<?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/education/k-12-schools/arundel-schools-transgender-children-policies-lawsuit-6BKCHH25O5HP7FLPPGNF7RQFWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:49:01.254Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ERTN3IYCEJEIFKYYAX27JSVSIM.jpg?auth=f7ae88fe5529d060c5674f76cbba277cd3fe89cd41ed97e68c521b7b6de455d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4252&amp;height=2835</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/united-way-central-maryland-grant-payments-4ZUWHNFCD5EZ5IBCTXIIIJRD3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:39:37.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WEX5F7KL2RDLNL7XMTZK3XHFDA.JPG?auth=18318bcda774584c0ce1bc71659ac407076cea66ac64d6e880057e9095767c19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2172</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United Way of Central Maryland, headquartered in Carroll Park, owes local nonprofits grant money it promised in the spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/babys-on-fire-union-mount-vernon-closing-AC5GDX2UQJDD3LW7EVGFD32SRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:28:29.21Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GE6KSSIRABAL5I6NVK2E6OYENU.JPG?auth=ab5ff30a5fd396ed4edb2754d4bab0b203f7d41cf46da0a90cfc8d4016fd1bda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A statement posted to Facebook by David and Shirlé Koslowski said they plan to close Baby’s on Fire after ten years in business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/turnstile-orioles-game-giveaway-jerseys-NOEKBXVY3JCUDIWGL7JTVJJZCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:16:32.668Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I76N7KP5U5CBRA6PDZYI6XLDWU.jpg?auth=8fe18e0be1f52004989d4e0c54943ffdcf604f57c2492a57f8e1574a74b3c506&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles are hosting Turnstile Night at Camden Yards on Friday, with members of the band throwing out the ceremonial first pitch and serving as guest splashers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/glen-burnie-empire-towers-unsafe-X2Y6CF5YONHH5CFWZ7FJ4REFVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:16:02.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27DCWTQGABASBEP3TQGXNIKFPQ.jpg?auth=2cb23380ab17bd53780bcbf5b4b7aa84b43a618836cfeb720b165a4d91d8ea0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7907&amp;height=4448</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aerial view of Empire Towers, a 10-story office building in Glen Burnie, the day after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-richard-worley-video-shooting-maurice-daniels-7JHHFZ6VB5A2TKG2SUPMMUGKH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T17:05:53.388Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6NILMM2LKNGDBNHHZTCF4VX3YM.JPG?auth=c2601806b0e64a1a37d2c0381fa475a28a5fd7b2313c4f462517f9ef634038e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6038&amp;height=4025</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Body camera footage from the police shooting that occurred on July 5 in the 3300 block of Clifton Avenue is shown on a television inside of Baltimore Police Department headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/eric-andre-baltimore-john-cena-little-brother-S3AZK4JWBNGWDONQP22XIKMJEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T16:29:05.913Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N7Q34IBH35G47BXEEKEQ7UZKVU.jpg?auth=51729b61e6b1f538df7f6bf5639a6769e08f1063e41cb087a5e5982329249c0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3895&amp;height=2833</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Cena, left, and Eric André star together in the new Netflix movie “Little Brother.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trade-deadline-buy-or-sell-GCB7EQGQMJFRLJAV4DBKYROTRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T16:15:17.874Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CVOVNMFZHNAYHMK6NSRBTHVQ6I.jpg?auth=e1e3a78ba80836ab3d1e12b93a2b1bcce69b7d03eafeac587ab4d161051c4bae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2022&amp;height=1348</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outfielder Taylor Ward is likely to draw trade interest from a contending team close to the MLB deadline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/westminster-management-baltimore-kushner-damages-OLAIVJMA3ZGTBFLYDH27D3G3WA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:55:18.897Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JPD6JKPIVNAKVCE3NQELLOIQKM.jpg?auth=46bc7650b9ccae84f3364f1a764e811fc44ea5af071eec41782ba9ec83e1f11a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4833&amp;height=3262</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, center, arrives in 2025 to attend talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-ice-glen-burnie-christmas-shooting-donald-trump-3DZDIVAZW5C77GN4ZGA64QX7WY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:31:40.066Z</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, the Portuguese immigrant ICE agents shot in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve, is fighting for his freedom in a renewed legal push. His partner, who asked to remain anonymous, holds a photo of him.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/trader-joes-baltimore-city-SGI3ITKTLNDTFECFDPBHH3LBYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:12:11.222Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DGGWYCUSMNAFLDFQCJGQ7XYLJ4.JPG?auth=645026270ae56652bdda80b79e7e9d831eb3471e158db1535a2ca44f6d914e24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trader Joe’s will be opening its ninth store in Maryland by taking over the former Party City location at the Anneslie Shopping Center at 6311 York Rd.