<?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/sports/ravens-zaire-mitchell-paden-pat-ricard-3PVETTLVP5EKZFVK2J26SSCTQI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T23:22:00.042Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/45GQ5I6PNZESROL2TQSQHFWPCQ.JPG?auth=df5f670726a169e09e3ad022e1d2806405d1792a91feba003eaa3a847df3b2a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens’ Zaire Mitchell-Paden warms up at M&T Bank Stadium ahead of a matchup with the Cleveland Browns.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/jake-weissmann-budget-secretary-EHBSMYSYUVAADEAXAA4R6KI76Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T22:36:49.449Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WNRIUI33LJDTZPH5U4FLCEVLJA.jpg?auth=7a361664e75e3ed56d7efb10622709d7149e09d4511d802dab10680fa125f86d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3085&amp;height=2057</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s pick for his next budget secretary is Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann, who has extensive experience in the State House.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/noreaster-forecast-wind-gust-heavy-rain-to-maryland-D3EZO3VI2VEMZEJYKTO6QPJSYI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T22:25:26.883Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MVDGBWLAL5GKDP4ZWUKNZVNF7Y.jpg?auth=1dec45337a6b40fa82068afb05bf31261b40aad92387e51a1413693c2aa718b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Weather warnings have been issued across parts of Maryland ahead of the powerful storm system.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/wendy-osefo-real-housewives-of-potomac-arrest-F2ESDRZPBZDCDKKBURB2VSOLMY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T22:15:04.071Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SBKCXUF67VDKVLZDP76JQY2ZFA.jpg?auth=9eba1c7a389d20500ab03260af4f45da4d35a853dabd769c0aefaf4acb24b3d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4245&amp;height=2830</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eddie and Wendy Osefo were charged in Carroll County with lying about a burglary at their home.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/craig-heist-dc-baltimore-6MMKTBRTNZB2JOYH5SGML3UIGE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T21:36:06.135Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OSYQH5WUJBENTJQKIHHY4H4JWQ.jpeg?auth=8a420af03280655036fdfe7b5c2219a1ca1153701e1a1a7b5537238225103423&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1930&amp;height=1287</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Steve Melewski, Craig Heist and Luke Jones at the last Orioles home game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-los-angeles-rams-lamar-jackson-injuries-2JNCYX6QWFDX3KKPGUN672XNGI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T21:16:20.244Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/37NJTXH35RE43LMOK2DX4DO6TM.JPG?auth=d3d9689dca570c68d42cc59eb3d1df95de752b04f5182b89e2b88c12127f2dcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6385&amp;height=4254</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson sits on the bench during the Week 5 game against the Houston Texans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-state-police-roland-butler-out-WZIJPKUBMZGILDJE37GGQWD2LM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T21:15:11.137Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5NQTL4EL65GEHFSW6PJD5XUFWE.jpg?auth=d1f2d2bd07f3be1d58cdfb9ea8fd19a6b84a26235e9c050d2e42f9e381fa2af1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5284&amp;height=3523</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Col. Roland L. Butler Jr. during a community walk in Northwest Baltimore in September.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-harbor-is-improving-VLICGD4N7VBRTL5NH7URN2MBPI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T21:12:08.321Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVIKTYSFUVA4HIB67OAI3TRJP4.jpg?auth=ee289b9191dc58fad3045bbc51f1987dc2e213870d154fcd7c006d33aad714a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The water in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is bright green. Blue Water Baltimore calls the event the most widespread “pistachio tide” they’ve seen.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/schooner-woodwind-59-north-sailing-jen-kaye-XG3KTU3BCRDVZCOM2PZRBJ4EIA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T21:09:09.83Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFIHGJ2KYJBOPFXOO7OUP7LREM.jpg?auth=963071f745ddf159a2ea0af5b47369ec9d128af71c3a9371158e1172bde40ac5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jen Kaye, center, talks about selling her family business to a new family. She was joined by buyers, from left, Mia Karlsson, Andy Schell, Ryan Ellison and her father, Ken Kaye.