<?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/trump-national-guard-baltimore-EBASGSXHUNDVBLBEWZJHKXCP4A/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T23:58:22.165Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W4K62YHDLJE5ZHCBNLBZNMN25Q.jpg?auth=d83a4deb864f3d05d335555a117788ee6784bbf0e62bd1a957a120abbaa57d50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial in August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/lamar-jackson-injury-update-ravens-steelers-DNBAYTIC3ZBFNDNINLAF5ECORU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T23:01:03.532Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EV6HWWEP3RHJ3OZ2NUCIH6VVYY.JPG?auth=45ff4cd2c5949d40745623793c43de2cee1177dabd3eea6b1d7a895aae7f3f6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2296</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lamar Jackson is working toward a return after suffering a back contusion against the New England Patriots. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-inspector-general-kelly-madigan-J4TCSNHTLFHUZCPGYTQI3B4OJY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T22:14:40.687Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QQT72GKNC5EIDIUJ22KSFUSL5E.jpg?auth=55059fe5cd294d13a587a118ff9bff3c82eed99715a4cc6d9c849db37169ebbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5146&amp;height=3431</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outgoing Inspector General Kelly Madigan found Baltimore County was paying for software it didn’t use.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/donna-marriott-international-hotel-hospitality-bethesda-BHIG5WNDWBFQDCVLITAUF3EC6Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T21:45:02.557Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y73IQRSJSZFBDKNTXLNC7QYXKE.jpg?auth=7545fc6276e07cecd3e80983eb951949e06b399d61153967eb981ff9e1920123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=790&amp;height=528</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Donna Marriott, wife of the founder of the Bethesda-based hospitality corporation, died Tuesday at age 90.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-politics-2026-KRJ37GFXLND3TKHJO3DDG3EGSA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T21:19:23.412Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5XZWBPGQ2NELJAJQGH4TC3FVPU.JPG?auth=e2f26297c721527e2379bebef1e6176d4988e93321d804e7c502b0e4243055b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This time next year, there will be new faces preparing to take over many Baltimore County offices. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/richard-smallwood-gospel-singer-dies-FB26BAB5UJETBAVWOLV5G5BFKM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T18:00:58.397Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S4LU74Q4C5BRJDDYPD66TT47HU.jpg?auth=76314c44fd64bdc32d7306404649ce7089b96a6bf42db058d1c0a53b2fa5d788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4928&amp;height=3280</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Singer Richard Smallwood, who was raised in Washington, D.C. and taught music at the University of Maryland, died Tuesday at age 77.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/new-years-eve-new-years-day-weather-baltimore-N5ZHS3KKLNGQLCFYAYWGXRDJBA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T17:31:43.124Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5NU2MEB5ORFUTH5PQFS56GRBPM.jpg?auth=6ea83ae902b0b5ef51278ad0bbef536d4fc02afb54e106f091b2537e0d04c593&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7462&amp;height=4975</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The final night of 2025 will be cold and the first day of 2026 even colder, with a chance of scattered flurries in Central Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/whites-ferry-poolesville-protest-loudoun-county-virginia-HSMHVPM23ZBAXMSNZ7Y5FK37FY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T17:20:41.299Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B6ZVYCKO2ZFN3LXXZV6SD5JEWI.JPG?auth=86cd54f5955b61ef1b8ee37264b80827cd5ec7f8a45b5dac763fe9fecded40e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5546&amp;height=3634</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scott H., center, holds a sign and chants during an annual protest on the anniversary of the closing of White’s Ferry.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/charles-street-conduit-fire-report-3EXBZWHODFB3VG7TYQ5UXUZATU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T16:58:16.508Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WG4FFOTQ6REB3KO6N6FSJRH6AI.JPG?auth=d2062320fad7a0e1b4016293b196a02d9dc3b00d1d33d117bebfa40420308b9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3971&amp;height=2719</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[North Charles Street after an underground fire in September 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-roads-potholes-streets-paving-KWVOQXY4BVG2VFEHABTE4KTLSU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T15:09:21.762Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GY3BUADVJBH3TNCBX437PGVKIU.jpg?auth=6162b5f1e2579a6aa762c8fde58632d1ac1606ee91bd798bc732e02cf76a44dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City listed this segment of McElderry Street near the Johns Hopkins Hospital as resurfaced earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/the-banners-favorite-illustrations-from-2025-4T33NMOOMBEYLEA2PJ5CPM67BQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T15:00:00.705Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6T4T3T4JFZDUNJDCO2DXVMVYOU.jpg?auth=db5d94237c0cd9a32d14339b9c69e3795ec01c0ef367c02ca25810ed085470de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2856&amp;height=1486</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/enoch-pratt-library-top-books-2025-3MJIZWAH5BGXJGSXSWT6QGLC7E/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T14:45:28.577Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NZ77JXYSV5HRXOCBEQYEXZEBFU.JPG?auth=02e0786af77f888496756368d805b8dd0260173b54d4b417165799338cdcd917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the