-charged-assault-GSJEHYIZWZCO5AFLN4ULANLW2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T20:17:33.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YM3GUAN26NDTBBZ3KKQTFEQ7NE.jpg?auth=5a4460074d39abd133527bf261a9e12dbdf0cb70fb6f5feadf02e616b9c75491&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3076&amp;height=2051</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Gary Simmons, an Anne Arundel County Democrat, was charged July 23 with one count of second-degree assault. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/potomac-montgomery-county-ice-arrest-2CIH737RXJDPNPNZYQYFYHO3JQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T19:49:33.847Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4UQ4RY6U6RF6NIHS2RJPJX55ZY.JPG?auth=a9980c0aaabc324d063321d56ca4516197e4035bb4815cc87f4bb0c4e7692103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal officials, including ICE, on Wednesday morning conducted an operation that led to a pursuit of three people  — and the arrest of two of them — near the Clara Barton Parkway.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ice-arrest-potomac-clara-baron-trust-act-kristin-mink-MSLULRK7VNGA7PMHTWCYV7AFFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T19:49:03.11Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5ZEZGGV5WVDQLC2DEOLYGELT6I.jpg?auth=511d867e3f342037c9ff20051d31117dda214e09e754a50021d2333cf6a3454b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink said firefighters violated county law when they allowed ICE to join them as they prepared for a potential water rescue on the Potomac River.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-fatal-dog-shooting-west-franklin-street-EX6Z4GQVXVDJ5BFO4DDD3CNJ2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T18:53:20.146Z</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 Police officer fatally shot a dog that attacked two women and their pet on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-fire-ben-steele-dwi-charge-P2TVUYBTZ5F4RODNAZ5SYOKK6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T17:17:18.974Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BX4TCFJLUZCVFPG2L5QMDCMCXE.jpg?auth=9f69a6365a923d271b3d194748ccdaf607c40c281df24d5f716d7c5c1e3f6c91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5713&amp;height=3809</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Commanders tight ends coach Ben Steele, pictured as a member of the Arizona Cardinals, arrives before a game against Houston Texans in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-trade-deadline-jeremy-pena-RXU7DBCBLRGP3BRCXURZR6OZJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T16:28:05.192Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/36AY22E3ANGZPLF54TGV4EYWGE.png?auth=b8960c82040f7cad37e1ad344ef2a407ccd53600e58d4af2c4ae499ee80d0c05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mlb-deadline-rubenstein-elias-playoffs-FLAGXPSITFBNDGEFAZ2NYXJS64/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T15:50:00.912Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PAJH4OIHUVH4DBM6RUCNDK66SQ.jpg?auth=f305e7e3fb0504bddc886cd67f7a60505bb730f2c57321421f645af896579eb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4043&amp;height=2695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles owner David Rubenstein, left, pictured last year, had high praise for president of baseball operations Mike Elias last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/naked-artist-hamb-mount-vernon-F2NPLJSJTFFXRAQ2ZVZAGULVEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T15:31:27.497Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FDAMN6F7WBETVBYYPQE3SWW4B4.png?auth=e088981ded9b50e1fb66ad7ac5416a42bb0bd6b0d7a4c503c93abd2614a6f72d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=681&amp;height=575</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ham, the performance artist arrested for posing nude on a pedestal near the Inner Harbor, resurfaces in a scantily clad pedestal pose in Mount Vernon on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/trader-joes-baltimore-city-baltimore-county-parking-lot-CEHNDPRNJRFVXGMXCUDLUL5WOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T15:06:21.477Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5INLC6I6RH4XKWZTNZWSCGOOA.JPG?auth=282bd33d004eebbbb00d213eed98314f4fb4b4f6a6bbf9b8e9a80e0cbacaa023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2039</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s next Trader Joe’s will be in the Anneslie Shopping Center, which straddles Baltimore City’s border with Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trevor-rogers-contract-extension-free-agency-7MSLUFICSFA3THHP6DXI2HMGRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T14:50:15.698Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q5JAXHAMQRG6DKWC3VOU2EEVB4.jpg?auth=8ec3d1213da396928e460e5240886a4d63fc52922d6d9f1c39b77a5c1f4cf3d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4837&amp;height=3225</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Rogers has an ERA of 3.29 in 232 1/3 innings with the Orioles since 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-best-players-2026-roster-ranking-training-camp-LYASKYQWCVCDBIALZ5CUBRBP44/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T12:00:04.649Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JW2NYJ6RVFCL7KM4OD5L3KDLFY.JPG?auth=818ab11ac42d579cefbe930ec4a592fa8a606722cdbb6773e00d4029a807cbe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Second-year safety Malaki Starks is 13th on The Banner’s ranking of the top 20 Ravens players.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/anne-arundel-mosquito-spray-west-nile-HRNDUZVKMVHAZPE2DEBMDHQKKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T12:00:01.052Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QLIEOKC34NHYVIFU3WT7AHGAYA.jpg?auth=e67083c3a1b57bc78282fabb93b0f5b6d7179081b01eec59551d8986b960333d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6048&amp;height=4024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State officials are performing unscheduled spraying in Crofton and Severn after twice detecting West Nile virus in mosquitoes caught in traps.