<?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/harford-county-teachers-assaulted-5ZRRZ62GOZDHZIND43QRSENDAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T20:48:29.629Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harford County Sheriff's Office took a student into custody at Roye-Williams Elementary School on Wednesday after an assault on staff members.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-lose-royals-6-2-zack-littell-R3H3FVSDERC7TOI4XV4F2U25FA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T20:21:24.811Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJXRKJPQJBCXZAAUSWXDHPWSPY.jpg?auth=081fc88eb13f41d5351f261eb9ce16e29c2111558e009670ed4fa3934dacdc44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals starting pitcher Zack Littell pitches in the third inning against the Kansas City Royals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-land-acquisition-high-school-elkridge-RF75DBCNCBAFXAGTXXERQKM75E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T19:32:16.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FR45X4BJXFBJ3KPBIZTB5K6S4I.jpg?auth=04f7e4e433ce0c28beb31fb4184fc07979aa6f590189cf5686b402e04995f844&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4096</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Executive Calvin Ball speaks at Wednesday's press conference to announce that a site has been secured for a new high school at Troy Park in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/coast-guard-severn-river-viral-video-runaway-boat-maryland-KVLQTZEKZFEXPHBRB3HM7XLDHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T19:29:56.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3ZYTYCANU5GMZMVHTU6Q3J6LTY.JPG?auth=1451c65a231a93dac83cf59d4bf027ba03409ff05b84fc404729e4b31ed0a1d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A spokesperson for the Coast Guard said that the boater was ejected after executing a high-speed turn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/kalin-rytina-stroke-panama-RKLRKCRFFNBIXITDUQMGRGARFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:53:42.626Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T2IJGZ7D4JCRBJ2REQHX52Y54U.jpg?auth=14e2e5b0cfacb6941b18756ba6faf18f2d347169096ebdfbd3375806a846c56f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=804</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kalin Rytina, of Carroll County, suffered a medical emergency while traveling and was hospitalized in Panama.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/african-american-history-museum-terri-lee-freman-retires-ZCCPWI4KAVGZDLYNZYTEMNOCZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:19:35.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CFJC6FHOAFBL5MMY2Y4AOVFU5Q.JPG?auth=e27ccb21d91f62845138b998c6ec753c748c5575f9bd8f04ace10b220b155215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Reginald F. Lewis Museum President Terri Lee Freeman will retire later this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/afram-baltimore-festival-black-culture-50-years-JF2C3RH4JVAS7IYOH7NXA7BLZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:19:20.744Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Y4L5JAWEBG4REQFIDM6ZNZEQI.JPG?auth=3a8a8b6b1415a437a7b1f48462ebe9e8537b5f53ea80ff7ab55edc6e701adf51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=850&amp;height=566</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A performance at the Afro-American (AFRAM) Exposition at Charles Center and Hopkins Plaza in Baltimore in August of 1977.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-detective-suspended-murder-case-R6SK47QPKREBJOH4326T56AEWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:09:35.687Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police Detective Storm Sheckells is suspended after he looked through a cellphone linked to a murder case without a search warrant — and later lied about it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-missing-boy-human-services-wes-moore-tristan-king-ivan-bates-YOOJXDM5KBGNRIEOQPDEENYANY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T17:59:51.77Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EWY23RCCUFCKNBBF652B6U72T4.JPG?auth=8cdc3c4793922aeba7940dfe14765ac890069330de7e66ff19e5a03fc219bd6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denise Day, the great-aunt of 9-year-old Tristan King, had been the only person facing accountability for Tristan’s case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-maga-nino-mangione-blackface-VBMGASNNARCYDFIVG3BPQFQUFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T17:25:26.058Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VQLV6VCQPNG4XC6YMSPM3Y424M.jpg?auth=7cd858b4e8cb499c3002a5752cc3531d26f198a98f5787806f811f2233578590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The coarsening discourse, attention-grabbing tactics, and efforts to out-MAGA one’s opponent in the Baltimore County Republican primary mirror national politics. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/melesse-semegne-sex-assault-charges-fenote-training-academy-PM2BZWUOWFHD5EO5N6QVUZ4NRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T17:11:49.139Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/joni-holifield-heartsmiles-baltimore-youth-nonprofit-obituary-PV7SAX32FJDIBONAROMG4I5EDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:12:12.09Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BAGCFUU4RFHWFESWKL2FTJP7UQ.jpg?auth=a89fb44aa6976ca4523c51778bf9d4b7e6c5c406c81bab6a61f86bd72e246727&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1247&amp;height=1559</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joni Holifield was the Baltimore Ravens' 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/shina-parker-integrity-title-real-estate-baltimore-obituary-GOSIR63JUBG6TAJSBEEQ5Q63FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:07:25.31Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QWTVVOHR5VCIVHG3RNSD6BEHD4.JPG?auth=d567504bedf4ebceab6c51c5150db34ce817c74eba327c2ada0143c65ec87f96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shina Parker, a devoted mother who enjoyed dancing and volunteering, died May 28. She was 63.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-fired-federal-workers-donald-trump-candidates-P2CA3AFE6JH67GQQPUZJE3XXAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:02:33.028Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JSAZOIAL7NGBVFYHTG6PRZUAIQ.jpg?auth=366092dd96bf9f4c843f63967fc80b08c0ea33055ffaae2f6c4fd38a6b548023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The candidates hail from the FBI, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the National Institutes of Health. They’ve represented America overseas as diplomats and on disaster response teams, and aided in historic criminal investigations, including of President Donald Trump.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-trial-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-PKS5I5TOBNBHZM3ZPB32H7GGMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T16:00:42.165Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VGMRPUL2X5HX7C767PLT7ZAOFI.jpg?auth=1733bb765f6470ea4127d4b44be9e12efb821c76d74ce07f1608e85c66ad0d12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-schools-superintendent-finalists-EKTY6SSL7BECLF5ZO54GAX4SVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T15:38:25.697Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W2SDVXAIMVHNHCII3GLJM24JXE.JPG?auth=9e1c9e9ae68e6da2e718cb8f88c0d5cfb18363d6370e8e4c34c04498dae422c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four finalists for Baltimore County schools superintendent speak to community members during a panel in Baltimore on Tuesday evening. From left, candidates David Sovine, Edward Ryans, Penelope Martin-Knox and William Heiser. Moderator Alena Zachery-Ross is seated center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/santelises-legacy-fund-raises-450-thousand-52WDXXVB7JBGJFNMIBIQOQS63Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T14:59:05.829Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FT3IICFIZJDR5BI7DGATVQSGAE.jpg?auth=3ce15c96475398c52956c916c4f8909257c1996334b1ff689c22a92435c7280b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises will leave her post this month after 10 years. A fund named after her will continue to boost education for the city's high schoolers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/gaithersburg-muddy-branch-road-VG3EIX2P5NEOFEKOG7FMFD6PHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T14:28:45.218Z</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, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republican-governor-cox-hale-AEH7YRQPWNHA7CRVY4LFVKOTXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T14:00:01.955Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAGBBU4ADJGW5GWKJVBN4SBR2Y.jpg?auth=641b487a6643261e1fd454a82143027932c00619e1ac462e404218919e73a318&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican candidates Dan Cox, left, a former state delegate, and Ed Hale Sr., the owner of the Baltimore Blast and a retired banker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/dalya-attar-malcolm-ruff-baltimore-maryland-senate-race-4CPDO4MRUNAYXGKZI3II2FDGEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T13:38:24.62Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KUJSKWJKYJGKNCOWIXD2FH7NPA.jpg?auth=2c659741b49720cdbec09e83451e0556f165466457d8a9ab1f81ab9345c98532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Smallwood, seen here in 2022, says he’s seeing a double standard in the way Black lawmakers have been treated compared to state Sen. Dalya Attar.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-win-royals-6-4-nasim-nunez-AKUKMUSRMJD5VFWQ4JYCIO4TRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T13:04:31.