<?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/things-to-do/what-to-know-baltimore-running-festival-2026-AZY32YJR75CMJJNULO2VIYKDTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T15:32:10.435Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5XEUEMZGIZFJDLBVL3HAONZZGM.jpg?auth=45b79e282e9076b76c2cb9672d10f82d1a57fb53fcb72371cc2df6009c90745c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6240&amp;height=4160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marathon runners during the Baltimore Running Festival in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/2-dead-3-injured-east-baltimore-shooting-K5VMSEHJWFGLRLBSRR6PDJ5AL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T15:23:51.209Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K66Y4JLYDBGXPNCDEH4GUSDOHU.jpg?auth=d1cc24a192ce9ff51fbb6a1b7a3a3ef619d5f477a59b780fce16935193802888&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2444&amp;height=1375</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The incidents across Baltimore mark a particularly deadly night for the city. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-harpers-choice-middle-hydroponics-gardening-YVLT73KHBVH4VDDPFJP5ZA66CY/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T15:00:04.459Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6RF5OBL2RBASVJJT4ZZGNJYSLU.JPG?auth=737c325c3e7807e4f2e016c99e78e77ad89a15d7179dbadcf00b07516e6b4683&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Celeste Hidey, the advanced academics teacher at Harper’s Choice Middle School, shows the hard work the students have done in their outdoor garden. The garden has fresh tomatoes, flowers and pollinators. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-swings-IEAHM664HZCJ5ANFH5KKB5TLYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T14:57:09.471Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CZ4BNSCC4NHM5F7KV7MUQPW4WI.JPG?auth=c2da6b2821837439cabf7986344112c170cfeb3a39cf8cf411ec1ab92d2649fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Next week’s weather is projected to settle into a more predictable rhythm. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/cat-murphy-andy-harris-umd-reporter-C6HX4HIM4VHWVHE4N3UN7DZNQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T14:29:13.575Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5CZARHQO3ZFKDPEPXTAMMQFLW4.webp?auth=7dd2a33bd63096409213ac99654e44b8e15f3465889067c7b0b68c297d7e099f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cat Murphy, a graduate student at the University of Maryland and a journalist with the school's Capital News Service, during an appearance on CNN with Jake Tapper to discuss a heated exchange between her and U.S. Rep. Andy Harris following a debate against Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/commanders-linebackers-alcohol-shots-ritual-BCDPPCWXBVBXFOXUXXEABBSWYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T13:47:24.75Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ENIP7AJWNJEJDOHKHBRVEPTSRA.jpg?auth=0e5f752f40f11c510b832dce8016e8083cd5532ca9a94b251feea064bbd5a770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5749&amp;height=3832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders linebacker Kain Medrano celebrates a fumble recovery against the Colts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/nehi-garrick-good-resigns-TH42W7JGJ5AANCFFIV2OSDWWX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T13:37:45.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ESQ2BVIRHFG3FHK24IPVNZ7PGE.JPG?auth=b6b414b7d7174164ffeb890b2a45d0f955eb0389d472decd61a5361fdc68a1e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6526&amp;height=4351</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Garrick Good, CEO and president of the North East Housing Initiative, has resigned.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/dan-schwartz-1st-district-eastern-shore-UEGW2OT57RG25F4HT2UH3O6JPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T13:36:31.064Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AMGTN7NUI5CGTNLDYX6T3QESSU.jpg?auth=5575c4920b3f61fa0d611d58f3b9b43b21781f138647a2b0f21b53a9af3f52c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Andy Harris refuses to take questions from Cat Murphy, a Capital News Service reporter from the University of Maryland, and attempts to remove her from a press gaggle following a League of Women Voters forum at the Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center in Cambridge on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officers-misconduct-convicted-BA6UYLKV5NAJ7DJMCOG4TT4INU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T13:33:57.973Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GSFYQ3VUOBEL7NJ32BMYJLFXWY.JPG?auth=b280f0de142e114b38d1872cef5e4873e15e9b372478b7ed65ecb253c1f31f20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officers Menachem Rosenbloom and Mordechai Mandelbaum were indicted in Baltimore Circuit Court following an investigation into their conduct related to an arrest in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-baltimore-weekend-events-garden-show-oyster-festival-ZUKN72X22RCINHK2XYR2FIQE4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T10:30:01.498Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CLIT2E2XFRGOFH7XDH33GXKLIA.jpg?auth=30a119538dbc8e047a260829f54d7f6279ea4a19716662cabfb5ee0543aebc25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Knock back oysters at the Captain Avery Museum Oyster Festival this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-competitive-general-assembly-districts-VEGYHFOU5BEVLFFUSPU6J36BH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T09:30:03.