<?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/naacp-suspended-leaders-kobi-little-S7R4IEL5QVDJXOIN7IPQAE47JY/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T23:32:35.699Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TZMALQPSHFHB5KVS3RZLHTCJJI.jpg?auth=39180a506933a2d899889acecbd7a034a260385864b283cd49fc241ea3b74c24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rev. Kobi Little, the president of the Baltimore NAACP, and Joshua Harris, the chapter’s vice president, were both suspended this week by the national NAACP.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/loose-electrical-cable-found-aboard-dali-key-bridge-collapse-NTOEJ4PZPJF4ZFJJYDALEPWVDY/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T23:21:46.393Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PPTUC5FIJ5AQDPZOI77375EKR4.jpg?auth=a845ce53711555f4793d97c1cb0895d60912951651d3cfe9d81d9edd732f19f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5007&amp;height=3338</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Dali cargo ship and the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge are seen from a Department of Natural Resources boat on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, on April 10, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-to-recoup-millions-in-federal-homeless-funds-4YKVVICU45DS7IEXJYPGNNXIXI/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T22:50:56.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X365XV2NOZE67FIS7UXSVO2TNY.JPG?auth=eebbf0aed4379bd22560b15a802c62427b1b13987bcaeccc0e198655bc7ab131&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Close to three years after fumbling more than $10 million in federal homeless services funds, officials have approved Baltimore’s request to recoup much of the lost money.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-sues-mud-pollution-gunpowder-river-W5MNFZ76HNBIZG6SFMS3HROOBY/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T21:29:00.175Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UUU54J6ZO5H4HGUDDS3HDA76O4.jpg?auth=ebf5c2ec72be08686b048886b59dbfc728e6839ac8ffd432850969734a7ddb63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=768&amp;height=500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Muddy water pools in bare soil at a construction site for Ridgely’s Reserve in Harford County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/shawn-brunson-manslaughter-alfred-fincher-baltimore-UK7RPTX3DVDBFOFFMLUT7R5V7E/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T20:54:26.659Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IONNAMWUMNETPNSBZ6WWJPDXRQ.jpg?auth=a69c4b19db766a4c16e32081cc8bc74a5caa9e1d487392ecd2f47ec40324e9c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shawn Brunson apologized for his actions and said he did not intend to harm anyone at his sentencing on charges of vehicular manslaughter, theft and driving without a license.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/david-rubenstein-jewish-museum-of-maryland-6UZXFBY4UJCRLPDVSWYH3MXBOA/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T20:35:04.625Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/URA4OQOWDVBR3CEQ4WDENUBGVQ.jpg?auth=53f2ea6c24aec0d241aa01a620a59b4985b302fc4bc5bee5a0f08e96639e6b61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles owner David Rubenstein said the donation is his way of giving back to his hometown]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/prosecutors-want-18-years-for-neo-nazi-in-baltimore-power-grid-attack-plot-TAGZZDGP2ZC7RJA5JPZWBSQ37E/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T20:03:23.126Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QU6YD5SRSNE3BAQU5XXUKTP6QY.jpg?auth=0e93fafeb42f17acc4afe5eebfd2a78f59750bfbb51769dbfcb4d1bd6232eb44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2157&amp;height=1618</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prosecutors will seek 18 year in prison for Sarah Beth Clendaniel, the Catonsville woman who pleaded guilty to conspiring to attack energy stations around Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/joppatowne-high-school-shooting-warren-curtis-grant-O322CED2MJEDJEFTKTVVXTB7ZE/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T19:05:30.759Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F2MNEM2GLVACRHQUJASXHRTGZA.jpg?auth=ba741336155519bdb61e3a6570c64f1fe78b31b5f4396d5d66631fb9b380f7ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6492&amp;height=4209</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Law enforcement and emergency personnel gather near Joppatowne High School following an on-campus fight that led to a fatal shooting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/annapolis-songwriters-festival-daphne-eckman-kunta-kinte-maryland-seafood-B7HAQRI5WBBJVLZXKNRM73TWQM/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T18:35:55.754Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XGJOGBRDBZHFNCPGFVHCXMFDLQ.JPG?auth=df3109b430b13f5f3dce3eb1bcafd75ef1e786c329d9ecaa832291cacf1544cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1723&amp;height=1142</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daphne Eckman and her band will perform Friday night at Red, Red Wine during the Annapolis Songwriters Festival, one of 55 local acts featured in free performances.