<?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/food-drink/new-food-commanders-northwest-stadium-ZFOD5WWGYFFIBJ53P2SHDP7E4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T19:24:29.934Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/44XGWFRZ5BFS5OHFURKNRON2EA.jpg?auth=26eaee213310d0fdae0623d5517a45eccc6b9642811028943801df769914e0e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5416&amp;height=3611</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ben's Chili Bowl, which has been selling standout chili, chili cheese fries and half smokes in D.C. since 1958, will return to as a concession option for Commanders fans this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-shooting-white-oak-january-drive-IIYAE4M5VNDDJCT5S27S5NAU3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T19:07:24.926Z</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[Montgomery County Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in White Oak on Thursday afternoon. It’s the county’s 10th homicide this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-school-chronic-absence-RGPPOSNFORFYNAB6JMH2QFWY5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T19:04:57.748Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WCNAAHASWNF4XHFH6KJBDPSEC4.jpg?auth=8881a4495f778e98168b3694f1b306fc5eb0d23d21205f97455a16ab7159ab7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Baltimore County Superintendent Bill Heiser with Principal Gordon Webb, Maryland first lady Dawn Moore and State Superintendent Carey Wright during a tour of Sudbrook Magnet Middle School in Pikesville, where only 6% of students are chronically absent.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/middle-river-police-shooting-X2JH6JXTRZDXLHYMFTHHVEDAXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T19:01:17.426Z</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[Authorities have identified the woman who died this week after being wounded during a shooting involving a Baltimore County Police officer on Aug. 3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/mark-conway-zeke-cohen-city-council-N4CUI2KMN5HQROXZ3JX2KNF26Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T18:58:35.659Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27KWZJKNIRDSTKH6GLDZVYKCY4.JPG?auth=6bd3ba90a0cc0e85d24569006dbf3040e17b525e5f08efa4be4027a2ed3fdd4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2161</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway at his congressional campaign launch in October. Conway was removed as chairman of Baltimore City Council's public safety committee Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-pedestrian-crashes-VEF2MGD3IZEGRAQCWJTXWVGTKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T18:33:58.364Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating two recent fatal crashes involving cyclists, one of whom was a teenager.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-GEXYDE3SDVAIRG35FJRBHU5FN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T18:26:41.977Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ICPM56MT6VG4ROR2SNIKBTXFTQ.jpg?auth=539a6f87ceb7ed85691c6380985c360593f76ffd65e7134364d43f841220fbfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eat all the seafood your stomach can handle this weekend at the Maryland Seafood Festival.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/stavros-halkias-stavvy-ego-nwodim-podcast-baltimore-KQ4Q66JDDRFNFODR55T76DT5U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T18:26:03.145Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ARHH4LI5VFAODA5BFMSDRVGVOQ.jpg?auth=9da529988131d4d1875e5440ebf8902f75b52e58b8e0787c8de98d2f9cf7f57b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What would Stavros Halkias and Ego Nwodim, two comedians from Maryland, talk about for an hour? Baltimore, naturally.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mayor-phelecia-nembhard-new-carrollton-city-council-removal-WPTTNJ354ZAJXFKVHQE4DSO27I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T18:00:49.073Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UNJ2WZQTKZFW7MY444ZM6K7POM.JPG?auth=f07610f3c5f5f871a6df38caed33c1b72a095e0335fc8cf69d3b7950d2e66f60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4272&amp;height=2848</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Carrollton Mayor Phelecia Nembhard was removed from office Wednesday evening. She denies allegations that she violated the City Council’s hiring freeze and plans to run for reelection during a special election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-vaccine-guidance-flu-season-CHTRSJ65RNFXZE25HUORDZAKMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T17:55:39.92Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TTZL4T2NVBC7ZFVNXD3BCX4ILY.jpg?auth=613f4a2078ddfc41213965676931322c26d6cc8d793e861ee9ad90c14d77dd0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3212&amp;height=2141</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland health officials offered their own guidance on vaccines ahead of flu season. