<?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/orioles-mlb-guardians-heston-kjerstad-5DA7HYWXL5HQNMB3H24FVU2BBI/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T23:58:34.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JNLBTDY6RZFSLAX5ZOGB3HYXAY.png?auth=eecbcdf5654bca585c536814d23881e8bccbfe9ef50cec7fb9309a42fb86495b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/michael-knaapen-alex-rosen-YEBA7JHB2JATFIWRECUMR2JFIM/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T23:01:53.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KVF2H6XK4VENDKXIKZZ7JPQ62Y.jpg?auth=f749bdcf2d1ccce4b708df2a753a924f5e4c92311c9d77f2c4139705175f28bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3456</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Maryland Democratic Party volunteer has been removed from his role after a video documented explicit messages he admitted sending to someone posing as a teen.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/hooters-harborplace-closed-AT65WFCIUJEA3HG5SUOWMVPF4Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T22:11:53.967Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7222N2UJIVCG3H47YMDOYYHPH4.jpg?auth=cdbb49ccc9f5df175e9d1a5f7959a80ff288cabcf4d4eb51973ea4f949561fd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hooters, the longest-tenured restaurant in Harborplace, has closed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/davis-martinez-emanuel-sewell-warning-JCCCF7WSNRA6DJ2TZ6QL2T5FCM/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T21:29:48.238Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRZEYJYA4NCIJJCICMRLSMY3JI.JPG?auth=5b1cb86caf8809ecc62152cb7ddb26164860a13529b2c1f0603871172b184d49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5403&amp;height=3529</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carolyn Scruggs, secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, has faced scrutiny after the killing of Parole and Probation Division Agent Davis Martinez.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/quincy-wilson-bullis-school-olympic-trials-400-meters-2K4IZ64KDBGG7NNZTHMALJTJ3Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T20:05:56.736Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KVNQQYMOZZGSBA7TVJ6AJM6A2E.jpg?auth=006f708a01f29ee65a215c4407a0904bc32d380ebeca7defa9e52ead048a34e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 24: Quincy WIlson and Justin Robinson compete in the men's 400 meter final on Day Four of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 24, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/taharka-brothers-ice-cream-fda-recall-5H72IGZCWREC7PEQPPHD54Q66Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T19:51:54.587Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6HTPLLC7H5DP7N2BXWHMNFECIA.png?auth=c4c079d475e484382c9c693ad62537396c4d44b8a98b560299aa9671bf9f1a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1322&amp;height=586</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two of Taharka Brothers’ most popular ice cream flavors are being recalled due to listeria concerns at Owings Mills manufacturer Totally Cool.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-and-georgetown-will-renew-their-rivalry-in-mens-basketball-5JXO7F4ZKJD7ZIQPUZGKDCR2VA/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T19:38:42.621Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G3BXURMGVZGI5HNC4OYCUPGBMM.jpg?auth=a905337ec9b6e7016a1bef802ea0c9119a86d62c19c51b1f8110cfc027aa6092&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4527&amp;height=3041</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Georgetown forward Marcus Derrickson (24) chases after a rebound between Maryland forward Robert Carter, left, and guard Melo Trimble in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in College Park, Maryland. Georgetown and Maryland will renew their men’s basketball rivalry with a four-game series starting in the 2025-26 season, the schools announced Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/baltimore-orioles-lose-cleveland-guardians-3-2-WNYRAOEXORAVXIMBV64SWVRD7Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T19:21:40.853Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7BWYU5ECZNG6LAGILHMLAAYBWI.jpg?auth=a721b681a3f31d70334baffbac202436f6ae81958c1a52bb5a764532367b7a80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5839&amp;height=3893</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Cade Povich (37) delivers a pitch during the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Guardians. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/in-first-game-back-heston-kjerstad-delivers-two-hits-for-orioles-SVBQYY35DZANRN3CJAB527BZXA/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T19:07:32.982Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LMHRAULWPBA7PD5POIJNPRYIL4.jpg?auth=7918f7e69135b5dea049d331d72bf7f882c2dc035b515352e11a14362a1ba668&amp;smart=true&amp;width=683&amp;height=472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heston Kjerstad, #13 of the Baltimore Orioles, singles in the third inning inning during a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at the Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 24, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/overnight-fire-in-canton-burns-eight-houses-four-roof-decks-4QIFQGYHNVDTRPGQH5DMVQQWS4/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T17:50:31.429Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BVW5PYV7SBD7BGYKV6DBSYCLPU.png?auth=e200604d20464ccafa5c80367232737d07c066df542207e4361a4d674a803ca4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1208&amp;height=674</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Red Cross and