<?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/lifestyle/baltimore-native-dante-baylor-design-costume-LWYTE5UED5GCXA4RP7NOFBU2TU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T15:07:35.014Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4W7XHLSUWJGURJO3EMUW2463OA.jpg?auth=abe1df3bfd0ad15df4871b1d290621d3984696efc3055345fb285a8062bf0518&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dante Baylor got his start in Baltimore but has made a name for himself designing and tailoring clothing for some of the world’s biggest celebrities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-driver-sentencing-pedestrian-death-5WUUAC7AIFGXPBPBENPEQTGKUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:51:05.381Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A34G4OKJKFGAZHLKSGNB4OWJWE.jpg?auth=6d90365138061582c67d97c4330c3f17e2694dfaf1e4bef7e9e4d75843307ca2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5548&amp;height=3699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County judge ordered Oluwajomiloju “JJ” Sekiteri to spend 18 months on home detention along with probation, perform 170 hours of community service and pay more than $3,700 in restitution after a deadly crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/what-we-learned-ravens-coilts-KJMMFYVTZ5EBTDGJKE2R6JUSIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:48:21.477Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5LCWSZOPPZCY3ODEKTGNIZKPKE.jpg?auth=ccbc675cc2de7283bc958ce354b1c5f9e9705c96c56fec367285fb53a7526d93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5415&amp;height=3610</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers celebrates his touchdown against the Colts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/us-weapons-in-space-NM3GHTDAUVAQHLUZTL324BIBWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:38:21.097Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FI7A6BDYPZGZJJUI5Q24LO3HU4.jpg?auth=aa8216b53b2dc58d9b238b68eb47a683e2e755656203118e71c53996b790f57f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2626&amp;height=1751</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink also said the U.S. is adding more autonomous systems to its capabilities in remarks during the Air and Space Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-fire-department-RF47XWVMWVGRLMZYZSA5SNGHS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:30:01.176Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6GW33MO6ZEWDLCIXHQOHPGLPA.webp?auth=441f84295586d9bb3bd6ea5106007ca3465d3af8811c3fdfef4352f1d09ff95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of 7-year-old boy Emmett Petri, who nearly died after choking last month, reunited Monday with the first responders in Anne Arundel County who helped save his life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-beat-mets-pete-alonso-citi-field-return-NHLKFBSFVBG3VHUEQSNXXHFQJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:18:51.232Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2PB66A2765HZPD4RR44RYUX5JI.jpg?auth=972359bf80254e97eb85cc36e3a0692ec198be86c4f12e6d4a93641541bf1adf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso acknowledges the crowd in his first at-bat during the first inning against the New York Mets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/emmy-awards-2026-maryland-stephen-colbert-shawn-hatosy-PCKXP4LJLFC4DPONATKQ4UW2XQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:11:12.114Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S6AYQCUU3RHJBOA7LQ3P6R2Q54.jpg?auth=279d8ed2c1343c68fe05f18604ffdc2c664871ca728facc396a9e9093c1c5ed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clockwise from top left, Stephen Colbert, Janelle James, Oscar Isaac and Shawn Hatosy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/shooting-towson-apartment-complex-ZYS4IYRMUFEJJPXWRSWAVLOYYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:01:50.352Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TAKA3A675BDBI3EDSHDRWIZBQ.jpg?auth=f8999f9231e7aef2f5a7dcebcf0c53d44cddc7af993362557a94712f3eb68861&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3415&amp;height=2276</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting near East Joppa Road in Towson. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/food-insecurity-capital-area-food-bank-B47MG524LBBNTGEYO47ZVNCFF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:00:04.015Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OP363VCYQBBXZJUENVNZ2VQSTI.jpg?auth=b8cc2e01af3d0a0818395ba0453f672d34bef4b08c65fde8507c5153db2fd5c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Capital Area Food Bank’s main warehouse in Washington, D.C., is a hub for food donations across the capital region. The nonprofit’s annual hunger report shows that food insecurity is at a five-year high, with Prince George’s County reporting the highest rate in the region.