<?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/criminal-justice/pikesville-shooting-police-officer-shaka-kamara-baltimore-county-XXAJWAPB45AI5FAN3PQTP66BCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T23:35:34.448Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NRO6YHHARVCTXIU6I3EQKP3OV4.jpg?auth=00e36f008133ac69bce3f7feef3162526fc72211d40a2f30daba0b1885964622&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police officers respond to a shooting at Villa Nova Park in Pikesville on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/arundel-water-access-budget-vote-KR5WHGGWRNEIFNLQKW27PXS4HI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T23:30:05.19Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KZDASTJYWZEKBDJ36626JBQOKY.JPG?auth=7360daedc8c62394ffe97ac58d142f1488345dc8c39800ee1727f8fe3ccfdd89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Anne Arundel County Council has delayed action on a long-debated plan to enhance public access to Valentine Creek in Anne Arundel County. County residents have limited public water access.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-minicamp-lamar-jackson-injuries-marlon-humphrey-rashod-bateman-3Z45C2WRJRAOVPDDU3GFZ2XVAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T23:20:13.958Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QEAFMTDNDNBYLPA2XUUZAE67NE.JPG?auth=1b50b9ba23a4001af2378aa0d9d9ad0a1da5986dbe1096bab9009c490b12bfa7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2153</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson runs through drills during the Ravens’ second OTA last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-minicamp-calais-campbell-nnamdi-madubuike-roquan-smith-SER2C3ZDVFEJJBWW5EKZU4YMAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T22:54:10.992Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3Y7VYMIDXFHUTKIWFAF6TFBQ6Q.jpg?auth=a5d8364aef0e83a10db556174ad19711480983f277035703baae3e180b4988fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6827&amp;height=4551</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell takes the field prior to a game against the Denver Broncos in Baltimore in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-WFWLLDGEKRAZNENNBNXCYNZGEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T22:04:12.409Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FFKGQRZYSFGTJBZA7FVQIXCSSA.jpg?auth=90e868515f6c220465d689e97554506b28c358f2c1ba04091b62ded048a06185&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The White House says the bill will provide $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion for the Border Patrol and another $5 billion to cover unforeseen costs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/patapsco-wastewater-treatment-plant-baltimore-explosion-two-injured-UHJURSEX4BD5ZD6P7DAWGB5EEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T21:47:01.822Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6OAHEXFSEFGXDC3KU5A7T732DY.JPG?auth=273101bf37b39ce944d0ed9a59b74eda1a8928d0fe9c94efbe0f04198d2ed6fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore fire officials are still investigating the cause of the explosion.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/anacostia-river-water-data-4ULXYEOPFVGRZHDPF3GLTWV6KI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T21:23:25.223Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IXARTFQNJBDRPLHBQGYUXH6WB4.JPG?auth=4932a6d8900afb19079a235f55b15b360f9334cb288ecc4ffb2361d3c510c75c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5517&amp;height=3678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Williams, president and CEO of the Anacostia Watershed Society, emphasizes that a new dashboard that provides real-time water quality data for the Anacostia, Potomac and Shenandoah rivers is about overcoming decades of community hesitation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/veirs-mill-gail-street-pedestrian-JKZYEFHA65HL3IZKI26HTAYPVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T20:29:00.296Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County Police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore on Thursday, March 13, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/maryland-transit-administration-bus-pride-baltimore-C43BATEQRRDI3I44QM7YZE7M3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T20:12:06.53Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IHALKT6FLNFAJBPK6LBXW2NB44.jpg?auth=b732cbb45bb00070852f1b0446c17d1a00290bf82d825edd1f0b8b958c46181c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1800&amp;height=1200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore artist Joan Cox’s painting, “Side by Side,” was selected to be featured on the MTA’s new Pride bus. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/orioles-owner-marries-behind-closed-doors-amid-hushed-tones-W7P2LFVMWJGM5OVQOYW6F4AHJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T20:08:08.355Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZXM2IAOEBFEQZIT3Q2LQJ7M7DI.jpg?auth=0c8a619eea5212965b01013bfa6377c6268c45ffb3c9696c4a7970f92c303671&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4467&amp;height=2978</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Rubenstein took over the Orioles in 2024 as part of an ownership group. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-agora-publishing-lawsuit-mount-vernon-4VNWKIT6VBDQHC23G2YH3NPSJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T19:54:20.549Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FZ4YJ4IMXJFATLDLP6T7VHP7YA.jpg?auth=b9103548829930a1b52785da221a8b3ef1e88c00717406a89fb7e21a843959a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5163&amp;height=3442</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mount Vernon-based publisher Agora has been named in a new consumer protection lawsuit from the city of Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-mariners-6-3-RXPQXOJIRZBQREIQPGKPIV4WRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T19:28:59.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HCTZ2C3J7ZERZGQEPHX2W63PAM.jpg?auth=791ec01b877ecfe77a01c07ab591ab54e8719424e654862ebd5a08268cb753c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6997&amp;height=4665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Trey Gibson, center, pauses before exiting the game against the Seattle Mariners in the fifth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-blue-jays-baserunning-call-mlb-rulebook-M5NGXDDKOFFXTHACDNMGKJGN4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T18:29:08.602Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BORDWOKIZJEAFHYV3Y3GSGKWCM.jpg?auth=b9e6effc74c938f55385e697c11061ce6f44e9b847d40fd4a33b7332eee8bb8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2877&amp;height=1918</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz speaks with umpire Hunter Wendelstedt during the eighth inning of Sunday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-elijah-sarratt-saint-frances-academy-2026-nfl-draft-VM4SBDTEHNDDXH3SRXLRWNEAXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T18:01:37.235Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C7XLR2OV6FDCHDY3RL7X7RDSEM.jpg?auth=a39a62e4666d1ed3aee2d09482cb597af68bb3583dbd95c6193ec54b55b0097b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5016&amp;height=3344</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Elijah Sarratt works out during the team’s rookie minicamp in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/kyle-nembhard-anne-arundel-executive-race-KSXOKVTAONFQXKJ7ZGOA6U662Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T17:17:10.483Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPNO2KGXSNHY3O5CDSTR3T3ITA.jpg?auth=a2fc5cd64933907439986d1c1ff9a0cba9147452b9408cabb64c19509d01d11e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3614&amp;height=2733</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County executive candidates attend a candidate forum in Annapolis. From left: Republican Dave Crawford and Democrats James Kitchin, Kyle Nembhard, Pete Smith and Allison Pickard.