<?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/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-storms-6VW7X5SA75FUJJ6JE54JFNDKLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T23:16:39.44Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WD57VENE6ZBCROJFR2BV7BY2NU.JPG?auth=120fd925dfcc66677b2038a0ede4719b1c04a53ba78079fb3a3028565e6a505c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Damaging winds are likely to reach between 55 and 70 mph near and east of I-95, according to the National Weather Service. There’s a greater potential for tornadoes near the I-70 corridor east of Frederick.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/robert-parks-trial-verdict-M44D57TLX5BHHBQ3CM43O2SJMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T23:15:34.026Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P5DN5ZEO7NB3TCUI6MIL2JAJ24.png?auth=b9b56e587e4249c1a741fdc89028fb776285f0ad106f3fcbd04a581e0d69095d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=603&amp;height=424</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A screenshot from a video posted to TikTok shows Baltimore Police Officer Robert Parks chasing Antrell Smith in Northwest Baltimore on Oct. 28, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-anne-arundel-house-explosion-EXM32ZTJE5F7NCIB4ANL625SXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T22:03:14.411Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DJETMVDEHZGPNADJ4SE3XOT7VI.jpg?auth=d21f1ebe50491a67d9acae2ac2446a3e33ccdb2dcd7f97627beead6374205d66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4993&amp;height=3329</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Anne Arundel Fire Department has identified the 76-year-old woman killed in a home explosion in the Cape St. Claire neighborhood as Linda Synowczynski.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-danny-pinter-injury-knee-patellar-tendon-torn-tear-I4X5CTKVMZCK7HBOBRUXTRLPPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T21:57:11.486Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TR2CLOCNYBEE7OO5CQX7FQTEKQ.jpg?auth=b469138e9140240a9a6a1aa89f02f1744daf5cbdfe06591267a7714c1a56169c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4584&amp;height=3056</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Center Danny Pinter signed a one-year, $2.8 million contract with the Ravens in late March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/blackrock-center-for-the-arts-events-concerts-lineup-TOCLCWCGX5CQXPDHM4A7QOTCKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T21:48:14.769Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PQGHVSOHXBB2DGOKXG3VOXTXYY.jpg?auth=edefc219ff676ce25f50e53ffabcb5c5309f632f48071d0c0141f92112d133fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Candlelight Concerts, a growing musical venture by Fever Events, plans four performances at Maryland Hall through May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-minnesota-vikings-joint-practice-jesse-minter-ZQ4AK2ZRIZDSDGF2NJ2CLFFJPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T21:13:05.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BXNVLSIX3VCE7BXORCHZGFOYZ4.jpg?auth=7181bf6f30ffc2bd716d0e69ab6ed20ed454deca821583f1f46720f13980f21c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3796&amp;height=2530</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman takes the field during the joint practices with the Vikings in Minnesota on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/tonya-sweat-prince-georges-county-lawsuit-MCTZGCY4ORCWRPWUQ6U2XDQYFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T20:58:25.259Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S6HXDK5MVJACDDY4YMM56YSLFY.jpg?auth=270bae6113e01d6dafb4015396f7f6638aa302c48ac2624fc5af78bf253feb1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5150&amp;height=3433</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After reviewing the signatures and documents Sweat submitted on Aug. 3, the Prince George’s County Board of Elections determined that the aspiring county executive hadn’t met the required threshold.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/seneca-creek-beaver-attack-police-report-64NQEXHXDFHKLEDQD2VF4KSHIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T19:54:45.42Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GU7Y77QM4RDJTJKE2V5RMAXO5A.jpg?auth=de7feb4c98c7f3bd672320327a33e008520ff63b6e7fbcfa6a24bc7e94cfa647&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Over the past four years, 900 animals have tested positive for rabies in Maryland, but none of them were beavers. That’s changed this summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/eric-adjepong-child-abuse-case-5I3NIJWI3VHH3FS2TJFXZKNMGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T19:51:33.982Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M3VHGLEKCZGYDBY7EQ2CD3RAW4.jpg?auth=931e5f84a6a15061fdb3e3eb1b4257acb99e90b6588c024b4e6e2574c745dde6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4930&amp;height=7120</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chef Eric Adjepong during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival Dinner at The Standard Grill in New York City in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-unlawful-arrest-court-contempt-XL43TXX2PFD4NI6GVO3OYPJQYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T19:27:49.661Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W43P5MMXTBDNVDNVJ4I3LLOBLM.jpg?auth=9dea2b92cad29d7ac6b060a72d4734846696c842f60ed9c978f87e0bd61b65d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4977&amp;height=3318</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge John deGravelles found former Baltimore ICE field director Vernon Liggins in contempt of court Wednesday for the arrest of a Baltimore-area resident despite a court order.