<?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/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-campaign-finance-friedson-XUB5Y4PZ4FG3RGQDJKIXAANPFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T19:46:28.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FJ4TK4ISWZBSZA5NO6AKQJJKRI.jpg?auth=03ae2e9324283496ac3eca72d6aaedebd08dedbc865fab06177f0080f89a82a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council members Evan Glass, Will Jawando, and Andrew Friedson during the “Reimagining White Oak: Montgomery County Executive Candidate Forum” in Silver Spring in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-third-base-analysis-coby-mayo-blaze-alexander-VKGL5YZPUVBGTNQQV3M2YNZERQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:47:23.741Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALGXUUSMTVGB5J2TG2PXOOAIGI.jpg?auth=86f0c96e9e8a26ea9b5b3343b72d89e24772a83d76ea4038eea85ebd299a66cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4686&amp;height=3124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coby Mayo, left, celebrates with Blaze Alexander, right, after scoring on an RBI hit by Sam Huff during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/silver-spring-couple-murder-mother-turned-in-5P6G2MXNY5HB7NJA43NPGVZEFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:33:35.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4AKS2RTTDZDMZPZ6CFXBXIJSCI.jpg?auth=ecb121bde01e97f6856ea4b1b025c64b72178e6af2149684e1076e9eb546fb62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4257&amp;height=2838</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The logo for the Montgomery County Police Department seen on the exterior of the District 3 headquarters in Colesville, Md. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-drops-deportation-us-citizen-maryland-woman-EG2DPO3UG5B6XGPS6D6336SZNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:13:27.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LVFYHBMG6ZC2TGX7QQDCCYWQ34.jpg?auth=f903d0e24cd603a6ba72db67f6410e0591fe042321c70533b0841a3afa600770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=317&amp;height=212</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales’ legal team said she was placed in deportation proceedings despite showing immigration officials her Maryland birth certificate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-public-schools-charter-school-settlement-education-bcps-L43NTSGJKVDKTKTAKWKNNOJ4OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T18:07:15.632Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6TMSVLLSBZA2XOAO5OE2GZP6JQ.JPG?auth=6d62126a1903b8ebfc3df34502ca773630bd71fc0ec6daf80648a92c617686fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6391&amp;height=4261</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City school board voted Tuesday to end years of fighting over how it funds its charter schools. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/bobby-lapin-bill-ferguson-maryland-primary-PH726TXKFVCZDMKRISFW6DPTK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T17:11:50.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYJQU3RBCVBHPH4TQ54IFESNXI.jpg?auth=8b3ecefab67dc2d8048f17f424dfaaa74ba6effaf5edffc2b2182b7023efc9d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5183&amp;height=3455</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby LaPin, left, speaks with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson following a 46th District candidate forum in Baltimore earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/baltimore-influencer-bobby-lapin-bill-ferguson-primary-election-QRSSJUPRTVHEBO2MHKXOIIJRIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T17:10:38.901Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6T5XLV4IUNBDLMZFP4JJZNEXH4.JPG?auth=f2103d51ea500399393777d975108459f10245dcad99fca2dfc6b865670dd77e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby LaPin, who runs a sailboat charter business with his wife, will challenge Senate President Bill Ferguson in the Democratic primary in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/wizards-draft-party-pick-john-wall-washington-B7VR45JGTFC57PHDWBZTDCCODA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T16:56:26.088Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XEQPYVSWMRDHVC7CO3R3YOUFLI.jpg?auth=f65fbd7153c9407dd742e9372815050969ff449e6314d541fbf21dd5ea988610&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4180&amp;height=2786</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Washington Wizards guard John Wall, left, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum pose after Tatum announced the Wizards had won the No. 1 pick in the May 10 draft lottery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dali-crew-key-bridge-baltimore-JJMRCAMNQJH7BCVSM2XU5KPSXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T16:19:13.127Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U5SFULQDVFC7DLKIVLCS4EXUY.jpg?auth=747c9a5e5b7e658fcec68eaeebc506769f00cdeeeded493a5fa6a0d879dc04aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers walk along the destructed bow of the Dali, docked at the Port of Baltimore, in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-hearing-delay-baltimore-unitedhealth-RBSO3XCKGJBPPGTQ65AA356FMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:50:27.