<?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/state-government/maryland-redistricting-amendment-vote-SKLC7LJOMZEO7BXR5VOJPCV5UA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T23:40:11.029Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DF53GSOEL5GYLICN6C4VV6HBBI.JPG?auth=4b011ad670bff55180b4bc63c1c847fbf1669a8073d0385374a20fb94d5d5c73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. David Moon, the House of Delegates majority leader, and Del. Jason Buckel, the House minority leader, confer during debate on a bill to change the state constitution to make it easier to redistrict in the future.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-players-react-trade-deadline-adley-rutschman-PUFMDYGIPNCVRN4KVLENJ2CN6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T23:31:44.39Z</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><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/robby-albarado-jockey-preakness-G3RJ5RA6VVDMJDZRXO34HQ3TMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T23:30:40.876Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y3HXHHEVNNBH5CLH4GLY6ICJB4.jpg?auth=cb265ebb957a1d1c0ce6e2073a1a84cec65971a0fb8c178e45a70d9ee21d879d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=706&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robby Albarado celebrates atop Curlin in the winner's circle after winning the 132nd Preakness Stakes on May 19, 2007 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Albarado has died at the age of 52.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/amazon-data-center-plans-withdrawn-calvert-county-NOVPODYAAFCGPKGONNK73EA7MQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:40:31.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OSEBMCZ2XZCMNITDPNKARCUAWA.JPG?auth=6a0a3d60911ee35d6156f53de1f4e1f0c3db8b0fbf9b8d55877d506520904073&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amazon has withdrawn a proposal to build data centers near the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Southern Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-james-wood-injured-list-oblique-SJRDI3ST6JGGLDGQ2DW4KLYLMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:20:29.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S6HXKG6PWVELXAQUSBCZNRTVXQ.jpg?auth=3ceaa622b2a5379a6436037d3eef78d4e416a0561078c9f7a8a8d5782c99d104&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3794&amp;height=2529</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood watches as he hits a home run against the Seattle Mariners on June 14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/measles-cases-maryland-RORGNYUGNZAT5BXCU4LYXN67DA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:09:44.826Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZQZSMEYVPVCPPDWBGDG6WFJ77A.jpg?auth=1b6c22b6d817fe801cd9d9a8f6253aacdb7387ddbe421dfaedc39ae4d9c8f0f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6883&amp;height=4589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland has confirmed its 13th case of measles so far in 2026, more cases than the previous nine years combined.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-nate-wiggins-jakobi-lane-observations-AC3I6XIF5BHDPA6J6ZWNPARBPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:05:48.455Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4VODOF4EZJBNPOK4CUGAAMGY7E.jpg?auth=4ee2e61504c08b4220e3a8e0bf38ffade4141fe7ffeed45d4de1ea70b31a9b53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3110&amp;height=2073</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens head coach Jesse Minter takes questions from reporters following practice on July 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/poolesville-riverworks-spirit-doll-class-lois-sumser-KVDE7GPXURBCDJDSGZ3XAXGLSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T22:04:07.177Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7DN2OKYYJFECXFSON44SPCTHS4.jpg?auth=d23b2294b6177790c079b56f47c5a17e9875a2e771aae53ac711b295409b1fea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Retired psychotherapist Lois Sumser holds her newest “spirit woman doll”.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/southwest-baltimore-fatal-motorcycle-crash-E3556XDTLNBJLGZ54D6EHINDLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T21:58:12.72Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B4QM3LHRYBD63HXQIABKGWHSF4.jpg?auth=8dc9e41b8db7f44bac377561afb47306a40bce5c046ca85df7c70ab85d85417d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police are investigating a fatal crash in the 100 block of North Hilton Street that left a 36-year-old motorcyclist dead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-detention-baltimore-academics-roil-universities-FQI57D3KXVH35KMXBA6UACKEWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T21:47:17.521Z</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/criminal-justice/three-vehicle-fatal-crash-four-corners-ZDLBA3SOG5CARJ6TGQO5XA62JY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T20:55:24.403Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/man-killed-7-injured-clopper-road-JSZMJ3IXEBCZRJWZJXFJ4636HE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T20:46:22.224Z</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/community/criminal-justice/man-charged-inner-harbor-drowning-murder-good-samaritan-DOZNW4CLJZGQHEX3LOKLVX7HLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T20:30:43.33Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLDZYV6C55A3JLD433ZZW2QT6M.jpeg?auth=5c1bba7acf57f7997bbf8af82315938092fd5437807e0ff6132fcb4d3f51713d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 