<?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/local-news/julia-ann-anderson-dies-parkville-fire-2LVBKHCGXZDD3JOWXRGMPVOGKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T22:53:50.948Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BNI26BGFNRGVNE5YUSWOSQM4PQ.JPG?auth=3edc41a67c4d32629c652c0344927df0ac7e1fc0153d53ad45776929e022326b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1901&amp;height=1268</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County had its first fire fatality of 2026 after a Parkville woman died Sunday after a blaze broke out in a home.   ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-fire-department-thefts-darrell-eugene-cornett-jr-7RUYYABBUNEPBC77RQPEGEWUEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T22:43:04.935Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IW446FNAIRDIVKVFLHJN4XCPBY.jpg?auth=9b7be14bb087b78ad86e18e3e77b0809be510ce7d63229980fe380abf9ab0d30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Court records say the Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company was among two Baltimore County departments that paid Darrell Eugene Cornett Jr. for radio equipment in 2024 before he allegedly stopped responding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/climate-action-plan-montgomery-county-fani-gonzalez-JAM2FQA2IFG6TIDB4QJOCFSSEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T22:28:32.868Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVTUP44B35HEJL4PC4IXQXDAPI.jpg?auth=af59f6fa89b7202939fcf498a38401ffca7dbede24e9761f6a9b9b8c7ec125c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5355&amp;height=3570</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Hyde, left, the Maryland Mesonet manager, leads a tour of the mesonet station following a news conference to announce Montgomery County’s Fiscal Year 2025 Climate Action Plan Annual Report on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/michael-coupet-i95-crash-arrest-A5O2FFCIGZEMHH2EH3TYP2ZRTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T21:52:18.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AZHUQWRYQ5DOXCDT2HAKMP7IC4.jpg?auth=a5c26631ff8032877c2d7f91a37ed8115ce59f051aad42c4ca7f5f7befd94380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1125</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-matt-mervis-cubs-J3ENJAGQTNDXJLRWZW5LHC4NWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T21:14:49.93Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E5X2GH2JNFFRDMIIJ7LNIDQEZQ.jpg?auth=a8a29e7e94f175eb62d7c33e22e7e478b651f3fb6a0057d1c23262c29b07f329&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Miami Marlin Matt Mervis, a Potomac native and Georgetown Prep alumnus, signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/mental-health-declines-montgomery-county-RATFQMVWMVGIJJXEPPCCYYZ6AI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T19:27:35.468Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SDE5NDGMC5B53NYBITDXYX4LKA.jpg?auth=7c40f7dc35ae5e2a05d6be1d0c5b8489b2acdf5a84eabfc7fea546c6d6bbbe8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4897&amp;height=3428</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/prime-thrift-brightmore-brands-highlandtown-HGFK7S4NYZGD3IYBUDCULP24VI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T18:58:48.334Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V3BHJL77CVFVDKP3ASWTG3CMHM.JPG?auth=07c2b7cea880a0078fe481e05c4272296232182056fe69d2cd00af68424422b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The thrift store at 3424 Eastern Ave. in Highlandtown is slated to close.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/middle-river-downzone-lockheed-martin-david-marks-VIYGP2V6JRD5LDV7HVWKWHZR4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T18:12:22.465Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DCDPMIROM5DCDIVTRTN4KPJ6VI.jpg?auth=e66966cd941fbeda2bbb15ccc06b011e5da812a2a53d6c4b0b22c6e61894f101&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bulldozers at Wilson Point Road and Eastern Boulevard on Monday are transforming open space into the site of a warehouse, which local leaders say violates zoning laws.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-offseason-steelers-free-agents-tyler-linderbaum-XQPS4UJHVZAXRPSXLOGKPE4ZYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T17:46:08.541Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G4OQFQUS7JFXBGVJG7G3PLVMZQ.jpg?auth=1b8cc96e6633d077d1155014d4cca93c31f8359075b798280898028313de7c16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5418&amp;height=3612</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens tight end Charlie Kolar is interviewed in a media scrum during the team’s locker room clean-out at the Under Armour Performance Center on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-juvenile-justice-center-conditions-7K33HK7WXVDGTAB6A7YK4DOLGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T16:06:34.054Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BHO45ZG2NFBFBD5DOYERVFIS7A.JPG?auth=7e5e2d88003dff28ea426b0469cef080073013891060a07104873aae998763e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4339&amp;height=2705</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rodent infestation at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center had spread throughout multiple housing units, according to a report.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-maryland-auto-deleting-records-S7BGZ2VMNFFQZGEE57HEVLXVM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T14:53:09.325Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XRRXHRBN5NH2XIJD7KORBCGTC4.jpg?auth=2b261f5d88bacca9efee6827a6ea4417da26307b529da7940b1b220a6bf763b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mervo-high-school-law-nick-mcdaniels-K3AK6XUSLRD33FBZOFOXUKCDUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T14:43:42.818Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TV5LZUWVA5F5PNIFJHW4AC74H4.JPG?auth=8bfe2dec8904133e054b5461f4416d347a9c6f6b5c28f631747d2878134bd549&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8612&amp;height=5753</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nick McDaniels, a teacher at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, inside of his classroom in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/davis-kennedy-obit-gazette-newspapers-J6GOC722GBDXZDYYQAWV3GP3S4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T14:30:43.806Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J7FW344BNZB7XCCAMPAELS5RVI.jpg?auth=a521a4e45bb42e288bd556e525229456fe36f56df819780be394d4b6ff67dccc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4281&amp;height=2853</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Davis Lee Kennedy, former publisher of the Montgomery Gazette, in his office at the Current newspapers in 2014.