<?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/maryland-health-sex-education-57GPZTBKXVGHBO6CEALGZXGSO4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T23:33:13.649Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JKRFCK2BU5G3PLEIQE56BKXESI.jpg?auth=c39dc805748e0f6978cfd4ec97864114b6fb0dd9d4919145e88f1a5fe51e0b49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6648&amp;height=4431</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The largely party-line vote represented the third year in a row that state delegates have sought to weigh in on curriculum. The measure has not passed the Senate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/job-resources-maryland-federal-workers-5ZHGPXBDOZH3XCFSNXYIMCPQHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T23:28:32.899Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YDSZEEPLFBENBP3TND2S5XHT7U.jpg?auth=479d43a834c4d9413e3247369e27cf3b63fe0614b64165de33ccd087216fc462&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3802&amp;height=2852</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore’s office set up a digital resource hub for federal workers who have lost their jobs because of federal policy changes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/helicopter-american-airlines-dca-collision-ntsb-42Y2XHXHMZFGJOHQVUW3ENLMBU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T22:11:42.477Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TMPLHHMLH5DWBPVIDNH3MNTC3M.jpg?auth=190cdaf7a68325fba5250d032cf7f910fa93987c6baf1afa826e2e4c1caa198c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NTSB investigators examining the flight data and cockpit voice recorder from the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in midair collision with a Bombardier CRJ700 for transport to NTSB laboratory in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/matthew-biegel-baltimore-teacher-sentencing-teen-shooting-L2GIJIEQU5HUFME32HM436QGNY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T21:39:39.643Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JKHXH3TTSBDSZGH6OMBEM4WX3M.jpg?auth=8e96ab4eaa47e217f9bc108a7105c33d15dd9dbb0ba2ab86077e396682d5e48f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3119&amp;height=2079</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matthew Biegel, 39, of Northeast Baltimore, a former teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School of Business, Law, and Agriculture, arrives for his sentencing Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court on one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree assault.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-closer-felix-bautista-ready-for-opening-day-IGAX74CFCBGJNN6HTXWPWEZ27I/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T21:19:27.135Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CA4MOU5UFNHFBISVIACW7WJGBM.jpg?auth=4670e6503dd32e9c7b4bc0787db3053ccc9a73d77caba5a2f92a640f7c2ee601&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5356&amp;height=3571</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Félix Bautista was one of the most dominant relievers in baseball in 2023, recording a 1.48 ERA and 33 saves. He missed 2024 after Tommy John surgery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/a-novel-way-to-say-i-do-YMF3YX3V5RGVXENWJNSRVY6WZI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T21:10:11.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EE7EYFFQNJHTDE3GSU5CEZZJQQ.JPG?auth=83d0339fc51b11a32e7b973e1762755d8e8aec10fba5ad283ac9f5ec127bebd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Raymond Hill III and Sheila Petree hug after their wedding ceremony at the Glen Burnie Library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/travel/southwest-airlines-europe-bwi-YCRDNAKP7NCJFBMHUDKORDZVW4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T21:03:41.163Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T4XCCTRZFVHTTCC35K566FINPQ.JPG?auth=3af9346397377fd326bbd99a38ca281e66a97b46f4fc9ca20e66e6d0fc62365a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1736</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Loyal Southwest Airlines customers have a new option for getting to Europe.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/artscape-baltimore-moving-TXIYJOAZ5ZECDDCFEIX7MUMUAA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T21:00:07.738Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5VFP3H3X4BCJVCIX2RV4FBLPLI.jpg?auth=dd1667f33ddebb6e2f1b7312ddd7c269433a0f2c1fec579e2fd29557f6e007c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4625&amp;height=3083</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Artscape, the annual free arts festival, is relocating to the downtown area. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/curtis-bay-hons-honey-women-business-UMWCOOARPBABRGUCMTUTDTTHC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T20:58:11.316Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BSH4PUFAY5DMNO5K4WKZY3XKFY.jpg?auth=78d9699cb9142dcb9a88f246d5d302d8325d21e2510ad22703faccecc563a7d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4939&amp;height=3293</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mandy Memmel started Hon’s Honey in 2018 to help the women she works achieve financial stability.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitcher-grayson-rodriguez-tries-sweeper-ZDCWHVQEXFDSZK2YYXHBIDJMUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T20:56:47.7Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XZ7AMM4O7VHXLKIIERWS3FXDBQ.jpg?auth=b06693b97aec6d0d40c631e1759d923116a8e1f2db765ec5fa9c50e53a7aa442&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5872&amp;height=3915</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“We’re going to mess around with it, for sure,” Grayson Rodriguez said of his sweeper. “It’s something we’ve been kind of trying over the last couple weeks.