<?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/community/climate-environment/weather/winter-preparation-brandon-scott-S5W3ZW7NPNAXZKIXP3DCGFB7DQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T21:17:54.67Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NBZQBJMI7NA55G2TZMK32U43DA.JPG?auth=3772947bcb7bf7683518b32d0a91dde65ca8e582e30b07c69859709f887f96cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore City salt box and snow route signs. If you live next to someone who might have difficulty clearing snow, “shovel their sidewalk for them,” Mayor Brandon Scott said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/army-navy-game-college-football-playoff-YHSKHFABERGWLHVBJ2RX6AR5IU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T21:12:23.178Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KSRZJ7S6BJG7DKP75PPN7XAWZU.jpg?auth=212c37e72cc4cb124fe3c8d081880f65c40ffc38da7cf4379c345fd788c7735c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Navy midshipmen watch from the stands during the 2025 Army-Navy football game at M&T Bank Stadium on Dec. 13, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-equity-add-on-funding-65PDFJSWXNF3TG6LZNB4Y3SRXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T21:08:29.519Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/THIXWY347BHDPEJTGJLAPJGSUA.jpg?auth=315e92c935865b27a350984acef494cfd9e2479c8f052e463ee6431a19dab9c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=943&amp;height=629</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Burtonsville Elementary serves a large population of students from low-income families and receives a sizable “equity add-on” to help meet students’ needs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/angela-alsobrooks-scott-colom-XJVGZ47VTBHBNJY4BPMLAKQN4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T21:01:23.298Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HO3QI7QGYNBCPDNGNMCEV3EPC4.jpg?auth=697a5de260c91ce11b80f4d9dadf79283b341fb4ea2773bb2f846af047b9782f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4361&amp;height=2907</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom, Mississippi NAACP State Conference Executive Director Charles Taylor and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi participate in a voting rights town hall at the historic Farish Street Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, in August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/van-hollen-senate-leadership-HJ3MI3RK6FDNZJSVUBOQKAYRKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T20:47:39.672Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HY33W5ZFVNCZXFQSS34CTTP4HQ.JPG?auth=97888489942eea929282e309309cbf2f0b374e9b25f846667cd102b48b609c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Gov. Wes Moore talk as they arrive for a campaign stop at Takoma Park Middle School on Election Day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/new-carrollton-special-election-write-in-votes-MXCWPEK3ZZAWXA3RWONZ4EILBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T19:00:30.736Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UNJ2WZQTKZFW7MY444ZM6K7POM.JPG?auth=f07610f3c5f5f871a6df38caed33c1b72a095e0335fc8cf69d3b7950d2e66f60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4272&amp;height=2848</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Carrollton Mayor Phelecia Nembhard, who was removed from office in September. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/scotus-poppleton-lawsuit-E6F5YUOROJHWNNLMBT7TBAVXGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T18:56:16.194Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3I4NRUFO3VEQRFGAWT4VT4Z6CY.jpg?auth=6588715ef18456224aa1d03152bc2c0823723bb62aac11cd63a3e2272c4e87d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5426&amp;height=3617</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pedestrian passes in front of the La Cité Development in the Poppleton neighborhood. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/alex-crane-threat-case-stet-docket-baltimore-city-councilman-isaac-yitzy-schleifer-4KRZWWWTWVHCVBO4BGTPZCV2HM/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T18:45:13.687Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/COEKDH7RLZE3LCMIWFR2N2U7DQ.jpg?auth=f654dd2d800f283c4394d46888a0e759088e6f67f921a0df777857f5c3112464&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4377&amp;height=2918</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Council member Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer listens as Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his annual State of the City address in 2023.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-nino-mangione-shawn-mcintosh-BPL3ES7UN5HJBJ5EXATMKWC3WY/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T17:06:08.835Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D3V22KBMDRBGJCENDALY34SWBY.jpg?auth=e59ad04bdce7964fb825c8ba87035dc9cabde95a3cb8724a00ca068028b34dab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Council member Nino Mangione greets attendees at an event at Brookside Market in June. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/when-healing-harms-eric-caplan-DEROVUNYJ5A53JYANUZVEERILA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XXAFHGIYXZBIBLOX47XHJ4KEOM.jpg?auth=fa9facc80f8f6f81de11923e5d0d1b65618bf7a05fa5843438bae354cb35b925&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3510&amp;height=2632</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“When Healing Harms” by Eric Caplan is not only about the disputes among schools of psychiatry but also about what happens when institutions prioritize the preservation of their own power above all else.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/trans-youth-anne-arundel-doj-lawsuit-QGJDAKQYINANFKK4XLF3LH7IOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T15:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5BIZGVQNK5HYDJYLD343OYFVIA.jpg?auth=0144bc65057cebc54e3d63c2c462c3ed22e10867a063d30c69a8c8535244676c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5100&amp;height=3400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leslie Gray Streeter writes that school should be a place where kids can be called by their preferred names and pronouns.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-free-agent-preview-aces-6TVOTQZ5MRCNXKZM2IRV5KVWGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T13:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/365PFB4QNJCMFNAWGGU4OAQBCE.png?auth=d44b7c128d6a304a005152905932155806cf04319bb8d3c1311a4aa018edac2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/micro-homes-prince-georges-POYMMPRE5NH3BAME7HFU6C7W44/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INSAG2BA6NDM3EXOYXO257G2BU.jpg?auth=532299911a7f4b0f24af36bd58480a35ce4649d78d566730b82d65d5cf765313&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4878&amp;height=3252</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrea Gilles, chief of community planning for Prince George's County, presented various small planned community models during a town hall in Largo last month. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/malcolm-ruff-fraternity-sorority-network-VWEPNAMK3FFTXJJVJXYYF3TRBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZROFRQUEKRA2VIDDKORUN3ZON4.JPG?auth=fc849891a3106cd8c98d1dc40cca792986bff0e1d28767f4499ae8cce6dee768&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Malcolm Ruff speaks to supporters at the Forest Park Golf Club during an Election Night watch party earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/montray-mccray-claudia-bismark-fells-point-ZBGF4HXY2FFDLK7AYO3GHC3TCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W55KUTKPSFGLTEPZYWMUYBQQEI.jpg?auth=8094e7a2795a29fedd78979227380ca4c0e4c89aa9ac16c8f20853d5ef1c90e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3876&amp;height=2584</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Claudia Bismark, 76, and her husband were attacked and robbed in the 1700 block of Fleet Street the morning of Sept. 29. She died two days later, and Montray McCray was charged with murder in her death.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jacoby-brissett-trade-lamar-jackson-chargers-UOM6MGC4SJHQTE4BJZ4RZZMMDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TLMIZI45KRCCBCMZNEJYBZCLNA.jpg?auth=bfbef9796538b5575e5b7748907f2694a98f7c8141b3367fbb8ae41f785e0254&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jacoby Brissett has completed 62.1% of his passes in the NFL, with 86 touchdowns and 39 interceptions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/learners-permit-test-baltimore-fail-help-UIOE2Z3SUNED5AUOXJLXIL3LRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-09T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H3HRSLZDXBFEPIUSA5GG3QMDQQ.JPG?auth=4c9041e1a0c6affd664f03c1f91e239b4bc7d5ceac1cf757cd951b3a0e2d3f74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7753&amp;height=5169</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In pre-dawn gloom, test takers line up outside of UEmpower of Maryland to take a read aloud driving permit test. It is estimated that 81,000 adults in Baltimore do not have a high school diploma.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>