<?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/howard-county-police-officer-kills-pedestrian-6LK7ITP6G5GTPEB5WAJ2MIYKAI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T23:55:04.947Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TEA3PXMCCFHB5JP76FAO6NZ23A.jpg?auth=0cdda337413e5b2ec710847c9bb72c3ec184ddaedbad84515f01fd54984c78cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5242&amp;height=3495</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police said an on-duty, plainclothes officer was pulling out of a parking space in an unmarked 2019 GMC Acadia when the vehicle fatally struck a 93-year-old woman.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-ramon-urias-trade-astros-EIX46BJMSZC25LJW35CFJNVBGU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T23:39:35.27Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JKHKNRMB5RB35OZJW4OAJMPZU4.jpg?auth=d59a3dc6cee22393c7efc76518223406acb555ffde94bf8b734467e03540802c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3993&amp;height=2662</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ramón Urías of the Astros runs the bases after a home run against the Red Sox this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/putin-trump-ukraine-war-4F3DLZBDCRDBPPCXZZGAT4HAZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T23:33:03.688Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EIMA3UM3HBFCHCNCTMU7L2HIOQ.jpg?auth=07fafa2509c0caa396836debf766cc9bf20cd851967664b690800bddbd1a957b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2972&amp;height=1982</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/bmw-championship-caves-valley-robert-macintyre-second-round-5NM6GKKSXZBW3MNJBAYGTTPXNI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T22:49:19.638Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ON64FGZ5RZBXTPJAL3X7BHFKII.jpg?auth=e14a20a2d9e53ba9795bb3c6756db412466f7b035b7c66994f25d2b62c1d7529&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert MacIntyre of Scotland added a second-round 64 to his opening 62 Friday at the BMW Championship.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/lightning-strike-pikesville-apartment-fire-KRVZS53KANG4HADLCVYSCSMSBY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T20:59:37.24Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PY5PEPRWONFEHMRX532S5ZZYAU.jpeg?auth=31f3fc0b826bbe6f835f155eb0c31a0b0c417533c27cdd8d820ea8e352fa1a4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A three-alarm apartment fire in the 1800 block of Rambling Ridge Lane in Pikesville on Thursday was caused by a lightning strike, Baltimore County Fire Department officials said. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/golf-fans-cooling-towels-and-sunscreen-the-bmw-championship-heats-up-literally-65IT3SJL3RAJJH3OSJD4UJXQQM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T20:50:20.126Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QX2LZ2YEXFCW3FD3ZQ2RFNLW5A.jpg?auth=d9fdf9d57ee17aec7cbe2a8379c3c7a69feb37e2c3768ffe6ceed3094060b5ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2929&amp;height=1953</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tournament leader Robert MacIntyre of Scotland towels off on the eighth tee Friday at Caves Valley.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mr-trash-wheel-music-video-UMZ2R4S5PNEXRHFP2UGIECO2PU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T20:00:00.659Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NF3PSZYUJRHI3OKBCTC43EMFZU.jpg?auth=dbe11bdad7e709806166fcad2bd92dacf9604a9342486bbd6f6c4e4c657f69c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If you’ve ever wanted to be in a music video — and are obsessed with Baltimore’s trash-collecting water wheels — now’s your chance. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/roca-baltimore-violence-prevention-program-PGSLEJE4ONHT5FYINMYZQVSLVI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T17:47:34.459Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FTGMZORWCNG6NCZBQMCIO3ONL4.JPG?auth=f62d52f9a468ffc30008e32c78b1cf2e5d5786ecbfa6cee5cb9ad6e64a0a75d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roca youth worker John Young, center, and member Lamontae Royster serve hot dogs to Baltimore Police officers Dennis Gillespie and Stephanie Uruchima at Roca’s National Night Out cookout on August 5 outside the Waxter Center in Baltimore. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/sharp-leadenhall-tenants-lawsuit-OTIPPMMWOBFJ3FSNZ6ZSVZV5RY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T17:25:01.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R65OQERFO5G45JONO5WZRGLKIU.JPG?auth=223db4f4fe0b382aa567f234c03a00060ff53352ad59405a6f40254b59ea2ceb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3456</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Betty Bland-Thomas, speaking, joins staff from Maryland Legal Aid at a community-led news conference Wednesday morning at St. Barnabas and St. Susanna Coptic Orthodox Church.