<?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/orioles-mlb/adley-rutschman-mlb-all-star-game-2023-seattle-baltimore-orioles-jonah-heim-MP37MX755NF7TIKPTKZ3C5WVMY/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T23:58:55.129Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BGF5MMH5LRFVFDZAGMRIQXXV4Q.jpg?auth=7c7b9b0700de57faee88de8104a2c48975cf00969eaa41e23426340f8e63e6e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2953&amp;height=1969</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman, the first selection in the 2019 MLB draft, has emerged as one of the best young players in baseball in his second season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/air-quality-alert-baltimore-wildfire-smoke-WAW72DA7HZGJXJO22LCSMYL3B4/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T23:34:20.006Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CSRSUX55FFCG5HY47FG4N7NLA4.JPG?auth=f4ba724f139a4f012f25d0e0a510b094d06751489dfb94d5ee4810526b21880d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5110&amp;height=3147</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Air Quality Index this week is not expected to reach the levels seen earlier this month. Here, a person runs through Federal Hill Park on June 8 as wildfire smoke blanketed the area.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/locals-highlight-state-lacrosse-teams-WY3R75XQWNBBHGATJ25H2RC2RU/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T22:02:36.883Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AB4NRTCKMBAULM3ZEBDYKYKWJY.JPG?auth=5025cae783a8b0394fb34afdc5641a4571b21098e550655022b13d9a5c619be2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4464&amp;height=3096</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[McDonogh junior Brendan Millon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/man-indicted-for-carrollton-ridge-burglaries-fallen-firefighters-families-notified-EWRLE7YUE5CXTBGZ5GYI7A3CIM/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T21:52:29.688Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WS6X44R3G5BBJACULLKUDLXGR4.jpeg?auth=f2b588da780bdaa4fc51efd6bdc323cf016f6412fc9bd3690cc5fda127466e11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=599&amp;height=449</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A gap between homes in the 200 block of South Stricker Street marks the spot where a vacant home burned and collapsed Jan. 24, 2022, killing three Baltimore firefighters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/jr-nba-league-arrives-in-baltimore-J3KTB6GHQVCJNG2XHFVW3RSOMU/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T21:28:02.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SPQQTUQXEFCD5E2EFLEGBWUSXI.jpeg?auth=ad22f941d051962402be7edfe0b5b8162e57099e1daf910fba5539b646587b32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=213&amp;height=135</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore will be the latest city to take part  in the NBA Jr. League for kids 4 to 14 years old. Games start Monday at Morgan State University.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/supreme-court-rules-that-colleges-must-stop-considering-the-race-of-applicants-for-admission-PQMM3V2PKZCXNLYXKS3IMB3TWE/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T20:48:13.85Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZPW3LCJBNFFRHECPFOINW7RWI.JPG?auth=e1f7e0890c11a08fe4c2e33acb2a5d3654ef8e89ff63cba5260656532c1bb1ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-charter-school-funding-complaint-dismissed-N3XHU3J7RRFURLI4NPYCF3MRWE/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T20:13:57.95Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WRMIGLTBRRGWHLIDGVGDBFMKLM.jpg?auth=041ecf456ffdd25d83a2e1878569ad19f0e43d76d88b3f8480186047b6968448&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Several Baltimore City charter school operators, including Baltimore Montessori Public School, asked the Maryland State Department of Education to intervene in the way the city school system funds its charter schools.