<?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/transportation/3-northbound-lanes-of-i-95-will-close-through-saturday-for-emergency-repairs-KOXPBOXOG5HZPLWCVRTWV2LDYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T22:52:58.848Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFIURXED2BCOLNSUGPP45PX52M.jpg?auth=e7713af456750b5a20a7c4d23b852d5f41fceb2aa3f3579603ac321e26bf0773&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4147&amp;height=2764</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo looking south on Interstate 95 in Harford County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-loch-raven-reservoir-ufo-alien-GN6ZL5LOBBEFNASRZA4GAWCWII/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T22:24:27.495Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PPSKVDJYSFHZ7D7M4A3KAMLDFM.jpg?auth=7e6ea1171407a5133603ae50f387995ce7bfd08fe8da4a239295811a084a3441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Retired astronautical engineer Paul Carr and local historian Josh Bell, bottom left, walk along the modern Loch Raven Drive bridge on Friday, Oct. 23. The bridge over Loch Raven Reservoir where Phillip Small and Alvin Cohen spotted a UFO was demolished in 1988.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/barc-situation-closure-WFIFVO6RGJHDRMNJFIXUHAI6DU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T22:19:25.745Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DHMDYSOWGZGGVGSPGIU2KM2BMA.jpg?auth=b81258322b571a04f945ec347fb6d6f4b86bed56afd941c2569625b05c475991&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center is one of the national leading research facilities. It’s credited with breeding the first commercially available turkey and developing the Roma tomato.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/baltimore-city-community-college-president-debra-mccurdy-4O2IEZFNFBBAZBFKDVYMLS67NU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T21:51:05.923Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q3FNQEHI3NHD7OGT7AB3Y7DYEM.JPG?auth=6f278c01ab53e4ac8b40e7247ffb1b6774dd2f63691ae93ac778172d7cc34273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Community College was founded in 1947 as Baltimore Junior College to provide post-high school education for returning World War II veterans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-superintendent-of-the-year-mark-bedell-VUKERG2J5FBR5EPUPYZ3NUOHFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T21:25:19.569Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CNNDV2O2URFXJKTNQK6IPOQKKI.JPG?auth=0f38b7b2d381e5eb8ce3a3e9b95b5c5efdba3c0ac2f5869339d5b385b1311dce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell talks with fourth grader Micah Chan in Rebekah Grossnickle’s class on the first day of school at Van Bokkelen Elementary.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/sphere-national-harbor-TRCX4JJGG5FQ5HEPOVX5WRZBSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T21:20:57.909Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NEDEYBF5V5A6DPOW2JMNUUNTMQ.jpg?auth=cebfbc3561c8d05cc4cffcea1b47d1ec23822255d7919cee75f57bfe8f4bbfe5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering of the proposed National Harbor Sphere provided by Sphere Entertainment. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-availability-bills-RNKQVUZ7AVAB3IRNCTSAG2BYXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T20:28:39.962Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ISGFES475VCT5IZFR4VQDQ3DEQ.JPG?auth=3cf0a20952fd0df19a207d2408de694d442215d213424bc0bfb9a04ee132b244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2243</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) celebrates tight end Mark Andrews' (89) touchdown in the team's game against the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 4.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/early-voting-montgomery-county-35MBXZ2NDFCZNCZ55MHMMAGI7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T20:02:46.982Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYTTMQKX6NB2VCI7GSNJYDBEN4.jpg?auth=70b677a0af45a03f39852769f88b28fe6d0b8dabef95d3a28033b052d90b40c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Will Jawando is running for Montgomery County executive. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/roger-kaul-gerrymandering-ads-Y5SARZFVTRGQ3M7RLXLELJBEBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T19:29:56.293Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M7CLOP6GUZFXFDKFXKTVLXWYFI.JPG?auth=219dce292d85db94d262915a23a6b38383109de81312fbf1f9cb04e58a4e2fcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Kaul, a retired engineer from Carroll County, has spent thousands of dollars buying ads on WTTR, WBAL and WTOP radio stations advocating against Question 3 on the Maryland ballot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/omar-jonathan-ventura-ajbal-prince-georges-three-homicides-HTSWOGG2A5CTZPP66N2AOKWE5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T18:56:42.996Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TBGIPHXTHRDAXNS6WJ5NNRT6JA.jpg?auth=24b6947e2295b78839b2272e859126c28f605dd65390acf69a3e82d607f94a37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man from Hyattsville and a man from College Park were identified as two of three victims killed on Thursday in Prince George’s County, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-coby-mayo-VNYNABHSWBFORMSMNO5HDBGV3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T18:40:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SLLWK2EMPNGQFIQ7JQRSK5ES7I.jpg?auth=f8bae92d5595b59e531e4f3603e9dd1b6315a52f4e0e6ebc92a0abe73b6cb34d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4157&amp;height=2771</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles’ third baseman Coby Mayo watches his ball in a game against the Boston Red Sox in Baltimore last month. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jesse-minter-momentum-problem-B5Y7N23QLND5LA4SHXMWKWN4HU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T17:09:10.928Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EMV6W2BSZRC73LAWXHSF5YHMLQ.JPG?auth=918f30253db077ea37e826f8cfe7b45be634598febc6ba0ec98f3b31f99aa9f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens head coach Jesse Minter watches from the sidelines as the clock winds down in the fourth quarter as the Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Ravens 35-13 in Baltimore on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/raeford-ray-gaskins-sr-baltimore-obituary-WIQ4CDXTG5BQBHHC7DTMNCSD4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T16:38:48.845Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TZW425VDBFAEBMFJADZOIVO6LY.jpeg?auth=a06cba2f60b08a224b61386550f9d57a585cdb0a1fffd22fa16f822090bbcdca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1397&amp;height=1397</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Raeford “Ray” Earl Gaskins Sr.