<?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/vignarajah-mayor-public-financing-KYCBYKPRRFHEBFJVVBP65ZGM4E/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T23:41:14.027Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G2UDAHZPHRH23INAOUILADYIGA.jpg?auth=91171a6733c8cb283f45d4d24b8ec160488577580d6c6b1334ac44555c97d6d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thiru Vignarajah announces that he’s dropping out of the Baltimore mayoral race and endorsing Sheila Dixon on May 1, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/baltimore-pollen-allergy-season-4BDUNZHB3JEX5KGLT5AW7IFDUY/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T23:39:09.35Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYDTNXNTRFXLFS5MWIBX4WRYA.jpg?auth=b93729ce2f6b07654fcd7ae2b93c7a5f18783f20a2ec08964ec14b13cdd09672&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cities like Baltimore have often planted more pollen-making male trees than female trees, contributing to the abundant yellow dust.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/brandon-scott-firefighter-union-covid-funds-S3MBX435WJDWJOQXKPAODMHEZI/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T23:05:57.043Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XYXZTYT5ONHBLKCFBSNJEEUIA4.jpg?auth=e12276c12c1eae8c54831cb59dad9bdf19e8f21f6188b51ce3da15d94e585415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Fire Department and BGE responded to a gas explosion in the 1500 block of Ridgely Street in South Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fells-point-fire-QGZFFKFSV5GCDLLV6Z7BX4ND7U/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T22:48:52.623Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JCBVUD7MPNDOPCC2XAQJDUZQ2I.jpg?auth=16afd29b1215a48e35bdf843fe229eac91ad07ab39121d8f504574d7aa4122d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The fire in Fells Point appeared to be extinguished or under control by around 1:25 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/harford-county-sheriff-shooting-settlement-WEB7FCGDYBDAJM66LC4FWBG6OY/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T22:46:38.286Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JO5TIEYU45CV5LRKCXSY2GU2AM.jpg?auth=fc974ce8507e4e512df8c97e2e16527efe249ab5da79364e7ec428d4c6f08c86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8383&amp;height=5589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Harford County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters in Bel Air on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/key-bridge-replacement-ZKTUWP4TL5H5NO6ZJKM4LECRPI/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T21:58:47.995Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BDVTNEXOKRDZTO5WC4337GW6X4.jpg?auth=2ddd44046faeefb2293f980bcbd8e2f1d2b9dd4c9c88aea3311a2f22107e1da4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The wreckage of the Key Bridge collapse, with the Domino Sugar factory in the foreground, is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on April 6.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-kyle-bradish-series-finale-BTYALF4N2ZDUZBWU4N7AFIDTMQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T21:13:24.037Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FDP34LMTLBD55LLR4NSVAJ32HU.jpg?auth=159bc64d82b1b5e0cdc0ddc334aaa285676110c666d77c7b68fa74b712289c13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4251&amp;height=2838</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish pitched 4 2/3 innings in his season debut after an elbow injury as the Orioles beat the New York Yankees on Thursday at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitching-depth-jon-meoli-Y5FVSTGTDRBNZAQO7GCWE4P2SA/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T20:53:01.887Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U23J742AGRGKBNQM2VBBB4RT3Q.jpg?auth=dbd0b6431343f2c11e32ba3c19edf5a4659907dba2bc8f606ba3f2dad453ef8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4897&amp;height=3265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish makes his 2024 debut Thursday after missing the start of the season due to an elbow injury.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/bwi-parking-rates-increase-KCDHR56DGBCMHMIORXVZSOFPXE/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T20:31:29.973Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R2IKZKWD6RHFVABXQLOXPRAWZU.JPG?auth=5e88783880dd5bfff6f599f1711589342cff13fb59d671a497c7c72769ee63fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=407&amp;height=264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Exterior view of the daily garage at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/article/coal-plants-utility-bills-rise-YUMCKYQ5GZCF7CEHK2I3VM2NDM/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T20:14:38.474Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6ZPSKASOA5DLVLXHS7G7XXSQVI.jpg?auth=b3604ae67a125f99f6dfe47aa71a9bcecdc29dfe6d713386a85c3a375cbc3486&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5318&amp;height=3545</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A few miles from the CSX facility in Curtis Bay, two coal-burning power plants may run for years longer than planned.