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/saval-foods-columbia-headquarters-RF6R7LEWJVG3HBFFCQOQKKX22M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T17:37:25.857Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A6L6SRX75VHTJC4PYXTCJFLQAY.jpg?auth=26e5e68f7bdb118ee77c4fc1a54fa8f0a36754c6f67b908970cdf76dd73946be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8022&amp;height=5348</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leaders and officials from Saval Foods, the Maryland Department of Commerce, Howard County and Howard Hughes Communities celebrate the groundbreaking on a new headquarters and facility for Saval Foods in Columbia on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/raymond-lunn-attempted-rape-sentencing-johns-hopkins-university-student-T2BPHXTFKZCGPE47FCN7CUJZFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T17:28:51.234Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FC4JJ4AIG5D3LOZKMN2MDJZLGU.JPG?auth=059c12e3ca3339f8576b811014dad0a1d6967ee9e0971f480d44cb9505f5f918&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Raymond Lunn tried to rape a student who was walking on the Johns Hopkins University campus in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/camden-yards-999-baltimore-hot-dog-challenge-ZYBRG62QEZAOXIP7OFYFMUSYFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T17:13:17.366Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HEJRDXNUDRFODAMB2LJRRBKX4A.jpg?auth=698cb84d5ea1c1eddb5d193f751d6f59172e467d7516aa1330c2b24f4e7f2d9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5106&amp;height=3404</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Casey Jarvis, owner of Glizzy’s Wagyu Dogs, pours mustard on a hot dog as he completes the 9-9-9 challenge during a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Guardians in Baltimore on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bolton-hill-power-surge-bge-fire-52X5TU4YE5FZVAUWHAQBBKXTME/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T17:06:07.064Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BFSJXQ4X2JA47PJDH6KEJTR3OI.jpg?auth=b1ddb07961dbdc06192978fe11fa84b0b13ca9f2f6ebfd3e5b2bc3bced82694c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4284&amp;height=5355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sara Serino and Jamie Morganstern's house in Bolton Hill now has a hole in the roof following an electrical fire last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/maryland-state-fair-animal-stories-OIBUPMPSH5GYXPW7EK7HMNIWBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T16:45:38.237Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YR2O5C64ONCXRDSHFGF4WSQ5JI.JPG?auth=d3ac9e8d0b4f4e8b982942838775d846fb713804a69d0949d4472bb448b286a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7095&amp;height=4730</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nadav Drabo, 4, and Natan Drabo, 9, both of Owings Mills, read to goats during 
Cow Tales Barnyard Bedtime Stories at the U-Learn Barn at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/columbia-fried-chicken-restaurants-K7ZRTMRH6JCJTHTKQAIRBNRP7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T16:00:01.869Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6GBCNJ3ZLBCNDFVBJUE22F3IZY.JPG?auth=b33b4697aa4fec3e31185e7ccc1328eb3c978d2132c27a9c0d0e899dd638bd0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7782&amp;height=5188</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From top clockwise, JOEY-EAT-Fries, mild tenders, and chicken and waffles from Crimson Coward in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-immigration-no-warrant-arrests-maryland-lawsuit-C2EZGKRMFRDB5HI2SNA5FXLY2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T15:22:32.783Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5UTD72S7KFCCZDDO4KYDNEJ33A.jpg?auth=392647a761eac25393d242d4689a121c590b840b60e04631da7c527a868bdbd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5232&amp;height=3488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new federal lawsuit challenges what plaintiffs describe as the Trump administration’s “arrest first, ask questions later” policy. Omodamola Williams, a Gaithersburg resident, gives remarks on protecting the region’s immigrant community on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/tiago-alexandre-sousa-martins-ice-release-V5BQGY5BYJELFOU7GFRYEAWYI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T15:22:06.225Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNFJKHYFWFCZ5DIOC7KBGLPWWM.JPG?auth=285c79175232d7ceedb0effd02d84d3ccc3e79b0380c083d837df1dd6494799b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese immigrant whom ICE agents shot in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve, was freed Wednesday after months in federal detention. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-offseason-guide-MWYUOQ6A25ADBD2R5B6AKUWI5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T15:04:49.822Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XHBQH5CEWFGCVGARNPTZ764LMQ.JPG?auth=e9d405f4010ece6c508ca3b6e27e746916acc6f14d2a5fede8ba8009afc2015b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2216</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens’ Jesse Minter hopes to join a short list of first-year coaches to take a team to the Super Bowl.