<?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/higher-education/morgan-state-university-enrollment-hosuing-IFJKOR6RRZAZBFWKKA4R56GHTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T17:45:30.84Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KD65FD34JVBSTES3GLVA2UJ3IE.JPG?auth=90fd2adf5c0a767ae8d1cf1ef2c188848a23ab6757d3e9330a32cb0aff5e00b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Morgan State is leasing housing at two apartment complexes to add beds for 314 students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/emmetson-zeah-murder-teens-sentencing-mall-columbia-TV23APJWVFGLRK732XW6DPQOV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T17:21:14.962Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6DRIDML2NA6HBFXYYFO5SKRFU.jpg?auth=5c2c0767e8bb7231b1c878b2157464fc286a62628fdd7c6ad23d4e6edc68d15a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3997&amp;height=2665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County State’s Attorney Rich Gibson Jr., right, speaks after Emmetson Zeah was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 70 years in the fatal shootings of two teens near The Mall in Columbia in 2025. Senior Assistant State's Attorney Dillon Yeung is at left.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/annapolis-housing-lawsuit-settlement-52XXBAPE7ZAWLHEEN7GEAAWCRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T17:06:41.975Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVDA4FZKAZCMLLUOXKKMLOINJA.jpg?auth=92b22dd07701419d27d7a80796e7ca2e5506d941ccd9440e1b3d011e82a1facd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6607&amp;height=4405</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The city of Annapolis agreed to a $15 million settlement in two housing discrimination lawsuits.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/georgetown-cupcake-charles-joseph-ali-MXF2LTEKOVEFZBGWRNLXLPANRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T16:55:44.157Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KPOGIJGCGBHSLIV6U2TEJ6JD7Q.jpg?auth=06abcee0934bb494e4d643a2bfffca604ee1534b1530d54b08546f1e73f100e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Surveillance photos released by police show a suspect accused of property damage in Washington, D.C., including throwing a keg through the front window of a business on the 3300 block of M Street Northwest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/pickles-smoothie-king-LWMXEMWYV5CB5DMF72VMF5OQQM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T16:48:30.717Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AKE2AJBIW5FBZKKBRY5J4Z2CEU.jpg?auth=e151c82310ec843a2cb0c363e0623be595a28096d590fbf274040e9b1ad930bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=3780</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoothie King debuted a pickle smoothie with Grillo’s Pickles. The briny beverage joins similar recent collaborations including pickle beer from PBR and Grillo’s-flavored Liquid I.V.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/baltimore-city/baltimore-city-states-attorney-4EXJ3AF6LBCRZNZTFCAQAYMHPQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T16:43:50.311Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOMYN3G5JBDFNSZC7E4JBLSAU.png?auth=f08559e6ce48274ce163032ce3224549174cf159be967595a21488e90549ec33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore City]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-immigration-trump-275INAPBONHIFBSCBM57UA5S3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T15:55:24.621Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BZSQMA6P3BBHHACNY6W2DHZT4U.JPG?auth=eb0dee19d5a4b5211420597249e25be7d1932a5f6e60840000dab6eeb00ddc25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore speaks before the signing of Senate bill 245 and House bill 444 in February, ending Maryland’s 287(g) program which deputized local law enforcement to act as federal immigration agents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/joe-biden-maryland-democratic-gala-politics-SWWIV6MH3FDIFMPP3UXB6ZXOQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T15:50:00.341Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/REZJ3CQYBFEZRDAXST5JCPLEFA.jpg?auth=b1694678159877f81004853c9a10d8eb046611ed5c674c9312596324a8c039ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3757&amp;height=2513</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former President Joe Biden speaks to the South Carolina Democratic Party in February. He's scheduled to headline the Maryland Democratic Party's annual gala next month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/nascar-champion-kyle-busch-dead-41-W4ZAZKBTGFEX3KEI43D4EKKB6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T15:07:53.718Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3CEUEJZOPJHLNL5QS2DNH6MXEU.jpg?auth=9c0a565794d61ab3161d1f69161cd8d555942a13e8c61483ec580d70706d3472&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6690&amp;height=4460</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying that Kyle Busch died after being hospitalized. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/anti-weaponization-fund-maryland-defendants-jan-6-insurrection-3SVTNCNOFNEYTGN3B3N3TVIQEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T14:34:16.903Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IG6THMCFDRAWNBQKM252OXNSOE.jpg?auth=0072184942a9cef3d9336ada3983ec95cf0c4ee1d8452002f0d8ad79c39b10e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters of Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol following a “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/delegates/maryland-house-of-delegates-district-40-SZMVKQ5WX5BDBIR7P3QOXLRIIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T14:24:12.304Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOMYN3G5JBDFNSZC7E4JBLSAU.png?auth=f08559e6ce48274ce163032ce3224549174cf159be967595a21488e90549ec33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore City]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/md-senate/maryland-state-senate-district-39-M7J6O6OKGNAENPYXR6QKNLPP4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T14:12:24.185Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6NXT3CK27FCORNOOZJJR34MNLQ.png?auth=8a651460d389c7ef230d6f81713b62f690be92c87dedcf15198fcb744d06d077&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/delegates/maryland-house-of-delegates-district-30b-J2RHFB3CWJFHVF2VZOGRP5K3MM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T14:05:57.249Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQPRFEM6M5CKNGPLDWEBHKLGJQ.png?auth=7853af5d7528800ede95428e2fa123e457b7c55654f2fcdcdd1d025e342b490c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/veteran-ptsd-shot-by-baltimore-police-pleads-guilty-L766MWVQMZCHRIFE5NU4XVYFLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T14:00:00.93Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BUJY3SY7X5GBRJZGS4MPU66YDE.jpg?auth=2c016feddb620ca63d9cece33e0390beb3c2ec5f68abb815cf804583c3634dc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=956&amp;height=637</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from body camera footage from the Bolton Hill shooting on January 19.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/atlantic-hurricane-season-el-nino-K3VXU74JHZB57KLF36NQLSPGSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T13:56:22.247Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PGVF6N5OJJBILENJODITTD3CLA.jpg?auth=f838b07be72efd75612a435f653d0f8dbb08b8366f8eb7df1c7fd924a6f326da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2339&amp;height=1559</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image taken in Septemeber shows weather systems in the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Imelda, left, and Hurricane Humberto at right.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-third-base-nolan-arenado-glove-RQGVZNVM2NB2PLU7HIBODFSVJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T13:30:00.629Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6B2SIPBQJZEIFEU3FKL2LPEEV4.jpg?auth=c3e5ffa3401cffc750189f67848162c9de1cdd2e750257e009589e9adf98c7f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4930&amp;height=3287</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackson Holliday’s athletic ability and versatility give the Orioles another option at third base.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mlb-henderson-elias-albernaz-bradish-mcdonald-TIVWHF7NR5GSFDUBBOT4R2CE4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T13:00:00.885Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5N27TRL5XJEDPDCDTHBY34GRXI.jpg?auth=9305736049f49512869224e1220e34a5020e506fcd776654ad96d138df280830&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4200&amp;height=2800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Taylor Ward scores on a single by Pete Alonso during Wednesday’s game at Tampa Bay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/wwii-buffalo-black-soldier-burial-memorial-day-maryland-M7W5CGVHVZHUNPUS3LA3EOCSAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T12:55:10.447Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DSQ4C26JU5FBXGJURMZAD64K4I.JPG?auth=a85b7538b12deaebe63622a4a41c04e48389dc2df77a1444ab3c8224e16570a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2388&amp;height=1746</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Matthews is presented the flag that was draped on the casket of his grandfather, PFC James R. Heigh, who was killed in WWII. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/poppleton-baltimore-la-cite-water-bill-NEU7KNCYTFDJLBYX6J3RSFTET4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T12:45:49.246Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVQCXGNXM5HXZO6KKSODEPQSHY.JPG?auth=754c9345a8607eb058a7c1285653fdc92223436d5cd14f2fc108380e4edb763c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6663&amp;height=3990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[According to a disclosure filed last week, La Cité Development said it had paid $917,000 to settle the water bills at its West Baltimore apartment complex, Center\West.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/montgomery-county/montgomery-county-council-district-1-KCFHZXFGUFAETMNRODQWU33MPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T12:19:33.263Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6NXT3CK27FCORNOOZJJR34MNLQ.png?auth=8a651460d389c7ef230d6f81713b62f690be92c87dedcf15198fcb744d06d077&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-runs-scored-athleticism-HLEPWYD3VRABXBF3I4I3DI2UWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T10:07:09.04Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GW27F45LVNFAPJMQVONRO43VHE.jpg?auth=7c0bc56e8e056e2b1ea7b13b1a3f122db8de1ce8467c12443071bb1367425e62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5710&amp;height=3807</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Nationals' James Wood races around the bases on an inside-the-park grand slam against the Mets on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/days-cove-rubble-landfill-baltimore-county-closure-5XMWTQ2A5NFNBFPA24L5SI3VQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T09:30:02.31Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HCOI3T43KNC55K4BJIP464BKHQ.JPG?auth=99ee048dd26983d8fb60ff2a883cdd6a7c648fcf2614850f32bbbd09e604b91c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 114-acre Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh, which sits within Gunpowder Falls State Park, may continue operating through 2029.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/greenwich-forest-bethesda-home-for-sale-LYS7FYNVEZBDJMSIOUWNMYBSSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T09:30:01.82Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X4I2ZWNGMBBTHEKJSF6UDGCQN4.png?auth=03c2c783cdda6549f6c73ad66342be3d3d832ad4296f362c06d57a4670d75948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=959</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/annapolis-food-outdoor-dining-rules-standing-TPCTLTLWHJGYTFERZFXLIPGNUM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T09:30:00.607Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7RQGXM2MSBEAFKLJWGSGZJ2YXY.jpg?auth=848cf9fea2357d84e73980bb793b26fc129f67a9b121bba1291c027a56e63461&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3418&amp;height=2573</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[You can order a hot dog at Forward Brewing in Annapolis, but rules adopted by the city make it illegal to eat it standing up.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-state-parks-day-use-reservations-U3EXYAEYH5B2RFSAWUAEBSAOQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T09:30:00.558Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KUP72SIXMVFZFGKS2QD6G6QVCY.JPG?auth=9475b8062bff0a3b0bf1c366839281db61f124d262cb79f994271b61daba8e7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Swallow Falls State Park is among the parks that will require day-use reservations during the summer season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/catonsville-murder-suicide-baltimore-county-police-YRNNC57BKZGHXKG2AFPNI7W7DQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T06:04:58.802Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GSDMBC5CAVBSXEN5SKPQI3GJL4.jpg?auth=392955608bf5f4029795c3d5b596ef243eaeca714d9a2c9539eb19ff5f4e4477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police said a man suspected in the shooting of a Catonsville woman he was in a relationship with died by suicide two days later.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/teen-attack-pikesville-middle-school-owings-mills-X65BFYRIAJFXXCAFZW7JL2XZEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T00:37:55.568Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DS3J3QLOCZDS7KA6TEOBMIQHLY.png?auth=63a38bbd4eb38bb39dca144df438c45f504a4902e89c65e4c809822d41cc3f98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officers were called to a home on Spectator Lane, where they found a 13-year-old girl unconscious.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/minor-arrested-assault-baltimore-county-LMBNBSD7ZJCVHGMPZHETQSAIVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T00:33:47.114Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/72PK5X6T3RFTBGAEWVZFCYL3GE.jpg?auth=23d5319b62a2f372486be85426af496e2bb16345f6aa896e163af9b0df039e0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6291&amp;height=4194</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police said a fourth minor has been charged in connection with an assault on a 13-year-old girl found unconscious in a Owings Mills home on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>