<?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/cohen-bge-rate-increase-5QD2TUDSKNFBJCM2UTUZCOY2X4/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T22:58:29.914Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6F23X5RG5AAPOPC2JEXI23ZHI.JPG?auth=4d054451f958ff7a06e43e57a5fb7d21b397389544df21ad7b675e6ed2ec6e63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8307&amp;height=5621</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A BGE truck in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/mayor-brandon-scott-baby-baltimore-HEQH2733ANHMBCC62IPRGXBVEU/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T22:29:14.588Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VYVNHFZUTFAMZLNUVAD4MRTHKE.jpg?auth=88d36c06eec2f9963541a1ddf12c885d0bbf70d53bba29a851bb307422f11dda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5260&amp;height=3507</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at a press conference at City Hall on June 23.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/timothy-reynolds-squeegee-workers-murder-trial-to-begin-NWC2LNTDNBCDZFDRLT4THTUB3E/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T22:14:30.112Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KYHBQLFHPJEUFA6J7T327KDP7A.jpg?auth=3b4db2c1ce9d1ef0146aaf0751a6a5573598721183de625fdb7df524537963c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2522&amp;height=1753</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[J. Wyndal Gordon, left, an attorney in Baltimore who represents a 16-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man who confronted a group of squeegee workers with a baseball bat in 2022, speaks to reporters on Monday after jury selection in the case in the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse. His co-counsel, Warren Brown, is seen on the right. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/angel-reese-court-baltimore-lsu-basketball-maryland-FG4HRCZDNZHYXOKB35FU63P2ZA/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T21:05:28.559Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CEBI7IH5TJAOXEV32OYXMKJCG4.JPG?auth=0d2908934b9b8694c309460fe05f225c53f2031a3f21a42a2d1ffb46615e5013&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5380</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Louisiana State University Tigers forward and ESPY best breakthrough athlete Angel Reese attends an event where the Scotts Branch Elementary School basketball court was named in her honor on July 17, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-guilford-home-sold-VBA333W4ENCVJMBSQSBTMT63GI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T20:58:58.833Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OK6XZBFIWZFP5IG7ANU35CZVVU.JPG?auth=e578381aebc399562ee3629e28871dd9e62d35a07f731846563bc279a098e3e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4011&amp;height=2800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and his wife Dawn Flythe Moore, shown at the inauguration in January, sold their Guilford mansion for $2.525 million.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/maryland-senate-fundraising-OHTOPZ46BJHRVCUC23S3ZYDT3U/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T20:00:08.213Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MKLMDXAXDBHYTESZRMOX4G5GLU.jpg?auth=f228a830d2e5e79ae67caa595f7ac1841a41054173919684597ebaf23f462938&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In the race for an open U.S. Senate seat representing Maryland, U.S. Rep. David Trone has the most cash available after loaning his campaign $9.725 million.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/your-public-radio-names-former-cbs-exec-craig-swagler-president-and-gm-FE5SJGF2ZJDDLJLYFN2S42GDBM/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T17:15:04.809Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ACSVF6LIUJBDXDCN65H637XDKA.jpg?auth=9d3cfb774aa032465c0662cf6d2495502fd4209b8866ddcbaa8b6a8e09aa861b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1646</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Craig Swagler attends the 47th Annual Gracie Awards Gala at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, on May 24, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/powerball-hits-900-million-before-mondays-drawing-third-largest-in-history-VWSE2SH5QJEQFHTMJRCWZQOHMY/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T17:04:36.148Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I6FLQG72BNCILLPTFTHR55TYVA.jpg?auth=adfd5b1bb5cf5a38c8985e933c6536ccbe96aaf78904ecc463b86359bcdf1788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4088&amp;height=2727</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Monday’s Powerball drawing is expected to hit $900 million, the third-largest in history.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/atlantic-league-hagerstown-baseball-ISMKEMTXCJFBLGB66JBHF3XASE/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T14:11:47.841Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5Z6LUAF4IVET3FS474VWZVMRNI.jpg?auth=4d6ce942bea23eb176c80bd3b958beb62a5b96451f0599a98bcebd8bc00efc30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=499</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frank Boulton, owner of the Long Island Ducks and founder and chairman of the Atlantic League, is also a minority owner of the new Hagerstown team. (Photo courtesy of Michael Polak/Long Island Ducks)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bwi-copa-airlines-panama-city-NOZ52Z6XK5E4FJTGADRITRAWBI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.772Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAI2EFBBNZHOLHI4W2LHW3E5ZA.jpg?auth=c5cd376bc154b94c2e02c9ff2a4e276fcadc5d6e90646a81693f09ce2c5d306d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3129&amp;height=2622</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. and Panamanian flags are held from the windows of the cockpit on a Copa Airlines plane.