<?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/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-2027-budget-kathy-klausmeier-2KHAFPCPHVGNHKNH7PMSJMGOAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T19:45:45.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NE3GJA2WQRH2TLKBHY3YEQHYMM.jpg?auth=76565d2f32a1afa505e2fcb859a0f06b2b57b79c5a985c33fe453ed2b59b9e9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Reed, director of Baltimore County’s budget and finance office, and County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, speak with reporters Thursday about the 2027 proposed budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/james-mulhern-walter-johnson-high-school-4VGRJ672RBBZBBKOF7Z4O4XUB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T18:56:46.313Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KDFWNTKITVBVTPRHLWK4DE4BC4.jpg?auth=06a75df0bce1cbe018c4bd0c6150225987a58c04fe43cf1fb92951c3f5c4d814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Mulhern III, of Clarksburg, is accused of recording students while they were changing at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/columbia-child-death-kathleen-amesbury-dale-brown-howard-county-ECSYQS46XNACREZPTLHUKOX4ZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T17:48:38.385Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K5C6A2XDIVBZ5FDOUBN7P7Z6BQ.jpg?auth=13006f7bfc44e65110f43346fe5cde9f6a0500ccf0a863580e04f836d11f091e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5826&amp;height=3884</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center contacted police after observing bruises all over the girl’s head and body.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/justin-fairfax-virginia-lieutenant-governor-IZ3CJUJ5DNGDFO3TVDNTVOXOYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T17:48:25.766Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BLVHKLO2XVB7JFZQJJCSQC3G3U.jpg?auth=e9d29a8f17787157451337d0a21033942ebe6d2daa57f0e84cfc61602b1b92c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justin Fairfax served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-heat-wave-record-temperatures-GBBYPWHHVFGKVCFJUWLTQB4YCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T17:10:29.768Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFGMKP2V4FFSVG36RQZFJQOZ3A.jpg?auth=751bfc20e55f99e90a3a04d6c4a63ea8f931c900133a6304cc6197e7f6358b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Temperatures could reach 93 degrees in the Baltimore region on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/johns-hopkins-university-jhpiego-usaid-funding-surge-baltimore-OI3KNHPMDVGMNIRAHAME2AOW2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T16:32:35.472Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NXJTWXSRFBH5AVUEYK2ISSJYM.jpg?auth=bf06bf60345d3b110623e7a6c8313aa5bee06e9b183b15fcbdcf00e5880b9497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4979&amp;height=3319</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-crash-baltimore-county-mount-carmel-road-TRBOKOZT7ZHBFONJTDHW2TVF3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T16:26:04.97Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3WM3DQVNFBE3KF7EFEUW4IWDA.jpg?auth=83ba10b6f0c5962242c7065ed8d770cb14e2b3557b3acf07ff705252f89b3b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person was killed and another was injured after a crash on Mount Carmel Road in Baltimore County on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/theater-tax-credit-broadway-baltimore-ZFSJNCHEZRGP3EEOAX62QLRGZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T16:00:03.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4YC2UPQ7FFBEJN4IWRD5SOYC44.jpg?auth=f6ae58c82a9a352b06c43cf5accf10fe53ca52d99d06dc41374ce5135fb52630&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6531&amp;height=4356</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Steven Huynh, left, and Claire Kwon star in “Maybe Happy Ending.” The Tony Award winner’s national tour launches at the Hippodrome Theatre on Sept. 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-red-line-transit-project-G6QSJU7YNVDWHONBJEEKBLXQKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:34:05.3Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KAVBR4ZBIRAWJJPBEDUNA3POWE.JPG?auth=60561f58d57d960665c9ff7a54ca5a58e364515c3e1207d9a3326d2a1604ed88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore’s administration proposed a 14-mile light rail train between Woodlawn in Baltimore County and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in East Baltimore]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jon-meoli-winning-team-ZZNJR5E3YFBLXIUJP2OX2SYOOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:16:35.842Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVMNUFMALJAHXBY3UAF5IAWMDM.jpg?auth=90e29ecfc036c2b39ee239f169d8de2e3a40c7faadf9cfec81ed09905de52338&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeremiah Jackson celebrates his grand slam with Gunnar Henderson during the Orioles’ win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/highland-new-build-home-for-sale-T247QBHBQVACJFLEWNZKLDMJFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T15:00:02.98Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KAED44O7D5DWFNWEN2MB5AHBD4.png?auth=117d3b5ba37a726a0dc136b707c27db2c843727a1adc5a153b0c306b4c15a63f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=775</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/paula-hollinger-maryland-general-assembly-obituary-CE4MDZQCMNE3NJA2QA7DXRFJVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T14:22:37.329Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I7BFYK6XDBBFVLGKH6ZJ54NNIM.jpg?auth=1f24b10443055f59a35679193bf72e8634fbfa76ac96a1ced9464b803968309d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=502&amp;height=501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paula Hollinger.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/shelonda-stokes-downtown-baltimore-natalie-karyl-fashion-politics-RGYWXXLVERDAPKBNG7BPELNIOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T14:06:02.