<?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/go-kart-howard-county-chris-siperko-P6YEGVWSIVECZCLU7HJZ3XCYZI/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T22:59:52.878Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CC5PLPTZZRBOHFAY5NNYDURJRE.JPG?auth=14d10d92153b914f1a1cbc7a3a62bfd6a060dfa233fd3802ab85461283e8e4a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Howard County man built an unauthorized go-kart track on his 11-acre property in Highland for his son. Neighbors were not pleased.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/astronomy/quadrantid-meteor-shower-in-maryland-6MEH34YBOJG4XOEBUIBIGBWJSY/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T22:32:35.118Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KIC6OY2OPRH63NXJSYYVGWE6HU.jpg?auth=d67366cfca886f6ccbd97fdaf1f1c0081377db6496b693e831bd42a8341610e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to peak on the East Coast in the early morning hours before sunrise Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-train-metro-subway-railcars-TH47U6HGTZBGJKFJOE4BNWPVKE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T22:07:29.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FO6GPXHUKJEZBEFV2FPHPQF7R4.JPG?auth=798e2a3b1e6fb4ba60f4e569772ba12932ca6d1b3593d8b114627ba2ab40dfd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2010</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Passengers board an MTA Metro SubwayLink train in the Johns Hopkins Station. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-pro-bowl-2024-lamar-jackson-4GNHPMJZWRDXDHZGDFGOLCN2DE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T21:42:16.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WQPOAUCT7BEG7CEKAONLBIOMZE.jpg?auth=d9f34d130a3a57f87d7426c7872852e7fa36cdf0019a56da1f36e4c6cb00336e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3456&amp;height=2304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lamar Jackson, left, was named to his fourth Pro Bowl, while Zay Flowers, his top receiver this season, earned the first selection of his career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/baltimore-snow-winter-weather-BK6MWSGSJJCETHOIDBIBSFJC4E/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T21:22:20.995Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OUEH2XGMAJF4NIP4PFYFHCLVYI.jpg?auth=475621aad8e8ee928dd62f7381b086b3c05cc5e9f62208f0118d6357c20a045a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5879&amp;height=3911</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore will see a dusting of snow on Friday with more possible early next week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-passer-qb-rating-record-browns-derrick-henry-3YU5WBC6KNB3TKI6KAQOZODKM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T21:22:19.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZX7QJDBBVBE57GLTLAUS4AAJ6E.jpg?auth=08e34478d6ea76cb61cb3226cf5bfd37219a172cdf949b860b8e7c70c0a86070&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4520&amp;height=3013</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lamar Jackson could set the NFL record for highest passer rating in a single season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/next-act-cinema-closes-CN3LEHWN2ZFX3KHZXTGVLACLOA/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T21:01:11.43Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ESSOG3UTKBHB7NZ5NAD3QGIQUI.JPG?auth=5a98665a2d8ad071a8de216399146eccdb853dc6765a802befb740929dc02ff2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5411&amp;height=3607</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Next Act Cinema on its last day in business Monday after a surprise closing announcement.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rachel-motion-motion-change-of-venue-EQCURIUB7NDPRKKO6XLUQ3JOS4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T20:35:31.713Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FUBWHUMFARBCLHK65JWHM27ESQ.jpg?auth=6f28a21719d7d28222b324e7500eb69c6ed251c949bab59309c42f069152e702&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a motion for change of venue filed on Monday, Victor Martinez-Hernandez’s attorneys wrote that the case has been the subject of “numerous inflammatory and prejudicial reports in both legacy and social media.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/police-arrest-son-in-fatal-stabbing-of-pikesville-woman-5ZUWW7YA5RHHJPHI4U2GX6IKJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T19:47:22.166Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A537K6257JHPRE6C2Z6PLA4NOE.jpg?auth=8e0340a36c12055c85e8343c7e21682f002ed31e220584c39f327541c6514853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5643&amp;height=3762</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/new-year-optimism-FGGPJQFSLNFTVFPIUWWIN2RUJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T19:22:09.651Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RC3VYXD235D63KXPR2GVA3FIAI.jpg?auth=a307063b2fb13cd18103847383f1e919639e334f7b3a8f6384c0d5b9a211e4da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/maryland-assessment-property-tax-2025-33FPKL6XLVFONBTYHAD7UKMUF4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T18:32:33.097Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z47YSGXAVRGPPN66Q2DQFAYHNM.JPG?auth=f4f8b6e48adefcaccdf092a96e3e16e66af5953760eada021aec991334c9e59d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Property values rose by 20% in the state’s latest round of assessments, likely meaning higher tax bills for owners.