<?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/culture/food-drink/howard-county-distillery-lost-ark-closes-WA7NGYQYEZCQRLZB34NTYKULWY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T23:18:15.886Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L3B7DKHBIZCHNK5V6NJU6JIOX4.png?auth=be453d1f329923efba433b270c0540fb5483d2efbafdeadae95830689ac74902&amp;smart=true&amp;width=439&amp;height=998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Columbia’s Lost Ark Distilling Company, known for its rum, is shutting its doors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/laura-herrera-scott-health-resign-5CNGHBSTZJDABLLOEAF4VIN2JE/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T23:04:47.633Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7XUCHNTF5AWTFKMOO7STFH4XE.JPG?auth=dcd69e83be0239aeb60d82e619bc7102be550cfc04d8137e0dae360fd37c2355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Secretary of Health Dr. Laura Herrera Scott is resigning her position; her last day is scheduled for Feb. 28.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-coounty-schools-student-cellphone-ban-2752D2K5ANA5HFVR74EVU4TPP4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T23:01:05.898Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4PYMOHRXVCYPPW2PA5GGR6MHA.jpg?auth=ffd2f23cbcb908b159c4834ba7173f4967227b6439083c123955c2117260b999&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7000&amp;height=4667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Starting March 3rd, no Howard County Public Schools students will be able to use their cellphones during the school day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/visit-baltimore-al-hutchinson-LC672VGZPNE5XBLIMG2MPHQX4U/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T22:41:19.61Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6Y4JVE3SH5HF3ET3WI4ARGMRSA.JPG?auth=6b436d85bd1c23935acc2c2aa8f4d2329adc3e9bbff802f65d945258280eff1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6454&amp;height=4513</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit Baltimore President and CEO Al Hutchinson poses for a portrait in Baltimore in October 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/stephanie-rawlings-blake-business-loan-756P6OJQJ5GZVLWFWANXKZ6E6A/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T22:36:06.408Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OIURQB42GVB5HCFZQZN7BC3YZQ.JPG?auth=e551bb47016f50368836fe7a79c5b504f0cdf1f5605b7c390346c0317321652d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was ordered to repay more than $2 million after a bank sued her for an outstanding business loan balance.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/7-things-to-do-in-howard-county-from-ghouls-night-out-to-super-bowl-sunday-QFFQ7ECIVVCN5ELIPWBYKCEN5A/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T22:35:49.404Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ED6RL6OHNVEARO653QBLEYPKQA.jpg?auth=33d63b37e7187015d216d616aa2e0a60f088115f59eb246494903ca6bfa61e44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=720&amp;height=540</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manor Hill Brewing, shown blanketed in snow last month, is rereleasing a tart blonde ale, Hayes Creek, on Friday. The brewery is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/black-history-month-education-4JQ4O6GGKJG4VIB2ML7RJ45OCA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T22:26:23.292Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OY7F4CFBTJBZFEGQSNRWKOFJTY.jpg?auth=8fc677d9b9390035235aaa7af89bda267d4f798fe9d9d4a6c92d9cc2b113d796&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Historians and educators continue to highlight the relevance of Faith Ringgold, Henrietta Lacks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/what-maryland-snow-days-mean-for-school-calendars-ZRD4WWU7XJH3JHQN2XXGJSDJ3Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T22:18:18.894Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y4HDWMUI7NAW3FWTCPJPQXHPC4.jpg?auth=1319cf2c7ab78ce9fb5a5715f029d0d44797f8f766c6b1740d96fa12e20b6b87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3507&amp;height=2341</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Families got to enjoy snow days in early January. But students will have to make up the lost time in other ways.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/joppa-road-sinkhole-traffic-PBVAKXP62VCEBNXE7YG42ISKXE/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T22:16:49.258Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C2ZORQISIBFBJCD5KXQSWCOWZU.jpg?auth=595aae15ea02fcfcdae858162c11a02ac9d31901bc3fa46f1280b1dd64be80ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8030&amp;height=5353</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The sinkhole on Joppa Road has slowed traffic in both directions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/under-armour-earnings-trump-tariffs-YHNNEJU4YVFLJBEJOVP7UF32OQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T21:46:55.191Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZFR5LVWABVAOZL5ISCI2VLU7TY.JPG?auth=5dd4e8afc3909f54eee7c7a16fdf1004f3edb7399acace6d6e02a8c54acac9d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1123</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore-based Under Armour says it doesn’t import much from China or Mexico, and nothing from Canada.