<?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/upton-shooting-officers-identified-bilal-abdullah-QNMFSP2ZW5BNJBE63QXE7VTJCY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T23:22:11.918Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E44MDXSU2RAY7BOFO5IRLHXZ2I.JPG?auth=fe359d6b131fcf1a1eb1e6acb6a338ff826e8d2d6bbc597e9635e339a0432b33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8612&amp;height=5752</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Balloons tied to the railing outside Upton–Avenue Market Metro station on Thursday to honor Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, who was fatally shot by Baltimore Police this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/weather-heat-humidity-B7G53HSUDFFCVCXW3BW5PY2D5Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T22:40:11.06Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YA76VRER5NGSFDP4LG74REUGGI.JPG?auth=d73a9e5bdd5d4f48241a7733370612b5393d27cd4f1cca4bc1bb95fba324032a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The sun sets over the harbor near Canton Waterfront Park. This weekend brings dangerously high temperatures and humidity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-sheriff-deputy-sexual-abuse-JMZ6CYUP2VEBNJKM6DKQOBDKSM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T22:31:16.856Z</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[The former sheriff's deputy is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-health-leadership-cuts-ryan-moran-234AY7DOJBFWVET5GYVH6H6VEM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T20:53:08.126Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDHNELS74ZCJDBZGBGJPU7U22M.jpg?auth=17859be7bd393f039cd61bd031712200c4bfe0908701844911b2a1019bd5a0df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4566&amp;height=3044</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Meena Seshamani, who took over as state health secretary in April, will need to replace her second deputy after her Medicaid director, Ryan Moran, said he was leaving.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/canton-historical-marker-slavery-2L2N5222RJGYHEGHRNN7ISZLQI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T20:33:24.524Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7VRKUCERQVFMPC5RQ3VHPMMRRI.JPG?auth=e75cf888373bb3260fb7dddd71aee187bdeaf434d48b0106b99e449a17b0c27a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8195&amp;height=5445</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rev. Marietta, Sheila “She” Anderson with the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance and Denise Glover with United Evangelical Church lead attendees in song during a Juneteenth celebration and historic marker dedication at O'Donnell Square Park on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/immigration-enforcement-maryland-cops-OUCKCLK7HNAY5MYKCEHXDTA554/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T20:04:19.069Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K53VOHHYE5GZVFRZOL6Z4J7LZU.png?auth=416f9612b91fe5b32e9193cae0233ffc1275329f2639297be9793a276cfa96c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/northwest-academy-gym-teacher-jordan-adams-bail-hearing-3YFYRAQ2URGNZMEFXYAYJV6PDI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T19:27:19.196Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QRDSRBD2MZCRTDJEPUCYJ26MNE.jpg?auth=23cfebdeb4b1a230eabc270c3561f8e14d3b35b974f94ccd5f2f69d853444abf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3496&amp;height=2331</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jordan Adams, 28, of Windsor Mill, a gym teacher at Northwest Academy of Health Sciences School, is charged in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County with two counts of second-degree assault.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/afram-festival-baltimore-road-closures-parking-QMNZU56OINDSHHYCBS6H2FKICI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T18:53:26.334Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CRH6L3KWWVBXRIEM5REEO7D6C4.jpg?auth=f7d7abecbf3846e4fcc844567c852b90b58eeee4ff31dc6efa23c0457d94185a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4881&amp;height=3254</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A billboard advertisement for this weekend’s AFRAM festival is seen at Artscape in downtown Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/ocean-city-aquarium-turtles-4OE625PNWBGPBMPSD4T6OQUGN4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T17:17:57.835Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5VGUC53IANEXHAWGIWSB3WVWHQ.jpg?auth=c8cf548939b7c8e225b907b59706d477f799bc4085c4ae277737be8db452bd8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4200&amp;height=2800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mothman, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was released in Ocean City after rehabilitation with the National Aquarium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-judge-rejects-federal-prosecutors-bid-for-death-in-gang-case-4SEPKIB6DBA3PHHLVL4ALIXVXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T16:31:07.583Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FKV4XDKJ5RDSLEMELUHI2CNNEA.JPG?auth=4c0fcd98b8d446e9c3d4768157381dd7815eb0405622dc553c87a014cb0667c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge in Maryland has rebuffed the U.S. Justice Department’s attempt to pursue the death penalty in a Maryland MS-13 gang case headed to trial. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/afram-local-talent-festival-stage-HDBEZC336BGSNNVRLSU54D52PE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T16:14:45.761Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6S4Y67XKWRDPDGSFHZU7MFP7GM.jpg?auth=16d514dfe8541b3c10d8d6681cc85f9a9fa13876bd87da044cb6dfc9a33e03dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7952&amp;height=5304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Past partygoers dance to the music at AFRAM's Roots and Family Stage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/shopping-center-update-tide-realty-owings-mills-pikesville-M2H2BCANMZE4XJNDI4GP6R4RVY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T15:00:02.82Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LZHOS35PLNBX5G2CMJLQIAYDSQ.jpg?auth=22cf6ca5a14d5d63a0069daa37986366beae869a17688cb54bbffef3a75555b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2680</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tide Realty plans to fill the 80,000 sq feet available at Valley Centre, known to locals as the "Pink Shopping Center," with a mix of local and national vendors