<?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/baltimore-homicides-drop-WTR3QQN7LRGFXOVCGAAMNYMUBE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T22:56:08.662Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OS36OUAKX5E5VGI2DC75VQKWLA.png?auth=8b2cc7e0227977c4a337b98b731185f441f7c01367baeae9d3221ca71b900e1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2440&amp;height=1640</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/ed-hale-governor-wes-moore-P3WAFAJNRNBR5HLGJHHPCWW6OQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T22:12:37.9Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WQEQR5ILJFHLTM4R4OP73DER3Y.JPG?auth=198a459d22464334e7b210568d783cf1989b2452bc6bc077569f49afe4068dcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3016&amp;height=1961</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale, shown in 2024, said he is close to launching a campaign for governor to challenge Gov. Wes Moore in the 2026 election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/cromwell-ight-rail-station-glen-burnie-rezone-FPBU65W62RFA5LBZGNKMLMXFII/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T21:51:39.068Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R2E4WD6K3VBFVHTQOFIJ6UFAOA.jpg?auth=8d16763aac2506ed07616089a4b236692537d6dfa6509c8fea957091ff819466&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3993&amp;height=2662</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County has moved closer to allowing Maryland to try to create a vibrant apartment community at the Cromwell light rail station in Glen Burnie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-school-renovations-XQUU2AWOFBATTDCJZMKCDPS2HE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T20:36:04.634Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J2IUCXG5SRBHZBEIXMPKOYJEKU.jpg?auth=90a5f0bf5eaab01129b32b6a79719ace6eb37c9e8d0dee01196659ccdb83ceeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5343&amp;height=3562</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For years, Oakland Mills High School has been on a waitlist for renovations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/essex-yacht-harbor-marina-PZHZGGLPRNGBJEXLN5UEBBEYVQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T20:22:47.655Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KXT6RE7E5BFNNJO7TVG7U5PVYI.JPG?auth=d02a38b6971b7aff29d419f66604fcb31929dcbf66f6cc375ecc6890c27cb306&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sunken boats are seen at Essex Yacht Harbor Marina near Cox Point. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/jd-vance-naval-academy-keynote-address-MZHBPIR7QZF6THLQ7G24KMIFC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T19:50:26.342Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/45IISLT375HSXOQI2PQR76XBCQ.jpg?auth=6734dbcb4c8553ccbc963cb9af5bd9c5e1283913fa80033ee37af8067fd5cb2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3354&amp;height=2241</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance speaks during a tour at Nucor Steel Berkeley in Huger, S.C. on Thursday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/oklahoma-family-maryland-immigration-raid-5L6TUMYKWBHE5J2Q6GRZYI656A/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T19:42:47.206Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJ6AKET46ZDBJHY5RGHPEMNLHI.jpg?auth=7359d18ae2c6050489593b0f9ac5f7c6c9b2f9faf22be9f8f83e72fcd190f409&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation on Jan. 27 in Silver Spring, Md. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-eric-decosta-roster-fixes-EKCADWFVIVA3JMEP24K2LQ4ERI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T19:19:53.604Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YNMHOQVRWBFXNLZ3CR2NDX4JF4.png?auth=7367afc347c4c4d058bdf3267e9db487492bb37a990d912ce0975f5683d5a93d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/wholesale-bakery-bread-recall-crest-hill-IIE42YRYDNFKXFY2MMV3NUG7QM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T18:50:30.763Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DYHSOPEHDRBMPE7DO3DLF26BAM.jpg?auth=f843eefeb20a18f34781fe909a9b20208a77b1cd445d3306a2020de41055ca1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2031</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The affected bread products were distributed in Pennsylvania, California, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Ohio. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/anne-arundel-budget-proposal-trump-property-taxes-IMWG5EGGVNADJHBCLA6Q3ZQEJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T18:13:06.485Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EAKD4VBJCZBWDJLX25FHS6F5PM.jpg?auth=af57e4d5c208fd51bb13fcae63785502bb79a0425c1254bbae6c242178bf9bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7325&amp;height=4883</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announces his budget proposal to the council on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-homeless-doubled-shelters-SLFLP4C2BNE65H2ZOPM5J5GIQA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T18:01:31.501Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U3D7FIW7IJATXFJRHNZ7OL6XEU.jpg?auth=1f32079cb92e655db1cd53a31a4ed147c2d02810e9dd7d8780538fd6f4ff455f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The number of people using emergency shelters has risen sharply, city officials said this week. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-april-gunnar-struggles-3KBG6SC5XNHNLBNWJANIKSOWQI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T17:47:46.51Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NUXRSZ4CVVBMZDZPGLGKRRVKXE.png?auth=97a3c70e224a7f239fffb0af51ebf67c10a35c1e4a1747f882221eca9ed76960&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-public-schools-county-council-budget-MRS7UNMUGRAEJLIVPOFUYGRL64/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T17:39:15.157Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZLO26G4VVVD3HLAQF3HWYTFBV4.jpg?auth=d4be7309f0264482abbfde5276942f4879340c5163271c744f289a8ba6e009dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2420&amp;height=1816</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Terri Marcus, president of the PTA Council of Howard County, urged more schools funding in remarks to the Howard County Council on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/mike-waltz-leaving-trump-signal-chat-ZWWFB3HT6VHCDDQCSC6USJLYEE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T16:44:05.201Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MZD2VY66XVFJ3H337VFD37UY6Y.jpg?auth=06198df806dd41422d8a33c9b49b2eef64908f936aa9787ecbffc43c7e4181c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3936&amp;height=2632</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during a television interview at the White House on Thursday in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/maryland-woman-ice-arrest-car-window-bail-FOK6MOTSAFFWLFZ2RMKASUGZEY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T16:29:30.058Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LSHQKZFDXRCGRG4XKUWASQKP2Q.jpg?auth=9a2719d7bf1e560063185cd8fc2259f3064a12887662320fccb0907e6fd6e040&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480&amp;height=320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a still from a video captured by her daughter, Elsy Noemi Berrios is shown being detained by ICE agents after being forcibly removed from her car while on her way to work in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/preakness-stakes-150-t-pain-wyclef-jean-TVMDH7NA5VB7JDYFLBYIFAJGTU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T16:00:01.