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/baltimore-pride-2023-photo-gallery-YV6VPGXSHFHNLCX4CPJ3NAZKM4/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T19:49:03.101Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MXVYKDY2YFEFBBCUJTCDD4RP3I.JPG?auth=364de61064a721cc5bddf11c19b5e5c714785cc8ff7524f9481ab29618f2061a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1296&amp;height=783</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rachel Baffoe-Bonnie, left, hugs Stephanie Ho, a parade participant with Johns Hopkins, at the Baltimore Pride Parade in Baltimore, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/bge-gas-regulators-residents-restraining-order-5V7XGHY2CBG2HGL44IX6M7P5VE/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T19:36:59.646Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OYOB6PM67VEU5OMVVFOM6MD2EM.JPG?auth=61a27e71ab3bb24c7b21772f5d6bec93f077ae65142e26d9b385e7b5068005d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5470&amp;height=3452</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A BGE gas regulator as seen on the 1500 block of Lancaster Street on June 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jon-meoli-orioles-prospect-group-trade-value-C25F77BZ5NHZFLMKFRKT4C4BN4/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T19:26:43.646Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GPTSG47R5VAWZHGIX6Q5FKS3BU.jpg?auth=735b585050add0821c3d6a423d3f2d844101205674d185dfac59daff9eecd740&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4843&amp;height=3229</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heston Kjerstad and Coby Mayo are important prospects for the Orioles' future, which means they should be traded only for important players to the team.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/police-commissioner-search-naacp-23NHCOA6WJHZLCFFKWZCAV7D44/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T19:09:42.364Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TZMALQPSHFHB5KVS3RZLHTCJJI.jpg?auth=39180a506933a2d899889acecbd7a034a260385864b283cd49fc241ea3b74c24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rev. Kobi Little of Baltimore's NAACP chapter speaks outside Baltimore Police headquarters Thursday. He decried what he called a lack of transparency from Mayor Brandon Scott in the selection of acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/choudhury-school-superintendent-maryland-contract-renewal-EBJMS5BX45G73JSWWONPKQ3JXY/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T16:31:46.919Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TIDMYRNNY5CQRASWQSYRB3DWPQ.jpg?auth=abe478c8bcfba9a4fc9e2b86aea2329192ec5d4f6ea781ba30219bd4aa5788d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mohammed Choudhury, state school superintendent, during a school board meeting in February. (Kaitlin Newman / The Baltimore Banner)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-cannabis-map-RKYUVPHTOFCATACDTXXR725FY4/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T16:17:53.881Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4CWP2SLQBEDRC34J6SOG6PHJQ.JPG?auth=618fa0048d744cb7cd24d0a5ce932294337352f19a288738aafbbf9cd1288917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6142&amp;height=4095</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cannabis plants growing at the SunMed farm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/maryland/travel-tips-july-4-holiday-weekend-traffic-maryland-IDXU5OCJBNEG7L7U7UAKIG35I4/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T16:02:06.458Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GHBRRZUXOJG4ZOBPWAAX623OC4.jpg?auth=37fe668c68fb44f2ebc771a96af49aa3d56f9b1b61c50454dcec6c35cd4676a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5125&amp;height=3417</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy traffic is expected this Fourth of July weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-gas-tax-increase-XLBAI3DZXRB7XNWSKJKXNUVDPU/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T15:50:16.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O7P4ANUZSJC5VCJVZVP4OY7Q6Q.jpg?auth=bd3e80b8ee75df579ef2cdfe42f57dff0e9335f4cd5187039a36ff156a09f653&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland's gas tax is going up July 1, from 42.7 cents per gallon to 47 cents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/7-things-to-do-in-annapolis-celebrating-independence-day-on-tuesday-B4XMTQBRXVGN7P6KVAG4DZP53Y/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T13:40:39.988Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JDH6TJMQ6BAFNFEJRU5YSN7EAE.jpg?auth=de486103cc87acc23ca195b3f6ddf94fe2fdc86475677805563025b158618b6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3025&amp;height=2269</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Annapolis Independence Day parade and fireworks display will take place on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/youth-curfews-crime-baltimore-NBT5A226A5BLJICQ2AZZGHU2KQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T10:00:00.687Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GPCV7Z67LBDNRIXNBOIEGEIZGI.jpg?auth=c171e25413afd0de16e235f7f968d096a8f1d94ed3bcd04d827fd870286fe301&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6395&amp;height=4263</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Messages