<?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/weekend-events-maryland-MAGOGP7G6REFNNX66DHWO2Y6MA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T10:30:01.081Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/652RX4GOPZG5NBU3SB2PBRDARQ.JPG?auth=de3c45313221fce73774695e720c469a470b5e3977a6d5722bf4a13d89d31707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pigs race around a small track at the 2025 Maryland State Fair.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/howard-county/howard-county-schools-locked-bathrooms-vandalism-GYN6CPF4XRG3XBYNPXIVJS656E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:03.174Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CFPSNBXRFDYHH5FF4NBGMSBDE.jpg?auth=a134668c49126b68e04480ea7ea768b97b28ef00058a5a5e458ea2cf4f1a7950&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Struggling to curb student bathroom vandalism, including damage to sinks and clogged toilets that flood, as well as students vaping, the Howard County Public Schools system has resorted to locking some bathrooms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/daycare-costs-kahliyah-gooding-2WZKMZYKNVARBBIISSVZ5OVCA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:02.83Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DMBKKQDXEJBL3NXWNP4HACN7DI.jpg?auth=ee8dd0c01cb8c7b0c714f53ae20a49b8ee934dd42fceba97ed49d1839e7493c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6080&amp;height=4053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Aberdeen mother recently told police she had left her two young children alone because she had to work but could not afford childcare. This simply should not be the case in a country this rich.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-subway-new-trains-delays-4PAKPIOKZRAP7BSWVNM4QXWEIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:01.115Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/32LYA6HMVFCYNOQ2XKQN55OURE.JPG?auth=2ac9f44478103815940f92b7ed785c74b4301b577cf4626ef30f796d67dff0cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1912</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A train approaches the MTA Metro SubwayLink station at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-rookie-athan-kaliakmanis-MEUMAMD5XVALNMB2NJFYPSDEPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.997Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q4RFO7WABNEZBAK6PRQQRBTB3I.JPG?auth=ee1adf2f6ccdd1baec076909032d46e2f037d20a40e0a539e9bf499547ab3abb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Commanders drafted quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis from Rutgers in the seventh round this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/sequoia-snyder-jazz-piano-bowie-home-XKZKTLH6QRGMPCUFQNKKM4IFAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.987Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XP746ZXPCZA5LMQR5I4G6NMHNQ.JPG?auth=303c85456f354d1a817414a57bd6796b8be5d6ddaf9dda840866889ae48b423e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jazz pianist and composer Sequoia Snyder practices in her home. A capital region native, Snyder has a couple of live performances in the next few months. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/key-fob-maryland-auto-thefts-6FQLF7HZ25FHFI4ERYZRZRAQS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AY4DTEWWEFGZXM57JQ2Y4GOXXE.JPG?auth=b95c9a3517df5e8dc4056684611d7d48ee512a1a4a57f303fcb94248865ffe03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7366&amp;height=4911</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An emerging national auto theft trend has reached the Baltimore region. Brooke Faller had her car stolen outside of her home in this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/montgomery-county-car-thefts-rise-TY5MYX3UFZFCLL6Z7XDUDJQN6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.516Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TN2IT66Z2BDH5NLXCECEPJSGOI.jpg?auth=dafeff19fe53c1a08d68dba6a6dd6315615ca01123a4b7a03e146cc6dd377ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8481&amp;height=5894</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 1,500 vehicles have been stolen in the county this year, according to police. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/capital-region-things-to-do-this-weekend-baseball-dolly-parton-Y7NCN7EK7ZHSFL745MA7GVR23U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T09:30:00.397Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FGZB2ZTUIJH5TNUVTBAFOP6XSA.jpg?auth=c9a76e66ed63f8729e4e5e4246e31bc92b315ab951fd3de7fb027e13939b295c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Caruso’s Grocery in Pike and Rose is one of several Montgomery and Prince George’s County-based restaurants participating in Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cardinals-christian-encarnacion-strand-4-hits-JFKUM27DTJEZ5G5GZSINQO37AQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T04:22:45.696Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KPYN75H7FVFRVJONIJCDBO3HKQ.jpg?auth=09d6447ad1612f46d808516f6564243cb0a321be733fd829fbe62688a12a8049&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits an RBI single in the first inning Wednesday night at St. Louis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-rockies-luis-perales-debut-7RIIITWOZRESPDJTML7HBE3HJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T02:58:11.454Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZDOUW35XFHZJFKXO7XKKJDF3A.jpg?auth=2e79d57bda8d1a8c8c01c3bae16418f12ae1e73c94af54915dcd258a158236f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luis Perales allowed four runs and four hits while striking out three in two innings during his MLB debut Wednesday night. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/missing-man-identified-pennsylvania-R64W3GUY7VENRAEKR4EQSSHYJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T01:17:53.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VNUAXAIOWREXXCBKLCJKFUZ2AU.jpg?auth=b971ab7fa336276616ad2245613c3c2b125c1b2cf3aed368f0ceec4cdb335031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7336&amp;height=4891</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police in Pennsylvania have identified a man who had been missing from Baltimore for 20 years, thanks to genetic investigative work done by the nonprofit organization DNA Doe Project. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/prince-georges-county-fatal-crash-AHX46ALQHJBGLC3ID3UTAYITLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T01:16:38.227Z</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[Prince George’s County Police said a suspect who fled a traffic stop in Bowie on Wednesday struck another vehicle, killing its driver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-dan-cox-debate-BVKHOU27MJEHVL6NEYF7W2GZZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T01:15:29.328Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVFCO6KYB5DXJM732HPPPOIX3E.jpg?auth=8edcf5c71d3c03715e9e39fcf6563f576f2fde7cbd9a76e93176d7389a2b3af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland voters will get another debate-stage matchup between Dan Cox and Wes Moore ahead of their November rematch.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-city-homicide-investigation-HBQ6KQN4YRFYBKHATYRYZZC2FU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T00:59:52.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GZ4JOQP7ORAAXLCI5HE6NMMOME.jpg?auth=3bee89c3ba09b03ceb7355f847da32b7dd9a87ffb1bb45416222b82e3dcc6a4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police are investigating a suspicious death and a fatal shooting, officials said Monday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/ice-enforcement-surge-maryland-S3JHH5WUINHKJHBBPJQFGKLNNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T00:17:34.005Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HZMF4ZQ4D5AVND3TIJ62EZG5RM.jpg?auth=e341fd73d79ab73a4a85b0c7d0de3f9b7e9f0734e1fd80f4ccbd263393f3201f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8456&amp;height=5637</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ICE agents stand outside Delaney Hall, a federal immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey. A recent surge in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests across the region has left Maryland officials and local community members scrambling for answers. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nfl-pro-bowl-AUJHLESDP5DDPILA7QLJU7RPFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T00:13:26.423Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAGDSUIJQBBNNM6PDXIGHCI6ZU.jpg?auth=3fdc746febfd222b71d152b590a496b67505a0abbc3a8e517957da40ef9ff481&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8025&amp;height=5350</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AFC wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (7), of the Jacksonville Jaguars, runs away from NFC return specialist KaVontae Turpin, of the Dallas Cowboys, right, during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl on Feb. 2, 2025, in Orlando. The NFL announced Wednesday it was ending the game that has been played almost every year since 1951.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>