<?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/maryland-anne-arundel-county-murder-crime-prosecutorial-misconduct-4KZYBSXI2VFTLI3B2MP7QDGI74/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T01:04:21.614Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YP4M4JNDNDLZNC2E66RFHRHHQ.JPG?auth=5cf3507258c062fa3736fd1a8c55ae87f021a24bd39277c3b5fc4aa7d332ac78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Circuit Judge Mark W. Crooks on Tuesday ordered James Strachan Houston released to his brother’s home in Frederick.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-executive-race-aacc-poll-HSZVFTAECJABHCAN3X6FR3KHVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T00:11:59.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IEB6LCN7RZCSHONIF44POQQSA4.jpg?auth=61fbc69d95847d0e8693b8911293dcf9f6b386463ed0de8acd69ae5e55253762&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Pete Smith, Allison Pickard, and James Kitchin speak at a candidates forum earlier this month. The three are among four Democrats vying in a June 16 primary for county executive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>