<?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/education/k-12-schools/who-is-baltimore-city-schools-board-member-names-QVDZTQO2NFHVPCRHZS7XYUL6QM/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T23:03:04.947Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TKOYRWO6MRGGNFFEOCOCDMPUFQ.jpg?auth=5ce31a456ebdcd49471b262306afa31f1b36ed54bd5de2ad5b0a951adf95f60e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4702&amp;height=3135</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All three new school board members, who were interviewed by a board that advised the mayor on who to hire, have children in the school system and two have extensive backgrounds in education, including as teachers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/fells-point-restaurants-ashish-alfred-duck-duck-goose-CFTXW3Y5BNHYFGZCNEJPCLXENA/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T22:36:21.912Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UBQVUJPFEBFWHPBANTJZZ6YPUY.jpg?auth=d420b8d59c6050466c51c4d7ed4d99a0f8075f258257230f1108aca815460f26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Duck Duck Goose in Fells Point has closed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-snap-benefits-conduent-contract-3BKUBJI62NDKRD3T6UPQJMO3QQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T22:01:41.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KYFZBPLZOFHFTONUTC3BPPKRGQ.jpg?auth=83fc0f0eb79fb544dc5d22af3a6512f1dd62bb6c4e49539867d9b4728b3c7fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s top spending board approved a new contract with the firm in charge of electronic payments for SNAP benefits and other cash assistance, promising to implement chip technology to decrease welfare theft.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-jail-death-helen-williams-fugitive-warrant-JQJ4IVQ2NFCUJFKL4I2UFXYDCQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T21:55:12.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWVO2GWHBJGBFHOXO5GRILXOFM.jpg?auth=99e26d8c83133fa722eb292a4f459389ebbe871a4bd2d6b0876f499e18a03d59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5342&amp;height=3561</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Helen Williams, 43, of Baltimore, was pronounced dead after 7 p.m. on June 26 while in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center. She is at least the fourth person to die in 2024 in the custody of the city’s jail system.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/phylicia-barnes-michael-maurice-johnson-N6BFWTDJGFCFLGIFO5U2JTAF3A/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T21:26:10.8Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TYQ7ATQVKNBQHFTV6I52KG6DOU.png?auth=d4f0f80960ee02d16934c234ec634a345f5d306d53d533bfc30cb60eabe44822&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1688&amp;height=1125</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Maurice Johnson, pictured in an undated file photo, was ultimately cleared in the 2010 slaying of 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes after three trials.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/patrick-moran-larry-hogan-UG5BMW2DONG3BO6OWQEZQGDPLE/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T21:26:04.564Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/52AJE6STT5CKPC2WK63QS5SAXI.JPG?auth=7b2f25d13f2cb909708cbaf894613cc9804641de38df8b4c84549455e6fa3cca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5356&amp;height=3571</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Patrick Moran of the AFSCME union, shown in May 2024, said state hospital employees who worked extra hours were paid as contractors instead of as state employees, resulting in lost pay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/july-4-independence-day-weather-KJPFTVAC5NCT3AEQPAKYLZ3YEY/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T21:14:40.907Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KFGMKP2V4FFSVG36RQZFJQOZ3A.jpg?auth=751bfc20e55f99e90a3a04d6c4a63ea8f931c900133a6304cc6197e7f6358b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Code Red Extreme Heat alert has been put in place for Baltimore between Thursday and Sunday due to heat index temperatures expected to reach over 100 degrees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/teens-bb-gun-attack-spree-ocean-city-S56VPYAXL5ARVHAP74B7BYUGJQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T20:50:20.134Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5QTJWIYQ5VENPBU4XI7OQNJ2XM.jpg?auth=8e0d79d02504a808a4f2f51b52813c3348dade3ca3b92cad4d772a5e67b439ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In an aerial view, the Ocean City inlet and Ocean City boardwalk is seen on May 26, 2023 in Ocean City, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-bible-bullet-brooklyn-day-shooting-3N47IGETQJF3XCWSJKMO6AIM2M/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T20:45:09.078Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2EMUFVWG4JCCPNXMAEXOMVNFIQ.jpg?auth=4640878e22cd378c4d12e89daf1a720f8c0fe8df045cc7ff9ba340e28a259bc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bullet fired in the Brooklyn Day shooting went through Charlene Bowie’s upstairs window and grazed her granddaughter’s back. She later found it in her Bible.