<?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/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-call-up-jackson-kent-UVPOO245IBAVPN54353BZZM2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T19:08:08.832Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BPYGFOYOFC33HLBMF6R6GTLUA.jpg?auth=e2ad1447c059b2037eed4e59c75501df094f4b6f6a0aaa7032a7b40784a00927&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4830&amp;height=3220</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals left-hander Jackson Kent pitches during a spring training game against the New York Mets on March 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bts-baltimore-arirang-world-tour-live-updates-RMMRNLMAAFEDDOCJSWOQ6UGZ7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T19:00:51.393Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VWLYBVBFPBCSJPMIABQBCNAEEY.jpeg?auth=7aea52b50a024c44ae737f5b590e93d52f9f90443884aa4862c7b78948754879&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BTS ARMY came armed with signs for Baltimore's concert.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/grassroots-crisis-layoffs-federal-funding-APCGZRE7ZZF37GDBZGPMGCMT4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:43:56.791Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/75CQMJOVGJDHLHHKV6RBTEGEHQ.jpg?auth=317f98cf1de385928a337207011595d5486c576fe29d43fb82f00b2c8d07fddc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1170</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grassroots, a Howard County nonprofit that answers calls, chats and texts to the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline from around the country, is laying off 62 employees after losing federal funding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-double-shooting-essex-baltimore-county-police-VFNUDJYECJBJBIR7JMSFMZTBJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:16:57.698Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J2MJFU4WRDSBPOISK3NBE6AFY.jpg?auth=04287461e1dbb85a03709d81828f182d261cb8d662f629e60d328b8e8f92fc3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating a double shooting in Essex that left a woman and man dead on Monday, August 10, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-thunderstorms-pattern-2WJNDCGWWVHVFNUNUB5SRCBPZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:14:02.863Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7YEBVW2RSVB2JJUQXMXTJKSOZA.JPG?auth=7b8fcac1608757fa389b621e2ab6b04c2112319e44eb0ff31e15d3e8262802c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service warned of an “active pattern” that could bring severe storms to parts of Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-dequwan-houchins-misconduct-indictment-4Q26OT726FHTJBE6TL3JKXUJWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:12:10.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IU5SNBQ42NCGTCYV3LMWPNVVFY.JPG?auth=9e4f87506ffb78005c47278a55d2ab84948af18edb121806429897a8382062e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2353</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, right, and Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, left, spoke at a news conference on Monday concerning the indictment of a police officer accused of faking traffic stops to avoid service calls.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/city-dock-flooding-annapolis-businesses-B4KIBCBJXZGSJHZS5XXLDJUO2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:30:14.891Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MTNQD6QK2NDPJOWQS5NQH52FQQ.JPG?auth=b60a1fb8287260bb2d46682538da598c161d1cc83386b7ccc3c3ec5b4de6ab0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sveinn Storm, owner of Storm Bros. Ice Cream Factory, outside the shop in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-offense-post-trade-deadline-VKZESDC4XNEMLOK2CDD64YHWSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:18:36.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VECLKMTR7ZG3NJIVOG7NWONV2Y.jpg?auth=641168c19fffc20e0ceb72232a7ef76a664270350807cac5fdc7749dbbebfe59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6910&amp;height=4576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrés Chaparro and Abimelec Ortiz have worked well as a first-base platoon after the Nationals gave them an opportunity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/quality-of-life-crime-citations-baltimore-police-CIQQ6NNK6ZGPDJ5KCUFFWI7Y4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:14:36.784Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U7F2DS34FCLDPVPAUHN3VUR6M.JPG?auth=628fd0797079dfdefac775b14cf9fb60f359412a5e2516a43f670a261cb6df6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While Baltimore is experiencing historic declines in homicides and shootings, some residents, like Robert Richardson Jr., say other low-level offenses persist at unacceptable levels and erode their quality of