<?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/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-blaze-alexander-trade-X5B7PEUSGZAI3HEWAKUIKJLTXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T23:06:02.861Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O3GZZSN3ZBCUPBL42WF4E3OELM.png?auth=dab41009b813490ef728a37a75144b733fbbfddc1e64927c18bbf89c5d8b48af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trade-for-blaze-alexander-YYTUGYPUVJCL3LANM5VM5CC5YI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T23:03:23.838Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DDK5EVO2WVGL3D4CNPEBVXGTAM.jpg?auth=5ba97a1076f7c4436ca09e8633b5e36eabd06201659d609897a1c61b62694215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=709</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blaze Alexander hit .230 with a .706 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/wootton-high-school-crown-boundary-study-mcps-JLLT5G2AJ5FU3DWRQBTUD7FPP4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T22:51:31.093Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KKHPRL4OKZEDBB3IHD7HE2G5QA.JPG?auth=225bdc7ba5c10fb45b74772cee07a2eea39ef57ab81863e645a7a64e7c6e00f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students at Rockville’s Thomas S. Wootton High School may be packing their book bags for a campus in Gaithersburg.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/arthur-ellis-senate-redistricting-protest-7BHVDQD5JRFJVPGHWVDZXZH3LQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T22:25:26.052Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/34OYSRCQQZEOJLLLQNFSJTV56E.jpg?auth=af2fd1e38964e373ec3b2860c53bbbde55c51bd009a0e883d78922907e109776&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2247&amp;height=1498</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, says he won’t register his attendance in Senate sessions as a protest of Senate President Bill Ferguson blocking a vote on a new map of congressional districts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-staffing-standards-elementary-school-MIWYQ4W26FCBTFMZN5Q6WSXYNY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T22:02:51.915Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2XNMD2DMDBDMLEB5EDQ5DR3LHY.JPG?auth=764afc94bf67c87bd93a8f6d4a84d66e9468bd6ffcd4952d7bea2ae7091b038f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Superintendent Thomas Taylor is proposing a new tiered approach to school staffing, in which schools with the most concentrated levels of poverty would see the smallest class sizes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-paramedic-masturbation-bail-KERI35DIZBALFDWNCIZ6X2CFMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T21:57:20.606Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PX2EBS2R7RC6LFEDQQRAI2BHLU.jpg?auth=cf73a6d5b6fba128fce0ab07079024ca0cf76a8b146371bc8f7e618efa12f418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5023&amp;height=3349</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County Fire Department paramedic was denied bail on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/jamarl-muse-baltimore-police-officers-involved-shooting-PVGKWTBBWZAWJOMI3YP7XFSNPY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T21:48:22.813Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOETNPR4RBKTHTS6DF627OA4A.jpg?auth=a261d887a84b0e85e342f94db4bb8a45b20ea4f2e7000e2cac742c365409a9d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1680&amp;height=945</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a body camera worn by Baltimore Police Sgt. Carlos Arias shows two officers and a 40-year-old man they shot and killed on Jan. 20.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/freetown-elementary-shooting-charges-M33CZZMCEBH7HPRKDB37BAPFTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T21:33:05.843Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5QNNKQOZ4RBA3GVMDLNUIP44UU.jpg?auth=75968d967de946a3fb78bcf9310eaf6882162df57449b13af142c6fd375f096a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 7-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the finger Wednesday morning at Freetown Elementary School in Glen Burnie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/cold-related-deaths-emergency-room-visits-winter-NRYOHPHA4ZBEDLRSMYOGCYLFNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T21:31:55.231Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TRK6TRSIORGHBBMV3WIKVK55WY.JPG?auth=523de0f1492aea0efe41cc25165c1de33b80aab1f30c56025e23ae1d518b3876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cold-related deaths in Maryland this year reached 35 following a major snowstorm, state health data shows.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-school-for-the-arts-flooded-GJVCXJMWJNAL5MKK5DEFRI6FF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T19:46:01.468Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RWAG2QUF65CDHNL6NFUZJND3EQ.JPG?auth=45cf3b09e165286c745161c26bf2cb123303c09c7914749c445d7f8728c7540f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3607&amp;height=2405</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore School for the Arts is closed for the next week after a burst sprinkler line flooded parts of the historic building.