<?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/education/early-childhood/baltimore-city-pre-k-neighborhood-school-programs-X67XN6O7YJFGZECDVSKV2DUCG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T17:04:59.275Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YEWA5HFNXNFJPF3FJBF33GC6DU.jpg?auth=5885747ae9a97687dada171d9d1705e5a2e5c6f25a1c73810db85c8412ecd51b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Molly Garcia, Neil Gavigan and their children, August, 4, and Lucy, 15 months, at their home in Baltimore. August wasn’t offered a spot in free public pre-K, leaving the family to decide whether to wait for another chance or pay $22,000 for another year of child care.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/clendenin-guilty-davidsonville-csam-S4DVJA5MJ5CUHJLLA7R463HRRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T16:58:20.853Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JPPKDGZ2PVFP5AW7ZWOUKFEPHI.jpg?auth=36a69ae37a2d4e193cc83bb827a8084e6e2bfe90f91b2ed29febb51febbfd5aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4349&amp;height=2899</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An county circuit court judge ordered Christopher Willard Clendenin held without bond following the conviction Thursday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/virginia-bus-crash-5-dead-34-hurt-VMH73L4E3RBZVCY6M3F656L2OM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T16:11:44.506Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6OJ5Q22GVDAJPIDFWYZCVKBRM.jpg?auth=85ea54760deb1bbc7e5af16ed2bb4c67fe88b619b29f16478296efc35f5d5872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=756&amp;height=504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The scene of a fatal accident involving a passenger bus on Interstate 95 in near Quantico, Va., on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-crime-violence-safe-streets-monse-hopkins-brandon-scott-GAEOFIE56JCEROPFIDBEXZF6P4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T15:25:27.238Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RV22NN7BPFBR7OQZS43OTD2ZIA.JPG?auth=58793b13b216d388a81858a7568d8bb1c2a99994772a9bcbd5ced3dd7cb8fa1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is greeted by Safe Streets leaders J.J. Hughes and Denise Preddy at the opening of the a Safe Streets location in McElderry Park in December.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/14-year-old-shot-east-baltimore-HGW4VAG2XZG4VD4DWSCEAC2Q7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T14:27:16.737Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SE3YQJ63XNGRRGT52FI63VN6G4.png?auth=122f6c313d7a2c0fd915d79898733e5a60d3a182496b71ff38c57e1fad878ff2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1738&amp;height=978</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in the 3600 block of Noble Street on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/judge-temporarily-blocks-payouts-trumps-18b-anti-weaponization-settlement-fund-2BMUSPWKDBCFZAXZXANIFCZQ2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T14:18:47.078Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OIZGRGDTHZGI5KJFD2NVATNZY4.jpg?auth=5e788219467a16cb8a1254d73a4fdd92f4308670fe6bc9da6c44aa27fd96697a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3513&amp;height=2342</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from paying claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for allies who say they were targeted by a weaponized government.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/annapolis-blues-soccer-home-opener-EX4PUPVF6JBE7HM752YFYGBXJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T13:00:04.116Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G7PDOYR57BGIBHYVCMTUQXQHSE.jpg?auth=02e5e5766d4beb6fc485f64ec4e5ead7e0fcde16f1a64a56264e7542acfeb1f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters cheer for the Annapolis Blues during a game in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/water-rescue-person-falls-into-baltimore-inner-harbor-JVDKEESNPFBHNMZ2ZJCOMVF5CU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T12:32:09.773Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WDHJNJIC4BHVBLNPZ3OYO6PEME.jpg?auth=d9ffafe9e3acfc37e2177ad0b08e5b53ded688103ba6bd892ee19d92da1db62e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First responders lift a person out of the Inner Harbor off Pratt Street on Thursday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/louis-duncan-julie-hummer-ZX3CC7USFBDKLKGQ6W2K4WWRQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T12:15:00.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KYNIQTY6G5CVLAIHYADAKK2HXI.jpg?auth=9add0d91354254248b976f522d68d3ad6c2ab9abe82a369b5acb1d863f886934&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2199&amp;height=1655</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A statue of two young soccer players stands at the entrance of the Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks offices near Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/key-bridge-civil-trial-witnesses-A25DPI2XGFBV7GFDKYVY4GANRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T09:30:02.154Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B5NW6PKDFVBEPBNNIOHXSCKSU4.JPG?auth=41e7473216578ead62437052629737a28338d15bba51e8a7ba0604cf9a0e517b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1859</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/car-engine-motor-oil-gas-shortage-Q2RFQVNGBRHRHJKQX4SGTYG7Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T09:30:01.035Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H3J2C4KYHZAVVCW5JUG3WF7CBY.jpg?auth=5f41738e9edf45c1a9afdcc1866e0e9f73b43a0209e289e4ffdc0277e458f341&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A shortage of synthetic motor oil could boost the cost of a conventional oil change by as much as 40%.