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/iggy-north-jewelry-LZ4ITHH3BRFD7J6HKDK4QTOKBE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T17:01:25.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YMHOQH74BAJTPFXRIIWZ5WD3U.jpg?auth=d292fb03861ca0634bb3aa54e0425bb4b8bf87f6c3e896c2ebff2afcd5f9ea9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5090&amp;height=3393</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eunie Cho poses in her jewelry store, Iggy North.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-restaurant-openings-2025-MSSVSLVR2VARJIPG3T7VX6EYFA/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T16:04:51.46Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6MC4SDXUGJHN3MY6BSK4S7MEHQ.JPG?auth=dd92cea0341032139d9ac8b844ac7c04c9fd6d12b2a0bf9cc183bf205f7bd1b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5953&amp;height=3974</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The future home of The Fishmonger’s Daughter in Catonsville, as seen in 2022. The project has been nearly five years in the making.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/lgbtqia-trump-marriage-vance-gay-transgender-XIR3NPD2J5GGJGNI2EKNRFGR4M/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T12:28:36.454Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PN7VRBZAGFBVVISAQJ7WKFMFVI.png?auth=d14af7ef20a602d645050d70497231c8b0342c2c3dba22b6d299fcb4fb1a894c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1154&amp;height=769</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cole Bishop, left, and Matt McCoy got married before Donald Trump's 2025 presidential inauguration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-john-harbaugh-fan-emails-RGAQTCK555FULD3BPZHHONGHY4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T10:30:05.973Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7Q2CXX5DN5EVHIKR2XYNQ6L4OQ.jpg?auth=8da3ff471bc40c4b9f6fe027923420635c6a171391fe5c4b8c2a302d7370e99c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2143</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sherry Price and her son David at their home in Glen Burnie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-beer-festival-ice-skating-EEOPTIGHNNBAFPFPGXYT3Y3UGQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T10:30:04.506Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4IBHVLSQ3ZHXJJAEFHWK5LWYF4.png?auth=a93e90d6553d6fbf23a6679ce8c9e6b43617cb44044f6221a88451d05d79f08e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1005</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The flyer for this weekend’s Damn Near Beer Fest at True Chesapeake.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/7-things-to-do-in-howard-county-from-manor-hills-first-friday-to-three-kings-day-at-savage-mill-3NT2JXB7WVCWRHE2PCAXX66FEI/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T10:30:00.916Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6ECCJTFMDRAHJHNXVRHYM7GVBE.jpg?auth=0e4be14e83f6ef02b9fed5bf427e1d0049feaaba9d0b92479e1ecac885277d71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4638&amp;height=3092</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Savage Mill will host a Three Kings Day event Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/stan-joes-49-west-ricky-skaggs-SDUNJ2U62REZZPTSIDOEK3VLAM/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T10:30:00.809Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NVS7TDFSDNALXGV3SE5QD3MQYM.jpg?auth=2fe4e0a1c173ee822213d5c854f7461a292d5f63d5f06f7d546302f6301d4cf7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The small stage at Stan & Joe's Saloon in Annapolis hosts a variety of musicians in a close-up setting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-countys-population-is-shrinking-immigrants-are-filling-in-the-gap-UTQDI5VI2JGF5A74GPXM3OABCE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-02T01:42:58.334Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ICKSSQB7UNDGHG5YQQMVBZPMAA.JPG?auth=db64e931ccd75055641b729ac1c0d95b73b14e646b1b5b5f127339895db0db48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7659&amp;height=4910</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo from a September 2023 festival at Patterson Park in Baltimore marking a visit from Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, who travels the world comforting refugees and asylum seekers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>