<?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/sports/horse-racing/preakness-triple-crown-date-change-XEYLT4IFNBDGHCLOKQNYP5FJOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T20:25:42.921Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TGTHA2HWPVBSNEZ46YCTP7KDPA.JPG?auth=96a95c725a24e9662e8c51cbb2f3790812646e6526c3eb849ca25925401ad8c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Historically, the Preakness Stakes has been run on the third Saturday in May. Starting next year at the rebuilt Pimlico Race Course, the race will be run on the fourth Sunday in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/trump-reagan-national-airport-faa-AUDRE5KOJZGN7HZRQNULIEKFCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T20:16:21.855Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U7BDDEF2ZGYBP66JJ3LNLZ4ME.jpg?auth=e1030e993be114b9226db5258228294846846a77292d33a5879ba610187e89bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FAA is looking into why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Reagan National Airport on Tuesday afternoon, an apparent violation of safety procedures. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dion-thompson-sentenced-murder-officer-tony-mason-RFJ5KQ2DJZFWZKXR76NIIWKFE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T20:06:45.335Z</lastmod><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[A Baltimore judge sentenced Dion Thompson to serve life plus 33 years in prison for fatally shooting off-duty Metropolitan Police Sgt. Tony Mason Jr. on Nov. 4, 2017.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dazhon-darien-pikesville-high-school-artificial-intelligence-case-pleads-guilty-SELZFI2SNBA6HDHXH6HI656INM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T19:57:42.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6ANKQ6A3JDFJLMSDUFMAGJI6I.JPG?auth=9150e859f7cb670f62b7bace34ef8c565e4e6362c995b63f5f4b2dc6240fe70a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dazhon Darien arrives for a hearing in 2025 at the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-conduit-deal-higher-customer-bills-M76IPG4GNBBHXKT2L3BQPGW2YY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T19:50:32.036Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/43RARSWB4JDGVHWZVLLQPLBBNE.jpg?auth=dac1f453bed9d73c06a9c63734a5fdb6e602b5ea06dbc5547a5d07b4d647faf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Gas and Electric said customers could face higher bills after city officials approved higher fees for the utility to use the city’s underground conduit system.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-zay-flowers-extension-lamar-jackson-GILCAIJMBJDJLM6IIBM2L2DWTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T19:33:51.916Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6EMWPP5YGNHINFYWXGV2ZTVJ7A.jpg?auth=48a2ce2ca7e1a615712e35b7a1995cb44300a1fea839396e98e28d1aaf08c115&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lamar Jackson, left, and Zay Flowers participate in warmups prior to the Ravens’ preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-sign-stefon-diggs-RMBPZVWZBZAJRIB252FNNVR7GI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T18:46:14.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YY67EYAHRRHNRHR2ZNRE5FV2IE.jpg?auth=5051e99559ff7207d04b640e7acf0e5af3c6e4941903c55d6dcacdf95d25b213&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stefon Diggs watches action during the New England Patriots' game against the New York Jets on Nov. 13, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/cheap-crab-cake-baltimore-farmers-market-RZ6DTNLGF5H5TOVNML45TCB2CU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T17:39:35.285Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KIQZXCBXCFBXDBYOTMPF4TEGLU.jpeg?auth=a53ed62dde64c2951b512e5417f63fc94c7d39574a134adeeb3f4b92d499cb69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yes, there is such a thing as a $5 Maryland crab cake. One pound of crab from Lindy’s Seafood costs $22 and yields four or five crab cakes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/germantown-fatal-crash-teens-stolen-car-V5KR66I6TFDFHMQBOHAIYZA46Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T17:18:14.211Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G4EI4BZKYFFZZM7LU3NCATXA3Y.jpeg?auth=e3de1bfe3e2b3c932466c3d400ca49c6855c9fbbec01007469c402d913501950&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A car that included seven youths collided near Great Seneca Highway and Clopper Road in Germantown Tuesday with another vehicle whose driver died in the crash, Montgomery County Police said Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/bts-army-baltimore-concert-beat-streets-nonprofit-SWHEVIZ2KFH5FHXIIS7GOLCYZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T17:06:29.357Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TF2BBPGECRCMNHW4RFQYRMXVJA.jpg?auth=5d22067904e9bcf476c3586ee29b3e142157c212d49dc98372e9a2f4949a7ce2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5174&amp;height=2929</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ahead of BTS’ first Maryland concert, the BTS ARMY raised more than $13,000 for a Baltimore nonprofit that teaches wrestling and life skills to underprivileged students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-training-camp-jakobi-lane-2P5UZYVNQVBCDIXT4XI3SR5YV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T16:26:25.