<?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/former-congressional-staffer-christopher-southerland-goverment-phones-theft-UGKWJN6ZXFD3TJS7OJVP6WHZ24/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T23:57:22.811Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RHMUVAZ7BJGXHIHPOFL5PG6P7I.jpg?auth=ae2f478b91c25b845c69a8fb3986cb72e8f7ff42d297c6bf77b0318cd8884b00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A former congressional staffer from Glen Burnie has been federally indicted on allegations that he stole and sold 240 government cellphones. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-baltimore-county-hit-and-run-i-695-outer-loop-GFG2JP4C7ZG2NHXBGZGIGM4C7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T23:49:37.51Z</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[Maryland State Police are trying to locate a red 2025 Chevy Equinox with damage to its front and passenger side. They believe the car is connected to a fatal hit-and-run that happened early Sunday on I-695 in Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tupac-bobblehead-giveaway-AJAG6T4RVVEEDJPHEZSFLGJVDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T23:36:51.473Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NDNRIZP7TJDPHAFAP3SSS3MNVE.jpg?auth=146ea8bad349f4be2516a2e5c87a5cf71d8949f083d726fed4d5e6481fe21e16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4200&amp;height=2817</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tupac Shakur in a scene from the 1997 film ‘Gridlock’d.’ ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-public-school-budget-MUABHEQFLJF6DPY3NUUSVR2K3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T22:56:53.981Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WEBFZ6R62FHRVM37JIECZRPL3E.jpg?auth=197ad11c915c224651eb12145995617962ebc47f8ebabedd65e21194aab5f80d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Superintendent Myriam Rogers gave Baltimore County Public Schools employees and public officials a preview of her spending plan on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/ohio-state-maryland-womens-basketball-jaloni-cambridge-RSWROGJ4RJH6ROEM5N6OUPMARI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T22:18:27.112Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EKYWBDU3HRFMNLKF67C7JNXZGA.jpg?auth=415f419baa0e18e6d73184a8eb2cb46d16ac8db2ca8f065d8e4c2eb21d99c268&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7114&amp;height=4712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[T’yana Todd of Ohio State, top, and Addi Mack of Maryland battle for possession during the Buckeyes’ win Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/caylin-young-assault-charges-resigns-PBG4DJF7HBGQNDQN4FWZYHNCEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T21:51:13.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/46BUAYFM6JFIFDRM7337WVWBSU.jpg?auth=b62cf94fea97059d37ce4e990ef0fefb1f847d3bb063a19104a3af1971bb8f44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4528&amp;height=3019</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State. Del. Caylin Young, a Democrat who represents East and Northeast Baltimore,  has resigned from his Baltimore City government job.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-public-service-commissioner-chair-steps-down-frederick-hoover-K66RSSTDM5D4PCTBOV7MCIAHW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T21:30:52.497Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5TINUFLCNNDIDCKMLQDBHM6XLE.JPG?auth=3c96bcea48da9d12a60e0cbe9f4595db9c15b07d1c8e1b979855153e53363ffe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Public Service Commission Chairman Frederick Hoover was appointed by Gov. Wes Moore in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nba-derik-queen-rookie-pelicans-cooper-flagg-baltimore-GWGMNCDZL5FJXGJP7DCJ4U7A5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T20:51:29.238Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GGO74O7DEBBMHBU7I3AYIF7F4I.jpg?auth=8cac609b749363faed9afb070e829461e63c26d5cecb3c8518aa8ec75f12e5ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Derik Queen (22) of the New Orleans Pelicans goes to the basket against Alex Sarr (20) of the Washington Wizards during the second half of a game in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/crash-i-95-lanes-closed-47HCPPYUOVDP7HVLLLFDNWLYZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T20:37:40.153Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GZSJIS2LFVHQLAGNUSUZFJV5TE.jpg?auth=7d9963e63af59897a24abb9fd0215e3cb4284b14f617481815e2d0eb83f88b43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A dump truck crashed into the rear of a parked tractor-trailer on southbound I-95, according to Maryland State Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/porch-pirate-baltimore-police-commissioner-richard-worley-DWR2PB5YOFELXOWMMIAXSEP764/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T20:17:34.807Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MJXHN5I43BDMNDX3SEM4JVJQQE.JPG?auth=8235f011fbc3ac275c88005c100bd57b9c2249d4b4a5bb13d73801971f5e6aec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3800&amp;height=2533</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Darryl Nichols stole a package containing a stainless steel bowl worth $20 in 2025 from the home of Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, who is shown here.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/freddie-gray-baltimore-businesses-attacked-unrest-CLOCFU423FDENDW3MDGFLNFOMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T19:22:58.222Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D7NNWDL2TFG3JFNAF4E2VUHMUU.jpg?auth=9c2762ee4b6dc6fe0c1dd9e9f3e1892380a47c879c6850ee74f176b18eeaa029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2662</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Community members gather at the site of the burned Novak’s Market and Southern Baptist Church’s Mary Harvin Center, which neighbored Novak’s and also burned down, in 2015.