<?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/5700-marinelli-road-north-bethesda-LJ3HXR7WTZG6XGVLVLQOWILCOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T18:34:40.402Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EWAVCUMB2JCTNNDANYXBNG4QTE.jpg?auth=e6ac16c31c10a48d70539696019c21b4d2e0fb5a29fb3d1c9c3b24cd1207f473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The scene of a fatal shooting at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in a North Bethesda parking lot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-chase-officers-injured-6QPEH5DWB5FTXMBPISQGWMIVRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T18:19:53.95Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4SUXXF7Z2RDFXPOY2ISRU2GA2Y.jpg?auth=6cb3e3910c51dc281bbe8e73df805b6de758c1565d4ded5c6c9c5f017173dfe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5944&amp;height=3963</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dc-sniper-exhibit-national-law-enforcement-museum-RP4FQFKYMBHATL45ICHL34FQQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T17:59:17.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KOIDJEXIT5HOHPHYAGKD5472SE.jpg?auth=ce80b390d391a0f01ebf642c5f79e8815c7b8b061adb149bfe77b4b018a4420c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2062</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Maryland Gov. Paris Glendening, Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose, Washington, D.C., Mayor Tony Williams and Prince George’s County Police Chief Gerald Wilson speak to the media about the sniper shootings in October 2002.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/chao-wu-video-DJKKHB3GZZBO5G2W36B5AP5S6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T17:42:25.968Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N2EIMJWUJBGZ7ORFQ2P7FZTHWY.jpg?auth=453af84994e37a5e6217898ff1cf368bbed09e54cc30ef61331810812779244e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Delegate Chao Wu speaks during the Howard County AAPI Festival at Merriweather Park in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/brandon-scott-isabel-cumming-baltimore-oversight-JNNSKUUT3FETDOP252V7JQGD54/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T16:47:57.168Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SPJMTPIBNFBPFJOKRDSOOUSTPU.jpg?auth=4243eea73e87c17ee71747ab2f968ff2b07334bbafad4ff1cf7e3a6d308ec9c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott is proposing legislation and other changes in response to a legal fight over the inspector general’s access to records.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/police-shooting-south-baltimore-HHX3RVMPNJDDFHR4DT6A52OEVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T16:42:44.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALZUPPQSEVGU5FFT3HHHL62DNI.jpg?auth=9bf3ed020d33a62fb73e45c9fa8a554cb7233e0e9f7818fd883771f5840af579&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two Baltimore Police officers fatally shot a man in South Baltimore on Thursday morning. He fired at them after they responded to a call for an attempted suicide near Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/key-bridge-criminal-charges-foreign-defendants-PRDJQZHEPJFQRC4TPAYEF25KTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T16:26:47.382Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6HSVWABOPVF3HGIKYYABWE3O3Y.JPG?auth=a79ce4f0a019fce1e6717a1b2cd82778650d94275a536c40b6a33b860891a79d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4400&amp;height=2685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors face significant hurdles in the Key Bridge criminal case against a Singaporean company and an employee believed to be in India, experts say.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/tanya-millner-anne-arundel-community-college-president-BEXBVHDHRJBDNDBI57W5ZMYHAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T16:20:17.517Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5NCLFRTW3VA55LP55TXR2WFEJE.jpg?auth=28a2adf50bcd4a0788cc73f36424240baefa58ef399339b2ed02b69e3ec077df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2129&amp;height=1419</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tanya Millner is the new interim president of Anne Arundel Community College.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/preakness-traffic-marc-shuttle-QURYMK6CB5HAVOAO2NFV2NDPPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T15:11:05.185Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L5UKZL4ZK5HCDH6OA5NWWTZJHI.JPG?auth=1bec35538713129e5026a5ac4336a5fc0f7fddb22e28029815e649c99cde3626&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Preakness will be held at Laurel Park this year while the Pimlico Race Course undergoes renovations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-income-tax-hike-progressive-election-4EYKRF5NU5ELBKLOKLC4DEFMJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T15:00:27.793Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5VAWCXZ2GFCEXKNTR2IBBQTCVE.JPG?auth=b8476a46e6cbc30d4490f3c9bdec42dfdd2b82fcf2765f4ccda6572c06ffa4e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council at their office building in Rockville in December.