<?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/opinion/local-christmas-songs-wtmd-OBBLOOYLIZEDXKBFMRPWISIMTQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T23:34:11.994Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ORDHU57A65D7TBGYAXPUQZCURM.png?auth=bdab920efff1c41e67e487892b682f4b8855052af40e360ecdf5c8aa59dd42c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=3500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mighty Mark and Eze Jackson have put out their first Christmas album, "Baltimore for the Holidays."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/kevin-plank-exits-baltimore-peninsula-U6WYYDY6OZDU5EO64PYB7PPP3Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T23:01:57.39Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IH7M7Q444BBJBD63AVTRDV5QKE.JPG?auth=92f3e6f9e32ed52dd0ea5105472129fbd884174bba6930773050fa5f3c0dde41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Under Armour headquarters at the Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ellicott-city-deadly-crash-kelvin-bennett-6P4YXOL4GREWVKD2UUW5AA7PQU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T22:15:42.942Z</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 Aberdeen Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle collision that left a 70-year-old Howard County man dead. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/inner-habor-man-dead-water-rescue-RKG5O7H6TBFR7OTSE2QAOOM67U/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T21:54:54.9Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVYCLSFY6ZACXG5ZAYEYPJFTPE.jpg?auth=e512a6e105354bbd829fd836feb1029277a52fda9d92f52b549e757286530b1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Fire Department’s dive team tried to rescue an 82-year-old man from the Inner Harbor, but he was pronounced dead at 11:26 a.m. Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/days-cove-shutdown-lease-leachate-permit-W4F65VQESNAV5GKVVX6GJJMNAA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T21:51:18.112Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H3WGARUHK5G2FBKPD45RM26KBQ.JPG?auth=175a907050630aecf1ab58fc77f4634c1032f1618e0816ecfc6955c36bdc8fdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Big Gunpowder Falls and Bird River as seen beyond Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-sign-albert-suarez-minor-league-deal-I5TJXCM2HFG6NLY3ZU5OFSYGUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T20:41:30.108Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PZKR7EUSUFH3LEWAZMJOI2JSMI.JPG?auth=e6dea17dd4586c1d6cb1a7fa30e4b1028f00da7f2a3db7df6f8cd4e71e5a3b3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Albert Suárez pitched only 11 2/3 innings in 2025 after playing an important role in the Orioles’ playoff season in 2024.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-police-helicopter-lease-canton-martin-state-airport-NDKIXHUUPNGS5O3T3CWIMZ7FXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T20:27:44.422Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUQYUSI67BEFDNIPA3ZSG5UH7A.JPG?auth=b07c311a5cca427b8d86331a6ae8ea48270fff18c3eb60b24cec92c3d5f706bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore has signed a new Martin State Airport lease for its helicopter unit, but it leaves an out if plans to move the unit to Canton are finalized.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-inmates-employees-pay-lawsuit-U4XIRJYE6RH3LGS5DI7BM5RLBU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T20:03:00.748Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UWFL7HLJBZDNJDUSYCBJLMQY6Y.jpg?auth=fc30399babf7c066685a4eed97e57974e94b93fd2c013ff7b79ed329c6beaef0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers sort through recycled materials at the Materials Recovery Facility at the Baltimore County Central Acceptance Facility in Cockeysville in May. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-cold-weather-deaths-H7UJ5CADF5ESZGMX4VYJF5SQAM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T19:24:47.609Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IP3KF544TNF5RFUCMYF42573NY.JPG?auth=ca8ef42ccd8abdd5a96cb37687192f7c8c050b5deeb85428e70dc8e39331650e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person walks through the snow at Druid Hill Park after a few inches fell overnight in Baltimore on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/gregory-turnipseed-baltimore-department-of-transportation-IH4GT25KRFDXLM6LZEEW776TOE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T19:16:19.308Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PITBTWHHE5BQ5DYRKTEUKRXAAM.jpg?auth=2031c444a52a7fee1104f9275f123decbf222ee434080e0e07131156a2d0300b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=827&amp;height=1034</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore transportation worker Gregory Turnipseed was fatally beaten over a parking dispute.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/lifebridge-health-jennifer-nickoles-ceo-V7DUU44S3NGDTK5M37TVDU2TJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T19:00:23.338Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KVDHLPJVUNF5ZABSOUNYIKD5TY.jpg?auth=2ca93bbcc9417d964201e8050780ebf00d759cfcee6ac0ee7210b7fb4cefce11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2249&amp;height=1500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jennifer Nickoles will become the health system’s next president and chief executive officer, LifeBridge Health said, succeeding Neil Meltzer, who will retire after serving 13 years in the position.