<?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/funding-baltimore-county-schools-could-be-challenging-this-year-heres-why-QIAYUH7Z6ZFAJKOGSUHMHI7J2A/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T23:40:55.128Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5GG5AQWAENFGJIBYYBAWNSW744.jpg?auth=d4d008de1b87974be5fc54ad6bcda70e7c733442820be6090ed8aef2629a0a07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Rogers said the system is facing rising staff and infrastructure costs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/registered-sex-offenders-checks-3IOL26YPF5FS5EMLWEAYNVDHQE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T22:58:45.418Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRZEYJYA4NCIJJCICMRLSMY3JI.JPG?auth=5b1cb86caf8809ecc62152cb7ddb26164860a13529b2c1f0603871172b184d49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5403&amp;height=3529</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carolyn Scruggs, secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, faced questions from lawmakers after continuing to pause probation home visits for nearly six months.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-council-truancy-permits-sewage-3ABSKH6UTVCTPMJMRCICX2HXNM/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T22:43:00.232Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NP3WNZS5WZBRLHJEJEWDKZKWLM.jpg?auth=8df5898d5df94828743b65a5eece019056c626ca3e64adc9a2834f7c22b48a54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3705&amp;height=2470</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[City Council members have proposed bills on truancy, permitting, sewage backups and consumer protections.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/los-angeles-wildfires-wind-conditions-worsen-Z3DHG2MDPNFGDEGMOW4O3IYYU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T22:31:36.468Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNSPYJ4NCNEDVH76X4F4JAJGBI.jpg?auth=f0687d26f1722dd1c7c3dbd054487f097cfd5ea3e9f26377174a42bd3ef8cfec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters try to switch off a fire hydrant in front of a home at Pacific Coast Highway in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-zay-flowers-injury-update-buffalo-bills-playoffs-CA53RR6XXBHHVOIKTPAXP5QCPE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T22:08:16.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DORHDB3GVZCD7E7DD2OQSRVUXU.jpg?auth=936d22ad2226204f33f529df56ce8b6bcd8ad47e1a78691a3cd71961469fda63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3335&amp;height=2224</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zay Flowers had 74 catches for 1,059 yards and four touchdowns during the regular season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/luigi-mangione-documentaries-key-takeaways-XCKO367HW5CB5DVJA4WF2LEDYQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T21:22:32.403Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U6GE7MY7PNARHE3KQ5ATKPNWRA.JPG?auth=b961390f3166a19e6c508d917c1ba94466c7536003c84cdfdcbdf6f40115b992&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3936&amp;height=2632</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal charges against Luigi Mangione include murder and firearms counts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/full-moon-january-2025-PTEZIPNFFJBHBMITLPOQLSZDB4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T20:40:00.705Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QNSL6KKWEZCNDNY5BBL5YWGNEQ.png?auth=389cc87e495e2bc781eaa5c47db163660aeef1bb0fd77c52167381b3903887e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The moon will appear full for a few days this week, but will be at its brightest Monday evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-birdland-caravan-adley-rutschman-gunnar-henderson-jackson-holliday-OLNYSRBF6RDIZGRLKPEDWQ6YNQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T19:49:43.595Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/36CUGPOWIBEXBCIIMIGVZE5F6A.jpg?auth=d00b1f5905426ee702a168a0757c2a1f8e47c5356c7a7851185d34ce340fedf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2871&amp;height=1914</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shortstop Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman are scheduled to participate in the Birdland Caravan after missing last year’s festivities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-police-department-laser-AWLULX3DYVFRPHVWJJ3F6R4IVY/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T19:13:10.553Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AZHUQWRYQ5DOXCDT2HAKMP7IC4.jpg?auth=a5c26631ff8032877c2d7f91a37ed8115ce59f051aad42c4ca7f5f7befd94380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1125</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/adnan-syed-serial-resentencing-update-RCL6T54VEBCULLAZ2ANJSNRP6E/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T18:03:13.146Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C3D44ZIJFZF6PLWXGOKUH7ORXA.JPG?auth=1f5b1012a7930a1caf3c141b1fb342fa699bc02ec1cd4fbe683bfd34135669d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6207&amp;height=4468</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adnan Syed, right, speaks to reporters while his brother, Yusuf Syed, and mother, Shamim Syed, accompany him in support on Sept. 19, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/security-guard-shot-mcdonalds-baltimore-KKXHBNFNCNE4ZBGIMI6JCJTS5Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T16:48:51.