<?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/deep-creek-middle-school-gym-teacher-roger-myers-charges-dropped-ETHJYYJKRVDPTDYQ6JOP6GNGEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T23:24:41.355Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WAH6COJOIJCGTDEVXNVGX3RVMA.jpg?auth=b624e0c60c94ff2da5e8e9262ba5be0e1a6433ec28d43d5d1bfe2c40c7de2474&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office dropped all charges against Roger Myers, a gym teacher at Deep Creek Middle School in Essex who had been accused of sexually abusing two students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/dulles-arrest-sex-abuse-minor-germantown-5BMLO3DNXZAULNTFINXXB6775E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T22:00:37.211Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-fatal-fire-halethorpe-dennis-randle-H7DSHSYMBJHM7B52XMNBTKXL7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T21:53:28.853Z</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[There have been four fire fatalities in Baltimore County this year, the same total as in all of 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rockville-daycare-vandalism-ALFC44MK2BFDDKM7JG2WBELRLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T21:23:28.733Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6HCJ7FO6C5HWBCQMBRKKI36L24.jpg?auth=4593119e791a690969971eacdc444a185a517ae997a1b31861a4ef63abae4949&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3154&amp;height=2103</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Ring camera captured the suspect, who police say damaged windows at a day care in Rockville. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-starting-rotation-shane-baz-jon-meoli-PMS5NN4CXBGPLBC4H5ZNPXYI7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T21:15:00.42Z</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 pitched a career-high 166 1/3 innings last season but had a 4.87 ERA.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-racist-video-barack-obama-michelle-obama-QW73HY2OM5APLBXLSUF32TBHN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T21:02:10.938Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LCGZUTI6RJDITD5GODOWS6OLWU.jpg?auth=503d8d8ae68234fb9a0f6e46f4152bcd689cdc4b80e608eebc0910d9d3581b81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4321&amp;height=2880</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/school-closings-delays-maryland-wednesday-LVHLZFQQVVHMPBODOSR6EQ5BEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:38:38.875Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6377KSUY5F5BP3NC2LLFHAZZA.jpg?auth=b81998d4e8f2f45e4614857fcefa58f8a649db5c9b244b860d178d28af84374b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5493&amp;height=3662</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Many schools will remain closed as icy roads and frigid temperatures persist.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-woman-dies-cold-truxtun-park-EVSUMUPSRJGTLKSR5ERQ7HJAIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:35:42.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SQ3GPGAEARCCTLFCRZU443SG3M.jpg?auth=ee3e036b27367633b77a83a7aedcdef402fe47a3888c2f7fbb9ae409db25f788&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1876&amp;height=1407</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis Police said a woman who slipped and fell in Truxtun Park died in the cold.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-parking-space-lawn-chair-snow-ZFQH7M4R7VDHTGNKLVXDMLYBII/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:34:21.697Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2SUEB53EABC4DJV357BHPCWQKI.jpg?auth=724ed9308727fd4406bf4a068207cc6f956fed916975c79d87be0e131d9f4c9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/damerum-burroughs-sentencing-murder-donny-robinson-baltimore-6CHJBIKI6NEIHO33V4BYLTJ5I4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:29:57.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EP7NCYGI5FB7FKX64WCVYAKVPQ.jpg?auth=d2f4e4cdbe569d8520574372ff2e09fcef17a796ce40ba2b7123151e5bf54f5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5328&amp;height=3552</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Circuit Judge Cynthia H. Jones sentenced Damerum Burroughs to serve 10 years in prison.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-287g-ice-immigration-maryland-O5EBUJ3XZJEBDBOXHAYGB6GWMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:14:05.414Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KX3MJSVDDZCJVKHA7XFVRDVPBM.JPG?auth=0a4a8397ae1912674f6917cc9a480bd8b722bee58421af0612066a7686c5fa94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2145</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Friday that he’ll sign a bill banning immigration enforcement agreements with ICE when it comes to his desk.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/school-delays-closed-tuesday-BKVC2OYCJBEOBJINLLXDZLPM2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:10:03.197Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YO4CPR4EUFGLVHTRX7VZKQ2GNQ.JPG?auth=1ade1f35fba7a60621c8e2f3347fb26a05f291f5288220ccf6546e52460fc5a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2029</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some schools are opening late due to icy conditions across Maryland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/distributing-road-salt-after-snowstorm-maryland-LPRXYL423JDEZIHYKRCJ3E5N4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:08:52.665Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ODYRD4ZFOVEH5I5EBJBAVRHJQQ.JPG?auth=5050ca0c87d1e2694f548091d656ab01140d60e66011173df9d066d318c5abb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1948</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dwarfed by a