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/teacher-defamation-lawsuit-libs-of-tiktok-U7QB2G4CEFBUTHALSI3WVLJRWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T11:49:58.01Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZDZ2MA2GVBBALCLTUHOY6L2SG4.jpg?auth=3d4285f4f69575e022346602abc5283dfea958f57f5596cb905959560b05a583&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County judge recently allowed attorneys for Alexa Sciuto, seen here in 2023, to serve her defamation lawsuit against Libs of TikTok founder Chaya Raichik through social media.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/artificial-intelligence-majors-maryland-HNDFQVW7WFCSZANDZ6OHEF7UWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T09:30:01.73Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QOXARVFEEVCZZLAYPLPKI4JSJM.JPG?auth=00f3c7e0adbe352d686235c499814ba3f290ebb290d2b56845ae681a3d7f8b12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7560&amp;height=5042</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Underwater Oyster Drone team presents their project “Precision Aquaculture for Sustainable Seafood” in the Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility during the University of Maryland’s AI Demo Day last October. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/grief-windphone-oregon-ridge-IZ76YYC2ZNF4BMA42EIT3FLPYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T09:30:00.536Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IAO3W53WQRAZRJPAQ7WWIANOSM.JPG?auth=3b423acf05e10c8bd57b16e46ed0e5d1f12835ea5d67ea8943d0ad51273aa3f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The wind phone that inspired Cockeysville mother Bayley Barwick to install one closer to her home sits in Silver Spring’s Reflection Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/jollof-bowl-food-network-the-great-food-truck-race-baltimore-TRCNMXVUORDDPIYHL4WAUOYD4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T09:30:01.285Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5OBUGSZMGNANVBDFHFEIPI4DSY.jpeg?auth=f03e1b34037b2fce966bebda346c51735b6c0fbe641f32d04125ce6551fd2b57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2700&amp;height=1801</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Jollof Bowl’s Lekan Oketunji, Andrea Kamara-Oketunji and Ethel Kamara on Season 19 of Food Network's “The Great Food Truck Race.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/cerrome-russell-stand-up-comedian-7KKY5FN3QBG6ZF36G4F37DXAAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-27T09:30:01.039Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VBW4GZKNOBHOTGMLVWUYRJWUBQ.JPG?auth=cc1884130617d8855e4a3f042f105a60ac3aad28475d0a11cbbb2b048ae8cdcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stand up comedian Cerrome Russell performs at DC Improv in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/capital-guardian-youth-challenge-academy-19-hospitalized-2WVY6JZKWJC2BKY43L6AE5GCYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T22:39:14.893Z</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[Nineteen people were hospitalized Sunday after a cluster of illnesses at the Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy in Laurel prompted a mass casualty response.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-braves-11-innings-wild-card-race-ZSIP75DNHZBYTLFDTM6LQIYHEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T22:32:07.674Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7FANFVUQUVHQ5CQFGNK3SXEYIY.jpg?auth=3fe7a61ae9021fb7665bfe69a35096ea28d8800af38bdf2cc6c0f12c00c906c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5851&amp;height=3875</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ozzie Albies of the Braves forces out Jackson Holliday at second base to start a double play in the second inning Sunday at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-diamondbacks-cj-abrams-james-wood-2-home-runs-IFGMIQ5I7FE7TJIMX3GM75L2FM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T22:10:54.837Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JBWDN6CU7JHD5ACV4PIJIRCPHM.jpg?auth=77186c8bc5fa17cb745607a258d07b2c5c1dcb9f48da52e1c4f7d1abff94d093&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6231&amp;height=4155</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CJ Abrams breaks out of his trot as umpire Jordan Baker signals no home run in the third inning Sunday at Nationals Park. The call was changed to a home run after the Nationals challenged.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-trade-curtis-mead-connelly-early-KATQMKQORBE25GNDFGB72OCJKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T19:15:24.994Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UQH7ULOYFZHF5D43AXOM3W4Q6U.jpg?auth=b7b4f99a82793c27e1900a7488600a917257119a8cd19034d42a8c09cc4b4630&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4371&amp;height=2914</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Boston Red Sox left-hander Connelly Early delivers during the first inning of a game against the New York Yankees on June 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-trade-paul-toboni-curtis-mead-connelly-early-RQVUHN5Z7BGENATEQ373PKFGNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T19:06:26.95Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DN6VN5ATKRBUZKZVSQCNDM425Q.jpg?auth=a95c6bc6474c9f8c654dc0c2e4c021fff02a63ae96b40955f8e6e1eb65abb5d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4935&amp;height=3290</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President of baseball operations Paul Toboni said the Nationals were not shopping Curtis Mead but the Red Sox were aggressive in pursuing him.