<?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/politics-power/national-politics/judge-snap-food-aid-FLYIC4S62RBFDMZ4Q5YY6AYQVE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T23:36:39.254Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YRDMRCYMW5GXBFP6XFZUTCFRJQ.JPG?auth=290fa576077cc6f7b46324a128ca79fe87fbcbe89336455a848a4a1530ce11d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2997&amp;height=1998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The SNAP program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/its-academic-whitman-high-school-WH4HNJOJTRAW3ID5PJF55ZGAA4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T21:52:13.056Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HI3PZTVJU5FTLGTUEACEKGHZTE.JPG?auth=2bca3577ec045ecfea6d82ebc563dfd0793996bfcd31ef84e5e6b8e8bd8de900&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Host Hillary Howard, left, asks a question during a special “It’s Academic” quiz bowl between students, teachers and three members of the class of 1970 at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/maryland-spooky-movie-database-PTSXJIH5LNCN3JJCUY6DOAWFJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T21:07:21.371Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q4DIOIS62NAZRHVJTF52X2QKRE.jpg?auth=b477a787e989b5e8a3957cd705e6f02eda36020f12baad421f5243609489e0bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4662&amp;height=3108</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in the film "The Silence of the Lambs."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/robinson-chirinos-not-returning-as-orioles-bench-coach-CRB323SXOJBCNOP4BR5GNPFXG4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T20:28:51.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NGWO4GYTDFCY3N7P36BQB6HN5I.jpg?auth=75bc3605876aeb7facfab14732a82320a87180d648bf7255c680812da726e1d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles bench coach Robinson Chirinos, at right with Samuel Basallo, was popular in the clubhouse.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/daylight-saving-time-ends-extra-hour-sleep-WYEWAJQNBVARXOR3UUGPW5VZEI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T20:20:36.392Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7Z3FRHGUMNEKBPVA5CGNUQXYDU.jpg?auth=e07dc8ce3858a7d1c7cd8a1fd9c42d70fab5fdad56d2e42706f79aacdd94692a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3180</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Around the country, the clocks will go back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday (respective local times) to mark the return to standard time and more daylight in the mornings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/t-rowe-price-goldman-sachs-trump-restrictions-6ZYB6UGRBND5HN5B6JFGCBECLA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T19:49:30.648Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DMJMG3OFG5FWPK4JHXJGS2DOTI.JPG?auth=c6761c13aa07adb8b2d3084939314802836798402774d8c3e8eecec6a92ee22d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs bought $1 billion worth of T. Rowe Price stock, the latest alliance between financial firms looking to unite retirement accounts with private investments.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/mag-partners-plank-baltimore-peninsula-VMR3VIL3MBE3BCIGSFZ2RHBCMA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T19:45:39.237Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/437GEXO64BGVLM3YGC5ZCCZLU4.JPG?auth=f6e65a6f44aecc636cfe10be376a8d7c4bb7f54ecb86648645ff8f91bd84de36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MAG Partners announced it is no longer working on Kevin Plank's Baltimore Peninsula project. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dazhon-darien-racist-ai-lawsuit-baltimore-county-public-schools-ARW4OEN6INCSBH4DRBXJZ74XGU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T18:52:16.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IBVBOJW45NA4FA5JKOTMTOU2QI.JPG?auth=c3f9be1c7ab3dd0a772d60824963d9fd2238dad0ba9ff58dc8bc46e2f6a040da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2218</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert accused the school system of a “deliberately indifferent and negligent approach to vetting school employees.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-fine-lamar-jackson-practice-injury-report-R4DENEIFWZGGLKDTD7QNQEMVWU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T18:48:09.493Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LMJR57NYVFCGVDWLJJYBAGHSIY.jpg?auth=cee5919a3ab2160fa0b2a145b3019d351332895d82e67a811806cea36da6c60b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2437&amp;height=1625</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens coach John Harbaugh watches from the sidelines next to general manager Eric DeCosta in the second quarter against the Chicago Bears in Week 8.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jon-meoli-orioles-hitting-coaches-craig-albernaz-WK2ADJQFARGUXLGPWDDZ27ITZY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T18:45:00.428Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LY36XEP5URGZTIGUAT3JPTDR7E.jpg?auth=c4b99bddf4daf59b0fa6df616cc72f8b955613f01b78a84b40733bf099063b64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2579&amp;height=1719</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adley Rutschman and much of the Orioles offense have fallen on hard times over the last season and a half.