<?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/politics-power/local-government/julian-jones-baltimore-county-executive-priorities-views-VMKOTH6RGNHZFNTRGBONTPGUCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:03.358Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/76ROJZKH7ZFC7O272QS7GGW6WU.jpg?auth=b9f29a695d50a184fa5538b9a037c38c834f59195274c27ca499b868b2234a2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Julian Jones addresses supporters at his primary election watch party at the Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel in Towson last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-fourth-of-july-weekend-JXWI3MWOGRH6DPLZNZKXYEB2FI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:03.071Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFGMKP2V4FFSVG36RQZFJQOZ3A.jpg?auth=751bfc20e55f99e90a3a04d6c4a63ea8f931c900133a6304cc6197e7f6358b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Escape the heat with indoor activities in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-montgomery-sheriff-clyde-boatwright-sabrina-tapp-harper-will-milam-O4PUJ5BX3NH23PY6253WZSGHDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:02.691Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DLPRGYRWCRAJHHXQXP6SBESGLM.jpg?auth=c3e2989db65e94daf8ece777d5c92151a25c68f0e9f5a234619d8411ab32d732&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2958&amp;height=1972</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sabrina Tapp-Harper, Clyde Boatwright and Will Milam are the elected sheriffs for Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Montgomery County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/elkridge-howard-county-ice-facility-federal-hearing-DHF7C3GCSZEK7OX7CTPEU3PJUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:02.471Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O4BOTYHQ3RFZTKKCCKMSVL6ZYI.JPG?auth=b3a1a50a2bd24a6cfacf80bd5b41cd41e5bfb607f5f5cf1e61df089bc63a0e6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pile of concrete is seen outside an Elkridge building that is being considered for an ICE detention facility. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/baltimore-opioid-overdose-family-support-fund-HMYWXOWPDBFQHOQTUQDFOWLTD4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:01.05Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/32SPETFKTZES3F6IPG4TLJ7NGA.JPG?auth=bf43c88ec80ffccbf7a076ed8bb6388a932d24b5cdd324c622a0a4daa67b1df4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8527&amp;height=5685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People mingle at dinner and resource tables during the Opioid Restitution Fund community listening sessions at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Baltimore last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/national-anthem-fourth-of-july-star-spangled-banner-francis-scott-key-UX7MG7E7HFET3PLZ6JSWV6VG7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:00.988Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/APSHVGY2VBCMNINLF2SRZEW3TM.JPG?auth=d31b3a2bf9abc7b8dee8a603de9d06ac1efd54a86ed10b112a30081723598b82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2054</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A flag with 15 stars and 15 stripes flies over Fort McHenry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-county-register-of-wills-jocelyn-route-A6IBIYUZ5NGNTKD3NA6QUSWMDU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:00.439Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5FE6G5RUZB6DHOYNYNNECICUA.jpg?auth=b071e41e189c7c3312516acb143c85e009dd32336fccbc3122c4352b6dcebb8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3587&amp;height=2690</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jocelyn Route won the Democratic primary for Prince George’s County register of wills, narrowly defeating a field of 11 candidates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-great-american-state-fair-exhibit-UHHYROJWVZAOPLS6ZB73K4C6LI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T09:30:00.366Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DWLIKA4GQNERVH73MSFKTP2W4U.jpg?auth=3fc0d52cc9e2df6a8a6a4c6ab96f53e1d2a7ca84cfa39059088580db4d715004&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland is represented at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-white-sox-6-1-D3WUFVZKANDG5G4FFNKQJQSGFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T00:45:21.235Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OWFX22Y5WBCNRKRYEYYVFNXZZA.jpg?auth=54993eba4ea7f576a5389c99a51c011169f7165be225d719a5a64c7ef1e0d40d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dean Kremer allowed four hits and one run in six innings Wednesday against the White Sox.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-murder-rate-2026-crime-statistics-2EPRTZRAURBPRDFCAQOGYDKS3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T00:41:44.342Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NRH7AE44HVAW3FXVJU2WHWXRIA.jpg?auth=e3d9da8be96898b3ccaebea20d5b1acf90a801ee5c3b62602c9c586dff1b7b7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1817</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Homicides were down 23% as of June 20, the most recent data Baltimore Police submitted to the FBI, with violence overall having decreased over the same timeframe.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>