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/wmar-anchors-ai-layoffs-RLDIA623FJCCHNOOHRRVBD6EYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T19:26:51.119Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y5THW4XKORF3ZJJZXSPR3ZKSEM.jpg?auth=e14323ef80a970d6d449e3040b3eb07895450a5f8b6af26369654e33a12df552&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anchors at WMAR said goodbye to audiences this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/jada-sellers-shooting-christian-hursey-E5OLLBCMJVBOZMK4J46EKDZJGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T19:13:59.941Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SZQN47S7MJFG7D452EUCNNR5TA.jpg?auth=489aa04cd5666c336e6f533a4b294573176d7b372cf6158a649328e6683d377f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3218&amp;height=2145</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are searching for an 18-year-old man in the fatal shooting of Jada Sellers, a 17-year-old student at Milford Mills Academy who died two weeks after she was shot in West Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-gunnar-henderson-jon-meoli-EXALI3RURZB4FIGDYYU5IGMBWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T18:31:21.224Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MCPAPIJTFFDFHGRDURCEEZPDN4.jpg?auth=b2543fdfa8bf22d2607644480aab72d6ec9567de220d292fb365af078574a296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso, left, celebrates with Gunnar Henderson after hitting a home run in the third inning against the New York Yankees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/marcus-john-eastern-shore-hamilton-broadway-XQOAMVNKWJEIRFN26BAPS7UT5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T18:20:29.872Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L3Y4DMV7D5DI7JH4DVAP2DYXRY.jpeg?auth=62371ce7b2f67fc1255c268da5ef78fbfeaee5d5d53a91f3642ab910441d5976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eastern Shore native Marcus John, who stars as Alexander Hamilton on Broadway, signs autographs for fans outside Richard Rodgers Theatre last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-training-camp-injuries-FJBKHNEV6JGUVLG3V6CXZWMH4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T17:54:30.918Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FUJV6IOAQ5HSNJGL2PL44J4CTA.JPG?auth=a80057e6bf9856fe863f5b6092882c9ea1d207f1d8ad01d993cfc57424bf1ede&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3284&amp;height=2189</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Although Commanders head coach Dan Quinn specifically structured training camp to avoid injuries, the team has had 15 players miss time, including many key contributors. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/montgomery-county-helps-businesses-recycle-for-a-greener-tomorrow-NUYHV2N7WZFXBJ6N55MGRK4ANU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T17:38:53.674Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HWEPXIHNP5EIDFCM4IWF5ML2A4.png?auth=906c607591e262d6ff06fb1a6c619ae9cb46b517435ff214c83a00e08a3c5f55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=2048</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-non-home-run-mlb-replay-2TGKHJO5O5H37KKI5O2PR6Z6KE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T16:03:33.33Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SMRBJ47AE5BYDOBPQN4WDCF2AM.jpg?auth=ce3a7d6af65845c23e52f404c90c722be890d9825870233364c75d3a522efdf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso reacts during the review of his long fly ball in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees. The ball was ruled to be foul and, after review, the call stood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-foul-ball-home-run-pete-alonso-NL5Z4NRYGFFYLG7HTM3WWV5I5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T15:49:49.653Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TCF6ZVK4RRCDXOXDPYIWXTNAVY.jpg?auth=9817ee6f88414fb0fad4edda7e3ba151c7a8a2411b26965d336f4b717da03af6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6713&amp;height=4475</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Alonso’s drive down the left-field line was ruled a foul ball instead of a home run Wednesday night at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-danny-pinter-injury-DBSBDNFHRFFNJG4T2FMDAVYX7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T15:21:30.