<?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/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-farmers-market-festivals-QZCU7VOIO5FXDPIWFMS2WP7VY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T10:30:00.8Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EFL6BJJYB5GAXLKOWOGUWYSJ2I.jpg?auth=8e0185a62b44779648478a75699d3b3e302e4965ce3cb5a43774e6a119791faf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vendors display their wares at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market last Spring. The market reopens for the season underneath the Jones Fall Expressway on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/marty-bass-wjz-retirement-baltimore-Z4YMKKB6BRC6VDZMWD2DF3YWTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T10:29:41.439Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZZYLS2XO65B7DLWJYFAKZZPTLQ.JPG?auth=27fc9e6dc8a79bccb0c92034d46a65b50dcb25331564478b3e0497d98e280b54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marty Bass has covered Baltimore for WJZ since 1977.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/rideshare-empower-maryland-regulators-PI6JCDVHMJHYFM45OZLOZ6ZR3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T09:30:02.338Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZVYZYJDQR5DGNCKHJVMVSKSSVY.jpg?auth=66869bc987f48f694b882c3b0493ccb16f839ba82d6a996160b2bd4deb3b7b34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4617&amp;height=3078</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An ad for Empower, a rideshare app Maryland’s Public Service Commission filed a complaint against in 2024, seen on the side of a BaltimoreLink bus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/ravens-andrews-flowers-nfl-draft-decosta-pick-BEENGTEVYFDVXME2VJB26SYM3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T09:30:01.653Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4KMFMRKOUZHQZG26HDHWMA6N7A.jpg?auth=bc1cbfaf540b0586dc4998a228172f6c8e2f04831f81cb36a813a4459c7ad97f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5090&amp;height=3636</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Andrews, left, and Zay Flowers are the only proven receiving weapons remaining on the Ravens’ roster.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-montgomery-county-bts-pilates-encanto-VKGCCRZG2VBWTHHTB3VOEVZ6BU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T09:30:01.628Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVSPSWTBWJBHPMWGFVU36T2ZZA.jpg?auth=807010fb10014d9d53437ca14c25445696eec8174fad834f1c9802e78493a962&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4840&amp;height=3228</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BTS isn’t coming to Maryland until this summer, but there’s a way to watch them perform live this weekend in Montgomery County. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/scams-seniors-montgomery-county-aarp-prevention-HVMS5VUK7VCGDCN7WZ2PUQBFCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T09:30:01.599Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JXTSPDSCJVCQZKXETOO55HKMKQ.jpg?auth=05882292f1d8669e31b69a9a0e36ec6f4d2e81b2af3e831dac0b353ebc5aeb59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judith Boivin, left, and Dolores Miller lost thousands of dollars to fraud scams, but now advocate for other seniors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/nykayla-strawder-act-annapolis-malcolm-ruff-dalya-attar-TZFVYEZMKFHLDEPHKSMPCTPMQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T09:30:01.5Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IS5ZG5PTSBAKZEWFSALODR2P34.jpg?auth=d2b32421496abe55b798286ac2a66718289d82d1fc5711aeb1c61082aa032b04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Childhood photographs of NyKayla Strawder, who was killed in 2022 by a 9-year-old who accessed his grandmother’s gun.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/steven-thomas-anne-arundel-county-mental-health-crime-criminal-justice-K7RXIZEKKZDN3ID5RJIUP4COMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T09:30:01.183Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2W67PXTIARH7NANTPOIQQOMRM4.jpg?auth=407034d63edbb452e6aa5200c3f7326c5fd25d6223d966d2edca86a38d830ec0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Last month, the department reassigned Lt. Steven Thomas, the longtime head of the its acclaimed Crisis Intervention Team, after he was disciplined for giving his officers discretion not to handcuff people.

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/capitals-nhl/capitals-maple-leafs-logan-thompson-shutout-NCYGUHRSB5ERRJLGKLQKAY4OOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T02:43:38.931Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VH4YPYPONBFCLIKZJNLK2EH7KE.jpg?auth=f7f0d5bd34a9e769120eccde971f70c9f94859b07c7d154ea4c009f689fd17cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5192&amp;height=3815</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson makes a glove save against Steven Lorentz of the Maple Leafs in the second period.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/six-flags-america-kevin-durant-bowie-GJBUVNN4ORE2RDERCHRJVQ7OXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T01:49:54.833Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HFHDQFTVQJG5PAOI6BM5WSLJ6U.JPG?auth=7be96f66dcdcd5bfcfac7176fc52e45ccd9c3f0bf574baaa1fe7bc9046ff9a78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Six Flags America in Bowie closed permanently at the end of the 2025 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-cardinals-game-3-VJLSXLPD3FHBRJRBHOM4JY67Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T00:36:27.23Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K6HLJD6L2FHGZKEEXU6AIJ3SOI.jpg?auth=f2cec810261900380741d21bd86a66a061f53847646ebc909a6a13bfa69d2287&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5847&amp;height=3872</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thomas Saggese of the Cardinals slides into third base on a passed ball in the second inning as Brady House of the Nationals takes the throw.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-hospital-insurance-tax-pause-J5O35RY7FFF6VNPWHGTRAQFMGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T00:17:44.128Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BML2XS3FGZAFVLGFVOF5OZ4TYM.jpg?auth=8012567117dae66487517da1c4a3075e89f5c19e3879f48c129c38c328b00ca4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5039&amp;height=3359</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nonprofit hospitals in Maryland have set up for-profit insurance companies known as “captive” insurers in places such as the Cayman Islands. Those companies have not been paying a 3% state tax other insurers pay. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-banner-local-news-day-7OA2RBOPGNCVTFO5V6K7BNUHOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T00:05:19.086Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6YTVGSYAQNAMRNGAYR6NEWKLMQ.jpg?auth=0093a9ce68cdb9192a4e260893b11dc25bc2e51111450ce03aa1b67d02832711&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For Local News Day, Banner staff will be talking with readers about how we do our work, answering questions and, most importantly, listening to what you have to say.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>