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harford-county-data-center-ban-EXHKIBRN35AO3IHMMVITZLI7KI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:02.66Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IXQODTMUKFHD3OXLSQO2L4PHNY.JPG?auth=9959ec60faf1cbfd24c7802e149fe9083805cf57dd331dee5822c887dd2c87d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Cornell and Krissy Flatau pose along a fence at Cornell’s 17-acre Harford County property. Harford is the only Maryland county to have permanently banned data centers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/cyclospora-andy-harris-food-traceability-rule-SIXAICNI2VCE3B3IBVJOAXYEFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:02.348Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T72YESZTCZBRPIHOSC6I3OKU7M.jpg?auth=509a0abe7a3396e4e9a4f0fbe1715513fe7cccd4699bb68efa7c2fcc8ab1cd1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As chair of a key appropriations subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris helped delay a rule that would have traced the source of cyclospora in food that made people sick in 49 states over the summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/b-willow-plants-remington-small-business-FWK5UMQL35HHHI5UP5LZCVSEZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:02.236Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTOAIDVOVNDZNBCOGT5SXRTL3E.JPG?auth=319c4207eee8568617affb9c5e659c70bd02aa3b0825fbb56123db8ec22b3f28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s Liz Vayda has nurtured her B.Willow plant shop in Remington for almost a decade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/budget-transfer-circuit-court-hearing-council-resolution-AZMVT7MJ4VAZLG3YVSLD4DSQAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.949Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/62DZ72M5UNCFFM77QS7SKUUJOQ.jpg?auth=6d4f7a0624d2ffdbf6355b30825a8f5de78a3264de91a3976dc95197a22525d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha speaks during a news conference in Largo in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/rubenstein-orioles-camden-yards-development-MRDHBZBZHBEJZDG46VFWDBVRSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ON2XA7QUJHQLMYVZG4JLKVFAQ.jpg?auth=dc57467641e79de3d8c58a966297748ad921d83f9ba69231d3ec3049e30deb28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4464&amp;height=2976</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles ownership has engaged a real estate firm to begin a multiyear effort to develop land next to Camden Yards, David Rubenstein wrote in a new book.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/harborview-marina-baltimore-inner-harbor-M4ZMJMY7EZEB3ETCXRP26FNDBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FP5FSW5ZGBEZDMRZ5ZUDWXLTFI.JPG?auth=6a1dd06b29a2422017b5abd4921b0aea7bcf4b4715f7ef807c4ec4efa2463949&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While owners wait for a court decision, Harborview Marina falls into worse shape, an Inner Harbor eyesore framed by the familiar sights of the Domino Sugar plant and T. Rowe Price headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/alpha-schools-bethesda-ai-education-HPMXSD5TFNFCFNKPRXBLSTYJ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:01.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YZJTE6FNBVFRFC3BXYXKN2DTAQ.png?auth=5bbee40cd3f8f182607d13edd89d14f21b4c978886045a734f0fbe70a0840457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1081&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alpha Schools students demonstrate the skills they learned during a CPR workshop. The national school network is expanding into Maryland. Tuition will be about $65,000, and starting salaries for teachers could be upward of $100,000.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/nicholas-njuki-quincys-potomac-LLEE2QK3YRAJJD3SK4ZEQ37M3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T01:31:34.208Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/65KGZE734NBDHINNIVMRRXZSMM.jpg?auth=93db9c13f2c8d9a97fb5c73d779afcedebf6b3eaf2e5fe45ea60d2eaf6fd5e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3703&amp;height=2469</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Gaithersburg man was killed at a Rockville shopping center on Sunday after an argument inside a restaurant, Montgomery County Police said Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/brandon-coleman-commanders-offensive-line-NWKH6DX5ZFDL5FLQ3QHJAUXLPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T01:10:35.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5XP3CLNEARAJPL64HBHD7UOUMI.jpg?auth=d190b0df1e1adac4c22305874cf24e7ee42484f62d60103edb39b8ce03be356e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders offensive lineman Brandon Coleman looks on during a preseason road game against the Detroit Lions last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/supreme-court-donald-trump-mail-ballots-NFISZGOT2ZH2ZGJHBG3YJVEL2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:09:07.036Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump ’s mail ballot restrictions for now, a decision that allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>