<?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/washington-nationals-2026-mlb-draft-day-one-PZWEWBFM6VE7TH3DKTA436S3IA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T22:39:20.842Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6XBJMSLPHBCHVAFN5CSNNIZ6XA.jpg?auth=63afb5d67da1c788581e5b73eb7e0aa0cdcb6de5e406dd94f1bd3bcaf61fa8e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during the draft Saturday in Philadelphia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/baltimore-orioles-2026-mlb-draft-picks-analysis-JFJPYD5DQ5ASPFUE4KUSEWY3JA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T22:24:56.416Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZTGESQV3RNFRNDHBSAD3XP7YHQ.jpg?auth=6598eec689fbb07f24cec83714838616c9420260d4d89cdd0d7f0ea793d01672&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during the draft Saturday in Philadelphia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-injuries-ryan-helsley-keegan-akin-USDHJ2DACJA7FNQ32HCPLVRQCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T21:36:20.098Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S44C2S445ZFN7HSKD5NO4OHCRM.jpg?auth=046150db55657a0dc7b4437469e317b1d11a4aa18253d4f034c3a12ed74337a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3535&amp;height=2357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan Helsley, who is on the injured list for the second time, has a 4.11 ERA and eight saves.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-celebrates-caribbean-culture-annual-parade-MIGILYNF6JDK5FJLJ7UOXRWAVM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T21:20:36.132Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AFKQS7JS6RH7FF4GB3GZYAT4TU.JPG?auth=3c5cb9502a119244a3db22e532b1afb16c54325d092c4a920ec059ab1f043609&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7246&amp;height=4831</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Diane Marshall, also known by her stage name Flambe, participates in the Parade of Bands during the Baltimore Washington One Carnival on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-draft-picks-chris-hacopian-DFVBMSMY4VBPDDSBRRISWZW7OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T20:56:11.266Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JGCKTBJUKRCWBEDD24HMQXVLDI.jpg?auth=a0b765179668bf15c5600fd56a60c6a14eabf337cef861f9973f049cec1a5f0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5835&amp;height=3282</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Texas A&M’s Chris Hacopian hit 11 homers and posted a .319 batting average this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mlb-draft-eric-booth-jr-HFGCLQ3T3ZBY7DH6QVZAU744DU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T19:23:55.524Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FWQM744CTZH2LNMJXBVUNAOOC4.jpg?auth=95de0de686ea1debff64a525a5ca025ef2b6fd388386a2f3dfa4e8ce3a40f524&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles selected Eric Booth Jr. seventh overall during the draft Saturday in Philadelphia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bryan-johnson-pleads-guilty-murder-edmondson-village-shopping-center-mass-shooting-baltimore-QL4EQ7HGGFGBJJZSOX7PE6GHMQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T17:30:50.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ODIY6TF43RGMRIQF2KIP2WHND4.JPEG?auth=d7cd36676714a6e7b0c67c5fdd61ab63c8f07bd5a6a516cac068e8628e66f93b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Johnson pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to first-degree murder and related crimes for his role in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center in 2023 that killed one high school student and wounded four others.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/primary-voter-turnout-montgomery-county-ice-portal-apple-ballot-2VI4V7YF5ZDCLK5AVSASHCJA3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T17:20:51.712Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SXSJS6LPZBC6LMQJW64PIG6XKM.jpg?auth=5c5b7c0a237a0245e7f5f052443a181dd0da59631735950b964671aad304740b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4064&amp;height=2709</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Just 24% of Maryland’s eligible voters cast a ballot in the gubernatorial primary, a somewhat weaker turnout than in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/arundel-schools-transgender-children-policies-lawsuit-6BKCHH25O5HP7FLPPGNF7RQFWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T16:08:51.395Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ERTN3IYCEJEIFKYYAX27JSVSIM.jpg?auth=f7ae88fe5529d060c5674f76cbba277cd3fe89cd41ed97e68c521b7b6de455d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4252&amp;height=2835</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/pikesville-reisterstown-road-mta-bus-crash-O7S5BLU66BCKDKZZN5IK7OFTNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T15:44:26.944Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LT4PBTEUVRGDBMT75AMUZCNVHQ.JPG?auth=427c38dbe049ce0a6d57c28b120b220f9331c03f59088ccd3fbc0f54f3d89788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reisterstown Road carries four lanes of heavy traffic through the heart of Pikesville, where storefronts, shopping plazas and sidewalks abut the roadway.