<?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/criminal-justice/dazhon-darien-pikesville-high-school-ai-case-detention-hearing-NLV2FN2D6ZFAVHO4CNMIKCSK3A/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T23:56:05.504Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M6ANKQ6A3JDFJLMSDUFMAGJI6I.JPG?auth=9150e859f7cb670f62b7bace34ef8c565e4e6362c995b63f5f4b2dc6240fe70a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dazhon Darien arrives on Monday at the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson, where FBI special agents arrested him on charges of sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child pornography.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/bird-flu-montgomery-county-AVGF2CYSBJC6JBSFPUGRUYJZRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T23:02:28.039Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/POF6ETDY7VG6LPFSE4GAT2GI6Q.JPG?auth=156d0ec3037d00d6ebb2a1a943606c3fa9e204dc3dab7482b9fa8ee60a192d5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2703&amp;height=1802</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A backyard bird flock in Montgomery County have preliminarily tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza, also known as the bird flu.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/emergency-plane-crash-potomac-reagan-national-airport-Q3DMTGRBKRF2LELGUNGCFYE32Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T22:55:42.463Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VWUOHJKQ2RCAXPW3ZYYLYVQGGI.jpg?auth=31164091b850b8dbc09f82c88d5c7bde6c3dee8012c314a4fe3e0a890ab7e1e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4729&amp;height=3152</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-baltimore-jewish-latino-vote-inauguration-LKMG7YU2PRGSFGDREY72PDJ6BI/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T19:23:00.922Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DJIJ6ULAQFD4LK7VNMD4VR37HQ.jpg?auth=17fe5df22366a6549f9e88ffce80b25344a1c5642d2ce25b2f68b3e52d4a1d30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4054&amp;height=2703</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In East Baltimore, despite the shift toward Republican Donald Trump in November — matching a statewide trend — Democrat Kamala Harris won the census tract.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/feedback-justin-tucker-NG7QWIAJJJEHFHH5Q4XOW6FULE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T18:30:00.945Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RZBWOKWGTFENXKHDOMARPJBNVU.jpg?auth=7380970e2cd96e75e7e3f170061b9ac3453d791360b23c7baece4d88caed9f65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2305</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/immigration-trump-administration-restaurant-industry-E5O2CHAVWRB7RB7IPFQRZME73U/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T18:13:01.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FWPXIDWJMBBHLB63UKWDFA3LVE.JPG?auth=c711511e30491397c3e16980687d4e81a8374b4201fd4fe104e7e0a2429e04b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2997&amp;height=1998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Popular Venezuelan restaurant Alma Cocina Latina in Station North employs immigrants of many backgrounds on several different visas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/joseph-white-iii-murder-baltimore-metro-subwaylink-CKKDN7LPTVGT3PJLQLDKK6BGMM/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T17:56:31.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XRRBIM4SPRBYNBLVQMB7HGIWCE.JPG?auth=962b96edf18044d19de67d2b7ec646169db2f698ebe61f5890da495894ce0541&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On April 12, 2023, Joseph White III twice pushed Christopher Foster, causing him to fall onto the subway tracks at the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink Shot Tower Station and die by electrocution.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/modern-ellicott-city-howard-county-home-for-sale-T5DPIEGWXRF6LIXF3LQOKYPVSE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T17:38:50.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G5KT6GNZMVAUJFSNKFXK4J3AOU.jpg?auth=470d6d7d089b53b449debbe3b41fdc5760499caaa966034ae2e7e6ca2c63e561&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1999&amp;height=1335</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-general-assembly-news-live-blog-P4GBVKK4ERHX3JE3CNKRFCCIJA/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T17:07:14.084Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4JTVJ3BZ6ZDEBOR3YOM7F77DNE.jpg?auth=f740683c099c80ee71659cb04324937bb072f156102ce96ff807c4c62a02047b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4246&amp;height=2831</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones conducts chamber business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/howard-community-college-daria-willis-MIIWBEHJOZHT7JVPYGJY5H4QMY/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T16:57:12.263Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VTKC4NDG65GGTCVWA42ZDPPOWI.jpeg?auth=c0ba816bd70af906a2b1f6fb06e1d1c8c17ee0bfaff52a3cd22dd44b0d8bb2e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Howard Community College held a rally to voice their frustrations over contract negotiations with administration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jon-meoli-team-speed-baserunning-VJSRGIXJLZEH7PYOKHRU5FHUOU/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T10:30:05.413Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RGM6SRPC6BGHHE5K2E5TPBXWHI.jpg?auth=612b4436ebb55a6892ec9064d5986b8f97cebf88d88c829931eceab3b2ae1897&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3969&amp;height=2646</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cedric Mullins’ first-half slump last season hurt the Orioles’ team baserunning statistics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-lunar-new-year-SYNYEYGJLBEDHF32ASJLYZDBTM/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T10:30:05.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BNHOGLELTVE7FFKRG4T27ZOAKY.jpg?auth=e980a7fa206de54c34ec5c0bb018a0e4b1dc655ecdc761aa9b4af3f4e3665bf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Walters Art Museum is hosting a Lunar New Year Celebration this weekend. They hosted a similar event, seen here, in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/southwest-baltimore-charter-change-L3SHBTII6VAGXM4HRGPO2QQH74/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T10:30:04.