<?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/howard-county-schools-healthy-foods-IJO3A542DNB3JFXLZSOYW5CCT4/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T22:53:32.189Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5OTNTUHDBAXPG65ACJCWVEICQ.jpg?auth=37ba86d0cc19434d0176c0f21cac8be1fcdcf2bcc4b174cdab0ee17dc6eb2d62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Ralph, the director of food and nutrition services for the Howard County Public School System, talks about the new healthy school meal options coming soon on Thursday, July 11, at Guilford Park High School in Jessup.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/athletes-unlimited-lacrosse-maryland-sparks-36HFZCRMLREB3K36SIKVZSWALU/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T22:44:04.228Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/65PMFKAR7NHPVNQ7ZX6BJNHVJM.jpg?auth=1ebec597ad764bdcbee2f45296f315b5fc0f26afb06b9c28c14e606969b21f03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two-time Athletes Unlimited champion Taylor Moreno will serve as one of four team captains to start the season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/mta-bus-stabbing-baltimore-UBWU4XTTMVCOHKJUII6B5TRWLU/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T22:26:57.793Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/police-search-for-escapee-near-annapolis-5VHYPDBUJZDNJHLCHK7NT2HF5U/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T21:42:14.26Z</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/public-health/medicaid-eligible-covid-pandemic-COFRGHLMQJEMNDUTFBWSL4ADME/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T20:19:58.779Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JNMCM4ISCRH67JZC2WDIKN4LGU.jpg?auth=5ca5476681fc312bdc67dfa3b88f12ba3d0e04a331bfa9f9fd4357dd531d5858&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland finished a yearlong effort to determine who should remain on Medicaid.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-drought-heat-deaths-QI7DUWVGINF6PM2YLVE6JMZ624/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T20:06:55.549Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NINYDVKKPRHEXMZBULA6PDLURY.jpg?auth=ba25a5f09b9f570e1d53e960ce1641bdbd99371f84aa033e57ca7e464df586a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City have both seen their first heat-related deaths of the year. Prince George’s County has recorded four so far this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-school-board-buses-OOKYAMF6PJE43I3RFJZ2DSTALM/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T19:16:53.1Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IINSJLH5WVCSTOCWDBWRWPGNBY.JPG?auth=7ecb1ac5ca7eb86f4948e0d460c446296f2d6ff3b1b72e82ca88fa7bed39e9c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Starting in fall 2025, more Howard County students will qualify to ride a school bus to and from school each day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/the-adam-jones-podcast-gunnar-henderson-jessica-mcdonald-trevor-pryce-R3WEBV4NKJCFJBLYSDK4FY4HGA/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T19:16:28.412Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J7VWSLQX6FGITFYVS5IEZ5N2PY.png?auth=80e113451490aea2ac6f8fc20c60dc14f44a1de993bd4f1b338b7053145e8ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=4500</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/randy-abrams-social-security-administration-IJRCK2WJ5BDDBDB34MZHH7WJEQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T18:58:17.372Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAYYREOCN5H5BKO7WLKEC336BI.png?auth=7af38c5590f887bc4bd7e351a3229b2a4f592696b7b5258788a89c51880c6f45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=919&amp;height=618</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Randoph “Randy” Edwin Abrams is pictured addressing the congregation at Rising Sun First Baptist Church in Catonsville. He died at age 74.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/biden-electric-vehicle-manufacturing-NIUF2BCMKVG2TFFDBIBRX7A6WQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T16:18:34.338Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CNNOS73JGNCLRB6XQGVLBRAHLM.jpg?auth=99db60ef0a4f159c1c74feb42dd4d858a4a4ab97ede0a06b8671b7181ad250a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4930&amp;height=3287</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grants totaling $1.7 billion will be issued by the Energy Department to create or retain thousands of union jobs and support auto-based communities, according to the White House.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mohammed-choudhury-superintendent-forth-worth-texas-L7Q5UEE3FVHU5MKMURFTT5ZJ7Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T16:10:15.02Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U5QOGVJCFFFIHHQH2DOFDWZR4Q.jpg?auth=e3a473009ce04b5b84267d6d131e8043d5b4cb62f593af4a3c17b6c7527a7434&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3300&amp;height=2836</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mohammed Choudhury, the former state schools superintendent for Maryland, previously worked at school districts in Dallas and San Antonio.