<?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/climate-environment/power-line-opponents-court-appeal-J3FBWW2ZKJETVPP4BPEVNHUBK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T23:51:25.906Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WNQDLFCQT5DDBFI3EUKLXHLZNA.JPG?auth=b970e8d45b7baa2c24d75b6914795e93d543f5a942f2d7360421a9a56fd35f04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A white X marks the site of the new proposed transmission tower on Brandon and Marie Hill’s farmland in Parkton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/ripple-effects/notre-dame-mission-volunteers-americorps-HUGPDC3MWJAFXPSXACLELGESNE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T23:46:24.93Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G27BK36UZ5BGRJPSKEAK5BC4LE.jpeg?auth=26f3708bc8b8bf47feee64d7483ecc38b026a9138459d351eda512ab634c0a4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AmeriCorps denied the Notre Dame Mission Volunteers a $4.6 million grant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/paris-baguette-bakery-towson-YBCDXONNKNF5TK4WB4GPXY5IFM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T23:40:55.971Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MMN2FFPL6NFMZCWVQ3OUBMUYRU.jpg?auth=1f678f6c6aa6458d098037a4dd2771d98085f7a66daa606ff0098b3e76a1cf87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Popular South Korean bakery chain Paris Baguette has finally landed in Baltimore County with a store and cafe at 4 E. Towsontown Blvd. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/patrick-brice-planned-parenthood-baltimore-LO3IZWLL65EJLJQ6IR2S2MXS44/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T23:22:58.804Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VNLJCD7EDBEIHJT4KRICKDFXKQ.JPG?auth=8adf08640dead922c3440872726aac9f6f3ce7506dc864436aa799392248a6bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2321</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Patrick Brice, 28, of West Baltimore, arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse in Baltimore in February.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-immigration-custody-FXHBUMONPVHPFLOZOVCASCNPZQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T22:08:40.91Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CD3FZ7AZPJDELLOMZ72HXLVARM.jpg?auth=4924c2ee14760d7fa490b75de6cb49fd873f96c26e6dc9c38afb640fd8e86966&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorneys have said Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia as soon as he is released. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-hiring-freeze-exceptions-SCB4HAAKDBFOXKUZGPISJDKJYA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T21:59:48.582Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JKJE7TAN3BBSLIUDO3EDMSZLD4.JPG?auth=2abea17d97544220a5da38af5e6e705ec9d79f8905a71c43a167bd1cbc29b169&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5309&amp;height=3539</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is implementing a hiring freeze for state workers, though there’s some leeway that will allow the state to continue hiring in some cases.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/betsy-fox-tolentino-juvenile-justice-maryland-32WFF43E2JGZXDPMIGKB37YIQQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T20:18:30.623Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PPMDHJ3JKJAIDCGCDDMHZIFMSI.JPG?auth=de3cee4d752f27e6cf1d81f29d83c296874f81cde999c770e20e7d4140d31bb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1807</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Betsy Fox Tolentino is the newly appointed acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-sues-maryland-federal-judges-immigration-VQ6PVZEDIRCWBFJWDWS3LTVQCE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T20:16:10.336Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZLLBZE2VKFD6JPXHXFO7YP6PSY.jpg?auth=01d83d21d6e751c2c20a9771400f84146a48b96c629759939ed1091815ff2678&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4395&amp;height=2930</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney General Pam Bondi said court injunctions have undermined the president's authority since the first hours of his administration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/extreme-heat-marc-amatrak-train-delays-UGWNAP333NAPNHF3476Y3C6334/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T20:10:02.87Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UCE33EVDIBHY7EAGMVXKLN4YXY.JPG?auth=20fafaa7554a13287767a7148af9cab886efedf11332fb88cc957c00e9eb6881&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5275&amp;height=3517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heat restrictions have been put in place this week, which require trains to operate at lower speeds. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/leaked-nfl-report-guaranteed-contracts-lamar-jackson-NEGQAEPKBNGAXEWGDMD4LKW4CQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T19:33:54.889Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MJ3O2G7TGVASLOITOCXACKMYWQ.jpg?auth=31e1623da639cb20dfa135fde44c2734c476ccef3477a37a59ecf8dec7320bf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4402&amp;height=2935</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie have built consistently competitive teams. For too many other owners, that seems like an afterthought. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-students-face-violent-crime-getting-to-school-43HS7OVDVRG6PJHS3B3BIRDACU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T19:21:24.714Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TKOI4KFSZVFQ3MWV432LCMNVDY.JPG?auth=5ea79163375ecc4b7d7b78958ea3a4e280c81c09c13b649a3c67c69e524ab168&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8434&amp;height=5623</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crisscrossing the city on public transit to get to and from school each day, Baltimore students have been followed, harassed, assaulted and held up at gunpoint. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/baltimore-weather-update-storms-BE5Y3RFTJVATPCZ473QFBYQXBA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T18:54:57.724Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YIEL6A7BGBFXZFY6BOOARJNZXE.JPG?auth=19dd2d76468d414811aec38d1d3e921609a31643c0a7471fb574d17da745b52d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1815</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Weather Service predicts a 30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Baltimore area after 3 p.m. Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-public-works-khalil-zaied-E7M7V7N27JARLJVJIZXJBK7PMM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:34:22.539Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KUK37DMINZEAVMTAZCNAGZYD7A.JPG?auth=55c19eeec0539dd48d3b78bf3803911e6385c7f7ea7b6ef32a6ff13223b825be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5944&amp;height=3963</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In his new role, Khalil Zaied will oversee several Baltimore agencies, including the Department of General Services, the Department of Transportation and more.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/baltimore-record-temperature-heat-dome-end-5JVDH5AFZRGY5BND6OLPOHPF6U/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T16:58:11.767Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S4TFL32AZJAAZLWZ4VBFAWIKHU.jpg?auth=46e2232bc922b373680ac4d4ffa7e4cac9d46b3c1de22f26ac9453165eeee649&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5140&amp;height=3427</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A strong ridge of high pressure has trapped very warm air over the Baltimore region for days in a phenomenon known as a heat dome. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/charleston-james-beard-award-EH4XYF435BETRJJOZETQFICB2U/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T16:41:02.683Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BC6Q7GHBVJEJDIZEUBA35GKOXQ.jpg?auth=00fdc769187c3f332d658fa73888b8cedb47ea2e970c7f9049649fc033d53dcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chef Cindy Wolf, right, and wine director Lindsay Willey at the bar at Charleston in Harbor East.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/james-beard-award-wine-charleston-lindsay-willey-TZ5DJCPGDZDGXFXLPF6SYQRYX4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T16:40:24.136Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DBVQKJQON5ABTM7P4USJ4LGZ7Y.jpg?auth=bae7465d289dd74a37ba81e3a1ff98ecac47ae0bce500f4d05f97f4d06bdcce3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Charleston’s wine director Lindsay Willey.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/catonsville-armory-cannabis-incubator-VIKZDB3PLNFQVCULA3U435TR6M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T16:29:32.003Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U7NQKPFHURHY5L2ZJG32HUXBGM.JPG?auth=db97b190e9bbaf26e5458afae65d7ef36d01a9c7781f96c76c9ce21b4e81b83b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8351&amp;height=5567</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The fiscal year 2026 budget signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore allocates money to develop the Catonsville armory into an incubator for up to 110 micro businesses that store or process marijuana into products like vapes or edibles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/heat-wave-trash-collection-baltimore-KE5NFRGOFRAKNBJBEKYMVWD43E/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T16:28:26.663Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PM32HTRA4ZBHXIGD655TQ4GX5I.jpg?auth=ecd96cab10c928d393ae26484c769c32c6a883ebaaa6ee6d1e6dcf3293baf916&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1339</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Residents should leave bins out until they are emptied and call 311 to report missed pickups. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/day-care-pre-k-inaccessible-in-baltimore-FV4AIJGYY5CQDOF4PGBB5BYAJ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T14:43:49.649Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WXYN3W6IGJAHBAT67PSGKDO7ZU.JPG?auth=c96784d1bda9e42d806b29ee4f84a3fc81dbffb81a2965f322e49633deb18021&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A lack of affordable child care in Baltimore means parents can't get to work and kids may not be ready for kindergarten, according to a report released Wednesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/baltimore-orioles-season-6D5K4343IFE5RDTYTSHA2EZ65E/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T14:10:16.