<?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/maryland-public-defenders-union-vote-TOOAB42U2NFENECKVALWZYSNPQ/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T23:12:51.457Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z6K3ZUWXINE4NPK4AHIHXEYVCM.jpg?auth=df1dc71b635b8c5ed29347b96770f64a343ef3c1c02c19bec036ba7dbd282588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3229&amp;height=2153</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Maryland flag flies in the wind.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/naval-academy-murder-mother-midshipman-YTOHL6HBFBHTTBPPSJAANJYWRM/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T21:38:23.709Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DVLE5YUBXFHVBHPTA2FBL7BHTI.jpg?auth=1ba210d8313b604fc3276e8e9d4f8cccc2f3ca9ff4abd9f065027b5648f93ce0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leonard Cumming Jr., right, talks about the conviction of an Annapolis man who fired shots on June 29, 2019 that killed his wife, Michelle Cummings, as they were celebrating their son’s first day at the Naval Academy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/st-frances-archbishop-spalding-headlines-final-state-football-poll-ENV64WKNPFHLNJKEGPQ2OBDGLA/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T19:55:51.868Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7RSQRDLB5GENFLDHPJKIIUWLE.JPG?auth=4b37a23212e98f7bc2d0f1095a763701b0d37770e1a6b39b71883a59cedb1e02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=4149</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Despite falling short in its pursuit of a national championship, St. Frances, with quarterback Michael Van Buren, left no doubt it was the best team in Maryland. The Panthers finished No. 1 in the state media football poll for a fifth straight season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/how-the-orioles-offseason-plateaued-from-a-liftoff-to-an-upward-arc-CEXB74Z5SFHGZNKYLE455CBYFM/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T18:45:32.115Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BS7DA7X7SJAIFISN2D4HO6T5AI.jpg?auth=0d320b627d5716d137dacb581f5086806a7ffa1aa191b8617429f67e41fc8801&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5144&amp;height=3407</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BALTIMORE, Md. - Sept. 21: General Manager Mike Elias of the Baltimore Orioles watches batting practice before the game against the Detroit Tigers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sept. 21, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/political-notes-rutherford-king-7JOPL5O5WVAR7B7PD55RMIOVRQ/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T15:34:59.342Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YC6BQ4GR2NDSJMLBC7L7ZJHWRY.jpg?auth=6842b2cd6e6a92db320cbe2f6f82206320f526d5ab1065db2d10f7acef260eb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Weekly political news and notes from around Baltimore and Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republican-party-future-XDL75MHP2NB2FK7SGIUTVKJWBI/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T15:13:28.436Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7FWINEYMPNBXNPS36NGX44Z2SM.JPG?auth=c80c9993b32d1efc6de90d95e139ffec7e549f3aa59de6d92a8753dcc5aaabaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Campaign buttons are set out on a table at a campaign office opening for Dan Cox, the Republican nominee for Maryland governor, in Annapolis on Aug. 15, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/janet-jackson-announces-her-together-again-tour-and-baltimore-is-one-of-the-stops-MYEBH5QBP5FRVFOZJDJTFDSCV4/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T12:48:25.232Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AJ3L4SAMBFCIBM7OMZZI736MR4.jpg?auth=994ff7b69f17ba6d601d4b5b249d012960dbe1259f0fdcd301e9664d320e3cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Janet Jackson attends the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/st-frances-academy-takes-grindstone-duals-tournament-title-5VJRZ3XPDFESZC7FEJXZOJAHHA/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T12:35:47.641Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCQFAAZESZG2NCIKNQPC4MHUQU.jpg?auth=c3383148fb905583c76c117aabc55dfc62dff072efef6b704aa9c3faa0c2460b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1314</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The St. Frances wrestling team gathered for a team photo after it captured the team championship at the Grindstone Duals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/oral-argument-scheduled-appeal-adnan-syed-WT76SB6XDJGKVCNO47IWVNI564/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T12:22:20.783Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TJO4QZHTNGAZEWZAETI64PVHE.jpg?auth=061b521b2c1d45f1b8d00cdfab170615f0eeb5494d9a386b4a78d492db5f1e43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4031&amp;height=2267</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in Annapolis hosts the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and the Maryland Court of Appeals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/mobile-sports-betting-november-profits-Y7IXUKIER5F6POU4QXQRO5G3SE/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T12:20:08.873Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SKJAPK3I3ZCQVGMPWYIMKDP5NM.jpg?auth=41f2800cf2efe4d22eeba7d056b83a394ece5e2525c095a06bf9a37cb6aa0003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4215&amp;height=2810</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling apps are displayed on a phone earlier this year. Maryland’s mobile sports gambling industry launched in November.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/wypr/myrtle-hazard-ship-7MJFFTSNG5CDJPFDFWYFZGJ4XA/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T12:16:54.561Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KMZOZ3QNIZE7ZHBNFUCZEN4P7I.jpg?auth=eddc218d6faa70d93fccb4686a46a47fb3edde8fd43ae55ee90b19e7fa3cd961&amp;smart=true&amp;width=998&amp;height=998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An archival Chicago Daily Tribune photo of U.S. Coast Guard electrician’s mate, Myrtle Hazard.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/opinion-time-to-reconsider-public-health-approaches-to-curbing-violence-RXAL5X53FBDGPFKFS557NCPZSA/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T11:00:05.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O6QIDACZIZFIPD6PMURVN64X5M.jpg?auth=42e0a6dfc5339465d961cb9488cbc412011abb3140879c515d0ca9a83b17e728&amp;smart=true&amp;width=9284&amp;height=5384</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anti-violence programs will work best if they empower Baltimore communities to find and implement solutions, Lawrence Grandpre of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle says.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/reader-reactions-state-democratic-chairwoman-assesses-changes-to-primaries-public-works-jobs-touted-for-youths-cat-owners-get-advice-666XS3PSVBGPRKWGYW2DXFRN5I/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T11:00:05.051Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DIJFIYXVFRFZ7BKNHAPSPJGDLY.JPG?auth=baac17146e60175e3d981a2706b21fade613db6562dc803175ae2451f61037c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5197&amp;height=3465</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yvette Lewis, chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, speaks at a rally at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville on Aug. 25, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/columbia-association-ceo-howard-county-JQ3AZW7IGBBF7NCUYSKZRHXJHY/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T11:00:04.076Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UGRBKK7IVGMZL34VPFUD3VDAQ.jpg?auth=23cf81d3efda8ccd171bc7ffcd8283dfe59c2ba136a60a88b55402cb2f4a891c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lakey Boyd, CEO of Columbia Association, in Columbia, Maryland, on Dec. 5, 2022. She has been baffled that members of the board seem to be seeking to oust her. Community members have rallied in support of Boyd. “We have opened the doors, we’ve invited people to the table and I’m doing my best to take out the table and set it up at the lakefront for people to show up,” Boyd said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/city-water-bill-dispute-settlement-QSVU2Q7ETVCPDGJMJHUVOT6ZGY/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-13T11:00:04.009Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZFK7C3S65CWRFJ2RWBNOMX3LU.jpg?auth=b5cabbc7deaa9688881f68baa3ca08b02a1027fdf6fb33125e5b3d6b62c65448&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6247&amp;height=4165</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[6/16/22 — A sign reading “Baltimore County Maryland” hangs on the wall inside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>