<?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/baltimore-school-board-pornography-interruption-MY2R5PWSRNESTCYJ2MEYADJMOE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T23:12:08.04Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A52YCV4WHFGELIZV2D4S3SJZF4.jpg?auth=82995269d48ef17353aafee30ecde8a025cd11db3ef6e687164f43c6544f9407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The image appeared during the public comment portion of the meeting that included prerecorded videos. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-gun-violence-reduction-expansion-MHHK4Z5GRVHMNJJCCFTRA4NV2I/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T23:03:20.986Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VR7CCJROYZBRDGF6OKIZ4IIJEI.jpg?auth=eb56c89a80eae57478ab6f25977fbd166a79053f33eedfb72e134abb195eef74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4858&amp;height=3239</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, along with other public officials and community members, held a press conference Wednesday to announce the expansion of the city’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy program. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/lamar-jackson-ravens-training-camp-super-bowl-expectations-NVUWRAMAFVACNA2XO4GMIJWFOU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T22:30:50.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7TIBYIIXPVHV3HMSDNCBVPU3HA.jpg?auth=8967d534400a55595d025ad78f47f7b932b820d24693c4f268bad3471fcb07c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4336&amp;height=2891</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson passed for 4,172 yards and ran for 915 in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/joseph-walker-murder-trial-resumes-baltimore-JHZSLYCT3RD77KAASWBHNALMCE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T21:59:46.314Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JQD3XAVVUBDGDH377OEZ7RTIJA.jpg?auth=6fb742bca5c699d983e0c9beb941c091db41cce026af83a5ade698c557965f36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5502&amp;height=3668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City Sheriff's Office reported that a sheriff’s deputy and correctional officer used pepper spray to restore order Tuesday after three men attacked Joseph Walker, 50, as he stood trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including first-degree murder.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-teachers-union-pay-raise-LHIXYGMIX5H47NDMEK55XZ3K4E/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T21:34:11.77Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4JJB2FYHYVGPBOXIBXCYOY5XCU.jpg?auth=7d540a252157f387d386f20b6d9e6f69b1772cef761ad170aec8df8a7481445b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3416&amp;height=2562</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cindy Sexton, head of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County, at a May press conference about renegotiating salary raises with Baltimore County Public Schools. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-udates-PMXJSFNXN5HV3BGB5O5EJFEWEM/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T20:55:30.36Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MLPXGAEYUNAJZKLXB6JCW7I6Q4.jpg?auth=4197aab7b1b4617be7116af92ef903e668d8d67aad4b04436b55e2a2354f89df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5507&amp;height=3098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lamar Jackson is under more pressure than ever to lift the Ravens to the Super Bowl. But he also has a stacked roster supporting him. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-super-bowl-favorites-expectations-5LZ2GM3UEFEWBO7XNR7KPS7WJ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T20:31:16.996Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XRTOP26E7FELDPHPGNBHXPNVAA.JPG?auth=0eb4c7598dc9bdf1e832c99377bd3aeee13d04df51fc62ed74fcffbe17e2d5c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2293</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, shown here after dropping a pivotal 2-point conversion in the playoff loss to Buffalo last season, knows better than anyone how much pressure is on this team. And he seems to relish the challenge. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/david-moon-congress-redistricting-HRAYFMR4JBBBRPNS4CY3BJH64M/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T20:20:42.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FYHAIDG6VJGKFGU33OLUPI2PJM.jpg?auth=fab217da776b0f7e1a5580dbc4f03bd0512648804b99a37bf2d5ed0fde0f0de0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5259&amp;height=3506</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. David Moon wants to push Maryland into the national debate over partisan congressional redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/flash-flooding-climate-change-bacteria-ZSDARJ55WFFG7PF4YV6JKF3HIQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T20:04:17.553Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UJJSYLP7QVETJHXFLUA7AG6IKE.jpg?auth=ffe330c341501b442d3366aeaac8c8ec10c6198ebf6b7a67616e72bd6e3295e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3111&amp;height=2197</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Knowing where and when to swim in the Chesapeake Bay requires understanding what’s in the water.