mountain of salt, a front-end loader dumps salt into a truck at Canton Stevedoring’s North Locust Point pier before dawn Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/nbc4-weatherman-chuck-bell-schools-prediction-MYSF4TVPYVE4HH3RSUKBX7DJHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:06:42.811Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZXQVNMCGGZGH7AGVQTT57J6KPY.JPG?auth=8a53819163110004ff5604c982b232ad8fd617cc63ca48a5296f27a2ee7aae3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6240&amp;height=4160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Children play and sled down the hill at Wyman Park Dell in Baltimore last year. Chuck Bell of NBC4 predicted the coming snowstorm will close area schools for a week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-winter-storm-fern-live-updates-EGXLM5SACZA7TIQYLZX6NR4VXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:04:43.777Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WUCAM7DRDVGQBOAM4ATCZUX3KU.JPG?auth=77f30f3437cad3716a3cbdebe7020419140f874829971ab5f9a1df57a21573d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1809</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trucks pick up loads of salt at the North Avenue salt dome Saturday evening ahead of a major snowstorm expected overnight.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/power-outage-winter-storm-baltimore-gas-electric-FZUEK2ZUP5CIJEJZYHWL3LOTLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T20:02:03.731Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y6AT6OG64NDGJFCT4DIMCCWT5M.jpg?auth=d016ffeb535b1e306d05ea8483547da23c42f719bd8e80fc74131602c525c76b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8087&amp;height=5391</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Here’s what to do if you lose power during a major winter storm that’s set to hit Maryland with heavy snowfall. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-winter-storm-fern-ice-P6KGYRSG2RD4NLTAL2LJDJPSGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T19:58:47.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GJC6SZQYRNCXVDAMCVW3A5RJKE.JPG?auth=b39c1372adfaf93722775bfc6a5743eaef8d210a84d7704905244c877083c64b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7551&amp;height=5037</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen Suprik clears the snow around his car in Dundalk on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/flights-canceled-winter-storm-travel-2DHSFC622JHCJJHBB2TRFZGTKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T19:55:44.312Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z4DJYY2O2FGRDNJEFKYQE3XX2U.jpg?auth=dc5d92d87161b7b5f70320ce3bfbe9298d1595241d97dadf6c934b4f3c1ff8a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5420&amp;height=3613</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines planes sit at gates as travelers walk through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/saks-off-5th-maryland-stores-closings-jobs-LMAMFRD3EBCG3DJBWHUIJQTBSI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T19:38:11.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HTORF2TGSZBZ3BDQE5QJKE4OYU.jpg?auth=5385bdd72367e1f98afa48c0674e483d4119039b0351a501fdb4d925c092d28a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Saks Off 5th shop in Seattle, Washington, in 2017. Two Saks Off 5th discount designer stores in Maryland are closing later this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-snow-photos-jan-2026-B4SAQYG4BJAOHBQPH33VW4M3KQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T19:27:30.715Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G7VZOQYGMZAABOTUJ3RHE4GIUE.png?auth=74b67bb5894566edaaa5199292c82a8f19837a2d8058cabbbf4a611aca49a40d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some people (and pets) found ways to enjoy the snow.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/mayor-brandon-scott-inspector-general-isabel-mercedes-cumming-access-records-GHZ4QI3EFNGLXBRQVBO63TU3ZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T19:10:19.88Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TO7PDIEXURETDNKNDNZFMXGEU4.jpg?auth=27d12020cc7c7b9081b34eae12a97fe5d10e9376cd2efe6fb85a89724e51e03c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7794&amp;height=5196</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration is cutting off Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming’s access to additional records based on Office of Attorney General advice.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/murder-convictions-overturned-rockville-jose-osvaldo-genao-romero-SW3SL2GWHNETPFNXZX3ILXQUHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T19:06:48.665Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FSERLQFP25GI5PQCMYQBC5S3KM.jpg?auth=44e1157e64d88272586427fde7b8aee99854a1c856c7314a4ab5a4c8d88c2562&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3913&amp;height=2609</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Appellate Court of Maryland overturned the murder convictions of two Silver Spring men in cases involving a botched drug deal.