<?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/state-government/juvenile-services-homicides-shootings-2024-3VF6CHVOVBCN5F4DI4W5ED43G4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T22:58:25.006Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Q2TPIBX45A7RGICRHZ7JW7QUA.JPG?auth=93770a4915216274a3b7b68c361e473f24585f4ac105b7d18ba15e590536eef4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4426&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The number of youth killed or injured by gun violence while under state supervision declined in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-prison-public-records-lawsuit-LKRYH74NABFTTOEYW4MWXBI27A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T22:58:05.168Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UMAFQLUNDBHQVNQETVFESMPIAE.jpg?auth=d17fc346cfd16f0011f201018b7a525130da8b603dad3a6e1d2edd32408bc598&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2020&amp;height=1347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland prison system is facing legal scrutiny for failing to respond to a public records request seeking more information on its efforts to build a “pre-release” center for incarcerated women.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-school-violence-intervention-XBB2AU3IZRBZHNF7CJIUG4XXF4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T22:42:54.032Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PXU5OGN6S5BUBBICOFG2FLXITA.jpg?auth=1a64cfc8272dc366caab532bd84683cfc71c86743e1cde7d6b011aebba845645&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3488&amp;height=2325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stefanie Mavronis, director of the mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, said the city shouldn’t wait for tragedy to happen to think about how to keep young people out of violent situations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-extradition-hearing-scheduled-XPZAWRTWG5AVPLGT2LN5HWFK4I/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T22:35:08.651Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DZY2QPWARBAR3AWW3JWVRGKTNI.jpg?auth=5dedd49bf08d4a0888fe534cb02f6c074ea1cba3f88a92decfe9ffbf70701b0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480&amp;height=320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania State Police released this photo of Luigi Mangione. He’s charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder as a crime of terrorism and related offenses in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the New York Hilton Midtown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/mlb-study-pitching-injuries-FEPR7T2DPJEHRHRZVPDDTF6CNE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T22:22:49.365Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T5TGEE2BRBBZZHXQLV4LLF2Z4Q.jpg?auth=74a05f3792df108d324b089d5103926cb01b82d97911149a72a233037b620b85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starter Tyler Wells pitched three games for Baltimore in 2024 before going down with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/cold-deaths-maryland-winter-4SELVQHNYBECHFNCOOZH53PBII/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T22:12:36.882Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MT3YJY3P5VHYRGEXVMGBT42VUE.jpg?auth=32b5f6521ce7de1d74955b725e337ed122f5bfd35e5e5365ee8c561b30f6de98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8181&amp;height=5454</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three men have been reported dead from cold-related illness in Maryland so far this winter season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/slutty-vegan-open-baltimore-peninsula-K6EYR76HCFFUTD54SS4EWOENFQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T22:01:31.458Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YLQS7LS24ZHLHBT5LSJV4E3ZSU.jpg?auth=85e47d821d94f93cc8a6c0cc5a6c855aa5ad9f16721a3b2c99188e5e48083183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6870&amp;height=4580</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole announced the Baltimore Peninsula location in October 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-gary-sanchez-american-league-east-yankees-AKQZPYK2NZFTTDK3ZCVXL2I2CA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T21:44:23.842Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ULFZ3MR2MBHI3NYBAPU6LU775U.jpg?auth=c8335f675588a9036ba5b65282c55d1d38ccc507a2faed4afb4698facc0048bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2339&amp;height=1559</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Catcher Gary Sánchez played seven of his 10 seasons with the New York Yankees. Now, he’s joined the Orioles to back up Adley Rutschman.