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HIIUUNHGKZDMDB534UUKOGHFNI.jpg?auth=1a412b77465e2e2341fe13470f31974617a223f06e195610e3340acb3d09ed06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3673&amp;height=2449</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[T-Pain performs during halftime of the AFC Championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs at M&T Bank Stadium in January 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-baltimore-kinetic-sculpture-race-flower-mart-B247U76J2JCOLE2R6L35HFY2HY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T15:52:30.795Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EITMF4DGEBH6POCXYC7BAETUBI.jpg?auth=bb7de96fe020cff59b15f2a6d090da94af000a48e67b3e162cdb2975151368b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fifi the poodle approaches the mud obstacle of the Kinetic Sculpture Race at Patterson Park on May 4, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-endowment-federal-cuts-AEOUZ7ARYVDGPGSSLGJNMZI4EU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T14:57:38.181Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQ44NSD26JEJVK6VV2NEPF3CZQ.JPG?auth=f664ed5b0ef392a8a348ecae511ff37d68998ce7d571d7aa56cdf7588046d482&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6286&amp;height=4190</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Monday, the university announced it was using some of its endowment earnings to temporarily replace some federal grants.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/mike-tidwell-climate-change-takoma-park-KD7WNP4VKRHZ3ETKFWL5AAWQEM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T14:51:59.884Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A4SJXOQ7YFB7HIETICMMJHLEUY.JPG?auth=548ab701d2b296e995cc3e5a60e18caa4628eaed02e72e08281e7ce1f61114c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Author Mike Tidwell sits on the stump of an oak tree in a neighbor’s backyard in Takoma Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/custom-built-columbia-home-for-sale-EMBBZTXKNBG4PMDHG4H67CQE2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T14:02:49.246Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N27GU43MPJDHPFGDJLAHPE6ZAY.png?auth=068a9e1e198f072679c3acf718507174cb6b9da6d03f57a761602bf84c35cad3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[11501 Manorstone Lane in Columbia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/abc-capital-baltimore-masters-title-XBJLJQ5HXRFE7ACTBXVU5G2XY4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T13:22:03.428Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5ODUVQRRRNGFHJSAOWBYQLCATM.jpg?auth=b515ee3c4a76eeaa38881ea17d7f0a379df1764c1b325fbc4bf16ff1a36f9da0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1481&amp;height=833</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Homes owned by ABC Capital Investments across the city.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/spring-bucket-list-for-foodies-in-charlottesville-albemarle-county-ULVGYRJWVJFVRBCVYQT4WDPQ34/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T12:47:35.831Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6Y5QQN7J4RAIRCKJ3JLZJ44TTQ.jpg?auth=2daec4671dce8d028a4631606893c305bc5dcea5a7bcaff13234f314c3d979fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/irish-festival-songbird-festival-annapolis-book-festival-W4M5ZOGOB5ETXBBV4LHUQOHFJQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T11:18:41.231Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SI7HC3Z45JFQPL56TGO2UEWBYI.jpg?auth=218fd65ade0cceaedb36dc62ae4255408ac9754f509ae9d57cc27c5c09a1b4ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Annapolis Book Festival at Key School returns Saturday May 3, with authors, panel discussions and a used book sale.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/letter-development-baltimore-county-council-LH2YM3BKIBFKVCLO5W2KIVZQHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T09:30:01.029Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PO3DZDHMVVHNRFW5TACAISCLNU.jpg?auth=458dbfa316e2fd4d1c412c86efcdc115bea60d2f2310004e49a8be293a7ef844&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Sigil at the Old Courthouse during a Baltimore County Council meeting in Towson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-ryan-mountcastle-slump-B335OCFY5JAKPGAAWDHE2HTDLI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T09:30:00.903Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2QEIR7Z6NRHOLKCB23226TENTU.jpg?auth=6b662302f6c0baa50381efa4c8b0af64238a5198ad6b4bcb9d7f65bc33403b25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle looks like a player who’s “really going through it,” manager Brandon Hyde said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/howard-county-things-to-do-columbia-ellicott-city-44OT52WAQBDMFOUZSIL4ZMUUHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T09:30:00.649Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EWE5WMICLNAVZLRFTL45RVZJX4.jpg?auth=f768fbc5e24c5b5f02bae93ddf381d769187aa6c33b5fe418491b2c268c535d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1704&amp;height=1136</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Meet at Alpha Ridge Park at dusk this Saturday evening for a public stargazing party hosted by the Howard Astronomical League.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-felix-bautista-benches-clearing-YHVVLI3KNRCL7BSBPB4XPDS3XA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T03:04:49.851Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7A23OQS3WREBLIXDE627ESZXDI.jpg?auth=362402ffba9ddffe34f82116fe068e1ac17d0247e84b9926ef5a516cabbfc859&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Benches clear as the Orioles’ Heston Kjerstad and the Yankees’ Pablo Reyes have words at second base.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>