<?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/local-news/annapolis-police-chief-7VPFZNRKANFHRGMATJ733GDVMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T22:29:00.475Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EZRNH6SJ2NGVFNE3U6OCZ6B7P4.jpg?auth=013437c296b8ae7eb05f652304f6622f29583445dbda8a48585476a86fdeb06f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2361&amp;height=2361</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Demetrious Harris named as new police chief of Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mark-everett-coates-recovered-E3EJMYM7IJAS3FMQL4HE5MSNSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T21:29:35.06Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OSZMSOBCQRHOHLAX7QOC5OA57Q.JPG?auth=b1389b06290211f25132bf580e167270753c347aeda742767806fe3dea8a82c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Divers recovered the body of Mark Everett Coates III between the Tydings Memorial Bridge (Interstate 95) and the Hatem Memorial Bridge (U.S. 40), around noon on Thursday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/zona-byrd-parents-sentenced-EXNVYSI3HVB6BOQ25565W2N574/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T21:26:08.52Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WKFVJZ667FDBNP4XQBFKS2CM6Y.jpg?auth=464d1d30ee43112107a944daaefca21d718c2ea8c494394cd48ce1341c597410&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5028&amp;height=3352</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 19, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/artscape-headliners-2027-raphael-saadiq-rapsody-JWWKOUOFWJGSVMCNARTMICZRKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T20:13:13.552Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MHQ7XIQZLNDNFNDN73WGO4WJBI.jpg?auth=3592325c6d0aba22b4c1dc8a4d40cf601b6f18646d1e6eef26513fee4e055dd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2968&amp;height=1978</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Raphael Saadiq and Rapsody are the headliners for next year's Artscape festival.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/snow-western-maryland-weekend-weather-forecast-4GGYCV2A6FGGPOOS4KR3YMITVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T20:12:18.713Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2FTORAYVCJCP7LNDRDUKZUP5XQ.JPG?auth=159645009d4f41cc55cbcf82c05fd289fe2e055cd209d4130912648679bd4eff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2007</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Western Maryland could see the first snow of the season this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-offseason-lockout-jon-meoli-KISXENWB4NDKJIXKZE23ICDZ64/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DPA4ZECL5BF6ZLC2XCUCWNC23A.JPEG?auth=e5fcc877382af16353682f520c8332559ac103693afb3b2e0d74d3d5f396137a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias, right, and general manager Jared Banner need to execute a plan quickly this offseason.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/cult-leader-ziz-lasota-federal-prosecution-6UVGK4KVZNGPZOIS7JJOO22UUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T19:53:55.475Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MGNTYG3GFNC33DNLFYCGKVW3QY.jpg?auth=c7571705c1fc37963e957ac11c837c01078b2342674f19e70c0186f01c493bc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this video still, Ziz LaSota — the alleged leader of a cultlike group known as the Zizians, whose members have been tied to several deaths across the U.S. — is escorted into court in Cumberland for a pretrial hearing on trespassing, gun and drug charges earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/john-dierker-baltimore-musician-towson-university-obituary-3KWHZZBJFBBUTOMUNPI34CGLMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T18:23:12.002Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NKUAAPI3NJGLBCKPMNBYZ4BJI4.jpg?auth=f0228b69bc21c114cafb42e6190b1301f8d51e66c98cc9ab6f3dbfb5c35c5a0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=421&amp;height=421</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Dierker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/calvin-ball-ellicott-city-tunnel-CWPUKZOU7VFL7KAHNPXMKXZM5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T18:16:00.252Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D6B6J3YYN5GPJKMOIJISD6FUWE.JPG?auth=9583d47b4a5d35145d96f91664b85fbf78a43e57a1fc32adda7fffd60f894407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball leaves office with his legacy defined by ambitious but unfinished projects.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-marlon-humphrey-jesse-minter-chargers-bench-FE2RVEVYERGHNPYIA3IJV4EU2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T18:00:49.276Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZYRUQQSWFGH3LE5E2VOJBPAUM.JPG?auth=8c223e610fdea2901f2dd57895821b7cc88d28c34a79b5047af2877664fefb61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey has been targeted 42 times this season and has given up 25 catches for 422 yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/learners-permit-test-baltimore-fail-help-UIOE2Z3SUNED5AUOXJLXIL3LRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T16:45:40.471Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H3HRSLZDXBFEPIUSA5GG3QMDQQ.JPG?auth=4c9041e1a0c6affd664f03c1f91e239b4bc7d5ceac1cf757cd951b3a0e2d3f74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7753&amp;height=5169</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In predawn gloom, test takers line up outside UEmpower of Maryland to take a read-aloud learner’s permit test. It is estimated that 81,000 adults in Baltimore do not have a high school diploma.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/logan-circle-shooting-dc-4HYCUXSGDONMKNNHDIYNFKTHSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T16:45:25.748Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HD2YT5N3VFLLMERMR64QKGHZU.jpg?auth=be802b1d84feb5ccb406b2c14303ab351158a51127f367cb20fd399c55461d82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Local law enforcement respond to reports of an active shooting investigation in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-chargers-brissett-bateman-IGGWERASVBEP7HJWALOLKWT75Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T16:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SKYTT27BOFBDBLGWLSDHUJFYT4.png?auth=afe8d75fde606d32138d10dc3c7f863a9688be2c4c1533b2311ed2b7e2454c00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-cabinet-secretaries-mcilwain-strickland-3D4QXWHSKJHNXE6MSC6UIODMYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T15:46:27.497Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CDL3RZKYX5BPJMSISQFUGHHLGA.JPG?auth=7a1ffa55174b6fc4e3d4bd1a66c082fb2719fca4b8322a7e4a57711d75835412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Serena McIlwain, secretary of Maryland’s Department of the Environment, plans to leave her post at the end of December.