<?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/jason-billingsley-lawsuit-pava-lapere-edens-homes-property-trial-verdict-SUHMAQY4ENFAHMK7JSVT23TG5E/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T23:30:17.116Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAHSS3Q44RB3VAXTBGRKIXFJYA.jpg?auth=d3e2fef7ff266c1e137fa6e86d54eb78e77691e72d4f022c972682723d5dc72f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8440&amp;height=5626</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[April Hurley, center, is joined by her attorneys and her family at a news conference at the law offices of Murphy, Falcon & Murphy in Baltimore on Tuesday after a jury awarded more than $21 million to her and Jonte Gilmore in their lawsuit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-bengals-lamar-jackson-NGNPWHPCDRAQHIRB7MEUPH2Q2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T22:30:03.721Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7JULQGP2BJB4VK6A3AX7YIRRZI.png?auth=7e479c8ab7d079e871a913becbb0d17117fc22f687e1afe19ba6866721a68fe7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-geoff-arnold-masn-radio-not-returning-6ZH3H5GYVZC3DEISPB7VZECO6I/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T22:21:25.292Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NVVHLBLU4BAMXP73EWLVBHTTLY.jpg?auth=4aabfd005fbff064cb43066967835169294a3768457aa3161aebf8c4df448099&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5019&amp;height=3346</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/naval-academy-annapolis-gilbert-clark-fired-F2YC5IJNP5DMBLAZ573LSCHN4Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T22:17:15.873Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SSOHP6I5LJBO7CJIRL6OBUIE5M.jfif?auth=74bfbf9f55b4bdddfb107b7b155b23e9b66fe157c511485bfe6a6a367721a90e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2470&amp;height=1646</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Naval Academy announced Monday that Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr. had been removed as commandant of midshipmen.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/mabel-h-hubbard-district-court-building-dedication-ceremony-QGNTLBU2WFGZZKXCKIOJZW4DPU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T21:18:41.735Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S63QCMD4IZGGJPFGNLJ45456JI.JPG?auth=dc6f6a407947490b712b65e182ae24b546fbd755fc291cbf8bc464b9cfb3e4b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mabel Hubbard’s descendants cut the ribbon during a dedication ceremony honoring Hubbard, the first Black woman appointed to the any bench in the state of Maryland in the 1980s. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/muriel-bowser-district-of-columbia-donald-trump-VMHMJGZABNG23O5YUBZHOJTN5Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T21:16:26.246Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YZ3Q3XVXQVFGJB3NQB2DWWWBEU.jpg?auth=4c0aac9e484fae401016f8a705818f59feb2c9bff9b61fc611dd5b29b9214d31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5496&amp;height=3664</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday that she will not be seeking reelection.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/key-bridge-rebuild-costlier-due-to-span-protection-PIYAXOAHV5HL3JWOV5OG6GZKHQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T21:14:30.656Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RJ7GALNCRVET7L74YMIIV7IY5E.JPG?auth=a7a07ec24bc4a60430626b36dbbe31777005947349265e1876d4e66ee184d618&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At the Francis Scott Key Bridge site, test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/gaithersburg-mayor-city-council-election-7RR24T42TNE6BLHP7A2YPHDEEY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T21:03:49.336Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H4V7ZGKFPJBW7GX3QWDSP6YF4I.jpg?auth=78d7b6eda16d748e98667f2c365721e10eda785d7f80a5dad334d91362f51d3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jud Ashman was reelected as mayor of Gaithersburg on Tuesday, defeating Tiffany Kelly. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/jud-ashman-montgomery-county-council-YTUXAI2NI5CZTEH37VCVQ633RE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T21:03:26.429Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JZY3WY2ZKRH5TPDKEDLZDLCOTI.jpg?auth=ad47a1189942d4f4de5662c97e9ef928a849d60f6e335f2aa95b2826c0a1cdc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jud Ashman is running for the District 3 seat on the Montgomery County Council.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/beyond-comics-tariffs-shutdown-NWGLO5C6ZVANRNDIQ4RLOUCGL4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T21:02:55.523Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5E2PJIVWOFC4LBMBEPVI6ZF5VQ.JPG?auth=427c50c4be6f6969ee105c403c9b144dcd676fcfa940f66872800da9d965dca7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5467&amp;height=3681</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Store manager John Shine makes a sale at Beyond Comics in Gaithersburg.