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UQ4L6GI4FDM3ORMW4RQ6FGEEQ.jpg?auth=6cda4505d2925ca890447771c70f77d08a56b02c56673f8db7fe439394d50fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shelonda Stokes, president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, gets fitted for a suit by designer Natalie Karyl at her shop The Dollhouse Boutique in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-youth-mental-health-programs-OGIMBZ6RURGNXF4EVUDF47T7AY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:38:17.206Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4G4FZVYTJAWNCUYHEBOVL7G6U.JPG?auth=121d23bdab6efe7687072c80fec5e5f36dd9edabfc5eb020b4db93141da8b28a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8548&amp;height=5699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First lady Dawn Moore, center, at a roundtable with Youth Mental Health Corps members and first ladies from around the country at the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/zum-howard-county-school-bus-partnership-3VPWLWDUEJF4BPE6HUTXCTQZ4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T13:00:04.013Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IINSJLH5WVCSTOCWDBWRWPGNBY.JPG?auth=7ecb1ac5ca7eb86f4948e0d460c446296f2d6ff3b1b72e82ca88fa7bed39e9c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zūm, a San Francisco-based contractor, is responsible for 196 of Howard County’s 560 bus routes this school year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/blaze-alexander-orioles-albernaz-diamondbacks-trade-P7ZCSFKGQRFMZPJTSNEJZUVSQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T12:00:00.64Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KP3QCLCEFBBVBZPVJGM2ZG6LA.JPG?auth=b4770180b186aa273b4e037774a3e10ac9979e306b7337e47024b630ca8ca664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blaze Alexander has started at third base, second, shortstop and center field this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-draft-approach-eric-decosta-ILLR67MP4FH55PZXOL2MONCRPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T11:30:01.069Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q6EHIUDL2NEE7FZYEHIJGALAD4.JPG?auth=d39081ebfd564bc6d1455403ccbf5ee3d74eae74b5cf74a76edd89cc1360bd3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[General manager Eric DeCosta has stuck to the strategy of picking the best available player at every opportunity in the draft.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-plays-concerts-festivals-SWL334QE3VC2JKCSRC7A33ES4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T10:30:00.951Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QP5SASVEK5ACPDNKSK64XBNWFY.jpg?auth=a758c04fa5daae22ebe7386f0fd1b33eb9ed3561171bc2e2434c84aa39ef78ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ellicott City native Lindsey Jordan, seen here at Coachella in 2023, is back in Baltimore this weekend with her indie rock project Snail Mail.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bge-bill-increases-exelon-northwood-appold-united-methodist-DFUIOKL6YRBCXIOXEDPHQPO7PE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:02.361Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CDOXR4TBSBHRFGPD35JQA4ZIBM.jpg?auth=3542774848c1df0657521e039df51a4383e82fa2db97f2c16c6af009aeae086e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church banded together to help pay the church’s January and February Baltimore Gas and Electric bill. From left, Al Napper, Nancy Green, Mike Wells, Johanne White and Rick Perry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/paper-heart-bookstore-moco-lagerfest-W2WS36K2KZAH7GHVCJLMVAHDHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:01.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VTOG5KSCKZGHNDT3PD6RABD4J4.jpg?auth=dd2a6a5b638c0351f63e4596f453cad9652b42f0d92a484d6582e793577bebfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Paper Heart Bookstore celebrates its grand opening this weekend in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands community.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/andrew-friedson-county-executive-candidate-PQXVDHNPCJEJZCADCBZW5KO2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T09:30:00.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I3T67NSEW5GYTE25OBYW2QYBWU.JPG?auth=c8b145d4d721a1506facbdb31933d3c7280631401951b4478564a8b82076851b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5450&amp;height=3546</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Friedson, right, chats with Pastor Victor Ehiemere, center, and Jerome Leonard after Friedson attended an early Sunday service at The Well Church in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-pirates-game-3-mistakes-N3RT56CVVJDEHLBHCZSY2KNLEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T02:43:47.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZZFNGI3AWJG4PPQEPE6KBJCHDY.jpg?auth=e98db4f6e4463e29da9e6a324df969747ed6b118fd0cedbdc421f6ca3db43542&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals third baseman Brady House throws to first base during the sixth inning Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jaire-alexander-injury-eagles-knee-instagram-confidence-JY4XTUUMJNB4PEUAKYY4CUYM7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T01:11:08.338Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7JYIIXQING3ZH4LEQ2WQF2VSM.jpg?auth=b136f7c097360995829fbcf1a0aaa29222940b3a20fc77bfc04d8773a49c9f32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3509&amp;height=2339</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cornerback Jaire Alexander played two games for the Ravens in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-waste-processing-back-river-synagro-technologies-GGAYS5QBYFGF7LMCAFV2GSHJRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-16T00:10:00.241Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CNO2G5YBIBEBJDXTHCOSZYN23Q.JPG?auth=d7043921c1da7a6022f89ab5bc0898294503d88ba0c8f9fb5c1f30e040a5fce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore will pay $38.5 million in extra costs for processing waste at its two facilities, including the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>