36-year-old Parkville man charged with second-degree murder for shoving a man into the Inner Harbor, where he drowned, had intervened as a “good Samaritan,” a defense attorney said Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/odafe-oweh-washington-commanders-training-camp-ESAUQPU2NVGXTMO2KIL45ZNRAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T20:12:25.778Z</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/criminal-justice/murder-charge-man-pushed-inner-harbor-VLGFVMZGSVFXJGQ4JI2GEAHNFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T19:42:55.777Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLDZYV6C55A3JLD433ZZW2QT6M.jpeg?auth=5c1bba7acf57f7997bbf8af82315938092fd5437807e0ff6132fcb4d3f51713d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A spokesperson for the Baltimore City Fire Department said crews responded to Harbor East for a water rescue on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/black-books-matter-fest-mahoganybooks-FVTKAPEJERHMBA2TNO2JRFS4OM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T19:33:57.282Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R4X5JCIXTNBM7NJ4IDP5TQ4P5I.jpg?auth=09e9d4f2c2504cc8dc2d2930102f234d82fad40985db479dd3b254d8c51e61cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4616&amp;height=3077</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MahoganyBooks owners/founders Derrick A. Young, Adrian Young, and Ramunda Lark Young in front of their store in National Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-zay-flowers-contract-extension-RFUWGA3POBHUXOKSPXHK3W75KY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T19:22:09.62Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6B6OJZ5DCBCKXA7ZK3QI4D45VQ.jpg?auth=2ceb683784efa5fdab892a320b95d5eeb74bdcf60f036342c8f3ceacdcaba0f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3884&amp;height=2589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers warms up before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 27, 2025.]]></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>2026-08-04T18:51:14.762Z</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/culture/things-to-do/2026-maryland-festival-list-music-art-food-R4F3MRTNHJCDLLFOSYJLPWUPYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T17:47:54.808Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4PIYYEY5ND5LIZ5HUQ42PBPLQ.jpg?auth=c45c670b317bb5df78687a022dfd9bc5fb789b0bc81794613a3eca4e41a8197b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5556&amp;height=4167</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/upton-west-baltimore-teen-shooting-MJYGBBENBREXLKSJO6SPIXNM5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T17:38:31.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XABYQWDAWBEMZBHXNN3Q2FQTB4.jpg?auth=feeba2aa15419a077d16a2f82e9261116eefe1ab1316a45c6d6f72f903e0a45a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4613&amp;height=3075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The victims were found with gunshot wounds and transported to a hospital, where 14-year-old Kevin Warren died, according to Baltimore Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/edmondson-village-community-leaders-work-together-to-push-for-change-CUQKQE2DKRDUDCQ3EW322OXFAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T16:13:44.335Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HY6L5NZLIVHJ7FXOJFQCU64S54.jpg?auth=d7865568c8332517d70a761385268c4debcf0d2f12c02f399e4f4520ce7c3aa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7952&amp;height=5304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Monique Washington poses for a portrait.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/todd-blanche-nomination-attorney-general-WPVBBKVULFD4LKFOVNGSKJFXLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T16:13:02.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TVN3QEFVCFDQJGZQQP5IVJ7V3Y.jpg?auth=9e6fd620b19c2773c6197594948d3aec1b31f959971f37e16817c92c0de75860&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4485&amp;height=2990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has faced scrutiny regarding his ability to maintain independence from the White House.