<?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/politics-power/national-politics/fort-stewart-army-base-georgia-active-shooter-QVMJ7JYS2FHNZNUWFNPVZUF634/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T23:44:34.23Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CU3X5WS74RFQFF6TW5Y4DSZ7UA.jpg?auth=2a5b31c14e86f1c892c456b13b13ad7d5fd8fa3faa6a9733eab8dde078fc04bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3493&amp;height=2328</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign welcoming people to Fort Stewart in Georgia is seen on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/blue-catfish-invasion-X4SGOIINFJEIBEYUVAGQHPYWKA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T21:47:44.604Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N75QQCZLBFBRFJL7J67WIXFVCM.jpg?auth=b30fb997ee10a2c18d92dbd87b96abe280e68c996735641589f042fca6bfce1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and employees at Tilghman Island Seafood, the only USDA-certified blue catfish processing facility on the Eastern Shore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/man-animal-abuse-QNS533SNOJBLBGKKQC2IGX2YRU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T20:31:27.212Z</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 charged a Lothian man with 44 counts of animal cruelty after a dead dog and bird and an emaciated horse were found on his South Anne Arundel County farm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-phillies-coby-mayo-3-run-home-run-IKGC4OZBJNHX7ILAIX7BNKNEYY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T20:16:22.81Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RCP2IBJDNBBK5OCGYLEPXHAY5Y.jpg?auth=a13fa57ca6df2903c1b32a3ad0c4057063d94edb06e50aaedcfd488de4915024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6727&amp;height=4485</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coby Mayo’s fourth home run of the season was a three-run shot in the fourth inning of Wednesday’s Orioles victory.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/what-to-do-jellyfish-sting-beach-WE4UJSSKDVBLREG5ZBRPFP242Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T20:00:03.725Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5UVGS5CNGVGDNEB4COXO6K47RA.jpg?auth=13dd09c238e8e2c5d59f1b376136290567d11e7094ad06952c3bbb3877231154&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3872&amp;height=2152</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jellyfish greeted beachgoers bright and early, thanks in part to heat waves beginning in early June. A surge in stingers began in Delaware about a month ago and soon made their way to the Maryland coast.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/community-college-baltimore-county-public-pool-K5ETIR5WLBGVBEMYQPNKUIK63Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T18:29:54.397Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4W2E5WV5QRFKPGCRMIALMQRFA4.JPG?auth=73c8f958af61c14b7a62a55c90898e62e874c9cd65607a3a9278e33eb54490b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CCBC Essex pool is now open to the public for limited days at CCBC Essex Wellness and Athletics Center starting on August 6.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-renaissance-festival-tickets-queue-chaos-TTT2E6RICJEOFKFDD4IHTPTQW4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T17:18:33.959Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3PTKQPCRCRCTLCPH2ADSWLV4Y4.png?auth=d9ad738ba9e714225f026ee746309e1e3686ec53bb5c263ccfbb0d83f5345271&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2032&amp;height=1340</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jousters at the Maryland Renaissance Festival in a contest-winning photo from the 2024 season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ellicott-city-main-street-music-fest-is-on-hiatus-until-2026-SP4WZ6PW2ZCS5FAAUBVD4KKC5E/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T17:11:32.149Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7D6IKJPRY5EJDES3M5KTTS56PQ.JPG?auth=dc3cbd18b0b5fe75d0689e3424cd8f32d56e37f06bc751070efb8660b82e0561&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1611</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ellicott City Partnership canceled the Main Street Music Fest scheduled for Sept. 20 in Old Ellicott City, but promises it will return next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-henderson-holliday-elias-deadline-BX54LFGUTFFB3L3LIBDJ2TX7KE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T17:05:54.178Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BUR2FTMP3RARVF2DX4WJTCRNUI.jpg?auth=b2807115ca27a559f29fa0407b4fbe3595a4a7c2c39c690c28307bb6010329b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4647&amp;height=3098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday and shortstop Gunnar Henderson leave a Grapefruit League game against the Detroit Tigers in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/papi-cuisine-restaurant-closed-federal-hill-TEZ66BGYQNDGXEVUMDYMG57LY4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T16:27:58.242Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ULFUUXH7DJHDJA67S4YNS7PQ7E.JPG?auth=afba769a70f1f5cd5da98ea570ee9a8b8e128ff1ecd2a19437e7b57fa81b464f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4029&amp;height=2999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Papi Cuisine's crab cake egg rolls.