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/key-bridge-fifth-construction-worker-recovered-3M5MMVREDZD25CBXXXAAHA76KI/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T19:12:53.783Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7LDZ5XJOXRHSXHSQUFX4OGLPT4.jpg?auth=ac2a31857ea133b511233a37b74e4cd918b1bef39cca48df339eef18134be3fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4570&amp;height=3047</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat approaches the Dali cargo ship, which toppled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, on April 25, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/homicide-life-on-the-street-podcast-5TR4DKRRVFANHNUTS4OFWA6GQ4/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T18:18:01.246Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TMWGFE47N5DUBJZBFUWFYRE32U.JPG?auth=e9e204aa9418b44f5fe64501e1cde4933224fe0597cb5c2ba5fa9c60d471723b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2543</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andre Braugher, left, and Kyle Secor played Detectives Frank Pembleton and Tim Bayliss in “Homicide: Life on the Street.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/judge-postpones-trial-david-linthicum-cockeysville-manhunt-G65EXJ2GHBCWNPXPFQZLKYB44A/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T17:08:14.48Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A34G4OKJKFGAZHLKSGNB4OWJWE.jpg?auth=6d90365138061582c67d97c4330c3f17e2694dfaf1e4bef7e9e4d75843307ca2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5548&amp;height=3699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Linthicum is charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder and related offenses on allegations that he shot two Baltimore County Police officers and sparked a dayslong manhunt in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/kinetic-sculpture-race-traffic-road-closures-72DARZGFDNFK5AT3Q4GOBUOWEM/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T16:58:42.895Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q2PUY6GFN5BKNAFRR47GZTSICE.JPG?auth=87bc3b5534776c7693f67dc2ec1655613a01c92c9a9e7b37259d783ea2d935c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8323&amp;height=5549</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s annual human-powered sculpture race returns this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/early-voting-maryland-FYI2MXOJ4ZGTXGH7RSCAP5DS6E/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T16:49:21.546Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J4LSV3HUYRFULGICIFHVEEQPQ4.jpg?auth=85230ce642a349b624674de6cb3ee3143e9bbaeec73b38aeb1b926b38a5f9879&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4922&amp;height=3281</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There’s no special registration required for early voting, which starts May 2.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/city-council-1st-district-PICQK4XUQVFVLNMGRBPAZY775U/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T16:15:37.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HSOFQJCKPRHFXADNDSNPDTYC54.jpg?auth=fce1c19fc0d5b44e9fe9b0fca80bd829d569e986c17536f4cbe6db1040c3a02f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8000&amp;height=4500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Parker, Joseph Koehler and Liam Davis are running for Baltimore City Council in District 1.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/transportation-transit-wes-moore-general-assembly-IRMR7BPVMRCLJIQCSAAY7PKZME/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T14:40:22.689Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EYLAAJFSYRDPJNE5AIVXVPLBEE.JPG?auth=f38aa4cf890b60c70a721ac7faaf023157cab438ad6dbcd58bbe516e73fedfab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld and Gov. Wes Moore cut the ribbon alongside other officials on the introduction of seven fully-electric buses entering the Maryland Transit Administration’s bus fleet.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/high-school/baseball/rocksann-smith-high-school-college-baseball-girl-woman-city-baltimore-MZ3TPBS7MZHNPPDJHFE6WNXLIA/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T14:23:50.403Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/37NA4AEYP5DUNOYX354R5NBCCU.JPG?auth=5bd60cf979ac671b81e101fec2874a8c9bb20fff35e11fb2fbbfbba7ecf50d71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rocksann Smith is a team captain for the Baltimore City College Knights. She's hoping to find a place to play in college.