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/pimlico-demolished-before-2027-preakness-RC2K4GCJSZEIVOQ6PCNQBYARUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T19:45:30.67Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SVYMDKZ35F4THS7HDOBC2QWVI.JPG?auth=38bb405cd80e2f562d8f536e6591c04113244dbfd3342375afb39dc340c11a65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pimlico Race Course two weeks after the 150th Preakness Stakes. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-emery-jones-jr-training-camp-KFDVGYQTMFGJLLTKBRCGJUPRSY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T19:34:49.925Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W4T2FMXXXZDHTNO5VX6SMFTZOM.jpg?auth=c2c7e6bc5363e835096a741cb30d5128c82e78f1e21a257f0d6bf5b694a9fc34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens drafted Emery Jones Jr. of LSU in the third round in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-ice-NQQGQWMRFZHH5J3KCYBIN5LG5M/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T19:27:38.228Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NNLLQTYDNJBAXBGWDUQ4HVBNEU.jpg?auth=ef3518678de8695d576109cc16cc6b95d0ede9e47efc77e34f834b7734f6f3e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland, Monday, July 7, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trade-deadline-where-players-may-end-up-LFFZJ2M6BND6PALG7AKGWTSTHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T19:20:27.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/POWMZNA2YNBI7LF7GVL2UEX2SI.jpg?auth=061528c71be7f9415ae140b3b8b80c4e6a80074f485565b6eb06f0c138c1ff01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4638&amp;height=3092</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan O'Hearn has gone from a feel-good story of redemption to a legitimate all-fields power hitter, making him the most coveted of nine players the Orioles could trade before July 31 deadline. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/st-john-parish-day-school-arrest-FNRCXC42OFBHBCD5H2X2VXVBIQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T19:09:43.04Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officials said there's no indication the material was related to students at the school.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/barnes-noble-maryland-opening-PJDLLU7ZEBATZGW5QJ7CZHJIYM/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T18:06:39.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R5L5WZVII5E2JFQWHP4TL4UOIY.jpg?auth=98c8b63db7e07150f500b3ea48550afbcdb73ff6b1a8382278133dfa74a22366&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3495&amp;height=2627</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of the new Barnes & Noble opening in Westminster.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-maryland-pastor-arrested-immigration-KX34RNFCRZHBJDQQMIPGJQCZ5Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T17:55:40.917Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EHNLG56KMNEYFAFSQIEUH2JSOM.jpeg?auth=7c93407847c0486c4100c9175fe24037398f915a4c8b2c17b1774491e237f12e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, who was arrested by ICE Monday morning in Easton. Espinal leads a congregation of 70 at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You).]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/eastern-european-food-markets-baltimore-pikesville-owings-mils-3FGLRXM2ZJFWBN4GLRXJJBQXUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T16:19:03.644Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PTC4PJGUQNDA5KNMKJJAFEOYKI.jpg?auth=5d18894d6d74ecda5ffeae7846350193e1eb468fe2a73f0b7b700c00e303338c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5250&amp;height=3500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Customers shop inside International Food Market on Reisterstown Road in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/joseph-walker-attack-baltimore-courtroom-ISO224DW25HTPCSWYQ4URKK6AI/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T15:56:54.457Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P6NEMSBTHRDAXK7OJ77CZ3WTUM.jpg?auth=8d6b1acfcb23651dbd2757af404da7d9c8962931473e8c8a97c3697f27ffaf3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three relatives of a Baltimore murder victim stood up and charged the defendant in court Tuesday as prosecutors played video of the shooting, according to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/fred-manfra-orioles-broadcast-BP3PTAXLYFBCVKJIZGJF2C6HNE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T13:57:33.868Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VRZN325QCZHRRJ77NCCMW7QQYA.jpg?auth=d966bca293b9a6145f86f24c32c92e0acbf3f7cb91eeea4605011407eaccb853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Longtime Orioles broadcast Fred Manfra left, returned to the air over the weekend for the first time since he retired in 2017. He joined Brett Hollander on the radio broadcast from Tampa, where he now lives. (Photo courtesy of Brett Hollander)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-utility-voltage-truck-cost-Q3UDUEMYJFA6ZFBRG2XHFYZOHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T13:13:41.744Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DBM5OKRJDRF4PHU5PIMYQH7MXI.png?auth=2676ce66b855753bf538fbb83b1ada0af8042c9f76017742a5b14e0b354653c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1177&amp;height=895</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BGE contracts with Osmose to use a specialized truck to check for stray voltage in the area. The cost of the contract has swelled to millions of dollars per year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/mta-wes-moore-transportation-maintenance-6UZFZ52KWNAG3PAJEW4GG33KWY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T13:00:02.17Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UY2HTJWWFRFM5LHXFZSNZAZZVY.JPG?auth=8cafb18d46038284d7f2f49d8f60c3857864ef5694110ed649b7a75ed469b8bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Buses ready to go into service at the MTA’s Eastern Division bus lot in May. A new report shows the MTA needs to spend $2.8 billion to keep its transit systems in a state of good repair.