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/whites-ferry-montgomery-county-R46OWWOVUNA25BG4LP4OX6JGB4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T21:01:56.552Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FHGONQ4CYZGQTOR44B2PNPO7CM.jpg?auth=fe85d871994f4be43036f34829aa8ca27447357078fd16f7b93ec6731ade9b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The historic White's Ferry, docked in Poolesville, transported commuters and residents to Virginia for decades before its sudden closure in 2020.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-christmas-tree-menorah-lighting-N3SLDIYYONDDXD5KP54XZ54ZZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T21:01:22.14Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IEBOK3SX4ZCDVHUTQSEWOHTQSI.jpg?auth=3277d04605220e28879da0ef8c46eb5bec9dfdabf8aa275e20119e68724e0d56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=804</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Family Justice Center tree lighting at Brookside Garden is one of many Montgomery County lighting events.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jets-game-picks-score-predictions-lamar-jackson-BVJCNSTWHNBOHISMBQ47HBVE4Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T19:50:54.129Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EXOWSTTDPJFFPBNS5267DOXZBQ.jpg?auth=cfbedda90b4a4a0e470204fe844df05b45c706c0a441e32a710cd7e6795d0384&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4121&amp;height=2748</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyrod Taylor will be the Jets’ starting quarterback Sunday, and that could mean the opportunity for takeaways by the Ravens.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/cocaine-trafficking-texas-baltimore-operation-436SRNU2SZHYFPE7JWXVV4COXM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T19:50:01.609Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2QGJU25B7JCWPH5HPE5F2FBHK4.jpg?auth=fe7c509de1203e31e334d243fd6380f3f3aeed7e2f19e2398bdb20775427cbd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6171&amp;height=4114</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Law enforcement officials believed the suspects were using homes across the region to stash cocaine.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-jets-lamar-jackson-tyrod-taylor-CLCLK7GAUZGMDO2TOA4AZHTEHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T19:47:51.556Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VOJ642PQ7RAPHHZ4AURXXK3ZLA.JPG?auth=4e3a681036f0ad8da684a1e3aa00baf02c64307dc9a2c19d29352a2fdb184de3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson evades pressure for a short gain Sunday during the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/lakeforest-mall-gaithersburg-bus-rapid-transit-development-KLAC73WZVVEKHOE4BQD57TBWRI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T18:41:42.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PYJSCHD46RBFZF5GHRWCFBBTR4.JPG?auth=acbe38b7864a27ad23cf801fa5bbfb9538fd3a8c8477102540669cb0f30e52cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Executive Marc Elrich speaks at a ceremony to mark the beginning of a partnership between the County and WRS to relocate and upgrade the Lakeforest Transit Center on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/police-investigate-suspicious-death-west-baltimore-G2UYYQT6DFHSDJA6N2STLBIKSY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T18:07:23.48Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The victim’s remains were taken to the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-ryan-mountcastle-coby-mayo-JBFQE62XXNASFKT6Z3USM22RYA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T17:25:30.417Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GPOQZSMA6ZHBBFYZVS3FAJTGGE.png?auth=43ac48995319820cfe10304bf7c6820d0f6fe257211b3c86b509251ad579b7ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/weather-cold-front-thanksgiving-UX2G3AGGPBFL3LNHWJMJPB4AXQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T16:21:28.78Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVI65TSY7BHK7NEEKR4TO2NJOE.JPG?auth=021c80ea725e1dfdae87b3d6e0b1c1a1ed32b2e8ad95007d82186399687400f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1687</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The forecasted low on Thursday night is 32 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/morgan-state-university-sovereign-ai-education-ODQGIY4U2VFHBNBKSBVPGDAXP4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T14:59:49.025Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EX3D5HF7JNE2PLCJNWUSGQHWZA.JPG?auth=15765f023738bec72f8a49e214d03448c7dbaea3f840e216dfb43b055b64d0ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Morgan State University may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/sandy-pony-donuts-pluribus-annaopolis-2OLYBDX3UZHZFPMGOBR4YJNRFM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T14:49:45.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PK5ENXWRKZG7NJRFKQSF6JCBVY.jpg?auth=91ad1a5462d7ddde8870e4d3219bd0991d4f746d4c53523b6fafe8d258e70d86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Doughnuts from Sandy Pony Donuts appear in the first few minutes of “Pluribus,” the new dystopian sci-fi show from Vince Gilligan on Apple TV.