of support and a photo of Izaiah Carter, a 16-year-old Patterson High School student shot and killed in early March, can be seen on one of Forno Restaurant and Wine Bar’s sandwich boards. Carter had been an employee at the restaurant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-festival-art-comedy-QQ5IZMYPSBHKPMY5LXHQQXTEFA/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T09:30:00.492Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/57OCYL5VWRGKBBAPULQCT7B73E.jpg?auth=8c3d98dc7c5f3d76055304da897db482bc2f3da6cfcaf63184633067aab27e51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=594&amp;height=918</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flyer for Baltimore by Baltimore]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/guide-recreational-cannabis-maryland-QJH2RZPXP5E3LGL22BZHURCA2E/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T09:30:00.487Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DUYXABG4DJEENG65DA6WUQSXUY.jpg?auth=ad5a84df8197373a11c83e74083887126bbf39c5bb077a02f7a9f726fe280c6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Essential information about Maryland’s new recreational cannabis law.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-reds-akin-collapse-DDD2MV5QYFHBFPBD4Z7VTM2Y2M/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T03:47:46.091Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S2CJNVSOBBHG7NTXJM6EUNAAFY.jpg?auth=2e848f5849181a4ebe3d02eb1d7520b05f20971eb15586125922702ba776a9dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3179&amp;height=2119</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson tumbles after being thrown out at home plate in the first inning of Baltimore's 11-7, 10-inning loss to the Reds on Wednesday night at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mariners-patrick-corbin-R57EWK2M5NF6ZNGTDBQHHISTIA/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T00:34:00.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/67UOCKXAI5FKHFLDCSAELIVVJM.jpg?auth=54bf1eb9002b9a26d870b0d2ddf8b151eb2aec340d3cb1f8e23694ee4f5d4de0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2334&amp;height=1556</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Keibert Ruiz of the Nationals is called out at home plate as Tom Murphy of the Mariners reaches to make the tag during the sixth inning Wednesday in Seattle. Ruiz was ruled out for leaving the baseline, and Nationals manager Dave Martinez was ejected for arguing the call.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/businesses/minority-business-ranking-maryland-OXYOQCJ2HJFZ5CK3GLL45OUKDQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T00:17:23.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TK2RJBR6KVDAFGEHQ47C5F73K4.JPG?auth=5a4dd75692a410f940d4f8b286feb3e0e577f3ae7879e94a251649d5855ccd53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jasmine Norton poses for a portrait in Hampden on June 22, 2023. She plans to open The Urban Oyster, a sit-down restaurant, on 36th Street at the end of summer 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/baltimore-players-shine-at-the-spalding-hoophall-classic-SF6P74H4YVF2JJWVNYYXRSZSTE/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T00:11:08.608Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Y4F2LCBKBHY5FGX5ZBZBFSQFU.jpeg?auth=a61ffa5c318e28bb9bfe2dae15fb437c5bac66ca342b93b7eb269b40a420683a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1728&amp;height=2592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mount. St. Joe's Tyonne Farrell won MVP honors in the Gaels 54-48 win over Kentucky's North Laurel High School]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/anne-arundel-county/capital-gazette-shooting-memorial-annapolis-UZPTFHSLERFAZM2E5ATEKTUWQQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-29T00:06:15.222Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DLK3H5ZUHRFIXEPDXIGMJTMSXM.jpg?auth=950edd862d723867cde719fa676a8ad2df3c3d5842d903bc7e1fe8739cfe97ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3149&amp;height=2099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Capital photographer Paul Gillespie, left, and former reporter Rachael Pacella stand together during a ceremony memorializing the victims in the 2018 Capital Gazette shooting on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in downtown Annapolis. On this day five years ago, a gunman with a grudge against the Annapolis newspaper blasted his way into their newsroom, killing five staffers inside. He is serving numerous life sentences with no chance of parole.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>