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-food-assistance-maryland-RTZJ7OEAXZBCFGCNO7PE4BT2ZU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T18:09:19.525Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LJLAPBMT3NEULAVOC5CU7IMIIM.jpg?auth=0dc5f84784528cdfc2823c8a9be22f6aa34e72c0e8d407863ef90a433c5f844d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7671&amp;height=5114</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At Anne Arundel County Food Bank on Thursday, Gov. Wes Moore announces that $10 million in state funds will be sent to food banks and pantries, which are seeing unprecedented demand. He declared a state of emergency.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bryson-butterfly-jockey-murder-case-sentencing-FQ5POPX6TZDJDBIPAZGJUTSKTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T17:53:24.053Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4QBEHLEA3VCHFLDFHFJUPYFN6Y.jpg?auth=ee7d8633b3c08776f4b55ab755e4e5ee49953cd9c38e4b91df5e551bd33d2e97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2100&amp;height=1472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bryson Butterfly, a rising star jockey, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in July 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/gervonta-tank-davis-charges-courtney-rossel-civil-lawsuit-MF6XYCJKSRFI5B56Y3EVNEWCNM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T17:52:08.977Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZODIN74FZBODIRPNHDYRWAZ6I.JPG?auth=f97df3817ddd2cef65a7df80f065980519d64cd025485e6be17ea51f2bb7eba5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2287</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gervonta “Tank” Davis' ex-girlfriend has filed a civil lawsuit accusing him of abuse amid their five-month relationship.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/lisa-lea-plea-deal-ZHHTRGDKQVHILMMZTJIW3AK73I/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T16:55:11.87Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OBTXUVRGAJGBPFVDLXYL7RUQTA.jpg?auth=78670717b0884641c739e5d08b025a6294f7f271207db649065a223e158e20f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisa Adrienne Lea, one of the drivers in the I-695 crash that killed six construction workers, said she will accept a plea deal and admit guilt to negligent vehicular manslaughter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/ripple-effects/federal-workers-job-changes-shutdown-RCDYRKR4RRDJDNB5VWTA6TMGK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T16:24:50.61Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IU5MGOXXJJCR3HE6FHSDZXDV3Q.jpg?auth=12b494ee0493e5886d51e7c14be1e7450f608035afb38b0cfa88a5cc41eec070&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4794&amp;height=3196</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Have you made a job change — either by choice or by necessity — this year?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-land-grab-james-rouse-columbia-KOBGV7G2YVD5DIPYASL3VFS26Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T16:17:50.922Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RRI2KZ6WIJHIPHGYV5P2OWBLE4.jpg?auth=68fa21166c591078dd048bdcedfac45589b4cc491658f62be3969336c4b2f4da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4782&amp;height=3189</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Rouse at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in 1965.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/snap-baltimore-county-food-XSPANFBYOFH7BLORPMAQVSFNE4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T16:13:21.336Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IECT3LJV6FH7ZKPOZV7FDDM5ZU.jpg?auth=b3895f3d8f88592ad222d62d8ae90f62bc54f0e49c7d48aff454d772e8d0b915&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5288&amp;height=3525</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier’s announcement of $4 million follows Gov. Wes Moore’s promise to send $10 million in state funds to regional food banks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/snap-cuts-halloween-YEWXAIULQZD3JADJY5ICKOUHC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T16:12:05.321Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RQ53J24QWFAP3M7GHZH3CPBNDU.jpg?auth=22cd69306beac677469d3efea5c338d85d98c65c2a6f3f1e314a9662929696b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2606&amp;height=1738</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In addition to candy, KC Neufeld plans to give out shelf-stable items this Halloween.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-dolphins-lamar-jackson-trade-deadline-3THCVDT775BUZO6PTD6MZ6LE6U/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T16:01:32.295Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ISBNXQYFABDERCL4FWCMIJLBDQ.jpg?auth=c486da458d7422cf3f92ca92a1222d2822c6301847bd4569b2970e15f1d9c0a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4488&amp;height=2992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Rashod Bateman in the second half of Thursday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-2025-season-grade-PNFJFFNBLRATLLGQXNHNR66NSE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T15:44:18.912Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/64TSYXIS35FGVMPZDXONE33KLA.jpg?auth=51eb913b6e4eedc5dbc96c4a9596ed72a32df24374fe2ce2872e0b0bc11f4fa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4678&amp;height=3119</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday watches from the dugout during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/dalya-attar-blackmail-maryland-legislature-W3Q3K3NH6NFCXMLJEUAPVETDRE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T14:38:10.906Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LHOO65DCJVCFLBVHKAMOO2DMEI.jpg?auth=996d7b95b17d0e85eb1d16bda8a09399eb8506842a6c5cd592e05ac5b08cd8b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dalya Attar, now a state senator facing federal charges of extortion and conspiracy, is shown last year advocating for the Park Heights community as a member of the House of Delegates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore-county/perry-hall-baltimore-county-dennys-dispute-USQ3WO3FGNEITGCN4GKZDZJWFY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T14:25:54.384Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T66VDW2I5JE6DKC3EIXOBMNSMQ.JPG?auth=f4ab687d8d5f80d344a8e9277cdce01c56df32f950edd7b90aee27da5b731636&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An empty lot is seen along Belair Road near Honeygo Boulevard in Perry Hall where a proposed Denny’s restaurant is slated to be built. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/ripple-effects/government-shutdown-maryland-federal-workers-financial-assistance-TCYTAGB625BBXBPM7HIH5B3OXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T14:04:57.312Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WUQKMJACS5AY5OMJOP5RM6ECTU.jpg?auth=13fffad28d793d2d9f636f6da6ecb8bea0f9ca69c501465e0b0bf588b5df612d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3984&amp;height=2988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The federal government shutdown is the second longest in history.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/foster-parents-wic-snap-shutdown-WNO3IXJ6F5DBBA3A77IHSB5DTU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T14:00:00.603Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3RTTATC7BJDSNEGDGGQSVPMNCY.jpg?auth=7fe7b6a9954fe7852fe6781d3244e7e9fb8636bd27c64e90ff8781ff115cc798&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5564&amp;height=3710</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/montgomery-county-honors-the-father-of-its-agricultural-reserve-3TXEDB5MKNFKFEVZ6MFBEAUSMU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T13:44:00.011Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLHFOK77TVCW7C3YN6NT4SWAEU.JPG?auth=70b22f93df4b27bab44f558576a09283c1a2a254060f4c8f5a16f41d5918cee4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Royce Hanson has devoted his life to preserving natural areas, most notably in Montgomery County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/venezuela-halloween-scares-fear-melissa-trick-or-treat-2K7SEEV3VVCPVPE3K6J4Y4HQGQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T13:38:27.039Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DD2CDTFFF5EXVCIWYNZDVDMERE.jpg?auth=e209e9464e5787183d9c227ecbec20bfa66e4d7a4532defbabe479d412fa2499&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-miami-dolphins-charlie-kolar-isaiah-likely-mark-andrews-pat-ricard-X7UCCTYMOVBLRNZO274SIFNUHQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T13:35:24.965Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PX5SOZJ3OJEJNNFKAIFTXYBUAA.jpg?auth=b1eaa7b359a02b4b649e244a21b4b273649e8c6ca85269ace05a58b7e369a43a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5225&amp;height=3483</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens tight end Charlie Kolar scores a touchdown past Dolphins safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in the second half of Thursday’s game in Miami.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-restaurants-suffer-shutdown-GALNS3HYTBE67FENVXKCZX3BKA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T13:07:21.704Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B5AWWAAQWFCLZA5IESKO7MFGCY.jpg?auth=aca37484dcd01ff803c56d17422704a7832fc33a125448c5a7883fd5f949569f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Since the government shutdown, sales at Pioneer Pit Beef in Catonsville have dropped significantly.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/state-senator-dalya-attar-charged-extortion-blackmail-IFX44FQO3ZAAHP2P4FJUKSNI54/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T13:06:49.742Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CHY36CVNMFDDDM5JXA3QGTCUSQ.jpg?auth=2a5552c56b30592f25cd7b426d2de6f22b4e1be7df5a05416f7c4f5266ff1833&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4659&amp;height=3106</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. Dalya Attar, a Baltimore City Democrat, has been charged by federal prosecutors with conspiracy and extortion.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/mta-free-transit-pass-commuters-FVMCXA6Q25GO3NNPIQUOHZQEXM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T13:00:00.568Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IFFDXBJC65G45GKHQAUKNLF3GY.jpg?auth=cd91dd283e2cadedc0e080dceb3f9d38644eff2e6e8b720e4a14d31c6ece483c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People board an MTA bus in downtown Baltimore in September.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-dolphins-things-we-learned-IALUCJWG35C5PKN7HA7WSWCJKM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T10:08:08.734Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N6WJMGTUI5FV7J5IPIFKRHHKJ4.jpg?auth=3a86a2f60a8809710747f61fe79e2628796705979ef08ddd09b99a83b7ec0145&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4023&amp;height=2682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Greg Dulcich of the Dolphins suffers a hard landing after making a catch between two Ravens defenders.