<?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/ivan-bates-handgun-bill-OJA4HPUIA5HADOEUZ7VYCC6OPM/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T23:36:08.607Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MUKQ4PXV3FEPXO7FKRNUX3F42Q.JPG?auth=706857673dfcc98e418cb675cf6f07647d708733f08c9a7ef952862e794e2b1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6624&amp;height=4400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is pushing a bill that would increase the maximum sentence for those 21 and older for wearing, carrying or transporting a handgun without a permit from three years to five years in prison in Maryland. He argues that the change is necessary to ensure fairness and deter crime. Critics, though, argue that the research demonstrates the certainty of getting caught is a more effective deterrent.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/aberdeen-middle-school-students-assaulted-2SXXSHN6JRHUXB7LFSS4ZTTT5A/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T22:08:12.024Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ENLYVFPZTFAM3EMWPRKSQZ7EPQ.jpg?auth=33554967acf7933dfc297d868b283f2b0f2a31f343aa948c9d7f3a4b29eb0bd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2569&amp;height=1713</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police lights]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/wypr/do-not-sell-guns-list-maryland-WFYQT4IM2JCLBBMUTC53XRUEWE/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T20:32:15.684Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7F7KGHVAVVH2LOXIVRIRZJ5D6A.jpg?auth=50912d773e948f9ae1c143dacf1f68d65eebca1b1a7d049938011af3de2e776a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1514</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Seal in Annapolis, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/as-dozens-rally-for-tyre-nichols-baltimore-family-seeks-to-keep-pressure-on-local-case-BMTBXNOU4FCZ5FIQT7Y4LG7PHQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T19:16:51.914Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TYUR4NXWPBD7DGOKMOZPAPJMLA.jpg?auth=882c5179ab6b770d8de378e80fcdc664129af05cb4d4068e766b272810387b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tawanda Jones, sister of Tyrone West, speaks out on police brutality at a rally for Tyre Nichols on the corner of North Avenue and North Charles Street on January 28, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/iaam-basketball-postseason-starts-friday-UFV75COEC5DSNBDBAR76LQJJWM/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T19:02:34.675Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJKSCCE7HZFNTEOFQ7PO6PO2RY.jpg?auth=5b7d0ef22271a038971d3a627d46b14897ee07a85be83eafb694b3f828f417f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2975&amp;height=2675</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[St. Mary's, featuring Baily Walden (4),  is the top-seed for the IAAM B Conference playoffs. The undefeated and eighth-ranked Saints will host Garrison Forest or Bryn Mawr in a quarterfinal Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/marilyn-mosbys-federal-trial-now-likely-to-take-place-in-fall-GEXX7KBCVBC6ZD4WG7HT47HRLU/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T18:59:41.921Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IT2H4BQVN5DK5D4FWFSONKQ7BQ.jpg?auth=55b3312933b6db1ce01f0e24cb8fa149ae5a44cdbd4ccb736c703788406cb93a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby arrives in court flanked by her attorney, A. Scott Bolden, left, and husband, City Council President Nick Mosby.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/black-super-bowl-qbs-patrick-mahomes-jalen-hurts-racism-KQJ3LDI2RBEM5LMENW4TNQ47RE/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T18:47:36.279Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IXEUBJN4KRD3NDXOM47VS6UCKM.jpg?auth=3d0a5514f54daf0d75282ca3d42dc74656c1887da1f2366f36fb89167b2e0a02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this composite image a comparison has been made between quarterback Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles (L) and quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs (R). They will meet in Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-hopes-medicaid-funding-will-replicate-anne-arundel-success-with-crisis-response-3KCUZMOGA5G6NA2BUKA7WR7VQQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T18:24:25.541Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YHZICBWTGBH6LBVTZC3PSLCCCI.jpg?auth=4e939452f4f76d99a11629d4b77d75e61d27543b3c6955cbe79a486b0caab182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3300&amp;height=2200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Crisis Response Directory, Jennifer Corbin and Anne Arundel County police Lt. Steve Thomas pose for a portrait at Anne Arundel County Police Department on Thursday August 18, 2022 in Millersville, MD.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/dan-cox-doug-mastriano-MCWRNV4FJBA6BARGK56H7SUTEM/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T17:32:27.684Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZO6S6BAEFRCTHKELAOBNRQI62Y.JPG?auth=1a3ece161ada30ebe10688bc2ddb9ea1cc41acfe89191f7f3ca9cc2c58fe0745&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dan Cox, gubernatorial candidate for Maryland, speaks at his election night event held at Double Tree by Hilton in Annapolis, MD on November 8, 2022. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/mervo-student-jeremiah-brogden-killed-OIJELWVQO5EQ5ESGE4OC5P5KYA/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T15:30:50.761Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MJALO7KFK5FB5FLFP5C5NQQHE4.JPG?auth=f463fb20454a850910693d47af06782157c0a64ed09d2dd5af9449d9ac7b6015&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1196</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeremiah Brodgen, 17, a junior at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School who played running back on the Mustangs varsity football team, was shot and killed as classes let out on Sept. 2, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/city-council-members-slam-bge-conduit-contract-JNMXCIFRCNHSJBBRRK65OWK2Y4/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T14:13:35.017Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4SXYJTD2RCNBKMWZW4LKF2XFQ.jpg?auth=00c83dd39f6f20862a8585be736f9e7e24aeba6dcc344ede746afb101de455db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6107&amp;height=4071</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Council President Nick Mosby speaks during a Baltimore City Board of Estimates meeting inside City Hall on Oct. 5, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/orlando-brown-jr-ravens-chiefs-pot-spring-ILFTVDRW5JGJXKFUPPEXEBQI5Y/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T11:00:04.368Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5ERNMQU7VFZZNH42XU6ICZMEE.jpeg?auth=00081312ceb8c9f336e081ac6d3fbafbf738da6f178df89f8b9dfc084e32391c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1944&amp;height=1296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orlando Brown Jr. meets with students at Pot Spring Elementary, where he attended school as a child, in 2019 while he was a member of the Ravens.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/what-could-the-ravens-next-offensive-coordinator-bring-to-baltimore-heres-a-look-at-the-finalists-Q6HD2IQR6JB7PLDA7FWEV352OY/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T11:00:03.620Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2WPRLJCHQFCA3IVFMJDLMG4BSI.jpg?auth=52c020f1daeb35ecd7fc0d08f0324241002f0a4f1367cd88c0228b394fa53628&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4951&amp;height=3300</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Georgia Bulldogs offensive coordinator Todd Monken looks on before the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the TCU Horned Frogs at SoFi Stadium on Jan. 9, 2023 in Inglewood, California.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/in-artscentrics-crowns-black-women-and-church-hats-take-center-stage-SF5OYMIJQVDVJGS2U6ZY2L4ZJ4/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T11:00:03.184Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YRKY6KIE4FAJ7JMG23NUDXSSAI.JPG?auth=db866c509314a85a9d7ad13251f6bedc8640644338cca4a6d352d03b00a67fc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4898&amp;height=3265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, actresses Nikki Owens, Ashley Johnson-Moore, Asia-Ligé Arnold and Jade Madden bring their ”Crowns” to life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-legislative-leaders-support-new-protections-for-reproductive-health-XAVACP7YMNBMNOIWYYI6AQUK5U/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T02:58:33.136Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4XPLFLJLFZCF3O52HZJ6ZJFCOI.JPG?auth=3c7c05b6ff7c1294043cbba9e5d65fc542b3a3419f149770f649fe0178c5ab70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Ariana Kelly talks about proposals to protect access to abortion during a press conference at the State House in Annapolis on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. She's joined by other leaders including House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, left, Gov. Wes Moore, left center, and Senate President Bill Ferguson, right.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/southwest-official-on-december-service-meltdown-we-messed-up-LEPSRY7XAREFLLVMEOBUCZKIZQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T02:19:15.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UK4XBH2WGBHVXPB4FSSYGHTSLQ.jpg?auth=f4fa0a4388a44a8507163a58652958620f9ae8055fe8d7a36dbb4654a5c6220a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines travelers stand in a long line at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after thousands of flights were canceled over the holiday weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/taney-dred-scott-bust-capitol-RQG7BO5FOVGJPHS5QFEHLJH27Y/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T00:18:58.170Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EV2EE5TN5BAB5GAJYACPMQLF5A.jpg?auth=799884384c7c23577cdde8ecf04ffff7ee5a6d5e1d64fa77fa427245f3fded66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The statue of Roger Taney, the justice who wrote the notorious Dred Scott decision, has been removed from the U.S. Capitol. It will be replaced by a new work honoring the late Justice Thurgood Marshall, a champion of civil rights.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>