most-borrowed books at the Enoch Pratt Library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-end-of-year-photos-2025-2XRIFTUUEBEHLEGPZLCIDSXXAA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T14:44:28.523Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MWYIMBY4HVGTPOSTMHGTUANO5M.jpg?auth=200e6fdd2dea1fc741006638cbf1ff7a485c916e5a6e8f28fd586efb970ac060&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2856&amp;height=1486</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/zorhan-mamdani-montgomery-county-TZST2WDQA5AOJBP2VLQBRVOJ3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T14:31:29.847Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OGH6ZGCV3JAY7BINIPTWKDCXFA.JPG?auth=009157b4715ddac8c83695cffe32975249c1a5709730792235f7f3d3cc43b475&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich attends a breakfast for lawmakers and members of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/new-years-eve-baltimore-road-closures-parking-restrictions-TUWBZMIYWZAK3L26ZKB4ERO5UY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T12:00:06.591Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NQQPHFFUSVDSHHKHRQR5S3O5AQ.jpg?auth=825d720e1f17455bb561a0600d821b52c30c8b179fd2dd11923853e798496f69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5609&amp;height=3739</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Expect road closures and parking restrictions ahead of the Inner Harbor fireworks show this New Year’s Eve.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/falkenhans-hardware-fire-hampden-C72BFV2PSVEJNBMNKQFMLZ5HU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T10:30:02.682Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OYPHXYR3BNH5ZDRNIOIZUNFODQ.JPG?auth=d7fb48a8d5a31e3e322e4a2eea32d63fee66a5f2e86c7bf1771fb850b5fd1771&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fire devastated Falkenhan’s Hardware in the 700 block of West 34th Street on Dec. 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-things-to-do-fiber-arts-YEKRX2MHW5CY5IVQUZJFBLWFFI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T10:30:01.321Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7TNZFPGI6NB3ZNOAKZNA2T4WJA.jpg?auth=fa953f372b563b0d5e793868616644e22ba9bb1c2a8bbc5ea4c376115afaf9d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Felicia L. Reed, a Maryland fiber artist, at work in her home studio. Her latest exhibit, “Rewoven,” opens at Rockville’s Artists & Makers Studios on Jan. 7.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/parsons-green-olympics-ice-dance-FLAWC3MI4BAG7DMQJOSGENDPK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T10:30:01.072Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F2FEJMNGD5BNXHYEAC47FPJ4YU.jpg?auth=b1ea9349453adb78b6d2a533bc333f7d430159abe75f2b028843a8b5c8b1abaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, who both hail from Montgomery County, will compete for a spot on the 2026 U.S. Olympic Ice Dancing Team.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-steelers-lamar-jackson-afc-north-playoffs-WILIWEVSNNASFOCVK7RVMLHQDU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T10:30:00.608Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BD3HVTOPTJDBFDIR4IF5JEJT5Q.JPG?auth=8d48ff6051aa7b0ead8f9b229ecb99692eff1d6c6901d2d67c9f68d2172d58de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2038</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson looks for a target downfield in the fourth quarter against the New York Jets in November.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/bar-alice-anne-fells-point-mount-vernon-speakeasy-baltimore-SNK4Y6LA2BCETDTC67M7VAK7GI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T10:30:00.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVAGGGUQRJB2PMB3HJCNPKPAG4.jpg?auth=37034716ae7ac8118543713dfc530a5d62a031045c8f1a4e58c13b2d347ec847&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5268&amp;height=3512</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This Spring, Bar Alice Anne will open in the Fells Point neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-fatal-pedestrian-crash-jordan-sachs-dog-killed-3A6MZUQN2ZFLLLLLKZWOZMTAEM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T04:21:13.693Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MIUSPPPKRVGUFIGU7ICABVEHJM.jpg?auth=d42311633c922a12391f73cfc15dae3fbd24a8bab5358f3f0eb6d699b9bf38bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5275&amp;height=3517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County police arrested a 21-year-old woman for the death of a man and his dog after a crash last month, officials announced Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/the-wire-actor-isiah-whitlock-jr-dies-71-2FPJ4OVDCJFW3P3MOHQR5R2YHA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T03:35:35.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INCFD46FLBGTLAVOYZFH3BLKLM.jpg?auth=22bebb1442cdac0c4865fa15394679ae0847ca7a48aee8006ea436f7f1904efa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1964</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Isiah Whitlock Jr. arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of the third season of “Veep” at Paramount Studios on March 24, 2014.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/constellation-natural-gas-psc-expedited-TCXZOLIHCFG4VFLBBY55YE75WE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T03:15:00.2Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MTAXI47ETZHLNBDD6UUC2IDXVU.JPG?auth=6e73c09c563c708b1ad5de1afdeb91f5fc633ad2d75f4df19f1f85db0edfde16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Constellation, a national energy giant, is headquartered in the same downtown Baltimore building as Exelon’s regional office. The companies are vying for a chance to build new natural gas plants in Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>