<?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/local-news/enoch-george-howard-freedmans-state-historical-park-PPNYJ5IL5JAYPOVXO4ROL5JSEY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T23:49:28.621Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AIFAV3P24NBFFK24KZ2FHMG3JM.jpg?auth=475d576980b914f244b3d7e1c41aad2cfc00b745855533e2cb55ea46c564acbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3009&amp;height=2006</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Park Service is developing Freedman’s State Historical Park to tell the story of Enoch George Howard, his family and the Black community he nurtured.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/dieneba-sekou-traore-vigilante-mom-howard-county-3DEK7ZANXBE6BFFZYA4OSCRVF4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T23:17:32.541Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZO6EWL5SRGVPJE76JAOECPWYM.JPG?auth=7c1b20cc592bf0be4e8753c1dbc54292cede91039decb47134f94facd2a45330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1904</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Columbia woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday in an Oct. 12 shooting that injured two teenagers in a grassy area adjacent to the Giant Foods parking lot on Centre Park Drive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/locust-point-military-ships-noise-V47VMLTFWRC6TEUKQINFEWBQJQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T21:35:16.412Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/56X4D76HRJBPPAQY2MR4B3DAAU.jpg?auth=6c22afd7bee5609fed57687f62bfd371ca99aa1a798133f2bf268003cfe4852d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The spot where two massive military cargo ships were berthed in Locust Point was empty Wednesday morning, raising hopes of residents that the noisy ships were gone for good. Then one returned later Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/rfk-vaccine-advisers-covid-shot-guidance-YH6IDJZHYFEMZEBE3QWP63FWYY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T21:31:42.08Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M5UJNAYJMFG7PGCBRDXW3WZXOI.jpg?auth=8ac8539efdf39a9d086c78670b38d055597af478c493ffa0872922e4e27a4ec0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7876&amp;height=5251</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday, declining to recommend fall COVID-19 shots and leaving the decision up to individuals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/health-exchange-rates-obamacare-JYQOHKINVZETBGKDW6JYUQDY2M/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T21:25:01.153Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6JPK3R55ZHM7D4FZJMC7MQRQE.jpg?auth=fd6ec8d64ae5b6707c8ed97ecc006e352b7eda43853bdc92c2246a397fe41503&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6060&amp;height=4040</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Health Connection site, the state's health exchange.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nate-wiggins-lions-practice-4AMYUT3IZRCE5MDWNPCFBCQPXM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T21:12:57.114Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M3KKI5AM4NDM3IHGQRFSYN3ZT4.jpg?auth=d8ddd4fbe9074e026597f528a855ba15c119ba4cfc58fbd32b40c3c84cfa50af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5164&amp;height=3443</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins was limited in practice Friday after missing Thursday’s session because of a groin injury.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-isaiah-likely-lions-injury-return-ETLDREN2WZEKTLDF7277HO5IJU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T21:03:51.84Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HPK6V3CGANDZ7ECAH5INSHH4GE.jpg?auth=666cac8245270c98fd0fde303249d3fbb7a75e84a7f74ddd02a2bee7d70fd1c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5225&amp;height=3483</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely had surgery after breaking his left foot in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/meade-high-school-stabbing-anne-arundel-county-L3PACT2Y7JACRFL5N6F64ARHLM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T21:00:28.258Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YP4M4JNDNDLZNC2E66RFHRHHQ.JPG?auth=5cf3507258c062fa3736fd1a8c55ae87f021a24bd39277c3b5fc4aa7d332ac78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An 18-year-old was sentenced Friday in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis to 20 years, with all but 18 months suspended, for stabbing a fellow student at Meade High School in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/montgomery-county-bamboo-invasive-plants-B7IBIIRLWRHONNL64JHRKVDXMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:43:15.452Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B3ETW5RGKNA7VGQSW6YUKV6R2Y.jpg?auth=e28e7c3fb59dbc37e4b3ab61a6f76311573cbb6ff7c80b47b371bd4b86596dda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Honig’s