<?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/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-board-of-education-DFLQWWCKEFDDXF4U3K2NN2YYZY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T23:22:52.074Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3A5H5NMGTVAFBJZ7QSM7V2JCZY.jpg?auth=71e53149bd8c9c1c7b4f005e3ed79a8b683f831bef556446a316c14829dc707f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4602&amp;height=3068</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Howard County Board of Education is slated to vote on its operating budget on June 12. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/ocean-city-family-vacation-memories-DZNTY6CUNNAZVJ56Q44FLN5BIM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T22:32:35.929Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NNMGY3HFZFEUHCRN4UXY4DDWH4.jpg?auth=126c78d99b0cf52e95937c0ee2deda4d4b08878830cd243af32562655d6ce202&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Banner reporter Julie Scharper's family has been going to Ocean City for generations. From left, her mother and grandmother in the 1950s; she and her sister in the 1980s; and one of her children in 2019.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-college-tuition-increase-7O2YC23IHVCZFMPZGGBK2LQPCQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T22:16:37.945Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R3R4KJFE6RBTRE2KSGUKBGARPE.jpg?auth=1f9d812072817486661ea4eca7eeb7cf787ac90c3cbd9dc060e74302dae2f6cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tuition is set to rise for colleges and universities across Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/justin-tucker-ravens-home-for-sale-TNLGAINOTJGAPEFUNUDA36YTRU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T21:25:57.685Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AM22KDMB5BAZLPADD5FWLLXDVE.jpg?auth=f2a24b2b2a97afab0a88d347e8d8ee91daeb4f10ffcc3c245ea658fc1da8051b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4966&amp;height=3311</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens place kicker Justin Tucker at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, ahead of a divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-update-unsealed-records-WCSGQT57RZD3FBUCEYMPQVPQPY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T21:02:41.805Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SATHTXIEAJDD3AIH5D5GRQTUTI.jpg?auth=497579e3c2bf8b86a3661e665c350a6cfcf7c727413ed4be82de2061d40bdfb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, second from left, joins a rally outside the U.S. Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/tony-mansolino-orioles-manager-HBFG3LRL3FHVZHXS4WTP36MATM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T20:16:33.055Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NX2HBGOB3FDOLJKSM2QMWIMKYQ.jpg?auth=1c62ff21727862b6bb4cb8628651aa3f24d54fbc3a2df7053eb069fd497dcf88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3800&amp;height=2533</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino takes questions from reporters following his team’s 7-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/anne-arundel-county-appellate-court-of-maryland-murder-polyamory-prosecutorial-misconduct-HE3EEQE5A5AFHJB5VJT4NRZN2M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T19:19:52.632Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NBEVIHULWBCHZDHBV33KEDVMJM.jpg?auth=eb06dc5bd4843d062b188281046a97af483c7428236d58879446d9c26844f922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5400&amp;height=3600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A spokesman for Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess declined to say whether the office would appeal.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/us-open-qualifying-nick-barrett-scorecard-4XRF2CWTXND4BPQCMFCBYAYQLQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T18:48:03.626Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYXXKPIJTZEKPFNHSDE65SMVB4.jpg?auth=e26c3c0c4502f6ccfe9dc29aee648f19e433713cd07baacbd9b1229c08147b21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Catonsville native Nick Barrett, 31, drives off the tee at the U.S. Open qualifying tournament at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville on June 2. Barrett, who works as a UPS delivery driver, was disqualified after one round for failing to turn in his scorecard.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/j-mooy-clavel-idle-hour-bartender-obituary-QKVA5XMIUBF2RNZBV3BZFVDMJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T18:42:43.32Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y4FA5UOEPRGXDFCH2FMZJ5N5LQ.JPG?auth=d380f76b5de34b9c58097cf6dcb1d6ae4c46a59a46ee1acfc1987390ff72ac7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3440&amp;height=2517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bartender J. Mooy at the Abell Community Fair in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-inspector-general-county-jail-MMGEKEH3PJF6TITBRYENUBT5CU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T18:04:45.679Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QQT72GKNC5EIDIUJ22KSFUSL5E.jpg?auth=55059fe5cd294d13a587a118ff9bff3c82eed99715a4cc6d9c849db37169ebbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5146&amp;height=3431</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County's Inspector General has found that another county corrections officer committed fraud.