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dazhon-darien-pikesville-ai-federal-charges-J7WEUFYI4VDHNCCER2E7DHIGHI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T21:26:55.419Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XBJ24QG77JBX7NEZB4HTGWYJ2I.jpg?auth=b44aa956b94962641326e9456064f78ed6804be35805b96ca8b7d41bb7141661&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5315&amp;height=3543</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dazhon Darien, 32, now faces additional counts in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-non-roster-invitees-spring-training-AJSFK7WP3RBCFMIV3DJON76J4Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T20:14:52.131Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3UQ5OM4FPBD45KEEL3J6BWV7MI.jpg?auth=54555cd54486fcb71bad5b864ada3c9dddbb8e8a47af768d6d0f4adc8aa94510&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2874&amp;height=1616</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Top prospect Samuel Basallo has received an invitation to spring training for the second year in a row.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/lamar-jackson-mvp-ravens-nfl-honors-most-valuable-player-beyonce-GH22RUSXSNBLVOJXMP4OPVEOEA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T19:47:20.821Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I2JR5SS74BFA7C5BSNRZGVOADE.JPG?auth=1ae6e8124611dc03f704b9b4cb256ce380bfa1944ece4ad4e5280c3a812ad251&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, left, had a lot of reasons to celebrate during the 2024 season. He could add another MVP to that list Thursday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/nonprofit-philanthropy/catholic-relief-services-musk-doge-cuts-QMA4LVJZXRHK3L2TOH5QUJ352Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T19:10:41.807Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7GET2KMRJVABPOLZIOS6AXKKTM.jpg?auth=69576120726f795fbb34e4afc17ca3c89fa1e87dd1a40f3afc94f66d10d2a0a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2679&amp;height=1786</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Catholic Relief Services headquarters in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/judge-temporarily-blocks-federal-worker-buyouts-P5GU5TYIQ5B43ISDWJDW6XC22Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T19:10:08.752Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UJTQUW5KPRCXXFJXTHAGNORTWE.jpg?auth=a24d02ff273731f7cb689f79ac5a346635074ac5ff1a60ab8453681a35a451cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters rallied outside the headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday in Washington. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/modern-luxury-ellicott-city-home-for-sale-W4AS7QPXLBDWPCYH6F5CLGSFXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T18:59:32.591Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SEWR2UFN5FB5FHLAQTRUPR2OFU.png?auth=b52738000feff356e49cf5dea23d8b0d9943eb728d9fd5c0c8857625c60d47ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/howard-county-federal-workers-pressure-EOC5QTK4XRESZKXDSXYLRNIGTY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T18:58:47.079Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J3HHHUBX3VFVDFWLA2RXI2QWDA.jpg?auth=5a233009e2edb12e6a8b472c29a5d9a4a3141cce0724c4f6bf3778a7a471e459&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County residents who work for the federal government packed a forum about the Trump administration’s moves to slash the workforce.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/grant-udinski-offensive-coordinator-jaguars-towson-university-U77WL6JSN5GQVBAI7N3ZWWD2YY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T16:33:17.16Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BJ3LSGT3FZAVJCNDCBGRWQAJYY.jpg?auth=21dd36e07e16cc367d452d0f578f2c5e1d46e1e9a8ac2fc2c68911e7f2ac75f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3518&amp;height=2345</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Minnesota Vikings assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski walks the sideline before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Nov. 10, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-freezing-rain-TWGFPNUNVZFT7PMRWJ2353ZTUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T16:16:14.923Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CTVOHSN7Y5CZLLKHGHCVTUYMXI.jpg?auth=63b27cd6ffc2fe4f223bd72260c0e5e70dd0661f8c47da02332dc59191124d50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1370</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s Department of Transportation cautioned those traveling along icy sidewalks to wear boots and take short steps.