<?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/jayden-smith-pleads-guilty-involuntary-manslaughter-stan-hasty-baltimore-WUYABMHG4JHZ7HGOWD2RTALB5I/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T22:10:59.36Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EP7NCYGI5FB7FKX64WCVYAKVPQ.jpg?auth=d2f4e4cdbe569d8520574372ff2e09fcef17a796ce40ba2b7123151e5bf54f5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5328&amp;height=3552</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jayden Simpson, 18, of Dundalk, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter for a sentence of 10 years in prison, but will only have to serve 90 days.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/impact-maryland-2025-shaping-marylands-future-at-a-critical-crossroads-SMYWXNHKDNC5NK5OVFW5KDQLNE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T22:01:51.22Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ET7OO3A3CJFSNKNVQKRFPYF5Q4.jpg?auth=c5153d7a807daf5ffe5f4d5ecce92a0d6d69ccceb03b2e6cde0aa04355e0a87b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5093&amp;height=3105</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[iMPACT MARYLAND 2024]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ai-home-invasion-prank-north-bethesda-OSW6AOZDUJBCZAH2EGTIQJ7BVY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T21:57:04.169Z</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:caption><![CDATA[Flashing police lights.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/national-aquarium-reopens-power-outage-F5B4KIBURNEJRHDCBYWWOJ5UH4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T21:55:14.355Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D4E77RNS75EOBPKMALX7CZZG4E.jpg?auth=fe7fd8945715a9818feeeaef5af082fb684d5bdd723947cf9a759a38eae3bc61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2160&amp;height=1440</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National Aquarium will resume its regular hours on Saturday after a dayslong power outage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/oriole-park-at-camden-yards-rams-practice-new-grass-EID6MQPVRVC6XK4W7GE7OCAALE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T21:21:16.979Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TN3R4PBSENFRPAXBUB5XHZ5HV4.JPG?auth=5e0a9a622dde032c3735156ffb1492d45c8aaab2fb34b9c88eb8745b22f126eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The outfield at Oriole Park has been transformed into a football practice field for the Los Angeles Rams as they prepare for a game Sunday in London.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dunbar-football-coach-lawrence-smith-overtime-pay-MBTIL5EKOVEURNSDPVKXYUXMX4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T21:08:47.22Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4S3MOD3TEFAILBAT442U6MUC6A.jpg?auth=4a1b9f8d8e5b6ee41c6c9e65507777aa706105a9e27192a94e694b14b8efc558&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2227&amp;height=1670</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Dunbar football coach Lawrence Smith leaves U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Friday afternoon after pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-federal-workers-commuter-benefits-S6ST4SYT3FENXHLKSYP7BEMHGE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T20:46:52.252Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TFDIYMUZQVGVRACQQ3IIDAV2DQ.JPG?auth=d1aeeea916f603d20d588235a67d307e246447af30263699dc1f9498b5d24757&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Transit Administration is offering free rides on MARC trains and commuter buses during the federal government shutdown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/delegate-charles-otto-dies-AROWMYNN3VD25IEAXCVDZDCEWM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T20:38:31.365Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAUXFOSENNBHNBOCY3AFFVAHOQ.jpg?auth=5f103172042bad42e35a02026c3fa3d8bb5589b7b52d2876ac3b63b7972ef7d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4085&amp;height=2723</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Charles Otto, an Eastern Shore Republican, on the final day of the 2024 General Assembly session. He died on Friday at age 61, officials announced.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fentanyl-death-sentence-rockville-mosely-davis-YCQJ765BENHR3BICJ5CEE2ROEE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T20:00:21.106Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EFMJLOVRURC6TANVSFSBPJG464.jpg?auth=26f154efb64cd2cdd2b202a18cedd6fd59dbfad1bd808f8f201f8d54021faf06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1031&amp;height=736</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew “Drew” Davis was found dead in his Rockville apartment in 2021.