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYPM7HHIHNHZFCFDS2XXTEFKM4.png?auth=22c55409ba653cfd982e10cffa9438af466708388d8520315cd4a39aa179c177&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-african-american-heritage-night-jersey-design-chocolate-city-WXXVYJRAXNENTOOZQYCQWQZ3IA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T16:13:00.601Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KG3TDK5HTNFPXBUH5AB4PKPU34.jpg?auth=16fa2f5e2bd3d05bacddf32231f0ffd6dcb9b3c61e3f3b839cd296a2e2b6d625&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4220&amp;height=2813</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Washington Nationals are celebrating African American Heritage Night on Wednesday, Aug. 26. This photo is of the "Chocolate City" jersey that they're giving out to a limited number of fans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-learn-new-offense-gopro-cameras-XWVOEDSOLBESFKMR6YZKMPNKRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T15:52:54.539Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HFBD4WDBSRGCNPSIR3BDGWCTWM.jpg?auth=8b911a5b784ce4e07fc2e625e787d1e12f9855426a46ffda8177ec7d32486a9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7563&amp;height=5042</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders offensive coordinator David Blough during a press conference in Ashburn earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-park-police-shooting-alex-charles-CWOKZ5ZPONCU7IGFILX7VAGPQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T15:25:42.565Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The state attorney general’s office released the names of a Maryland-National Capital Park Police officer and the man he shot in Fort Washington Park on July 31.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/man-killed-7-injured-clopper-road-JSZMJ3IXEBCZRJWZJXFJ4636HE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T14:51:44.776Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G4EI4BZKYFFZZM7LU3NCATXA3Y.jpeg?auth=e3de1bfe3e2b3c932466c3d400ca49c6855c9fbbec01007469c402d913501950&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A car that included seven children collided near Great Seneca Highway and Clopper Road in Germantown Tuesday with another vehicle whose driver died in the crash, Montgomery County Police said Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-school-spring-test-scores-XGRUEJRIQFC3HEWBNJUNFHRN2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T14:39:53.706Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5HSLKG3TZVGMXG5PSHE2H4WJ6M.JPG?auth=b292b056e1b29b6c233e088ce80b05ffeb86d1973c062882ec496145d677405a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland posted lackluster scores on the annual standardized tests, but experts say they expect greater improvement in years to come and the results are in keeping with the national trend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-rain-flood-watch-Y4GV3AZTO5HNFLZ6KKZKID3Y3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T14:28:36.704Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANMRENG5UVEKZGKR6ULCSTPQ6M.jpg?auth=7ae2f70a17de38a1e04088cdfe9da787d45ce3502e7e1645365afe603cba7985&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3172&amp;height=2115</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rain is in the forecast for the rest of the week, with chances of showers and thunderstorms increasing in the afternoons. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-phillies-5-0-5GM4C3FWUBGB3JAZTKNZASDXQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T12:58:17.223Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6X74DK3QJND57DZOWCSP5N3PWA.jpg?auth=c6d74aec11a5672b95d6fc04e5a7ae3c2d92fa98474d80744a1dfb034fe61531&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1672&amp;height=1115</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals second baseman Nasim Nuñez cannot catch a fly by Philadelphia Phillies' Brandon Marsh during the eighth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-angels-3-1-pete-alonso-RQ2XYNT5KFAVZIRCKU7ESEFAAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T12:52:36.152Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CPJCRXCDFRGTBOINCL4XPWW6I4.JPG?auth=dd7a84c06a34f9364db28b93107863eef2fbe17573cba0764728fd1e2e5fb8d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2377</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles’ Colton Cowser (17) is congratulated as he scores on a Pete Alonso single against the Los Angeles Angels in the bottom of the third. