<?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/housing/point-source-youth-homelessness-NHDLH5XF4ZHHXBYCBFR5WEFBEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T14:38:01.829Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3KFLRWPY7BFFNNNIXISKGJ2P2M.jpg?auth=21b883b6be5697de0fcb19d390c7aa8f6508401c2f092e47b66e3d942b29a8f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2917&amp;height=1945</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Point Source Youth consultants give a presentation during a Targeted Housing Assistance Program certification training in December.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-state-attorney-sarah-david-scott-shellenberger-OTVYBT6N4BBIHC7V2QAF2KBZFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T14:32:11.158Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WLTLLVVTZRDSJMCEA37UVJ2KRI.jpg?auth=050de126d265fd2e166c6ca8b870c88dc8bc95fb2eb141b76dcb7cae95fcbc73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County state’s attorney candidate Sarah David addresses the crowd at her election-night watch party in Towson last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-hit-and-run-colesville-road-meeting-KBGW4FUJCVAKZM5JHOYZSEOXTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T14:13:53.942Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LHUZTPO3FVGWZBTPP37IJ4FZMM.jpg?auth=bd8656117fefa8c6bdf712a9e579651a56f67e9c84d1b48ffce16a0d3183a6b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three weeks after a fatal hit and run collision near Colesville Road in Silver Spring, local neighborhoods are set to have a road safety meeting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/book-review-lucille-clifton-poet-at-the-gate-Y4J6FOO3VFC63BFQPLEBOROCVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T13:38:14.607Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UU4ORWLLEJDO3C46MPBSRGTVUA.jpg?auth=7f0287776c637fb8593dc67957a0ee8e6a6151140b39ca3179248f5edeeba922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cover of Lucille Clifton's “At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010.”

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/book-review-the-other-beautiful-people-caroline-bock-XIX65POT5FBPPODSO7M4ZYMSXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T13:37:53.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KEN4I5I3KNEKXCX45YZE5AXWDQ.JPG?auth=64fbfb2a803b28e365881c829308ad04fc646efaaf765e2c417eb06ca1aca11f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Caroline Bock’s “The Other Beautiful People” is a close study of how career and family can cut ambitious women in two.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-win-houston-astros-12-11-james-wood-OKZNQ5SOGFCPJKUTAJ6RCS7ECU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T13:25:19.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GOZTX2ERAZGFRAALYEKKFVY7QI.jpg?auth=4080172e3f4ccf2da105995a7c22c2d8665d7f011a9146bf6ba586ce64e9a925&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7171&amp;height=4781</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals’ James Wood runs the bases after hitting a grand slam during the fifth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-mail-ballot-error-taylor-print-MGRFSYSEWNBNLE4MFKFE7DQW4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T11:16:13.716Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OFDOIMOBQFB6JAYGAZYKDE2MWA.JPG?auth=986f4e80ffe37aa952d8411b2b7e7538d9b4f73f5582797036a6acc523904333&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County elections workers count mail ballots in Owings Mills last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/waymo-zoox-driverless-cars-ai-maryland-XYERYN6U65GVJC35RRCY5CDNJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T09:30:02.93Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BPOUYWOTTZHOXFETEXAJSKR4JQ.jpg?auth=c2008f10d0a6c1ddd65f799193c4ed5e653d0663725d78a50569ee20345c79d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7451&amp;height=5667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A trip to San Francisco in June was a chance to try out Waymo driverless cars as the company continues to work on bringing them to Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/romel-williams-joans-house-dui-prince-georges-maryland-AKACW37LLVEDHCCDYG4RWPXRBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T09:30:02.011Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ZGIQPFBZZFOLNQUBUHG32VLYE.jpg?auth=38b58d06a4262d6d811fadaa57186dded083e2d15b401795289894f612068961&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5444&amp;height=3629</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Romel Williams, founder and president of Joan’s House, a nonprofit that mentors children, and who has come under scrutiny for his connections to a County Council member, was arrested for an alleged DUI earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/anne-arundel-school-potty-training-policy-maryland-3GQZBRUED5FV3LIABK3T3T5UPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T09:30:01.24Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KY7AX4UKPBDNBJFQMINBM7LTSM.jpg?auth=7e86926d057538ba1b8f0453721f2985c6ee89300e54adbed5664531291d502b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Since the pandemic, Maryland educators say they’ve seen more children starting school not fully potty-trained.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/artificial-intelligence-job-market-research-maryland-PZ2FG3OQXJGUJEIVGBYQIEUFVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T09:30:01.136Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KMO6DNXAWJDJ7K5SDRSJIJIIOA.jpg?auth=cdd939e4a609fab13195bc14ae27c3a6c82d20af3c3eed7df94376167f3623a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6007&amp;height=3559</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/pedalpower-kids-in-good-company-TA2XCIX2UVALZMX3K33PIZLI7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T09:30:00.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5BFNKMMJ2RBOVHYRPI7U4EAN2I.JPG?auth=0ac9fcce8d04d124f306979bb2d10ba05ba62619def958bc57728fb0696143fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7713&amp;height=5142</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kids get their bikes ready for their lessons with PedalPower at the Park School in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/us-loses-world-cup-belgium-MMLPAKED6VA3JODD2BNF2PYQHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T03:25:55.357Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5P6OZTDFKRFMDMCJJSRHZ4JRAA.jpg?auth=9fc3ee9f47038030176c5cdab8e6b9faa660c66ec6612d6396bb04e004fbeafa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2839&amp;height=1893</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United States goalkeeper Matt Freese (24) reacts after Belgium scores their third goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Seattle, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-america-250-revolutionary-war-W7CBX3IYLZHBLEVAGVAPCUWGMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T02:41:57.016Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JRCXWFKLDBCWXF2SFUYGWMNEDI.jpg?auth=3472701374f7ca8d896d4be560fe5ea44a43154b5582a9081e3d700f0469c5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=9504&amp;height=6336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Mary Katharine Goddard: A Woman’s Declaration,” an exhibition about the only woman whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence, is on display at the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s H. Furlong Baldwin Library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/united-states-naval-academy-women-V2IXNTTJSNAAVBPVYI6MYDUPTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T02:41:06.786Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UGGPDGUSKRACRIBJVLPIY3JSCI.jpg?auth=58c5a798d6d1d0c41d0429cc7c362c5b1b2823696d2d86617d7841c63f94eaef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5283&amp;height=3522</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Midshipman Jenna Jeletic, right, puts the shoulder boards on her friend, newly commissioned officer Arianna Longo, after the U.S. Naval Academy 2025 graduation ceremony in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-rate-hike-public-service-commission-4YSOSIHR2VHPDKMISX3S7MYGDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T02:12:52.372Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KCLMKJDZ2BBHZBHXXNJE6NUANI.jpg?auth=33c85fd9814ba6e2d281580d11c32fd404b924c3517ed5a010318af7ee60e8e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5246&amp;height=3497</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. announced last week that it wants to increase rates starting next month. The Maryland Public Service Commission said the company will have to wait.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/kidnapping-bwi-charles-county-maryland-M2EMH4TUUVHSXPTZA6BGIDBIYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T01:24:47.659Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DTT3TAVTR5EV5DC4TZ6YKSZXSY.jpg?auth=dcfb594fff9054b755eb4fb8167174f776fa2d0879a6275db9d3294fa11f5eb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2805&amp;height=1870</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Transportation Authority police officers attend an announcement at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Monday, April 27, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fallston-house-party-shooting-UXLVJ3VZSRFYFLT5LDHDKS2CCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T00:39:06.021Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 23-year-old died after he was taken to the hospital by others at the party, police said. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>