in 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/coby-mayo-orioles-first-base-defense-big-red-HQ2DYACDD5G3ZKE33NEQOBERYQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T14:00:00.617Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EULBTH5MCRAK7B4XYR6UMLXCJE.jpg?auth=a93222633a558e3fc5d4de19b39959627972ca4b0f0dcf109a7c40054ca496f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3940&amp;height=2627</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coby Mayo has played fewer than 100 games at first base during his professional career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-inner-harbor-splash-swimming-74UMPLLFUJAL5L5BE4NCJ52BNA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T13:58:11.977Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ER23BG6KJDYNO4V32TEFJC4BU.jpg?auth=5812f136b1ce85623bacf1f22700c85707a416736e6387478bdff9cff3317212&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3471&amp;height=2314</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash event in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/breaking-down-educational-silos-with-bowie-state-universitys-ppe-program-4FKN6PAWFFBYFLRDM4FFSGYOHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T13:21:46.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6TAYMCOPLFGQDNQIWBRMHOIUAE.jpg?auth=f04d4182681eda956e0e3867d262d42d8a852d5b540ab3c6732ba511044061f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sponsored Content Bowie State Video 3]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jaire-alexander-defense-secondary-film-injuries-packers-DZIGLDVGSRGAXP4SKQHBPYL5EY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T12:00:01.158Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PKEMNSRVI5A73DEFFYNFGYH4BI.jpg?auth=f8b401d23e7e8c8782b80055b815a23df2df723eb47ef587198b432079f647cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5285&amp;height=3523</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newly signed Ravens cornerback Jaire Alexander (center) played 361 defensive snaps in seven games in 2024, limited by injuries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/is-baltimores-harbor-really-clean-enough-for-swimming-environmentalists-disagree-WELU7O7HMJGPBIMBSOEDKUKGOM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T09:30:01.028Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6THSDPOL5BHHJGZIDLPJ2W23VU.JPG?auth=7024a8f68f0200a1bad072b6575ff7a826acc9522384415e574fc3e8e23c6bd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Revelers leap into the water during last year's Harbor Splash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/track-sprinting-nil-ncaa-cooper-olympics-TTPVJP7FQ5F3NBRXV2AEGYGI7U/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T09:30:00.696Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ID27A7NQ65GXJP2BSTOGWEP3LQ.JPG?auth=d35d9192f2ebcddc7548bcf08351fc2f4b6a1d9b425f00339290ff22bff0da10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[McDonogh sprinter Elise Cooper became Puma's first high school sprinter signed to an NIL deal. She'll compete for the University of Texas and hopes to make the 2028 Olympics. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/fema-maryland-flooding-hurricanes-donald-trump-YXPDE7RCW5DP5PL2YDT6YODDKY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T09:30:00.596Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LNIFUQIF6NHM7ETIOTGHAE4V24.JPG?auth=a06dc6dab3ed29f14de0d2be76305a21be908ce758b274d5773d7a2e934d7ea9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waterlogged cars in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School in the aftermath of a catastrophic storm that hit the area on May 13. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/maryland-workforce-development-programs-road-to-careers-IUJEOLLAVNDX7CIAXQMFFOYAFQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T09:30:00.553Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NGGRXHPBBGWLEJCE6LCXPFHRE.jpeg?auth=9cce4881bee7b4b419da49a99e2ca9c56bcf69a14a8b2f1b3d9254819f36f884&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2310&amp;height=1540</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[HER Resiliency Center, a nonprofit serving 18- to 25-year-old women in Baltimore and Washington, plans to use the funds to improve the organization’s workforce development program, Triple Crown Academy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/cowser-orioles-rays-morton-5LBHS7V5GFA5VOWJ2DJBATFIP4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T03:49:18.244Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TJC5Z5YHSJG6RPUCNEQSXRBJXY.jpg?auth=0e6de19c3eea37000b1896d60200d728f31ae9b2a3ab61550d6ce89b7d3e883c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4238&amp;height=2825</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colton Cowser homered, doubled and drove in three runs Thursday night as the Orioles beat the Rays 4-1 to gain a series split.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/rays-orioles-hunter-bigge-foul-ball-dugout-6SOX457V5BHFRLXXAW2JIPFURQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T03:04:13.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D7KXCU63XJB2TCNSLRSPTOURPA.jpg?auth=990ad17f57292fdfde088d18fdcf146e873ffa73a7733323b80781aec4bfb68c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5319&amp;height=3592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hunter Bigge of the Rays leaves the field on a cart after being hit by a foul ball in the dugout.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-storms-flooding-JEQ6GHQQCZCT7N4D45LKV3OL3Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T00:52:36.044Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O3RQVEX3ZRHTZOX33JECW33EGY.jpg?auth=837a776fcdeb617da3bf543bf5d194c7c3c1aabef61e646b695e258e6402d38f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3951&amp;height=2634</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A flood watch has been issued for part of the Baltimore region on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bilal-bj-abdullah-upton-shooting-3JNCERQS5ZHVVOYQPEYILB2X2U/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-20T00:38:23.683Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GKLPBGKIGJBZVCJJPJBNWPQ6B4.jpg?auth=d2fae04dc1975494a30191f8309b332f1f8ea70956e65a7c4b23baf8ac039bbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4578&amp;height=3054</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bilal Abdullah, center, leads a horse to an arabber stable as neighborhood boys tag along in Baltimore in 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>