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-county-budget-DECCMQOYYVDFBBYXSOX56BLXAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T09:30:00.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JHIP4CJQEZGHVA5RCPQHGQFMBM.jpg?auth=6fd5554d528b1187cecf2982d9712e58e38f281a29e605ebffd648ec9c34a8bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha Oriadha said the commission’s budget was bloated and that the transfer will boost programs and services that more directly benefit county residents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-wastewater-public-works-department-split-RNY7RAUKKVDDVNEWBMU77IAXKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T09:30:00.708Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CNO2G5YBIBEBJDXTHCOSZYN23Q.JPG?auth=d7043921c1da7a6022f89ab5bc0898294503d88ba0c8f9fb5c1f30e040a5fce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site in Dundalk. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/attempted-murder-bethesda-stabbing-christine-fils-aime-YO6XXHEBWRAQVOOI5WF4APDWVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T09:30:00.539Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HSZVHMGVFRBMLOTXTGTXXAJMDQ.jpg?auth=3a3242be269d16109b0332da665f43e05a6a781fb9203cfaff91c2a3f1ba0c5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=717&amp;height=717</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christine Fils-Aimé is claiming self-defense after stabbing a man she was seeing, critically injuring him at her apartment. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/shrey-parikh-wins-2026-scripps-national-spelling-bee-U5PNJWFHRZHQTNCAI7LC4NJEWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T03:05:29.643Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KH66AC4ZDBDQJOMTT3OV7GNAU4.jpg?auth=231850f41db6418868c246a71df24cb245ce61a1811093eeb248ef93858b8244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shrey Parikh of San Bernardino, Calif., wins the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-blue-jays-situational-hitting-BP3GHYMCY5BMPBSLJZUZ4EVGGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T02:55:34.724Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WX7TG7L735DDFHUMXMBDSGUA5E.jpg?auth=ef4879e9ff526337439ad3715f65e8095981aa50db0e4ba22678ad8212ee74c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7461&amp;height=4975</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coby Mayo trots the bases after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/scripps-spelling-bee-marylanders-competing-live-updates-DYTP247V55ANLGAPN2TSTTUJQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T02:28:29.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WBPM35CP55FMTIENGRS4B6WVRA.jpg?auth=cfe5567ecbdfe081ce43888725a530a2546d194d02794162c977b58dd5f2e66f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zwe Spacetime competes in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/bari-weiss-cbs-60-minutes-overhaul-7BAIZPUTPRDTRGFESAPGZY2N4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T02:23:43.211Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LAYF7YJ6UNHZ7HHR3PVBKPPNVU.jpg?auth=0d848f222f1b58fde452d18426f9bb51e4f65ac2057c7a62772e87c192b34ef5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2650&amp;height=1767</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has been making waves since she was hired in October by CBS parent company Paramount Global’s new management. She announced a shakeup at "60 Minutes" on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fire-barclay-rowhomes-guilford-avenue-baltimore-PKYHKYZKABGQPDG3VTA4R7NIUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T01:02:35.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FZCFGVSVJJAN5MG6DWU6BZ3SBM.jpg?auth=c6f341b8ee392c4e0631a1b301614a23c6fd68f1eaeb013400e18d6fcde2fe9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City firefighters respond to a three-alarm fire that erupted through upper levels of rowhomes in the Barclay neighborhood Thursday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/heat-death-maryland-calvert-county-2026-ICGX62TGS5DZ7DNW6JRB6HVXIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T00:58:29.781Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V2AKWZD2IFF45BO6OGCCQX4RFU.jpg?auth=b2f3ae7b0f998a979a84530a839be1001331301fcc51c1e46776649b883b9ebd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4753&amp;height=3169</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland health officials recorded the state's first heat-related death of 2026. They say drinking plenty of water is one way to combat extreme heat.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/oprah-winfrey-marty-bass-wjz-baltimore-retirement-CIHCDXTHFRDXVO6VFFUJBVCRVE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-29T00:35:49.417Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZMFJOTL55VEZ7HESCYA2IFTLWY.JPG?auth=15ff5d45288ec5b66043931d9ec1a6087c8483e7f66de4d0c228303d561c24b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7297&amp;height=4865</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marty Bass, a WJZ reporter for 48 years, at the Baltimore studio April 6.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>