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E3L3MVI7KVFWZL7BPZRVGCDNIY.jpg?auth=9393d6879f4a6caa432562a81f18c0ab7010be9e311e491427077b6c11fcb41d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3955&amp;height=2637</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ramón Laureano celebrates with Gunnar Henderson after hitting a three-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/ryan-ohearn-orioles-home-run-derby-hopeful-M7A2OU4AJRGOZNYH2IMBY7C45M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T13:37:56.176Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H6LXM24YANBE3KXKRJC2SILOGQ.JPG?auth=4ea4b9284be7b3bf12dd2366d7cd3549ee53c1ed54ae349103b043a54834b993&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan O’Hearn is a favorite to become a major league All-Star for the first time in his career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ceasefire-iran-israel-E4X6UT2YIZBSHEO3MCC7CKVO4I/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T13:36:50.037Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OQJJH4QZ5FHCXPLUDK74DPQWPA.jpg?auth=8ed5b56957758c79e4dea4dd5f4c95ae9770f69aefd8952f9d527168d87f9c54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8660&amp;height=5773</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli airstrikes targeted military and nuclear sites in Iran, as well as top military officials. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/camden-yards-electricity-demand-JQ67UBLZHNEZNNTWQUIJY24MHQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T12:24:50.006Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LYN4G74MY5E57ATBL4HV3TKKIE.jpg?auth=e74e503ad06c2612a4d1e2924d891119a24acc4e6006495986f9ccfc4a1151ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5571&amp;height=3714</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles fans Terry and Devonia Alston celebrate an anniversary together by cooling off at a misting station during a game at Orioles Park on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-antisemitism-social-studies-KA6K52VWRVAAVHF6545S46YMXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T12:00:00.708Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MF4FUGHQNNEGBH5DNAOSJYVELY.jpg?auth=f6a59f540edbb0c72ee756d6bd3dacb8c40c5583201200a7c07e8f7391a32249&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3611&amp;height=2031</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s state board of education approved updates to social studies standards over concerns about growing antisemitism.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-in-baltimore-county-6MWS43SZMNGTTLQNTFQWYI4DJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T09:30:00.949Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VZT6KVN2DJFWHHI6FCL3WSDPGE.jpg?auth=9abbb8ebf9004dc16ddc2c29e40305c5d715eebf69bcdd69a31e72fe0a5bc21f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1427&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guys in  Thin Ties, an '80s band, is playing at the Guinness Brewery on Friday June 27.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-ev-sales-charging-OD6WUOV2WBGEDDU67O6FPER3IU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T09:30:00.653Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NXKNYEI4GNGJNGFQSGWK6R3Z5Q.JPG?auth=af9c2f91ff6be963a635022cbe1422e3f57699dc97374b36241ff7e80f2be39c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Electric vehicle sales already lagged far below Maryland’s benchmarks, and so far the state isn’t fighting to preserve the policy, targeted by skeptical Republicans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-rangers-6-5-three-homer-inning-YGLKJOVUMZCGHNWDJNR5BWJTRE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T03:58:38.906Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LR2WX2PYWZGLZBMJQXBPWKFWWM.jpg?auth=fa9b938d32c0011ca3741c46f46c734e08741c4ccba2e2427c27a46a64b5da34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3087&amp;height=2058</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager slides home safely as Baltimore Orioles catcher Gary Sánchez can’t hang onto the ball at home plate on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-diontae-johnson-suspension-cleveland-browns-eagles-game-NM7EXAUQVZDNBBQPHROJLTKYYM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T01:27:35.037Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GH2AETMDXNDCDMAB63RLSDK2VY.jpg?auth=e5c4a56c5b1a7ace5c375ab875d215d29d974665b49ffc8dc843e3b8e35b2f68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6038&amp;height=4025</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wide receiver Diontae Johnson works out before the Ravens' game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 7, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-dmt-psychedelic-drugs-seized-PRBQUX5DL5GLFPH6GODKWEXZDQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T00:41:04.904Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VWZERMBXWZCUTKLZJPLYARUO7E.jpg?auth=ddfad040fbabbc35953ddaa1a37d410476fbae3a8f642e63d69e4d8aac997cfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1728&amp;height=1296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 695 pounds of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine that was being shipped from Chiapas, Mexico, to an address in Harford County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>