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-things-to-do-holidays-MWWRWLNL6REZLPNBFU5PDA77XI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T18:52:18.54Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CRR3FFXRR5EOXF7YPIS6N6IIHA.jpg?auth=fe5978935812b02de8290c7bc44d328e937cff89b7d9d46f1f01fdbf98166ba1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The holiday train garden is a featured experience at the Fire Museum of Maryland each year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/best-times-of-year-to-donate-LSCKCO4FFVGBJL3ZHTZMM3GJ6Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T18:21:37.187Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VOWMTBOXR5EAFAUYGB5TEYWOZE.jpg?auth=c1341b1fbd453d94fb5e08bc38267d857106b1da969bc79809b7bcc56d12ade7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paper heart in a hand]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/chesapeake-bay-cleanup-agreement-QRHE2YJUYFH6NLDWT32KV57JUI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T18:16:27.044Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6DGVDEJF4ZCJHDORBX3TTJJVW4.jpg?auth=9c80e1c1330d287d8ff15149b095a7bbd6005338e2c5787b9f7aff5e7cd35cdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3598&amp;height=2208</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The future of the Chesapeake Bay depends on solving problems, but also on celebrating the successes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/kia-hyundai-settlement-anti-theft-restitution-details-FBAQ4ALPKBHK7KNB2CJHBZQ5OU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T17:47:53.793Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OTRZQC5A4FD35G2MVEVD7ADBIE.jpg?auth=6eb627329b641eee66f60beef6ec6b95c20d2116c6ddeb64d5cb07358a877a77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Car thefts nearly doubled in Baltimore in 2023, and Hyundai and Kia cars made up almost half of the stolen vehicles. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-anne-arundel-county-police-kara-parks-assault-hagerstown-tailgate-WN24MKANUZHRXNHXFYSR5T7VL4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T16:43:30.162Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NLQ5FRL2OVAUVE3DXH5PXZGWB4.jpg?auth=b002dc31653bb1b7400742f2d8d5673d09bd18586b4af64273492f9e8cfacb3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=700&amp;height=465</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Police Cpl. Kara Parks, shown here receiving an award from the Police Department in August, has been charged with assault stemming from an allegedly violent altercation at a softball tailgate in Hagerstown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-free-agent-starting-pitching-PKG7FY54FZFLNFT32RTM2Z4JXM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T16:21:52.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/326RMKC3FJF2VJS7C73J2IMIFA.png?auth=5f21312cb180029b3c327e74b245d0792741d2d27e34be5fc77345d8fd1c1e09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-reparations-slavery-governor-wes-moore-veto-override-HTR7T4JVENGLPFRZTW3AWU72DQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T15:32:36.276Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VP5JHUSJUZEZZPNDRABJUQCBME.JPG?auth=c40785ca3901ad10102dd0561d4e312a74e795bdd9661857f83999fc448b048b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1964</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland lawmakers returned to Annapolis for a one-day special session that included overriding 18 of Gov. Wes Moore’s vetoes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/bondi-beach-shooting-FNAQQ4UWLZHCPF7HVPG6SL7WHI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T15:22:37.393Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDTWVR4OTFC27I3FHS2WQJCHI4.jpg?auth=97f1a7cdd9658aca8e16b5c2d81fb4aa5c4c2635ba3c381aed4908d34a71db9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rabbi Yossi Friedman speaks to people gathering at a flower memorial by the Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-housing-bills-zoning-what-to-know-3RIYHRMVCFA5TO7YEJA6W6WETI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T15:19:12.913Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V7DRC6U2RZCYPPDWRMI2476KA4.JPG?auth=aa7a11248bea9dce7aa268ceaa7020bf36edf5047ea2f3793f3c9363bd8e2f00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People gathered outside City Hall in November to speak against the Scott administration's package of zoning policy bills. