<?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/climate-environment/weather/maryland-pollen-forecast-heat-wave-E4QXE6XDKFHQLJKDOTXDD7B5WM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T15:24:39.457Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4SVMXN5QZD5VJSA3HRKKZS26U.jpg?auth=c77e42b23a37fff3f0cf5ffff2c02583b654c04ed428537c3a5d3a42aec77507&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3960&amp;height=2640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oak tassels filled with pollen over the boat pond at Patterson Park in Baltimore last spring. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/trump-blockade-iran-strait-hormuz-PKF56BFNFJFEFJU37A72MR6M34/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T13:57:26.437Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/54GWH2FMBBAGVHZGURTN5Y3VGM.jpg?auth=17f1670c242127884991ae19b150b4a420dff811c4f510bab9d7e8d55d568be7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen on Sunday in Islamabad, Pakistan. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/gianni-toso-venetian-glass-artist-baltimore-parkinsons-IVU7WVMGR5EENO76GG3YOP62FQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T09:30:00.603Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J7AKX5LVDBAZJF3GCELNPXPNEA.JPG?auth=c12ed173205ce5f141ece44220d06526c22419ac79df4f1d38cc42c59b38f5aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Italian maestro Gianni Toso creates a detailed miniature candelabra at the lampworking table in his North Baltimore studio.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-black-bears-RMULAWDEKRGY3JGMMKI7NIAG3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T09:30:00.595Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KZP2OAREKNH2LNJ6A66AYAEJVA.jpg?auth=a3522d9beca60d35a346e01f61069e2895f0382cf320025aa230f7fa4bd9f370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6440&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black bears historically congregated in the westernmost counties, but sightings in Central Maryland are increasingly common, according to officials.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/andy-harris-viktor-orban-maryland-congress-73UVXEDPTBEFFBJ22IHP7ZLK2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T09:30:00.385Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5EEC5PB4YBAOLD7SOQYTSZZ5SQ.jpg?auth=9c82ced344fda81e5faed3acc4ff918db9b5972488b6f4ef6a3364bc839f5953&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Andy Harris was back in Hungary last month, working to help reelect Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-ice-police-cooperation-3OND5CWNLZC67PMJLRHYFB72OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T03:53:15.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7DYCEJYLGJEPTPJW2XA6XBETRQ.JPG?auth=99a317922b077a7a49b65f36fafb216e75d0f89f87e90851cb9d20d76fb302c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5497&amp;height=3665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Sen. William C. Smith Jr. speaks at a rally organized by We Are CASA outside the State House on Friday as the Senate advanced the Community Trust Act. The House of Delegates followed suit and passed a version of the bill on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-giants-game-2-anthony-nunez-rico-garcia-3CXXI56C5VFVRALDKRPZH66TEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T03:47:32.649Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JLR5FWDVPVGW5OJASWEK75DF2I.jpg?auth=252be789e5752125be5ea422d3b93fd7a7633d2a6bfcbf41d6d2549548b70276&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6260&amp;height=4174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anthony Nunez struck out two during a scoreless eighth inning Saturday night as the Orioles beat the Giants.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-giants-adley-rutschman-scratched-ankle-DR6XFWHENJGNNGE3NKTGOABC44/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T03:14:33.257Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TOTJT6BRMFAZBLP5RA6YSM72PU.jpg?auth=1ccd3faa81ef46b0e23f541f64718843451554910b416eb8b02335255cdc3deb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4238&amp;height=2825</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Catcher Adley Rutschman was removed from the Orioles’ starting lineup Saturday night because of a sore ankle, and later he landed on the IL.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-brewers-game-2-foster-griffin-FN5C5KR5C5B3JN64EIDQNTPI5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T02:28:28.25Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IX6KCONFLRGCRDGBXEU2UENZFY.jpg?auth=05b2120471b4fcc50859a44e13dba757875fe3200730a531b1d3bc3122ba724d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4812&amp;height=3208</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foster Griffin allowed no runs and one hit in 5 1/3 innings Saturday night in Milwaukee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>