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/ellen-dolvey-howard-baltimore-higher-education-obituary-PE3ENVOGI5G5PEETS4ONQMGC5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T15:00:03.054Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/54AMVGTGY5CW7DIDESXB7SYJUU.jpeg?auth=69e56a9dd059cdc7d339fe733600b90a11cde72144dcd85a9128a93bce3a0eb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1420&amp;height=1420</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ellen Dolvey Howard.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/columbia-woodland-contemporary-home-for-sale-CEK6FPTHE5GANAEJO2XTKRE6NU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T15:00:00.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VNGV5C42BVFX3BCJV3PFEQE6XA.png?auth=521618bcd4f62a0f41e3633cb8bc0ce9c47df0a40aa31454a1ea48d98babfbbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-bike-bus-students-school-N2IVGS3VQFHGNI4XN4RY6I6KBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T12:56:27.217Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ODV7Z4L6NDSHLGEPJWFNOLETY.JPG?auth=30b1529b2856a5dbc193bdf94be0daed870ae924f17a2e1e46fc488d9aef3cd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Letti Hoffberger rides next to her mom Lily Mitchell and brother Hayes Hoffberger on the way to Roland Park Elementary/Middle School with a “bike bus” group.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-starting-rotation-improvement-CPSHQ4CJBNCZBA73LNNPBJJ2EA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T12:18:10.731Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2QNK73OCBHGJDQ232LBQMCMQ4.jpg?auth=f57fbee8dbfaff1a7ac29d0c76180346400e0d17cac2cd4773c8b77ebbe8621f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manager Craig Albernaz takes the ball from pitcher Trevor Rogers during the second inning of a game against the Red Sox.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-drought-water-conservation-potomac-susquehanna-HJ6M4U4WJFDERLIXZZTMVEXMRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T12:00:06.391Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFN42LXNQNGBZIO5VZEVC6J474.JPG?auth=48806c028ecf430621db78beefe2dfd1950c42a8b52fc7a5f585f5b9ed3569c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Water levels are 6 feet below normal in the 1500-acre Prettyboy Reservoir, shown here behind Prettyboy Dam in northern Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-school-superintendent-search-XT2DYPB3WNB3DGYTRUEJV5T5JQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T12:00:04.055Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PA6U3LJZVNG5LH3BAIKWISXHFE.jpg?auth=be21d306bca99f3ca370ce6ad221895216a6c63c6431451309aee667ce75ab80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5253&amp;height=3502</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chair Jane Lichter, left, and outgoing Superintendent Myriam Rogers at a Baltimore County school board meeting in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-preakness-wine-in-the-woods-G2NX4ZQCKZBR3MFTBITBQKCR6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T10:30:00.977Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UP6NZMSRNDBFHRJAXGOTI7OHE.JPG?auth=c1e682fc3287bc0f5322c6af49f7bda04643f0ea173901e0fcf29e413916a6b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8445&amp;height=5630</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sculpture of George "Spider" Anderson was revealed on the day of last year's music and arts festival commemorating him. The festival will take place again this Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/press-release-emerging-leaders-2026-ILCVCF53WFFTVP7SRAF37RDHXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:03.081Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WVCTJ4A5RFFMXM3EIQ47BMAYPY.jpg?auth=371ccff57037b518e204d5283f70ac5ff7f42b861fc105992486f66fe15d6497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/predatory-pricing-act-maryland-wes-moore-grocery-prices-HP2XE4DZXRDFZFQCZUY7KXWCLA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:02.604Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NHMLEGLSKVH6HAHQTRUCS7IBYU.jpg?auth=7dbce81904185b9ec87f3a84af9c27b68184242371c05c7d6b17cd006cad9d8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/preakness-things-to-do-laurel-prince-georges-county-CGHCKA557ZDE5PDIFRL4WJKTHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:01.431Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YJQ4NRHFHFEXNKPMQHRF3MJOEQ.JPG?auth=e1bbcc3e45f50ebd5386b8c6085d40aa9ead78ee98b5a6e549136cef1ccd6b44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dinosaur Park in Laurel is open daily with the historic fossil site having an open house on the first and third Saturday of every month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/plant-sale-preakness-watch-party-PFBEZOFFSRGQPNRTMDUVNHV4GM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:01.244Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LF7JD6TB2BBABEMVAP6KDHRM74.jpg?auth=68a6063733b93aa737b09d74d4eefb33882fdcdaee8e0b5bf8a12d3a12095b19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rewild, a boutique houseplant shop with locations across the Capital Region, will open its Hyattsville warehouse for Rewild West, a sale showcasing succulents and cacti.