<?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/culture/theater/bocking-stevie-walker-webb-preston-crowder-HCT6AVFVY5FALHF4UOYENVXDZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T14:31:48.357Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LUQVFJ35SVBD5ESWAKUEA6JRWQ.JPG?auth=53978ea41327ae7b2ffa2e3f66025fe4d2830d99fcd472439510af3ee19b58c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kalen Allen, who plays Erickson Lewis, at the first table read of the play “Bocking,” set to premiere at Center Stage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-tight-ends-mark-andrews-matt-hibner-josh-cuevas-5GCMXSN35BDDNF2TPRAD7QUYHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T14:25:59.817Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LHEBXLBEXRAN5KLGHI5XZEAYH4.jpg?auth=1eda21db19b3bb81bbbb75baea95557811072e1526d0f71ba90f32c94894627e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1900&amp;height=1265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens tight ends Ty Pezza, (84), Josh Cuevas (85) Mark Andrews (89) and Durham Smythe (80) take a break after completing drills during practice on July 29.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-joint-practice-preseason-game-miami-dolphins-MK2K3DOAB5DFFFFS4CTX42O2Y4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T14:15:07.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DOJNOTWU2VHBDHNN55PRASBGJY.jpg?auth=9ee33d87904671eac24fedf1261d1077cb2c9dedcbd67d9943867873c23d1def&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4649&amp;height=3099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders linebackers Sonny Styles (52) and Leo Chenal (54) work out during practice on July 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-twins-5-2-gunnar-henderson-DRJDQJTEG5HG7E6F64FNQOIZMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T13:53:40.839Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7BP74K2GARBEXGTD6IB3K5HVLY.jpg?auth=a68aeaad846d257c98e53d3524a52586c751bbe220349a12dbea56e0fc986567&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson celebrates his two-run home run with third base coach Buck Britton as he rounds the bases in the second inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/gaithersburg-fatal-pedestrian-crash-FGPYYU6G2ND7HEKDDISN54QEUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T13:35:14.844Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QIDM5WLCUZC7DMIC7VFLPW3HJY.JPG?auth=ba6fe0f6ff734f97b32cd14c51f8cbe9a43bb3ec6e1562e109141b9c41c4ef85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man who was struck by a Toyota SUV in Gaithersburg on July 24 died in the hospital on Aug. 8.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/essex-homicides-FL4LVWT5BJCONPIWIZFXK3CNDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T13:23:37.473Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County late Tuesday announced the arrest of two youths in the killing of a 17-year-old found shot in a car Monday. One was arrested after an hourslong barricade situation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/werewolves-welcome-bar-old-goucher-SNCPBCH63FDZ5J2T3S44STLYDU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T13:20:20.5Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JYMBQKCMAVEEPCCZRZPT6I3B5E.JPG?auth=f8534a54e33327f35b91802e5f52e05e565b4cf2240683461d49f94d715be505&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Werewolves Welcome, a new bar in Old Goucher, is a seven-year project by veteran bartender and cinephile Bryan Ranere.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/parade-train-car-for-sale-in-essex-5Q2XZZJSIRCYFBCMRPCKG5I3FI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T13:00:01.467Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZGNQR2YNBF53ITCGRR3UR64BY.jpg?auth=9fe5dcf706f8fc92416fe183a67e4fa3f7169a8c01d7601466730d38600b6253&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harry Campbell poses next to his vintage parade train car parked outside his repair shop in Essex.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/vacant-baltimore-city-houses-FJDU6MJXFRA6NEHTGCDCADWCYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T12:59:46.166Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27M34PLUCRCWNBXOAR3WJNIEHI.JPG?auth=90028794eb92d1c218dbfe7ff08191c0320ee44b9b8ce7666884fe104fb226a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6593&amp;height=4395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A house with a tree growing out of it is the oldest vacant in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-cornerback-nate-wiggins-injury-DYTML6I5KJAFVPT4ZYVUDPWCOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T12:13:47.251Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALZKSCEJHNGZDFEVALM7RQVUGI.jpg?auth=8b356f4fc9250dee3cec9e8107d4c96ac6e467b3094b127bcbf285f6c7591b52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6734&amp;height=4490</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins celebrates after intercepting a Cleveland Browns pass in the second half on Nov. 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/liquor-store-prince-georges-annual-fee-CO23ORITLJGTRIVC5GOY5V6EOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T09:30:03.542Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CCYXE2GTEVG5JANAUED2BSQ734.jpg?auth=0591d127e8d295b1e02ba97b5551bed8fa91ee57dbce2425b0a9bb4e26f77c04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5001&amp;height=3334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy during a graduation ceremony at Crossland High School in Camp Springs earlier this year. Braveboy allowed a measure to charge a $5,000 annual fee to liquor stores, tobacco shops, gun stores and storage facilities to become law without her signature.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/head-start-maryland-federal-changes-HTFQDYDVNJGB7IOMHIDUB2KGSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T09:30:02.715Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/URRX4FAO4ZCPPAVCHV4JQFT4AQ.jpg?auth=13984a413b4be78bc524724306d55fa126cab384f28e757d6ab689c95dc45cd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5250&amp;height=3500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A classroom mostly packed up for the summer at the Dasher Green Head Start Center in Columbia, operated by the Community Action Council of Howard County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/howard-county-fair-guide-PZCN2UIV6VBTJE7XSI6XZGGWZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T09:30:02.679Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ET3YMGCF6VA2NHQ7TBNURIMXZU.jpg?auth=da30678264775bf2e54dbbadb9d21d6deecb01e2567a4527f2e4607e97d3d380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8169&amp;height=5446</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 80th annual Howard County Fair runs through Aug. 15. It’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m in West Friendship.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/josiah-henson-museum-and-park-family-reunion-quilt-CPOCFC5HZVDY7MDNPHAHC22K74/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T09:30:00.74Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RQ2OX3J3MRH23BF7G2OESXIFDU.jpg?auth=87b5ed36df4e9eb1be32f38e38790904ec1c1e26c68f2e662e849268a61797f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6391&amp;height=4261</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Several of the quilt makers gather at the unveiling of a quilt commemorating the Rev. Josiah Henson Saturday at the museum that shares his name in North Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-cubs-8-6-PCUK7J37ABHNRFC7IHV6ZUS2TA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T04:24:22.55Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WH5M7NVA2VBQPAC2GDZNJCZQLM.jpg?auth=2837a4e12d7b1dc357062f0e22514e3293833c8f0e75908f15c65147c488f3a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin reacts after pitching against the Chicago Cubs during the second inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/red-sox-activate-adley-rutschman-orioles-BDS4NV4ERJGB5IOILKEV532UPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T04:17:06.323Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MENGNITBTFH2FNKLQFG4EMOTEU.jpg?auth=5af4c60681b9705f1125499a2623d18ee8f34d80aaf1b73935bf591a8aecb825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman, whom the Orioles traded to the Red Sox, poses in the dugout at Fenway Park on Aug. 4.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/astronomy/perseid-meteor-shower-maryland-E6AFTHFQGZGYNIYC2SKRVH7ZRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-12T00:10:17.463Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PU234PY6FJGD7CVOFVHJDUB4HE.jpg?auth=fafc440f032ce1f4da6e730d699b8b4a46a5b3d43fe2a816d86fd28341650cde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1248&amp;height=702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An outburst of Perseid meteors lights up the sky in August 2009 in this time-lapse image. A Perseid meteor shower will peak over the next few days, with the show most visible on Wednesday night and early Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>