<?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/housing/howard-county-real-estate-3LURTCXKVZFI3AJPXOO2Y74I6E/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T23:28:08.198Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N7LILYZTUNB6LBWYVYX4N64I7E.jpg?auth=a5217e44ae43b113fb573731aa48be4efea9fdc4a386d5e7261649b8bf983e26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In April, the median sales price in Howard County stood at about $630,000, meaning half of all homes sold for more than that.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/kristi-noem-hospitalized-YKBZ2BM4SJGR3BD6EIUR44HPTU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T22:56:07.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OL6ICWNF2VDP7PK2Z7WRSAABEA.png?auth=c0a053e85bc68e6be8e6830808a515ca3e26a4b8e7f54fedac5047be11c80327&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2160&amp;height=1440</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was hospitalized Tuesday and is recovering from an allergic reaction.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/midges-baltimore-county-essex-BQLMAYYKENHUNO7XY5MCD5E4EY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T22:54:24.937Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NC5SEOFFJZBW3GE63GWL7H6CGQ.jpg?auth=a138b446e2dea3922963aa0ab5348afb10394a994c203ef628febbc7bd5cb9a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A window ledge in Edgemere is infested with midges. The pesky flies have invaded the Baltimore County waterfront.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/mta-baltimore-new-plan-35ANFZIRPFDEXASPL77AA46MJY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T22:19:47.511Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WDAIYB2ATBDLVLIKXDKFNZ25JM.JPG?auth=b077ba41c3f7cfe952202226c98bc150d45aed6fd7a088cdf960bde2c37b3d70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2088</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Transit Administration released a vision plan Tuesday, that outlines ideal ways it could improve service on Baltimore's bus system; however, the proposals are unfunded.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/jcpenney-annapolis-mall-store-closing-G5Y6PMMEKBHD3KQT5NK2QRAPLA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T22:07:52.476Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5RIEDQ57Q5F6BHIPY7FTIHKBRI.jpg?auth=46f9a3ef1992996e3924a3f12d81c6e79527e0737080e86ffa81f2ed4d209548&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3700&amp;height=2466</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[JCPenney finally settled on closing its Annapolis Mall store in August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/new-charter-school-arts-for-learning-west-baltimore-XAGNS3C4PFEXDOQ5WBYE2T4PPM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T21:15:34.828Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C22ZSCQ3QVAIFHCHO6MH3M5YUI.JPG?auth=197a1d535b452f9e15dda1c07ef98e23c3c2a072685e528fe6cf1675e75880b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The nonprofit Arts for Learning Maryland is planning to convert Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle School in West Baltimore into Dream Academy Charter School for the 2026 school year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/juneteenth-holiday-closings-maryland-H54QSFDSJ5G5BPKLXYJI352RNE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T21:10:53.807Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5M5MLZ2U5BA2ZCIGEXMJ46HGJE.jpg?auth=8a17171757b823d639b9191ea380fd1b3e8a6177745882d892bf9c6a185ae06a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Urban Foli performs at Del. Malcolm Ruff's annual Juneteenth celebration in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/baltimore-county-congregation-israel-iran-conflict-YTUFVZOBYJGHXCKLX36FXFKAYE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T21:05:45.746Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J4JIOTTAEVEWREDBWCHCCFSQYU.jpg?auth=a0e83604f777e360be4857fee12e9a3e0aa0b5233eb0603d296e5f68f1e37df3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3567&amp;height=2378</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept projectiles over Tel Aviv on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-season-in-review-2024-BINGMDD5EJD7FFYSBGHXZDMANQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T20:48:48.803Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/554DHUMWGJBYLETBVNXHND6QYM.jpg?auth=8e99bcb8b0707ab6b6812921d2b04f88681706a1b62f0481c4cb3da72cb6ea73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer leaves the game after being hit by a ball off the bat of Colorado’s Jordan Beck on Aug. 31, an injury emblematic of the team’s season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jackson-holliday-orioles-first-pitch-swinging-76MM33G3K5AEFDQIXWGAON6Y7Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T20:43:07.601Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3BTUA57I3VFSRORV24CYEGTXAA.JPG?auth=6d2db7b3fa56203f0cb4f5d381433f3743ad2c4eac5fe5629db5ea27a86a5008&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fueled by his first-pitch-swinging success, Jackson Holliday is batting .260 with a .736 OPS.