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/julio-cervantes-suarez-key-bridge-collapse-survivor-speaks-3D7T5VFEYZGFNKUWMRMUCEUM4A/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T16:04:26.817Z</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 approached 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/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tyler-smith-ball-boy-all-star-game-WH7KO34OMVCQRNWX4U4LXG34FE/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T15:43:35.361Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UFDOA3E2TFDHDIVYPKAQSFQ6ZE.jpg?auth=a186e27aa649e1e57d9a5ed77045a5511a29c2e885b1f53b51df0a6400532545&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2016&amp;height=1512</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyler Smith (second from right with his family) has been an Orioles ball boy since 2019. (Courtesy photo)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/gervonta-davis-paris-olympics-VXNF5GADZFGU5DMVK7Z5N2DJ6E/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T14:35:17.383Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VA4F3NOF4NBVTLLF7T4DCUIOTU.jpg?auth=d155fa9a4895a21c7e3a4f01e91e56b70a4a6e0f4b50ebfedd23be8246da9f16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2835&amp;height=1890</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis arrives for his sentencing at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse in Baltimore on May 5, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/johnston-square-library-vacant-LIDXIFHX3BBURLEF3VVSLP6UL4/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T12:04:25.92Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UXAGOIVBQNEWPLEEBALC7L6XYE.jpg?auth=83547ee317018cefc4a5b37569305ac05c610cdab6b7b8fa4160def34d9f1336&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Properties on Biddle Street in Johnston Square that ReBUILD Metro will convert into housing for school employees in a January file photo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-budget-cuts-explained-YYGSKQQFTNAPDH6WNNHL7H45UM/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T11:22:06.547Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J2JNVLP66RFZ3DRETZKPCYN7X4.JPG?auth=cc8aa4bc6fb488e6954c6116a8ccbe7bb95ffba09cb2d044b5ebfc97f322feaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has proposed nearly $150 million in cuts from the state’s $63 billion budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/rams-head-speak-your-truth-QS3XON2P6BE3BMOIVT6J5WA7JQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T11:09:05.789Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I6EM6BEERBEBLBVIRLV2NXZDCQ.JPG?auth=5cb884a21ce4b504fcf7692d026f5d0d59389756c243b57dfd3e7fba62c183bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=859&amp;height=573</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scotty Morris, lead singer of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, will be in Annapolis Wednesday to start 10 weeks of big shows at Maryland Hall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/craig-kimbrel-adam-jones-orioles-B3DF7HXYQRBMDBEBRCWRJ75ZBE/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T09:30:00.692Z</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/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-janet-jackson-caribbean-festival-I7TQOLQ5UNBERB7IZV7C6MAHOA/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T09:30:00.432Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D36HVUAOQZFNBBE7QNJFPF2SKE.jpg?auth=81999968481eb1bb4ed61ca3113c0b743a14f8b4b255e43c2d91b61a6bb824fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Janet Jackson, seen here in 2022, will perform at CFG Bank Arena with Nelly this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/malls-teens-curfews-gen-x-5HTAQ3J3HZELDHUF4F5AEQ72AM/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T09:30:00.431Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GGTCBGUGRBG35M6JV3LULY3NEU.jpg?auth=e7cd60551f826d0bf7338c66bfd31b0b3bce65b9454eaa894c8c5dea2c5be169&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The entrance to the food court at Florida’s Boca Town Center Mall in 1983.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitching-development-zach-fruit-NGAWZMBBSFFQBOL5ZLKARO3BSE/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T09:30:00.355Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGLUQCVU6ZG4DDIGKSWMQKDXIU.JPG?auth=ee377c34340b31df40e36375ef8a446ed414c74f0746719d23893109953031e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zach Fruit has a 3.90 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 62 1/3 innings at High-A Aberdeen. (Photo courtesy of Aberdeen IronBirds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/7-things-to-do-NVWLOGDVBZHHTAMANGTDKEVKLM/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T09:30:00.32Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6Q7UEQHGFETZFPGVTYBQCPDCA.png?auth=b4d3f880144d81357cab9637f7060f8336273b7052e3e6b22ea2a3a41215f90d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=707&amp;height=531</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The enchanted fairy forest at Clark’s Elioak Farm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cubs-corbin-burnes-shota-imanaga-LKTLZ56WVRCSFPAEJQAYCUD62M/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T02:28:48.347Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CKUJ5F366JHOHDU2LTAH3KHYYM.jpg?auth=d7680e9a7e26ef79a13b456e43c912eb5f685626e99fa17a19f0c6d9af4a7a73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cody Bellinger of the Chicago Cubs steals second base against as Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson tries to field the throw.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/inspector-general-department-public-works-heat-RFREUQPO4NATRF7LZOYXKHERFI/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T00:29:34.143Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CEDSS7IJNNHTRGAF6OL4FC3THY.jpeg?auth=71896c85697bcd246e505b327984611a0fd4c8f7f3e11d531143d6ebc6c82f51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=388&amp;height=405</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An industrial trash can filled with melted ice and bottled water was found at a Baltimore Department of Public Works facility in South Baltimore, July 10, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-opioid-overdose-crisis-city-council-hearing-YSZTDEESPBB47HAPT44PP3C2CQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-11T00:22:41.076Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IBVVGVTVAVE2PI3LHFOVLJMCOY.JPG?auth=89863bcecd0137485b742961f2ab772f29918298bf30a969dc204bcec39c7919&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6422&amp;height=4282</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the BRIDGES Coalition hold a demonstration in front of City Hall in Baltimore, Wednesday, July 10, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>