<?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-child-abuse-lawsuits-changes-AHHABHMP2NHYHP76F4ZHVYAACU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T23:21:04.387Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KWXQGHONDJBQBPKLY5P34TMUGA.jpg?auth=4559988531ae097abc34a087be1756f95fd109d9e2b2427a4f826fddcb31ce68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3647&amp;height=2431</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. C.T. Wilson, a Charles County Democrat, is working on changes to a sexual abuse law he helped author.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/key-bridge-rebuild-underway-office-park-T3Y737LUQRHOZKB5SQB73F3DUM/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T22:36:10.816Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IY73IKVAIVHFNNYBNPGWW2YE6U.JPG?auth=2535828c6e825b65a350baea7edfdfe9fa8d1d620bf6e25708e30ef654de1a89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6155&amp;height=4319</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jim Harkness, Maryland Transportation Authority Chief Engineer, sits with a study model of the new bridge to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/anne-arundel-community-college-faculty-union-FIP6I5WRJFB5PMEOES63S3CNRQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T22:08:53.858Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OIL7NKDQRVD6TGJCRYBPZRX6YM.jpg?auth=fc361e17f4468e02bd1525c3d7a557d7a30873dba56fc395303d9245d0013a44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5386&amp;height=3366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Full-time faculty union organizers said 62% of professors and instructional staff at Anne Arundel Community College supported the efforts to form Riverhawk Educators United.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/woodlawn-double-homicide-markie-cole-FY75U4RUQRHA5IMDPJBVXKZVQI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T21:58:06.528Z</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:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County Police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/house-of-delegates-budget-passed-CUG3CVVS6NBCNK4XCZWCYTMNEE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T21:56:16.032Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7DGBFWXPBBHBJJYJXVUYH6VDZU.JPG?auth=b08d73c4edfb1e7f51ea86f294ef28d0b0b3a0070f87fd9925fe8eb633e35763&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8598&amp;height=5530</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The House of Delegates approved a state spending plan Wednesday that includes $1.6 billion in additional taxes and fees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-maggie-domanowski-UZW47QDGXJFEBKAEQYWKPUY6N4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T21:52:24.636Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XOGGOKGUHFFEPPUCPU4O7M2OVQ.jpg?auth=7a9a69d7e93b3e18d4e16c67bb3bb57612106303a3cef83fc50ced6f5541c2a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6844&amp;height=4563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County school board member Maggie Domanowski was censured earlier this month for conduct the resolution called “rude and disrespectful.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-basketball-derik-queen-nil-deal-endorsement-ncaa-tournament-IXWWEW5DWBCU3DYLG2SNEGK3G4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T21:33:48.126Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YXGV5NV4PJEU5HZ6PTZBLZPLYA.jpg?auth=c72c652433b03aa7d3751193f566249b7079b1e57c7517e2773d08944a804401&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5653&amp;height=3769</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland center Derik Queen celebrates with teammates after making the winning basket for a 72-71 win over Colorado State in the second round of the NCAA tournament.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/chicken-whiskey-bennies-mall-in-columbia-JNV4NVICXFDULNNREEVV7XYFFE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T20:47:24.63Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7PFSIFEFCNFG3CKRU52QTVGIIU.jpg?auth=1bca4c09261ecb2c33922fac48bc17f261c044d04b6c17af3e83cf61f722a8de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3955&amp;height=2966</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 2022, Desmond Reilly's Chicken + Whiskey restaurant promised to bring quality Peruvian chicken to the Mall in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-kevin-willard-villanova-ncaa-tournament-job-coaching-EQHLE6THEBAYBKRMANQFKGPFHI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T20:40:53.095Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UO6LUAVLMFBFLJYXOB34XPA2FI.jpg?auth=943b976f6d300b9d72226b9c53624b702a490cf1c4b70aeb12d9b937a3a2c8b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2430</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coach Kevin Willard conducts practice Wednesday as Maryland prepared for its regional semifinal game against Florida in San Francisco.