<?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/harford-county-school-budget-OU6SOB4MPRENBOUEWOLTNPIQHA/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T23:47:38.081Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RVGSWNKL3RASXCYIAIUJ7EZJ7E.jpg?auth=805546fd8da46e8fedd99427692c79309621a3d46e45bc2195f0528a8087c978&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5974&amp;height=3988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harford County Public Schools is facing a budget crisis, and the superintendent is warning of tough choices ahead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-executive-candidate-names-release-ELRIMNWEDJHHFGMCLP3TVHPM5I/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T23:26:54.875Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XDSMVRLKCNH6BHICVHVLAF6UZU.JPG?auth=58c3c8c03c9d99a959eea0c72b93d33adbe21cc1f4dfddd01015d0096d8babdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3925&amp;height=2617</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fourth District Councilman Julian E. Jones Jr. at a Baltimore County Council legislative session in September in Towson. Jones plans to run for county executive in 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/religion/black-catholics-baltimore-TQTODGFNHNF2BGPQWLYELXAJOM/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T22:44:40.966Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NI577RTUWFH5ROSM6KTTRHRECI.JPG?auth=288937738d2120f751f8387d6ea3094c64954e4a4dd96002eb815f12f9e03807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5431&amp;height=3621</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary, is seen on Sunday, June 16, 2024 in Baltimore. St. Gregory is among nearly a dozen predominantly Black churches set to close under an Archdiocese of Baltimore reorganization plan.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-chargers-injury-report-roquan-smith-nelson-agholor-MMSDKVTDZRGMBLWWHMSYGINRKY/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T22:12:46.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/25BJUIKXJ5ADRPQY322HGLBFVE.jpg?auth=19cee2a3c9ad459eb8e6d05d3ce4253580383aa4a780a39a24c7ed1320ff6e8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2753&amp;height=1838</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nelson Agholor scores a touchdown in the second quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 7.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/timothy-cartwell-dpw-worker-killed-RRAKKU2ACZGMHEEO3JLXYJHNS4/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T21:52:46.819Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CYSJQRGIX5G7HF6XNLDA4Y6A6I.jpg?auth=a32d48afdb76ea42a711f5649dc6d7af66cb0f1412f33c5268e1fb5ef7f21883&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Timothy “Timmy” Cartwell is remembered as a beloved son, brother, uncle and friend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/offshore-wind-ocean-city-pier-QNBLYOH24FETLM5XPCR74SHJT4/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T20:24:51.391Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZKKF3WQZGJBGJEKOWIF42KRQRM.png?auth=d15ac02af6ffe673985fe3c56d6051584bb02b457e58722c0d2c015a53097ad8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1318&amp;height=680</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore wind project in the Delmarva Peninsula.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/matt-gaetz-withdraws-attorney-general-IXC5XXEZL5BUXIEHWUKJKDBKYE/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T20:17:40.082Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F3OYG5YQVFC65NLCSEP7TUUJSY.jpg?auth=ae5d6c6b69b26d2a5a7777542cedb5dc83c0ceac4b6e13ecaf44bfab523f3baf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be attorney general in President-elect Donald Trump's second administration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-burn-ban-lifted-H3AUP2PVNZELXOYD4EGBQ35GPQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T19:30:38.792Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZVAPXFGSMZDGDJMV442EABPZTE.jpg?auth=01e5ac36f61448e6a012bf8bf182706e1386a35ebe6b61702489aae4ec004d00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After recent rainfall, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources lifted the statewide burn ban that was put in place Nov. 1.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/hunter-schloss-senior-vice-president-growth-E22KCZOKORE2RDP6MGFVO5QWAU/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T18:58:45.839Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A4CWWHFCPZBPZCHU4XUQNGJFMU.jpg?auth=7b2d40876d9bda7fc0b670826567e6732060d7a1e15169dc479c4aadf8658c01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7283&amp;height=4855</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hunter Schloss has been named Senior Vice President of Growth at The Baltimore Banner.