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/cuny-professor-alzheimers-drug-fake-data-charges-YARRB7B6LNFOFNAS7U26QLBMQY/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T20:20:14.64Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VKOMPWXOKNDRZPTZCQOKNFNNXY.jpg?auth=a542fde267a2016e80314e0fa95b55f6d3f08bb04469f19c03af7b85d6946486&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National Institutes of Health]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/howard-county-immigrant-population-G3NHN46BFZCLJIF2HAYKT5DX2Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T19:08:37.506Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HYQYH4VUIRBJ3CDFHRNHIBWGPE.jpg?auth=0f8d0e25757f1f6770ba5bd96c4ca3298c3e15923eef3602fd24070129239087&amp;smart=true&amp;width=720&amp;height=479</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thousands will gather at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront on the Fourth of July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/democratic-governors-biden-moore-YI7E22WG7ZDL5KFUEFLMY5ODUA/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T17:30:50.037Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V3S37BDPIZGZ3BMY42PZ4FD2J4.jpg?auth=8b9839ec2d8aa4240143fe353289bb800cb3409689af5151c45646a50c3f70e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1462</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Joe Biden, accompanied by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, speaks near the site of the collapsed Key Bridge in April. Moore has been a reliable supporter for Biden's reelection campaign.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/maryland-takes-control-pimlico-race-course-J4Q32RQAXRF43GVXMLGJL56G44/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T16:55:03.233Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/REL3S7N24REXLACQRDMX37LJPM.jpg?auth=2e9d6a563498aabfcd8b78858d033b683016f16a5f1c17fd5c4887ab7c5e7ee3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4235&amp;height=2823</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of Pimlico Race Course seen on Black-Eyed Susan Day on May 17, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/adley-rutschman-looks-back-fondly-on-home-run-derby-and-offers-gunnar-henderson-advice-DLXZ5CPUOJEANKLC2RKQCTWXSY/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T16:43:35.487Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZD7U3IJUPBGWNGYRSN2WK3IJVI.jpg?auth=cc4d261061bdfa3ad9afd3e8b4a99dc3f752d45ae8a99cd3b0f974f4e535c8fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3153&amp;height=2102</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman, #35 of the Baltimore Orioles, hugs his father Randy after batting during the T-Mobile Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park on July 10, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/religion/a-community-of-burmese-refugees-fought-to-keep-their-catholic-church-open-UUWG4ZAIPRFPXG2KK2IR2TBCJY/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T16:24:00.588Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/66SZ26Z2WNHPXMHQ3MFAP6UXRE.jpg?auth=3171c6d9301c045415db32ed99d97fa784633cd93cab2860cb49c6519bdf452d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A community of Burmese immigrants organized pushback to the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s plan to close its church. Lun Khek, the extraordinary minister of communion at Our Lady of Victory, is pictured at a morning Mass on June 2, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/izzy-patoka-mike-ertel-KJI2OZWQMBDFJJ3K74ALZE37XI/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T15:43:55.604Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVHK7LTW7ZF5JALRMPF2TJ53WE.jpg?auth=045483d79b763d63906140bb7e9dc53efe4a306760070723dbff62738b66dcff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left to right: Baltimore County Council Chair Izzy Patoka and Councilmen Todd Crandell, Pat Young, Julian Jones, David Marks and Mike Ertel. Not pictured is Councilman Wade Kach.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/valentines-day-meals-restaurants-baltimore-E2I4E5EA2FHY7AAYKEUFMDK2Y4/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T15:23:21.695Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPPRYDYBIZCYBM47ZSK7VQFLW4.jpeg?auth=c5a13e654ed5f8df82567b6932120565c6248cbf042a53cd87d4271f72c0bb04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1173&amp;height=880</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scallops and saffron risotto at Allora.