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SIXRMP2HRBGXXMUIW65XTQPRHU.png?auth=f4ffa32b32b9c143a14e7f314ab76bcd946b494ca807b3c40b2b33877f7ddec7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2108&amp;height=1186</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police said a security guard died after he was shot at a McDonald’s in Northwest Baltimore this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-firefighter-died-on-duty-GKXTKVDIIZBLDAVZTMHSX74MD4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T16:14:18.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CYDSJXXWR5GEHMXD4A5B5H55NY.jpg?auth=dff0f205520daeeb6202dbcc7157d2275867f02ffeff43d9bccbe3c03f00332b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6597&amp;height=4398</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Higgins spent 23 years as a firefighter, including his start at the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Company in Severna Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/camp-guide-2025-choosing-the-right-summer-camp-BSKDYRGEL5C4TGJVLOV4YATW5Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T15:32:50.8Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RZXQQOMKNFDXVGPHEPEM4DOVBM.jpg?auth=80b8d3eb4eb84073fbb677560256c9a7b7a49e1b250cf9c6ee5df8ed22a6e60c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7360&amp;height=4912</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/kristina-page-sex-work-baltimore-AOAKO4VRHNGLPCLAG7ZMRUAZSQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T14:21:57.288Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IYBNR3VGOJCLFB5YFSHYGTBEZU.JPG?auth=8d50e4aac76d9215e9969e61df9f01a1111ee3d4a770477e2faa4eabf25397b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6398&amp;height=4309</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kristina Page looks behind a gas station lot to see if anyone is in need of supplies on a recent winter day in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/tiers-laurel-lakes-condo-F7K6IINVQNAZDNJYKVLHLBNG7E/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T12:48:17.293Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SOSVFJLNKFBSFAOAGAMIT775QQ.JPG?auth=81dff1de158eaff3c4173c640cf661900cd7ad7fd946524a86826bb3d86ce546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2030</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Natalie Stuppard, a Tiers of Laurel Lakes condo owner and condo association board member, describes the community reaction when notice to vacate signs appeared  after the condo’s staircases were deemed unsafe.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-supreme-court-expungement-case-66HOQ75IB5CSHD3WHFN7B47XWA/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T10:30:03.845Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ZOED3FRR5BSLO27YTOCBIFYQM.jpg?auth=1a1c5380e5bb9be9841586512eb652050a1d9d24dfbe738d7b6d8db48796e020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5658&amp;height=3481</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Supreme Court on Dec. 19 agreed to take up a case and decide whether some people who mess up on probation are permanently barred from getting an expungement, or the removal of their case from court and law enforcement records.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/creativity-doubt-career-amy-l-bernstein-M4LKHJJBLFGQZDP5FKGZ3G666U/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T10:30:03.233Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WCL2E2LFHBFVTOIVFZITUPCNQU.jpg?auth=616bede9df6f3d83fbd1facb23b2a304cc797a6e589a7505e910f01c7c72b65d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4505&amp;height=3379</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Wrangling the Doubt Monster” author Amy L. Bernstein.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-bills-playoff-schedule-divisional-round-lamar-jackson-josh-allen-mvp-2GIGUT3IF5GHNIJ5NYDWFASGWY/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T04:20:17.796Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZPHUXTJXLVGY7EEYSVYD7PNK4Y.JPG?auth=ccf3c28292f90c85dc3413f9f8e111ca9ac096677b4a0bfb4d95abd2b7b7bd02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1860</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy strip-sacks the Bills’ Josh Allen during Baltimore’s victory in Week 4.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/bills-broncos-wild-card-playoff-ravens-Y4DSKIDEYJDERLT54YDR3NFRIU/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-13T04:19:43.91Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EHNXPUUGZZHYNKWA7AR6VNLXK4.jpg?auth=c15fd63bb8bd3ecf883b70266ef2f90b2cb1927a831de34a02211087ab586aa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4827&amp;height=3218</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Curtis Samuel, center, of the Buffalo Bills celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the fourth quarter of a 31-7 win over Denver on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>