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/dundalk-marine-terminal-worker-dies-MZ2PJLYITRBVVHYAAK2XRVVAIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T15:41:30.805Z</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/community/criminal-justice/held-without-bond-westfield-wheaton-mall-SZM7NDNDNFA27JPDRDYH2RS7JA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T15:32:33.693Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 17-year-old suspected of shooting a 13-year-old in the leg at the Westfield Wheaton Mall on Friday was held without bond Monday in court and prosecutors said his gun jammed during the shooting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/tonya-sweat-prince-georges-county-executive-aisha-braveboy-petition-DG5JKVJN2NAM7GIQCJNCE5DEOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T14:27:42.259Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2FXK3SSPJGXJPR6UTGKHIBQGE.png?auth=eab238c6b7fb7a17d9e45990d046cc685de034a44b9cf81a1e0114625f03c030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/trump-administration-maryland-energy-grants-XLDYSDMQ7ZCTZCDB3BNOF6LS3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T13:47:57.075Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EV6SL37GDNB7TGAQRKFZH32C5Y.JPG?auth=267e1063d1fcae370555e50ef1da8ff4f5e15cde819f6b48a5f1bda7342b0d4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Transmission lines travel north from Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-phillies-6-3-bullpen-FDA2B7SDS5F4PG35KGPYXMTROY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T12:53:10.31Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XQ3WZM22ZRGOLKU77PLWUZYN54.jpg?auth=c12de08dd8abfae13bc5f0246982ce0b7987b1b61321498c1b8ffdf0a70864dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6215&amp;height=4143</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Philadelphia Phillies' Derek Hill, left, reacts after hitting a grand slam against Washington Nationals pitcher Tom Cosgrove during the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-general-assembly-JMHDSUOHV5FCNGV2NENFQ5KSYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T12:46:50.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TNEUAJW4S5HZDMDMU2KSWCK5UU.JPG?auth=12093272f942ac90b88210f33d62cfd074dfa9ba8a81fb63d74da324dd2f91a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7387&amp;height=4925</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senate President Bill Ferguson, House of Delegates Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk and Del. David Moon take their seats before a hearing on a measure to change Maryland’s constitution to make congressional redistricting easier. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/democracy-summer-dan-schwartz-andy-harris-WACBGKNOQRDUJLHZBSBJXAPCCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T12:00:01.792Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L3K4GRRGRVE4HPSRGPEBPGVTCU.jpg?auth=b225cdf6039fa76b5132075541932da41b2a21789a698bae5668d0e8ab6d1517&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, left, and Dan Schwartz, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Maryland’s 1st District, talk to student fellows from Democracy Summer during a voter canvass in Easton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-school-spring-test-scores-XGRUEJRIQFC3HEWBNJUNFHRN2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T09:49:06.745Z</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/culture/black-aggie-statue-pikesville-cemetery-LWFVFLP3YFHMVJIXC2OLK5FTAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T09:30:01.299Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZRNZKIJSYNFKXATN3YYWZH6ZLI.JPG?auth=95186267ffee61a034229b5fa3502f1c4d6a925b0abc213bd754a11a5199b2ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pikesville leaders hope to bring the statue of Black Aggie, subject of local legends, back to historic Druid Ridge Cemetery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/snowballs-stands-maryland-CEIK7WZOKRDUFAE64ZVHGMGQ3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T09:30:01.195Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IR4WCXAQEZBMLFE6HQHVLUS244.jpg?auth=1cb6eaf4df4f06a0746e4f0f0c9a01a8d6d83b79f5be194f287ebebcbeae4590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4810&amp;height=3207</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Snowy Spoon owner Wichada Stroup prepares a snowball for a customer at her Clarksville stand.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-james-wood-mri-oblique-GUT4IYXLAJE7TAG3PDQEWPHASY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T03:54:35.43Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V5GKZAZCP5B5VMBQ6ABYM36CCE.jpg?auth=7183a1b2352bd2a0efe2a6fc1f67f243980663217b423609e52c0cd84a356ac4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6986&amp;height=4658</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood runs during Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia 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14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-teen-pedestrian-crash-edgewood-interstate-SD6Q3BC3WJCOZPET6NYOFXQ7VI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T01:55:23.047Z</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[Maryland State Police are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was struck by a car while changing a tire along Interstate 695 early Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-treeway-court-fatal-shooting-Y3VQR6CO6FGMPHCWG3W4QMI5PY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-04T00:56:12.784Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B4QM3LHRYBD63HXQIABKGWHSF4.jpg?auth=8dc9e41b8db7f44bac377561afb47306a40bce5c046ca85df7c70ab85d85417d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating what led to a woman being fatally shot in Towson Sunday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>