<?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/community/housing/maryland-affordable-housing-homeless-KBNRUCXEJVE4VAPOKO2PYY5XNM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T22:55:37.757Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HGMSVMJHOJH7PJLRIZUBA2NZC4.jpg?auth=88ce1e9809e478619eb1ab8e0c2fdb4785c4dbbc9ad2dc3d3fef5a50b1b177b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8247&amp;height=5498</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An affordable housing project in Columbia in April. The state is proposing a rule requiring that projects like this set aside a portion of units for homeless people.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-city-council-brandon-scott-zeke-cohen-ITQ77PEYMZCRPE7XOHTZACRR6A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T22:49:11.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DR7KSH3W7FH5JI7WGB2UE5GJDA.jpg?auth=172a18f0b6aab5b429514385711b370163412144da9d6c5e14ef5c29ccac1772&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4853&amp;height=3235</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Councilman Zeke Cohen at his last council session before being sworn in as council president.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/fort-mchenry-tunnel-tractor-trailer-crash-MW7UUQVAOVEDZF2CHLA3TUUV2I/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T22:25:06.268Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H4PAFHGJ3VHF3KPOSZA5IX4S5E.png?auth=09cd8aece883fe180ce62e5e6428923e5aa6d06aec91a8fa3beee3d0e85a9363&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1148&amp;height=789</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oil spread across the lanes of I-95 after a tractor trailer crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-charter-school-funding-dispute-XS46UKPZUJBIVCHGFFBVBX6G3E/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T22:16:59.583Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WRMIGLTBRRGWHLIDGVGDBFMKLM.jpg?auth=041ecf456ffdd25d83a2e1878569ad19f0e43d76d88b3f8480186047b6968448&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Maryland school board decision would require Baltimore City Public Schools to give more money per student to charter schools.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/john-elway-trolls-baltimore-colts-2024-bowman-draft-VOJPBU2PJRATBOZCG76MWW35MY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T21:11:25.294Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XJYG4AIIXJA33FOTCRR2TTCP5Y.jpg?auth=88d446dd9ed2604e8e7c56de85ed4409be34c22c56ad1376e015d8dad67b9c19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1981</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stanford quarterback John Elway announces he'll play baseball for the New York Yankees rather than signing with the Baltimore Colts, as his father, Jack, looks on, on April 26, 1983.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/terps-maryland-derik-queen-nba-big-ten-YDBMVZQK45DIFMQZR67DGRGZGI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T20:59:50.31Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JVIPSOZ2ZBCN3LEQOIE2C2Q4KE.jpg?auth=784b327300047d3301ddb42cd2ffa4e311217d717c3fbd59ea991f06558ad11a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6596&amp;height=4369</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Derik Queen is the primary reason the Terps looks like a contender — but there's also evidence that Kevin Willard can thrive in the new NIL era if Maryland can keep pace financially.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/inspector-general-liz-walsh-calvin-ball-A3RKSUORSVHGFKTKEXBLGITWWU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T20:35:20.153Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFHN7TFT4BH7LNGBJGPPWXOF5E.jpg?auth=a5abe06c2b9191cc7506467e3d69c582203e0aafd3f926dbd9db1f0a58498777&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4874&amp;height=3249</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Howard County Council’s chamber, known as the Banneker Room, inside the George Howard government building in Ellicott City where the council meets, seen on Feb. 5, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/marc-train-station-odenton-developers-IDCXB4L4Z5EYLC4ZVHDB5HPOCE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T20:35:06.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FQN5GUS5TVGVTBPUTCKWHCMHKY.jpg?auth=d64fc47fe57c99ae28ec760fec688ee7bede23329ce907d8bfe1ee07270c44b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3883&amp;height=2589</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering of what a future Odenton MARC station area could look like.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/elias-orioles-offseason-teoscar-soto-37JMNKGPPBEPVF6BUVGXFIVABU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T20:22:41.041Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WHVQUTCJFZGVHJDQ37XMH2DPQE.png?auth=4bd696040048f07dc5953938116acc42d3e9d9df7e1062c8e7f380515bb4feab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/bryan-michael-voltaggio-new-restaurant-frederick-VIOLKR3SRJCZ7JWID2E5LOIZ2U/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T20:12:10.63Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7SUXWKSC7VBMVHGZCA2ZDYRT5Y.jpg?auth=ddc63d8096188675e1164af98005dfcef3db32dc2d4348d83e26a4462a168db7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2003</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Voltaggio, right, is back in Frederick — and this time, he’s with his brother, Michael.