neighborhood association in North Potomac has gathered funds and organized homeowners to battle an ever-expanding growth of invasive running bamboo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/david-rubenstein-orioles-offseason-6TTULMC3ZJBQROJY24CBJUEXYI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:34:19.837Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4EGM5ZSNI5DWRHCUGZB3ZXZKNQ.jpg?auth=d53ce2298956bf62d624a2589a9757d34445ab3b466f065342b487e5ca0eafaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3739&amp;height=2496</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles owners David Rubenstein, right, and Michael Arougheti, third from right, stand in the dugout at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-mass-shooting-gun-violence-prosecutorial-misconduct-annapolis-CYRRYJZ67VD3RM255GYHQ67BSI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:31:25.549Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7Y5GYPSXMJCB3A42I6XP5I3CQM.jpg?auth=28f4b93304a3fb5330c2691b1659fc38763cc259139a2bb542908c5aa6eaeab7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A judge declined Friday to throw out the charges against a man accused of shooting six people at Paddington Place in Annapolis on June 11, 2023. Three people were killed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/homeless-shelter-crackdowns-trump-national-guard-X7PB7NWUUJEOTBJPOGPZEZESPI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:27:01.711Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7J4D6XAQJRAJBFKLYJK673MNP4.JPG?auth=e7064b2d391f380090c508a108f2e251d2aed433d506b7489bd7807bb9528492&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Interfaith Works Drop-In Shelter at Progress Place in Silver Spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-pride-center-lgbtqia-E7KA52VGIVHPVC4UOY743KL5GM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:24:22.435Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NFIZOCCDNJBDJCNPH2WDBWOY7Q.jpg?auth=0e542baf3c733ba7d6e84a447824a984347c944f0650a77f73cabeb503d60830&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The MoCo Pride Center opened in Bethesda on Aug. 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/karla-silvestre-montgomery-county-council-SJFHHCBWE5C2HPL3FYTNH3EQPY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:23:53.065Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DUXDI4BSLVFGNJDQSM276E7PN4.JPG?auth=446ee64f8cab0903e333a25812850699f5787ad1b98c467ccac74d88dec32114&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Board of Education member Karla Silvestre announced Tuesday she is running for a seat on the County Council.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-hotels-unions-T2UOIQXAGZHMVC3GMTXH2B275U/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:23:37.45Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5QBQLQOJ65CC7CVB5BUE73MF2E.jpg?auth=6527baa61990211f7d01e7590d4278f4f56ce877e03bc8efb152cb59e60df06a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/poll-montgomery-county-high-cost-of-living-MGHHDCA55NBCVG4ASRN3T7U2AM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:22:42.162Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5ASLEFHWZEDDIN6337DARSEJA.jpg?auth=08107d1a403ffe239e54e86856fc7ebea90cf38b07a5aa7776af28492af09d3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/poll-montgomery-county-public-schools-FL22VF4YAFCBPFWHYJPQZCK2ZM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:22:14.802Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KRQAC5C4BRBZBNPHVA2E2IHRKQ.jpg?auth=c6e905aecf76f25efeb4fab2d09f653a5c27e056285476ea77320d357a1c7f00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/banner-poll-documents-montgomery-county-M7LAEBW4SFEBZALBEQVGUUPFO4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:20:54.207Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DLQL5AGTN5FUFHT7UPCTMCZTFY.JPG?auth=249f3254575d814436401f1abad3edc4a0ed482f48eedc5b5762f8130d79e57f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/montgomery-county-sheriffs-office-GTOAIBAUANDDFHCLESSQCPWX4U/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T20:19:44.887Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CRQXSX2EAFCDLHHTZMZAL5VPRU.jpg?auth=7919a24c4f01378ea89a9902247be6a474470fc3b8de9a03bb2ad7e174f7c69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Will Milam, left, is running to unseat Montgomery County Sheriff Maxwell Uy, right.