<?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/three-years-after-indicting-25-corrections-officers-baltimore-prosecutors-drop-case-defense-attorneys-say-SV3YSPDXCRGONBIFWCWDACPQEQ/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T22:38:48.566Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6RVW4THX3RAJPEZTI734UEMXZQ.jpg?auth=17cf8c9d5e53350053cacba08abd9adf57516fcf7a69ab334c2a31dfd0236709&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Breaking News alert]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/a-baltimore-nonprofit-that-houses-vulnerable-tenants-stopped-paying-rents-now-some-may-face-eviction-WL65H7MCP5HI7ICZPJF4G2WLEQ/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T21:33:05.802Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2SY7PRH6JNH5HIE4CSTP3X6HBE.jpg?auth=131e5261d2d58ad466f31d05053ba5ededd1f2acbdb40e009289e87052e3c067&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore nonprofit that manages affordable housing for vulnerable tenants stopped paying rent and now some are facing eviction.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/woman-is-found-not-guilty-of-murdering-setting-mom-on-fire-in-southwest-baltimore-judge-rules-NRS266MLCJFU7DXCX5XPBZ5LM4/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T20:45:59.018Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PQRPMQQM3ZFIRAK7L63IHCQ5XI.jpg?auth=acd7c099e623725d28f3727cf968ef2b83913941f96efe6a0d0656f171335125&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6713&amp;height=4475</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Circuit Judge John S. Nugent on Monday acquitted Eshyna Young, 26, of Southwest Baltimore, of charges of second-degree murder, arson and malicious burning of personal property. The exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse is seen in this photo from June 28, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/maryland-again-sets-its-sights-on-baltimore-east-west-transit-plan-WV4RIXXLQ5GW5P5EGTJPUTTMKA/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T18:36:10.456Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5RVJEBBKPZFADC7KMABOTNR3EY.jpg?auth=0bd1630865ac17d278d57e17138004a242b6c60d42a9a5306705f2ea2b37ba47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Political prospects look good for the launch of a new transit line to connect the east and west sides of Baltimore City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/parents-question-whether-baltimore-county-special-education-students-will-get-needed-services-amid-staffing-shortage-ZAWINWLHOFGSLCPRW76SGNJGXU/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T17:42:53.960Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HYCJSWYQJJHITJXPEHS2RBCDNM.jpg?auth=001e4524f5e47b5a2931da05ed861ff30807258158a83711e2e236c5278a59c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5921&amp;height=3947</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leslie Margolis, a lawyer for the Disabilities Rights Maryland, sits for a portrait at her office on 8/10/22. Margolis is handling cases of Baltimore County special education students who did not receive the services they need due to staffing shortages.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/joey-jett-teaches-young-skateboarders-new-skills-5BPQYKFVZRHVDBUU2XG7KS7HQY/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T14:34:04.75Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RIWJVA5WRZEUNPAUIUKC77IOP4.JPEG?auth=b9f843ca47517387784b1fd9e5f1c9950c312d6df29fb50f7fbcb77e75f3f009&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[8/13/22 – Baltimore native and professional skateboarder Joey Jett (right) helps teaches Leah Cross, 8, Jeryl Cole, and Hugo Zawaki, 10, how to drop-in on their skateboards. Cross' parents brought her to the park to learn skateboarding from an instructor following numerous driveway crashes from learning on her own. Jett taught the free skateboarding workshop at Rash Field Park on Saturday, August 13th, in collaboration with the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.  (Julia Reihs for the Baltimore Banner)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/hundreds-of-maryland-children-live-in-hospitals-FCLWTVRAZFARHKCP74RP5EFJNQ/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T14:12:21.415Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X6JIOFVD7BBTBJACXB5YNNNJLE.JPG?auth=c32328b0e9153d57788594f9a0dd5f58c3d3354b75a062d694de796b77a2860c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2945</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland children are spending weeks and months living in emergency departments and other areas of hospitals because of a failure by the state to provide the right places for them. Noah Godfrey, who constantly keeps on the move, takes a moment's rest on a bench with his mother Sunday Stilwell at Glasgow Regional Park in Delaware.