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/spacious-howard-county-home-for-sale-NQOZPDDCVVHOREE7EGW6D5HYQM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T19:02:42.149Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GDTPYEBBQJBJLKWX2C6P66OXR4.png?auth=509a4894bb25ce1bd91914199080a65c20c67050f9638e440dec85496f92730f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/the-arc-of-howard-county-abuse-lawsuit-FICZ3RJAP5G43LX2PRAO6Z4YT4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T18:22:33.805Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UWQGVLUT4FFFLMQ7HOVJ4W5RCI.JPG?auth=da783e24d25b9c0d8a4bc8f3d60aed655a6ba161b2f55140486a0f171a676367&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A woman with Down syndrome is suing The Arc of Howard County, a well-known adult day care center that cares for 250 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/united-healthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooting-7NMNJAPR2NH43KAHE2PNFEF57I/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T17:18:38.809Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V4L6AGQBSVGSLLNTVFB7RYOBVQ.jpg?auth=d3a9bec39b17002ce947492f1f8d04a488481583047868bf0b049cae30340fc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, right, at a press conference where authorities said they believe the homicide of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was a targeted attack.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore-county/baltimore-county-inmates-minimum-wage-KPUCGDH35VAHXP4WKTSYXSEXLU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T17:11:22.644Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SHXNKXPOXRC67MQUC56Z3R27GQ.jpg?auth=b403e50dbb876d160ec98635bfd663d653b9b1d4675ac397068d1a947cdab293&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5910&amp;height=3945</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Inside the materials recovery facility in Baltimore County. Inmates worked here sorting; whether or not they were employees is the topic of a federal lawsuit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/howard-community-college-calvin-ball-daria-willis-W4RCGVULFJHHFEHK66UGWHRVOE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T16:37:40.03Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JVTKRE4FHVBMZISY6R77GC36VM.jpg?auth=474950f57f50685f649fa91e6e4fbc0336eeda569f11f1b239811538d1fdf35c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4865&amp;height=3248</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball speaks during the Legacy at Twin Rivers ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 19 in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/best-schools-in-maryland-LI4QISUFKJCD3LD2WLMXOND7NA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T15:25:48.816Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N6QHRAQT5RHHPLWJBQIMGO5LLU.jpg?auth=a37255655113de14f5e294101bcc9be7a56f42ef01e6bc73aff8b3ce692a4bb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Assistant Principal Carrie Rill interacts with kindergarten students at Westowne Elementary School in Baltimore County, which earned a 4-star rating.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-school-report-card-2024-VZBLSVJLPNDWTJAEKVA7M6I43U/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T15:20:37.642Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J5QJYC5BHBA2NGSF5NH2UI7JIU.JPG?auth=c3d91a61acc234c1613f1b3f9189efccef6a18751de799fb077b813d8d42f89e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4670&amp;height=3113</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland schools will be rated on a scale of 1 to 5 stars.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mental-health-court-anne-arundel-county-VHQK5PA3ERCATB6YMT6CTMDFKM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T14:00:05.527Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W55AHKLRGZAIVN2LC775HK2JME.JPG?auth=20ae6456f363ef51cfdc241b4fe756989c6f1cdf7f94b443fc7d85967c84168e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1977</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[District Administrative Judge Shaem Spencer and Judge Jennifer Alexander celebrate prior to the opening of the first Mental Health Court in Anne Arundel County. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-free-agent-lefties-fried-manaea-S5PUP4PJ4NEABORQV3CQAYZ7HM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T13:30:01.055Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CSUUXO6DDBGARBWHFBEZ2JUN4M.jpg?auth=09a6d60d04d35316cbd52f8b5e1368097dd41152f70777f4fc2c8332c0376ab0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3532&amp;height=2355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Max Fried is one of the top left-handed starting pitchers available in free agency.