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/grayson-rodriguez-continues-dominance-over-seattle-as-orioles-win-2-0-6FGHKFF7ORFTBHPZHGGPSMZ3VQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T15:14:55.551Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4M4PGJHIGRGDTJNCY237G6VOEI.jpg?auth=4d6584c5137017ce380a68debc409a7cf59b63e31455a4ed722e9794611a16f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grayson Rodriguez, #30 of the Baltimore Orioles, reacts after a strikeout during the sixth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on July 2, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/victor-martinez-hernandez-grand-jury-indictment-rachel-morin-harford-county-5A35SBVCUREIFGQZR6CXF36QOU/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T14:07:24.49Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SI7CL63QCVAQLERPMA6F63B7FU.jpg?auth=ae18e2eb2c89d6bc4f6755a796a851d5748c8e1d36f25ec32d359cbb0df8ebfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Harford County grand jury on Tuesday indicted Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 23, on charges of first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense and kidnapping in the killing of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, which happened in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/armed-robbery-investigation-anne-arundel-fiery-crash-NWEISK2BHZHKPIMYTN2BYKQCDM/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T13:04:00.347Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2BPSAYLXPVFLZAEJXUDOLTXBJQ.jpg?auth=f0165c729ec114d39396e29d26da488e081b081f8d19ed2c2a4ef5d3f21e2b7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=630</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-private-security-guards-growing-5YSQ74FU7BDCBFAOXVSKGAVKAY/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T12:36:44.855Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X6R2BMTPUVBPNGPKKM2M7WFB4Q.jpg?auth=615e396bced25b70a0dee9f4768582aad4dd6921ee017c13d22a3f058dc2e17c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=512&amp;height=332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alex Godfrey stands in front of Ross Dress For Less, looking out into the Laurel Lakes Centre parking lot on a sunny afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/deonte-harty-ravens-homecoming-archbishop-curley-B6XNY2BSXNDPHEDQJUA4UHZHPA/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T12:00:04.782Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EHZ3AA65QFF5DPXS23SXGMM3JA.jpg?auth=7496cb27272067d48f772bc947f4927c63d23887fef820f353a2a60b2d62c488&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Raven Deonte Harty has returned 103 punts and 76 kickoffs in his NFL career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-july-4-fireworks-AJA4LGNKDNGPBDSB4GV2ERXBIU/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T09:30:00.338Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SZENY6TTZ5HWHJCEECPMT2X7XQ.jpg?auth=f45cdba6490b7388fffac9c895b9f2b2a5e9f03c8f69efa6854ea9391dbcbe8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fireworks over the Inner Harbor on July 4, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jon-meoli-jordan-westburg-orioles-DW3NCBTPZBAFJITG3Q7KQLQNTE/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T09:30:00.242Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KISH2WNOFVF47K4PKIA2BZ66BY.jpg?auth=73fe038cb128dea2c0436c06ca5bdf7ac03b9244f6cd45b91a5ff070a8ac01cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2490&amp;height=1401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg (11) connects with a pitch during the second game of a series against the Cleveland Guardians at Camden Yards on June 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wnba-all-star-team-angel-reese-caitlin-clark-EHFTJ7JUFBA3XNKUCJE7HOM3WU/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T03:53:33.102Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6MUMG3FKWZCVBOJRXAU3XOCVJQ.jpg?auth=b42163a0ebbdfead268be84189a225e0b4c9e41e7b45342c7b6d1b1a34bc3485&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=717</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Angel Reese, #5 of the Chicago Sky, looks to pass during the second half against the Minnesota Lynx on June 30. (Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-corbin-burnes-twins-charlotte-harper-DFQDIEGRRJBRNB2R6CQ5PPDSYA/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T03:47:26.278Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FEOY5KT7FNA3TJH4FEQJMD2F2U.jpg?auth=2dea6115697f6601711a8473ff984122c79a082341d2fcb8f7508b84ad48195f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4425&amp;height=2950</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes (39) delivers a pitch in the first game of a series against the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards on June 27.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/teacher-held-no-bond-12-year-old-sexual-assault-4VP7F6XGCVCTFHV5FA7UVWCGJQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-03T01:07:17.449Z</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[A Baltimore County Police officer’s polo patch.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>