<?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/office-inspector-general-howard-county-44KXBHASJRA3PKN6ZEP3KG5SFA/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T22:30:08.355Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BLI3AUTCWJFGZDPJZRYP4VJQTM.jpg?auth=df3fe98b9b0030db853780da23f8776cfc59419f67a915848e188d9e925bdf3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2466&amp;height=1644</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Howard County logo is shown inside the Banneker Room of the George Howard government building in Ellicott City where the Howard County Council meets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-animal-services-rabbit-overload-CMRPQRJM55FBRN7YU7BTIEMQ2Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T22:16:08.883Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DEBQUGBVW5E6XN6XXMEJLPEIIE.jpg?auth=82f29ac8901041b990e62e561880b7eb4a41ef75d74f2075293bdde8757ec84a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Animal Services is trying to find homes for 61 bunnies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/federal-lawsuit-tax-sale-system-baltimore-NTFCEIHBLVCBNFHCDP26IJDIUE/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T21:55:00.593Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZIERMFYQJ5FHLH7AODPP5J2T2E.jpg?auth=e4911a81661d5aedca8b03c413a01b627dcf608f87d30af55dd010ccd221477d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5231&amp;height=3487</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Somil Trivedi, chief legal and advocacy director at Maryland Legal Aid, speaks at a news conference outside the Edmondson Community Center in West Baltimore shortly after a lawsuit challenging city tax sales was filed in court on July 2, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-impact-fees-KLVRRAI5ABA4LLIXGROC2RW5YU/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T21:35:06.562Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QNLS2QJBF5FTZCTBSEFZURJSOE.jpg?auth=bc70b83b31f1b0ba4684371fe19a0ed2d083a7c11e9cb74321e3c0cbc3a6d55b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=880&amp;height=457</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Council members met to discuss a proposed plastic bag ban on Jan. 31, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/anthony-santander-inside-the-dugout-7RH6KF3BH5FG3COR4T6NTH2XOE/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T21:23:09.939Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DHATMYMAEJGEDGCHS6HYU46OOQ.jpg?auth=a4c33385aafe194663b069207714418a4bc1e49b80df5f2146b99919cf36dc11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander (25) runs to first base in the third game of a series against the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards on June 29, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/holly-arnold-mta-red-line-XYIDERVLAVCOBMB5MCJAEWZMKU/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T21:20:05.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WQOOEDMOS5BXLI2OXX2BVURNAY.JPG?auth=95223e26deffb4c7c3b606e25890aeb0418d4ad00472af995f6c0d77833eaf80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold gets ready to unveil newly-designed MTA buses featuring art by local students as part of an Earth Day celebration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/baltimore-crossroads-warehouse-space-QAONGZSDJZCVHGV34W36HNCEAU/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T20:32:18.845Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AWXYC6WGSBFBZGB5XUIXWYZTRA.jpg?auth=8e413fbd9ab71669651473fb707ad561b6e8e26768d1813db7505b3689da6c9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Six warehouses in a Baltimore logistics park sold for $140.5 million, according to CBRE.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/careers/ups-layoffs-baltimore-KV7XFTO4G5EFRKCCKT5X4KOCQY/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T20:32:18.031Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IJ63MWJATBENTPSNRZ3RW5SKVE.jpg?auth=82babaab17d17501f97fe0691b61a616288f1cabd6aa05950bbbc1ec69188812&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=663</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In January 2024, the CEO of UPS said the company planned to lay off about 12,000 employees this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-steelers-browns-bengals-power-rankings-NJQZIHM4JRAKLBEP66COXO6ZPE/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T19:56:33.869Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AWKB3KMVXJBSTNG7UH7QXFVLVM.png?auth=b3458832f86541b2f6010834d912d3c5a3036e49ee2351557eda267844c14a10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/piccola-allora-johns-hopkins-closed-brendon-hudson-EYYKRWK7DVHYXITWVHIKG6QLYE/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T19:42:17.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E5674G35O5BJ7DZMMQIN5US7LA.jpg?auth=a739ee3de2094de89289b590c32c4e5b0dbfce4faf3b3c064568902f6cf9ce26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Restaurateur Brendon Hudson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-shooting-3-year-old-QVHFRAN7O5CL3ISN635ZJBCZ3I/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T18:46:10.001Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ENLYVFPZTFAM3EMWPRKSQZ7EPQ.jpg?auth=33554967acf7933dfc297d868b283f2b0f2a31f343aa948c9d7f3a4b29eb0bd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2569&amp;height=1713</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police said they believe the shooting was accidental, and they don’t believe anyone outside of the home was involved, nor do they see “any indications of foul play.