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/montgomery-county-data-centers-elrich-moratorium-regulations-GIJORCK4OJHZ7P3QCWFDB75HLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T18:59:03.212Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HNPNLSAYVGA3BBRIBSHXLDL5A.JPG?auth=e29ebe61ffe059a5d307bdf695110d7ad3fe19c794c9a2d51560487b0c378c76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery Council Executive Marc Elrich speaks during a community forum on data centers in Rockville on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/data-centers-dickerson-county-council-election-energy-TXJMAPPO4VH5HGXFSAW2DI64VQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T18:58:17.039Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JGJHCFB3T5C2DGQSF2B422SLF4.JPG?auth=d8be3c7802ba2937c30afb6f91d536395aa9cb061da127191a8c16d91fe92d8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The decommissioned coal-fired power plant in Dickerson will be transformed into a data center campus under plans from a California-based company. Right now, there are competing ideas to regulate data centers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/tee-martin-ravens-quarterbacks-coach-offensive-coordinator-BALQ4YNKQRCARJOFMZM7JTQ7ZQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T18:24:10.11Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z77N6AEN7BHI7FC4Y5N66XHSDU.jpg?auth=0d22c9b07d9a7f9c816aa85820423b19ccf34422ca32cc84f54e9aa1f585f6e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6504&amp;height=4336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Ravens quarterbacks coach Tee Martin is searching for his next NFL job.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/anti-slumlord-law-list-2WCZDPTMRJF63JDE3FEICSCMHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T17:52:29.49Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5T2SE5TRQFAEJAKNNKFYUEBSDI.JPG?auth=ee5b2bdd9d64cab1d9efc6ed643d33ffd18b1758f1e21294d34452818f0ae47e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6418&amp;height=4474</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[City Council President Zeke Cohen backed the “anti-slumlord” bill that went into effect at the top of the new year.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-speaks-out-state-murder-trial-5FT5IS3JUJGO3DRPW2RKSQEKA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T17:43:20.083Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MRLXAEQOGRHILHSXHPLZWDDWBQ.jpg?auth=2b412821df6876a945eaeca26245e70252eea57908fe7a275ee951cf772fe029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A judge scheduled Luigi Mangione's state murder trial to begin June 8, three months before jury selection in his federal case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/school-closures-weather-WXEYZQOCAVGSZHVTOX5622734M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T17:30:13.062Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3N3LPIHT6VFCNBFW36MYUTATVQ.JPG?auth=a924c038fd596af3f138b4b023b3ffc2aadb58f584b24522e9c4aa40c4ee9ccc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Possible light snow Friday afternoon could disrupt school commutes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/admirals-cup-events-annapolis-43F3ARB3DRBZ3FM5KYUVRLDY4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T16:57:27.59Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HA2V26DIQRDZ7LRMXQDSWBMPPI.jpg?auth=ae7a1d9138a7307893d31ee8f17b2501640b20c5783535f1bd56a0897390ecf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1909&amp;height=1438</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Admiral's Cup opens in Annapolis on Friday with a friends and family event, with full service on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/carnival-cruise-port-of-baltimore-royal-caribbean-5EZEKZNFHBABTKJUSHDB3ZC35I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T16:45:55.492Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GBA7NAC5BVFLTG2AVAHPWRSGLM.jpg?auth=3230060c9f65e12f2a0689bd53eb087c5ddf9b6989265a12453cf7e759c3481f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4905&amp;height=2970</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Carnival Miracle cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, seen here in 2022 in San Francisco, will sail from Baltimore in 2027.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/colin-demarco-russell-vought-attempted-murder-JFMFDV5YDNAT3FUCZZJBMWXJTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T15:41:51.666Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZI2K6FHMUZDIRC34WSIQPGNWRY.jpg?auth=7c4a8ad2beff99560f3eea2294801ff625947e62c8953a4efabf87b8d5f8dbb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5833&amp;height=3889</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought in August. Court records show a Rockville man is accused of a plot to attack Vought.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/larry-hogan-andy-harris-maryland-republican-party-EHTUZ3JYTZDABKNWA44RTAIGJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T15:31:12.655Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F77TAVZKMJGOVPBTSV5F6RL2BU.JPG?auth=9d941831db0b1b74d9ec74919c252831dc1b6d3ebf44fe0e6a147f23285e4c30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8148&amp;height=5304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Gov. Larry Hogan after conceding in November 2024 that he’d lost his U.S. Senate race. His decision not to make another run for governor marks the end of the reasonable Republican era in Maryland, writes Rick Hutzell.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/events-in-annapolis-banneker-douglass-tubman-sweet-leda-naptown-flea-62TUVVWWDZHJ3IRCJDXBUOGAWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T15:12:17.949Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/74QTBT6NGVCKXDKEGYVRUF6GEU.png?auth=8ee9af7a681e5815ca13f661da9bd6d32265df2669df25f17c27f528d4ef35a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=945&amp;height=797</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Mother,” a 2023 work by  Fabiola Jean-Louis, will be on display at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum as part of the “She Speaks” exhibit, starting Feb. 7 and running throughout 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-board-of-education-summer-learning-SYCMGMJTAVHDPE7MA4P6SIYGO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T13:00:05.956Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NUCB77GHNRBMXG4NAK4S3FY3JI.JPG?auth=497aa2b6b1c37d59290151956bad069fcb3002a5ba2d6b4531517a42545fa8c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6688&amp;height=4470</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Howard County Board of Education voted Thursday to increase the enrollment fees for two summer programs for students. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/kevin-spacey-baltimore-foreclosure-auction-MD5XHYNPWBFKJBKRSN6N3TF2EY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T11:19:29.492Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OCGENMIGCJBKLCP2465QEAQG7Y.JPG?auth=50d7d3de1103d58b907981645b71025339ba770bedcdf2252cac25ef1c79f1e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1125</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The house floats on a pier that stretches into the harbor in one of Baltimore’s most exclusive gated communities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/chevy-chase-home-for-sale-bungalow-HZVPHF7M6VAEBM7XTWKBK7GIFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T10:30:01.98Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/26KK7SDJBVCFHLZOJ4KJJN7WEU.png?auth=5a397d1c07d334a78fc9eb8776766cbfb1bd6ce7fd0f62b620d19d6c76e34b99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1131</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-bill-ferguson-HCKVTVHYVZFTHPMEDBHHJZHQNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T10:30:01.246Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LFW5NKX4ENAIVH2SN6MCA3H7Z4.JPG?auth=42c2a12800dfc5583e7666af2e7cd2a66b05a351bb284ad96d4b934d23141a03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3946&amp;height=2628</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rule 42 allows one-third of the Senate, 16 members, to petition a bill to the floor, as long as it’s been sitting in a committee for more than 20 days. A rare move, it could allow members to overrule the Senate’s presiding officer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/lava-cheesecake-edo-cafe-food-obsession-JFILX7B5WBE3PLIVS4S3VDKHEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T10:30:01.01Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BU5V2BHK5VAXREM6VVJ7AESJ4Y.jpg?auth=0267dffc0a48ddffbfc52d4901e6f87315d02340d85f07831a1967fa0aa04ce8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Customers can sample Èdo Cafe’s Basque lava cheesecake at the former Chiu’s Sushi in Harbor East. Cakes can be purchased whole or by the slice, and they come in varieties such as creme brulee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-grocery-store-prices-eggs-beef-ZD6T7GUWZNDS5DBBB4X4VUOFAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T10:30:00.608Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/24C7YEK22VGMHOZJW2QHYLC7JY.jpg?auth=769089cc2e7eb35b0a6fa0c11dbb97b9fbbcce6faf671689651693cf36fefdcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8009&amp;height=3798</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/ohio-state-maryland-men-christoph-tilly-bruce-thornton-3B44Y5AKNRCIRE6YAKODNKW7AU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T04:16:21.266Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2WDQPLK4MZFTBIKEH3ONAT2OZA.jpg?auth=a0ff63405790d6f24eb9242638e9c726b7dfaec4e70366c944d4b41eb31de753&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5493&amp;height=3662</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elijah Saunders, shown against Virginia, led Maryland with 20 points against Ohio State.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-ice-immigrant-detention-facilities-RMX7USDE5NCC7FWVHTIGLF4WCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T03:09:30.661Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2TS2YZIYJHAHPNQQLQTN3PHRY.jpg?auth=bf5806fa67e624c4c6af7143567850332be4bb87e6580d5eaa853fd8fc86f1da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4929&amp;height=3286</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Council Chair Opel Jones on Thursday called the permitting ban personal because the facility, which he called “unfit and unwelcome,” is in his district.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/wilde-lake-village-board-HDVOVBKORNEFVOEBLGLSBOSDQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T02:05:57.945Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ABS6DLEQHFGGVL42LR2IMK45Z4.JPG?auth=ea640744d9b8c3495d72783302cb23e7b3574d798d6299613290b3a5f0c8ee3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Homes along Wilde Lake in Columbia. Since three new members were elected last spring to the Wilde Lake Village board, critics say, infighting and discord have replaced collaboration and problem-solving.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/cecil-county-sheriffs-deputies-leaked-audio-danielle-hornberger-robinson-ZXEMJVLT2BDE3FRGHH2CJM44T4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T01:14:57.262Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6AHREYQR3RGVRB56XRAWVB2KI4.jpg?auth=184a9f673eed2806e712d266daf0288f25b6c4aa47b52c8b602259d29a98ac8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=680&amp;height=357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A leaked voice message, allegedly of deputies making inappropriate remarks, is to be investigated by the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/the-banner-announces-expansion-to-prince-georges-county-NYMADNMULVBYRJ3B52ZC26OVZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-06T00:07:26.824Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2TOBVTMEANHVXKFDKHZEFXN7YM.jpg?auth=7c23485bfac394729e4bc39b9eca4c12e578309e890e1180ad0a91e145989bb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4241&amp;height=2827</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Banner office in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>