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/ryan-ohearn-orioles-all-star-candidate-john-mabry-RFPGGLXXNVHVREF4AJ7M2GMERU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T20:42:04.675Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4DFG5JUFCNEV5MAPBHQPB3GXSU.jpg?auth=30b5f96ab71c8ecbfb28fed36fc6891c7784957ece64dd573058ec9f02dcf3bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3812&amp;height=2541</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan O'Hearn is a candidate to represent the Orioles in the All-Star Game, and he could be headed for a free-agent payday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/6-thoughts-on-the-trade-deadline-A7SA56XQOVBUZIZJWH2L5RPEUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T20:04:00.301Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PQA7CWXFWFC2BDSZ5TACMEU2NQ.jpg?auth=e9d57c863009385cab1ea8706f8b7c05ab4e3d28eda5c759eb869148f6a68681&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias will have some interesting decisions to make at the trade deadline. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/minnesota-shootings-lawmakers-judges-information-AOHW2WFWZVBZDDCASFSL64RCI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T19:46:37.169Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SCMWS4HYLNF2FDVCRYXZ25CJYM.jpg?auth=fb4fefd2eb373416c19e6fc57d9700c33a6af75d91f62fbbc3ea57636e3ff429&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8164&amp;height=5443</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leah Palmer visits a makeshift memorial for Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark at the state Capitol on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/charleston-james-beard-awards-cindy-wolf-MAWY7LYM3VCCPGHOGXOL6HUR2I/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T19:38:20.534Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4GKAIWEJ7JD3DKF7RUGQND75GY.jpg?auth=bf68e2a72ab063b5cb1d567ff667d65bee888d8745c4f9a013ed69f303d514a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2388&amp;height=1592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cindy Wolf, left, and Lindsay Willey accept the award for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages during the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards on Monday evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-jordan-westburg-glue-guy-MMPU2WUW3NC3VJEQNYI32HFRUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T19:21:14.262Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K6SKEKCR5NENRJ5HA3FCDU45KM.png?auth=57f6048a41877eb80f0f8bf5526b99b0dfff357c5f83dc08e227e4530ebe0906&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/abortion-clinics-closing-ZGEGWIYCBRFRXMYPFMDTDVXYAA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T17:57:47.606Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XA6TQL6JXBHQLIOBNVXKNHAEIA.jpg?auth=ad5f46639d9eb377e96482ec93bf2957d4e269ffd7aeed37d93ab05877a06019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4727&amp;height=2977</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pro-abortion rights protesters rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2016. Clinics that provide avortion care are struggling, even in states without new restrictions. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/penny-collectors-coin-demise-2RUYVSXFT5DQVIGCEDXALTN4UM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T17:29:34.66Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6KGIEGGEBGLXEIYPX6HQG53HU.JPG?auth=b686c22bf9f3469bdb6a3165a4c764a29f51e4987600d6b991ec5c8cff5e6315&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1778</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fred Cook points out highlights in his extensive penny collection. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/nicholas-manning-idaho-ceo-baltimore-3YN7D4GGZBA7PGXE4HLEVAMUCI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T16:43:52.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FUJH4XAW45HUHFGQZJ7DNDGJFA.jpg?auth=e66d3d299b5d080a628535239dbf094460259bc7d7035c966e7e1a045131cdfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6403&amp;height=4269</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of East Lombard Street and President Street.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/brian-matusz-death-7AZQN7SW7VDUNIBRZRPWPTYIZY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T16:42:32.238Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EK4ATOBWZNEK5PIPYHEVJCNDLE.jpg?auth=29c38959928a8301bba449c555cc19a3b0ad313c71898119028dd8cb9dc56a70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3696&amp;height=2464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Matusz pitched 525 2/3 innings for the Orioles from 2009 to 2016.