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/wanda-sykes-golden-globes-bill-maher-ricky-gervais-lgbtq-trans-U3EZSYZKFBDBRDVJQ5LTSX3GTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T18:58:25.485Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SQO5IJLMANDTBB5MJDH4O3ICR4.jpg?auth=8e6fb4e0f6b7c53e32ca28d7efbd701cb56b3ae59fcfb3e51829f5bf964086d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3759&amp;height=2506</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Comedian Wanda Sykes wears a “Be Good” pin at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, to protest the killing of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rockville-lawyer-financial-schemes-theft-sari-kurland-ZLMVYLTB7RE7DCC4AAMLW7PTZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T18:51:58.201Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G6NEPSN2JJA6JBG43X7MSNORLQ.JPG?auth=d50814fc0e19ed2bc3def43c74fbad8b084ac180143e214574781d94a6b52baa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In her largest scheme, former bankruptcy lawyer Sari Kurland received loans from 18 people who believed she was brokering a Middle Eastern petroleum deal, prosecutors said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/trust-act-natali-fani-gonzalez-marc-elrich-6CHNGLYI3RAFPG4SRDA3XNK554/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T18:29:57.341Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5L2I6OBB4NHYRJQBJFKWSFTZK4.jpg?auth=bca0b997d9d2d489c38dbd981242f376082e6d23bbbab70bc0b8b3c3c598272a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CASA incoming Executive Director George Escobar speaks during a press conference in Rockville on Thursday as officials introduce the Montgomery County Trust Act, a bill council members say will protect the community against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/homicides-montgomery-county-2025-2BSCDSYXNNHCZLJTUOSSGSRSAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T18:02:29.75Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVZYWQB6NZGJFOQVNVK2ARMZ64.jpg?auth=d1f3c8544c7b4bb418d37849d098d381c6c7edaa294db9e1fe5229d992a4af78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5114&amp;height=3409</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Homicides in Montgomery County rose 20% in 2025, but were down from a 10-year high in 2021. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/senior-services-funding-federal-cuts-XLY2IUURCBGXPPWIU4AYOGJJJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T17:56:33.173Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M7C4UEVREBH35A5T6LVJH2UKQU.jpg?auth=307994da95176637eb80a2038e92ff6a8295fd4f612367f9646ebec98d1fd4b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council member Laurie-Anne Sayles, second from right, has proposed an additional $1 million for senior services. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/ivan-bates-baltimore-crime-HG67G4XV4FE6TELFWGJH3PKRCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T17:36:39.357Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WDPLZU3WBVCQJACVZFV2WK2DZ4.JPG?auth=03c4ebdba194aee278948ac29f8e9efcd89afd931e158bd45aa6cd2c7bbb2dac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ivan Bates, Baltimore City’s 26th state’s attorney, looks out over downtown from his office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/guides/maryland-gift-guide-UTQ7Z4CZ6RG2DOTJIHVXLOH2OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T16:47:23.395Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BZA3LBWVDVELBPDWUKLNOMP7UY.jpg?auth=fe379f721a8b97e902cb2a2c20ce609afa854ee937eb7fe1274b2506b9dbc228&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2250</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Find the perfect gift with our holiday gift guide!]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-head-coach-search-john-harbaugh-lamar-jackson-steve-bisciotti-NFFJ4ODNXZFQVAFR55MEVGYBYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T16:28:59.387Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RKSGHSRCJZGELC3CT2UXNW6PIY.jpg?auth=46faae0788f808877bf8398c9e9c6a83517958bc00694a3ae4ea7b4736ff1251&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Owner Steve Bisciotti, left, is scheduled to talk to the media about the head coaching search Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-backpack-hearing-TCEA6UKLUJA6FLFSKIB4CUY2UA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T16:05:23.558Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WUK6ELQE35DHHLG3FHS2SCJKIE.jpg?auth=d99bfdc0ad0c39305a626ed9dc7bc2341bd4180db82be6ef9eefc9408597a6d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to federal and state murder charges. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/golden-globes-best-song-kpop-demon-hunters-rei-ami-OWVQ5UXMKVBNTIDIYIHSOX63CI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T15:58:09.352Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/455WWOFZONDU3PTLRY7UKRDXJE.jpg?auth=040802d83543daba0c3e0db84c65ac2ff6777c0c1a2a87be7fb831fa5c876527&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Audrey Nuna, Ejae and Rei Ami pose in the press room after winning the Golden Globe for best original song for "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters" on Sunday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/jalen-absolum-rental-scam-home-west-baltimore-NQJVKGVMZZFKVJUDJLULGNJXLA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T13:41:33.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7XH4HESYAVGULIUYFQRBGPXOW4.JPG?auth=bb384e283c4babb4f500f40fc3c399672f847f8e38a88b399b649b9e78ae6e0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7638&amp;height=5095</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jalen Absolum, left, joined by his mother, Avril Absolum, and sister, Janiene Smith. Jalen closed on a home on Riggs Avenue but later found a family was living there, claiming they had a lease.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/jerome-powell-donald-trump-federal-reserve-MTLICLH2AZH6NCYTCXLYCKUAA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T12:15:34.011Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F5UXKUQ7A5GKVDYFEQ7NYUYDJ4.jpg?auth=7c576394223fc8a599b32dff4d1ef6438e61fdb961126a07ca2c44400730026f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve in July 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/brewer-hill-black-cemetery-annapolis-national-QHNJS6RLGJF45EGMADGJBWDKMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-12T10:30:00.553Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/STSNLZAGJVFPHMIYZ6DTFKNPWQ.jpg?auth=d877a73788d9318e6e3a164bb59629ccac6c74b19db7c31c354415fcc0426a36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5297&amp;height=3531</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flags planted near gravestones at Brewer Hill Cemetery in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>