<?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/baltimore-county-paramedic-masturbation-plea-SZDJCPBHPVF2PNGBAMBFO6V7MU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T16:28:00.715Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MQXPBEBQ5BBRBJKZYN7D3CUEJA.jpg?auth=7aa76d2b81b816e99289612c63359e0b793a8df2a265a57a0bf096db2cf4bf1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County paramedic Chris Carroll pleaded guilty to urinating and ejaculating on his colleagues’ food and personal items at Baltimore County Circuit Court in Towson Friday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ellicott-city-fatal-stabbing-trial-RL5DDXZY6NEWRIICFEVECME4SM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T14:56:17.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DKYCCX7L7NAFNEH5QDLTDYCP3U.jpg?auth=862a2f5f51619336b50075b5d85674f880849b18d6ad9ac183fbb86715377524&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2533&amp;height=1689</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Howard County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday that a man accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife can stand trial. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-detriot-lions-UDSHXVGDMND67IQYI4XGV5I5PI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T14:00:03.56Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6I4FKY2FXVAVVKZHJYYHJNUK2I.JPG?auth=de37748b1c4d6ef2058eae2b74d64c58b9d2b3b908b66f072dfbf36b737a1941&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2100</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seventh-round draft choice Athan Kaliakmanis is trying to make a case to be the Commanders’ QB3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/wmar-anchors-ai-layoffs-RLDIA623FJCCHNOOHRRVBD6EYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T13:56:25.031Z</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/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-rangers-jacob-degrom-one-hitter-76M5MKF7VJACPGECCIFM3R6YKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T13:38:21.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IOAE5LCK5RFHZDIOYNX2OFRBKY.jpg?auth=6e1f41ef47a3c8612b9d5a14e34164f5ae13d5e3b60569fc5dc271860c12c7be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5469&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals left fielder Andrew Pinckney leaps unsuccessfully to catch the home run hit by the Rangers’ Corey Seager in the third inning Thursday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/food-truck-chesapeake-bay-soggy-bunz-troupes-treats-XMNFRWZLEVE4HK43U65DDOHFHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T09:30:01.568Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L7H3MTKC2NAZ7HTE3GC3QIGFJM.jpg?auth=c47b6c7c10c4263f8a048959bf4262172677d5e64c6f592007124e0232b12db1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2666&amp;height=2008</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Toby Denues launches the Soggy Bunz food boat this summer, after starting with a more traditional food trailer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-public-schools-maintenance-XVIYEUCK7RDGLNZQY6XO53PQBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T09:30:01.088Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N6CRNYN27FFUDNZMD3CQKUER6E.JPG?auth=aa82d26b262c8f98fc56c6573db6727bbff6b328564af8c1a52e1fba598f5709&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rachel DuBois of Montgomery County Public Schools points out damage as she leads a tour of the district’s warehouse and operations in Rockville. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/bill-heiser-baltimore-county-schools-superintendent-42CZRPOD5ZAGBJYTIKE2YYYLLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T09:30:00.564Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYOMEV3NA5HUJDIWHR7GQU77IY.JPG?auth=0ec558e5ffc9f6ffbfe10e783d09d767289dd897042d1e8c5321c917c3f469e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Bill Heiser took the helm of the school system on July 1.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/mayor-brandon-scott-political-influence-K5IOVXP64RH4FLEWK4UNKOONTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T09:30:00.561Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TQAQH3QXCFAOTEDOPMCVR7E7JA.jpg?auth=4094fe0f8216a6a33e4d9d8f054aa0883c587e14d9936aa108646777fa4b9778&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3652&amp;height=2439</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s endorsements swept June primaries, boosting his political profile as the city’s progress on crime and investment draws national attention.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/ocean-city-jellyfish-invasion-KHUSQBIVZ5AGDDNUSDI54BGVWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T09:30:00.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/23LTWXOAKNGZLGWH7AL6R36WTI.JPG?auth=db89cc66bed3e8ee0ef17dcac9dda3630e75ef29a94cabb65dea4f175c8f1480&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Months of drought, followed by a rainy spring and warm summer, likely triggered the jellyfish bloom in Ocean City. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-storms-6VW7X5SA75FUJJ6JE54JFNDKLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T05:09:23.932Z</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/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-series-sweep-G4RWLAZNJRGFRGCI3X645DEKX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T02:52:43.303Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YXXFJGUKWJH75NGQXVD2KKDJDQ.jpg?auth=c6dcc539743afe58c2484244a8421294e19d56a0b2abcb4e140c38bcac2e3054&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6365&amp;height=4216</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shortstop Gunnar Henderson forces out José Caballero of the Yankees to start a double play after Henderson committed an error in the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/seneca-creek-beaver-attack-police-report-64NQEXHXDFHKLEDQD2VF4KSHIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T02:39:06.708Z</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/politics-power/state-government/maryland-afscme-patrick-moran-5XIVUAKVKVDV3C6TLH67FEQKWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T01:26:11.23Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DS4DBIO3PZBUVNFH3JWLFNFA4A.jpg?auth=538a069c662d6048252a7c4092a064d2c5e57e789c4ed9134f44cde6f96b7c70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Patrick Moran, an influential and longtime Maryland labor leader, was elected president of AFSCME International on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>