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/rockville-integrated-biotherapeutics-medical-research-CQO3N4VL35ENVEZZF5WC42BA4Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T15:12:21.609Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NXTK4NWXFBEJFFEPZAOD6OUSK4.JPG?auth=6cb762ea2ad59d96a43f6346e10432e013ec1acef194ede8d02e4167a60a7cd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rick Holtsberg, chief science officer of IBT Bioservices, and Sergey Shulenin, assistant director, collaborate in the lab in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/data-centers-agricultural-reserve-development-dickerson-battery-storage-potomac-river-IENOJKGJKJGDLL7DU53KSKMQ2U/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T14:57:17.061Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TZDNGVOELZBPHAZ32LDXVXRT4Q.JPG?auth=e9a1e07a306cfebf34d49cf01a726b5b27524bcbd011512fc30d3e132769c434&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1778</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Terra Energy, which owns the site of the former Dickerson Generating Station, has plans for the land to become the site of a data storage facility and data center campus. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/bed-bugs-north-point-library-GACF4YDMUNGDDPXKTZPYEAG3UY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T14:55:41.069Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5ZF6SQAMBJBPBD4W77CVIAK7JM.jpg?auth=999206711309289519749ebbd1eaebfbaac3e7d34a2a83a024f98ef620228f3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5322&amp;height=3548</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The drop-off box at the North Point branch of the Baltimore County Public Library. These drop-off boxes are vectors for bedbugs, and they bring the biting bugs into the library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-involved-shooting-division-street-Q3RN3RMORNFSTPB6LXOTDML3AU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T12:35:15.01Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YSMUGWLNXBDSZHASBA2GIHYEYY.png?auth=665b96cec93b456ce2238988e7376e3180926bd45ccb55b7fde5bdecd59d054b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1209&amp;height=794</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore officer-involved shooting unfolded around 8:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Division Street in Upton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/tersiguels-ellicott-city-closes-A7DX2C44YZHXHC42PGSPVMKFOA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T10:30:00.853Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZAHHNUVXGNCF7IBDL4BU76ZKDY.jpg?auth=6e9ec9c5f1d7ec75fd05f3070871d8fca288bf6ccf62f1b8a7b0017165f8ae98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tersiguel’s, a mainstay of historic Ellicott City, will serve its last meal on Dec. 20.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/pete-alonso-baltimore-orioles-home-runs-S7E3PANFPFFHJDC5MPJ6YW2QDM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T10:30:00.747Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UGPR3LLE7RBLLMDGEPSJDKRUHU.jpg?auth=12526845c7fc1892c26d1ec7ea504a2f21818308d00d11a03f87dc2e239eeb15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4388&amp;height=2925</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National League’s Pete Alonso of the New York Mets hits during the first round of the MLB All Star baseball Home Run Derby in Denver in 2021.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-transportation-public-transit-report-card-SQTUWQGBKFGG7FMDGXL3VK7SCI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T10:30:00.61Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q7JQ27VD3FD2BMUWIHCXZRASRA.JPG?auth=6a56ae6a70767fe491915d386e79c746991c8a7d295498949259065916ca39e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MTA light rail trains traverse the Howard Street corridor in downtown Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/immigration-enforcement-maryland-numbers-ice-arrests-criminal-MKPPI2LGXJDXJD3RHC2FNNR2AE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T10:30:00.577Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X6YW5KZ7OJARPOPDNZFCMJ6OLM.jpg?auth=49fc8070ba930f82327281db27936c8b920b5931993649002f0724889fc808f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2248&amp;height=1367</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In recent months, the gap between arrests of immigrants with and without criminal records has widened even further.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/wes-moore-climate-energy-vetoes-environment-energy-JSZPOFS4LJCG5LDAZZ5FXBAD24/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T00:41:37.242Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MS2KNW3MIBA53O65TACCWY6O7U.JPG?auth=5482b1ab8a3b1bea7968e9ac100e7a4c6954a98708279c5b7a60ef2a646b27ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lawmakers voted Tuesday to reapprove bills aimed at establishing an energy planning office, analyzing the risks of a burgeoning data center industry and assessing the total cost of climate change for Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/capitol-statue-barbara-rose-johns-robert-e-lee-IS7EY2QSEFAAFMWYDVDIXIL5MU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T00:20:44.776Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RRRUAOLALJDL5HFXNBVJMDRONU.jpg?auth=aac6c636a2adc40e8317e341b7a5f3f21e876007ccb61b2685954339372ef30e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A statue honoring Virginia civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns was unveiled Tuesday in Washington, D.C., replacing a Robert E. Lee monument at the U.S. Capitol.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>