<?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/local-news/county-council-lutherville-station-data-center-7566YE6AKJBILCENINBGCAIIPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T17:22:54.266Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UV7FPF5N6FGJHMZUURWGLNEEC4.JPG?auth=d2fb51d9e28c3b1083879a7b3646e4ed66356931fb8c5bcc25303aa2fcbd0484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Council voted on key legislation related to data centers, housing, Lutherville Station, the Office of the Inspector General and trash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-wrist-surgery-samuel-basallo-concussion-ZIX7ECSVMZCZLO7JRP2OD6NGUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T17:19:02.685Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A7W7BW4F6BBM7FNCL5JNULJ3EM.jpg?auth=bf180b79e62eb4e624cafef8b99ab6e10b23c247c16df735d76d7e3d2cf79aea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5344&amp;height=3563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday connects with a pitch in the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 31.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/monkton-baltimore-county-event-storytelling-discussion-reporters-RW6WHDM27VHIJO74YXMIT4M5XM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T17:07:39.624Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6YTVGSYAQNAMRNGAYR6NEWKLMQ.jpg?auth=0093a9ce68cdb9192a4e260893b11dc25bc2e51111450ce03aa1b67d02832711&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Sept. 29, four Banner reporters who cover Baltimore County will be at Manor Mill in Monkton for a panel discussion on how their stories come together. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/slicen-dyson-barbecue-baltimore-county-2FQB5LZ6HZARTF3UQLRTWB44MI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T17:00:25.016Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CXJIK2PIVENRANJ34HSVMC4CI.jpg?auth=1eef1992dc901b96cc90dac666fe5c34230abd1955dcbf5d4701381eeedb31bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dyson Adams’ Slicen Dyson barbecue stand in Parkville has Baltimore County lining up for an hour-plus. Adams says he discovered his love for cooking after a 2019 injury forced him to quit drinking and prompted him to find spirituality.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/walter-boynton-obituary-3FJNQSBXVFFJFP4Q4SHYVZOMLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T16:32:03.104Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FDLF2YITPVCJLH3R5M5NVKZMNE.jpg?auth=9016c439c66060ce1f8496c3156cbb6b7786a1389c8f23c141b112331d44f482&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2153&amp;height=2154</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Walter Boynton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/jason-morgan-trial-pleads-guilty-indecent-exposure-flasher-canton-A627GNA4AFFJDFBEOGV2N4XMDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T16:21:59.434Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CRW4BI2ZRFNTLZMKPLXRYXDAQ.JPG?auth=e8d19078a208de0e14352f0375b5409f91598797288e34522cf2fde8c7a620bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jason Morgan, of Belcamp, pleaded guilty in Eastside District Court to two counts of indecent exposure and apologized for his "stupid, stupid behavior."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore-county/baltimore-county-data-center-moratorium-5OKGK2L4TRBSXEKKDIPOGZLODE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T15:59:04.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7JOBSPOXVJESDNZQ4URMAWOVPI.JPG?auth=a7496aa1c63d1e3d7de107e871718096a4458760d7e322ce95ade1f9d3b29e5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Council passed a one-year extension of its data center moratorium on Tuesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-community-college-peeping-tom-sentence-PCZWQGB2F5FFXDID5XLBIJRDWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T15:42:54.869Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DWR6V5YYNVHW5FCZJIONHNCXWI.JPG?auth=b2bbab6a7d32d9ce833fc87c7b845e0af76fd0de8aabbe4ec1c956570f704d91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A former Anne Arundel Community College student was sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to placing a camera in a women’s toilet at the school. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/september-noreaster-maryland-need-to-know-QNXKLDJKX5HARFKP76NABFY5RI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T15:32:45.949Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YDAEBSPY4JD45KHDOYRN55LFUQ.JPG?auth=590532c10689ea0e86d2dd47b46737f327ada273e2de807ce1d325388a6cc244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1983</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A strong nor’easter is developing off the East Coast. While forecasts suggest the worst of the storm could miss Maryland, the National Weather Service said a lot about the storm’s path and strength remains uncertain. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/stk-steakhouse-happy-hour-inner-harbor-OSBED4IITVDGFGYIUNGTD34U3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T15:16:02.89Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUX2SL64CZGKXMZKP4FHR4OUME.jpg?auth=02a08fcc8388578ed5e378755ef94b350bf56ed267d7752aef70caa1865d82bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tater tots for $3 with jalapeno pickled shrimp cocktail for $9 from the STK Steakhouse happy hour menu.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-luis-de-leon-bullpen-role-ECM4PH62QJERNJWILZHS4PTDMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T14:22:25.605Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2NHY6IOW2FGGTAXS4DF5Z5SUJU.JPG?auth=c446f588b0ffacbc387259406c3dc8ac8fdf10db83f5b91ab4a5985a49f5f208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Being a reliever, Luis De León has realized, is not so easy at all. Except, despite a hiccup in his debut, De León has at least made this all look easy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cowboys-malaki-starks-trenton-simpson-jovaughn-gwyn-CPKZDM7XZ5H77NUHHKCML546XM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T14:00:03.378Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JNOZUWMUZRH6TBPMBPYB6JDJUU.jpg?auth=e0800205662a750ab9589614379e8f3609681816bad2a8434571cd21616abb5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens linebacker Trenton Simpson takes the field before the team's Week 2 game against the New Orleans Saints.