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/how-rashod-bateman-plans-to-finally-become-a-trusted-target-for-lamar-jackson-LUYP4DVMQVDYPBTUC2GCGLBTE4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T18:29:48.838Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LZBX5YIRKBBZFPBV5HGO6ENBNI.jpg?auth=d48ba68844b98a9a6918cd634b3a18377911c37a6ec97ae23b583dc9cc1f3ad6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3962&amp;height=2641</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rashod Bateman’s style — being where he needs to be on time so a QB can make the throw — has never quite meshed with Lamar Jackson’s strengths. Can they find a connection this season?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/transit-mta-metro-budget-baltimore-dc-D3SNAC22YBGAZPSHZ46OGBF6UU/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T17:23:43.553Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SR2HQX6PPJFTJMHVLJFZI2DF2Y.jpg?auth=ea123cb432bc2dff1b1ed1ee4fe395c66701386f0c5b0913f22e38792a01576e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5638&amp;height=3759</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland's draft transportation budget, released last week, proposes deferring more than $670 million in projects for the Maryland Transit Administration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/beatles-baltimore-civic-center-anniversary-3LAJOL2SOZFILCQWKPJZ2NZ7NA/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T17:12:02.007Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CDGOILTMPVEZDNYTQLH5XIPUBU.jpg?auth=df642c80cac5d3d965d69095622ca4288d973af1dd5a1f55f0bce9c04cdeb62a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3073&amp;height=2244</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The Beatles, from left, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney arrive in Liverpool, England on July 10, 1964, for the premiere of their movie "A Hard Day's Night." (AP Photo, File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore/kevin-spacey-foreclosure-mansion-baltimore-UGY5YXS5QRECLP44A2BJ5ZC2T4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T17:03:52.853Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OCGENMIGCJBKLCP2465QEAQG7Y.JPG?auth=50d7d3de1103d58b907981645b71025339ba770bedcdf2252cac25ef1c79f1e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1125</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Spacey has lived at least seven years in the 9,000-square-foot Inner Harbor pier home, but he fell behind in his mortgage payments and his house was sold at public auction in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-derrick-henry-lamar-jackson-raiders-XNNPMQ6K3FHSZHNYJZYOAPJABI/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T16:57:24.026Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UG3IS473XBFJZPA3HWE4LHDK6Q.png?auth=32951826c66b19a8c351534bd55bd3a8e02bc03191eded0b73477e7aea7a6ee7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-city-black-hispanic-population-change-2XWCTWUT35DBHMECTIMVHGTRMQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T16:56:02.794Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DNFY6V5T2VAI7OT5P6W5FAVROY.jpg?auth=eba342d1f07b573602355b2a258e222bd429a279ab9f7c1bef288603525ddb40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3850&amp;height=2567</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s non-Hispanic Black population shrank again last year, new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau show.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-county-spa-about-faces-BYNDJKIBQ5APTEEQLFWOYFHMPA/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T14:53:21.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S76W6VPWERFUPLPFGVMCO7W65U.jpg?auth=7eb7ee0b7b98b7319ddd57a7a5fe8966851bd4c2151080239fd0735d49e62111&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4720&amp;height=3147</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Patrick Brennan and Helga Surratt have sold About Faces Day Spa & Salon to Mackey Cronin.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-animal-abuse-commission-KJ6VJFYDFVDDFPASA755M2S474/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T14:37:44.137Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EITPAQLDLRFCJOAFMRWRUWPVE4.jpg?auth=fb2072ccdfb4fae43faf726d365f6ac35d4d5377cba18839d792f0abb828f2ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The commission hasn’t met since before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the new seven-member panel would be composed of volunteers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/james-earl-jones-morgan-state-1993-mlb-all-star-X54WWMV63RFILGUGGZ6UVDXEOA/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T14:10:57.005Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MWN57BNUY5HSJB4XGN5YAWMQHY.jpg?auth=83dd39ea2a513b022d19f62c526c1199b6d1ece842535b3f72c762648432b1d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Earl Jones (left) and Nathan Carter, director of the Morgan State University choir, prepare to perform the national anthem at the 1993 All-Star Game