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/the-heist-of-100000-eggs-in-pennsylvania-becomes-a-whodunit-that-police-have-yet-to-crack-TIP4UWQYPFG6JEZCGCKPUNAUHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T16:12:03.294Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/73XDGDON6RBHJNBAJNVEJ7UABY.jpg?auth=5562c2504653537c0caf95c188f666c071e4748e9e3059fdd79fc5cc144759ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2121&amp;height=1414</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thieves stole 100,000 eggs from the back of a trailer in Pennsylvania, authorities said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/school-delays-baltimore-maryland-thursday-JNNHYDGQWFAHDOT7D6TRVVKAI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T12:12:17.73Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KWNP6JJNYNC7BAQDZEXTFKTWM4.jpg?auth=8c5dbb242fe8713bbeceff6a5a2400e743dae0828b0c38a4029aeb160ceae48b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5719&amp;height=3813</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Area school districts are announcing two-hour delays as the Baltimore region is expected to see a wintry mix of precipitation starting Wednesday night into Thursday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-free-museum-undies-run-U5LPWR2IRNAJ3N77TWHR2ALHBI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T12:05:53.87Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UQDEKAGGINDTXNV6TPPOIJXTXI.jpg?auth=05758a0b7a40a00edb4e1b5ec9ccfb54d3e49b7a1f2c21e1019fbd625a3711a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1498&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The late-night dance party Version, photographed here in 2022, was founded by Baltimore DJ Trillnatured.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/banneker-douglass-tubman-museum-jabari-jefferson-dlo-OX2WOIM23RAEFL7MDFZXUKM5DI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T10:30:01.774Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SNZ5UMMAAFGGTLGMASCKHKUWQA.jpg?auth=25ccf2042b4f80bfcdc5cc9f570ea5a0873809326e991eafc5da780317debc25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4898&amp;height=3265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jabari Jefferson’s community tapestry, an 18-foot-tall “library” composed of donated materials, forms the centerpiece of “Sacred Spaces” at The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/dietrich-williams-mervo-basketball-coach-GE64KW3CMRD6FNE2M7VXGGPA5M/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T10:30:00.931Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/44PIMCZIP5E3FLW57ASI4HBVZQ.jpg?auth=b24d04c41acb6052d3ac5126cf5854d866da68f1b967f5879ebaad62992e478e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=2500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dietrich Williams.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/patrick-brice-planned-parenthood-assault-trial-WMEI6GG36NBYHMUII7YPRWIS5A/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T02:19:48.518Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LTSDZGTRFFYLKYD5SHLYDVH74.jpg?auth=23e1af9614d248701453dcc58c01b26da43a22f592f436f2505eac9106fa5dee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Patrick Brice, 28, of West Baltimore, is standing trial in Baltimore Circuit Court this week on charges of first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. He does not dispute that he attacked Richard Schaefer and Mark Crosby outside the Planned Parenthood Baltimore Health Center on May 26, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-elections-lawsuit-federal-judge-SKJBPLJN6VH3XAMLPUFHI6WG4A/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T00:50:40.464Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WKYSE4UML5B5PP2KFFNSDSDZBQ.jpg?auth=18437242d67118be3bd9e0175d688e923a3a2ba343e6bbe912e122ff0b668e8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Early voters cast their ballots in Randallstown last October.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-sign-outfielder-ramon-laureano-MM6ZF555U5DZRHJ2GOMLZULJNM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-06T00:18:30.046Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GIN24ES475G5XE6AQBVH5ABFZQ.jpg?auth=1d2423f1bc235bcdda60b98fdace048b20c3e4fe6b828413df304df140f6baf3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=646</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ramón Laureano fits a profile the Orioles have tried to add this offseason: an outfielder who can punish left-handed pitching.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>