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/harris-trump-maryland-speech-KZCIFKIQPNBNZLHXFDSDZOPMNU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T21:36:57.712Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IIACAYIFJ5FDPBGKI4YSWNS45Y.jpg?auth=cfe7398403feff47e1525d0dfe537c22e8b78fa0e9d55960b8320a6b97eb075b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Prince George’s Community College in August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/maryland-ev-charger-sites-G3XSE373QND53OOXVRMAQ6GZLY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T20:55:42.657Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UUJBEIAPFVEEJEARGQLYBID66Q.JPG?auth=73bafbc2fd79a4dea4d21adb3f1bb3fd8577d82c9f120422e00addb17f92ef85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6607&amp;height=4402</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A charging station on Light Street in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-dot-transportation-veronica-mcbeth-SLO2IPEZCBFYHJMGZTTQ4CDKRU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T20:51:07.153Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WNEFBGTNDVAAFNDVQETTKKROKE.jpg?auth=b301bc4b007b4f90dbda54a529553da23467b27d0fc260e9da1e526ff0ccc2fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=580&amp;height=386</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Veronica P. McBeth, Mayor Brandon Scott’s pick to lead the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, currently works as deputy assistant secretary for transportation policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/tomoyuki-sugano-orioles-4TDKYL6OSRCZVCAKF2RT7PZUAA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T20:26:23.815Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R4IDJAYU7JB5NBHRZXCAUCOQ2I.jpg?auth=d5961096dba505c9617091a4e78a2e8403c732f321013e9c33ea41898707b268&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3360&amp;height=1890</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano signed a 1-year deal with the Baltimore Orioles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/amtrak-train-fatally-struck-baltimore-GLPR4S3XQJDJBERKTUJ2DVOPXI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T19:05:00.256Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TWZIM6QH75CF5PKKWFEV6EJVVI.jpg?auth=2be8f9c8f0eef8ce34a2cbd3fea04d1a7e36d8b89860a585a0fb8e2ba998dde1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6932&amp;height=4621</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amtrak officials said the train was traveling from New York to Miami. No passengers or crew members aboard the train were injured.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jack-flaherty-free-agency-elias-QW6O273IFJGLBD4WMN7DH7TNRI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T18:01:01.55Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OOAT65NM5BFDNAYLV7IIIBH64Y.png?auth=178d13ccbd667f11c927d85bdf7ed06f23e2794e678e51127f90dfd25f13826a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-electoral-college-harris-ORPJJLAM65GRVAU2C2TCROWBPU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T17:51:21.897Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7DCKMCAEJ5B2BCQYYTSH2ZTYUA.JPG?auth=ea29652bd2e17021a3936b183ba3d9910ffc04f87ea76b1d06e75a457a886c1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5462&amp;height=3641</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller signs documents making Maryland’s votes for president official. Miller served as president of Maryland’s Democratic presidential electors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-executive-candidates-interviews-DMRRFU3ZZ5AHDCJVDVOEO5432A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T16:49:59.994Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TTUVDNYFHNCT5FCYAITBBRN7T4.JPG?auth=9f8b7d371f1eabb3cc8a5d44a70ee4afe575f261fb716b596dee8e6a13725c1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5948&amp;height=3965</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Council is poised to select the next county executive from a pool of five candidates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/drones-sightings-maryland-new-jersey-orbs-NK22G2FS5JCDVIIB2C3ZNJAIBI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T16:33:12.475Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OJTNYYEANVH4BLT637HFVGO6F4.jpg?auth=e53d131e84a3c3e29c72d8d2f58496f306ef9f0b068e51759428b67a4409b66e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Stadulis of Clinton Township, New Jersey, shows a video he took of what he believes to be drones.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/columbia-ellicott-city-coffee-3LYVFXRRUBBYJI4IVZDSRNMIDE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T16:25:30.627Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PD7JJXYLLBACNLNFGDLGJGJEYQ.jpeg?auth=5eb2dfb32e612a29c6eb423c9cb9b9285dbdded03547d8b8260f751d5a748ee4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/naval-academy-affirmative-action-verdict-F5345K2OC5DFLL6HL3HI4Z6UHU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T15:41:41.868Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6OIVU4ZXPNECTEXK2AZS3AKSAE.jpg?auth=b8b2281f75e13b887de897ec9777ba22a77b2916d3fd0273691ba1fd7f4de65f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4487&amp;height=2524</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge upheld the Naval Academy’s consideration of race in admissions, which he said is “narrowly tailored” to meet its national security interests.