<?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/music/artscape-headliners-2027-raphael-saadiq-rapsody-JWWKOUOFWJGSVMCNARTMICZRKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T19:12:49.657Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MHQ7XIQZLNDNFNDN73WGO4WJBI.jpg?auth=3592325c6d0aba22b4c1dc8a4d40cf601b6f18646d1e6eef26513fee4e055dd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2968&amp;height=1978</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Raphael Saadiq and Rapsody are the headliners for next year's Artscape festival.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/john-dierker-baltimore-musician-towson-university-obituary-3KWHZZBJFBBUTOMUNPI34CGLMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T18:23:12.002Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NKUAAPI3NJGLBCKPMNBYZ4BJI4.jpg?auth=f0228b69bc21c114cafb42e6190b1301f8d51e66c98cc9ab6f3dbfb5c35c5a0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=421&amp;height=421</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Dierker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/calvin-ball-ellicott-city-tunnel-CWPUKZOU7VFL7KAHNPXMKXZM5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T18:16:00.252Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D6B6J3YYN5GPJKMOIJISD6FUWE.JPG?auth=9583d47b4a5d35145d96f91664b85fbf78a43e57a1fc32adda7fffd60f894407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball leaves office with his legacy defined by ambitious but unfinished projects.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-marlon-humphrey-jesse-minter-chargers-bench-FE2RVEVYERGHNPYIA3IJV4EU2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T18:00:49.276Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZYRUQQSWFGH3LE5E2VOJBPAUM.JPG?auth=8c223e610fdea2901f2dd57895821b7cc88d28c34a79b5047af2877664fefb61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey has been targeted 42 times this season and has given up 25 catches for 422 yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/learners-permit-test-baltimore-fail-help-UIOE2Z3SUNED5AUOXJLXIL3LRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T16:45:40.471Z</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 predawn gloom, test takers line up outside UEmpower of Maryland to take a read-aloud learner’s permit test. It is estimated that 81,000 adults in Baltimore do not have a high school diploma.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/logan-circle-shooting-dc-4HYCUXSGDONMKNNHDIYNFKTHSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T16:45:25.748Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HD2YT5N3VFLLMERMR64QKGHZU.jpg?auth=be802b1d84feb5ccb406b2c14303ab351158a51127f367cb20fd399c55461d82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Local law enforcement respond to reports of an active shooting investigation in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-chargers-brissett-bateman-IGGWERASVBEP7HJWALOLKWT75Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T16:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SKYTT27BOFBDBLGWLSDHUJFYT4.png?auth=afe8d75fde606d32138d10dc3c7f863a9688be2c4c1533b2311ed2b7e2454c00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-cabinet-secretaries-mcilwain-strickland-3D4QXWHSKJHNXE6MSC6UIODMYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T15:46:27.497Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CDL3RZKYX5BPJMSISQFUGHHLGA.JPG?auth=7a1ffa55174b6fc4e3d4bd1a66c082fb2719fca4b8322a7e4a57711d75835412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Serena McIlwain, secretary of Maryland’s Department of the Environment, plans to leave her post at the end of December.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-infielders-moving-to-outfield-coby-mayo-jordan-westburg-AQX7FK3O3VAPNO6K3NEYLCKHNE/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T15:25:12.875Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZMTQZY3WWFCRTOZCMEURMI2FIA.jpg?auth=2d7cb4a2690b7946100b6888c6659574d8ad458fe624eca4004ecc87b419745b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2941&amp;height=1961</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Could Coby Mayo, who has played third base and first base for the Orioles, also take on outfield duties?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/leakin-park-trail-stabbing-ENXT4YPEXBGHRIQUSJINZVTPM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T14:07:31.028Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XABYQWDAWBEMZBHXNN3Q2FQTB4.jpg?auth=feeba2aa15419a077d16a2f82e9261116eefe1ab1316a45c6d6f72f903e0a45a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4613&amp;height=3075</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The victim of a fatal stabbing was found near the Winans Meadow trailhead in Leakin Park just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Baltimore Police confirmed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commander-giants-OUTWF4J4N5BMBDCAHIRLGAFJEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UQC7W7K4FDZDLDYKILPM6P45A.jpg?auth=f3efd15d5a24d9d41426c6a3625de3ef14fb521fd63cb0771c1c07eb53f2b5d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Ravens coach John Harbaugh has the Giants (5-2-1) in first place in the NFC East.