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/private-school-guide-2026-EGGQUUHJZBC2DIQEQX5CBKJGHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T13:40:28.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FXBTSKPQFFHH3BGNZX7XA6FIFQ.png?auth=1df7caf61010e210ce12b64fb3806f1eba32ca843684b31c4f7021c08005c196&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1720&amp;height=1030</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-data-center-announcement-2YXDTFTQJBFXPHGQBXYPDQ4ROY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T13:27:06.73Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B6XG6T34CRDMRMC3ZZZVXAEGXI.JPG?auth=b8d2014306616aaf109dc17d4eea70e3f48fe1badb5aecb16086cc80c8d6931b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6758&amp;height=4505</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joined a list of state leaders proposing regulations for data centers, but stopped short of calling for a pause or ban.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/amc-disability-discrimination-lawsuit-AOOXNV4RLNESNFABCDTCTKWMWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T13:03:20.589Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/647QWC2LMVHULBC3THKLLRDKSY.jpg?auth=18c91360cdaa76d47113048be69f0ecb4c51b223ed2dc450c30cc9c552feab96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5118&amp;height=3412</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The AMC movie theater chain will pay $56,000 to settle an EEOC lawsuit that alleged an Owings Mills theater employee with cerebral palsy was forced to quit after asking for accommodations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/maryland-data-center-faq-SA6FZOGBAVGUVOMGSAEDN7G2AM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T12:58:53.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KYZHVDER7RDAHDFPBE7WJHEJXM.JPG?auth=3dd6b8d32d74d6435cb529a85d3f632df6cdbcc67c0432e10933952116afd564&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A massive data center is being built on a former smelting site in Frederick County. As plans for data centers spread across Maryland, communities are weighing whether they're welcome.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/county-waste-incinerator-deal-WNNWAVCRNFBSVB6OIOPYQ52KHI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T11:00:00.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BV3AP7LV6NB7VF6D4TBNZCBSPU.JPG?auth=311b7981474c69938c399263df91a98bfd521b2996aa453a6870c1e799f198df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The WIN Waste Innovations trash incinerator towers over I-95 in South Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/zoe-austrie-scavenger-hunt-paintings-DLG6LRGSTVDU5IFDPALF5FDXIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T09:30:03.879Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H4QPMJ7WRBEYHKWFYHAQK2FMMM.JPG?auth=182dea8c4e4ea04cc06100971fdd20e9a73df80cbf1bbaaa81cc2097bdddf887&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6838&amp;height=4559</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zoë Austrie’s Baltimore scavenger hunt lets residents discover and keep her femme-forward paintings, which she hides across the city.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-mail-ballots-faq-STFS6U7DCVHRBPYSEGC3XJFU4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T09:30:02.422Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PUNO76CHTBCUDMCLRXC6FYV5JM.JPG?auth=d763e70bb50a9f4b9996de28fc7e6fcf9d6c25892b5f69db550563d3e807390d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If you requested a mail ballot, it should be arriving this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/children-special-needs-bel-air-elementary-UITQZQM26FG3LKMVKWTDMRSATQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T09:30:02.149Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CXZ6F4NJBNHIJMXKKD526XJ2SQ.JPG?auth=412b49986c1b27c9bfe5d0c90b48023ab9e83d6902b4135d1cf6fc07e76c87e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Bel Air police officer offers first grader Joe Hughes a fist bump as he arrives for school at Bel Air Elementary.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-win-tigers-cj-abrams-3TASBKU6YZHPPKZLRXQLLGL2UM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T01:35:47.993Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UZ6HDE2RX5HPLGKQ6DBG7GDJQU.jpg?auth=b69040a826c84a88e50be580ae89144d6f3ff1ee792c7f1368d0e9700659ad05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4444&amp;height=2962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, middle, is congratulated after hitting a home run during the second inning against the Detroit Tigers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/bcps-first-day-of-school-change-MY2N7D24UJHVLFRPNBHVJ2EKSI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T00:52:24.268Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E2OY2CDBNRBBVPM6RFIXIKXARA.jpg?auth=c6111e5c51724619c9554f824c9814dfbc67713aeff0cd74b81f48319296f835&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4035&amp;height=2690</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[District officials pitched a staggered start for the 2027-28 school year during a Tuesday-night school board meeting. Pending school board approval, students in grades 1-5, 6 and 9 would start on day one. The rest of the middle and high school kids would join them the following day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/sba-wes-moore-empire-towers-4L3NN3DH7JALVFQGROZMB7TLAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T00:31:42.654Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LE4VYZWCFVDXLOVFWGYB3OQYO4.jpg?auth=d8a1764700b1d6ae2bdc67d3c181b77ad2f3bf2b89dd45458b87ddcf1ecec326&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5284&amp;height=3523</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency officials respond to Empire Towers, a 10-story office building, after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues in Glen Burnie on Thursday, July 9, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>