at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/howard-county-hispanic-asian-population-growth-GJGQJU3SNVGPZD7TNGY6HOSCOE/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T13:15:06.786Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3CGVSGPZMVCPFGJYJF7BEUT75M.JPG?auth=34db755e6e4c8717f2f2d165c9082a947526260f3980c04d05efb67a91061d95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5405&amp;height=3603</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County managed to grow in 2023 despite losses to both its white and Black populations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/anne-arundel-census-population-change-2023-W3O3FTM33NGGHCBM3JZU5PTZBI/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T13:14:15.533Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FYJD3RMVPNDPRC7GJBC26WINTI.jpg?auth=8e818dcaf7a5b07c5b7f3c572d2c7e510511c0f60b378ba603df3a45d918adc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A view over Main Street in Annapolis, Maryland. Anne Arundel County grew by about 1,300 people in 2023 despite decreases in both its white and Black populations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/seranthony-dominguez-orioles-closer-2POHMOTXX5FL3HW7HCAXGTI564/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T13:00:02.131Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IXTSUVDRTZFBNBNC6IGP24D6SM.jpg?auth=b9c99cd6a48fef4f18d6e5bca6bd32f75281c1906d5c18d17d9b6e81fc1372d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4345&amp;height=2444</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - AUGUST 24: Seranthony Domínguez #56 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates after a 3-2 victory against the Houston Astros at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 24, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-rushes-offensive-line-john-harbaugh-BI3XW6EDFJHONBPWEGX44MKCXM/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T12:19:58.182Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SJ7INIS3QJG4JATUSAZP3BGQRU.jpg?auth=6a15aa34c3335c70fe29fa40170d064b848c1c6e0f9f8a480c8ce9033b29ea5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3744&amp;height=2106</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson speaks with reporters after practice at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-schools-international-teachers-JZ3AYJGG4FF7JE4YOSSIBRRHJY/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T09:30:00.964Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QQN3YEAK5REXBFQ2N2QDAEDJ2Y.JPG?auth=478e33ddd46a394fcea1b184f680cd3506f678f6954b4e22d9519d648c51b923&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clotilda Kwasire Shikanda came from Kenya to teach students who are deaf and hard of hearing at Waverly Elementary/Middle School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/seven-things-to-do-in-howard-D5TUOZMS4VDQXLNQ2URCMEHWLA/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T09:30:00.763Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ECO4IAUTXRDAPADM5MFBF7KKOE.jpg?auth=a9ee7bdb0cc7ba36c4ca9553fe2badf12e0aa5a0678893234a80c2823863c656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4319&amp;height=3455</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As summer winds down and temperatures dip to around 60 in the morning, fall activities are starting to gear up in Howard County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/historic-howard-county-estate-horse-farm-for-sale-KMRY4QWPUVFZBAI5LKWGUM6K2Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T09:30:00.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INII5FMKSFDLBCJIMMBYKARPEY.png?auth=d55d0e10764fd946098b80c30f68eab4f7429eaf7ac95d92205e2e9feca5594b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=852</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adam-jones-podcast-brett-hollander-SY4VSWCLZNAYVKEBGAUFIPS7FI/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T09:30:00.486Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ST6BRGBGB5CRFNWOTABVWYQIII.png?auth=50a1f21d305fd24e8017d26d0692b67b52ab7f1bb7ae0a0443742757cf654f09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-tyler-oneill-10th-inning-home-run-4EI3JWCKQJGLHBY76DQCIYYPTY/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T03:25:48.465Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EBZRI6HPWZC6RNZS5SNEKNNHL4.jpg?auth=35608e4ab7a866a8bde1f284e63c134a8b02f3927b700b573793b4bc6fb72db9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5027&amp;height=3351</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles’ Anthony Santander watches his game-tying home run in the top of the eighth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/parentchild-baltimore-HNCOSS2UXFGEBOW7QQC7JT4VII/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-12T00:14:16.358Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RRY3KP4BTVFQ5FIFQZQA65DR3I.JPG?auth=c2170e1328a6e70b9e45753687b0e0411057196bb49bae59be9f834daf2fe8be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Children’s books are on display at an event kicking off the expansion of ParentChild+ into Baltimore. The organization boosts educational opportunities for low-income children by deploying early education experts to the home twice a week for nearly a year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>