<?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/criminal-justice/jesse-wasmer-perry-hall-prostitution-D4ZBI7COLRDIZI4P63NC3YWKWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T22:49:49.437Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jesse Wasmer, 45, of Kingsville, was charged with attempting to patronize a prostitute while visiting a Wilmington, Delaware, massage business, officials said. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/womens-college-basketball-union-oluchi-okananwa-ZXIVYLMIWVFEPPSLJ77ID3FMOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T22:37:07.452Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GLFGAJDZLFGENB4W2FH5NM6TBU.jpg?auth=4dce825aa2f7a34705863010f247b7e1abe18aa27b6adbf448a1f6c053c6a1d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5938&amp;height=3933</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s Oluchi Okananwa is interim president of the United College Athletes Association.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatima-ameaka-ice-bwi-NQ2FP57W4ZEBRLMFSTYD7MZGUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T22:36:44.773Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVKFIBEP2VDF7OQYJENM3BSIWE.JPG?auth=7fa3aa9e7da86b6f9f01e72d01367040a07b357542109b703da8c377851cdf0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Fatima Ameaka, a public health researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, on July 28 at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/case-against-david-hearn-ex-olympian-damaging-reflecting-pool-dropped-LED5QKOR7NEKPOLIL6ZIUYPXZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T22:30:15.159Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C422QO6LBVBTFM3G7OY3CMX24U.jpg?auth=b71366fbf242033a8f2014d024a96ffba06de1f02091fef50b00dc9da813a072&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, center, and his attorney Norman Eisen, left, walk to a car following a court appearance, where he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on July 9 in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-extend-yennier-cano-YZURUYWSPFFALKOWXAX5Q7CE4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T22:26:18.964Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAX3NTCHK5ESJNVDPPIWRIIGWA.jpg?auth=a0686c43b16fda3a9762bd80d6fe0ede12ace4ab7ac445ccbcbee749a2d55cab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4907&amp;height=3218</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles reliever Yennier Cano has a 3.78 ERA in a career that began in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/silver-spring-synagogue-gun-lawsuit-HG5GGTNQBJBEXLNCCNDQWVLD44/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T22:15:15.536Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W2IJ6RHQTZB3BE7YEAWCSOGFDA.JPG?auth=bbb88a3e5145acf3733c2ec8b21b80b7c334f4b7468bd825c9d9262a25633c26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The law does not preclude congregations from hiring professional security officers who may carry firearms. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-declan-doyle-anthony-weaver-anthony-levine-2UKIB3YE6BFN7A7KRWJI2MNRHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T22:11:21.123Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/42TKLEULNNAVRHIEKSWZX34NEA.jpg?auth=8223e0791dd08db1e6d71b94667d9b1bc3486f2e3417074fd800a123b0489cc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3917&amp;height=2611</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle said he will use preseason games to help him decide whether he will spend game days on the sidelines or in the coaches booth.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-injuries-ryan-mountcastle-adley-rutschman-samuel-basallo-WHJOM44LJNAUTES46LLGTMIVCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T21:50:39.688Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ASSYG2MK7NBIREZYMONK7UZG4M.JPG?auth=137770f2368fec27f3e9a444b5a17630194c1f0c0b1c5f4ee01d82203f1ea47c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, who was close to completing a lengthy rehab from a broken bone in his foot, will be out for another few months with an oblique strain.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-stadium-authority-new-executive-director-DDPX6QKPJRFB3KYWVJHUGJ6OMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T21:33:13.124Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V5WN6U7LDNGZBBVSQGN42HH2NQ.jpg?auth=e67e73a440d674606d7432e9edb094b0dc8c0a8dbdcca7130f12000616bc50d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4534&amp;height=3023</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Stadium Authority picks DC mayor’s adviser as executive director.