<?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/first-degree-murder-gaithersburg-gun-violence-IDBCVHKZ6FBITP7PEOHCWDRARY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T23:38:05.119Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVWXLTJNFFETTJER5OAGCYVXLI.jpg?auth=75b71ea5aa02fe030b4dd381d50ee952ff4f711704584e5c01ecae3b4320cdbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5693&amp;height=3795</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A jury Wednesday convicted DeAngelo McRoy of the first-degree murder of Delondre Sawyer, who was found dead by gunshot in a wooded area of Gaithersburg last year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-columbia-wes-moore-calvin-ball-library-CBTQEZTXRJEZTLVRU62SWYSJ7A/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T22:51:47.655Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WWMJ6DRHPJFZ3JURRONS6FU5XE.jpg?auth=f9e7c3743089dfe2a7ea050b1aec9fe08c1cbf22c4b5f4b00f39c4e5d24a840b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5495&amp;height=3663</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced new plans for the downtown Columbia lakefront library on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/wawa-recall-strawberry-lemonade-milk-DIRZXNFRK5HUFKMGKPR3YNH3WM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T22:35:32.342Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LNPLPXGJQVGALOQWAQPNQBJJFY.jpg?auth=25cc06007662ed39e5e5af069f194764064edbc3c77a98c2d2786f6099338796&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5915&amp;height=3944</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wawa has more than 50 locations in Maryland and more than 1,000 in the U.S.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/carroll-road-bridge-collapse-septic-truck-fault-BUYJGJPQ5VALTHIXQQSAGD2BAA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T22:23:47.99Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TLGTRT7ZUVEPZEABR6U23RSPQM.jpeg?auth=601e8f1b5d63af838db07a00182abd7b33aa8f6319f6bc3419b226615a941604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=360&amp;height=240</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Fire crews respond to the collapse of a 146-year-old, metal-truss bridge in Phoenix on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. A septic truck had attempted to cross, but was not deemed at fault.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-julian-jones-gun-detection-ai-omnilert-ACK3V2IRAJAGZI6OR7HOM32HIA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T22:20:19.864Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G7OSDWQWSNHZBKHNVDFYPSFL7M.JPG?auth=9581c1b5b23500ed05ecb09fc96bac9d9af9b92dc2f9f48083c866ef665e488d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police were called to Kenwood High School after gun-detection software mistook a bag of chips for a weapon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/health-services-disabilities-healthcare-ryans-place-QQPSFHWHARBGLD5VLJEVLAMF5Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T21:58:31.316Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RIOEUYQ6UZAMNHKERESEFNEWEA.jpg?auth=3e74df57d8d95ca0d40ed8e39f5342673ca6c07172480ea2ff60b094461ec6aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Debra Sahlin, third from left, cuts the ribbon for the grand opening of Ryan’s Place Health Services on Wednesday. The center is named after her son, left.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/western-maryland-flooding-fema-trump-GU5UZHBYY5DDRGSNGGUBYTHN7Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T21:24:13.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XD7UUWF5CJA6VFWB32NZC4EPNE.JPG?auth=ead9909a1a1ce0750f21fff6ddfc637077bb214dda5679e8d2933ff699469064&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waterlogged cars in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School in May, shortly after a catastrophic storm hit the area.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/turning-point-charlie-kirk-free-speech-university-of-maryland-R2HQ24HOYRDL5IF5VPFXOTSMVA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T21:19:30.827Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EWFQ3IL625ENZGXOJLWXPB76RQ.JPG?auth=370cab87e249a394df61f7153abd1d36a6afc19933cb449f4565cf6b1de3c27b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Maryland College Park chapter of Turning Point USA was asked to pay for security when it brought a speaker to campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/deondray-darnell-osborne-silver-spring-attempted-murder-stolen-bmw-WI2EEJW7BFD2VMVTO3RNPCF4NI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T20:47:12.544Z</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[A Silver Spring man was arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged attempted murder in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/andrew-and-julie-klingenstein-family-fund-banner-gift-GNLIIGB7OBDRXNPIGG26SEE6O4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T20:11:02.728Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ADTJV6W4ZBGETBAAUKFLKYJUAY.jpg?auth=cac46d933b2f6867221f77f4ee5f9a80494c4ded7919b274d0ef613e518315be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6151&amp;height=4101</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Exterior of The Baltimore Banner offices at the Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/nonprofit-philanthropy/aquarium-ceo-john-racanelli-retire-32I5PM5WIRHLPBI4AL3N2LI6LI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T19:34:05.782Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UH5ZG42H5ZARDOKK5JQY2KQSJU.jpg?auth=73413c5ee716cd8ddc5b9ddc4cf5c89f8f5a4f0533ab650d6bce97b0c6023703&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6802&amp;height=4535</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jennifer Driban, who is the aquarium’s chief mission officer, will serve as interim president and CEO. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/jamie-raskin-maryland-gop-redistricting-CR3NVZ3Q55HQLFYB4FGATJVXS4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T19:29:26.672Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AL7XRCQQQRE2RPUZVRG3EVTZPA.jpg?auth=a348544562873563f3356b4d3a3b34ed8f8b71633d20a077c5d6768813dc7e9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said on social media that his state should join other Democratic-controlled states in redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/white-house-east-wing-demolished-SY3YZKYROBGRPFAUH6DHWNGDFA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T18:58:16.526Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7WE6EVKAIRBEBAJAZYXYUD2KQ4.jpg?auth=fd9364c1822684d237cad6c6bf2ef267ac5f9a0760731cd9e48ff29d48e009b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3539&amp;height=2367</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The White House has said a new ballroom will be ready for use before Trump’s second term ends in January 2029.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/smoldering-manure-piles-smoke-baltimore-county-firefighters-ISGRPZKELNF6LI27IROBSRJB3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T18:54:56.533Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7QH6RWKGZVA6JPABK7CNRQL36A.jpg?auth=dbc11104c4a1d47f8ebcc83a16aa7fe439a726c451c22f3c8ebe83fc0e9afb65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1382&amp;height=922</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Company made a plea on social media for people to avoid calling firefighters about smoking fertilizer piles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/pjm-maryland-power-grid-data-centers-E4E727USABBPDJZ5T5MFWO6CXE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T18:38:42.883Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NUYMVJDDEVGYLDAQ22RJSYQZHQ.JPG?auth=964044fe49d3a1bfd5651a42bca0bfdef520113eb24339bc5f2a87a77b90012e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An existing set of transmission lines cuts through the landscape near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) in northern Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-prisoner-lamont-mealy-dehydration-death-R25BQ2NNMJBWJHOAA3KUTSMQ7Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T17:23:01.2Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TOKNK3TW75BJLI5AERMWAO5DRA.jpg?auth=3291684454af8be8013a8d66d346ace9dd5667c1c78505082c97fc8bd0721c00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lamont Mealy was found dead in an isolation cell at Western Correctional Institution in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/kenwood-high-school-omnilert-gun-chips-false-alarm-YJEL25XTVRBUDFDIJ7TEOBEKCY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T16:41:33.141Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DP2U3A3VAREYXHC7TIQRMNY5HE.JPG?auth=125874a465a768a096eaa7b6d3bfda3186a0fbd15ebc590205689a6ee2d83ac4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kenwood High School in Essex. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/frederick-keys-new-logo-orioles-X57CV2VFOZFLHJCUJ47UOQULOU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T16:37:39.99Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3X2SBHO6KFCKBC6LZ2SGWK5K2I.png?auth=de3c86cc0f997d0311a8c3a2cc27e35ef9a0ca6c91d2abfe5deceeb80ef65b05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New logos courtesy of the Frederick Keys.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-snap-food-assistance-shutdown-warning-5CEVWSKP7VHZFOMEC3EAYPQORY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T16:32:08.149Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KK3ZRI7LXFDXJFV7WKJXCFK6OA.jpg?auth=af82ae140229348ed733f9b9fec6857a4c679a9d57877793ff5d8109741f558b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, center, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a press conference in June, has blamed Democrats for forcing the shutdown and putting SNAP benefits in peril.