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/baltimore-rock-opera-society-orb-pondering-kelly-carnes-fired-OA7AMXACSZC5NHBBAJ5GWIT4WA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T15:47:54.881Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SCMH6RNXKNGXZP5EJQQ67Q5AWA.JPG?auth=80ce5678175407a97bb65cfba27c90e910ad27ed200e4ea99fa16abe9cb22bf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Actress Jennifer McKenzie plays DM, one of the lead roles in the Baltimore Rock Opera Society’s new play, “The Orb of Pondering.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/silver-queen-cafe-baltimore-closes-bge-bill-QH75UMCYVJHZJK5UZTZNVZPOO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T15:08:20.758Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IXSOFS6X2ZBQBNYADLSUDO62H4.jpg?auth=ac2fae598b7886438cdc3d40501b19720a6f70a99ffd575f9f517c471a37d3ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Silver Queen Cafe will close as its owners, Nicole Evanshaw, left, and Jason Daniloski, focus on running The Market at Hamilton across the street.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/steve-pappas-greene-turtle-ocean-city-obituary-3XJ2QIWSRRCNPL2VW6HWRLKPJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T11:50:48.611Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DTDYXJ7DUVBSTML5WT23IMVFAE.JPG?auth=fa011bdef8460b98e9c3bbd9d455dc33d2fa678a09bf30940e7aad2bfbb7eb5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Patrons walk past the Greene Turtle sports bar in Towson. The Greene Turtle franchise has expanded to 23 locations across Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-bills-game-predictions-BPTENX74JVDZVIXZYUCMACU7RY/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AR4UOLRMDRC5JMFQVZOVIOARSU.jpg?auth=80358ab5b46928de3efbb9f2884febe19d3d9fed4f9a4620dac0e99f0a4b427f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1850&amp;height=1235</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens running back Derrick Henry rushes forward near the goal line in the second quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-maxx-crosby-eric-decosta-G3UTZA2XR5FHBMCBOPE4PM6HN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EBFJULYF2JGHNKHCDJUTMABGAI.jpg?auth=a0873b5bd6cd2f34f7065ef2ff044e0074bf754238004a48c1f5e5d508fff212&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5512&amp;height=3675</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby celebrates a sack of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson during a game in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/wes-moore-baltimore-improvement-MEHEUSFOFNCWFN634V5YSOJ7YU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BL4YAW7JOBAFDKKOSQA235D7BU.JPG?auth=689cc787c7b529cd3ee734439e0d15e9cf01c20176fb71c15c72dbc51d4cf0d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore speaks at the Maryland Innovation Summit, hosted at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, on Oct. 1. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/chevy-chase-home-for-sale-rollingwood-BMYRC4UT3NCBLPPSZ5IRF2DU74/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FKZSTFXJPNDAZA52WF7VCG3QTQ.png?auth=65051a144eebf950df0e0b73ae69df77153c8b1598ac5faab11875a9ebd60a8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1440&amp;height=960</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/guinness-open-gate-baltimore-closing-BVTRWCE735D3NGOYTPZ6CRMR34/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L4IS72GLWBETBMQLT25C6BZSE4.JPG?auth=71801362e7076f0d54e70af8637a6b92a3d5e702804360eff35c50cd7893c895&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A statue of a beer man greets visitors to the Guinness Open Gate brewery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-election-day-races-to-watch-VPAI2L6TQBFM5KGTPG5GR75ZOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWVQMKFLBNFOTKV7457EF4CU54.jpg?auth=700919c9d54437e516a21ae369796c0a9ca167b62e7db8397515f67c856894ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tuesday’s election in Prince George’s County will determine whether the roles of the two at-large council members, such as the one Jolene Ivey holds, will be eliminated. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/iran-blue-wave-amy-acton-congress-BMXYXN7DLREWZPT5UMSCH3FFB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KWIKJ3Z2LZFT7ETBOBTMVPHEMI.jpg?auth=d1428f4a1d1101053197eb5b52f488dab35d31f7b8e50c6ca4f76ff847ce74cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran on March 1, days after the United States and Israel launched an attack.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/daylight-saving-time-health-sleep-scientists-debate-P72GDSUY55HC7K6HHPWR7AVGVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7Z3FRHGUMNEKBPVA5CGNUQXYDU.jpg?auth=e07dc8ce3858a7d1c7cd8a1fd9c42d70fab5fdad56d2e42706f79aacdd94692a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3180</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylight savings time comes to an end this weekend, but the debate over the when to set the clock doesn’t.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-election-vote-what-to-know-SUERW3L5A5C6HKPKMJL57OZZDU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EGCEZAKJJ5HGJAMUDJBI3A55B4.jpg?auth=9152c63d3ff963daa1702eb66baaba8cfaa91e4239a334d87670d6afe9b8ac48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5336&amp;height=3558</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Voters will choose a new county executive, among other key offices.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/new-carrollton-special-election-mayoral-candidates-Q3ZSUZTGVZB5NAQ4T5LBELFAV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-30T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FTOM6773DVAU5EWEHYWT3HVL5Y.jpg?auth=aff35f50764397ba76dfd813a701a2f6c80540c8d9da76deda5a273b1ab8f6f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1087&amp;height=735</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former New Carrollton Mayor Katrina Dodro, left, and New Carrollton Council member Briana Urbina, right, are running in the city's special election Nov.9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>