<?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/higher-education/naval-academy-affirmative-action-trial-OF4SZO4TRJHY5DPJCYGW2YIUU4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T22:08:59.857Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EE5RHEMWQBDOVNRCXNIPQ2MFNM.jpg?auth=8ac1df01ac1a7447095452dca1c2b3455d4aae1811854467204732e9e8f9ccf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Naval Academy defended its consideration of race in admissions in a nearly two-week-long trial that concluded Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/frederick-county-man-pleads-guilty-to-poaching-deer-65QW4QWAGRBKLHMUZ5O6E4C5CU/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T22:02:29.611Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-bills-andrew-vorhees-injury-report-NZCL2RIMQNDGDG5HPHNGDCPYGY/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T21:02:32.785Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BQJJ3NYDDZBZTGUE6YR7G3VE5M.jpg?auth=fbb729859a177f095bfa81e928b97aa84eaf9d2fd25a5a461a1ef94a958ebe59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2848&amp;height=1602</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Left guard Andrew Vorhees (ankle) missed his second straight practice.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-rat-rubout-birth-control-64ZSPYVLENHKPPH22SNJ5LIOP4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T20:59:35.833Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KSVBU5M245EQ3NSHEHE5YIHX2E.jpg?auth=fea8eb2934437845074513fa3ed399c65df89988c1531195b9b4a2db41bc851e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3274&amp;height=2406</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This rat doesn’t live in Baltimore, but city officials are considering birth control for its relatives.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/pava-lapere-letter-maryland-ZIXHDPLU6NERNJB2YZD7Y32HCY/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T20:11:05.541Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FCUAFB6SRJA7JJLLHQXXX6ELYY.jpeg?auth=390dc692558da21b09f22472d144fa0668e4ba99d69c8e2e9b49bfd51dd0d46d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=960</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pava LaPere.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/pool-collapse-engineer-report-PSUFER7OH5GJ5J4WL5RYRUIXTQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T19:59:31.469Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DQWOBPGFDBA7TBLHJQQBLKGACQ.JPG?auth=1632afbadedfa57453c9ab803c8f458c04a2024e438b9f201858fd922c0271cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1886</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The pool at the Axel Brewers Hill apartment complex was in a “vault” that was separate from the main structure of the building, so the building remains safe, an engineering firm said after an investigation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-e-bike-voucher-pilot-52W3XTQVIZH25ADMD5OR2IXLIM/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T17:41:11.672Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3QCRXDHCIBCRRLQQU2NR2HUO5Y.JPG?auth=033f4a05f135a5aa4799867579a103516f31a8d5cd53cf634e2dfcece4241262&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5880&amp;height=3308</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As part of the e-bike voucher pilot the city will randomly pull applications through a lottery and select up to 50 participants.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/kneads-bakeshop-canton-crossing-TGXS3BXTM5AEHOJUUG5T5OV5J4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T17:29:48.404Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KGVTGNK4B5FJ5MCQIQJMJRL5QE.jpg?auth=59c473a13864f97d5583772cc0e237608169e6b73e2654448837c6251292ad9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kneads Bakeshop & Café is the boutique wing of H&S Bakery. They’ll soon add another location in Canton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-police-corporal-zachary-small-trial-verdict-GG3UNUC3PJFJBO6UZOFJBZ2EK4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T16:09:09.905Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7YWHXTNBIVDXRFD2B3C26RIQYM.jpg?auth=b6d62161c3191d358697fc745f5ec1cde0154a9fa3c2d9ba87080fe01634a3e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6489&amp;height=4326</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/light-rail-collides-with-truck-ZKYS2M2SMBGUXNKCTI3TCKOEKU/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T15:18:42.466Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3YOVFQ47TRHNHHVD25ZZHSSQGE.jpg?auth=3f65e024ac49d07ad09af4c36102f7cb46745ee4098ed8cd9e4a6613b4179e41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Maryland Transit Administration light rail train collided with a vehicle Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/banner-ravens-podcast-bills-preview-WMQGTFPUQREMFHUNJX4FZ5L6YY/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T14:57:09.565Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LTARN47ZSZHPJD2FK6GR5AR45Y.png?auth=e2664b0373ecc798a7cf672e5a8782d78eeaa89aa57165785550970367922248&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/adam-jones-podcast-mark-trumbo-orioles-B6ML26SSKVE6RPWLEJRSL3AFFQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T12:08:37.107Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2GIAYYEYP5CZZBRYQVCTKNXLOI.png?auth=206eb94fb8e6fdbc26d80c20efeeb0bdace3e9fa8425446f02403724bbec9b76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/key-bridge-lawsuit-investigation-rebuild-DRSOUB27OREJTK2KDJMMQ3LRF4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T11:53:05.699Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GVJGNTTD3BE2FBZERMOXWVNUFU.JPG?auth=8d1f577565aad49118278496f7b4f2636dcbce3cd98a79e07b4af1553051956d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A structural pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remains in the Patapsco River six months after the container ship Dali lost power and hit a pier causing a catastrophic collapse. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/howard-county-home-for-sale-slide-grand-spiral-glass-elevator-NS3SPWICSBFEDMUUZXOZ6TKUKM/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T09:30:00.868Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MOUWDV57X5FMNPJCAUWPPRAEII.jpg?auth=b597ccc2d210b13ca2fe3637cc019259789386d75aaef6ebbb269bfa23e1ed53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1999&amp;height=1334</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-squeakness-pigtown-creative-alliance-F47U3OL5MJGP5B475LEW5J7PK4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T09:30:00.728Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XCVLF4PSXVDCJMGJVDT7QCXEXU.JPG?auth=0254f9404adb000b9f1935690b2ced87dd19a6ce73876d1704ead07c5552288c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The annual Squeakness race will return for this weekend’s Pigtown Festival.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/howard-county-columbia-gateway-AQCYWSIAARCEDDPKYW35BW3DUU/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T09:30:00.561Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CGYV6HZ3UBACTNS735VGTO4E2Q.JPG?auth=48dc793ae79f7f27982058e07ce6a0448c0ba60e4fa46c36ce2381e6c21178f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6960&amp;height=4640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[White arches the mark the entrance to Gateway in Columbia, an office park soon to have a facelift.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/a-medical-diagnosis-ended-zach-orrs-career-then-it-led-to-his-calling-OJE47BZEP5CDJDG2766ACWJCLA/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T09:30:00.427Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JHSRGJ3SBBHCXMDCOM6CWUPJJU.jpg?auth=777523155c3180f209a32b6fbab7566f695eb6a7fac0eb3a542547b8df81d72b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2141&amp;height=1204</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zach Orr became one of the NFL’s youngest coordinators after an injury ended his promising playing career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-17-hits-nine-runs-5ADCQUXCT5DEVF73UMHJNIJK2M/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T02:56:56.496Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IQR2NAUSBVB3POHNZGSAMJNFNU.jpg?auth=e22092dc0b591bfdf991f8da20a05fda47d091074102758325f2d93a1bda2dc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3296&amp;height=2197</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outfielder Colton Cowser watches his two-RBI single in the first inning, which put the Orioles ahead to stay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/vinegar-company-agrees-one-million-settlement-for-pollution-violations-74WKQ4CLJ5HP7MIJMALV3VCXYA/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T02:34:50.806Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z7OX6T33ENGJ5G37QBKBYTQQHE.jpg?auth=c51d93c13ed48bc0bd11f637d185d48368186c5cea6ca96554cb3f878bb24d96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1308&amp;height=872</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of the Environment and Fleischmann’s Vinegar Company have reached a $1.1 million settlement over water pollution violations from the company’s Baltimore facility, MDE officials announced Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/survivor-tk-foster-gabe-ortis-A3R2XVHJNJA6ZFSJCNXRPCIS2Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T02:06:02.897Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6DP7JXJKLBCVFHN6TNTEAIBDQM.jpg?auth=5dbee4a6f966ad572832cfaf1135f24eeb4ce682cf63aa4f914e1256d949f93c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s Terran “TK” Foster, third from the left in the front row, was the second person voted off the newest season of “Survivor.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/facebook-post-seen-by-baltimore-county-inspector-general-solves-mystery-3QDPUL6K4ZBLBDFJF6U2CWCVY4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T02:04:51.891Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4O24SFICRBFPFKKOSONYAMONYI.jpg?auth=cdbc6138b1bbde3729c218de56999e645bf3ef7dcb2ff06395784184ec363f70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan spotted a post on Facebook that may have solved an investigation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/hoco-pirates-adventure-columbia-4THXFMSJ7JBMVJBV6U3CL3OVNM/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T01:30:59.681Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4CGBNVZ4FGC5HBWTVAI7ITGDI.jpg?auth=71b92de5b16aa844990b48f7e0dbb8b9eeebbd9b990aa53a50b391e9090645c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8014&amp;height=5343</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[HoCo Pirate Adventures founder Chris Fuchs organizes nine pirate treasure hunts a year on the trails of Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-kaiser-permanente-strike-deal-on-medicaid-PDMMLEH5EVAITL6VJ5HFJFZCX4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T01:26:49.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5UUIBHCMJFA57FVOMSU7PMBK3I.jpg?auth=915d7ab09d60fb3071b12138e945f730723cee1479bc42d607aed71319b95044&amp;smart=true&amp;width=818&amp;height=685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Health offices in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-marlon-humphrey-victory-ig-live-TRI27VCLY5FS7KMMA4M2URHUQ4/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T01:09:04.434Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GHUTG44YS5FZHKJVMKUKL44K4Q.jpg?auth=28cda9c088d492b36678ec061974671704a0005657c745e9c00f709eabd5aea5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4922&amp;height=3283</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quarterback Lamar Jackson was not in a celebratory mood on the plane home from Dallas after the Ravens nearly let a win elude them in the fourth quarter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/greater-grace-church-sex-abuse-investigation-KQ3YF77TONCUDARTZVN6O7VT5A/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T00:19:15.153Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U6BX33YODFFA3ICQYHLVLFBM3Y.JPG?auth=6b25ef7b3f0c68d9a947295ec7726dd03c2a1a7f358327027b93f7687ed0f8d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1729</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Greater Grace World Outreach announced it has contracted with a nonprofit to assess the church’s response to sexual abuse allegations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/neo-nazi-atomwaffen-sarah-beth-clendaniel-sentencing-K3NLUT3VQNH3NC7SDLS5O4TQNI/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-26T00:14:07.75Z</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[Sarah Beth Clendaniel was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison followed by lifetime supervised release.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>