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-starting-rotation-analysis-framber-valdez-YZJXMTXLBNELRE5FEHGLDNEFFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T19:35:15.419Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MFFZS4OKGBBTZKVM7ZUX2KELRM.jpg?auth=5c9b366bd9f84b045387d478371fb9d66d65a4b0d65468686f424da2594c71b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5203&amp;height=3553</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Framber Valdez pitches for the Houston Astros in the fourth inning against the Seattle Mariners on Sept. 20, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-mamoudou-diallo-pleads-guilty-misconduct-OGAGCF5TQZGSBMYFG4LSVOOP2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T19:11:49.204Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B4CSZPOQ3RGAFC4BLW4MKWON6U.jpg?auth=64d3133a123060bcae83c401f6dd1ecae7c431bcf8d228879fa74003dd0010d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4285&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Officer Mamoudou Diallo pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to misconduct in office and could receive probation before judgment, which is not a conviction.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/boars-head-meat-plant-listeria-reopened-CSOZKSOKWZAPLF3MEJBIIZOJRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T17:06:28.229Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MENBPGUVX5FTJPUSLJJ65B44BQ.jpg?auth=5d62adffab93c9c562a57d2128a8c4af0e896716fb22836b44a30cb9981b4d16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5272&amp;height=2962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Jarratt, Virginia, site resumed limited operations on Monday, nearly 17 months after it was shut down.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/buzz-williams-umd-basketball-losing-season-2GR7Y3WI55E3TA6VFDWXKXN36E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T16:57:08.408Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YDUZZVFFRVCUHIM2JIRYZ3ROAE.jpg?auth=3ad083213173d71473b4ff8354a06eaf0bdb7c960b5fdee71b812c5adfd5afde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5304&amp;height=3536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland coach Buzz Williams watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in East Lansing, Mich.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-pedestrian-crash-bwi-W7XSM5EB6JC6HBXVXJQWYK5WBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T16:18:09.054Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LXKNRS5FJGD3NUFWIH75C4GVM.JPG?auth=d5f511935ffc6e2fd1cc00ff7e5e5ac544d0c80601aceacda4a715b55784c355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 53-year-old man from Massachusetts was struck and killed by a car near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport early Thursday morning, Anne Arundel County Police said.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/impressive-home-for-sale-in-laurels-gated-stone-lake-community-EFCW2N3XXRDBVL3YQQZZIBLE2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T16:00:00.511Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HX546V6JQ5GE3MBZJLW6HL6D4M.png?auth=2e94c596be83833142ebaeaecd04e6d774cca4c4ce5599ae100b88f47ed8d84b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1999&amp;height=1333</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-fine-snow-sidewalks-parking-7AMG6GYE6NEQPFFJU2BQ2PDFNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:58:04.688Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I3WEXV4L6RBIRLJP44GJA6YPOI.JPG?auth=8381154f2fc87f5239171187638b0b33921ee22e211fc1dfb01c7fef606b7fcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pedestrian walks on the plowed sidewalk at St. Paul and East Biddle streets as vehicle traffic is constrained to one lane last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-building-elkridge-maryland-EC6OBV7IZFB57A4UUPWZULUN7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:50:02.847Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6V3T3HSXCJAT5LELE2JMDHTQX4.JPG?auth=f79fbd2dcf41c852a33d5b1898cdebbe09d22150267bd4d72028f7ffab2fe8f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7681&amp;height=5121</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Council members consider emergency legislation aimed at blocking a private immigrant detention center in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-immigration-protections-EA4CJOGEXBAMNDIY5SGV4OALOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:49:50.