<?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/montgomery-county-income-tax-hike-progressive-election-4EYKRF5NU5ELBKLOKLC4DEFMJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T15:29:08.152Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5VAWCXZ2GFCEXKNTR2IBBQTCVE.JPG?auth=b8476a46e6cbc30d4490f3c9bdec42dfdd2b82fcf2765f4ccda6572c06ffa4e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council at their office building in Rockville in December.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-winter-storm-budget-RGBDAMNUXBGYTITR6ULSQAYYIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T15:27:38.646Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3WKC3DI4Y5CM5FJGQXNF43Z2QQ.JPG?auth=7e19165b481c936094355d3b3705688215b9237a9a154f8ad3e898dcd6cbd693&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2042</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A front-end loader clears snow piled at the intersection of St. Paul and East Preston streets in January. The city spent $80 million to clear streets and alleys after a storm and deep freeze.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/hantavirus-in-maryland-johns-hopkins-hospital-SYIP3UGIYFDPHLKULM7QMNNPCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T14:29:36.217Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WPPTO4E4OZHIVF5W6WDMW6DWSU.JPG?auth=757dfe6dd867f7d2205dad3ed6c9e2802faafbda5d5334f1c784d4b653504aa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Johns Hopkins Hospital biocontainment unit team transport Ryan Billman, 13, into isolation during a training exercise involving simulated patients last 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pleasant-view-gardens-baltimore-shooting-guilty-A4BECFUACRGTTB7HDYQAFRXENE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:35:01.113Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NCZTECMTVJDI5FI2E2HQ2F66R4.JPG?auth=3cc03c8b1ae008b9a179cca1d39c04577d94f2047783b6d07b02b09740869565&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6676&amp;height=4516</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police investigate a shooting in 2025 that happened inside Pleasant View Gardens Senior in East Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/consumer-prices-groceries-food-gas-EP25SAAYZVHYFCWUZ6IAHDHS6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:32:34.627Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DNHJAXHWMFBZPOVLMSU425UNLM.JPG?auth=682f36871c3cbb62feba1d979d5a78dc2da4076e126f4f21d89235b6f6521e03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2997&amp;height=1998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Over the last 20 years, grocery prices increased an average of 2.6%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-win-reds-10-4-XIQKZXY45FGJPLHC3DILYPC2IE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:26:29.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BCSHVQCBMVHMXO45L44ISIZNWU.jpg?auth=90f4e1397b4fb173c7072fc56027e0b2444a3ab82288fca07a15b522b606efd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jacob Young, left, and Luis García Jr. of the Washington Nationals celebrate after García Jr. hit a home run during the second inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-yankees-6-2-trevor-rogers-RVTT6XXMRNDHTPBUVG5B2F65O4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:21:13.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M43R53FVEZFR3PG4F3QEOPMCFM.jpg?auth=c48759a94985f58861114a011d3dfdad4a478526ca972ca58ae02624d1952d3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starting pitcher Trevor Rogers pitches in the first inning against the New York Yankees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-dylan-beavers-grant-wolfram-tyler-wells-yankees-AXZAFXKD45AFVFUBUOLMLJEK6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:13:50.381Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UK2KYNTEM5F6JAAL5FZGHEW3Z4.jpg?auth=0412e22be85f4b34d921489870450ad4cbeeac71469f72bf610e4cfcd5fb09ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3562&amp;height=2375</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Dylan Beavers warms up for his at-bat in the first inning of a game against the Houston Astros in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adley-rutschman-swing-evolution-EM3YFFMRW5G6DABMOF4SDXTC5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:00:02.507Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVKFZ5VX3NGRZCLQNFPO55UOWQ.JPG?auth=f245ec6409bb7ee46b3d7ba099b97da556b1795dcbbd8c843a9e9df31081f7a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman is hitting .290 with five home runs and an .873	on-base-plus-slugging percentage through Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/pier-six-pavilion-finn-group-OZMSFDBXQBHI7LLL73PDX6AJAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T12:07:58.829Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/USZVYTAYXJBELNUOM7LGVRJHEA.JPG?auth=8f27c25c8e0847ab6ac3d79528ac65ff2338eb41e06df1bf92d7a6d7abbfadbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Finn Group and Knitting Factory Entertainment are the new operators of Pier Six Pavilion, the prominent waterfront venue previously run by Live Nation for the past decade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/chevy-caprice-national-law-enforcement-museum-WEY3LZ3W65GWFH4MRGMLDXLTWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T11:39:49.463Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4PUOKFK7JFEFNLMJUV4PB3IJQ.JPG?auth=6d7c867b865290bcc12a726e0a340208a2fd2caf5f605ab82caf4a4224cd4d2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 1990 Chevrolet Caprice used in the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks is displayed in the exhibition, “Without Warning: Ending the Terror of the D.C. Snipers.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-diners-disappearing-restaurants-SVLXIUSK2ZDRBE4DG3EEQXFKDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T09:30:03.714Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QFPUXSZMFFBWPHPAS5MVXBBADM.jpg?auth=e9458b12391eb29697b6638b6aafb21ba90afee1f878f9729b77e7c555621018&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4351&amp;height=2901</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Customers sit at the counter at Kay’s Place in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-stakes-2026-laurel-park-NCO7UQ7RTFGVVJEMHKTNPVKWNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T09:30:00.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IK7QRMESXZHHRLMMFOSKSRQBZY.jpg?auth=f572321f185718ec54c5e66a9992985ce54de5081ee2536bf2fe5857ada0e087&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With the 2026 Preakness Stakes, horse racing at Laurel Park will come to a close. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-county-housing-affordability-worsened-7HV22UXDT5AB3HUM6M5MT4QVT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T09:30:00.578Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IYY6AKOKJZCN7ML5NN5HTL5C2Q.JPG?auth=1f2f750d61aad298d21a20c476d400aed4293147ec5c16020b7846152ac6f45e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Addyson Woodham, 5, rides her bike as her father, Torrieual Woodham, grills outside their Dundalk home. The Woodham family lives in a two-story rental they say has water damage, bug infestations and collapsed ceilings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-handicap-guide-horse-by-horse-iron-honor-favorite-46LUBTXOFJGOLE4IWZ44MC5YQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T09:30:00.475Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/REW4XVLRKFHFZMEPEQT7WP2EOA.jpg?auth=a7d7e361d7a4769ff00657a9d4b9452858a7db0a6700036fb02e97d562016b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The third undercard race gets underway during Preakness Friday at Pimlico Race Course last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/isaiah-kirby-michigan-police-department-chief-jennifer-brown-resignation-TV6756HWEVB6VNNN2RGHIN7UEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T00:24:41.369Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HV3WDP74IZE5BDOQSQN7S53PYU.jpg?auth=74129c42b3878d0037651426b105abf8c38ab6dfd24902dee5428e2a02e904b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2736&amp;height=1824</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of Isaiah Kirby, a 21-year-old Owings Mills native who was fatally shot by East Lansing Police Department officers in Michigan, are demanding the release of the unedited body camera footage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>