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-shooting-clifton-avenue-man-killed-7VOZNCPC2ZDD3INAGN5XAWPEAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:04:04.83Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XLFTRIG25RGQDKKCCGSHUJ5AJY.png?auth=a1b6de302d58523c606a6b493bc25b5745d3d7465aff6b3b844592acbad77917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1117&amp;height=818</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police investigate a shooting that involved officers in the 3300 block of Clifton Avenue early Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-high-speed-chase-maurice-daniels-X5UKWWKDYJHOBEINXF23BVJRKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T15:03:39.703Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XLFTRIG25RGQDKKCCGSHUJ5AJY.png?auth=a1b6de302d58523c606a6b493bc25b5745d3d7465aff6b3b844592acbad77917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1117&amp;height=818</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland attorney general’s office has identified the Anne Arundel County man who was fatally shot by six Baltimore Police officers following a high-speed chase early Sunday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/susan-goering-aclu-of-maryland-N4Y6YCGOHJCUVFJMFOZSQSDHV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T13:00:01.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SAXOUAU425EQHMEZBZLJ5XPABQ.jpg?auth=884a36f79153f032928e52627d00cdefa7f914e450f98cbe93eb7a256cd056be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2001&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Susan Goering.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/one-carnival-traffic-closures-parking-D7JAWZNWFVC67GLDJCBOWTKBLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T13:00:01.064Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ITWGZ6NIKZBV3PALAAI5HEHPHM.jpg?auth=c9d318568e3d301597b8871d6635d5ef6ffcc6b30861ec55ba372a6c3ea0c4dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 44th annual Baltimore Washington One Carnival welcomes thousands to celebrate Caribbean culture. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-ron-daniels-5CEAQGH45NAJ5MU274YWFWDHCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T12:47:42.057Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I4GU7WL3DVFSLJ2G2VRWIX6UTA.jpg?auth=669f6a00ea8725c61cd012fb254e51b9addc2389247b922326b215839829ed48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2646&amp;height=1764</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels has led the prominent Baltimore institution since 2009.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/rams-head-cult-classic-pressing-strings-JUWQIZ2EWBG3TMM7TT522JLHCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T12:00:09.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJHWBWNXQZCYLOPQIKRM5BK2JE.jpg?auth=61cb37b470e632851a6875bfef91d26e402b05a545787deb86b76c4cdaaeab25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2992&amp;height=2252</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cult Classic Brewing is renovating some of its space in an old grocery store on Kent Island into a performance center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-miguel-sime-jr-3OCVAZEEN5BZNA7AWVDD27NR6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T12:00:07.376Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ICTESCHUKJCYZJCQC6EL4SU6SQ.jpg?auth=e029db558a25e9e7a998fcc0b32ce4f5e7c50772f53f161ab92d669b46d52d17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3889&amp;height=2593</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Miguel Sime Jr. has struck out 84 batters and walked 45 in 45 2/3 innings this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/pikesville-reisterstown-road-mta-bus-crash-O7S5BLU66BCKDKZZN5IK7OFTNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T09:30:01.531Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LT4PBTEUVRGDBMT75AMUZCNVHQ.JPG?auth=427c38dbe049ce0a6d57c28b120b220f9331c03f59088ccd3fbc0f54f3d89788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reisterstown Road carries four lanes of heavy traffic through the heart of Pikesville, where storefronts, shopping plazas and sidewalks abut the roadway.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/zenimax-layoffs-maryland-WXOPX2KTRNCRZAS6I2LNYAD2YI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T09:30:01.345Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DOLMMYWH5RFVLPBPP2XC6TGCYA.jpg?auth=545140a0473ff1b40e718e3b93605f3599acd0a92a755e700022750e8602419a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6121&amp;height=4082</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rockville-based Bethesda Game Studios is among the companies impacted by the Microsoft layoffs. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/afrezza-diabetes-insulin-johns-hopkins-hospital-baltimore-ZWPTJ5ZQYJG73L6DPGXYUYLZXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T09:30:00.642Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OAJZSHVF2FE6BKS75WJWY7VPWA.jpg?auth=106dcdcdc71628ea0c801c3ee14387bd6c6a10b336f708bec80e8da181400812&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3358&amp;height=2239</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MannKind recently won FDA approval to market Afrezza, an inhaled version of insulin, to children.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bus-crash-pikesville-baltimore-county-fire-department-S34K6HBQWFHB3ADMBVMXO3SJAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T00:45:04.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5YGOK5GSBDGHKKGPE3QBWWP2Y.JPG?auth=ae696688bc78fd5ae84f53c741afc0a673b8024107903b96f7e93fca572c8b6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First responders work on the scene of a multivehicle crash on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville on Wednesday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cubs-finale-jeremiah-jackson-pete-alonso-TXGVDXMGK5HWDLT45J4OSSJESI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T00:14:34.696Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GLTFNKI5W5E37MZBEYIGEOF7FU.jpg?auth=779a05a72bb1efdcf9f1da15d731681bbc1a3b9e542a74dc0a678ab3303dc297&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4609&amp;height=3053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso scores the deciding run on a two-RBI double by Jeremiah Jackson in the eighth inning Thursday at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/empire-towers-glen-burnie-structural-issues-AERSGEYA3VBMDPN4NLLPZLYCKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-10T00:08:13.413Z</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 in Glen Burnie, after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>