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/beer-wine-sales-grocery-stores-maryland-N3LJZYEQJBHIHBI5EMXGV6K67E/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T20:40:52.722Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HBS3O4EVQJA5HMBCPGXXQABIRA.JPG?auth=6c8a0a60dd0645a10eaabcb5930c82c8a1f3a431125432bb774efd2033ff7d6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3452&amp;height=2449</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Expanding beer and wine sales is popular among Marylanders, supporters say, but many lawmakers dislike the idea and worry it would kill small liquor stores.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/kermit-university-of-maryland-graduation-BBSRCC5VFVDBBD5OXUZTHE3GXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T20:20:43.921Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WY2UNPHFRVCCFAFDXYPU6DHQEU.JPG?auth=2ddeddcc40ed531b9902fef3f5b08e93f34c80bf2d6664e014c21e74237cb131&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kermit the Frog, created by University of Maryland, College Park, alumnus Jim Henson, will speak to  graduates in May. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-felix-bautista-returns-tommy-john-surgery-K47X52X4V5FIDJU7HGO5BRTTTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T19:36:22.284Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EHLWVOCPLRBUPKYYJQYNJF2IWI.JPG?auth=1a0deb607bb9beb9185574d072369c6d2413ad89a7e3e5827f62b7ccb467d543&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles reliever Félix Bautista will be in the bullpen on opening day in Toronto after he missed last season because of elbow surgery.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/baltimore-orioles-forecast-home-opener-QOGMKRTQRBEMBM7QEBACJNQNSY/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T18:49:43.962Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PZWRMZYNUZDKJPBBMI4G7QM3UU.jpg?auth=9c472f9e644e3889407ee53d18b26ed13b8a3722375f18af102021558b31ac5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6473&amp;height=4315</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles’ home opener against the Boston Red Sox is scheduled to start at 3:05 p.m. Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-all-orange-uniform-fashion-3K7KEHPTJ5GD7NDRPVKALJ7KK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T18:39:11.292Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6SZ77DJGKVBHPGLCKC4L2ZV5LU.jpg?auth=be65abe0304cecf6ecd476e149a0a303724c355e14cd0b19c7adc3b154f4bbff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[To Maryland Institute College of Art fashion history professor Victoria Pass, the Orioles’ all-orange uniforms conjure images of 1990s hip-hop star Lil’ Kim decked from head to toe in a singular color.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-opening-day-predictions-DN2FFXPYOZETFPESKNTDPWCSQ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T18:05:57.982Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R3I7KU357VA53LN2T7D2RQEMPE.png?auth=4dfbf5210157b6b66689f9f822ba87e5f7d7c87ae0d8a8f202e130a15d9211cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/preakness-horseracing-abuse-HXX7OLQPKVHVLHDSRLNSUJ4KFY/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T16:48:51.849Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GHRZQP3B7JAWFN6FEJU23RHSV4.jpg?auth=3ca24475a4cde4a3159754bfda4d97b9239f91f9fba5a15bd6087f493419b298&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3149</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seize The Grey, ridden by jockey Jaime Torres, wins the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/families-of-key-bridge-victims-mark-anniversary-with-wreath-laying-EDDMJ4UFZNB2PJHCQTUOQ3E6RQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T16:01:16.498Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PJD7OUGA7ZFU5CCVAHQBODT4OU.jpg?auth=fb6f01f418ec4502206dc74b6a98227b7e0aab296a14223cd9cf3010a88e4ab0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Family members of the victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse participate in a memorial alongside Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-roundtable-opening-day-al-east-ZKN4Y5BSEBHFXNQ2JLJSODVCMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T15:34:59.046Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NYEWDR25JVACZNBCKAB4YP3QSI.jpg?auth=21ca876b306541c3b0ab70c2f7771ea9ad2d824fc2e839e4bd7dd46a30749b1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4956&amp;height=3304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde watches his pitchers throw a bullpen session during Spring