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/hagerstown-mva-bomb-threat-anthony-fritz-TTMIBPRENFHVVBYKLRP6GFMDLY/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T18:42:37.067Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IQ6I2DOFKFCXBC63VNRVHCTDIE.jpeg?auth=b6e86943682d2002ffe248f917dc9537aeaceac8b93463568f56b5d499baacef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=612&amp;height=371</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baby-bonus-new-parents-ballot-SXOYU7LSYVCJLAU3SUGEQALAGM/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T18:37:33.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NCFNAZH7CNG3PFMIUIZEYGFWZI.jpg?auth=e17c26e1bc9b872aaf8bb80121f315910847ade010caa2ac03a9bad97b07e7e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7780&amp;height=5584</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If Baltimoreans approve the ballot measure, the City Council must pass legislation that specifies when and how the payments would be distributed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/wes-moore-david-rubenstein-jeff-huntington-joyce-white-tatiana-klein-PXTN7ZECDBFCNDIS554CS3E5NA/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T17:05:32.653Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AXGI454PQ5EDRAZ3SKNTB7YJVU.jpg?auth=7b05e266c7847dc8c761c4f10dbf79f2e5e39cdbf3356311ecbd7951433d97b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore sprays Orioles fans in the Bird Box splash zone during the final game of their series against the Yankees at Camden Yards on July 30, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/water-safety-drowning-CQXSRS67UJBVTO4O4Y2ADPM2DM/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T12:00:00.333Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3J6GRC4SAZHKPNY4WCDQYTWYXM.jpg?auth=6f1bc27fe32005aa525db5597c8e798ee0660f79ab9e4c6a214acb5f6b908f2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=2272</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The beach at Sandy Point State Park is popular, and regularly fills up during the summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/home-contractors-have-a-bad-reputation-this-columbia-woman-is-trying-to-change-it-Q43PQXRYSFFM3COHQGG2PJB5CU/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T09:30:00.288Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BWZ6DYIMX5EGXNSZ6XEBRTRODU.jpg?auth=17a3dd9f967b367998985919fa226b3d5b4bf2fa8f9577ed6b09f47cfa3f505a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3993&amp;height=2662</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Val Traore, owner of A Woman’s Brush, poses for a portrait in her company’s Columbia office on June 27, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/ap-african-american-studies-harford-county-OSFGW6V5ENHAJDQL37RITHSTIY/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T09:30:00.22Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N6FEPD4EM5D2VDKVNZAPEWXAXU.jpg?auth=22eeb4e098f3f050ea3400b2b84c46036a4c738a90e03e2f828a984ee0007726&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4240&amp;height=2832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Harford County school board rejected the latest version of the advanced placement elective course.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/missing-12-year-old-baltimore-lewis-laury-charged-3S7JEA3FBNFVBIHDSINWFCUQ5A/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T03:19:39.788Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OALUJIUYABH4RBR2437SZXJVYY.jpg?auth=3f7e10da9f95e322f8f03465192e4c03c3cf13482834bf9686d82a9bffc404f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5116&amp;height=3411</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lewis M. Laury Jr., 24, was arrested by Baltimore County Police detectives.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/harford-mall-shooting-arrest-UDWSVP5OYRFNNNKWX7HMQLNXPY/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T02:33:51.867Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6CVAPNZTTZGO3HQME4BN6ERU5Y.jpg?auth=b20bd13d914b80417b9cedd939268b66dcfb22befdfb9cc44e482e6ac1e1c2c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Law enforcement officers traced Lyons’ movements and pinpointed his location in Anne Arundel County, deputies said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-izzy-patoka-J6QDN7ZIENCGDIRHVIIXKDU5ZQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T02:15:49.328Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VSXBXAUS6ZCHNBYY7ZNWKG67NU.JPG?auth=74e31d93b214453130636911ca47d8468e92a14cc1ee1a9dad26476acfa23e06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County councilmen Todd Crandell, Mike Ertel, David Marks, and Julian Jones listen to testimony during a Nov. 28, 2023, council meeting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/johnny-olszewski-jr-adequate-public-facilities-ordinance-Q73VS3F6XNHUFMDYVJSZI75H3Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T02:08:15.331Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LM27BVCGIVF27OI3EZACXCF6LE.jpg?auth=333387f9f6fa24b8e0d90746d1ccdd635879123736ea5fc4ce88fcf072f00a5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5722&amp;height=3815</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Signs reading “Baltimore County Maryland” and “Baltimore County Council” hang on the wall inside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-police-parkville-redferns-IU2CK5B4H5D2HM2N2OVMMGTECM/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-02T01:03:48.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A537K6257JHPRE6C2Z6PLA4NOE.jpg?auth=8e0340a36c12055c85e8343c7e21682f002ed31e220584c39f327541c6514853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5643&amp;height=3762</image:loc></image:image></url></urlset>