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/highlandtown-baltimore-businesses-ice-raids-QD7C3QVXFNB5DCHSGDNURHYRQU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T17:05:27.773Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EJB5AMQKQ5ARNIZ4JXITBKZQXM.JPG?auth=68e4c000ac45998f20708711ff16003c573a732528caa19d57edd33d56594aa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1853</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Highlandtown, a growing and increasingly Latino neighborhood in East Baltimore, has been at the center of ICE activity lately. That has business owners worried about the future.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/america250-maryland-things-to-do-AAY4HU6U4ZGQRDPXCVO2PQ24QM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T16:00:01.169Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFWKG3NEHVFFZBKEZJWDGOGO4E.jpg?auth=f2aeff8a4322e27d554b389db38cdc15972528e4085b541bfafafbb7c26258fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory”, an art exhibit that examines American history through a Black feminist lens, on view at Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-win-giants-4-3-comeback-2KFAMTW5FRC5TC2J7CUSL7KCBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T15:56:05.186Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JFR53RYJYZCCFCXR2TD2IIPN3U.jpg?auth=5e2e86f92499173cad2740d38f417bec6bdf78f7d735f708fda191bb9239596d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=691</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams hits a two-run single against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the ninth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/william-beanes-elementary-creative-suitland-MSJRC7CE4ZAWNCHEE26JPHQZDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T15:00:03.235Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7PQOV6BC3NGTZKT4TSF4BSEA2Q.JPG?auth=7fcc4f7e5bfc9a9bb7fc91224793709c35beb100be4f83438ab70473be0369f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2040</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Press conference attendees take photos of the official check-passing at William Beanes Elementary School for a new afterschool program, a partnership with Creative Suitland Arts Center, a project of Joe’s Movement Emporium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/safe-streets-baltimore-worker-arrest-brandon-scott-L4KZN3QL4JENJGYSCDNOEBCJU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T13:52:36.051Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O32MBXTMMFARHK4B34XIX346HY.JPG?auth=837cbf132864b040381020e558f6776206d1f415a747f8d906fab0e77f5f1f08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Safe Streets Zone 12 headquarters in North Baltimore’s Woodbourne neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/former-oriole-trey-mancini-called-up-los-angeles-angels-BQ4YU4IDOBC53HIRTI256AW3XU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T12:45:03.096Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GNAWBMCGV5DNVHYPO4KSEV2OWM.jpg?auth=dcf5b2370db857e7693cad74d20d8e34cf89f1b7653e5db88a53057fe616024c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5515&amp;height=3677</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels first baseman Trey Mancini tosses a baseball into the crowd during the fourth inning of a spring training game in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/federal-judge-h-1b-visas-fee-F56B5KJIPZFR5DHDV6KPHTAHPQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T12:39:48.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B5GPT77SIZG7HFXAKNY44N43II.jpg?auth=1fb3b3ecb53bf285da72d7c2da98ff8b1f6c647b99d659637e954f85848c4327&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4776&amp;height=3184</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[H-1B visas are meant for high-skilled jobs that are difficult to find American workers to fill.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-math-test-scores-black-college-students-W3DH64BNNRBKPCGU3HIISMYSX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T11:07:36.149Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GO275ZFR3RFLFBBJA6N3G5MKGQ.JPG?auth=7d30b6f73f5409b7621a3b8c55870c16dee17cee78be26da935f2e101f8fc3c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Towson University professor Cristina Packard teaches a remedial math class. Demand for classes like Packard’s has surged at Towson, the state’s second-largest public university.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bobby-lapin-maryland-senate-president-redistricting-EQR25SOK5VHHFL6DQZWLVN32HM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T09:30:03.965Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6BDPE6IADNBO7HY77PBI5MLW3M.jpg?auth=2d45b83d1ee25adbc188271d8e1724f22a882c1ee4fd4fedfad1b981e856d8c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3092&amp;height=2328</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Senate President Bill Ferguson talks about his primary reelection fight at his campaign offices in Locust Point.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/maryland-homeowner-nightmares-renovations-permits-7ZJZI6L65VF2LKRZONMFGVUVNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T09:30:02.455Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RT7CZNAJ25DQNOXOV3LT36X67M.JPG?auth=5b6616e7ea6b9761347a2905c9e8e9776659d1601edb62fad5edbb0a22a8297d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7211&amp;height=4807</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Arienne Jones bought her Northwest Baltimore home in February 2025. After contractors found various problems, Jones researched the home’s permit history and discovered it had multiple expired work permits.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-algebra-students-test-DNMAJFR5UJEVLO4H2RM2QDFCEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-09T09:30:02.171Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6W4Q5ZCURDS5KEOHEGAJ72HRA.JPG?auth=4043f51fb33aa75ec233026e3c1cd92a5841d5e88abb2450ec7fc1ba3a916b57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Try some sample questions from the Algebra I MCAP test.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>