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-renaissance-festival-2026-tickets-QDN5EDEILRG6RJJOCKEF5YIXNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T18:28:58.62Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VF6PLZUYOBH35FFVGYLHS6PTBM.JPG?auth=3f7e0629cc35d4492d994e00be529166aa8a6eb7154d066a070af0b427d83f07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sir William DeBracey performs for the crowd before jousting at the Maryland Renaissance Festival grounds in Crownsville in 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/patterson-park-pool-reopens-poop-vandalism-GQI7LHN73FBFHBBFVNR6VHQEPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T17:01:32.727Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VEAZZPOVQVCVPBVDDW5WB5D4M4.jpg?auth=b2ec7f5b10c0c30b7070e7fe8b4fcb0f01615d7a4c4831272815a764042ef8d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People swim at the Patterson Park pool on Sunday after it was suddenly closed due to vandalism the night before that left the facility’s pool damaged. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ekiben-copyright-lawsuit-space-jam-TKXET2PUJJBMVHVLYYLZKTTI34/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T16:05:26.174Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JD7AF5C2AFAWNPDW3O2YVSDFDA.JPG?auth=d92815fea9fc4aa8b766ef57ea2bab83a5bba5d785ebd3df9d20accee194d3a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2014</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore-based Ekiben is being sued over its use of the song “Space Jam” in a promotional Instagram video, according to court documents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-storms-return-lightning-threat-NEE4XMM2K5DZXEFLGTSCY4E43E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T14:50:22.382Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VCGZEP7EHRB5NMRWQ6LS7QUTWE.JPG?auth=0f5a28cd8f4964445de579fced6f574078f95fbf24b0998214498dd6eed9c834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thunderstorms are expected to move through the region and Maryland’s coast, with frequent lightning posing the biggest threat through much of the week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-draft-picks-eric-booth-jr-kevin-roberts-jr-GRLL3I4ZL5BB5FN5W3JBHU2X6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T12:46:12.157Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6LPY6VJCSZDT5HQVINIOVEF7YY.jpg?auth=4865365b7de4d2e4012e8edbc8aeb1eb8af56a0e0eb89246e1482de168554749&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles draft picks Ty Head, Eric Booth Jr. and Kevin Roberts Jr. took batting practice at Camden Yards on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/coppin-state-university-expand-eagle-nation-4YRKB4YWTRFCVFE32BMOCUNFEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T09:30:00.616Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QAHCSYLSINDS3DYK3JND47AJDY.jpg?auth=f01dc2ea74ee14438ef3aa12ef78d25dbe16fe1b01838494caa61f202c2a595a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4630&amp;height=3087</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[When Anthony L. Jenkins took over as president of Coppin State University, the historically Black university was losing half its freshmen every year and struggling with recruitment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/round-house-theatre-bethesda-adrift-play-review-XOMPS6ODYFBWRPK4OZFEYHVVAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T09:30:00.578Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3B7TOJQVBE6ZIJHJ5ZH7MAON4.jpg?auth=cbe2460ac15300120170e00077cf7d8d706b6e45cee269318b55353829d8b6de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4961&amp;height=3301</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly” is onstage now at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/seafood-club-sandwiches-baltimore-region-VSJ636LU5ZGJRDF4EKHFHGOYSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T09:30:01.019Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3JUTPS4URZC7FNSLEGUY26PSLE.jpg?auth=75a78c746cd797446287ea8379a542e9d0ce33071aee7ce72b599b775e5d784e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The seafood club sandwich from Mama’s on the Half Shell.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-braves-walk-off-win-dylan-beavers-TLPRJQDKXBC5BHA6MXW5GS7TJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T03:16:37.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AZDBGY3LK5COVHJ57UHBBLZRUM.jpg?auth=69f91685694285a959cc99af5d0c9827f7fde72770b70f0b0ee92c99ca560b74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles teammates surround Dylan Beavers after his walk-off single Saturday night against the Braves.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-nnamdi-madubuike-pup-QN4XWQDKA5DLZIUGA7MCAKZOBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T00:17:52.066Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27PI2A5QBVBQPCD77XMHAJ25PE.jpg?auth=8290f54ddddf8019aecce3fefb62532d3394e0ff1f15b719bfabc097ab465670&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5419&amp;height=3613</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nnamdi Madubuike had a breakout season in 2023 when he recorded 13 sacks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-diamondbacks-cj-abrams-foster-griffin-VRBU3HT4C5EVFPGRSJB7VZSDSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T23:03:47.542Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q447RFMT4ZB2XMJCXSXSB7UKFY.jpg?auth=e87091207657fbf396d958bcfe1e80d218638c2e7fae4a02779186e43729e8db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4975&amp;height=3317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CJ Abrams, fielding a bouncer Saturday, had three hits, a home run and three RBIs against the Diamondbacks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-cornerback-trey-amos-pup-list-training-camp-MUCLR6DQVFCPXCSMPCZK4AYSYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T19:31:30.867Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PVHN6PWF7ZAX7GQJFTDSJGC6NU.jpg?auth=f322949341ce8778042c882992d50c7e270c9a4d60ffec14c8ad9a8b857a399f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders cornerback Trey Amos breaks up a pass intended for Packers receiver Matthew Golden in Week 2 of the 2025 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>