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/empire-towers-safety-perimeter-road-closures-HKXDSIVEA5HMLF36DPT665VZOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T15:40:09.481Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TDODZWGXBFX5LID77D52IJBKA.jpg?auth=9d1581d2a627ed8a91a1b1f1b73ff554d9f55fa2ad00cdc5ac27791bc523f146&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5432&amp;height=3621</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency officials respond to Empire Towers, a 10-story office building, after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues in Glen Burnie on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-saturday-storms-damaging-winds-possible-HI4FYURSLNCTNNAFT4VILNFLWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T13:40:00.725Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B7ADR6EP2JA6DOVEAYEQJU3FZ4.JPG?auth=8497a6237ae14a319f09c2c6ed1b09e22f5223264ccdc8bb82630e1f1826e355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There is a marginal risk for severe storms across Maryland on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/rev-annie-chambers-advocacy-obituary-CRTEWBJA4RBXBC3A24JMDRC52Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T13:00:01.226Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LFL5JGMDRJG6VMFXVTHWDL47YU.JPG?auth=75c7e54856591396b61db39b294d6e5a44dc2cb95365e1bce9f038437a6b9937&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6447&amp;height=4560</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Rev. Annie Chambers speaks against police brutality at a rally for Tyre Nichols on the corner of North Avenue and North Charles Street in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-richard-worley-video-shooting-maurice-daniels-7JHHFZ6VB5A2TKG2SUPMMUGKH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T12:27:38.176Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GTV2QOGCWVFTDKMQRDDUT5FQVA.png?auth=fa52ce05a8f7fdb3e7a8004a4d3416f5efad42bd1850c0a54cdf6ec4cbec5dbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1252&amp;height=692</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Screenshot from the Foxtrot video footage that showed a Baltimore Police pursuit of a carjacking suspect that led to officers fatally shooting the driver on July 5 in the 3300 block of Clifton Avenue.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/park-heights-dentists-retirement-U4NOHNY5CRFUXAZDHP6S7UMLCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T09:30:01.547Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZNV6VH7XVC2LGS7BO2ILIVDV4.jpg?auth=0d25b5eb271ead18c31c399885f8bf3b77a38ce614f030c4fc4cf316ef454f0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Willie Richardson didn’t always intend to become a dentist, but a mix of curiosity and coincidence sparked his over-50-year career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/food-market-bethesda-baltimore-restaurant-SUV3OMQTXJDTBETZ7EWDOZDMEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T09:30:00.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LWRGFASW7FHEBPYVPS24I2ZRTA.JPG?auth=3ca6aa7d0fa607ebfe57b866c05c76ac2903392f90527ab0b9d04a01e70a6ed1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Food Market, a longtime Baltimore restaurant known for its elevated comfort food, has arrived in Bethesda. Its footlong mozzarella sticks have inspired copycats around Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/eastern-avenue-pumping-station-upgrade-FQR5FRCI5RDV3NTULPEPTR5TA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T09:30:00.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OBJXJSQDF5HQXKWMGXRCN4OG6Y.JPG?auth=b4dfa15401ccdc3b1320d8e25828ae422b10c105982e45fd0b5ca763b100cc3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Eastern Avenue Pumping Station has been a fixture of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor since 1912.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/yankees-nationals-matt-krook-ninth-inning-BOUBZGJWERDLFDFK3QKAW6B474/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T05:19:42.614Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DGVSQUASN5GKPFVTXVDW62RS5M.jpg?auth=47eb6b713478b0c3d92fb6c2a9cb1d3dcf45c617945443240a3713d001d7ce73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Wood went 3-for-5 and hit his 26th home run Friday night at Nationals Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-royals-samuel-basallo-winning-home-run-RENZGVWL2JCGFBJB2BPRYPP7XU/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-11T02:49:29.37Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TLFK7UCHOBHFDPETZNVOR4ZUQU.jpg?auth=c190835f689594ab02904bd828264465fd90f01c17b5af97a35964d425466d22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Samuel Basallo celebrates in the dugout after his eighth-inning home run gave the Orioles the lead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>