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-trade-deadline-bears-lamar-jackson-RMRTXDW62VGOHF7KL2RTI2K47A/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T15:44:47.166Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E2QHM76P3ZEU7JH6KAI35DIR2A.jpg?auth=ca5a5eb19d8f1ca15f3a8e573f0968298914b32099fc92c6e92650ec51b2463b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4955&amp;height=3303</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta takes questions from reporters at the team’s predraft news conference in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/medical-memoir-female-doctor-kay-drew-stress-test-73ZNIQ3P55C67H3OQNXUQ66EVM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T15:32:29.45Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IB2WZH7DJFEU7IJ3J5ADEDV2LM.jpg?auth=e71be36b7fb32caf36c221a7ff5c0aa7c7bc559bd7b06708b5e19e3d476c8ebb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1443&amp;height=1247</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kay White Drew, a retired neonatologist, wrote “Stress Test” about her medical training in Baltimore in the 1970s.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-naval-drone-boats-blacksea-technologies-F7CW4PKHVRBMRKBA3EGOKG243I/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T14:55:52.059Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D2D6LDP5Z5F43DJK4LMAJF53GQ.JPG?auth=34ee042d9e497f6d6b746b4f51936df9fe5240b3cd2c130d011ce3c6867bcf1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1941</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A BlackSea Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) naval drone follows an escort boat back to in the company’s pier in south Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/government-shutdown-stalemate-health-care-JETEXICRMNBEDNLDIJMQKDMUWM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T14:09:06.797Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVTYZFHA7RDQHE3IELN2EVJHCA.jpg?auth=75cbef1cb42fe40497064c37d1aac720b24d9eadd7d961e92de880acdb864d70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5673&amp;height=3817</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[House Democrats are pushing for an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-howard-county-hayrides-haunted-trail-YPHIGQ3SKNAZFDNX3DDDV4E5EE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T13:48:08.819Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X32CIXYHNZGB3JBEI4LHC4QLTI.jpg?auth=603ac742d2254a4877174708b93bb0e5d3800658816afb9fa56070c2b1efc044&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The annual Trunk-or-Treat event at Columbia SportsPark attracts Halloween enthusiasts of all ages.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/severn-crash-pedestrian-killed-telegraph-road-4YGU2726EVCDZFLYGTAE4ERNE4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T13:31:46.311Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The crash took place near the intersection of Telegraph Road, which is part of Maryland Route 170, and Denson Drive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/wes-moore-the-breakfast-club-marilyn-mosby-4G4EDOCFCNB7XK6Z26X276GP4Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T12:57:47.541Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GCUBAUD4KRF6BAY62YVY7ONTWQ.jpg?auth=1ce7a7018149ab9ef54f6c6a95210f74fb100c1d9ec57e674af3f2278695aea1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby after being sentenced in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/hobbits-glen-columbia-home-for-sale-HQEKFAGA3RHP5KEJLVGRH6RRVY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T12:45:00.735Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GTCSK3TQKBEDVOD3EZXSLCHTUI.png?auth=f058ba28066a98dd83a4ffd4d6d89a7b2702f977c2245c40a396d6c85d925e3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=958</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/anne-arundel-county-school-redistricting-riva-davidsonville-7N4XWB4BCBEY3E2A3Z6X7NETU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T11:58:12.577Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OEWLGJTW35EFTF6MFNTPYNA7PM.jpg?auth=dc45837e9aa62ca3c9caeccba61e72d731f605570e51e43f97f26fea2e71d51b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parents and students wait for the school bus to Davidsonville Elementary School in Riva.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/things-to-do-annapolis-army-navy-game-QUB3TGOCKFDWJAWZ7SBYVXP6NY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T11:23:35.735Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XUC24G7KPVGDJE432IPGIIW67Y.jpg?auth=4f673df3c73f484f8d108d57b43cc305c2ab6815c4c5fb2864b8fa5763e1d699&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5454&amp;height=3636</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Naval Academy’s pet and mascot, Bill the Goat, on the sidelines during the 125th Annual Army-Navy Game in Landover last year. 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This year’s edition takes place Oct. 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-mass-overdoses-action-plan-Y2Q3I2CQTRGRLA6EXGXXCM6LM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-23T00:43:28.034Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VM46V2M2RZDTJCBBU24MRRFDLI.jpg?auth=ba8ac988fdd6035d06fadde5f1e628ab5588275653a5d4b1de824a5d195095f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5582&amp;height=3721</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore Police officer helps a man in the Penn North neighborhood on July 11, the day after a mass overdose in the area. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>