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/i-missed-last-weeks-big-storm-but-still-got-caught-in-it-summer-travel-woes-part-2-JHBY6EEUERB2VKHTOX5SP4YYJY/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T14:01:42.976Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LLRZ3GWGHBDSRPE5UI6OM24IFQ.jpg?auth=f785879d72fdb91b564462fb23df219b9b8677b700c0114925bb8cfd656a7782&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Summer travel turned out to be a nightmare, but it could have been a lot worse, writes columnist Leslie Gray Streeter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-finance-department-sent-2-million-refund-to-wrong-party-inspector-general-reports-7AR6QCZ3JNAHFLVV7FI4RS7NAU/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T13:54:25.138Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PFXPUHIKJVHBFI4XVQJO524SB4.jpg?auth=3925f4267ea9341afb4b80ae6283e0569e602503d733c92dc3175903909f5aa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4513&amp;height=3009</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of Baltimore City Hall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/baltimore-tax-credit-system-is-highly-inequitable-city-budget-office-reports-4ABQ5QVP6VEDHH6DE2KWKMWAEQ/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T13:52:59.574Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BUTEJ2DWN5GPFHHP5DO47DJTU4.jpg?auth=3c11fff0d576f3648b9c8878dbc3e7765c27ec15bb48941c30bc14fe598be43e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore City report found that tax credits are being applied inequitably and inefficiently]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/alleging-elder-abuse-new-lawsuit-deepens-feud-between-sons-of-ailing-orioles-owner-peter-angelos-BQJQT2YT6BGLZK7ZV2PIKTN6RQ/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T13:52:35.509Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G2X2BXSF5NHFLMXSMJKXZVHKJ4.jpg?auth=19d931e4b16b88ede4cdcd7fb5ccb205bff57159fa1a55257f66b8e97a68c617&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7843&amp;height=5229</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, in South Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore/east-baltimore/new-latino-cultural-center-opening-in-highlandtown-WFC3NYK64VD5DPX27C456ETZ3A/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T13:51:26.747Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LVYMGZCDBVGNFDPDRX5FSL4AHQ.jpg?auth=e90b200b116d8c2ca4cfc21d0c6bcfdb2ff9ccb733b3f6313496095aaed49d15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3800&amp;height=2400</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/7-tips-and-hacks-for-living-in-baltimore-545BNN27XZAJDKBLKASSSSYW2I/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T13:50:43.150Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N5ACXTOWZ5FI5ITTENVW37GA3I.png?auth=40c9d3357737cc2bfbafdf4fe3b473f250d257e9a2a64067b55c0e80b794638d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=900</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/better-late-than-never-on-one-highlandtown-street-neighbors-receive-long-lost-2020-ballots-EH6UEYK2MFGADBICOORFRT3JZE/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T13:50:06.666Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AGGTWLURPVBT7HMA2U7RBUPD2Q.jpg?auth=82592854930f807e967568e3c1fb511cef9da0c87977d7805503dbdf5ddb0e8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nick Frisone sits at his home after receiving his long lost 2020 ballot. Along with Nick, numerous neighbors on his block received their 2020 ballots two years late.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/opinion-we-must-find-a-way-to-recruit-and-retain-educators-G4DINUNWCVGV3O5NXM5HFO62KI/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T13:47:33.72Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EVL4DFR3IVCDJBDXSSM3UI2ZLU.jpg?auth=49c8a165b069ffa8e41d30c3b6296f9e86a4949b77d4077a8244686b268a7444&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=8640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cindy Sexton, president of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County. (Photo by Shan Wallace/The Baltimore Banner)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/propublica/early-results-on-dna-evidence-from-decades-old-rape-cases-are-both-promising-and-alarming-ME3PAAU37RESVGK2SB4RXCWSIA/</loc><lastmod>2022-08-15T13:46:10.643Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A537K6257JHPRE6C2Z6PLA4NOE.jpg?auth=8e0340a36c12055c85e8343c7e21682f002ed31e220584c39f327541c6514853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5643&amp;height=3762</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>