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/joshua-carter-killing-sept-21-north-bethesda-akwalabeng-fontava-Z3TX7ZTNXVC2FL4FZRYUSVVEHA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T20:49:23.015Z</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:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/mass-firings-federal-workers-government-shutdown-XOWNS3PSRBHZNHTWGLRERFWBJA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T20:44:17.126Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJQ4PZOMJNAJVPSSRNFPJCJE6U.JPG?auth=4bafb9dadd6532da68a33d7037d4dfb6274517d1138acbd2f7bac5fd6e74e697&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on X that the “RIFs have begun.” ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/robert-adams-dead-dundalk-police-shooting-ESWT5XJJC5DZ5LTG3R7AHQFP4Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T19:32:57.049Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D75K74TTGZCTJN3MMBWWJIFHG4.jpg?auth=b93698359eb0603f6a818c116fcfb7c16880f3fd9eaef1661f22fdc293c2c80b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police responded to reports of shots fired Wednesday in the 2100 block Larkhall Road in Dundalk that led to a police-involved shooting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-city-mounted-police-horse-stable-N3XZ5IE67ZDUZEAZHEBWEZFM2E/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T19:23:37.305Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OVFAZGPPMNCJXCRZ52BUXA5YGE.jpg?auth=86e053eb416c806cddb9def664412a635c258f69e8a609d510a09e8b073cf9e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3499&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mounted police officers at Fort McHenry in 2024. After cutting funding for its mounted unit in 2020, the city will wind down the unit's operations this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-school-redistricting-centennial-lane-bryant-woods-H5HLNQKNYVBF7BMW4BLPCKBULI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T18:18:23.191Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RW7XWS7D2BABFGGKOMRXUW2T5A.JPG?auth=0d5fdd178c32e90ceb02630259a8ebedc3962ab44a056d29ed5c996f810b16dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8022&amp;height=5350</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thursday's public hearing at the Howard County Board of Education was well-attended as officials discussed redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/annapolis-cold-case-1989-garnet-elizabeth-griffith-JG5UZKVCUFEL7P656IAUW7IQU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T17:59:00.422Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VWC5GESHYBE4XL47EQ3YFYRTFQ.jpg?auth=ea58d794dd24d520b726f75cd42d98c1f4143883376b287d59b89c95942bbe79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4911&amp;height=2762</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis police have arrested a man for a 1989 fatal shooting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-blue-jays-al-east-5ZEOENNO3ZAIPHQL2DXTXQUDO4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T15:52:39.395Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R3ECBQ5MXRGYZIET6T2N4EFA3A.jpg?auth=44810fabaed304c8a70f3b21f7aaa078c4d535dfc4c27184a686dc846393c143&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays celebrates after Toronto won Game 4 of the ALDS on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-restaurants-opening-soon-TIBID3WQ6JAZNFPWFOE2WMXFMM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T14:02:09.01Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/66AS4Y5SHFBSZFOSUESPPDA5MQ.jpg?auth=729ffe04efa72a6e4ad945295de887aca3202f66a1ec1f5af1a6daddfce0f8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new Italian restaurant from the La Cuchara team will take the place of the vacant Five and Dime Ale House at the corner of Elm Avenue and West 36th Street. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/letter-government-shutdown-maryland-OMRR5ZNVCNHTTNETAAR4DVG6OI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T14:00:04.733Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E2KNLHTVONEMHMQ22V32HSYM5I.JPG?auth=15d6b1668981e882c1b536dd1aa7b1ccfd01f6d07c3a5793d3255e7447ae48f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher S. Jennison, a federal employee, says that government shutdowns don’t punish politicians or political parties, but harm everyone. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-rams-pass-rush-defense-verse-oweh-W63FSRQFDVEGXA32Q44FWRPRAY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T13:47:40.325Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S7LI5YOERREHVKZXQRANOLMWQM.JPG?auth=f662661cd070c204376b5a332418f0d6242e1346b9ff84054d94f76931caa704&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5666&amp;height=3782</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens inside linebacker Tavius Robinson, shown on a special teams play, has two sacks this season but struggles to affect the pocket.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-rams-game-picks-score-predictions-baltimore-52QDECW5MVD7HDHB6CLQSULIHI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T13:14:01.101Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GVOA5DRQCFG7HIVISB733ZE2FY.jpg?auth=17922dc4b0ec64facf8aafb43168fbf5a4732caab38a168bf672723cca909723&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5501&amp;height=3668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 294 yards with three touchdowns and a 103.1 rating against the Ravens in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-opioid-crisis-penn-north-2JKML6C6GRD57KYJLYNDMV4XUM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T13:01:18.815Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GPFMY2PMIFBQLJDW6GKRC53V5A.jpg?auth=753999bd3c38f400572cb02ff22059aa0169692ca95e7f337ff91da7bdac6a3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The city hopes to fund the expansion of harm-reduction services designed to improve safety, including overdose-reversal medication naloxone and clean syringes that reduce the chance of spreading disease.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/columbia-lakefront-band-shell-kittamaqundi-BUVOZQ57BRDXDFYDSKH3Y7J3LI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T13:00:06.805Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EO2UELLTRNBITF3KGWU3G7HUAE.png?auth=2e6ee2b4cb7ef3f204cd562635a0ae647cfc416ae493b47f7c42159490854162&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1673&amp;height=941</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering of the Columbia Association’s plans for a bandshell at Lake Kittamaqundi.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/police-confirm-fatal-collision-involving-a-child-in-rockville-BE5OOD526RDSZHG6XS4WR4UEZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T12:34:09.194Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YGS4TFR75NASPDFQ2ATQDHJYVE.jpg?auth=797294a2bb54a67d711dea5c07ce705ecb6252c0c8bf348960052eb3dd07ded7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Montgomery County Public Schools bus was involved in a fatal collision with an 11-year-old girl on Russett Road and Bauer Drive in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/subscape-baltimore-music-festival-deakin-animal-collective-6R4DIQW7TZGY5HMOGK4TAKXCJA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T12:23:27.91Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LFDHGNJUVVBMVFFZQLAMAPRPOY.jpeg?auth=5bfe3e5c6dd10454e50e155567fe0f8a4e4d30dd592abdfa9fdd642610fbffec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6426&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees of SubScape gather in the Pink Room at The Crown in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adley-rutschman-offseason-mindset-PGSPAYUNCBGTXG5JHEHX2CEKPM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T12:00:06.897Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/62MY55VOANCYLDVCG73T5R5FRU.jpg?auth=83b4110f3753639b295d875fee4c2043eaaa5fd879fa93005a0f10ac26e4a9c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4387&amp;height=2925</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman has a .254 career batting average with a .755 OPS.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/sisson-street-dump-baltimore-move-22AG3MK4FVBFJNBBZVYCAZYXM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T09:30:02.359Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4XC2MON6YBCW3ABA3IRCMGLIQU.jpg?auth=a9b9c98f170d1b2f9c6ca507edf632b38e1a969d0827f26bdd77a4f040662a3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7553&amp;height=4249</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott has put plans to move the Sisson Street dump on hold while a committee studies options.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/umbc-parapsychology-collection-ghosts-2ZLYEXE5SRD5XC53CFJMYUMAK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T09:30:01.107Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UG6YW6ZOJVHUZKCI45745KTR2M.jpg?auth=7d89ad1477b951522cede6744a66a22456f7d9f2679975e672fae17c3c065a5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Archival materials from the Eileen J. Garrett Parapsychology Foundation Collection showing trance medium and research advocate Eileen J. 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