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/matthew-schlegel-anne-arundel-county-employed-K57TFSGZ2RF4VATTGNGUJ5BKQE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T17:13:10.403Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JDNJPORSINCIHHLIJ642TLIWJ4.jpg?auth=dac48c85739c93144452f064729b70ce270cab5df4198f27c9792a09c36e1b40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parents have called for the school system to terminate the acquitted elementary school teacher. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/erin-becomes-seasons-first-hurricane-expected-to-intensify-into-major-storm-YSCNXI3VWVDCLJOITCWK4UNSYU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T15:54:06.245Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QBNPCASVNNF3VFXCFH4WAHWE2Y.jpg?auth=012e300b3d5b04332bf7401d1ee878e286b29df5524ba61d543f725a46244a47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7097&amp;height=4731</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, gives an update on Hurricane Erin at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/national-honeybee-day-apiculture-XCEVLGJZXJDFFFQTQROLPQ2JRI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T15:38:25.275Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XDNZNWIRW5BVJOFZQCFBMEUXUE.JPG?auth=2a6866a2c9dfe53ed4eb35f6d05b1f6d1bd8c83fa427b88512eae968b0d5cf2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1539&amp;height=913</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland has a long history of beekeeping. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-53-man-roster-training-camp-david-ojabo-emery-jones-HVZULNKCBJAHTBM5LSW5VXFHG4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T15:00:02.515Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S6HJM6DUNNAFJH5SFHLUZMVCYQ.jpg?auth=5c1365e340c3fa3ade879de77754b8e4bd11f78002ca378100fe1670c96dceb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If there is a spot available on the Ravens’ offensive line, Corey Bullock appears to be the favorite for it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-opioid-lawsuit-settlement-WVMY5DOBFNAGZBIQNM4HIAAC5U/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T14:43:09.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NUBHSSIFVBF4REIEZIAMV63MGU.JPG?auth=c7dd2d35a7a7af66e1fe459d9fc75bd7c60f0401c1362f3569044d4743433879&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6730&amp;height=4561</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday the city’s law department chose to accept court winnings of $152 million from a pair of drug distributors in its opioid lawsuit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-donald-trump-national-guard-5T37TMW63VD4HDUSMJSC5PZSUA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T14:41:06.613Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PXH7AFF55BALREWGM3QF5E5RZI.jpg?auth=b38ce1ea0e42b045d2679daea18ba8d15b245d20b98c0e4adb863a77fae55765&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore clapped back at President Donald Trump in a video posted to social media. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/baltimore-inner-harbor-swimming-access-7QYIUDJPJBF3TLOHIVJUS5LQBI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T14:00:03.245Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UOFNLQ3LGRE4JPAYUXS5B6XS3E.jpg?auth=6f154eff95a606581d08c04c44c2df0c0f1b4812d2fb48a03934ba0e9e5b707d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paddlers and kayakers head back to Canton Waterfront Park from the Inner Harbor during Floatilla in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/lawsuit-trump-dc-police-S4CKNX6J2RFNREU3QUNZ3DM2WQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T13:32:57.978Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZH5MYATIZZH5DGM4HB3XUBTQ4A.JPG?auth=35efb70e5de4f5f5d5fce4552508cbc27b35c8d48094c80ad4573a392d8c657e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/locust-point-military-ships-AEFX4ZZICZDNNDRHY7DEK6YY6I/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T13:00:09.325Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ODJV3N3YFRCMBAH527IBEGPDAI.JPG?auth=6a912a272c01b81c84986c6b60991b9b7b8bc241b51af345233316e9267aeada&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pair of Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, have been docked near residential homes at North Locust Point since June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/denny-mccarthy-pga-bmw-championship-beau-hossler-bryson-dechambeau-UMKPLBSNXZHBHBCSACWGODDP5Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T12:45:59.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UEODW35SEVEXLCXRMZAUWPDHPM.jpg?auth=fd2b0697f777a76ae7a613f72705b6718077abf2068a230629cbec2517311194&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3912&amp;height=2608</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denny McCarthy plays from the fifth tee during the first round of the BMW Championship on Thursday at Caves Valley. McCarthy finished with an even-par 70.