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RREWJSF5PVFRXBJLYHHJ2TIXDI.JPG?auth=53d8e0b0f0c016f7e55b224837e78d1ef8850a5f05279dd8981657c554e406e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Council member Izzy Patoka participates in a rally held by CASA and immigrant families in Baltimore County last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-general-assembly-immigration-bills-287-g-PFEX5IRJ4FCQPD66DOZLZ5UIKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:49:29.211Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OCPLPHFXHZCF3FGYVUQND2X45M.jpg?auth=2d49ea18029958f4b2385803cac8d82174611797a9ece050ac896132455f6602&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3729</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota last month. Maryland lawmakers voted to ban local law enforcement agreements with federal immigration agencies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/umd-nasal-spray-flu-covid-defense-3PV57XPQJZFKXH7OSFRAHKLQGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:41:53.846Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2IKYIP7DYVDXDO3PQNB5LITIDA.jpg?auth=de9459df0c587274c4653e2dfad34e758179fee16810eafec4ebe402e6a92bd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7226&amp;height=4817</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A nasal spray that University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers are working on  as a way to ward off flu and a range of other viruses at once.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/howard-county-ice-detention-facility-ban-TCI4JVZYFJC3NBKO542XF6TMFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:40:57.372Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QPB3OYNVCNBMBMQIHMCIBZT4LI.jpg?auth=f06b008c0ac7c9e8e3532efe2a12c653679a04938f92a405051051d6d4d0404f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5394&amp;height=3596</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tanya Zirbe, left, and Maddie Ellis hold signs in protest during Wednesday’s Howard County Council hearing on emergency legislation aiming to block the completion of a private immigrant detention center in the county.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/miss-maryland-bailey-anne-miss-usa-MPWXNT5VYFETLL2XEA23LYRXIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:15:15.328Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/72E7OEWMCZDMJKTVUSJI257PHI.jpg?auth=5968674028bab8801a9cf920640d18830b4e93edb7b55ba6db1e540733d60754&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2404&amp;height=3515</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/brewers-art-closed-mount-vernon-rent-utaxes-XYE7QZGMLJBE7ELQRWIPR3PREE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:01:27.104Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ODLK6F2X3RFOVK7EZUWPYXLAUU.jpg?auth=cbf8195b53c6ba84dca9effe111df8066de55b45965643760d380b6dd85f4d9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Brewer’s Art landlord filed suit for more than $64,000 in rent and utilities. 
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-undocumented-students-in-state-tuition-WXILWTZURND7VEBKWJNYUYWFJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:01:23.383Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q4V4S2PS7JAA3GE5CIXPELVFTM.jpg?auth=37f7ca2b8d0c4171933d78d0513e74c38664b0d42d810b3e9fd4d6c351e697c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An undocumented Baltimore high school student said his family will be submitting their tax returns so he can qualify for in-state aid — despite the risk.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/jeff-rhody-lakeside-veterinary-center-obituary-EOPLSLJ4UBDZ5A2TB2XVQMZNME/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T15:00:01.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7KIUIBC4IFDLLBVXVSQLCKMODY.jpg?auth=e694918f5df8c5f6fc0733203e3a32c65a7cb4e03335a938bfac3a72bb742f15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=535&amp;height=534</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeff Rhody.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/independent-schools-gateways-to-opportunities-where-educators-build-tomorrow-WUANNUCT2NBFRONG2RG6DBLT7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T14:26:32.723Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6ZNAXBYHBBGNIYY6PD6OUU2EI.jpg?auth=40aefe36b554f8c7bc1e5af0f2f1ffa7ec912fbeb0e1e887593f82a6ff2b00cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1263&amp;height=836</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-weekend-events-disney-on-ice-super-bowl-parties-VZGTVHW7TBEHRLYDCI2KVJMLYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T13:55:03.81Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q2PWAFJ6T5GKNJYZRE2F7TVX7Q.jpg?auth=0f7a61ccad3a815d5b6476723719875f14ded38c322ee596c39345b0e6c02436&amp;smart=true&amp;width=9901&amp;height=6336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An “Encanto” scene from Disney on Ice, which takes over CFG Bank Arena this weekend in downtown Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/gunpowder-falls-state-park-dean-hughes-3JKZGGJRQFEAVF3M3CCMCLAYSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T13:38:39.577Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SDUWRAEUMZFBTEYCKIWV33AU5Y.jpg?auth=8b3e4ffd2a01e2ae994e10a4414bb8d2a5a2b725e24cccb81a31b76f1535d10f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2735&amp;height=2118</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dean Hughes, shown at a 2016 event, began working in the park system in 2009 and became assistant park manager at Gunpowder Falls State Park in 2015. He recently left the agency amid questions about his conduct.