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/light-rail-penn-station-train-ZLC5OTEMIZF2VHBFT7TE7I4SSM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T16:38:18.515Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JKM46DAKUNHKVGHQ3OZRRPRWPE.JPG?auth=dee0282e477b98b629c210daaef5491a789442a8f9158f0b08965c42a8d4cfb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MTA Light Rail trains traverse the Howard Street corridor in downtown Baltimore. Some northbound trains resumed taking a short detour into Penn Station on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/i-70-shooting-frederick-SRNL6EPS2VHHTCJMOJVU6J2I2M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T15:02:32.027Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DSBH5R66VBEZZPT7I6D2T5WL5Y.jpg?auth=8932e6b2c865ba47dfb8e43a070278f4a0d1041108b97dc4419751c78097e151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8104&amp;height=5403</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police said a preliminary investigation revealed the victims were struck by gunfire from another vehicle while traveling east on I-70, not long after leaving an event at the Frederick Fairgrounds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/woman-shooting-odenton-anne-arundel-county-NBP2QFLQQJCIFHDAAQEESBJ4ZY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T14:31:43.641Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CHIGNTIG35E2BELVUATVKQEXGQ.jpg?auth=e371f2e40597dfdc610e56005530fa48c3d00cdbb5b74992e9c887421d35da07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police did not identify the woman, nor did they say whether any suspects had been identified.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/wegmans-rockville-montgomery-county-maryland-JYTSIXTFNBHVDDNVY33OPYKZRI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T14:28:06.684Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q5KPNKOWGVBAND2IRRTLZE3JDE.webp?auth=c9d1306e8b5c39f41432b7e8446a281841e66fcc054d9f3ba72ffa2e1a3782b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=852</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Regional grocery chain Wegmans is preparing to open a ninth Maryland store — this time in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/teachers-aide-killing-guilty-latrina-ashburne-4WNP5U4N2BC3ZHHGJK2TDFIC7E/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T13:58:09.569Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/APMC62R5ORBPVMLHORW3ENTWFY.jpg?auth=efdfc6eace194f15b4c7fb480521134f0cf1f85523736e5309c46fcda5f253a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5549&amp;height=3699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 43-year-old man has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he orchestrated the shooting of a teacher’s aide in Northwest Baltimore, court records show.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/womens-baseball-charm-city-lemon-sticks-QFCXB4JTXRHVRCTKFC6LP5XGRE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T12:55:40.852Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UEP2F3LAWVE47P33H5DD4T6PJ4.JPG?auth=05b1247f6d5b75b9d02d84ad5381f15a4f8f299b2450f42c1f74124276f7b7a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8273&amp;height=5515</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Charm City Lemon Sticks cheer after their first game of the season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-parking-mandate-housing-requirement-TBWNPPT3KNEQRF7NOZUCE7HHPY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T09:30:01.042Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PLXGUVR6BVFJVE32QOMT24TLNA.JPG?auth=695cc80e30e8e0aac4de380773a27fc1737283edfc19942db189f89eb774e0c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A car pulls out of a Fells Point apartment complex on Monday. A proposed bill before Baltimore City Council would eliminate the requirement that many new housing and retail developments provide off-street parking like garages.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/docks-baltimore-restaurant-lawsuit-cordish-BCSEUDAI3FAFRA53MCCXABJJZY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T09:30:00.638Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5NXCRAO3CBHHRNSOCGCAET2ZOI.jpg?auth=a375f0a683fde97e0a56f377826175f15ad1b68c20d2d874921c8d35d4480a50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3991&amp;height=2661</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The now-closed Docks restaurant at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-ryan-ohearn-all-star-voting-rafael-devers-trade-P7WPUUXE2FEERKNRG7A2ZMEKTU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T04:11:40.631Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OEPY2INXKZDLLMY7XGJ4SXGXZ4.jpg?auth=a03d3a1581120fea1c13eeb9ed9dbd69addf8678499d9e52092b470a5b9b166b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4359&amp;height=2906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan O'Hearn jogs to the dugout ahead of a game against the Detroit Tigers on June 11.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-tampa-bay-rays-7-1-JKQHHHL4XJDZXKAHWDBIEQ73PQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T03:04:57.819Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X3BI7GTQ6RH4ZEILU3RERNLL3U.jpg?auth=3e9b8bc33d7dd4363571e0ea338311a981550c37fc0af97aaa08daaa2f6bd1a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 16: Zach Eflin #24 of the Baltimore Orioles delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field on June 16, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-personal-watercraft-crash-minor-league-game-canceled-44DXGBJC2BDTJPNYLAD3ZX7UU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-17T00:40:31.409Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7GOJTQA5VFBRXJPGC7OCIHREOY.jpg?auth=7b14985814a094d00d51a42047445fb5bd7ec8662e745e17144c38083d809ae5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5113&amp;height=3409</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ed Smith Stadium, the spring training home of the Orioles, is where the Florida Complex League Orioles play some of their home games.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>