Training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla., last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-urban-rural-divide-H3BT7J4D6ZAITNIFEXLI6EKNUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T15:07:03.066Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U5J5O42LTFFOFAMIAEQKLUOBWM.JPG?auth=def403146b9d09f9869142e637f3994336cd5fc689f941f47c225018f310ca12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prettyboy Dam impounds the Gunpowder Falls to create the 1500-acre Prettyboy Reservoir in northern Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/camden-yards-food-soda-ice-cream-burgers-IIKVI33TWZADDKZCVFDEODKE54/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T14:29:49.092Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SW3HOITFYNFRBF6JPB2KQ4JNB4.JPG?auth=1c5e36c4587e972c3cc1571cdc0f1126629aeb517e946853a0435bdb8cf0b700&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5319&amp;height=3755</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Camden Franks walk around Camden Yards on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/dead-vultures-conowingo-dam-bird-flu-64UNZ5UYABD6TCVDSCV7PR3P4A/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T13:25:55.247Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALYBBHBEJRG3TC2YEZQLGTPRSQ.jpg?auth=3195858d79e9846f5ab43a810f012950d76c0d881936c5519cea2d8cfac954a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2124&amp;height=1411</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dozens of dead black vultures are being tested for avian influenza, or bird flu, by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/trump-executive-order-elections-I7BWCLFPXJDD3G2JH23FXMVTZM/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T13:23:08.632Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KCJHVL4FJBCQXAETMWA4PZBMBE.jpg?auth=49ea69c159dc851d902bdfb8d1e4353cae076c1506967d7c3888c4ad13226c53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5502&amp;height=3668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Among the changes called for in President Donald Trump's order is requiring voters to show proof they're U.S. citizens before they can register for federal elections.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-county-7CVP4XLAZZCOPOJ5AG5FMG6MAI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T09:30:00.945Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PDXRZ56LCNGP5F7CV4NAVBQRJQ.jpg?auth=9ddff4766428deb03a0321b46da85bde5b08de7182ae163f7042c3471696b2dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2757</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Toads, frogs and salamanders are all busy this time of year. You can hear them in the woods this week at Marshy Point Nature Center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-of-maryland-students-chinese-espionage-CR7G23PBPZDH7ETRKDBTN444WI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T09:30:00.903Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5MOCLV24UVCJ3K4HRW2U2CGDOE.JPG?auth=6bb47363186fc0c6f4f5f691785821421e53e417262165dbb274576ca2c0f8c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6953&amp;height=4623</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. congressional committee sent letters to six universities last week, including the University of Maryland, College Park, demanding information on their Chinese students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/andy-harris-town-hall-VPQSB4U6T5CEPCM4Q2I4Y6JOZ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T01:44:45.249Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5EEC5PB4YBAOLD7SOQYTSZZ5SQ.jpg?auth=9c82ced344fda81e5faed3acc4ff918db9b5972488b6f4ef6a3364bc839f5953&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Andy Harris took calls from frustrated voters, but conceded little ground during a telephone town hall Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/pasadena-house-fire-fatal-stephen-geisendaffer-2N2MSHQ65VBZDCNTXBO2PIXVEI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T01:23:14.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PTUENFD2RRGX7LKMLCSRQUBKHY.png?auth=073f6a7782b5eb99376758fbf7ec4818e674f9055739f85304d325a16559d974&amp;smart=true&amp;width=616&amp;height=419</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officials identified the victim of a deadly fire as Stephen Geisendaffer Sr., 62, the sole occupant of the home at 192 Hickory Point Road. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/johns-hopkins-maryland-nih-research-NLNPGM76LNBA5JTA3F4XRB3MM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-26T00:12:53.996Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/THWANEC2AZF77ACS66AWLXO7H4.jpg?auth=cad36f2ffcc1c9ff56abd738a92ff2769262da1f98607494f05e5eaa7193251f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4110&amp;height=2740</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, both face new cuts to NIH grant funding]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>