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/hagerstown-baseball-black-community-relationship-complicated-Z6KFF556ERC3LOO3BUFO23JSWA/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.67Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WWUFJNS75NEYPAYFBI6VGGWBEY.jpeg?auth=ef41f33c7723a9fc2cc7512c7d935b05f0a5f6ab7aab9b76a0ab22e82bac5a99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1708</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Doleman Black Heritage Museum will commemorate the Black community’s legacy in Western Maryland, one which extends to baseball. (Mark Hyman/The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/hagerstown-minor-league-baseball-team-WQXP7Y2CHNAJTMGCVAFG7CAUUI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.584Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GRQYYPOHPRBPFE7RBOWIRI2MWA.jpeg?auth=fe91d35e5dce23fe7febc1b34fb7036de42c52fe8818c2056fccb42f9d757161&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The construction site of the new Hagerstown baseball stadium, pictured in February, sits in the heart of the city. (Mark Hyman/The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jon-meoli-grayson-rodriguez-orioles-trade-deadline-2KVCV3U6EJBENFZAIBLJYNVSJI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.569Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3JZCDFM2UVE4HKCZAU7NWTVZKE.jpg?auth=9645de64ad58295afe146d940b43f669c7897333740dacd4f3fabb979a63f208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5020&amp;height=3347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grayson Rodriguez's pitching was stellar after he returned to Triple-A: 54 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings, with a 1.69 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/cigarettes-menthol-ban-black-smokers-policing-TIMJXY76NFEPPJPBOXWSNZ5BWM/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.424Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4PKN6HO2O5D7LNNWOACCWUHZP4.jpg?auth=0cb6490b00c40ea19e72d5ef800722e1a67d2f14fce7525ccb52f65e69d46392&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes has raised concerns among some law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates that it could lead to problematic police encounters, particularly with Black smokers, says Diane Goldstein, a retired police lieutenant who is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/new-baseball-stadium-hope-to-revitalize-hagerstown-downtown-FCRIOG4JORHHRI74PIKSVYJZ5Y/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.401Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NXWZDQIY4BAE3HD4NVDU7MVVS4.jpeg?auth=c3667bc7de7e834defba88929f1658417c3be2e3dc4a3b8ba70917f5609a4155&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Construction is underway on the Updegraff Building next to the new baseball stadium. (Taylor McLaughlin/Capital News Service)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/regional/hagerstown-minor-league-baseball-stadium-2YIXADZDXFDPRBNKVXX5RI7OXU/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.378Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5O6GPAODMFEOXDD3OH7RFZSE7M.jpeg?auth=cbcf849a1f8af49d6ddc2de9208580057be08a55b122b6dd47581a74220f9411&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1696</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A row of houses on Hagerstown's Summit Avenue overlook the construction for the new baseball stadium. (Bridget Byrne/The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/teen-squeegee-worker-trial-first-degree-murder-deadly-shooting-timothy-reynolds-R4RWKDAPTJBERJGG7N26CKMORI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.372Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VRBBAHGMHZGBTCDFLI2LJ4IJFE.JPG?auth=ba50406519977279ced831982c894ca5b8813a8512155a3b91dcc04baefa6f22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Family members and friends of Timothy Reynolds, 48, of Hampden, gather at the intersection of Light and Conway streets in Baltimore near Inner Harbor on the anniversary of his death. He was shot and killed after confronting a group of squeegee workers with a baseball bat on July 7, 2022. A 16-year-old is set to stand trial  Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including first-degree murder.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/hagerstown-minor-league-stadium-impact-5GCLAOPV7ZFE7OJS6LCLYJH5QI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.345Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/REXY7ZTS65CJHGL66MXKUREP2U.jpeg?auth=195ddc5031889f1fa0a84b85d37bc65e1f81461a6229f0b6bc5f126ef3fe8f5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan attends a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf in 2021. (Courtesy photo, Anthony DePanise/Office of Governor)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/hagerstown-baseball-stadium-little-league-7AWSPYKSCFAXBKCMUGHQFVFVWI/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.326Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7HO4EAM7CVDEZPKLEKMUMYTH3Q.jpeg?auth=a973b7d13fc056e2851b8be14cc1be42b711711a89eb223fc2aab03818277892&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal Little League, the most prominent league in Hagerstown, celebrates its opening day in April. (Leo Rubinson/The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/hagerstown-minor-league-baseball-new-stadium-J6QJ4SQUJBDRXLCEBJGMWSJEFU/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.311Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OGN7JUVRN5BM7EHVLP5HRPLG7Q.jpg?auth=3e726cad3ae61f82efb0e1d08987df59f94871edf1eafcb51f172e8eabd2be24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2100&amp;height=1222</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering offers an early glimpse of the new Hagerstown ballpark, set to open in 2024. (Pendulum Studio and Turner Construction)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adam-frazier-home-runs-D3Z5SLPCDVDC5J3Z3H6M2N2A74/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T09:30:00.263Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A3XB6C5SVVFK3AEF2OJUNF5L4E.jpg?auth=fa18362576c22d091ca45a4e1dc0d9966029aed9ac584762699d8af399a14ab3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adam Frazier hits a home run against the Marlins on Friday. This is the first season in which Frazier has hit more than 10 homers in his career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/mayor-brandon-scott-greater-baltimore-committee-gbc-faith-leaders-vacant-homes-3RCGSIOYR5DBJC6BFUKGBXQMTY/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-17T02:02:54.99Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZRMQONXL7BGCZEV7E67MBRDFGI.jpg?auth=eb4533beda4aa0fef4822f1e67409c544dfb98a5a06b755e77175651d9d5a621&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5035&amp;height=3357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at Memorial Baptist Church, where local leaders announced a collaboration of City Hall, the Greater Baltimore Committee and BUILD Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>