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-lamar-jackson-trey-hendrickson-BFDDNVQ5SFAVVNNG7GULYLVRU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T21:13:45.579Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ULYJIOIKSJGEBLQ5G4DND7UXPU.jpg?auth=f13c8be142bc9e2cf92b10bf05cfeaa9e5d838e67da3ec9c873390b7e94d54a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2496&amp;height=1664</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quarterback Lamar Jackson completed eight of 14 passes during 11-on-11 and seven-on-seven drills, according to an unofficial tally.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/fells-point-nightlife-rules-police-checkpoints-MLXWBDCHNNBKBAPRNDG7KK4I34/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T21:04:10.221Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RLAXNYY3BVEERECAOVQ5TRURZE.JPG?auth=b601c2ad42046891d5db2205a0cca4ed4fdbc9c8227b1a5e352b9df0324e29db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In late June, with throngs expected at the Inner Harbor’s Sail250 event, Baltimore added checkpoints and extra rules for people entering Fells Point.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/montgomery-county-echostar-layoffs-66A4NMSGP5EA5DMDPB3N7HN5YE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T21:03:16.11Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/dalya-attar-criminal-case-charges-YKGKR275WNHAFLO5Y6ZMGQH2SY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T20:32:02.291Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JI7IELDSIRHK3DRSFF4V2ILNWM.jpg?auth=ba8b53bb6e10ffc2ac5408f302d6b6c14a6216c12b368f40c2ed72257ad823b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5106&amp;height=3404</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge has dismissed several charges against state Sen. Dalya Attar, who was accused of recording and attempting to extort her former campaign consultant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-county-sheriff-chief-of-staff-investigation-5RNSUCMJIZDNXDR77NDF37GJ5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T20:15:33.876Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SNIS454GN5ENLDKBNI7OV5ZPAU.png?auth=df2351e4515759aae0f4be41e884708e1ba286c7be98855a993554a378916afd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1080&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Sheriff John D.B. Carr’s chief of staff was recently put on administrative leave while the office’s internal affairs division investigates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/matt-tacka-wypr-obituary-AFS6RIP3QVA6TLQ7WRBUAP34GI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T20:02:57.209Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RSSPIZGJVNCARADV5P5CMORUII.jpg?auth=6a00c688ac824b98bd8e9ecd10f4bc1fc4e3019ad4494056e0a47ea19bf3756c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=385&amp;height=385</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matt Tacka.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/maryland-mike-locksley-diversity-football-coaches-6FHBSDCAVZBM5AA6L62E2XWUKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T19:38:23.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WSBYKYJ2IZEKJJXI3LDQ6DUQQQ.jpg?auth=55805226f16628d3e274a0aa9f1edcd835241d495ab7458c61240e2e7d79d816&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1987</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Locksley has been Maryland’s head coach since 2019.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/naked-artist-hamb-mount-vernon-F2NPLJSJTFFXRAQ2ZVZAGULVEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T18:33:28.554Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FDAMN6F7WBETVBYYPQE3SWW4B4.png?auth=e088981ded9b50e1fb66ad7ac5416a42bb0bd6b0d7a4c503c93abd2614a6f72d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=681&amp;height=575</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ham, the performance artist arrested for posing nude on a pedestal near the Inner Harbor, resurfaced in Mount Vernon on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/vision-house-secret-bar-charles-village-IVGAO73255APBH4JM7XUJGN7BA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T17:14:29.962Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WIQVCQ6G2FGVVIQ7XEMISZD7DQ.jpg?auth=44cd340da828954139f7ff37910af4843f18232eb4be0e87398ad48fa693aea8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5267&amp;height=3511</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vision House is expanding from its once-a-week operation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/maryland-stadium-authority-terry-hasseltine-exits-JMQQT5TAHBGI3NC6Y233T6ECUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T15:56:01.38Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U7UULQMHLNFCRJFLE3DCWRGUGM.JPG?auth=e4a53c7cf00e27ba2e82a741f8fe7177fbc46580cb8b707b34994f42a9313944&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Terry Hasseltine served as the head of the Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland since its creation in 2019. The nonprofit has helped host multiday annual events such as the Maryland Cycling Classic, shown here.