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PZ6U4JMB3NHCDK3M2R7367TLKU.jpg?auth=d1141cbed2d3d288df98820bb664b6ec56b11f47ce9aa5a50180ac34b5d037a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3484&amp;height=2323</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In mid-January, the Baltimore City school board voted to keep Southwest Baltimore Charter School open. But it's not exactly what advocates envisioned. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/anne-arundel-county/annapolis-symphony-naptown-philharmonic-maryland-polar-bear-B3DRKEO3OBGK7O2PWVNNS6YCPE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T10:30:04.062Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZOSLJSDP7ZHYFJJ3YJT5WUV5FI.jpg?auth=fabeaed2f7ca3f8a3566c0f4b84125543c1bda6ce00d34caa03e2d7b010bd597&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7679&amp;height=5119</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra performs the latest in its Masterworks series Friday and Saturday at Maryland Hall in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/howard-county/groundhog-day-harriet-tubman-cultural-center-6UKSAYJMMVAITLUOBD2MEPDJF4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T10:30:03.043Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ROXMNXP4A5CD7GLNHI6EAXZSHA.JPG?auth=25e721880db6f764fb818f43705f96e9b2713ed2a0cfb2ffc785c5dfd6853bd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6848&amp;height=4314</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harriet Tubman Cultural Center is hosting a Black history event on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/joe-schmo-show-tbs-baltimore-county-53KEHNTFTJEN7BH5LXYACR5ZOQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T10:30:02.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCPWM45VCRED7JEMRSXD3EUPRI.jpg?auth=f01156588766c737d1e81185f644e743f3baf437cb6502710627497a4150173d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1079</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County electrician Ben Frisone is the star of “The Joe Schmo Show” on TBS.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/how-trump-could-hobble-marylands-plans-to-curb-climate-change-LYYP52D5LVGNRADL3XLBYPBZ7E/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T10:27:00.834Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JOCA5ZUV6RGMNPSF2BRQF4CCAI.JPG?auth=fbfad21fd7fcdf3c5b1c890596b365ca7dc800b695036dbfa96983c6c847a904&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at the Port of Baltimore following an announcement of funding for carbon reduction at U.S. ports by President Joe Biden. Some fear how such funding will be treated by President Donald Trump's administration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-penn-state-womens-basketball-XQZQMRT5YJDATI5ZVFMYJM6N4U/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T03:45:12.639Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S7BYSZTJEJCOZJLRJZCRXVSWXE.jpg?auth=6fd03442803d5be56f1398b134b934a371cb97c81f6f40a22def5ac7b108ab96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2730</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland guard Sarah Te-Biasu, pictured against Iowa this month, led the Terrapins with 20 points against Penn State.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-wisconsin-mens-basketball-S64SFIGUY5FC5M27RPTYUNAFXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T03:22:17.115Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/55G27TDH4BAURP74GMFNGNE52E.jpg?auth=b56c8d386cc43ae6ef034b4896bd99df758040c45a562ad4793336c5b0a53b8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5601&amp;height=3710</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Julian Reese and Ja’Kobi Gillespie shake hands during the second half of Maryland’s win over Wisconsin on Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-dylan-carlson-X4PURVXIHFHKHMSVG4FUXZ5RJY/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T03:14:31.266Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WHZF2RBG6RC3DF45PNNDQ6L24E.png?auth=e134865deae6d8e39d6cdd703f2289ac25b8a41233892e4206f0bd23bebb739d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/maryland-congress-trump-spending-SNOW4S5FOFFSBJU7HNHTB37DJQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T02:48:06.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/66W3OCA3WVBWPAMMTC42DEK2VE.jpg?auth=a2ad6821bbb729a54a8e45cc6ad3dccb0efa2cadf04b0def6d1f7ac0a5c4ed5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3690&amp;height=2501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Sarah Elfreth and members of Maryland’s federal delegation speak with reporters Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s hold on federal funds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/trump-laken-riley-act-guantanamo-HH3P6DICXJC7DFDBNUEY5XRQI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T01:12:04.844Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PZF2RJQ2HFHSPOMHMXW3GFLHMQ.jpg?auth=bb27bce937ebcf6f95ae583b8e4a564e0fafd8ca3716311416d9b48d3f7da2c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4333&amp;height=2888</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Surrounded by members of Congress and the family of Laken Riley, President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation passed during his second term in office on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/ahmaud-arbery-district-attorney-jackie-johnson-trial-EPVONLFKVBEZXJOAHPRGNJUKAI/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T00:35:59.712Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IZWHKGCVWJA5NJK4322SV7BFXM.jpg?auth=e8677aeee8425ca1e9e6fda9940499e029d22677e85dfc0938433662a479229b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4775&amp;height=3183</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A painting of Ahmaud Arbery displayed during a vigil in 2021 to mark the anniversary of his death in Georgia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-LU7BF3YB5BGLTECOAIY6LX5ZVA/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-30T00:15:11.213Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PYINR3QKYBBQNEXB3NLIBHF5QU.jpg?auth=424d4bf8d08c12fd639abf4387d14e0f0d9d647c35b36350592e1fb95efde3ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5644&amp;height=3722</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for secretary of health and human services, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>