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/midnight-madness-live-arts-maryland-italian-christmas-market-QJRMDPEAHBAVHHEUPPLH27DANE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T10:30:02.852Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CS74X74LWZBZHIK5WB422EFYRQ.jpg?auth=1cddfeee0fe27594200e021922ec32c525112db30ae6028098277aaf28e97391&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3056&amp;height=2500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Holiday lights brighten part of Inner West Street in Annapolis. Festive lights have been a tradition in downtown Annapolis since the first Christmas tree was illuminated in 1913.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/legionella-state-center-baltimore-4UPOQR7VUVHQRH3IDJY6KVXTEQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T10:30:02.552Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SYRIY3RT6FFSJGOEFOEAYQFOPQ.jpg?auth=15a6194009ff92eb137967221082b6c4da1d3f3dcedd3c2897c93e8290f3aee8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An illustration of the Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/7-things-howard-county-3OUQLLE7BJGIBA3WFIMNCOKTMA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T10:30:01.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4IVUGMGWHZFYXLLZ7MOLAO5PZQ.jpg?auth=28ca2f380e035404d93e1cc64c03ace7f913f6806f6a0a4de9eb27fc785bd5cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5332&amp;height=3555</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This week in Howard County, the Bollman Iron Truss Bridge will sparkle with lights at a bridge-lighting event on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-holiday-markets-monument-light-elvises-BW7HPCMHZFB6BDF6CWZDINK36Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T10:30:00.89Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KBYXCV6SYFG2XBTM6YOLG2ADCU.jpg?auth=598839f7e52f4035daa70d8237facb3cffd951166bbbbbf739aa1acfe79c7981&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7475&amp;height=4983</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Night of 100 ELVISes, seen here in 2023, returns this weekend to the Lord Baltimore Hotel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/wicked-movie-allyship-R7O5A3WHDVDLNEGHS74AKTUSLM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T10:30:00.818Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TNRTVRCJ3ZFPJK7VRPIVV3T2IY.jpg?auth=52894731e3cff220aff894eadd4fdb1ba44f804146c5bb342f1d4b8da8b3c30a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4383&amp;height=2988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In “Wicked,” Cynthia Erivo, left, plays outcast Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande as the popular Galinda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/horseshoe-casino-gambling-revenues-down-QOLZBLKOO5GQNCUPS3SJI7VPWI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T04:09:46.596Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5GS2J4LTURAXPC3NH2PGV5EPWM.jpg?auth=544779a5a29fcf79e0b23f5cb83ddf3620730e0cec904971d5d40a579299369d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cars drive past Horseshoe Casino on Russell Street in South Baltimore. The casino’s location has proved challenging.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/amy-sorrells-caprio-baltimore-county-police-NUKQVISRTNBWXOQEXKEN54MSVI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T03:59:54.85Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVBCGDSITZB6BHCVPUPLUVDOME.jpg?auth=dc1935f5f7fe6aaf3b3abe631e881131db8f4fbf3559580b1aadf37d51867c72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=597&amp;height=448</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Sorrells Caprio died in the line of duty in 2018. The county has honored her with signs in Honeygo Run Regional Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-car-rally-task-force-exhibition-driving-O7JTRRE2YBB2TK5PDIBDHI7QJ4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T03:27:52.364Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LZOPYXD3EJD6TFDNW2CTBOMQOE.png?auth=49f68d936e20650ae2b44fc13fbdaaac30f4a08ec3ff0a133f257f6599c5cd82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1015&amp;height=571</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A crowd gathers for alleged exhibition driving in Maryland on a recent weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/police-shooting-man-killed-laurel-YG62GFWY3VEM3OAEBBX5W7BRQI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-05T00:09:55.121Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TEA3PXMCCFHB5JP76FAO6NZ23A.jpg?auth=0cdda337413e5b2ec710847c9bb72c3ec184ddaedbad84515f01fd54984c78cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5242&amp;height=3495</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyree Winslow, 29, was identified as the man who died after apparently exchanging gunfire with police in Howard County — though officials have not said whether it was a self-inflicted wound.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>