<?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/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-layoffs-business-operations-UPPHD4L6HZBW7FNFRGER7W6GFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T14:48:07.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HGKYTUHINRCI7MQ6RTQ6WAHLW4.JPG?auth=01ba2c290276358819378e24181dc4b1f7fa0b56cde0cfdf86aa37af311036cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1965</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mr. Splash fires up and cools off outfield fans during the Orioles' 2025 home opener against the Boston Red 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Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-7/us-congressional-district-7-43E7XH3SHRDIDATSRVKXFIOMFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T14:37:30.531Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-6/us-congressional-district-6-QM5Q4OAG3NBKBCRJ5UM4GT5JPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T14:37:29.946Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-5/us-congressional-district-5-U3NIU6J7LVBVRCKXY3EUPLWRJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T14:37:28.883Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-4/us-congressional-district-4-BQ3ADWZ6VNGUPKLKWR5EM5UG6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T14:37:28.271Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-3/us-congressional-district-3-3CHHZQTEOJC3DOYBJGSYK77SVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T14:37:27.601Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-2/us-congressional-district-2-AJMQXTNM6JBVXDE3QCDSGXF3ZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T14:37:27.111Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-1/us-congressional-district-1-maryland-3WNURWSBZZBKPHBSTB4LBI45UE/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T14:37:26.101Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/umbc-poll-redistricting-question-3-QQUMJHNATJF77IX7YZHAU4OL3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T14:17:37.806Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DLLIFEYUTVBBZBNEZOH2RQAMWY.jpg?auth=9e087d7cbaba129060fdca6e9989061c0e4c158a5c4b6b4a1850f1f2defd71ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Just 25% of likely voters said they would vote for a constitutional amendment on redistricting that will appear as Question 3 on general election ballots, according to a poll from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Institute of Politics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/baltimore-mortgage-fraud-alexander-schultz-6YZJILIHZZA25IIPHPXEDPB7NI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T13:33:59.907Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BQJDLDGUBBHD7OOAIAIY2674AU.jpg?auth=3aeb866e7ee3fc222c5502b55e6e4bfc5f3046238f93b817c5ef9a1b7387b272&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5236&amp;height=3491</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced 31-year-old Alexander Schultz, formerly of Pikesville, to two months in jail for conspiracy to commit bank fraud.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-fall-foliage-MDAWF4NOUJGKVCJDC7WXPVWV6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T09:30:02.531Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AWJKWKERN5CKFMGLKHSW337B2E.jpg?auth=36d1842ed5b8beb594a60d65413c2bdcbff0990f812077ae2559b136cac495d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8487&amp;height=5658</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fall colors are expected to peak in Western Maryland around mid-October. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/halloween-events-montgomery-prince-georges-counties-6MRP6C4DY5BXPI6ASIILQTGYRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T09:30:01.931Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LLWCKZRCEFD7DJV3YZFWY4ITAQ.jpg?auth=1c595b0d778a8903d546ef793cce0d4a5cbde6ab40a1af8698dcba02fbf65f9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3766&amp;height=2510</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From spooky Markoff’s Haunted Forest to a family-friendly Trolley-ween party at the National Capital Trolley Museum, there's a celebration for everyone this Halloween season. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/chips-salsa-rising-costs-free-bread-restaurants-KSUNJZJMFRCQBFTFUFIBYIV7R4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T09:30:01.78Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFZE76B2GZEEHG6AL3YKJI7NDM.jpg?auth=28e474932ebee90f8dede222abedf663f8ee19d853a281f080702557f9f28161&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[When Blue Agave stopped giving out free chips and salsa, the internet got out its pitchforks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-schools-measles-vaccination-rates-BQNBEQ7WPREVNJYMKQM6Z3JKPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T09:30:01.458Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VEVYQW4XYRGPFKVOJD7WASDODQ.JPG?auth=c870d86815844e1a70b682615a8a61806ce9b8f2a90748f7425d102970f85e89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5440&amp;height=3627</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Infectious-diseases experts say vaccination rates at some schools are concerning as Maryland sets a modern record for cases amid a wave of national outbreaks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/suicide-fort-meade-cyber-command-pentagon-memo-MLWIMMAGXVEQXFVIGHZC35HKOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T09:30:01.238Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HBPKDGPTPVEATE7CA4EP2A6AZQ.jpg?auth=53d6a6e80d00a77c329d0ef68b580be270aaf67fb60cbd6509742f0b179bc575&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4917&amp;height=3035</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Pentagon ordered U.S. Cyber Command, located at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County, to take steps to address and support the mental health of its workforce.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-food-trucks-zoning-UFCCJFBBMFBNXHM6GT3RUIJ47Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T02:32:01.673Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KB3PZSF65C3ZOMOK7FG6Z6UHM.jpg?auth=f3431a6e2ed415ef09166ce09570941c694693c8611da5b28e5d0b9dbb9bb8b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5241&amp;height=3494</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Anne Arundel County Council approved an amendment that would let food trucks operate on private property, but other amendments threaten the overall zoning bill.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/fact-checking-gov-wes-moore-dan-cox-debate-Q7DWQFZITNGVLOROPIQ72HLZMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T02:14:32.444Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/COSAHXOM6JFMDCPWNU57UHYAYY.JPG?auth=81ae1714b5fbc7c09a8734972c026aa0f906dc7be0d6e3313cd47edc5bbb8372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters of both governor candidates outside the studios at Maryland Public Television Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Wes Moore and Republican nominee Dan Cox recorded a debate that airs Tuesday evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-dundalk-maryland-visit-live-updates-NTUHAY7JI5GKTEP2ZGF5IUB3GQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T01:46:52.046Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HYBUQNHJGVAM3DYAPT4UUJL4CY.jpg?auth=3b9c7115b29635bcf1c8258ecd7bd48b939f9fce860562bc035beb02f1360142&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump speaks at Tradepoint Atlantic, within viewing distance is the Key Bridge, which is being rebuilt after a container ship crashed into the span in 2024.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/marlon-humphrey-donald-trump-ravens-maryland-ryan-eckley-tyler-loop-nick-moore-ILEUBLM4XFA5POE5GBVAFSURXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T01:42:14.238Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DSCLEDT2Y5HMBIBU25Y2VYI4FY.jpg?auth=630c4e50c1a87b9a9bb4d0264241812d92f9a1b14a22707aff76b4c96765a070&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump greets members of the Baltimore Ravens — from left to right, punter Ryan Eckley, long snapper Nick Moore and cornerback Marlon Humphrey — as he arrives to speak at Tradepoint Atlantic.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/khloe-ishway-shooting-leon-day-park-suspect-arrested-E6KFG6IXAVDUNEHXHSUBO4YTOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T01:19:14.017Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A3DEZLYUYZE5TEMJDSDHOXFWDY.jpeg?auth=cfe81e84e4591797aa697a22ab7a3f7d24a1b06bc64b15f9c931b6977a0c04ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A vigil for Khloe Ishway was held at Leon Day Park on Tuesday evening, several days after the 12-year-old was shot and killed as a bystander at a family event.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/live-maryland-governor-debate-5C5OPLY7ZZHKXJA7M6VHZW3I64/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-07T00:04:14.289Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NSCD4KWBLRCQPEXN5WURJ5RS2Y.JPG?auth=d7e68336c033035c3f4e850abc3059deddd3ced73e7770a2c178b807f0ea45ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5387&amp;height=3584</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland governor candidates Republican Dan Cox, left, and Democrat Wes Moore at Maryland Public Television studios during their last debate in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>