]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/james-mulhern-sex-abuse-walter-johnson-more-charges-L4OOP4JVFFDHHEEUENROYDECHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T14:59:30.054Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7FKQZG6KXJED5JVEIRPL3ZEBRA.jpg?auth=94fcbd15f832c375d114c31eac38f8fe74a2bbdff3519417c95ec4da5be920c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Walter Johnson High School employee accused of secretly recording female theater students faces more charges.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/three-vehicle-fatal-crash-four-corners-ZDLBA3SOG5CARJ6TGQO5XA62JY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T14:58:33.588Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-detains-hopkins-public-health-researcher-COIMNOLX2VA3XABI5IMVRGXOAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T14:26:35.387Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E67WWII7MNCSVLJCDUHITF2QJA.jpg?auth=ceab3db9e0b3639cb3df9c25a9f1ef684120067c32c232a945a404c73c27f0e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4322&amp;height=2881</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher was detained by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight this week, the university said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/transgender-anne-arundel-schools-white-house-K4AR26EX4BDWBMBCGHOGEQHN54/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T13:00:03.169Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZOJ23XFY3RHTZAHVJZ7UC3OHLY.jpg?auth=45023ea970b5924b025bd23a3fc776f3f23671bcaedfa4a8aea25be6d3f3f1e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8398&amp;height=5517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller is central to the Trump administration’s transgender policy initiatives.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/bay-ridge-annapolis-annexation-townhomes-CC74SMRMINC2RCWOXNSJGBYADQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T12:00:03.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVDA4FZKAZCMLLUOXKKMLOINJA.jpg?auth=92b22dd07701419d27d7a80796e7ca2e5506d941ccd9440e1b3d011e82a1facd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6607&amp;height=4405</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis has received a petition to annex about 5.4 acres of land along Bay Ridge Road — property that would potentially be developed into about 40 townhomes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/chasen-cos-baltimore-properties-portfolio-35ICSD4GSVB7BEOHQFTHGQ5WTI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T09:30:02.323Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RYWNMYLZGBBYBG7NXBSNP4XKBQ.jpg?auth=15c1e11b3bd362186bb1a1222584161bcb766cfeaf16fce4c955d334d10ebf1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5407&amp;height=3605</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One Calvert Plaza will become Morgan State grad student housing after a bankruptcy-driven sale.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jon-meoli-chris-davis-orioles-contract-VHRYOYZUMBAKJKYFSN6727X62Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T09:30:01.613Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4SD2KM6L4BFIRE5MFTBPUINZNA.jpg?auth=90f351810cabfc51e3a177a046a08ee14d7088754e9db405de637f34bd688dcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4928&amp;height=3280</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Davis twice led the American League in home runs and once in RBIs as a member of the Orioles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/p-nut-cormier-drummers-lot-annapolis-obituary-RDMIZ7E73RD33B7I7YIMFYCCSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T09:30:01.09Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TWECOE77BRFLHNGBZR3LI3GPDI.png?auth=ac3e30b02f6ec27e1c63ee05c66a7d74435fd85a60772529d21251ccd50520a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=476&amp;height=476</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iris “P Nut” Cormier III.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-chris-hacopian-montgomery-county-DHEZN7OEI5FGNCEG7IEGPFIYFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T09:30:00.797Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IS64NVQID5GAFLXCM54YGULL2U.jpg?auth=dd2199d138ec9c72b4591b41a45b3769a3bc214d9a4920743f8caf83c8b1e7c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5627&amp;height=3752</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals first-round draft pick Chris Hacopian became a student of baseball when he was in middle school.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-renaissance-festival-new-ticket-system-JUS27X4TTNFVBPNOVCRJYH2F7I/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T09:30:00.769Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZP7VM62SYRFPZOW6RUDZR4KVN4.JPG?auth=0314ef083af76b00b9a39ae10bafcc478396296a692fd8aee1c9c3474f5c1b77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Renaissance Festival, in its 50th season, is one of Maryland’s most popular annual events.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-smith-school-of-business-major-mba-6QSIO2V2ZBAL3AIEVXKFWJJ2FQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T09:30:00.765Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2SS553GGXNB3RFDJ2NIFWLWT5Y.jpg?auth=2676a9b08c728dc02756c0711de9e0593ec61c4bb638b2b13c2a1cd946a51303&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4916&amp;height=3277</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland Smith School of Business has reduced requirements to earn an MBA.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-braves-series-opener-trade-deadline-CRUZTFQG7JBSREMWMEDZWF2LVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-31T02:59:30.657Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LJORM57SX5GB3JWIYWJDOXNYOM.jpg?auth=7d839dba4c7db5f1282d7eebccba810e30531742638f8524c87a38f6e004e84b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jake Irvin allowed five runs in five innings in his return to the Nationals’ rotation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>