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/ice-immigration-baltimore-hampstead-hill-academy-4VYXWAX4AVDIJF6BCMY7JEJWCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:01.123Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AN2KZNINLNG4LLUSHZDJSDZXCE.jpg?auth=3db4a6bda7ca5a2543165e44db8019a8a35581d9565b399017b1065ac84d444d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1195&amp;height=797</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a neighbor’s recording of a line of ICE vehicles outside Patterson Park Public Charter School on May 6.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/laurel-park-preakness-photo-essay-K25RFYDAHRD4NNOWSEULIHOATE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:01.021Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZMYYOBK6IBFALD2MGDG2ESTHBU.jpg?auth=3282df576daeb262cbfb81c84e3c922ba63e3c910444abc347541820b4a94238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guests dine at Tips Restaurant as horses run by during a race at Laurel Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-union-discrimination-retaliation-hr-disability-IFJEBY6KDZERBB2VKSUBWBJ4JI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:00.864Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ILPQIFSTBVD47GYI3LEVFQIPNE.jpg?auth=402c1625ff4d356420159dca7fb96149d30bc73a03df0a6cf5bd9b074c69f4a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5353&amp;height=3569</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two unions representing Montgomery County government employees want the state to investigate allegations of discrimination within the human resources department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/general-assembly-student-school-board-members-mcps-MNETLACZM5F5HNHUDNDOCH4CSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:00.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LRDZMOURPJFH7OCFP2R5JVYCNQ.jpg?auth=e808863d6cad45c340d7db31b8d274d29a6932151f68d8586eaf6f17897bc5b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4189&amp;height=2793</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Student member Matt Post, center, talks to fellow Montgomery County school board members in 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-complete-5-run-comeback-after-daylen-liles-extra-inning-heroics-NTKESJMY45F3XHHH6T5EOFCNAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T03:25:56.315Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ZO47EI7DVGOBO6KYEMUSRDYUU.jpg?auth=50f3c643a42b08a98f3584dbd9a44003ed0689155d56ee343b3b5034087dc86c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6095&amp;height=4064</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz hits a two-run home run during the second inning Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/towson-fire-displaces-residents-IYYCJSZ4DRF75JNIAOG5PNOSSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T02:23:47.51Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GRHQEH4LMBAIDJKUZKHWYGTQDM.jpg?auth=19d18e539d58e2abb903b2d12c835b3e0cee73618df9337c208b7f20a4829633&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3072&amp;height=2048</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County firefighters were called to the 100 block of Versailles Circle to a fire on the top floors of two buildings.]]></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>2026-05-14T01:38:43.527Z</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/culture/things-to-do/2026-maryland-festival-list-music-art-food-R4F3MRTNHJCDLLFOSYJLPWUPYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T00:53:08.511Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4PIYYEY5ND5LIZ5HUQ42PBPLQ.jpg?auth=c45c670b317bb5df78687a022dfd9bc5fb789b0bc81794613a3eca4e41a8197b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5556&amp;height=4167</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-campaign-manager-ron-ownens-YA6EV4SO7NCSPMVBNXYDHKCRVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T00:23:10.961Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KI333SS45AVPNUA2IFUF7IXWQ.JPG?auth=791868906d2fa06559911fd0b72882cdd7c1c3a1bf0684940be8b7281a754865&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6584&amp;height=4389</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Less than two weeks after kicking his reelection campaign into high gear, Gov. Wes Moore is replacing his campaign manager.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-city-summer-teen-curfews-LFVYL25NTZD77OVXJJF6ODSPOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T00:15:39.976Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SBS4NLRFRBHKBI3ST745RMO26Q.jpg?auth=af0447aa9290f91d6be69f74d1a3d0ea9dcf868afff66d91a2deba80fb84df00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3916&amp;height=2611</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr. Letitia Dzirasa speaks about the summer youth engagement program that city officials have planned.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>