<?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/skateboarder-killed-crash-dundalk-5P5T5T5I2VHPRIRZJ7IZVMSXKQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T22:38:24.737Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E5UD2T7QGREEFOH44KCIPYRXIQ.jpg?auth=3c479110805ee2eafee030920072d9168bd89bea0135bdb59b3003003016b023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jose Romero-Alvarez was killed in a crash with a pickup truck Wednesday morning at a Dundalk intersection while skateboarding. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-injuries-lamar-jackson-roquan-smith-OPUESUXYRBDHHJRU5VI7U7YNWI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T21:40:24.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U27XYG6EWBDYNIB653C62LB7EI.jpg?auth=bfaa9534b9dfa8264f6b402ead343952e7c5647b9fc6f039639f01294db57bc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8188&amp;height=5459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson sits on the bench as his leg is worked on during the second half of the game at Kansas City on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-purchase-hotel-homeless-fairfield-6QLVP774MZAYNEIAHI74RYEBKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T21:22:49.891Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2LKVVCM7WVBOZA736TZN7SPBZA.jpg?auth=d1381f52258c6b4a031eb4b74de7f9ce884109137751bfd813fe1003139f85ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6101&amp;height=4068</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Baltimore’s spending board approved the $13.3 million purchase of the former Fairfield Inn & Suites on South President Street to house some of the city’s homeless population.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/nonprofits-baltimore-pilot-CTFFXBVJJBBZDIGIQITYPFCWRA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T20:45:06.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTNKGI2PERF5JMOLDHTM5ZLUNQ.jpg?auth=be60d9707b674cdfa34758753a8918f7e11bd1ade32a607e6b35d9f8683b58cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4164&amp;height=2776</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore leaders have reached a deal for annual payments from 14 tax-exempt institutions, the biggest of which is Johns Hopkins University.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-john-harbaugh-job-security-TJWU62WCLVETNIPZ7YMI5H6CI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T20:35:31.748Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PGTFZUBTYZC25MR7NTZMANLZ6U.png?auth=1fd47196458ec00ea35079c40a594bcc097f58657bb4a6da13c86927f7f0199f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-luis-guevara-autoposy-L6YT75AAMFCMPJCY4QKZXYJIVA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T20:27:45.814Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NAQXTKR7XVDTPH74JQET5JSZZE.jpg?auth=75711a82d7306993ac604464dc0da6646eefd5949ef8973ffc9751331ab906bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luis Guevara played with the Chesapeake Baysox for a short stint in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/federal-worker-layoff-advice-KYINUP5JYBFCNKM2BFV3VVSJUI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T20:25:26.171Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EGCJKTBWHZAGPLUPVI2J4XSX4Y.jpg?auth=6711facc021ef289bf7f746c7c1d4da31b7771227a1befcc9a068bfce05252a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jaime Zimmerman was formerly a program analyst and senior advisor with the Office of Director at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/dpw-fatal-crash-investigation-bates-RATEE3TYBZAS5OHJSLB4APH5JM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T19:07:17.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E62BJKMPZFEXTOI4MRSV37ROK4.JPG?auth=c660cfd10e6e19f08445aeb97e5412c89cc02108fee166208f2b24ab9386874c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1922</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Timothy Cartwell, a Baltimore Department of Public Works solid waste worker, was struck by a truck while collecting garbage on Baker Street last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/ian-roberts-iowa-superintendent-morgan-state-doctorate-3LPJ23VOPJC7DPKUFEOW7FBVKE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T18:14:37.391Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DDHMVSTZ4RBCJDZN7VWWQAU5HM.png?auth=abdf7eedde246ede11c478f5d0b6a9f514eecb976086b892a925918cc0a7356e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=553&amp;height=447</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts on Feb. 26.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/harpers-ferry-trump-historic-sign-removal-PH6VXHUHUJCMLDX24EXELPCQHA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T15:04:23.294Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2FM6XWZFJVBPXKLWCGIXNRFGHM.JPG?auth=fa10bb3cac18d14f53cae40122f05e25f799bb891d513e695d3d492ef2a2db23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The town of Harpers Ferry in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/letter-peripheral-artery-disease-amputations-F5E56SGJNJBI5C7W7VSFWL2PCI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T15:00:02.952Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I36CFFALMJCJPHTI6RYHAQU3WM.jpg?auth=bc02df38ea9482faf27cf5cebd9fb134389fbd432339276b9aaa936cfca98187&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4096&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Peripheral arterial disease is the nation’s leading cause of amputations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/hoax-threats-maryland-school-lockdowns-T5IYSDHPAJBIJMRH2LVDW5X2CI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T14:00:04.265Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GTV5E42HPVBRXCZ7G4WN77D4OA.JPG?auth=0520391a3c019c3aa72388648e9ac5bc6d72a4bcca044cc1eff8d8e2ab27a449&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Morgan State University received a bomb threat for its campus library on Tuesday, but it was ruled not credible, university officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/walmart-trader-joes-listeria-pasta-meals-ORZNTLLKJZDDZPHPKXZJRMYDIA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T13:45:56.451Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DAIJGPMDTJBP3M4G7ZI2XS7ZRQ.jpg?auth=65f4b9cfd335a348755a96d7e464383495a7ed3868c8e7d93d25fd5f811eca31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1872&amp;height=1572</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The USDA issued a health warning for Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce sold at Walmart in refrigerated 12-ounce clear plastic trays. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-anonymous-players-survey-6HJ5L7CTNFCUXHN4WRXNJVBRH4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T13:30:00.482Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GGLMMZDQSBBIHBD4TUXNV6CX3Y.jpg?auth=03b7b562408e2d5975da65ddb4163c0bebaf0d58cb64d0505a0a4441c3d41006&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5572&amp;height=3715</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles fans walk along Eutaw Street during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-silver-spring-school-latino-FRDLGT2SXFBIDIGQG3JSJOXJGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T09:30:01.578Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/43ILUVW7VBAAVACO5SN6T5Z66A.jpg?auth=0507d08c2562adf3a28b75a1ce8409c8abc7739b8c8357ad61409fbdf7fc4656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4002&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parents of children at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring have been nervous after a recent ICE sighting near the school on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/tax-breaks-country-clubs-7V3IQRVFH5CJPMQIOQ7LTVI6PY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T09:30:01.432Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R3I7XYSH7JCG3DVVEJ7OTLQL3M.jpg?auth=fab14ecfbab307438a77bda2edadbf634a6bbd96ef70be15948c78d53f9fab09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County is home to more golf courses than any other Maryland jurisdiction, including the Columbia Country Club.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/montgomery-county-firefighters-baseball-field-flooded-KNBQBWWNNFENPB5E2MJU5ULDCY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T09:30:01.207Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TKLVZSPC3FBTNPP6R4WDZXRWG4.png?auth=6bd7e26d95d82391fc78625f317d6daf5dbe0fa1ab603bf60379a070133f055b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=723&amp;height=482</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a video in July shows plumes of water dousing the Takoma Thunderbolt’s home field as players in blue jerseys stare at the outfield.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/trump-tylenol-autism-acetaminophen-johns-hopkins-YP43KMS6UZHFDDBHUFOSWA3ZVI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T09:30:01.121Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SBIXKGX3UVAUDMJAQJ7BCSGMDU.jpg?auth=7c1af519b8f4bf0d6fa89a728d4be98ac33fafe4afd018a5d70531adbd1c3588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5354&amp;height=3569</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with President Donald Trump during a press conference at the White House earlier this month, where Trump said his administration was linking acetaminophen to autism.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-john-harbaugh-texans-35B3NI427FH3NCZ3YO4Q7VXXBA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T09:30:00.809Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZXKEPMKL7ZDJVGLIK4HD2GINTE.jpg?auth=b59ae5f1d67ddae75a9d6fb2da8e8b0698374ad25c172cb67894973d64ab0a87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens coach John Harbaugh looks on after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 37-20 at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 28.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-county-honey-harvest-festival-hogtober-HR2MTH6EAFAITI3LW3Z6FMZZXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T09:30:00.761Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5MYVJW2IVFFRXNIBFV6PQBXYRQ.JPG?auth=539ff582c327c5e9417caa71fb0c1fb293eb01460018527717ed84f2984a0345&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dundee Creek, located in the Hammerman area of Gunpowder Falls State Park, is utilized for water sports, crabbing, fishing and relaxing. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/new-next-film-festival-baltimore-obex-natchez-45XCA7Y53NBGTN6QHQSN6IMULM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T09:30:00.61Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UEJ6F6RPVBBDNJE5PCRWE7T3OM.jpg?auth=b5e16d1c94d4c9b9deb1a2450516b8daaca37f4a46466ef531c644284e10d0a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2600&amp;height=1463</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A scene from “OBEX,” the latest movie from Baltimore writer and director Albert Birney.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-good-karma-creamery-ice-cream-PXK5QTGTJNBMDH5KSRJWDEL5MA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T09:30:00.588Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTAX4CDMXJCV5LLI5XZ22OPTP4.jpg?auth=7b59c8910c59b0a8cf0b6d19bff6bb0dc700ac40f9e1242e725113b139ea7fbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pints from Good Karma Creamery sells out online in minutes. A few of their flavors include, from left, Baby Got Baklava, You’re Welcome and Pumpkin Cheesecake.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/charmed-baltimore-missed-connections-2-DS2B2X4TGZE7HCUCXH67JDMPSE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T09:30:00.554Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WYJ7HLD6ZZC6TEYDFBL4GGHIWA.jpg?auth=a89bbc26466b74e95aac0f51f880c63466fbb3508610a7381aee8282f693a928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3551&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/congress-maryland-federal-shutdown-6SGH7M5UY5FDTGNGGAUNHYJEKU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T02:00:01.295Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OON6IN6FP5DJHD3D767ZABRSHM.JPG?auth=be89332ff87e1d7e5c3015792f93e6069cab1b99377133a50b1e1534b72aad6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1796</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s members of Congress joined the partisan fray and backed their party’s message of fighting for health care affordability.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rosedale-house-explosion-arson-mark-hawkins-IJFDJJ26VVBYXP65TNHH66RNKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T00:52:01.399Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLZVLQVRGFGX5PKPVRHMRCISQ4.jpg?auth=03578b881e64c8a1e536f38f4623ff1ac095479d3ae3b5083a4d9578c71cd59b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Hawkins, 66, was charged with arson and malicious burning for an explosion in the early hours of July 1 that leveled his Callo Lane home.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>