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-fans-react-adley-rutschman-trade-24BM43GGRFEEHPQBGDLJ2SQS2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T12:00:03.542Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QFKRGOZHRBECHDYFXORBMS6YDE.JPG?auth=a925164df6361c3a5174f7d1226a6b4a45ee6699dc9c53ab00aeeed93263635b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nolan Catterton, 12, right, waits for a ball to come his way during batting practice at Oriole Park a day after catcher Adley Rutschman was traded to the Boston Red Sox. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-county-bengies-drive-in-movie-theater-UJVMGLTCLVAR3EY3B4XHZCP3BY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T11:30:43.476Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HVWXUFC45CMBI6NRAQIHXDZAY.JPG?auth=c9d615733773a23ce944211ff240b58dfafa9e49937148031d6d82ac7f0ad2b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nostalgia beckons at Maryland’s sole drive-in theater, a Middle River mainstay. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-screen-time-laptops-NWUM6MS7LZCPPDG66EZILGWGLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T09:30:01.081Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AIGRSNQYWJFU5DIIYS3DOP5V7U.JPG?auth=c493761a85b7cbda38561d798e9a53720eae222e0a0c67031e415edc39016782&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of parents want to reduce how much time students spend on laptops. From left; James Frank, Manju Holmes and Amanda Garratt.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-general-assembly-redistricting-NLTBUVFWVVC7TNCCCQQAPQPGI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T09:30:00.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B6NO2K4VKNBYNDM6BNJ5UWF2S4.JPG?auth=e5db03b19d94bc201d54c5715f9d47861a32d8dadfa464acfe0362efe3df7c77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland senators wrapped up work on a bill Tuesday that would ask voters to amend the constitution to allow congressional gerrymandering.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-plastic-bag-ban-H2SQ4P4DC5HDJBESOVECYUTJMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T09:30:00.645Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FOVW2LDTAVCGVBNG2LKVCHCRYQ.jpg?auth=471e85399d57a484bb45433b5a53b33387436256a0b93931f1f37f6861d686ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A shopper at Lotte Plaza Market in Rockville carries a reusable bag given out by the county's Department of Environmental Protection in the days before the plastic bag ban took effect.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adley-rutschman-love-from-baltimore-SBDVXA52S5H7BLIM6A5G4KBXAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T05:53:16.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MENGNITBTFH2FNKLQFG4EMOTEU.jpg?auth=5af4c60681b9705f1125499a2623d18ee8f34d80aaf1b73935bf591a8aecb825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman, whom the Orioles traded to the Red Sox on Monday, poses in the dugout at Fenway Park on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/odafe-oweh-washington-commanders-training-camp-ESAUQPU2NVGXTMO2KIL45ZNRAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T02:22:39.201Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PFWGERZ22BEDLKAC473WTCLH5E.jpg?auth=4e52e8dfc7c801dd6ff4c20923aec67495b383ff705af8e31d95c3b90b44c423&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5881&amp;height=3921</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn at the team’s NFL football training camp in Ashburn on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-detention-baltimore-academics-roil-universities-FQI57D3KXVH35KMXBA6UACKEWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T00:30:43.252Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OM7YFZ3CZJGT5OB6WBWLPTDQ5A.JPG?auth=dab8abccfbb166de44703ad5f6466e6ce67b52b1c33ae9e9897672e677bbd0e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The recent arrests of the two Baltimore academics by federal immigration enforcement officials have roiled two university systems in Maryland that have robust networks of international faculty, researchers and students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/dundalk-marine-terminal-worker-dies-MZ2PJLYITRBVVHYAAK2XRVVAIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T00:29:18.39Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TS3LLV3IQNFWRBXSDEOZVT5R5U.JPG?auth=3269aa1fce63ff1677b52625f68a4e6560a79f7e6578c1ce2573be2e3858c96b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A worker at the Dundalk Marine Terminal died after being struck by a piece of equipment on Monday, Aug. 3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-players-react-trade-deadline-adley-rutschman-PUFMDYGIPNCVRN4KVLENJ2CN6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-05T00:22:08.149Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LLEUAK4O75EFBFFOJKXYUV6CEQ.jpg?auth=724c627bed78fe214a541f7034b96970d37e2424ee56e7a8fc59188a61f530b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3538&amp;height=2359</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman swings at a pitch in the third inning of a game against the Houston Astros on April 28.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>