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-weekend-events-IZMYAGZR2ZFWPCWMQZUGQYAIZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T11:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QPUKUT5ZMBFZTALUZBYY3PHKUU.jpg?auth=22fe68bd8964a5189748f00f4726b765ccb8ec958dea8dfbb7c7df65f6003346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ice skating returns to the Inner Harbor this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/chesapeake-bay-menhaden-V5IZ5OWJNRF67EZPW234LOVONY/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W6OCB6466FAVJNY4BXEZDBW2VM.jpg?auth=7154ab19004e80a4e6dcaa85931c928669611b0373eb6109ac247165c97a56d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6664&amp;height=4443</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reduction fishermen tend to their haul of menhaden on the Chesapeake Bay in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republican-party-AJ5CEERL4NAKTPZH5PEOU3KLCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WSHHFQJN3NA3HL5GO5BNWKQTPI.jpg?auth=c3888d07ec9499ecfce8a9b607503f97270534627949bc6fc9582148a0b0893f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican candidate for governor Dan Cox, center, and his running mate, Rob Krop, left, lost by more than 30 points. Republicans up and down the ballot fared poorly, and some are calling for new leadership in the state party.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/city-distillery-wins-best-whiskey-7B66TVGJHNABBCR6QPVHW3JA24/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2FLCTAUEPRG2TPFCJ5A3HZDLOU.jpg?auth=95946dbd2ca50dc335ece6154e17f92acf2fb9bd5d51a44a32c5c77a1f31342b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=873&amp;height=582</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Spirits Co. co-founders Max Lents, Eli Breitburg-Smith and Ian Newton after their Epoch 6 Year Cask Strength Rye won the Best in Show Whiskey award at the 2026 Top Shelf Awards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lucille-clifton-house-baltimore-poe-house-preservation-UR5OYE2X7RG4LFN6HD4NFOXG6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HXOIA753MJBW5EKH6MHJ6N3XLU.jpg?auth=e431ec089aa60ac3afb32d0789314d1526f8e80627226de23cbc839c9f9002b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5200&amp;height=3467</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Late Maryland poet laureate Lucille Clifton’s home is the subject of a fundraising campaign to keep its important artistic work going.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-police-chief-RG3AZJGUHFDH5LRJBMO2AS7AIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IRLUFHV5RRDS5P7HXE2T2LY4UE.jpg?auth=8bb26eda087915e9865213c03703dd824474cdff09d37a7d3238e2c014fe75c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3762&amp;height=2508</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Advisory Commission on Policing sent a letter this week to incoming County Executive Will Jawando asking for an “open and transparent” search for Montgomery County’s next police chief.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-capital-region-andys-crab-pizza-WBKFKKZI6NDHDGIKJTN5WZXBNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3DAGUZ6TQRDE3J6ZW5UJCJN6C4.jpg?auth=62eb165728bb2afca8418f6d59d4d59ca164eedae99306fe2ac4daf8792f4556&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4924&amp;height=3283</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andy’s Pizza will be serving a crab-and-artichoke-dip pizza through Nov. 25 across its capital region locations, including Montgomery County outposts in Montgomery Mall, Kentlands and Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/wizards-pacers-pascal-siakam-ivica-zubac-PSEHU7POOZHN5KTVKTJVUR4INI/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T02:46:39.424Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YZ7LYE46JCTJJ6FHMX7RK37SY.jpg?auth=bee48225f96cda4630c8face6ebef56195b52639d8a64dbe5bbabd82a8e43808&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4135&amp;height=3031</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AJ Dybantsa shoots a layup during the first half against the Pacers on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/mlb-lockout-orioles-david-rubenstein-scott-boras-ZURIUSBVLVGLXD4LS6A6A3DJU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T00:18:45.154Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/56SQBLZXKJDNFK6ZDHL62PCTQ4.jpg?auth=21e248e7dfb82f1adb830ad64281ed13be4242134231a08cbf90dc0a2339905a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4991&amp;height=3326</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles owner David Rubenstein watches spring training workouts at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>