<?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/national-politics/trump-dundalk-maryland-visit-live-updates-NTUHAY7JI5GKTEP2ZGF5IUB3GQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T11:27:46.477Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QK7BYAGBABDF7PFZOS2MD5IPOY.jpg?auth=c357c3116c72807b90763468cbdc8f0c5cd45038ebc47f5a1a168037d4956973&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5024&amp;height=3349</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks to guests at the Boulevard Diner in Dundalk in 2016. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-governor-debate-what-to-know-F5NJ7TBUFVC7XLFW4KJ5UWG77I/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T11:10:11.737Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVFCO6KYB5DXJM732HPPPOIX3E.jpg?auth=8edcf5c71d3c03715e9e39fcf6563f576f2fde7cbd9a76e93176d7389a2b3af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dan Cox, left, and Gov. Wes Moore face off Tuesday in what could be their only debate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-third-party-governor-candidates-TNYSSPSFSZHCZEW2Q4RFWTOZ4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T09:30:02.5Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5PR5MNRVQNBU5K4R7SV4CGMEQY.JPG?auth=94bfbcc93dd9f030c0fa2e87cf985f97724def67ab33d6a7258f37a9637851ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Green Party gubernatorial candidate Andy Ellis, right, and his running mate, Owen Silverman Andrews, file for office in September 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-dundalk-tradepoint-anduril-4LW4VX4CFJCQRDII364JJ5GOXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T09:30:02.012Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z473JW3GPBBXDC55IDZMCIQOO4.JPG?auth=50f8ca972c1885c20e70b545cb2ea50e48a65f81ea69357e02d85e1b607d217e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6431&amp;height=4287</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sonny Nicola, a former Sparrows Point steel plant employee, sips his coffee at the Boulevard Diner in Dundalk on Monday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-register-vote-election-WNWLB2PYMFCILCXERPZ4CLSEBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T09:30:01.904Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANHBHYSWXRGJ3CB2VW5CJ5AIFM.jpg?auth=1e152143fb18198cccf0afe397c13d4fc28a23d755328f74d0df95a973b25a5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5390&amp;height=3593</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There are many ways to have your say on or before Nov. 3. Here’s how you register.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/bus-survey-delays-pgcps-transportation-TDCEQKXLPZFKTMJK42ROMDHDMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T09:30:01.776Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SXJS5AQPLJBGHLHFCVN7WXDR3A.jpg?auth=b977e51c5f89b0bdfa161f243aaf9f73e64aaffe14da735d047e20d6ca5c6208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parked buses of Prince George’s County Public Schools.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/naval-academy-beardos-weirdos-west-point-B7D3RGLSWRC2DHUWDWBU45DSBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T09:30:01.217Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IOH5MAORLZARLN7W2VN3JKFMEA.jpg?auth=e70ff95a0a610cb3415c92ec96f2b6d9102dd1578e54f91b7a6453dcc29d2d87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3562&amp;height=2374</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his State of the Force address at Quantico, Virginia, last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/darren-francke-montgomery-county-police-EOBSP4EZUBFU7OEOEMWOV2ICBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T09:30:00.701Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KUHRGNKA7FFRZBWTMKRZPWZBCQ.JPG?auth=decf0264ffc104830cea82d553915bb6632c3d7bfbe357ab21a646806863d085&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3870&amp;height=2580</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Darren Francke, a 30-year veteran of the Montgomery County Police Department, is its new interim chief. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/ravens-ethan-burke-terps-lacrosse-texas-TLZPJK4KQRAGNLIEAK2JM5H6RA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T09:30:00.633Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7SBQXLWEDJBNTBBSHA4ZWCMMYA.JPG?auth=323888923f3582794531f50d7d303b53dc1f9317595554bcbbcd115457ccf112&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A young Ethan Burke wears his uniform as a youth lacrosse player in Maryland. As a high school senior at Westlake High in Austin, Texas, Burke was an All-American attack committed to the Maryland Terrapins. In college, Burke gave up lacrosse to play football at the University of Texas. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-cox-umbc-poll-JQZOMOUETFHOVJ7HP5BMU5CNXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T04:01:00.444Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SQ3ESSTEPVFMXG7MPVP3GJHVRM.jpg?auth=8390d66f1b0e4c26abef97f4b04401b667e0a0269df74f263a37ca40b8e95103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1774&amp;height=1182</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Democratic candidate Gov. Wes Moore and Republican candidate Dan Cox.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/steven-joseph-severna-park-fatal-hit-and-run-GPCAU23FYBHERC7SGQLLD2MOGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T03:12:21.215Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LXKNRS5FJGD3NUFWIH75C4GVM.JPG?auth=d5f511935ffc6e2fd1cc00ff7e5e5ac544d0c80601aceacda4a715b55784c355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run on Ritchie Highway in Severna Park on Sunday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/democrats-women-senators-slate-3H5XX3UJJBFR5FM66XECCNYMKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T02:10:47.637Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SC5HIOEIO5GBZOB5LM2IWIJG2E.jpg?auth=2784ce87bb617b412cdac68aeee2336b35ca2ee8cf17e0f1a73d6a894333d55a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5341&amp;height=3561</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. Cheryl Kagan is among Democratic women senators who are forming a campaign slate to share resources in hopes of getting more women elected to the chamber.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/justice-walk-khloe-ishway-baltimore-42QZNV6X2VFTRO7MS35YTS3ENM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T02:05:39.099Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7UWZ7CNSHZHIPOFQ7GDCDEUF24.JPG?auth=db8712a280323d635820eaa080016f5000cb46f8d092acb20667c253a407da33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hundreds gathered Monday night for a peace walk and vigil in memory of Khloe Ishway, a 12-year-old who was killed over the weekend when gunfire erupted following a dispute over a parking space. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/leon-day-park-football-game-mass-shooting-LW45467ONNAEBGFDUYTWLEWUZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T00:28:38.973Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NN2CK2P2KFAIZNROIMHAODYTQY.jpg?auth=efa49fe79c0da51a4a7bea7889682c204eb320df3a727bd9ba7421c92055f7ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Community members gathered at the Leon Day Park Sunday morning to hold a prayer circle for a 12-year-old girl who was killed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>