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/obamacare-subsidies-trump-pledges-health-care-fix-UEXO4KEG6RAGXE2UEOT2URAUSA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T12:46:52.101Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6GS5SW4PERBDBLL74XB7XO27OI.jpg?auth=2a470be4afcc3d40b69a9e0521a95b988f194744dc9bce92c9486c8558c63743&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5455&amp;height=3636</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The White House stressed that no plan related to health care subsidies is final until announced by President Donald Trump.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/ostrowskis-sausage-kielbasa-bank-street-AXL7K7VL2BDZZDNVLSZAM7TNKA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T10:30:01.116Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WYDDDBSTPVG5REXIU7VOTU65B4.JPG?auth=d92c8725ef1d35c4e5b2d1a8a57c8abb3afe12e590c887ff74d691d77ddac9a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At 71, Victor Ostrowski Jr. is the last Ostrowski sausage-maker standing. Through industry changes and family feuds, he shows no signs of stopping. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/speech-therapist-generative-ai-kids-DYAIDLCTWNC2NL7OA3MARI5EJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T10:30:00.92Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D6JVSTVZUJAMVLKGREAVGBQMJU.png?auth=798ab1fc157eeb3a8e879428f037e24613da75bd71af1348a23377c70a4f6906&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1686&amp;height=1122</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/teen-artists-ai-consequences-NXXCLGSJFBHK3EXGUD3MHHKSTY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T10:30:00.881Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JV6O6WHUTNGUBIKGC2GMSZBGC4.jpg?auth=7ec70219971451357a0c5254db38f3c053760800ccdb9be48c789ecf61dd6baa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5087&amp;height=3391</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wide Angle Youth Media provides internship and apprenticeship opportunities in video production and design to young adults.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/trumps-new-loan-policy-doctor-dreams-OVP54UFTUFAWPP7L7C7ZUWYP6Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T10:30:00.634Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ON2YRIZC2VDDJLLNRRN2QUOOFM.JPG?auth=ef38badab75ed381d55c16fb691cecb97aa570ccf8bc0abfa17a87a10d1b5446&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jefferson Vasquez-Reyes, a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park, is worried he won't be able to afford medical school because of new caps on the Grad PLUS loan program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/mcps-turf-field-thomas-taylor-YDBUHEPYSZDFXGKXV2HXI7X64Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T10:30:00.532Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7D3CCNYK3RGBPOPDVVTHHVWBXM.JPG?auth=1020fd73925d4db773b553f76d5951e694e76495502de409fc3927d0f052c9b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The turf football field at Gaithersburg High School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/regional/james-comey-letitia-james-donald-trump-doj-KO3QSQX7HVAY7GK6LLMXLZEMOI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T01:31:04.051Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XKMNOGLTTBHRTOFAABBW6FUGQ4.jpg?auth=6691ebb609a60b2ffce10b885f211b2408eb899590d478093e3ebd751b88128f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3456&amp;height=2304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, shown here in October.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/dalya-attar-blackmail-case-not-guilty-plea-YTWRRSQ235DGJECZECACTT47GY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T01:21:24.017Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y72HXSN4IVES7C2IA4ZADRN3BA.jpg?auth=f0a79324453f03f5073bc5a5f24761033b9d827e8687f29b07034a4247887d62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1828&amp;height=1219</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar, in a hooded coat and sunglasses, leaves the Edward A. Garmatz Courthouse after pleading not guilty in federal court to extortion and conspiracy charges.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/quincy-wilson-college-track-and-field-maryland-6BG7RVLAQFFAZBEVUUWKJTH2NM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T01:05:23.363Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NIMIQBKXBJDAPJDDKTZO3FPYK4.jpg?auth=c5c353e46e4795885c90b56f5d9b110706a174f1b099171a7ae41ed7bad4060e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quincy Wilson, who won a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, has committed to the University of Maryland’s track and field team.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-bengals-lamar-jackson-toe-injury-joe-burrow-M2BXSDUIRBEGVCOMUFDWVZJV64/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T01:04:14.519Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VOJ642PQ7RAPHHZ4AURXXK3ZLA.JPG?auth=4e3a681036f0ad8da684a1e3aa00baf02c64307dc9a2c19d29352a2fdb184de3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2325</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson runs for a short gain under pressure in the second quarter of the team’s 23-10 win over the New York Jets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>