<?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/culture/music/8x10-baltimore-music-venue-closing-XD6PD27CYZHOVCJFIRFVNKQAAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T23:49:42.944Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B3DWQXPS3VBLDDGRKZW2TE6GLM.jpg?auth=972e69d79e04eb95e287624ae0683c04a456ac4c24690dc436b9128cdd169ff2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 8x10, a concert venue in the Federal Hill neighborhood, will close June 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-shane-baz-rotation-pitch-mix-BMN2QVZMC5CRVBE3USLF4TXKCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T23:15:31.005Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ST65SGBPUFAYTGRTU6YNVSRP74.jpg?auth=52288f8b8450f3f347a86a694fe60c37cd966581f01424d62197a78285ade4c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3177&amp;height=2118</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shane Baz struck out 176 hitters in 166 1/3 innings for the Rays last season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/nasa-goddard-trump-closure-W264DCJC4JA6JBXKPUDOG4KAXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T23:03:40.585Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y3DZEEU2CZAFNKV3TG5QZULNSQ.jpg?auth=8250d7dadf1bdf5f861ef85291d57820294b4117303c52e2c9dc12eb2f3a90e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4094&amp;height=2922</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The NASA Goddard Information and Collaboration Center in Greenbelt.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/kaila-crews-metropolitan-police-department-sergeant-road-rage-arrest-BKL2OXB32ZGGJCWL7UVVXVQKCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T23:03:04.547Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EHZ4O53H6FGTVDUNQENPYBGCOQ.jpg?auth=f0db00152687c9bd72923b68430c9c6889760181ab4723cda14df1cd742391d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7284&amp;height=4861</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police arrested an Annapolis woman who is a sergeant with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., for allegedly brandishing a gun and crowbar in a road rage incident. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-pittsburgh-steelers-lamar-jackson-injury-IU2EWDBQ3JHSPFAPR7OGMTTF3U/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T22:23:19.401Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6O3FGNJI4RDBHAMU3RIRMRR4XE.jpg?auth=44b7bfeafc63674455d79360573e8d9c77b2611201baeff5ef637cf5f9c3cfaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2363&amp;height=1575</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson drops back to pass in the second quarter against the New England Patriots in Week 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/foster-teen-hotel-death-report-kanaiyah-ward-PVFMMC5U7BCLLJH5JILHFB6RRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T21:40:45.036Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IZUYXAVP25E7NJUWJH4RJOKOIU.JPG?auth=779659092549b53266b3c9fb9a6bc9c40f1dcf3bd7e921ce35a6d468c76674f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8327&amp;height=5641</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Human Services concluded a contractor was negligent in the death of a 16-year-old girl in its care.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/spiffy-closet-montgomery-college-G2Y25OZCXJAPXEQMAC3YQE77RE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T20:50:48.103Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HEZH4S2A3RGIZF5J2MSJFHH6ZU.JPG?auth=c70420970ddd461c349eb3afb67c7faaaf2f4aa0e7e417cfb5f1aa6877aedf80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Student Sophia Dizon tries on a jacket as she peruses items with other students in the SPIFFY Closet at Montgomery College in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/columbia-snowden-movie-theater-closing-P3QMW5NWVFH3JJNRKUQBR4HOTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T20:44:46.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INT2XVY5KZFXLICL3DBV5BPUWU.JPG?auth=5f4455fe5dbc621807ddbbf69dfe64a90dbb634d85897580f0bf56715ca3e05f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The former Cinemark theater in Columbia, which reopened in May under management by Phoenix Theatres, is now permanently closing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-john-jenkins-extension-contract-madubuike-VWHTNWOVPBG7ZFNKN5C4IMTH6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T20:17:12.981Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFUM35RDVBFZXHDF6YA372S7BQ.JPG?auth=1862179c6209763b6c83555705bcb6b7d74beaa1d312432e5f34b6356c970ec5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Jenkins (94) has 36 tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack and two forced fumbles in 16 games (13 starts) this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/essex-baltimore-county-police-fatal-shooting-body-camera-E27QAKZHQVGBNPLVRON426ZMBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T20:09:04.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J47EHQHMZNFUPJ2V6N4QLJCHMA.png?auth=aa8e03532353d51e20ecc86d6f344b589a7776f28d1db9d38db0e0ae5f498b90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1455&amp;height=819</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police-worn body camera footage shows an encounter between Baltimore County Police and Howard Sye in Essex in December. Sye, 31, died after being shot at an apartment complex in the 900 block of Holgate Drive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/morgan-state-marching-band-rose-bowl-parade-2026-PG7RI44PANAD7O2DG4DLAUUAIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T19:02:44.288Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AJPB2TIZCFAWTHSWFBWBZRUKJQ.JPG?auth=764450190eb8805451ae219153f6255ada0d59b61032d7adc50867bf97678123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Morgan State University band performs during the halftime show of a homecoming game in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-golf-course-joint-base-andrews-6KKPUWW7NNBLBDIHQCAV4KI7EI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T18:20:38.641Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LMBQ3KS4JBADHGUFL4JAZOXKIQ.jpg?auth=d5c1183edbb94520614150d54035a1e6824516ad3319ad6ddf6ebaf3ada9b068&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=2583</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-president Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden play golf at the Andrews Air Force Base in 2011. Obama played the golf course at Andrews more frequently than any president, roughly 110 times in eight years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/keon-wilson-hawkins-sentencing-murder-brice-boots-frederick-county-UYXWOEFHKBF5HFWU44MSE6D45A/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T18:00:49.