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-infielders-moving-to-outfield-coby-mayo-jordan-westburg-AQX7FK3O3VAPNO6K3NEYLCKHNE/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T15:25:12.875Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZMTQZY3WWFCRTOZCMEURMI2FIA.jpg?auth=2d7cb4a2690b7946100b6888c6659574d8ad458fe624eca4004ecc87b419745b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2941&amp;height=1961</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Could Coby Mayo, who has played third base and first base for the Orioles, also take on outfield duties?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/leakin-park-trail-stabbing-ENXT4YPEXBGHRIQUSJINZVTPM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T14:07:31.028Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XABYQWDAWBEMZBHXNN3Q2FQTB4.jpg?auth=feeba2aa15419a077d16a2f82e9261116eefe1ab1316a45c6d6f72f903e0a45a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4613&amp;height=3075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The victim of a fatal stabbing was found near the Winans Meadow trailhead in Leakin Park just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Baltimore Police confirmed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commander-giants-OUTWF4J4N5BMBDCAHIRLGAFJEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UQC7W7K4FDZDLDYKILPM6P45A.jpg?auth=f3efd15d5a24d9d41426c6a3625de3ef14fb521fd63cb0771c1c07eb53f2b5d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Ravens coach John Harbaugh has the Giants (5-2-1) in first place in the NFC East.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-weekend-events-IZMYAGZR2ZFWPCWMQZUGQYAIZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T11:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QPUKUT5ZMBFZTALUZBYY3PHKUU.jpg?auth=22fe68bd8964a5189748f00f4726b765ccb8ec958dea8dfbb7c7df65f6003346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ice skating returns to the Inner Harbor this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-capital-region-andys-crab-pizza-WBKFKKZI6NDHDGIKJTN5WZXBNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3DAGUZ6TQRDE3J6ZW5UJCJN6C4.jpg?auth=62eb165728bb2afca8418f6d59d4d59ca164eedae99306fe2ac4daf8792f4556&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4924&amp;height=3283</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andy’s Pizza will be serving a crab-and-artichoke-dip pizza through Nov. 25 across its capital region locations, including Montgomery County outposts in Montgomery Mall, Kentlands and Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lucille-clifton-house-baltimore-poe-house-preservation-UR5OYE2X7RG4LFN6HD4NFOXG6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HXOIA753MJBW5EKH6MHJ6N3XLU.jpg?auth=e431ec089aa60ac3afb32d0789314d1526f8e80627226de23cbc839c9f9002b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5200&amp;height=3467</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Late Maryland poet laureate Lucille Clifton’s home is the subject of a fundraising campaign to keep its important artistic work going.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/chesapeake-bay-menhaden-V5IZ5OWJNRF67EZPW234LOVONY/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W6OCB6466FAVJNY4BXEZDBW2VM.jpg?auth=7154ab19004e80a4e6dcaa85931c928669611b0373eb6109ac247165c97a56d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6664&amp;height=4443</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reduction fishermen tend to their haul of menhaden on the Chesapeake Bay in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-police-chief-RG3AZJGUHFDH5LRJBMO2AS7AIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IRLUFHV5RRDS5P7HXE2T2LY4UE.jpg?auth=8bb26eda087915e9865213c03703dd824474cdff09d37a7d3238e2c014fe75c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3762&amp;height=2508</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Advisory Commission on Policing sent a letter this week to incoming County Executive Will Jawando asking for an “open and transparent” search for Montgomery County’s next police chief.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republican-party-AJ5CEERL4NAKTPZH5PEOU3KLCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WSHHFQJN3NA3HL5GO5BNWKQTPI.jpg?auth=c3888d07ec9499ecfce8a9b607503f97270534627949bc6fc9582148a0b0893f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican candidate for governor Dan Cox, center, and his running mate, Rob Krop, left, lost by more than 30 points. Republicans up and down the ballot fared poorly, and some are calling for new leadership in the state party.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/city-distillery-wins-best-whiskey-7B66TVGJHNABBCR6QPVHW3JA24/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2FLCTAUEPRG2TPFCJ5A3HZDLOU.jpg?auth=95946dbd2ca50dc335ece6154e17f92acf2fb9bd5d51a44a32c5c77a1f31342b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=873&amp;height=582</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Spirits Co. co-founders Max Lents, Eli Breitburg-Smith and Ian Newton after their Epoch 6 Year Cask Strength Rye won the Best in Show Whiskey award at the 2026 Top Shelf Awards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/wizards-pacers-pascal-siakam-ivica-zubac-PSEHU7POOZHN5KTVKTJVUR4INI/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T02:46:39.424Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YZ7LYE46JCTJJ6FHMX7RK37SY.jpg?auth=bee48225f96cda4630c8face6ebef56195b52639d8a64dbe5bbabd82a8e43808&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4135&amp;height=3031</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AJ Dybantsa shoots a layup during the first half against the Pacers on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/mlb-lockout-orioles-david-rubenstein-scott-boras-ZURIUSBVLVGLXD4LS6A6A3DJU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T00:18:45.154Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/56SQBLZXKJDNFK6ZDHL62PCTQ4.jpg?auth=21e248e7dfb82f1adb830ad64281ed13be4242134231a08cbf90dc0a2339905a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4991&amp;height=3326</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles owner David Rubenstein watches spring training workouts at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>