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/family/maryland-horror-movies-slashers-creepy-children-BUW62R4GZFAVFOSWRILMFFLYMY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T09:30:02.348Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X3HECMWEERD2ZCESJQXB74CCJI.JPG?auth=628e90674cae9b57ffd38161b6f582f365dfc703e437835f8b1368a0bee44e0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rowan Waterbury stands around his backyard dressed as Halloween series antagonist Michael Myers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/maryland-head-start-shutdown-V4HH7LVHDZDFHH7PRHDLE3TZUE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T09:30:02.26Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TPZIE7NJ4FCZXF3T6OBTGA6W7E.jpg?auth=90b1250952f89c9d8fa7c13ef598ca52ceaacbf44ebc9fded85cec73651e94df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5558&amp;height=3705</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The inside of a Head Start classroom in Howard County before the school year started. Head Start gives free child care and early learning to low-income families. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/richard-swirnow-harborview-hambro-obituary-BCOBMU3GXNHJRLDPBVJVTRT2MM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T09:30:01.884Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RMZSHAMTF5BGFL2Y6MXRSZ5KH4.jpg?auth=b5db9d555f4cd6ec1ae12424eb6a6d42a354040fb091119de69eeb3bd1c84bde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Swirnow.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/maryland-football-anthony-sweeney-jaiden-lindsay-5GIVTBR7XJDX3NNVIDJAHRWQMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T09:30:01.043Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DSAPAKDKIZFOJFEXCIFOB5AE2A.jpg?auth=829dc0f74ea72a486370a316f5be6b31de0dae866c07df2b760dd5ff9db0ed65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4587&amp;height=3058</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Top recruits from Montgomery County say they still have faith in Maryland head coach Mike Locksley and his football program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/chevy-chase-home-for-sale-historic-QWXU7T5BUZE5NMRGIU72MTJNNQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T09:30:00.615Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T6LXKCLRSBDSHDFZ3X4GYTCFSU.png?auth=ead2cf804d7296c9afd76b6b3a68a618a2459ea6f8cca435a0771e822a0311f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=855</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/crown-high-holding-school-boundary-study-mcps-PYRLPVGBLBDZ7B3OGPLS462XMU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T09:30:00.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/27NZUZJKUZCSVLKSGCILWYZLYU.jpg?auth=1c789132b279ea008573a9e1b3901e82606c1a193a8d44a6fcd6cb7827158c1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=979&amp;height=653</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County parents, including Nihar Shah, center, hold signs at Thursday’s school board meeting, urging members not to use Crown High as a temporary holding campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-dolphins-lamar-jackson-andrews-457DAWC6CJG73HPL7F27V63KXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T05:54:56.417Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OUKV45VZ45FNLG45DUUJSR3POE.png?auth=167c3aca3300dc9f808a2666e5b783ebd8b56110bd740e6f4a63c806fafa5def&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-dolphins-final-score-analysis-CBAOUZPO7NBG7NYF3GLWPDWLK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T03:38:20.672Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DJN3J7PJUZGGBPSYXSX2Z3EOOQ.jpg?auth=98e4d67e13f989108b5e971e859900fa3b80dfbc11a3afdc69cc6fafce0403c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4452&amp;height=2968</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens tight end Charlie Kolar celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of Thursday’s 28-6 win at Miami.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/murder-guilty-bethesda-professor-marcum-rueda-landeros-PIFJ2IX4D5GVHJLFTMPQZ2DNY4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T01:30:16.836Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RWEQU4NUHFBSLLFBVT3CQJ3XSU.jpeg?auth=9d93862545b7e383b79969fa2e01c0e392f3b344b3ced151034ea3c2e2c12737&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=1023</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An artist’s depiction of opening statements in the trial of Jorge Rueda Landeros, seated right, in Montgomery County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/butterfly-jockey-baltimore-county-murder-cieslak-L5ZYKDS7ABHJFMKKE2GWSATS3U/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T00:37:58.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2FQZFBQGJFEDNIIUYU55JA4VAE.jpg?auth=1a63128795b03312ccf74fe571699ac2909ff055bbe63e85b9f7eca1b7f724cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4002&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amy Nelson, mother of Bryson Butterfly, shows off one of the thousands of photos her son on her phone while taking a break at her rented stable behind Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Ariz.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-suspended-identified-N4IAHRVOYNCA7NI5ULVC4JN2UI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T00:03:31.1Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3ERJGAOGVDODKOHCDDXERARGA.jpg?auth=288e5b5f9b6994e2ae94dd1c55cffc709bf96bf47f733a233510a9c4b8b2ebb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=533</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A screenshot from a video posted to social media shows a now-suspended Baltimore Police officer who chased a man who was running away by driving after him. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>