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ziyon-thompson-kidnapping-ransom-murder-case-ACM64EBCDJE7JMJFDB6NE3J5HU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T17:36:07.802Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WULF7UEHBZFOTPHZYZ4NKXQYSU.jpg?auth=80578b658a37e9be2a0a372249790c4bd56cd83d1664256fb4875e23df9a45f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3914&amp;height=2609</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Furrow Street in the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood, where in 2022, 35-year-old Miguel Soto-Diaz was taken after being kidnapped, tortured and ultimately killed in a ransom plot gone awry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/cordish-art-collection-live-casino-warhol-hirst-O3SYCTO3OVDX5C2NB4PKJ2UDDE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T16:01:09.974Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CHLSCJTTUVB5RLSZCUSAPORCJM.JPG?auth=20bb5c41db6f147beff00371aa85c46a3b088d18d486156a6ce66e474ea73243&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Game of Skill and Chance” by Chris Doyle, part of the Cordish Collection displayed at Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/ground-beef-e-coli-whole-foods-RRWGSDJSMNFENM7EL2UF6ANTIM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T15:35:04.583Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VXFGNYATKBCH7MMADDPAARHSFE.jpg?auth=663f63ddeeead5d22ab3c30bc9c3c849c2ce5770a72d18b781fef094445e7561&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ground beef sold nationwide from Whole Foods could be contaminated with E. coli, though no sicknesses have been reported.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-redistricting-WVIGRXXJN5EW7C6NNEQ7XYJK5E/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T15:02:11.88Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NMPA4VNWSRGGNDM27Z3GK54ER4.JPG?auth=4e4e4dfdf6f19912bee0ac1f1bd889cf2ffa8a69a42c935ebc17506b823313d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5989&amp;height=3993</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The seven-member Baltimore County Council holds a legislative session at the Old Courthouse last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-permit-delays-housing-F4RBV5WLFVHR3GKQHYRS5UI264/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T14:49:00.213Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GXFF7T2O3VB43GHA5CE35PY7VU.JPG?auth=1a32f79cbae4d3cee239e6eca20db08d3b1309875996692d9bef3d483bf5c406&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Several homes slated for renovation on Mura Street in East Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood are missing roofs. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/states-attorney-ivan-bates-travel-approval-TRZT4NTI4JBF7DOFG4AUNFSFSQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T14:35:21.599Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WLWHQOZ6UZAJTOJ42TYFCIKJ7E.jpg?auth=022d0688c738269b7a412076794c3aed03bb55f271bc4fa6d9b7884ce8d3217a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5543&amp;height=3695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates speaks during a press conference inside Baltimore City Hall on Friday, June 23, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-rowhome-collapse-truck-crash-J2IFY773TVCXBNLZV4FYSJ5QNY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T14:26:47.935Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JHMCNJKSAVCPPNZAC6NPIMKT7E.png?auth=b533ccc5dc4c5dd19e9758d392c3f9672223edf7ca1cf259354d77bfed9056a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1724&amp;height=1149</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Around 8 p.m. on Monday, a 64-year-old man drove a pickup truck into the building at the corner of Federal Street and North Patterson Park Avenue, according to police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/advantage-sentencing-alternative-programs-license-revoked-2O3KK2HKRJFHHONTKVWQA7E45M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T13:07:28.63Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BQRSFFRR5VDFLMUZGL64HDBUWU.jpg?auth=abf95b9e2c0435b187b7cfe50826c2635d51334adbc44b3efc76ef01d311aa8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4693&amp;height=3129</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has suspended the license of Advantage Sentencing Alternative Programs, Inc.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-special-advisor-john-mabry-jackson-holliday-matt-holliday-DJGRBOV74NFOBEXYUDTX7KNRUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T12:00:07.948Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AELMKNUBNRDGLN23YXZQ2MVRWY.jpg?auth=f49d626e69bbeb27ac0a959491a6f8b974ce5a60f2942eafb3e79cf974bbf302&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3773&amp;height=2122</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matt Holliday, left, smiles alongside John Mabry, then the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, during a team workout in 2014.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/charm-city-ballet-music-in-the-woods-pokemon-club-5QH25P7T7VFAVBD63ZVGTJGI3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T09:30:01.641Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LFJKP4PVDNDQZAYFRFVFA7QMUA.webp?auth=52d5542262df42a671f6539fd1f5e60cafd02f6d1e0a461b626437e8f0a1cf37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“The Wizard of Oz” dancers of Charm City Ballet. They'll perform in Baltimore County this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-seattle-mariners-5-1-colton-cowser-home-run-3LYPMJRMXBECTMVEEE5LEVSS3A/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T05:36:21.134Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JWYZPNTZPNHCJB4BLEKIPIZZRY.jpg?auth=d9fec395571e8051a9293c64b899f9d7419e61ff4a925a3a0fc7d60a73eae31b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colton Cowser touches home plate after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning against the Seattle Mariners.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/gunnar-henderson-topps-card-colton-cowser-afraid-of-shrimp-WP2AQPDBOFDQ5BL3MLD5WRKKB4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-04T04:46:15.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W5GYG7MCUFHLJKMRQEAQ4NZSBY.jpg?auth=d941312848a767df9dd9b524fe4f85739c06b2540326f32244d6f8b2df089b6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3321&amp;height=2214</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outfielder Colton Cowser (17) celebrates with Gunnar Henderson (2) after homering during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>