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/banner-ravens-podcast-chargers-preview-defense-F4XCRWV4JBFFPDKC3QXD3XL3PY/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T18:14:06.217Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5H5DZ4PFLJEMVBUKRLZCPRMLEM.png?auth=42dbf460a5947ef8f7a5db6bd31267cbca0ca0072fb729f1f7bf54e0b8a205ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/tyler-mailloux-hit-and-run-hearing-gavin-knupp-KBY456SMBRAANIEQ5N53IXL6IQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T18:00:46.885Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AHX7TOBZTJHMLBSHOR2S2YXMVM.JPG?auth=3253dda5dd5011c7c5d439f3860b2e31d86a03738fbc4d91d9f1da684a71b010&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7022&amp;height=3950</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The deadly hit-and-run of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp has galvanized and captivated the tight-knit communities of Ocean City and Ocean Pines.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-in-annapolis-the-beatles-alex-cortright-st-johns-college-VFLQBHRVNFADXPJS7OE3BDGVQM/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T17:59:26.327Z</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/community/climate-environment/weather/burn-ban-maryland-7CAHXSTFDRHNHI2SZNERHDOTY4/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T17:23:49.457Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KZX7ICTERRC75BOYUXLS73DQHE.JPG?auth=4cc802516b1b31e18c3229410f334d344dd0f3ace391f5edca1deb0e66ad7c85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Beautiful fall foliage is here — but so are dangerous wildfire risks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/st-agnes-nurses-want-to-decertify-union-M2WAHOXWSZHGFCNJHG7RXRGJVM/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T17:14:29.028Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DHOCVBS4UFFRLBICMT2JWIWDSY.jpg?auth=d4d78342180306ccbfd3f2a1c8b934f6739c5ae2609242e94505c3ee794fb77e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1064</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of nurses at St. Agnes Hospital have asked for a vote to decertify their union.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/howard-county-home-for-desirable-neighborhood-JR57G5WSP5BPRESITCPGU3ZBQA/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T15:00:02.12Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IR2TENSTA5BCBPOGTR6WTBMG34.png?auth=27c7d82779c320b2527a1585915e264a39959cc6512b32949f90cbabd9495167&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=880</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/small-donations-make-a-big-impact-EGKYPQG5KRDIFBNNY7TCAOLQDU/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T14:47:58.077Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZR655T77XFAINB7F4R5427J2Q4.jpg?auth=338ced5ef42c0a6b13f55a61f8018633038c0f7e78a7c4f09f81a99fadefaecd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7076&amp;height=5000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/exciting-new-concept-capital-pitch-competition-to-highlight-at-expo-K2SZTR4345AJ3EZ6CD2ZJWHY5U/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T14:47:33.24Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AFBLBVT535GTNIP4WJDIX5EHUM.jpeg?auth=36844a3da4a8df045954d42b05139db48cb767cf32927e78f3704da9812efa68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5824&amp;height=3264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tedco]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/tom-casey-ginina-jackson-stevenson-anne-arundel-county-circuit-court-judges-KIMP54CGHRDHTN3ZU4V5AGU3RQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T14:30:24.806Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YIYWT6AZHFCWJPAN6ITMBUSHPA.jpg?auth=896780e202114b9a649ffaa838d087976077bb9c2473e0b254dc9a0257ee56a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2757&amp;height=2076</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Circuit Court Judge Ginina A. Jackson-Stevenson, left, shown at a primary event earlier this year, lost her seat on the bench in November. It’s the first time since 2004 that an appointed Black judge lost to a white challenger.