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-swimming-pool-randallstown-y-TD25JDAIHZDC7FJAEUNLB5KM3U/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T19:58:56.708Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7XYIWXRPIJCRPJAOSW4L5F3LFA.JPG?auth=69902d3d21f1b6704534f62c2f565845885308fdf47bba2a6e172c78201070dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6627&amp;height=4428</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ingrid Lewis works out during a water fitness class at Y Swim Center in Randallstown earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/anne-arundel-county-school-board-redistricting-EDPHDOS47FDBNAXOTQ4ZQWUGOA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T19:53:04.999Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y673HWY5IZBUFDYD5H5ASKITC4.jpg?auth=e4a39013ba68db3fd90052cd902e79f43547dc74fc4fbb9ea7addbb7dd657f03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5307&amp;height=3538</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Anne Arundel County Board of Education members Erica McFarland, Joanna Bache Tobin, Dana Schallheim and Dawn Pulliam listen to public comment about proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting in Annapolis in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/board-of-elections-meeting-terrence-thrweatt-YMXN4RFDNVCTLPJTMYYY3PWAWM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T19:15:11.589Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EUVHP2WKMVBJFFMD64FSXBOIRE.jpg?auth=6e54c4c39749751b926be86fa2c89768095ce0cb900c08226cd70190226a8154&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4950&amp;height=3300</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Incoming Election Director Clifford Tatum, center, speaks with guests during a reception at the Baltimore City Board of Elections on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/trump-administration-key-bridge-concerns-XNDE657EUNGDLLIJWFZJBKTFSY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T18:41:00.248Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TQVV4TYK4JC3TMIOZSQRESETOI.JPG?auth=490f209971b007efd61bd7869d649addbd66adbf671e9f72e37f12f93e4aa1fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fishing boat passes the remains of one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge before demolition of the remaining parts of the bridge began this summer. The Trump administration is asserting that minority contracting goals for replacing the bridge are unlawful.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ms-13-gang-members-convicted-VLBZQXW5IVDI3E2KKUBKXX756Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T17:48:07.35Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/55DDUWR4RFD3XEYDLMJBQ3SUXI.jpg?auth=731430a3cf2e46a5f495b385a3599c0f369dd33a9f617c0ea838ad9919574347&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal jury returned racketeering and murder convictions against three members of the MS-13 gang in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-traffic-road-closures-charm-city-live-orioles-ravens-NSLDLWROCZF25IPBR6J7L54UYY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T17:08:35.736Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7PNTNHEMFEURPHINO52PCOTOE.jpg?auth=bb8254188727e8258fe4abd1a49cf588bedbac949a84643f075ae41aedeab043&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6554&amp;height=4369</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[R&B singer and songwriter The Dream will perform at this year’s Charm City Live at War Memorial Plaza. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-prison-stabbing-correctional-officers-W6O7E4XTMRCYZGG3YX3IKDIS7E/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T16:01:04.267Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YXQXY6ZD5VH5TKYGA4LV5BDF2Q.JPG?auth=fe5edab63ca652d36a9aad196b6af4d175e5ce9ba1131cbdca14a255478b1c2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-housing-costs-reduction-bills-OPIIQAOEE5GBVPJLI2MPB7Y2SY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T14:06:50.248Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WE7K2GJTVVD4LOTUILPZK4OT3E.JPG?auth=29a637f237da3ab7f395f401dd575c18e85920cf01689a8c79310516fa8dc63f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6044&amp;height=4097</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[City Councilman Ryan Dorsey speaks about his housing bills in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/buc-ees-virginia-gas-station-baltimore-travel-I3PDT4LRTZF6TMFALBZDD6H72U/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T13:57:02.15Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVHMV7O2GRFXBEVMZIBYITBZEI.JPG?auth=08df3e3a369bbd513f889dcc1fe66e485ade1ad448bece659f71c551e87a82d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Virginia’s first Buc-ee's travel plaza opened along I-81 south of Harrisonburg in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/governor-moore-baltimore-port-canton-XVEJQFRR4JGVRMRUETNVLLHJ2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T13:29:37.014Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7K6DN5YXZ5HKJCUIFDLMDK66GU.JPG?auth=b12fe091246c0ee5ccdf0f2821c774e2fdced786739102560bf5b1dcad8a53a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Port of Baltimore ranks No. 2 in the U.S. for salt imports. Most arrives at a North Locust Point pier operated by Canton Stevedoring and via Rukert Terminals Corp., whose Canton salt piles are pictured here.