other emergency response organizations are assisting people displaced by the fire in Canton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/dont-miss-the-biggest-party-of-this-summer-see-what-live-baltimore-has-in-store-for-baltimores-295th-birthday-celebration-2PJFCKN7BFGSDJWNIP72U2SJKE/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T16:20:46.349Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G7BRN6OS4NDKBIBNWAX7LIKLDI.jpg?auth=1d1fe992f45ba10821b7ab0066565ddffb1f7504e9ba10e2ef7a14104c61e3f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=640</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-x-factors-2024-season-EAGNPJUWKRCLFEJQOJKI7CKDXA/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T16:16:49.517Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JIFXG4YDKVEUDJV2FGBZXT23Y4.png?auth=32eae4253b70415ba348c8f259cef3c402eeffabfef8013b17f546049d33e4a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/sarah-elfreth-dana-jones-shaneka-henson-register-of-wills-NYG5JVEYEVA3POJJIF6PWCSWAE/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T15:56:24.849Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B72IPJXCTFF7TKPAHODXHF6VJU.jpg?auth=39e0c0d459c89130eb9a85759dc1079bba6095ceb08b6c0c7c9124c8f66c544b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Sen. Sarah Elfreth, second from left, works with Dels. Dana Jones and Shaneka Henson (third and fourth from left, respectively). Both Jones and Henson have expressed interest in Elfreth’s Senate seat, should she win election to Congress in the fall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/ocean-city-police-glen-burnie-maryland-gazette-TK7C7APXKJD6JK6TMOPQTARKIE/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T15:50:43.887Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M5YIEHQFSFCY3HRGA5RAYZ2EGE.jpg?auth=639864e37e46346c71020da5f09314247393d5848b7318e779423ac92b33a558&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A summer police officer patrols downtown Ocean City, Maryland. The Ocean City Police Department, after a century of relying on summer officers, will end the program at the end of the 2024 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-rape-trial-postponements-IQAE5RFHMVE4BHZF3RP5D45VVI/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T14:07:38.303Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7VTCHJQPQFCZTPOR26Y44J2AGI.jpg?auth=09130ee4d3765bb7289de29b39191ef7ac73b71ca9ef823d79e3cb2096ab63f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica, who asked to only be identified by her first name, reported that an acquaintance raped her in 2023 in Baltimore. Then a series of delays and scheduling conflicts began to upend the trial.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/abc-capital-real-estate-fraud-BDGASUJUQBGBTC56MNRHLXUAQI/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T13:30:43.3Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZT62OXOHQNABFL5DHMREJM4HEE.jpg?auth=e72e84dfaddf8e7e4609e8f2020cdefb0c8e4c683dd8cba8d7e0b5ccbe43e0b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1023&amp;height=675</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ABC Capital’s Jay Walsh appeared in Baltimore District Court on June 20 for a scheduled trial on charges of felony theft and doing business without a license.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-harbor-swim-safe-GGFSX5WW4NHQNCATBLH75XWRYI/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T13:14:16.683Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MGPVZ3RZ5VGX7JQL5I5ZFI6VPA.jpg?auth=d11b5b4389b6eebb1f070f414fa25852264146cd4549852903c9726fb30400d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 150 people jumped into the water at Bond Street Wharf on June 23, 2024 to raise awareness for a clean and usable waterway. The author, pictured, was one of them. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/rachel-morin-victor-antonio-martinez-hernandez-willie-horton-FGAOJCQWMNBV5PMLTCA6R6QI5U/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T03:54:18.993Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OVA3IOQQWRE5FETYKXMPETZJMU.jpg?auth=c4acbc6475b6c53ef76d5c726746a99993f7b811d6e68601ca2757dd496e3c27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Law enforcement agents escort 23-year-old Victor Antonio Martinez Hernadez in handcuffs from an airplane at Martin State Airport in Baltimore County after his extradition from Oklahoma on June 20, 2024. Hernandez is charged with raping and killing Rachel Morin of Harford County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-tipped-minimum-wage-DOMHHN7OIJCP5M4BEJIE27EGPE/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T01:43:32.443Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ICD6ECU2ZNASPOSNSLI33BE5SU.jpg?auth=43a9b95cf745551ea7f7d75a4b2a421d2d3bfe19324e9fa852b6e74b7af067fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=720&amp;height=540</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wait staff, bartenders and other service workers would be paid a higher minimum wage if a bill introduced by Baltimore City Councilman John Bullock is approved.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/kondwani-fidel-emmy-city-connect-ON3XXVF6MZCEHCHCOBRQME6JVY/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-25T00:40:20.394Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HMEW42BUSFGPJCN3FTNO7FUJUE.jpg?auth=635a1bd67dc43210060a4fbb335d8b026e8d62c4991ff59e498f4b3647b26f04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=599&amp;height=599</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[East Baltimore poet and writer Kondwani Fidel has won a National Capital Emmy Award.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>