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/baltimore-home-sales-locust-point-LLGECOCFZBA5ZOML22AXQPQVH4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T20:06:31.518Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XH4V2HJJ6BHNZEPGEFLSSKAOSE.JPG?auth=f6393bc6af4dee6df0eb86cfd72466dffc0c2e7d2a891421491d6f0a4439dcb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The former Under Armour warehouse at 1450 Beason Street is known as the "Cheer Building."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/live-coverage-general-CXVCNX2FENALXACTWZ4DHCRTMI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T18:59:18.539Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UUD3OKC6TJDDPA2SKQN2QMZHNE.jpg?auth=c512ad0602a9f0aaa5974d29b30c5d142eef083082377284b3d2239d93ebce11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5252&amp;height=3501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Maryland House of Delegates Freedom Caucus hold a press conference in Annapolis to discuss their proposed energy legislation on Thursday.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/maryland-trash-incinerators-BRFTSE6IXNHUTHQO6TOWR6PILU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T15:01:05.846Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SUUWMVY4ENEQVCCNKC3NPJRSCE.JPG?auth=383e2d7fdaf9226d0d8e27a1a5e67c1e7b412d4b3f7a780fb9a0c3e468aa53c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along I-95 in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/baltimore-valentines-cards-CB2S3SVF7ZH5NOEZ4OFS34OBVE/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T13:14:18.392Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X7UF77YLRFFFXOP3L4DJ7BUM3E.png?auth=03661e1077e7a94d890786c8b30f7d48ca4d8081f781a9b6edabc5c184e422f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1366&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-gain-strength-eat-ground-beef-ZBLJ5JYF5NFP7CLW6NJVVYRMYA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T13:07:00.766Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6Y6UPLTE5ZGVDKROGXGMIEFYOY.jpg?auth=5b910f985c5f59cafce413807221758e6444e2f040e3016976c151fb2cfacf2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5856&amp;height=3904</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After finishing last season weighing 188 pounds, Jackson Holliday began spring training at 200.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/valentines-day-rescue-dog-death-F5DYFPYLY5HQHE5HWVZAJEVJSI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T11:57:34.296Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AAVTBSXHRRBRRLGSE5FMQFHJKQ.JPG?auth=779aceda152ed6589b476bc23c05b851f277072bcc5ca2b89c2a71ad7a4ffea5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1878&amp;height=1408</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rooster, our little rescue dog, was officially born on Valentine’s Day 2011. Who knew a dog could look so good in tulle?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/valentines-day-pastors-couple-725O6IFVXBHBRLRH6ANZ75CWLM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T11:54:32.209Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3UELSQW4MVASZOO6CUVXU5P3LM.JPG?auth=7d156fab90f8e87b5cb87ca3a3265628055ad212cb865a89bcff9816941cf94f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8511&amp;height=5741</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark and Christine Parker at their home in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-greenway-trail-grant-BFKS6HYDGBEEHCNOM2WMQOCMKQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T10:30:04.995Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E22BIXGL2ZBIBNEVDCOYRO66XQ.JPG?auth=f659c65f6291190e31b4bd5f5fffa89239505fbdc61cf126c53f88a4e07fbc01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A former rail bridge crosses over Eastern Avenue near South Haven Street. Baltimore had to return a state grant it planned to use for acquiring a 1.5-mile railroad right-of-way in East Baltimore for the Greenway Trails Network.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-trainer-graham-motion-five-towns-gallorette-stakes-soft-turf-7JMNXBMCZ5BU5ML4GX7W3QN2NY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T05:33:21.169Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SCFSAWOSVVHUHOOMYW4KE3O6AQ.jpg?auth=24e7dce7f54319134d10f6dd3d32f99d472317524e702b7cdc7b279a29f1b1cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2213</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jockey Jorge Ruiz rides Five Towns in the Gallorette Stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-nebraska-mens-basketball-derik-queen-H3HG5V3L3RBXDC76CE6N3ZAGNM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T04:14:47.776Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRVWXOZS3VCD7P24OU2A2IVRU4.jpg?auth=b4f49b6c90bc5ed3f1d642a3348a0f1f15d01ef8c30d8e32723654b22b596348&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland center Derik Queen, pictured against Purdue, led the Terrapins past Nebraska on Thursday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-nebraska-women-alexis-markowski-CF2KGHZAXZGCVL6D5R6F5WIP64/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T01:50:40.223Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MLC2LLM6A5CE5ITRLY3242TN4M.jpg?auth=a5a7e10a13ba635adec2bf565e38cab16b555938b5d6c70d17e344f1234bcce5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5170&amp;height=3424</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Logan Nissley of Nebraska shoots against Maryland’s Sarah Te-Biasu during the first quarter Thursday in College Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/trump-probationary-government-workers-layoffs-XXVEJ4NFYVATJKWF6H24PTHN3E/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-14T00:11:46.845Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EZUUSJR54BHIVJGLWPZ5MKUK4E.jpg?auth=b63c531a01fb8e65f53c65160df27344db8ed4061af067242e62f959790d336c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation’s largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>