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/corbin-martin-colton-cowser-orioles-4BKHPKMJQ5D55PTHJM2MNWPGBM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T12:00:05.407Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6QPK4TA5JVHANPEW6I6YHWL2HA.jpg?auth=b9f4aeb97a0a9ed285d5cab68048845cb918af368625be0fca14a26674f3b8ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4118&amp;height=2745</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Corbin Martin has made 10 appearances for the Orioles this season, his first time pitching in the big leagues since 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-interceptions-training-camp-todd-monken-G2AQQIMQ7BAD5M3TQEEREJBR6M/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T12:00:03.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DHNFXPU76NCCRCDVWWMDZFI3UU.jpg?auth=b114c4f2fe69c712caf706ec31ff63728bbc1cc0a1c419d8c03618916ed416e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5108&amp;height=3405</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Less than 1% of Lamar Jackson’s pass attempts in 2024 resulted in interceptions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/bmw-championship-caves-valley-first-round-robert-macintyre-VYLNITJBGJGNHOWWYRE2YUSOKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T11:56:00.767Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XU3XIMMO6RFG3OYKE5I6DE5NBI.jpg?auth=03dea4be14e4da95df148e858c700a797357fe99f1e25283b4d36a478a3e45e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4352&amp;height=2901</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert MacIntyre of Scotland lines up a putt on the fourth green on his way to a first-round 62 Thursday at Caves Valley.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/watermelon-eastern-shore-usda-beltsville-V5Z4HPHCRBB67JZ2AYQ523OO7I/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T09:30:01.596Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3GASS5YKBFFGPN6FSRFQYSUU6I.jpg?auth=7644e3cd11e0cd357535c3440faea1f04cf4362a38a8343eb8ff56c1cbfa6a39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2427&amp;height=1827</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two of the 1,200 varieties of watermelon — Fascinator and Captivation — are most widely grown in Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/maryland-democrat-campaign-finance-residence-inn-WN5BCNYM45GERGPQ33Z6CQHK6U/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T09:30:00.686Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OLNREFOPNBCZFIIN4SWXJ77A7M.JPG?auth=9227fde953fe01f616639ce93fa1350714f9797c101342b845ee254919aad719&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/school-supplies-savings-shopping-back-to-school-PBR2DWMMJRAHZCOBQVCCB2BGMM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T09:30:00.533Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I6B4T6HZU5ERRCLNNMFUJ3DRNE.jpg?auth=725b0de9aaeda8a3b0d618a4e140b00e2e27564520acc18c39fb7d55855d10ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4333&amp;height=2889</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/flash-flood-warning-baltimore-region-JLCQSEXIYRAOXPUHYZ5EGNWH2I/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T01:11:53.002Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KQ7HHLZFNNAMHPFE3UBVVOWJIA.jpg?auth=5ade6ef6cb550347c5fd47ab500b9c2804d319816ef08899f7eaa72bc5540745&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4780&amp;height=3191</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seen reflected in a car mirror, a woman crosses Saint Paul Street in Baltimore during a thunderstorm Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/matt-robinson-baltimore-ravens-outside-linebackers-coach-howard-county-6XNMHQB45VHADHMGGKVLGI74UM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T01:08:24.061Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PVUNRUKVPVCPZITEBIM42VKZ4Q.jpg?auth=3bd99030fc81a06ce99bcdf4f1feefc531dd126c5ec114dd871ac812134e378e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3602&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matt Robinson demonstrates a drill during organized team activities in June 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-apartment-fire-pets-dead-KS6LOI4EIBCR7NK6JP7XBYSR5U/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T00:56:39.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PY5PEPRWONFEHMRX532S5ZZYAU.jpeg?auth=31f3fc0b826bbe6f835f155eb0c31a0b0c417533c27cdd8d820ea8e352fa1a4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County firefighters responded to an apartment fire on the 1800 block of Rambling Ridge Lane in Pikesville on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/black-woman-remains-vacant-baltimore-home-T2JUU3GF4JC65NMNJNJ32SKOZU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-15T00:08:53.52Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWYXDHU7Z5ALPBBLAJYKLUHLM4.jpg?auth=055b10b21a8ca9a5c867bb3259cec4be8b6eed235218adb9e42266ff38636672&amp;smart=true&amp;width=947&amp;height=632</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police released a sketch on Thursday as they seek information about skeletal remains found in a vacant West Baltimore home on Aug. 13, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>