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T7MC7YT6HJACLAPXQNJXW5NBVY.jpg?auth=d3ef18dd3f69134371fa94175e0655a4a0d2c9fd53d9c85ef95f65dd868cb1f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3835&amp;height=2556</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' Nasim Nuñez beats the tag by Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia for an RBI triple during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/donald-trump-reflecting-pool-QUZGXZGSSNANNJXE3OIHZIDQRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T13:03:46.891Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ETA5LN7A4NCSTHAAQRM2E5GPGM.jpg?auth=b98d1d1b38c788c61e2c950614156a68b7a7a626d6570ba87bc12c1e409ab290&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3936&amp;height=2632</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the National Park Service clean algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-seattle-mariners-3-1-brandon-young-JEMK5M5BVZH6HCYP7EN2R5MUJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T12:56:37.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALLBPFA7OFCBXBAQXSDGG37NEA.jpg?auth=4f6a0a0656ad565cb554f792e4a012e7d17c1b6c40a56814b14eaa4c44e7cf7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6955&amp;height=4639</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seattle Mariners' Colt Emerson scores ahead of the tag from Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman during the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/prince-georges-county-candidates-data-center-development-C37LLAP775BA7MX27H4XNCFKWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T09:30:00.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SLTPKGZABNHVZDLVQN3TAVOXN4.jpg?auth=964ffd45fa210a2b9920ea0d199210a687353003bf41da9c00030dc03486d791&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council member Jolene Ivey during a council meeting in May. Ivey used to think data centers would be good for the county, but now she is more skeptical.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/ebola-hantavirus-maryland-vaccine-center-R4QOZRNVSZCLBCCVYGWVTMG37Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T09:30:00.55Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4G74S2MADZHA5IVW7Q4KX5N7TE.JPG?auth=43e96f01cfcd29de0ec15fa1b174a0f9ab6cf65a072034f34782f4564fc0cb0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2047</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stefan Kappe, a malaria researcher, was recently named director of the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/chatgpt-ai-restaurants-food-photography-DRANOQEY2BCJRFY2FTMUOMFDG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T09:30:00.365Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6ZYUD5GL2VDNPKSPINAUAXR3HE.png?auth=69fbd576da9bc63a2d0591181b66cf45b9531244c0f744cd60ce4b77639aa1f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1352&amp;height=992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[PJ’s Coffee owner Yagnesh Mehta used ChatGPT to design a Mother’s Day promotion for his cafe, as well as a flyer advertising it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/izzy-patoka-flyers-baltimore-county-council-photos-2EULM5JMLNGDFFFGDAP24RHMOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T01:47:50.666Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YX372YAV3NEXRE3MMW5LZV3FVI.jpg?auth=cffe6929376396ef7c7bbc4bece89228ce94e2871b1b3fd1eade28c1943f5bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2038</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County council member Izzy Patoka speaks at a press conference on Monday defending his campaign flyer featuring photos of council candidates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-public-schools-charter-school-settlement-education-bcps-L43NTSGJKVDKTKTAKWKNNOJ4OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T01:42:48.667Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6TMSVLLSBZA2XOAO5OE2GZP6JQ.JPG?auth=6d62126a1903b8ebfc3df34502ca773630bd71fc0ec6daf80648a92c617686fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6391&amp;height=4261</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City school board voted Tuesday to end years of fighting over how it funds its charter schools. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/nazir-bell-towson-university-missing-swimmer-potomac-river-744CKIVZIZCM5CA3BBMMTPK3UY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T00:55:22.479Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IL3WZZURQRCFPFJS5FAGWOX74E.jpeg?auth=337de69ba5f7ddff012fa16c46bcf3fd8bc7d1e55f2f4108c11951d953051984&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Search crews on Tuesday recovered the body of a swimmer who was reported missing on Sunday evening. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-closer-ryan-hesley-injury-update-4SHNLDY4NRH7TBU4THRYBC3XME/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T00:52:36.224Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S44C2S445ZFN7HSKD5NO4OHCRM.jpg?auth=046150db55657a0dc7b4437469e317b1d11a4aa18253d4f034c3a12ed74337a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3535&amp;height=2357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles closer Ryan Helsley is rejoining the team after elbow inflammation sidelined him in April. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>