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/teen-dies-crash-school-bus-harford-county-SFXPKWCDLVF7DECXBSDQYI36M4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T13:12:37.351Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZM6I2LNORHVLLMT43CYSTNKPM.png?auth=dfdd90303ad2dfe7c1b55ff5ae6699ec6513df983afeb73162062269f0f8b29a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1958&amp;height=1102</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The principal of C. Milton Wright High School said counselors will be available for students and staff on Friday following the fatal crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/howard-county-police-stabbing-ellicott-city-IUEOLLQ7XFCANIKORTUNTHNDB4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T12:55:22.762Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/55RAAQRUFREXTD3IE2Q447CIQM.jpg?auth=ad95dbf3bcb45910d196615c8d6f4c3cbb90d8785336798deffca138523c8399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4881&amp;height=3254</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[No charges have been filed, and an investigation is ongoing, Howard County police said. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/howard-county/sheetz-pet-cemetery-rosa-bonheur-UZLNQBTG2FDZHAMOIXSDCVLLJ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T11:21:25.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HFNXOPE23FHDZC5IXJJGF2V7ME.JPG?auth=8829651f38d3f231f9feb6050c0d428db36ee9454c1aabffbf112765a8ab2e09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A mockingbird sits on the statue of St. Francis of Assisi at the Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park, a pet cemetery in Elkridge established in 1935.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/smithsonian-spark-captain-avery-museum-shady-side-R5WAVCXPF5GPJFJS5TBPJR5TIU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T09:30:01.84Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CRESDI34KJEQJFPL5TU3ENRFUI.jpg?auth=c362a2de1c6a89532d5ccd3d9dbe0c49984b6a4f615b8bdd19baac100cb2e7ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5015&amp;height=3343</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alice Ennals, left, and Darlene Washington contributed their experiences to the Captain Avery Museum's "Buyboats to Beaches" exhibit in Shady Side.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/running-run-club-canton-sociology-fitness-QH437FDIWZERPNTDFE43AUDU7A/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T09:30:00.765Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/63EBISN3CFABVJ42RIHNWQV3YQ.JPG?auth=6c3dfc9c5d9df17a0fc82d16c44d1c093eb45e58fee2d7b4978ac8580c63bef3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7750&amp;height=5162</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Canton Run Club begin their route around Patterson Park on a recent Monday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/chevy-chase-hamlet-home-for-sale-NXZ76EHGZRFPBHKLVCK2PDLZOI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T09:30:00.496Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDGAK53KURFI3JHLRDYHN5WJR4.png?auth=65faac045d0fa5b3d28a056c1d72bcb6d583fc5b9926093782d68aeb62309297&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=811</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-yankees-max-fried-13-strikeouts-UJRCI6FJ6ZGTNJ2UDQ4MGVPNOA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T03:03:21.507Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H3FZ2YRLPVEORE2EWIT2L2ZFTQ.jpg?auth=b815720d6a829372102db973713c54434f57d7297a9058d9487868b203cc0d5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6366&amp;height=4244</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Coby Mayo tags out the Yankees’  Jose Caballero for a caught stealing in the second inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/rachel-morin-family-civil-case-settlement-DMMLAIUZFBA2FEUILC53IP3HZ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T00:53:37.874Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OJR2Y42NWFBANCUASR7FZYL7EI.jpg?auth=2dcefec829d8b5be02508cd393052352b85e5d3618889e483af4a683ee5f1ff4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1647</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was found dead on a popular Maryland hiking trail in August 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-joins-northeastern-public-health-group-vaccines-FY5V26SPLJBI7MWCX6JOHTD5KY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-19T00:00:06.798Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DF7R7JTCIFBT3E25YHSQUZM4BU.JPG?auth=825feb76e1beda95d12e1240c48e73c6a0655fb7103c65dfaec75cd9c1aa4113&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s Department of Health is working with several other Northeastern states and New York City to craft regional public health policy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>