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/flu-season-christmas-holiday-R3RYA4AZJZC2ZAOVBHN2CZ5244/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T13:15:24.379Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/75ZQK63JJRH23F4BBC2NPJKUGA.jpg?auth=0fd9e96759aba80ca003ef871a55b8b0ef0a0362ec1ee3defd0c388b6ca7cac4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3242&amp;height=2168</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pharmacist prepares to administer a dose of seasonal flu vaccine to a patient at a CVS Pharmacy in Miami.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-free-agency-starting-pitcher-ranger-suarez-framber-valdez-4TCEPIPOPRAP5EK6HNKUPDPI74/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T13:00:03.709Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PAJH4OIHUVH4DBM6RUCNDK66SQ.jpg?auth=f305e7e3fb0504bddc886cd67f7a60505bb730f2c57321421f645af896579eb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4043&amp;height=2695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias, right, flanked by principal owner David Rubenstein, gives remarks during a December news conference to introduce first baseman Pete Alonso.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/impeachment-pete-hegseth-pam-bondi-kash-patel-rfk-jr-pam-bondi-32MSKRWQ5RBBXIE27E5YTADAZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T10:30:01.924Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3DX6KWPBU5FYFGL6FJPT6PBG6Y.jpg?auth=9acf0f70f8f13cd8cfdaa797ac935bd4431f0b07eabdde133c2df977eca39b39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7991&amp;height=5327</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Democrats, most likely, will pass on the slogan, “Impeach Trump: Third time’s the charm!” Yet the “I” word should play a role in the ride back to relevance in Washington — focused on the confederacy of rogues that surround him.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/chesapeake-bay-fells-point-tochtermans-fishing-tackle-NGBPMKP7GVF47DZ3I2SUV336GA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T10:30:01.673Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G26G2DM5IFGCNJA7OBJYLYS644.jpg?auth=c87d7d6c1b6131eeab82767f95855fe6279cb2ba346b74ad388744ca3c1b1882&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5558&amp;height=3705</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Owner Tony Tochterman stands for a portrait at Tochterman’s Fishing Tackle in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/carolynn-grammas-anne-arundel-county-states-attorney-7WWLVEA66JGTTLWT5XCH457DME/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T10:30:00.578Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GBRZYGGN35E3BDT3NM2Z6PJJNA.jpg?auth=0c0532801466dd1ad3ae6f2e82b79047042b1c546fff7b5bd631c278c7f50f11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3232&amp;height=2155</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carolynn Grammas, who worked as a prosecutor in Anne Arundel County for more than two decades, resigned in October and is now running for state’s attorney.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-city-homicide-victims-2025-M7HEMUOCPJEN7CNQSOGUNSEWIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T04:28:27.178Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/72EYV3HB3JCRFKMVJTOZNQKLIY.JPG?auth=173b7205453871e5e40294f77f36f0bb865e8d7ad7d8cd5a06b41e1d5c85e766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7504&amp;height=5014</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karen Fanning wears a shirt featuring her son, Justin Davis, who was murdered on Jan. 26, at Monday night’s annual vigil of remembrance at the Baltimore War Memorial. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-detective-paul-hoke-dies-7QZMV4EHPBF6ZDLPTGDO3R2NWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T02:47:13.153Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZBKX5MRQU5DGFPGNPUPFHL3QOA.jpg?auth=7e43bca842919d63fec91b642a5e991691c6171476a9cd2cc4386ea3ae5a6c0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Detective Paul Hoke joined the Baltimore County Police Department in December 1995]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/fani-gonzalez-venezuela-maduro-montgomery-county-W6VDQK5PH5ER3BQDYCZQLSJ47I/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T01:13:19.748Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NQJMGBN7CZAITIVUDOINGKFRB4.JPG?auth=f3337cecd736f65dd5c27d02d8e195a8ecca3665f22c8075efeb797ba56fb0fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González was born in Venezuela and moved to Maryland when she was a teenager.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/donald-trump-child-care-tim-walz-OLJLX5ELBZCQFPL7ETMVN2GPYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T00:32:50.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E2HOL3725RDCXM2RFFDNOOYB6U.JPG?auth=c1d2c47f2540aa39abe1cd14b4741e1181f5f4d175089004474bbcf2bcf47990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All 50 states will have to provide additional levels of verification and administrative data before they receive more funding from the Child Care and Development Fund, according to an HHS spokesperson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-afscme-union-pay-negotiations-5GKFONG6YFDFBCLABTRNFER6KY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T00:00:58.554Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZDC7M43EAJGB5I75AUQ3TVWKQE.jpg?auth=b7bf0ba50633a20e6d9add04b3cbcf8dcc9baa824211bbc48484258fdb95f4d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5494&amp;height=3663</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State workers who are members of AFSCME Maryland Council 3 hold a news conference in Baltimore in December to lodge concerns about Gov. Wes Moore’s administration. The administration and the union did not reach an agreement over wages for next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>