<?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/politics-power/local-government/harford-county-humane-society-full-25E3VYOMAZHIHBUNUFWZECZPKY/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T23:35:00.142Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EZVTLMQNYJEHFCAY32LIHYVXVE.jpg?auth=bda67f41769e41548f395664911de41db8af6c6034a0c8cf3e99770ad47b673a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=420&amp;height=560</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Harford County Humane Society is offering incentives to help shrink the ranks of animals at the shelter. Shelter officials said they are overrun and need people to adopt or foster animals such as Thor, a 5-year-old mixed breed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-tax-refund-check-2024-when-how-long-QHV6ELCA45C6XAVMI7YZFIQ64E/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T23:32:41.59Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2CM7D5O7HFG73HOSTBCOSZI5HU.jpg?auth=dc635933dd9826a97a0faa17024cd46c387de02853105405c966c492f2eaf449&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tax return form 1040.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/muslim-cair-hate-crime-commission-bill-attorney-general-zainab-chaudry-W6MN4HIXZFDLHJZ34PB6VOJ4X4/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T23:10:58.042Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HHKP3THL2NGKPCOUDCE6EQDHDQ.JPG?auth=4faa9baede95534c974c51f6bbc39e5729eafa35593410db032c7e032dc2781d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks at a bill signing ceremony at the State House in Annapolis on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-mayor-polymer80-ghost-gun-lawsuit-AKLQS474ZVEYBGTKCANEEQHDZA/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T22:52:56.684Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VU4YH3T5JJCYNBWG4GGLR5VJAA.jpg?auth=5631e7a0dd27bef316c075295b94c7ae14aa62c1a847408bd189a52f6dba2088&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said Wednesday his office has reached a settlement with Polymer80, one of the largest makers of ghost gun kits and parts in the nation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore/baltimore-outsource-staffing-back-river-wastewater-plant-JNP4YYVPTBF5PO3MY2FIWKLPNE/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T22:17:22.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AWACQMIXAJH7BJXW3UTGHCL75I.jpg?auth=7d308b623071b7fe90899952cced97a1fbf2bb36c8d18043d4b8986430ba7e23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3872&amp;height=2592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The two digesters at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant near Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/olszewski-congress-hoyer-ruppersberger-RDO4QAXQAFEMPB3YZNLOE6MIS4/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T22:10:06.693Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYAJ3NVIA5DBBFPPMIXZVQERSQ.jpg?auth=c18611f5fac7f9020c5c8463fe3f2d352400ca78bae26e86e53152bfcfb8b52e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (left) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (right), endorse Johnny Olszewski Jr. for Congress outside of the historic Towson courthouse on Feb. 21, 2024. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/manny-machado-legacy-connection-baltimore-TV7XUCELPZH5NCJKHE53NMFXBM/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T22:04:34.128Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z5K45U46VNHT5I5XQHMOFMWR2U.jpg?auth=5d429abaf5ba05e5aea16e83816a4eede596a7dc2c1d79f4659c02e26de8314a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=4500</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/kyle-goon-lefty-driesell-maryland-O7E72SGROZCOJLXURKCTSG7HKE/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T20:13:40.49Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SP7FQ2K5RFFSZMLW64C6N7AG3E.jpg?auth=2083ff6f3db359bc5a3b9fa83b8e220c46995c0217ab4763322f2bf6c61c3660&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lefty Driesell won more than 100 games with four schools during his coaching career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ravens-zay-flowers-domestic-violence-investigation-no-charges-SFGFFJXOFNE7HFVRPWHKNSDENA/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T20:13:29.106Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O5ZJYOYHNZGYNCUSMO552TH7D4.jpg?auth=36ca89a3fde8aa21107d3e50e6d900aa5ad339c33307fc913ae57ce2910580a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5560&amp;height=3707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers cleans out his locker on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-zero-tolerance-zay-flowers-domestic-violence-allegation-NKWK3UKFSREV7B43W53PLTMF24/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T20:09:44.45Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SQGL362Y2FEIVAVIRG6BBZ7NWU.jpg?auth=8fbbf613063c4fe2850fe973fe15cee4547650485e80c3766f045af16c32f04c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3427&amp;height=2285</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens’ Zay Flowers hangs his head as he walks off the field following the loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game at M&T stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/juvenile-justice-analysis-takeaways-5DV4U7SFZFDPNFFAFI57L6TZ34/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T18:10:07.