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7AAPIQYCVFCKPKZKHLCITT3OZQ.jpg?auth=2c39a0c09157df7b736116771d9908739ab4d76ff49adbef06bc97e28907ba08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senator Shaneka Henson held a canvassing event in Annapolis last month in hopes to be re-elected in the upcoming midterm elections. Attendance included elected officials from Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-capital-region-weekend-events-birdability-DRK2EKT3EZAXPAIAM6PSI3WNV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T09:30:03.479Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KTDHMQVADRDUDK2H2YJP6XNSYI.jpg?auth=8313c4e42d84898331d76ff21ca53a0ee2d0b17f3eb97e2c27128771b6583e8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5408&amp;height=3605</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Birdability Week aims to make birding a more inclusive activity for all ages, abilities, bodies and health conditions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/baltimore-running-festival-prepare-traffic-PFWJ2NWV3NFN3C27M7RQWMWAJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T09:30:03.053Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UYCPOD2PU5AU3K3XFSQ5ZXWQME.jpg?auth=f79bd23452659bfaa0f83958f2ab4d6868c25788312e89472fbfc0a3d2746139&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3992&amp;height=2665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Half-marathon runners take off up Calvert Street during the 2024 Baltimore Running Festival.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/mammogram-cancer-heart-HYNBMMVHK5AKVHSCO5GN5W7FJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T09:30:02.434Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4FSOYMQXPJC3PMM6MTWIRN5BOU.JPG?auth=20e51716d7ac89dac53e4d30c1bc547adc0fa7aee4f51351cd506a87538c7575&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7264&amp;height=4866</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk sponsored a Maryland law requiring patients to be notified about breast arterial calcification findings in their mammogram results.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-republicans-party-collapse-KNGI34GI4VGLPJ24QHVGQHBSUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T09:30:02.083Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7Y5M6JAR5JFBNLHBDJKKVUGG2E.JPG?auth=39b1229d51d5c56227f25bad5595d0672d7fe2483a3270902fe7ae921ac6ea8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bob Cockey, center, a former Republican who ran as a moderate Democrat for Howard County executive, attends a community meet-and-greet for Dan Cox, the Republican candidate for governor, in Columbia last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/andy-harris-dan-schwartz-debate-XJ3HKGOMCND5BPUM4ZOIASQ5RM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T03:30:03.205Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYBQTQCYAFCNTAXTOOENRCZMUQ.jpg?auth=162b03b883a880b4a1649ccbae7d78724e9da95b9926ab8394fdbaaa14e125db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4574&amp;height=3049</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Andy Harris refuses to take questions from a reporter following a debate Tuesday in Cambridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/maryland/angel-reese-wnba-finals-atlanta-dream-44AXQGM4YJGADA4IUD2624POAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T02:22:40.61Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MCLMCZJGGBBWXLSPR5OOKAQCIE.JPG?auth=08fb8f9646fd7a3f1ea55eb5bc9c15554e8ff427deea74b399a2aa95c7881942&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2129</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dream forward Angel Reese goes to the basket as Mystics forward Kiki Iriafen defends during the WNBA playoffs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-of-maryland-club-tennis-team-P4HI7VUJEBDOLIKNDNWUGP7PTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T01:53:49.897Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UYMQCA447RCOTKMA6XDXBNU3HI.jpg?auth=3813fe299eaa3c18cad0633b63087e2eaad06d1da21c39acbe5ab0d959ef920d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1289</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/andy-harris-dan-schwartz-PBGGONHMBVFKZBFUBOPY4DHPNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T01:11:12.282Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q4X3Z7HL7FD73AOC3HXMAYCINI.jpg?auth=5d3e36096e8926df8f81a1ca2ed4beae021fb02a368a8af79bd06976d34dda0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, right, and Democratic candidate Dan Schwartz speak to each other ahead of a League of Women Voters forum at the Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center in Cambridge on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>