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/baltimore-county-exit-poll-2GG7CTTV5FFABIPUWRS3RANHYE/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T13:05:28.781Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UEUACDLYDJHMZBWGFUEGOGZIXI.jpg?auth=ea6f57be885d99eb885c28336c7c9f1a5e16111ff23baf89a5bddb7657d0f33c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3072&amp;height=1728</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[About 1 in 5 Baltimore County voters cast ballots for candidates from different parties for president and U.S. Senate this election cycle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/state-center-settlement-redevelopment-XLI2YLNXLJFD3MSSZTGWKE7EO4/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T12:52:15.022Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HKDFRNLVDVC6NNUOTZCYNX3M3I.jpg?auth=0d24c68dbd86f0b007fb80777323bcbe159a5d44cc3fe986f17317302e77ef9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The State Center office complex in Baltimore has long been slated for redevelopment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/election-trump-antisemitism-jews-BL2Q7H23JVFONFMYT46YVCPPXI/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T10:30:02.985Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MLYSA3VXXZCRLPM53UKGLCVTLA.jpg?auth=d02ab3a099e2c872f39ec312af0e588971d3c8ed554b432847ef356256a9f337&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump participate in a victory parade in West Palm Beach, Florida, over the weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-christmas-village-K6YRZHSGLJBYBCZRAAN2MB6YHI/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T10:30:02.236Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ISIVMUB7DZFLNHYTEKYNTSTTZA.jpg?auth=a7f5b674e54644403dd1ce6e174b2346e4e95b65834eedf4ba758368da9a08f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4898&amp;height=3265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christmas Village in Baltimore is returning to the Inner Harbor for its 11th season amid several other events bringing cheer to Charm City this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/7-things-howard-county-christmas-tree-lighting-Q44WCONKCJBKJF2IIN3QPS7C4Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T10:30:01.456Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4CMHI36VDRF37HI4T4P7G67DEQ.JPG?auth=f77aa5ffe0e4b5fada68f5eb0e5119c27eb9b7f98b4e2456f1696eca5c78c545&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5252&amp;height=3458</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Santa will make an appearance at the Colmont Farm’s inaugural Christmas tree lighting event on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-requests-100-million-for-next-phase-of-the-highway-to-nowhere-RYIWI6JMSRF7PBW6K5QDKZEZSA/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T10:30:00.791Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6ZGGHKLEZBEX3PIHL3CDDGPOT4.jpg?auth=f46ea18819f97e060eb8cbe38e1a586858db392cbaf70878fe8792da750128ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5431&amp;height=3621</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cars travel down the U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore in 2023. The U.S. 40 Highway to Nowhere has scarred West Baltimore for decades. Baltimore’s new plan won’t remove it, but will try to transform the area around it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/children-cellphones-smart-watch-GBDXXWA55RAVTNJSWPWPYKSLKQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T10:30:00.706Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NE7MPURDZJBNZMBIAYVETRQAZI.jpg?auth=b367e248655eae1db85de3642856c224a9caea9e180a09b5b458d6011b3eec1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2914&amp;height=1943</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/interstate-95-shooting-kevin-gross-ronald-garcia-rodriguez-2OJZNFV5G5B4THQQWYMMHOIH64/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T03:47:06.329Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TKYGOS5F3RBL5HL4EEDPN5EWY4.JPG?auth=cc0bc34b130b145d97b46ddb6cd120409c838b549766e03929ae00f5d1ea173e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1873</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police say a Baltimore man who allegedly shot and wounded a co-worker on Interstate 95 in Howard County may have blamed the victim for a demotion.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/bopa-ceo-rachel-graham-2ROLVJXZK5DHTHLRVCAFXS2LGI/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T03:24:15.657Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5DQ42Z7M6ZFPDBPUCFW5CFQHLQ.jpeg?auth=24e05874c1edbf8ec26c9515e25cbd30879f6eb1cf61619a930e097d4027d5da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=966&amp;height=670</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts has removed CEO Rachel Graham after just seven months on the job.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-library-union-board-of-trustees-S7YUN2RJS5FOVH4IVFFDTKH4QQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-21T00:00:02.83Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W254RVJFKRGPDCRGQYS2B5REYQ.jpg?auth=b15c5057c1512638c61d11d216767a08a1acd4ec6d6b2a190c871b9292fb5650&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4993&amp;height=3329</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Unionized Howard County library workers, including those at the Miller branch of the county’s library system, planned to demand fair wages at Wednesday night’s board of trustees meeting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>