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/international-students-trump-travel-ban-LSKDB2PV75CF7E6AKL3D4GMMVI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T15:29:08.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTNKGI2PERF5JMOLDHTM5ZLUNQ.jpg?auth=be60d9707b674cdfa34758753a8918f7e11bd1ade32a607e6b35d9f8683b58cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4164&amp;height=2776</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 27% of Johns Hopkins University undergraduate and graduate students are from outside the U.S.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/downtown-baltimore-commuting-traffic-worse-LSODKEFJNBF5BN4AS2BUYOPK5Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T13:28:57.769Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NQPIAEUV5FHB5HPOVB2F3YKHQY.JPG?auth=ff9f691cbf9a6eb55b3fb6832ee60773b57b13b481bf0ebfcbb7c270087cf0e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Downtown drivers have dealt with a lot lately, with some reporting worse-than-usual backups along key corridors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/drones-larry-hogan-donald-trump-PKIUCOQOLNDK3PQMH22EPFRX5Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T13:14:32.893Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6M3KFD53IZD5TCGAHEMBSZC3DY.jpg?auth=a8ac11801312ee05fa38f749c42d0ee8e37a74b324b69e4c87e15a9c92bcbad4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4966&amp;height=3311</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What’s all this I hear about a drone invasion?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/leslie-hughan-kids-advocate-A6KBF4DJ7NESHK2QDBGGQBXVSY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T10:30:01.675Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GJBFCA6YERETJIOPNAPEHCA7FU.jpg?auth=d81ab5834bfae88e35b3e56018c3d77f9ebde4fb7f9ff483fb0db67a86b8b4f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leslie Hughan.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/police-consent-decree-progress-PFC7D5MCEZCLTDHAGCFQCYH7PA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T04:23:10.704Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HZV5HFZEBNBDTBT3CQH2AF4DDY.jpg?auth=7e26bd294fbbcb2cb2acc24bc8a17b6639766be60ebff3a4e4ef91f333e28df7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6651&amp;height=4434</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Police Department’s achievements come amid an uncertain backdrop in the federal monitoring of local police departments.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-sign-japanese-pitcher-tomoyuki-sugano-3SKR3K6PZFFNLGKEF6ITQIPWDU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T03:31:16.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R4IDJAYU7JB5NBHRZXCAUCOQ2I.jpg?auth=d5961096dba505c9617091a4e78a2e8403c732f321013e9c33ea41898707b268&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3360&amp;height=1890</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 24 starts last season, Tomoyuki Sugano struck out 111 batters and issued just 16 walks. And only six of the 132 hits against him were home runs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-senate-carter-resigns-773HMOW5QVDQTNIVDSNEW6ARBE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T02:59:19.45Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZCRNTFSJZHSHCOTUX6XWAMNOA.jpg?auth=ec863ba02b5771840c0a7a11680861bc2149fc8d5e9fc696f907a6c8797665ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4808&amp;height=3205</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. Jill Carter, a Baltimore City Democrat, will resign from the Maryland Senate for a board appointment from Gov. Wes Moore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/walters-art-museum-kate-burgin-X4AM2JN3VJCBPKP5GTMEVOT2SA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T02:30:31.676Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INTJF5LKGVGN7P2DTSEAK3IN5E.jpg?auth=2969705fc3013400bd8acb376cca335a718a71545c8a4c41cffbc549ac66f4ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3904&amp;height=2602</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Walters Art Museum named Kate Burgin as its next executive director and CEO.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/howard-county-emergency-shelter-capacity-3ZPMBUHNSFHDBIIOJMFUFC2OQA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T00:18:01.223Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WOYD4VKO7ND2XD2UX3ANUL4BDQ.jpg?auth=4d8c5ad02277a778adf257e33b25bd919015aff5e818d02d7e46a05a47cb1d9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball grips a pair of oversized scissors and smiles at Mitchel Lee, lead pastor of Grace Community Church, ahead of a ribbon-cutting for the newly expanded emergency shelter on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>