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/no-kings-20-silver-spring-bethesda-montgomery-county-donald-trump-AZW6JGJJORG4HB4VRQSTZU5CDI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T19:24:11.884Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6WEQNKYNAVBIVIZL3IPUTTPJ7A.jpg?auth=223c70d5b4d1ecf2b1f5a6e72c3b78e3d752d630cb4c2e133fb628788d47b61a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A crowd of thousands gathered in downtown Bethesda along Wisconsin Avenue in June as part of the last national No Kings protest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/bretton-woods-scott-bessent-donald-trump-golf-club-international-monetary-fund-imf-ZV3K7RXMHBAXBJHMAWHEZKZNSI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T19:16:27.848Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BKR65BY4QNGPVEHIKU6RY4JW2Q.jpg?auth=a9b820c60c4a642ba0ea8dd47eb4d5c6ee39f4a3a94679d80cf416fd720bf18b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5379&amp;height=3586</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House on Oct. 14, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/annapolis-mayoral-race-ellen-moyer-josh-cohen-mike-pantelides-dick-hillman-ZQPEFI6565CNVIXSEZYGGLRBUI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T19:08:54.189Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MVQ52LTOLFAVDGWFNFKBLJWSGE.jpg?auth=c0149cbf8f275e13a3aa298906b4e441851e3d41a0afe910232b96a2da35cfcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bob O’Shea, center, the Republican candidate for mayor in Annapolis, was out sign-waving during the September primary with Courtney Spangler and Marvin Charles. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/banner-2025-freedom-of-the-press-catalyst-award-NHIJ2B4Z2NASBLMZAUZYDH5KOI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T19:05:25.069Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RJ4MQ6PR4ZAL5CZA6JMXZS3ZOE.jpg?auth=f0e03b22e667bbe57335b2ff340dcdf53b61e2f5d2a33e24afb89f955fc638f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6240&amp;height=4160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Banner offices in downtown Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-slavery-apology-steuart-pittman-LZGBW5IG4ZEFRGQQ35EU5MFCJ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T18:23:51.151Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6GU4TGS4BAIFL5OL5ZUF2REJU.JPG?auth=f39b105ff59c3d3899fa79461a26f3b4f24a5ed3140c531ef9f23cebef2ad7e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman speaks to the Anne Arundel County Council earlier this year in Annapolis. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/witches-witchcraft-occult-maryland-XES3NPLY7JH6PHVSSXTKQYPXIM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T17:50:02.429Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QFZHVEESCVBZDNCCKNSC5IRH4Y.jpeg?auth=250de04c44f90581b057d4a51e3173200027fe2ef743d7236021bc8cfd89849a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland is home to its share of witches, and Jessica Davis is one of them.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/data-centers-maryland-virginia-ON7A6KKWVVBYHCCPHPNECOCWBE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T17:11:55.914Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3INOS3FLNJGS3GKKSMDQA54O2A.JPG?auth=4489014ddd77f07e9447df910ad6b0a289b340fe307d7b20fe32f01e527a9efc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 503,000-square-foot 72MW Corscale Data Center is the first of five planned data centers to be opened by Corscale in the Gainesville Crossing Data Campus in Gainesville, Virginia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/gaithersburg-mayor-jud-ashman-tiffany-kelly-ENCQBKRPXVBWPG24VBLSXGVKOA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T16:50:50.565Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ZK4GR435ZFBJOHEIXI6OONZHI.jpg?auth=4fea0025612eb08d0704484527bc50765c068540ea3c2135ccf889b09345a128&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tiffany Kelly, Gaithersburg mayoral candidate, at left, and Jud Ashman, Mayor of the city of Gaithersburg.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/shoppers-colossal-donut-NUYMRNHHVBGIXP2HSY6RC6AFBU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T16:33:02.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ROGH2KQ7L5CB7NZ7WHE3O624VM.jpg?auth=4a0c9cf55b60398cc1703c123e025a430c5ebd5ff08719319cf0421a4a4cb435&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shoppers’ Colossal Donuts, shown here at the Germantown location, are a customer favorite.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ex-baltimore-cop-daniel-hersl-who-served-time-for-major-police-scandal-dies-IW2W4VC5GNCWJEYGKYY3PTQ6S4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T15:33:45.203Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RLPRCOTFNJDNPOEBRCX3F2YFOE.jpg?auth=115cd13982163403697c3c9c299cca9fab8908d9c714f34e55a6c8d33269341b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An undated photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department of Detective Daniel Hersl. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/annapolis-short-term-rental-rules-W2SYVFHY6VG2TLHTPKEUIA4WUM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T15:03:37.215Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IUCKNBC2QFHYXHJ2I5JDG4BPHM.jpg?auth=0312f84491f0b5183e5985343d648e99cbe2f9bb79d9aab7a1ce8a65c69e0b20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8260&amp;height=5507</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis has been grappling with how to regulate short-term rentals, like Airbnb and Vrbo, for at least six years. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-bullpen-internal-options-2K6IRJONENF3ZP6W3JR5WEJDKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T14:00:01.4Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DMED4POEZVARRNI4AJ4H6X4GNA.jpg?auth=aa15d8c59a444adf02a216002bb11949c861e8a838e53c4eade589e22041e918&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2513&amp;height=1675</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kade Strowd became the first player drafted by president of baseball operations Mike Elias to pitch in an Orioles uniform.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/renaissance-festival-vendors-maryland-3P33ASGDRZEY7JWG6WRBQ7LDNA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T13:31:50.372Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGYQ63E4NBEJ5BJ5PMIML3MV74.JPG?auth=61542b4ab9b5d66053abc56696b2f58f93e5361b25931bf833ba183d47b0344e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sharon Lane adjusts the display at Clockwork Traveler, her wearable-art storefront at the Maryland Renaissance Festival.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/norman-waker-murder-testified-self-defense-UR67PKT2DNDRPDZLWPJRFVWWC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T12:06:40.341Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7KGRUVVIGVEAVFLHIEOJFKFO4Q.jpg?auth=8314c520dc6ddc9b6d56e81648544f4479deb74945408290494b7e62b2e93227&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3784&amp;height=2522</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police respond to a double shooting inside Pleasant View Gardens on Feb. 20 that left one man dead and another injured.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/maryland-crab-cake-viral-video-g-and-m-QUJ5O22CRJGJTJF6BMOK775XHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T09:30:01.073Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FD5T7ESU5RC5HETVLGWCQ6T27I.jpg?auth=089bdcccbdf20ddb68028e2cf0c550cb241371d4439e84f131f88c29c2bbb3d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A crab cake and sides from G&M Restaurant in Linthicum Heights.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-robert-mccullough-brady-list-violation-ZDZEOCI36FDGXO3ZIRM5JB6MQU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T09:30:01.028Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T2UD3Q4M2BEQ5LOXEOS3SFY6M4.JPG?auth=f80869efefd0f369c53cfa60fa46eb435cd98e8a9105ba4cb93e92331129d226&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8619&amp;height=5753</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State’s attorney Scott Shellenberger, left, and Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/donald-trump-national-guard-maryland-poll-N7SVIATRJRDEDIUWSBGWX233I4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T09:30:01.006Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IGABKLHQ7RACXELHZLVDV3LVJU.jpg?auth=0adba85012ccde2591119441d5a72e977eb5c98098204a10e38749b7e39ed385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/potomac-home-for-sale-BRXU3MGREJDERIQI4ZKF3LS4YM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T09:30:00.98Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TX65B53D5FDLDBKBUZELX3ILKY.png?auth=3c4d48fa5cbed69197c5fb46d2418c4c0cb81da2f5d89c8e4446be94b2838479&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-schools-crown-holding-UQKOKZGL3JGZXHOAH2PXXNUATU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T02:56:53.212Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EPKOZLUMEJDVHJKY3SBALKUHSM.JPG?auth=55f4b2180aa06eb8188e163019633477057aab76eacb90f7500acc6c6b34a8dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters in Rockville. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/housing-shortage-montgomery-county-permitting-QZQYF25PBFGJRCDULPPKTKYI24/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-17T00:05:44.052Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/52UJUPC4GRFWFKHT7WG57T4VEM.JPG?auth=1ae5a9adfb79a5e0f71f2ff47437be57216cc722a6113a709aacccef0d2eb199&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Developers say that rising project costs and local policies are keeping them from building homes in Montgomery County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>