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6YR5JVPCJEDXDB5BVFLALPNHM.jpg?auth=87dac387cda1722122264ba708542665df5b39673a089f91e2dfd03bb60a649d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2302&amp;height=1535</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty in both state and federal cases and could spend his life in prison if convicted in either.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-bigfoot-middle-river-sasquatch-6GHIUUYFBFD3TGP4ZESEPGKOKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:40:46.197Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SSUBRVWLRF4HHLDV4SI75RPAQ.JPG?auth=b7e943fd06d7c4c26e97cbf5f729bd1c64ae76c595576370738754f601b65f07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8105&amp;height=5403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joshua Bell outside a pumping station where there was a Bigfoot sighting by a married couple in 1976 in Middle River.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/aisha-braveboy-prince-georges-county-campaign-finance-B6P7F2M2RZDTRFEWBSLDHHN2DI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:26:30.547Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VGQ4SYF6WVDVNJT3Y4FMH3APVY.JPG?auth=8e1b6fd47272f77eff043904312c9913f5a8ff249e3b61108050cebebe0be1ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy raised more than $234,000 in less than a month, according to campaign finance reports. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/odenton-fatal-crash-amelia-knuckey-anne-arundel-U6FDF4UOJBCFVOSDM227AM7DWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T15:24:30.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XSIA3XUAXVGOVBDFSMIAR7KP7M.JPG?auth=7b83fc3f714ac035db07ecd01ea93f8f6cb4537b5846d4c50ef1a72f6fb82df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1909</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police said an 85-year-old woman was killed Monday afternoon in a car crash in Odenton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-ice-legal-restrictions-explainer-HQ6X3XMPJVBSPOTJQMQ4GEMDQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:30:59.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVK4EQKNKZEVZG5JU7N6ZDXBFU.jpg?auth=bc9d426e29a50f3a2a4c6fe12db8799c4427a659ca1091f1ef529c59ef9242dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5278&amp;height=3519</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters march around the perimeter of Patterson Park a day after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a student’s parents on Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School’s temporary campus in East Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-county-executive-judicial-campaign-contributions-ONFXW7DFD5DZFGCZGRIAM7577Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:18:07.035Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PGZDOUYLMBCM3DPY2X7BJ6P5UQ.jpg?auth=fb5b7439e12c469f43b93039d10a916ef929b6b31a55652fba3bea2007fb3038&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outside the Moyer Recreation Center at Truxtun Park in Annapolis, signs for candidates remind anyone passing that it’s election time.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/izzy-patoka-flyers-baltimore-county-council-photos-2EULM5JMLNGDFFFGDAP24RHMOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T14:00:01.81Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YX372YAV3NEXRE3MMW5LZV3FVI.jpg?auth=cffe6929376396ef7c7bbc4bece89228ce94e2871b1b3fd1eade28c1943f5bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2038</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County council member Izzy Patoka speaks at a press conference on Monday defending his campaign flyer featuring photos of council candidates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/afram-baltimore-festival-black-culture-50-years-JF2C3RH4JVAS7IYOH7NXA7BLZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T13:52:26.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Y4L5JAWEBG4REQFIDM6ZNZEQI.JPG?auth=3a8a8b6b1415a437a7b1f48462ebe9e8537b5f53ea80ff7ab55edc6e701adf51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=850&amp;height=566</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A performance at the Afro-American (AFRAM) Exposition at Charles Center and Hopkins Plaza in Baltimore in August of 1977.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-executive-primary-democrats-FFAW6JBPGVEIZNSSX6S3NZG3DE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T13:00:00.678Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNSIATUK7NAVNFEFU4CTESPBII.jpg?auth=653ccd8ea26c60513ef7aefd957c3d1f757383cd042de69fd049366b745128cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4831&amp;height=3221</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County executive candidates Allison Pickard, Pete Smith and James Kitchin listen to a question during a forum on affordable housing and development in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/padres-discipline-gunnar-henderson-hit-by-pitch-5FCZK33UQZBCBDNEQYFREUSC7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:58:06.801Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HYVZBBRC4BHTRK2SYSHH6N2HIE.jpg?auth=53172a709739c59b122e1149cc75a488d39a01f675e79014658d6e6f8581402d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Padres manager Craig Stammen argues with umpire Chris Conroy after pitcher Ron Marinaccio, foreground, is ejected in the ninth inning of Saturday's game. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-beat-royals-7-3-three-straight-wins-GKCSEF5AYNB4TNFEOFP7DLAQ4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:54:52.903Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RTM6QEYF7NAGTPWAEBFLPNSRC4.jpg?auth=85ae304f849c08dbf41dfc306efa5b4c5958c6cbbc3ebc4709b57e1fe7a6ada7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals designated hitter James Wood (29) celebrates with Nasim Nuñez (26) and CJ Abrams (5) after scoring a run against the Kansas City Royals during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/great-falls-billy-goat-trail-E67EYKYBK5FG3K7QO24CYWLRK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T12:54:10.873Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XK7Y22WLKJE3FFV5JEAWIWDDQU.jpeg?auth=259e5eb53bdf6d99f9baecab4783137c8dd701ce156c5b764db856f5f22a20c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A search continues on Monday for a man who disappeared from a group of swimmers in the Potomac River on Sunday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/nehi-housing-land-trust-baltimore-investigation-DMYPJY2C7VAKJOMXUU2VS35JSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T11:44:28.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IK4BDCNTDVCQDIGZ4D6WKR3O6I.JPG?auth=32845c0355a68e8597b9de1c93c3ec808e4198ac04dbe90669128a867a77fa90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8505&amp;height=5670</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Garrick Good, NEHI’s leader, denied allegations of financial impropriety and criticized the city for cutting off grant funding without hearing his side of the story.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-fired-federal-workers-donald-trump-candidates-P2CA3AFE6JH67GQQPUZJE3XXAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T09:30:01.284Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BYHA6ML2GVH6ZPNSK5CXJS5UBQ.jpg?auth=6fba8d4e24d1fd011ab38775b958d9aeb6520f767123ba2b4ae3da6f6b233fa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The candidates hail from the FBI, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the National Institutes of Health. They’ve represented America overseas as diplomats and on disaster response teams, and aided in historic criminal investigations, including of President Donald Trump.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/barnes-noble-baltimore-harbor-east-F5OIUG6ZNJFFXKS2KD56WDAXGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T03:22:46.19Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCN4D266LNBYJLB4SF7KQPG3MI.jpg?auth=cc8cd39b0167cf5bfb7fce5ec5147d5f519470c5d61cda5b7b3fbc49449c71a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble will open its first Baltimore location in six years. The store is expected to open in the former Oceanaire Seafood Room later this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/wonder-woman-lynda-carter-urology-johns-hopkins-donation-maryland-IJQC3ALM7NHMJKKTIRFAGXNW4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:49:08.461Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6YVNXBCX3NDUTGIRK2JGRLLAA4.jpg?auth=495878383b8159a123bf9a2b33b2a8dae26e4e32a2abd889728f0e96917ed87d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5855&amp;height=3903</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lynda Carter, with Dr. Mohammad Allaf, director of the Johns Hopkins’ Brady Urological Institute, gifted $10 million to advance surgeries and training in the center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-farmers-spring-freeze-financial-assistance-O6APJZGXYVBVNDOIHBIJI2FV3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:46:33.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIRDOYGCNRECLOTCOH5AEWJPCU.jpg?auth=a53bf6712c31ccfedef7a95aa3a4c880108e0d1eca6269693cdf007265bde82c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black Ankle Vineyards grappled with the damage of a late-season frost that decimated its grapes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-daylen-lile-defense-prepitch-setup-PKNFBOFTPNE5HOWAGN4WHIBC3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:31:46.82Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DPVDQXGF6ZFIBL4QGH53ZOLRMM.jpg?auth=37c7c504a676bd208408360df9f369ba9dd19c5e39b5d9a6266044bba4db4ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6789&amp;height=4526</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daylen Lile has eight home runs and a .744 OPS to go with his improved defense.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/b-52-crash-air-force-southern-california-HTEN555235BBNFF5WJGS2QYBJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-16T00:09:04.978Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CWLNIF4YFBGZXF5Z2DMWW6HXSI.png?auth=e88e6951fdbc770017a4e1af776bcb997e43318da4bfd8190f789ee62f50c1c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2852&amp;height=1605</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from video provided by KABC shows law enforcement responding to the scene of an aircraft crash near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>