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-monsters-chesapeake-baysox-pitchers-Q7OFH7JNUJDXNF4N4OJRB4QL2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T14:30:00.611Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MSG7BXO2RVEKPDXNBXGBOZJTKI.JPG?auth=27a5cac597603c7243e8f131368caab87b737f3381d237cdfa2d245faa6b47f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With Chesapeake wrapping up its season this week in Richmond, here’s how the rotation is faring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-trash-recycling-cans-requests-6KT4I5BHRFCPHHYWSHYLFAYB4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T14:08:55.326Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CQIWIQE76FA5FCK3QG7HWDILBA.JPG?auth=4503e02ec7b89b8047d54f740b02ff567c3b7c7839cef2aa9cd3ec2ecf29e857&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1952</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City recycling cans and trash cans are stockpiled in a Department of Public Works lot along Clinton Street in East Baltimore. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/mlb-ballpark-rankings-XP2FW37PQRGANOOFITEWA2X2PM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T13:03:00.192Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPXHCLCWB5DZVJPMD32YAIEH2Q.jpg?auth=0780bc7f7f3e74ade677c188ad4314c28e1890233f405e6ee37505b57ef6344e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The view from center field at Coors Field toward home plate during the recent Orioles series. This marked my 30th active ballpark visited.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-capital-region-county-fair-jazz-fest-O4MPGOHEYRA2JAUUWIDHVDN7GQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T09:30:03.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IHCQXMLLTRGN7BMCLLYMHKFKBA.jpg?auth=e071c13c6550675ae16104c92aaff3ea400ab707b9870710d7bacc4429f7b5c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6240&amp;height=4160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nearly 200 artists will show off their works and wares at the annual Bethesda Row Arts Festival, pictured here in 2025, on Sept. 12 and 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/mount-vernon-mural-chap-BC624DF46ZCP7GNE77M5GW656Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T09:30:03.868Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JIKL6LBTHZBLVCHHGDX3FDBHRM.JPG?auth=779592d1ac1c061656940856448bfaecfd60104600a77fc4c62a89f58e6c1b13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A mural featuring olives, branches and leaves, along with Arabic and English text, at 902 Tyson St. in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-offseason-season-preview-6DRQKDHW4NF4BLSKE6VI3ANADU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T09:30:02.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QJRD7T3I4FCMJMNFCEF3ELV5JQ.JPG?auth=7a98f4a92057798bc6e28f3639767edafcebbf5a431ba402cf0ebbfebb9cb046&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels missed more than half of the 2025 season because of a string of injuries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-guardians-8-run-inning-wild-card-race-G75JG5QG2JFOFKD2VSAKTMQ3MA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T02:30:41.215Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RZ774XKGZVGRZLA7OTFILMMBSU.jpg?auth=3ae0a56a5812b66487c9924a6b85fc74f1ff49d52c10edb71538c5e4526d408f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3758&amp;height=2505</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles center fielder Leody Taveras had two hits during an eight-run third inning in a 9-5 win over the Guardians on Wednesday night at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/barry-melrose-dies-OOYTWJ3M7RAVXMF5NE4SLTVILA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T01:41:46.957Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H24OUJA4CFDG5LYFAP3P66GZ7Q.jpg?auth=2ff0cbed2e371e2ba79906daf2e81453d3653be5f28d242e3e9e0f4206e16e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3439&amp;height=2375</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-police-car-hit-run-fatal-crash-montevideo-ZRLA653FJZDYRCYNO4MVWHR334/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T00:45:35.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TEA3PXMCCFHB5JP76FAO6NZ23A.jpg?auth=0cdda337413e5b2ec710847c9bb72c3ec184ddaedbad84515f01fd54984c78cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5242&amp;height=3495</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man died early Sunday after he struck a parked Howard County Police car in Jessup and crashed during a pursuit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-padres-winless-west-coast-trip-EQC552EBFZDEBPLAIGX46UAL5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-10T00:24:29.065Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CC2RLP7GWNBCNOYF4UYGPB6T7U.jpg?auth=3a75656f49baea0f3fc6604b6574f85118c809b8c0c1c91cb2a03a0dce02fdee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8024&amp;height=5350</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals manager Blake Butera argues after being ejected by first-base umpire Emil Jimenez during the third inning Wednesday in San Diego.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>