life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-offense-hitting-with-no-outs-2ZAHX2RMENAD7ITB2ALKVSLJ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T16:04:11.331Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PEBYZ5Y4DRCRTB4XIBTNSZYBOI.jpg?auth=35c07533538d41d65bd42249a92833e37a8b7c07f7f320a328129da501e6f88f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3895&amp;height=2597</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson is hitting .200 with no outs in the inning this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fight-cases-dismissed-gabriel-acevero-gino-renne-UKEF7JUSDFGY5JLJEJQQV22IQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T15:44:46.302Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NBUA2TXXQRAT5JO5ANAPDJ6XAA.jpg?auth=8c2b199d7d016c6b24d76e0e57b71a8db1916ff0585157633296e6719335d8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Union leader Gino Renne, left, and Del. Gabriel Acevero got into an altercation on Thursday, June 18.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-nonprofit-audit-county-council-grant-IHMFZVOPZFHJXHBMR3MEIANN5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T14:30:39.692Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7SPF4FPDIRFJZDIPBNPHMX6HDQ.jpg?auth=d3b7580fbe6b90237ef2eb6de3a6268dba6496000267f9aa1bccad235b820436&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3440&amp;height=2295</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Prince George’s County Council has demanded that an Upper Marlboro-based nonprofit return at least $134,000 in taxpayer money.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/diamonds-n-the-ruff-boxing-gym-prince-georges-NUK7UO3XKBGATEIEDEHX3KLMEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:53:32.652Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5552R4F5D5EBHEKX4IJNXKIJVQ.JPG?auth=00fcd606d3c38f2bd922cd70e01157d01ade88c266ace68cbaf12577389067e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5830&amp;height=3887</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yran Butler, 26, does shadow-boxing drills with other boxers during training at Diamonds N the Ruff in Forestville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-maryland-horse-racing-derby-churchill-downs-CLAA4QRS3RFIFIAKEN2OERWPNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:00:03.583Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZRENR5AMZATVAI57JXKXAVBXM.JPG?auth=fa736466c98b2b5e886fd21e6406aa175ca7b09209b73f339950bcbccb75d588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Preakness is expected to return to a new Pimlico Race Course next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/chelsea-school-laurel-special-education-reading-5JHF6KJEZ5F6HC3NXBCLTBV7ZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:00:02.901Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BD2ADXZ6NBYRJLTL2GU5ENNAI.jpg?auth=a17bb68e7f006738d3e62673f5904e5c3588d9d26d4508647db8bcd537cf0d81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chelsea School, a special education institution focused on reading intervention, is moving its campus from Hyattsville to Laurel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-players-practice-jakobi-lane-marlon-humphrey-tj-tampa-YRYXUTRH2JBQDDUZ3NUCSIZ4OI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T12:55:31.273Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OX4BWC7SGZEVVHIML2W6NSGCOE.jpg?auth=b22de36548215dfb18bad310aea6457648fe5797610a172ccaea410fab91d6b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6149&amp;height=4099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike is making progress after neck surgery, though it is difficult to say when he will be ready to play.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-stadium-housing-transit-master-plan-MW7MCZWSZ5AXZPT4IJQGWZWGRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T11:41:13.756Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DJG7XNUJDRB7RM2FZ4KSPWWZVQ.jpg?auth=48650b1f638a8aa08f25c4ed0f937971ab77351bd0337bdf4ac76d6317da3759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Commanders' new stadium is planned to be built along the Anacostia River in Washington, at the site of RFK Stadium, seen here in 2025 as it was being demolished.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-redistricting-voters-AVD5KWIMCBCLHPRVA6YINKCKMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T10:30:14.378Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VBRLPJIYBNFWPG7MUSCXIWAMAA.JPG?auth=f6db52326f5562227cf1148a7a345b7d9297eb6f9866df194e90893fcc74b1e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bird’s-eye view of the House chamber at the Maryland State House in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/montgomery-county-agricultural-fair-rodeo-protests-X3QSG4VOWNBC7F42XBT2A4YRZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T09:30:00.697Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FYSEHA4PDVCILL6OEVVAHO55TQ.jpg?auth=3aa09c197f4c145927755a43641443d30a49db193d464f3e333cebcb11892f72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5594&amp;height=3722</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair added a second rodeo to its lineup this summer after last year’s sold out quickly.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>