<?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/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/dan-schwartz-1st-district-eastern-shore-UEGW2OT57RG25F4HT2UH3O6JPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T09:30:03.156Z</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/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/politics-power/cat-murphy-andy-harris-umd-reporter-C6HX4HIM4VHWVHE4N3UN7DZNQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T02:12:46.968Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TELZHGP6JGJBB2FLQGBTWKSZ4.jpg?auth=221fc70ad9dadd1eed44f93566004776d0d9f73c128153842a6219151f12211e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1378&amp;height=921</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, during a press briefing following a League of Women Voters forum in Cambridge on Tuesday.]]></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>