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PKSXHCKWVJHTVN77CQNPCPAWUE.jpg?auth=c433cdb1a046df14136ffb211fb29c2bf6d442b936e012babbf7411ca165e320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3998&amp;height=2665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Keon Wilson-Hawkins, 22, of Baltimore, was found guilty in Frederick County Circuit Court of first-degree murder and related crimes in the killing of Brice Boots, 65, of Pikesville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/hopkins-bloomberg-public-health-school-historian-furniture-TZD7NYAXDREPLBDAJTGGHYZWBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T17:32:21.895Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JIHFFKTL2RGYZHVDNL6RBHBWZU.JPG?auth=d9e4ad30d01e2eaf780605e04e3ba4555a0ae97b14286b70729be26dde5f5533&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karen Thomas creates and restores old bars made out of other pieces of furniture, such as fireplace mantles. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-steelers-preview-lamar-jackson-aaron-rodgers-playoffs-FRFRKZI2EFGJPLOYQYDDQM5TAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T17:06:31.928Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WQDSCPRSDZEBJBIWXNMM4HXEB4.JPG?auth=2129ab8fe7d5868119a1afe641144a46a9cb495dd4faf5b3c7adda63a8a44ba3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2140</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) throws an incomplete pass in the fourth quarter as he was being taken down by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt (90) in Week 14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-deserves-credit-F33WZLKDTBEGTLB43NATLFBESE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T16:58:17.309Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ORKHHQR2RDMDCNHH6UTL2JPWE.jpg?auth=b4b264e11f1c3d361d7eff61536cc8ab383e8a61d266ed62a3f147d1546b8256&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4525&amp;height=3017</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens running back Derrick Henry celebrates with quarterback Lamar Jackson after rushing for a touchdown in the first quarter against the New England Patriots in December.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/astronomy/quadrantid-meteor-shower-supermoon-MRCIGXYJ2RGO5FF2HF5CHYKQHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T16:44:19.444Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FQNOJ5TEYVD7PDVDPZZR4ME7LA.jpg?auth=64a484b24433229db8f2740631ccdc90d75e7e61710b35c0da0e2c83d9babb50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1719&amp;height=1146</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There won't be another supermoon until the end of 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/tiago-alexandre-sousa-martins-ice-glen-burnie-6LDVXKMJWNC33NDYTSJDLLH64U/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T15:41:17.091Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BOBVBS7SGFBY7HLGSOJGAPCYMA.JPG?auth=4c432c268c19abf45b16fb09169f9b70853463967ca82924ad672b90b017ddc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The man shot by an ICE agent on Christmas Eve in Glen Burnie is being held in a Virginia ICE facility.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-homeschooling-increase-W3H2C7MRFVH5ZPQVYFFMVOO7LY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T13:58:21.902Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M5NRGIQT7BGP5CKDF2F33GJ32M.jpg?auth=c724740765c4238bf63bd87b18dfe4b53c5a7c4e5bbd7b99a97341d7a32d300c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5210&amp;height=3473</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Megan Dombi-Leis, left, goes over math problems with her daughter Enzlie, 7, as her daughter Della, 11, works on her own school project at Kaleidoscope Workshop in Edgewater.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/christine-kuehn-pearl-habor-nazi-facism-6UNHPEEE7JAOVAF4VAVNTAAK4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T12:29:01.403Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NQPXJR22NBECBFGZCJDDYOXXOU.jpg?auth=b7885502724cb633b61528861b25abb527c12b4ec84a9c22e624da00e99b38e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland author Christine Kuehn will talk about her book, "Family of Spies," on Jan. 6, 2026 at The Banner Book Club.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/trinket-library-comic-book-exchange-VJ4PVRLSCFE4TCOFLJHDHS44JQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T10:30:01.739Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4FNQ4FLLIRFRTOU5BNOM5QMY74.jpg?auth=95aa03ed22091d9cdbeba6200ce49c9b1954ce533a9f884dd85af4cc0592e3a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5274&amp;height=3516</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Trinket Library on Elm Street in the Hampden neighborhood in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-250-semiquincentennial-KBGZGJAY7BECNFI2MHCNYGGNGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T10:30:01.098Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4SSDUTABEJCCPFO4SSF6QJJMOM.jpg?auth=d2032e7176adb76761705de5069b41bfeb34ec3364e2ec33c183ad06f1526444&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3475&amp;height=2317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The historic Farmers Banking and Trust building in Rockville. The site will become the Montgomery County History Center in 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-outside-linebacker-tavius-robinson-canada-D34XY3ZBDZHJ5LDXHJ6F3G6TPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T10:30:00.835Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JR4AILHGOVFMBENOC4RSJK5YZE.JPG?auth=97b64b79f354589b3d6e044b1cb16d28d271836b7d39686edf1af5f47cabeef4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens outside linebacker Tavius Robinson warms up prior to the team’s Week 3 game against the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-steelers-game-picks-score-predictions-lamar-jackson-afc-north-S5HWP3EWTBCSDGGEU3VE2UJIDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T10:30:00.714Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4XMRU77HUND3JPAFSCZMJNMV24.JPG?auth=71bbe2c410a50aec1399621f1380cb29a6cad3feb5aa57c2912f0eecfeda08c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) throws incomplete under pressure from Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle van Noy (53) and cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44), in Week 14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-womens-basketball-loses-illinois-ZHZLP7EMPJHPNKXJ52CTYOFVME/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-02T01:04:39.852Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FXJEY5MLGRDVBBMF7BC7IJVWOM.jpg?auth=d5172a22e185412ff93bbc80e7625ae43ddc6851d59fb771df7770acef19091b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Berry Wallace #23 of the Illinois Fighting Illini reaches for the ball against Oluchi Okananwa #7 of the Maryland Terrapins during the first half.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>