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-county-water-world-farmers-market-TY2OBNDQW5DK5FYBD5I6LL6OYE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T12:00:02.026Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KWMXRWAOLRBDTDQSQGHMRHAZGQ.jpg?auth=cf47e4f4e7d4c883ea39b3d1fe3d92be8f7f0a592232bcbe675f59a983843cd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5622&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Dublin 5, an Irish rock band from Annapolis, is playing Friday as part of the Open Gate Brewery’s “Friday Music Series at Guinness.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/acid-northrop-grumman-linthicum-heights-VOHOQYQDLFEVNHMOQ377HQZVKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T11:33:29.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2BPSAYLXPVFLZAEJXUDOLTXBJQ.jpg?auth=f0165c729ec114d39396e29d26da488e081b081f8d19ed2c2a4ef5d3f21e2b7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=630</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to an “industrial accident” at the Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum Heights on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/sundance-short-films-parkway-theatre-RJRHS7K2W5HOLHUTVPQK4NUR5I/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T09:30:00.906Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KADJL4NB3RH6ZB77S6765IYW4A.jpeg?auth=4502cc381f271ed8c6ca19988f7d86dc2d5ea9fca7226c1f64d7167ba38c21c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1440</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Phalla Im, left, and Saroeun Nay in Chheangkea Ieng’s “Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites,” an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/best-bagels-in-baltimore-Q5ZKATYDENGFXEH4E3OIHJZWHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T09:30:00.605Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PBD24JNTNBEHDFOMOHS7CC2MOU.jpg?auth=756f9b54903d9c15e292a5d2b9c5cb66bc358a1060f14380f01e4b37c78a34f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Pup-town Girl bagel from Good Boy Bagels.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-global-citizens-bilingual-charter-school-TSWB5MF4EBEWNO6NQMKNDADDGE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T09:30:00.452Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BYPUTOXXPNG4LNPOEEZXKHHL6M.jpg?auth=9c1e65fc15ed3d28fdb4492d038dcc7d5f0d896279bb91a3a044dc6a8facb753&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1667&amp;height=1111</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County’s second charter school will not open until next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-underground-fires-council-hearing-2Y4YDB4PV5HEDFAOMUWNDLVDHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T03:30:29.152Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WDINCB5WW5DGZKCPCHPZ3QU4AI.JPG?auth=5948e44a978ec0ab9ad0cb0434b71a32b3af7e598445d46d330d0fafc7e4b245&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1896</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen Salsbury, Deputy Solicitor, speaks before council members Mark Conway, left, and Zac Blanchard at Tuesday's hearing on underground fires.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-guardians-coby-mayo-brandon-young-3PNHYXIVXNHG3ACYL7GLT2ICAA/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T03:24:00.884Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JRGBCW2XRRCX3AOMTXFV27LKGM.jpg?auth=c765181c90cbda30dd30e66e083ffcf0699e9ab0f76260f2694bd68585cbe799&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7354&amp;height=4902</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pitcher Brandon Young is one of many players the Orioles will be evaluating — and hoping to develop — as the team looks toward selling off veterans at the trade deadline. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-city-permit-backlog-AC6AGFG3TJCVPDM3U2NXC4WLTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T01:50:17.938Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q5W6T5ZFTNFC7APX5ZVYO4TOHM.png?auth=57e9d9f48dcea834fc779518a8b5634a9f7be79ca6d074d705fa5aba708d146b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1139&amp;height=818</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Council members listened to residents and developers during a hearing about permit backlogs on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/pornography-halts-baltimore-city-school-board-RK42HJNGQVC7DDA7ESTML6HUGQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T00:56:15.806Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZVQ2LS7LGBCF5IIGQYDDPG6PBA.jpg?auth=3e01b5abe53664f3ca064dff032313ad5fc41475941c7b5e0b99f14490dd5799&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City Public Schools administrative headquarters on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>