<?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/public-health/johns-hopkins-university-jhpiego-usaid-funding-surge-baltimore-OI3KNHPMDVGMNIRAHAME2AOW2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:40:24.952Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NXJTWXSRFBH5AVUEYK2ISSJYM.jpg?auth=bf06bf60345d3b110623e7a6c8313aa5bee06e9b183b15fcbdcf00e5880b9497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4979&amp;height=3319</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/justin-fairfax-virginia-lieutenant-governor-IZ3CJUJ5DNGDFO3TVDNTVOXOYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:39:58.213Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BLVHKLO2XVB7JFZQJJCSQC3G3U.jpg?auth=e9d29a8f17787157451337d0a21033942ebe6d2daa57f0e84cfc61602b1b92c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justin Fairfax served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-youth-mental-health-programs-OGIMBZ6RURGNXF4EVUDF47T7AY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:38:17.206Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4G4FZVYTJAWNCUYHEBOVL7G6U.JPG?auth=121d23bdab6efe7687072c80fec5e5f36dd9edabfc5eb020b4db93141da8b28a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8548&amp;height=5699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First lady Dawn Moore, center, at a roundtable with Youth Mental Health Corps members and first ladies from around the country at the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/zum-howard-county-school-bus-partnership-3VPWLWDUEJF4BPE6HUTXCTQZ4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:00:04.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IINSJLH5WVCSTOCWDBWRWPGNBY.JPG?auth=7ecb1ac5ca7eb86f4948e0d460c446296f2d6ff3b1b72e82ca88fa7bed39e9c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zūm, a San Francisco-based contractor, is responsible for 196 of Howard County’s 560 bus routes this school year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-heat-wave-record-temperatures-GBBYPWHHVFGKVCFJUWLTQB4YCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T12:51:04.121Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFGMKP2V4FFSVG36RQZFJQOZ3A.jpg?auth=751bfc20e55f99e90a3a04d6c4a63ea8f931c900133a6304cc6197e7f6358b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Temperatures could reach 93 degrees in the Baltimore region on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/blaze-alexander-orioles-albernaz-diamondbacks-trade-P7ZCSFKGQRFMZPJTSNEJZUVSQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T12:00:00.64Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KP3QCLCEFBBVBZPVJGM2ZG6LA.JPG?auth=b4770180b186aa273b4e037774a3e10ac9979e306b7337e47024b630ca8ca664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blaze Alexander has started at third base, second, shortstop and center field this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-draft-approach-eric-decosta-ILLR67MP4FH55PZXOL2MONCRPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T11:30:01.069Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q6EHIUDL2NEE7FZYEHIJGALAD4.JPG?auth=d39081ebfd564bc6d1455403ccbf5ee3d74eae74b5cf74a76edd89cc1360bd3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[General manager Eric DeCosta has stuck to the strategy of picking the best available player at every opportunity in the draft.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-plays-concerts-festivals-SWL334QE3VC2JKCSRC7A33ES4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T10:30:00.951Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QP5SASVEK5ACPDNKSK64XBNWFY.jpg?auth=a758c04fa5daae22ebe7386f0fd1b33eb9ed3561171bc2e2434c84aa39ef78ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ellicott City native Lindsey Jordan, seen here at Coachella in 2023, is back in Baltimore this weekend with her indie rock project Snail Mail.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bge-bill-increases-exelon-northwood-appold-united-methodist-DFUIOKL6YRBCXIOXEDPHQPO7PE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:02.361Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CDOXR4TBSBHRFGPD35JQA4ZIBM.jpg?auth=3542774848c1df0657521e039df51a4383e82fa2db97f2c16c6af009aeae086e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church banded together to help pay the church’s January and February Baltimore Gas and Electric bill. From left, Al Napper, Nancy Green, Mike Wells, Johanne White and Rick Perry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/paula-hollinger-maryland-general-assembly-obituary-CE4MDZQCMNE3NJA2QA7DXRFJVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:01.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I7BFYK6XDBBFVLGKH6ZJ54NNIM.jpg?auth=1f24b10443055f59a35679193bf72e8634fbfa76ac96a1ced9464b803968309d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=502&amp;height=501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paula Hollinger.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/paper-heart-bookstore-moco-lagerfest-W2WS36K2KZAH7GHVCJLMVAHDHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:01.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VTOG5KSCKZGHNDT3PD6RABD4J4.jpg?auth=dd2a6a5b638c0351f63e4596f453cad9652b42f0d92a484d6582e793577bebfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Paper Heart Bookstore celebrates its grand opening this weekend in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands community.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/andrew-friedson-county-executive-candidate-PQXVDHNPCJEJZCADCBZW5KO2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:00.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I3T67NSEW5GYTE25OBYW2QYBWU.JPG?auth=c8b145d4d721a1506facbdb31933d3c7280631401951b4478564a8b82076851b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5450&amp;height=3546</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Friedson, right, chats with Pastor Victor Ehiemere, center, and Jerome Leonard after Friedson attended an early Sunday service at The Well Church in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/shelonda-stokes-downtown-baltimore-natalie-karyl-fashion-politics-RGYWXXLVERDAPKBNG7BPELNIOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:00.532Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UQ4L6GI4FDM3ORMW4RQ6FGEEQ.jpg?auth=6cda4505d2925ca890447771c70f77d08a56b02c56673f8db7fe439394d50fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shelonda Stokes, president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, gets fitted for a suit by designer Natalie Karyl at her shop The Dollhouse Boutique in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-pirates-game-3-mistakes-N3RT56CVVJDEHLBHCZSY2KNLEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T02:43:47.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZZFNGI3AWJG4PPQEPE6KBJCHDY.jpg?auth=e98db4f6e4463e29da9e6a324df969747ed6b118fd0cedbdc421f6ca3db43542&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals third baseman Brady House throws to first base during the sixth inning Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jaire-alexander-injury-eagles-knee-instagram-confidence-JY4XTUUMJNB4PEUAKYY4CUYM7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T01:11:08.338Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7JYIIXQING3ZH4LEQ2WQF2VSM.jpg?auth=b136f7c097360995829fbcf1a0aaa29222940b3a20fc77bfc04d8773a49c9f32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3509&amp;height=2339</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cornerback Jaire Alexander played two games for the Ravens in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-waste-processing-back-river-synagro-technologies-GGAYS5QBYFGF7LMCAFV2GSHJRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T00:10:00.241Z</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[Baltimore will pay $38.5 million in extra costs for processing waste at its two facilities, including the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>