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JN43MGDW3ZCGXPZ7ZCZDUOHORA.png?auth=5397b4657c70ad3e0e41c27c26b8c1491bdbb164e22a9a64f8ae95e923776d71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/humble-charles-theatre-dog-dies-FGLGFXNIDVG2BLCGT57MK7WDJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T15:16:05.233Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GVKCWPSLQVBOZJI7JXPC545LYM.jpg?auth=99665df94a393b05124831df3597d27c0ca0e6b1818e934b16dfa30a35536ff3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3311&amp;height=1785</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Humble, the American bully who became the Charles Theatre’s unofficial mascot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-wide-receiver-room-treylon-burks-7EJVFNIQLNF6BA6AC5F2CZLVII/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T13:27:45.918Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4A6E4YH3QJEU5A5PCR4SXZ3CYY.JPG?auth=c4eabe4f3035c20694533c243250c7081e9554d4dcc46845813abdd2ff5b989d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2442</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 — Washington Commanders wide receiver Treylon Burks (13) warms-up as the Commanders prepare to host the Miami Dolphins at Northwest Stadium in Landover.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/school-supplies-donation-inflation-SQJVXCDPHZFDXJB5HSJCPIXTZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T12:00:05.253Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZLWQF5S7CNFLPGVJPRJLZOSQVM.jpg?auth=07ce27be44450903af12091d19e71230ca03794e979f331246dc1365ca3238cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rising costs are making it harder for parents to help cover the cost of school supplies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-travel-maryland-NZ5ZETZXIBGGRHJVXABMI2DBE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T11:54:15.498Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CV3CVKLLJNELZJDE6LJHUASDKM.jpg?auth=aa5d2840928dbaee2b17e4b9717a2f9a08a738f52ebddf4eb896a429d5841105&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore exits the stage at the National Action Network Convention in New York in April. Moore has spent at least a portion of one in every five days out of state since he took office in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-region-6HBZZUH4QBEBBGHCAZZAJGRR5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T10:30:00.693Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YX5UBH2UOFHFNGENBUGRBJV2I4.jpg?auth=c52302de5c762e5caac3a85cfe5c9218c21e7e386e4b9aefd942671f69d63b13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sample a variety of vinegar and fermented pickles from around the world at Peabody Heights Brewery's Pickle Party.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-go-go-demolition-derby-ZPKYCJSHYZDV7LUO27IDLVXU34/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T09:30:02.147Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JFAL5G54QRHB3NGWF6Z6D4F7ZU.jpg?auth=06521453bc5963658a18db6d19d72ddb356b9e5678e9cc95274af0d48ffbdf38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1320&amp;height=880</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Next Generation Krank Band will perform Aug. 20 at Concord Historic Site in Capitol Heights. The young go-go band has performed at venues across the capital region, such as Black Cat in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/rubenstein-orioles-sports-ownership-mlb-nfl-nba-4F5MBY6LZRCQREB3F47LRPF7YA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T09:30:00.66Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KV4ORCCEJJBGLMJS6PM6MOFYTI.jpg?auth=6758bb94fc0cdaefc195b9bda458cd0a4a8a9bf68b5a329d222143bb6e95fd9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2673&amp;height=1782</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Rubenstein became controlling owner of the Orioles in March 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/junk-fees-howard-county-rental-housing-costs-ZXBK5GC4PVF5ZJQA2FO4MQATVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T09:30:00.56Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VY4DH57EIFGAHBCVJ3IS2TZ4HM.JPG?auth=dd5021b718f2fdad9976f15c8ee25c39e541db7ca17a7f1f3f8c3105840ee20e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6921&amp;height=4614</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County landlords charge “junk fees” for cable, trash and Amazon packages.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/cade-cavalli-strikes-out-11-in-6-innings-as-nationals-blank-rangers-GLNG2YSCXFEELNVOPCPFGW3PKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T03:07:38.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5G6ZAWNCOBCXRE5LZFEP6GTB3Q.jpg?auth=1b0f94bad76d952b80dcaac1b032e2736cebd8b998b4d88d3738930996d51a8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7755&amp;height=4989</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cade Cavalli allowed three hits in six innings Wednesday night as the Nationals beat the Rangers 6-0.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/home-explosion-fire-anne-arundel-JGULO7H4MZERVFXJGPKGUJBRM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T00:59:11.564Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CLYSG5EOFNEP3C6HOQFYJJONHA.jpg?auth=b2ebb6c1f03d6296abe7f2ff751b87be14fb0891d93df6e76eabba8ac7b28a11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1616&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded to an apparent explosion at a home in the Annapolis area Wednesday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/prince-harry-meghan-markle-UTPCB4UILRDBBCUKFC4FD44EDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T00:17:15.967Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ELFX772ETNHIBFORXU2S36KOXY.jpg?auth=e6027374e62683a6cb007d93a0dff738f1f165295f9f974538d8d12dd66a7df1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2010</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, April 17, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>