<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harford-county-data-center-ban-EXHKIBRN35AO3IHMMVITZLI7KI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:02.66Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IXQODTMUKFHD3OXLSQO2L4PHNY.JPG?auth=9959ec60faf1cbfd24c7802e149fe9083805cf57dd331dee5822c887dd2c87d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Cornell and Krissy Flatau pose along a fence at Cornell’s 17-acre Harford County property. Harford is the only Maryland county to have permanently banned data centers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/cyclospora-andy-harris-food-traceability-rule-SIXAICNI2VCE3B3IBVJOAXYEFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:02.348Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T72YESZTCZBRPIHOSC6I3OKU7M.jpg?auth=509a0abe7a3396e4e9a4f0fbe1715513fe7cccd4699bb68efa7c2fcc8ab1cd1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As chair of a key appropriations subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris helped delay a rule that would have traced the source of cyclospora in food that made people sick in 49 states over the summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/b-willow-plants-remington-small-business-FWK5UMQL35HHHI5UP5LZCVSEZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:02.236Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTOAIDVOVNDZNBCOGT5SXRTL3E.JPG?auth=319c4207eee8568617affb9c5e659c70bd02aa3b0825fbb56123db8ec22b3f28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s Liz Vayda has nurtured her B.Willow plant shop in Remington for almost a decade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/budget-transfer-circuit-court-hearing-council-resolution-AZMVT7MJ4VAZLG3YVSLD4DSQAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.949Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/62DZ72M5UNCFFM77QS7SKUUJOQ.jpg?auth=6d4f7a0624d2ffdbf6355b30825a8f5de78a3264de91a3976dc95197a22525d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha speaks during a news conference in Largo in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/rubenstein-orioles-camden-yards-development-MRDHBZBZHBEJZDG46VFWDBVRSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ON2XA7QUJHQLMYVZG4JLKVFAQ.jpg?auth=dc57467641e79de3d8c58a966297748ad921d83f9ba69231d3ec3049e30deb28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4464&amp;height=2976</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles ownership has engaged a real estate firm to begin a multiyear effort to develop land next to Camden Yards, David Rubenstein wrote in a new book.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/harborview-marina-baltimore-inner-harbor-M4ZMJMY7EZEB3ETCXRP26FNDBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FP5FSW5ZGBEZDMRZ5ZUDWXLTFI.JPG?auth=6a1dd06b29a2422017b5abd4921b0aea7bcf4b4715f7ef807c4ec4efa2463949&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While owners wait for a court decision, Harborview Marina falls into worse shape, an Inner Harbor eyesore framed by the familiar sights of the Domino Sugar plant and T. Rowe Price headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/alpha-schools-bethesda-ai-education-HPMXSD5TFNFCFNKPRXBLSTYJ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YZJTE6FNBVFRFC3BXYXKN2DTAQ.png?auth=5bbee40cd3f8f182607d13edd89d14f21b4c978886045a734f0fbe70a0840457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1081&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alpha Schools students demonstrate the skills they learned during a CPR workshop. The national school network is expanding into Maryland. Tuition will be about $65,000, and starting salaries for teachers could be upward of $100,000.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-beat-mets-pete-alonso-citi-field-return-NHLKFBSFVBG3VHUEQSNXXHFQJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T03:29:06.907Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2PB66A2765HZPD4RR44RYUX5JI.jpg?auth=972359bf80254e97eb85cc36e3a0692ec198be86c4f12e6d4a93641541bf1adf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso acknowledges the crowd in his first at-bat during the first inning against the New York Mets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/emmy-awards-2026-maryland-stephen-colbert-shawn-hatosy-PCKXP4LJLFC4DPONATKQ4UW2XQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T02:59:15.774Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S6AYQCUU3RHJBOA7LQ3P6R2Q54.jpg?auth=279d8ed2c1343c68fe05f18604ffdc2c664871ca728facc396a9e9093c1c5ed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clockwise from top left, Stephen Colbert, Janelle James, Oscar Isaac and Shawn Hatosy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/nicholas-njuki-quincys-potomac-LLEE2QK3YRAJJD3SK4ZEQ37M3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T01:31:34.208Z</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[A Gaithersburg man was killed at a Rockville shopping center on Sunday after an argument inside a restaurant, Montgomery County Police said Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/brandon-coleman-commanders-offensive-line-NWKH6DX5ZFDL5FLQ3QHJAUXLPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T01:10:35.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5XP3CLNEARAJPL64HBHD7UOUMI.jpg?auth=d190b0df1e1adac4c22305874cf24e7ee42484f62d60103edb39b8ce03be356e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders offensive lineman Brandon Coleman looks on during a preseason road game against the Detroit Lions last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-fire-department-RF47XWVMWVGRLMZYZSA5SNGHS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:24:57.785Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6GW33MO6ZEWDLCIXHQOHPGLPA.webp?auth=441f84295586d9bb3bd6ea5106007ca3465d3af8811c3fdfef4352f1d09ff95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of 7-year-old boy Emmett Petri, who nearly died after choking last month, reunited Monday with the first responders in Anne Arundel County who helped save his life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-driver-sentencing-pedestrian-death-5WUUAC7AIFGXPBPBENPEQTGKUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:11:24.073Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A34G4OKJKFGAZHLKSGNB4OWJWE.jpg?auth=6d90365138061582c67d97c4330c3f17e2694dfaf1e4bef7e9e4d75843307ca2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5548&amp;height=3699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County judge ordered Oluwajomiloju “JJ” Sekiteri to spend 18 months on home detention along with probation, perform 170 hours of community service and pay more than $3,700 in restitution after a deadly crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/supreme-court-donald-trump-mail-ballots-NFISZGOT2ZH2ZGJHBG3YJVEL2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:09:07.036Z</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 on Monday rejected President Donald Trump ’s mail ballot restrictions for now, a decision that allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>