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/doj-baltimore-city-health-department-racial-equity-training-XE5U34YYTNDOFJJD4KLA2JFYZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T12:29:13.208Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NTMGZ2IEFNDSNOXNW5NTRI5NCY.JPG?auth=0ec60a77e489da138c44e5a9c2acc7993b6c9d17b3bd30c70e0635e6d9d18dbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8244&amp;height=5495</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal officials are investigating racial segregation within the Baltimore City Health Department over a racial equity training that separated employees by race.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/howard-county-events-black-history-month-galentines-day-LD3P3A5KIFHD7IMICLNZISVXFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T11:30:01.099Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZCMYAOE2WVFIDDGX4BBDYTA7WI.JPG?auth=7fac0f3a8f31573d328e50865337d9f95d3e31b1cc61ba1508f8e340acd61399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6960&amp;height=4640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Observe Monty the Eastern screech owl during Superb Owl Sunday at the Howard County Conservancy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/brewers-art-closure-favorite-places-baltimore-O7X4CMRTSBAOFD5LFF2PASVWKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T10:30:01.458Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TTTOPRRKNJDATPNWZIYFAZP56A.jpg?auth=69e6858189b65aa38186f5b06818d46a6071f92ef4feaab60b2c7ae1d2549102&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2790</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Brewer’s Art in Mount Vernon closed abruptly Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-school-snow-response-AK3XC2MKLNHDLDFYUIEERP5EJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T10:30:00.654Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D2YN4CS7ZNGNRJGV6GOHT2WDSU.jpg?auth=1bae322d2f7cdcd2ca3c0a0fe4fdbb62f27657796c81d12a02d630626da0414b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[School and county officials are sparring over the much-maligned snow clearing after the recent storm. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-things-to-do-gallery-owl-UYDED6H47JHETG2Y7BKRXA5WPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T10:30:00.63Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CNGN4Q56O5GQJKEJ4OA3K5MPVU.jpg?auth=cc231b2197f7dc0656d4bf1f969c15cdaa3b8ed856c0d83ed7b2ebb9a12232f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2645&amp;height=1764</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A close look at a batik textile by Indonesian artist Dudung Alie Syahbana, whose work will join that of other global artists at a new exhibit at Bethesda’s Amy Kaslow Gallery starting Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/escapee-serval-cats-baltimore-new-home-alabama-VLVTGGVXBND37ADGOMNIO7S32Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T10:00:03.462Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B7Y772O6NJCENB3KWM6QMYS73M.jpg?auth=575f21843f48f364e77573d83d8cf5a95cc42bea15af765fcd45ec4fb977350d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Meep, one of two servals who escaped into the streets of Baltimore last month, at his new home, a refuge in southern Alabama.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-fire-paramedic-masturbation-christopher-carroll-HSBPMQSIE5CBTO3RNKHD4AJAWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T04:51:15.497Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FJ4PKASHMBH6ZOYN5MHF2PSP64.jpg?auth=f2fe08157c3401f97c325d8e749c1006d1d3a8565a29f1346c75e23e3444d5cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4869&amp;height=3246</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore County Fire Department paramedic under investigation for masturbating at work was arrested and charged on Wednesday with 23 misdemeanors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-michigan-state-women-oluchi-okananwa-KQDFXTMQIVDSPLKEKNVKSOCZTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T02:49:04.504Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XPFUDGJROBHAZFMH5Z4HH2OJZA.jpg?auth=a4a672c9fb1ed226e0900bc23f17f0da961ec2940929aedb2fdb3a4896936ed3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7214&amp;height=4810</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oluchi Okananwa of Maryland, pictured against NC State, led the Terps with 23 points Wednesday night in a win at Michigan State.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/blair-high-school-bomb-threat-537I7OKLERGXFPCHA55NHB3XJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T01:17:39.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KDFWNTKITVBVTPRHLWK4DE4BC4.jpg?auth=06a75df0bce1cbe018c4bd0c6150225987a58c04fe43cf1fb92951c3f5c4d814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blair High School was evacuated Wednesday morning after a bomb threat, police said. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/supreme-court-california-redistricting-democrats-RBA66KRTSBHGJEOUQBKWLBYXQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T00:15:26.554Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YJNEIWO2XBCVHNUVTHYTGXNS5Y.jpg?auth=059f75123b1a7ee5854973836a6a54f96b0ff1f3c8f5781a50aff0dbb85123df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5046&amp;height=3364</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>