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SUCCQ2SYPZDEVBC4P2VA6YKF5Y.jpg?auth=af2753db97e0654fc6bb1ac812e0922b79725244a6df443f7240355454910c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5081&amp;height=3387</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senate President Bill Ferguson, flanked by Gov. Wes Moore as well as Maryland House and Senate leadership, announces new juvenile justice legislation in the Maryland State House lobby on Jan. 31, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/the-dish-tiki-barge-sale-federal-hill-OBAJHJYOBNALLDY4V6KGWVDP4Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T17:51:56.826Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QKCG7GYIMBB7JBLMWMYEFOWDEE.jpg?auth=1524fb5f1b57408e4061b66ff956089bc203bf656e048eb8106c6e348f394bb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7987&amp;height=5325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Tiki Barge has been cleared out and is ready to be sold.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-executive-council-XY5HP7O5QFEGDF3ZIL3MWVZRR4/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T17:01:48.73Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ED2RZZWURJCYVHIQG3MJAUDHDU.jpg?auth=14688dd97c89efc0d2bc612b792171355c716c0fa177786b23d91f8b168ef2cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3850&amp;height=2690</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johnny Olszewski Jr., a candidate for Congress, poses with lawmakers who endorsed him, as well as Duane “Shorty” Davis, who is next to Olszewski in a black hat, on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/larry-hogan-senate-path-to-victory-KBPV3HIETFFYFC6X6XWBMFJ5UY/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T16:35:53.03Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GI3W6EH3IZC4ZDIJBW7VPYT6PA.jpg?auth=29ca70aafe464d3bd8878adf27d08d1c3611a545b2067070bb2c79044f32aa2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7192&amp;height=4795</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, shown at the State House in late 2022, is running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/maryland-climate-plan-should-address-pressing-public-health-issues-HQ5I44G5IVFLHLW2APPF76JGD4/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T16:01:41.552Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NEKH5T4UFZBAZFZJAQO62JHIXM.jpeg?auth=669f9920bb9628fb391204f589f1cf8171240bc47a3ed0e731eb3e9c45e2d89d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/olszewski-withdraws-development-bill-U2QAUGN3QNDVDEOFLGDSOHQLLI/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T15:18:12.743Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTLJ6IGIVRBBVNIOXJ57LMXSVM.JPG?auth=505e2c641bf740f50f9d9bc7bf4a41ee2f90c5220aaa2fa7ecafaec0f2736b1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A roadside sign on a residential street in Lutherville represents some local residents’ opposition to a proposed mixed-use development at the Lutherville light rail station.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/jury-duty-column-ZGUTLXEEFBEMLL27ZV26SIL3JU/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T15:18:05.965Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FRS7SJS4GBGG5MIVPTFELA2V3M.jpg?auth=377f43a6939fe630d0bf93362c668a9376d86fe452f407c29c9fe2a16c0c6e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5698&amp;height=3882</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Banner courts reporter Dylan Segelbaum‘s trial jury summons outside the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse on Feb. 12, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/after-a-spate-of-suicides-in-the-harford-county-jail-was-anybody-watching-NKNDBS4B3ZCWJDKSQ6JOMVBD5A/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T14:09:47.693Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q3BT4SRNTVACDK6GHCGUXKQ26Q.jpg?auth=057619d236db39f3f27626268f6914d5ddb49ddfbc5ccba34e14a78c4cf0f4c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/tiki-barge-disappearance-MYEJWOE3E5F5ZFX4KPUT5PK72M/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T10:30:00.351Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QKCG7GYIMBB7JBLMWMYEFOWDEE.jpg?auth=1524fb5f1b57408e4061b66ff956089bc203bf656e048eb8106c6e348f394bb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7987&amp;height=5325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The dilapidated Tiki Barge, as pictured in August 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/austin-hays-contract-extension-oriole-for-life-AWFZYYD4WFHLRE2HVN5G4BK4HI/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-21T10:30:00.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AT5BLCEM6RFQTPVKDWCJZM2KQA.jpg?auth=d1f06f0ba953e91fa7dd996f8d3ddd1c4fa287247084eca16310ad8ceb60dba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3549&amp;height=2366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles left fielder Austin Hays sprints to first base during Game 2 of the American League Divisional Series against the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards on Sunday, October 8, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>