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/maryland/maryland-leads-nation-migrant-children-rate-XQYSJPKJQJCKHB7W564OSIZOEA/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T12:09:33.959Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MVTYU3EZMNCSJKR7KMZCMFHYXQ.png?auth=71cfa17397f683f691769eab8a4d3e242f73d165ea38e925c670387d9e1f9109&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/annapolis-opera-annapolis-irish-al-di-meola-MKRSEOH5NVCCNOXO5L2RZRHAAU/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T09:30:00.672Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G3AEN74NO5DP3MBN4CBSMUQYCM.PNG?auth=f8274cecff42b01a2e94535a2f5925289435e4f8b5e70a016da3f740a6bf2cb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=873&amp;height=569</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Meroë Khalia Adeeb competes in the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition in 2017. The 36th annual sing-off takes place on Sunday at Maryland Hall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/columbia-association-board-election-ZQGTS7ILZ5AS7H7EXJQPTENBEI/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T09:30:00.256Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W2OCE5KAERED5IVMUN2DMXOBPI.jpg?auth=8b8a54c921b4985590d9b5b71992ce6d98cd093be44216212a6918abaced52b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Columbia Association in Columbia, Maryland, on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-flower-mark-kinetic-sculpture-race-UJU7GZHMVBCGVGOWDPCDE7WLNY/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T09:30:00.244Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U4GSPXY3IRBIVB6AKDZPJPDOKY.jpg?auth=1e812f26408bb3e4e5661d8c53e703ddeb8b4499dfeeaee117a357d4f4b660fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Ella, Brooks and Cora Emhoff enjoy lemon sticks at the 2023 Flower Mart.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-congress-seat-negative-ad-Z4VIZSSQHFF6RHCPBGBKKXJULI/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T09:30:00.233Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HEUQLSVW3BFA5AI57JJHWQBGHA.jpg?auth=f3430898c1ebf5308d15f09618b3f2aa0dd3912420bb49d02cb138fc3d2aba4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3303&amp;height=2272</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harry Dunn talks with potential voters who turned out on March 12, 2024 for the opening of his campaign headquarters in Ellicott City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-free-agency-dalton-risner-michael-thomas-3XQZXIBFFRAK7IKBCM6FIV4UJE/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T09:30:00.221Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AT7IUEW42NFCBFPGEHGW4VQP2Y.jpg?auth=fea5dfdcabc50771dda0c8c5de1f091ab2ce3678614fa4a072f2ac0bb6b71997&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3125&amp;height=2084</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guard Dalton Risner played four seasons for the Denver Broncos before joining the Minnesota Vikings last season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-prison-health-care-eye-YGKOVRTRQNBU5JJWG25ZYLVBVQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T02:08:00.905Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XP3JI3A4WJFABP7YY5PSYC3HCU.jpg?auth=592db74d3b5e5d10c6778568f62e9cd7f411a145d7aabfbaa74ac052d908cdcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4850&amp;height=3733</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland approved its $15,000 portion of a $200,000 payout for a prisoner who lost vision in his right eye.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/yankees-orioles-oswaldo-cabrera-home-run-DRWOOEZCZVAYXGOMWNKUJ3WQJI/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T01:51:32.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NR7QAMD5HFE57CTRCLIXIXTZTE.jpg?auth=152549827b83f13b5fb452e7dea7f246c3af89f3242d5ca93b93d798ed3fd909&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3605&amp;height=2403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starter Corbin Burnes pitches against the Yankees on May 1, 2024, at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/marilyn-mosby-interview-joy-reid-msnbc-sentencing-federal-court-IUN2G72NEJBJVP3AYZHJMYASW4/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T01:12:33.051Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6EWSCDZI4VEW7IM7U4YAVLEPPE.jpeg?auth=1a5f52e2758df130f634d9df02664e0668533520857e49f43cf14b65fef3774b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=898&amp;height=763</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby appeared on Wednesday on "The ReidOut" with Joy Reid on MSNBC and declared her innocence on perjury and mortgage fraud charges.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/thiru-vignarajah-baltimore-police-mayor-texts-6MHFLTU2VZF6ZH7QHEAXAC5AYU/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T00:54:23.868Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YSAIOQGQEVDBPNM5K7CSVQUSQ4.jpg?auth=b75777b08b163e34c04e2862d224ab3ec709609e0981461b7a1ed89f98c3d897&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayoral candidates Thiru Vignarajah and Sheila Dixon hug Wednesday as Vignarajah ended his campaign and endorsed Dixon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/thiru-vignarajah-drops-dixon-COPXBRRAHZC7PN74CMLLMGISGI/</loc><lastmod>2024-05-02T00:43:11.523Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2JEWC5LILVCFNBJXAMI2MM2LGU.JPG?auth=1e927b9442db95ef366137d38e518777000087d481a64695caddbb43ebfba6c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One day after  the Banner/WJZ/WYPR mayoral debate at the University of Baltimore’s H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, Attorney Thiru Vignarajah drops out of the mayoral race and endorses former mayor Sheila Dixon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>