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/luigi-mangione-new-book-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-TTXY2KMYMBEZNBA4TMI7K2YKHQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T16:17:25.023Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KQUDLXQCBNDO3FID5OGOBI2QJU.jpg?auth=6b99a91857058f0f9218bef03e3b3047aeded737494d3852fcbc14b2446656cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to a federal murder charge in last December’s shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jeremiah-jackson-orioles-opportunity-4ZFX2N667RHCPNXQ5CYLYCUCYQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T16:17:12.138Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D2B3ZNK7S5C6NCFYOWKJOED4M4.jpg?auth=6469c5d7172c8a502d2970a7422041bc0f5dd04f01aa05a3bb5d45f5f9cfc11d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Infielder Jeremiah Jackson photographed during the 2025 Baltimore Orioles Media Day during spring 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Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/howard-community-college-daria-willis-VT4KK2HGFFE35BPQCLYBH65UN4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T14:00:00.495Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RU2KKEDRWRAC7AB7NJLPZPHY2U.jpg?auth=58fcb3b87538f408dd927ebb75914494650e3aaaf31342d02808926c005aabce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3393&amp;height=2262</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters held a rally to support Howard Community College faculty on the school’s quad in Columbia last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/sdat-undervalues-land-baltimore-HYQQBBUCFBDAJLWK4PJ4R2CUZI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T13:56:03.627Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BCE7SZKFIRHVZJ33EHGNUNSYPI.JPG?auth=efa4c4d5a9de886c3c9a10a612b77780db03632cba32894e30c23059d85260fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A now-vacant lot in Baltimore's Poppleton neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/trump-federal-takeover-dc-attempted-carjacking-SF4DZIQMAVAJDAXLISCXTDMOFU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T13:25:06.97Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DCEWVZNNJ5H3VIQ2V3YEGUTVAE.jpg?auth=4dfdf27f3a6de6e1e8a08d860313a650e7b45ded5f99b68f34b4f05d0a0140ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6292&amp;height=4195</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump threatened to bypass local authority and impose direct federal control over Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/slutty-vegan-pinky-cole-baltimore-4ZEKN5TWHNBYPKMFY2UKVZYXZ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T12:42:12.23Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YLQS7LS24ZHLHBT5LSJV4E3ZSU.jpg?auth=85e47d821d94f93cc8a6c0cc5a6c855aa5ad9f16721a3b2c99188e5e48083183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6870&amp;height=4580</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole attends the announcement of the Baltimore Peninsula Slutty Vegan location on Oct. 26, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/anti-immigrant-deportations-worsen-kids-lives-LVEIO4XSYVH4PPA5WSXNAMYZR4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T09:30:00.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T43SESH2CFHI3IV7445DMXI5HM.jpg?auth=57215ceca8844f716b0d5d204f257c8ef11c486e9fef871393808ab31ff1a319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-county-things-to-do-bmw-golf-championship-XAJ45TXYRRGMNM6ZCR2273QXHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T09:30:00.495Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V6IPPETKNRBP5OQIVCFM4NWRMI.jpg?auth=070c54e5de3e74c00ac694108d452619c65958d0fdedbd86ea41740f8e1e43af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4501&amp;height=3111</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jacob Jolliff — one of the world’s premier contemporary mandolinists — performs at Manor Mill in Monkton on Aug. 8.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/brazil-tariffs-maryland-imports-TSSSLJXQJJH5LDSBC3DJDSZ7IQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T09:30:00.475Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GVSFGAUSD5AJPOL6EWO67EY3KI.JPG?auth=c2425bf54a5caac33475b663f0ae48c60ace9c09caa3ec61b75ec908cc9c6af0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Piles of sugar in a warehouse at the Canton Port Services headquarters in Baltimore. Maryland imports more than $1 billion in goods each year from Brazil, a majority which is sugar and confectionery products.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-phillies-5-0-AVZKW5PQXNBRXNHOFNB6TOSML4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-06T02:31:09.935Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3KPBYCSE5ZBF7E7OZZKPZXOTYY.jpg?auth=1f98eba615beb80dd10111290b9d5f22692242f07ccc5aab85bc29f727529236&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dean Kremer throws a pitch in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>