<?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/robert-fuller-jr-homicide-investigation-2UIIFUTLBBGTLKQ4IJKE25KWPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:26:26.559Z</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/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-manager-craig-albernaz-leadership-style-JRDVT3VZNNEH7EZ5GREEP3EEYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T22:48:41.729Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JKYGXZBAKVE4PGMIWOS5IHJTFQ.JPG?auth=980fb833b0f38757b0dbcabf129fcdb28fffa2edb0d485b7e6b7ed919be60b25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz speaks to the media on the second day of spring training on Feb. 12.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/rafael-lopez-maryland-human-services-resigns-NTDI2BAX2BDKTLX7T5D4644MVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T20:53:19.217Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6FEKRNKZLJC6HAJS4L5YOR5UWE.JPG?auth=98490f4d83ae375858c080550333329779ef1b6a419fdf1c00d9b158bba4b8dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1933</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rafael López, the state secretary of human services, is resigning from his position.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/robert-duvall-dies-obituary-OOAUUWIS6RHFZIPECW6U4J6WTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T19:27:46.471Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUVFGF267BDUNLOS3VKEXCVV2A.jpg?auth=949fcf6c244bdc60691f8786b4f5a2428fcba0021ab602cd8ec9aa557dc9c492&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=4014</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert Duvall in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2015. The actor has died at age 95.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jackson-holliday-surgery-blaze-alexander-7NTL3ZQE4ZFBJNULIKDY2CVRMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T19:27:43.105Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QBWAPU5LBBFFXM7BU6XSE4JJPE.jpg?auth=985d369890193d00a1f27cceb5a72adaf27049464ae6175983d99a953ccf04fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday puts his glove on to return to the field during a game against the Texas Rangers in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/shooting-i-95-investigation-maryland-transportation-authority-police-GZIAMD6YE5GXNMZTT7ACIAPVBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T16:34:52.529Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EKPHI6HCMJABDOW3PPLP3DXVEM.jpg?auth=85702aa01f61a3f4757ceb3a71d04f371778e2268e8b59b4001951af4b3d702d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3808&amp;height=2539</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The driver of a gray Chevrolet sedan reported being shot at while driving northbound near Hanover Street, or Exit 54, on Sunday morning, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/potholes-baltimore-streets-roads-repair-KZHU7VQCP5BJZJGROKKSQDC54U/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T15:00:03.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GGOSRJ2NZ5EW5GCYUBZWAXW44I.jpg?auth=cd0bc54c505440c814db45ab4ae59b7fd8c17239200fda46a716911c0c3fe678&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4872&amp;height=3248</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A road hazard cone sits inside a pothole along Frederick Avenue in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/student-loan-repayment-plans-collections-XONE5QCUOZFMRPSWQRE5DSSRAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T14:00:03.487Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZP4WQFMIVFBA5AR6HF4CI43BWY.jpg?auth=83887a62c6eb917d5dcf19dc0c49c5bab459eea62ab87a764437d545089c1c48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 5 million Americans were in default on their federal student loans as of September as millions are behind on loan payments and at risk of default this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/vandalism-olney-synagogue-antisemitism-anti-zionist-Z4WJVDIC2BHHPF6YUW4YZTLADI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T13:16:07.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4YM4IUKHHJES3NAIF2X7YRAWIE.jpeg?auth=0c66d4d388c2b42c5862f9c4905982130c7b7a8aa96d21ff3df132433eb44921&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=1200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are investigating antisemitic and anti-Zionist vandalism discovered outside an Olney synagogue Tuesday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-james-wood-spring-training-R4W6NPGJAJEU3NJTDWLQL7VYII/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T13:00:04.62Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WOKYQ3ZUHVFHNJ2HGLA6MQ4DPY.jpg?auth=1f814efd3e4ea256a06cd205bbf229d9091bf5f3dd36d67a30440dcb62342dc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7660&amp;height=5073</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Nationals acquired James Wood in the 2022 trade that sent Juan Soto to San Diego.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/sotto-sopra-dress-code-atlas-AWCA7DROENEMHLJDCORA65MB4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T10:30:01.096Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVBTHN4FFBCQBKXGMLVFES74S4.jpg?auth=6471718cc125770fdf2deec0d44fc0ccdcbe5e59e5502d66d8b8a01f76647eb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4947&amp;height=3298</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sotto Sopra in Mount Vernon recently posted an official “Dress Code & Guest Courtesy Policy.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/animal-cruelty-baltimore-county-scott-shellenberger-OVIZ322LZNF3VPWV3LO55W5ZOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T10:30:00.755Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PV7TPE3XN5E6XBEQC4BMZT66VY.jpg?auth=059bcff1a3bfe0c7d785ed0ce4e93a50e67dc1b4c32a59d4b059a8a0cac81cbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5012&amp;height=3341</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Halethorpe woman charged with 328 counts of animal abuse wants to amend her sentence so she can sell some of the 80 animals seized and possibly reclaim some as pets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adley-rutschman-spring-training-KH2AJH4YBZDULDFXDH4RMYAFHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T10:30:00.605Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7TNSCAO5RH4ND2K2NWMPK3I54.JPG?auth=1d5735ec38d86ae731d4b435097bd28fce1d324e1fec94e98126bba7c5f6bf6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2222</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Terri Hett, left, of Perry Hall, gets her bobblehead signed by the Orioles’ Adley Rutschman on the second day of spring training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/rockville-science-center-new-location-RPO7QFH4SNB53IETI6B646JHUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T10:30:00.554Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WZWM4KFQKFHBZAYZAUUBANFYGU.jpg?auth=78161592f2d5973d1c7f68e62edad30954f05b3e9ba20cd134f115b250198f72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas Yegorov, 16, is the design lead and captain of the robotics team at the Rockville Science Center, which announced it will have to move.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/tre-johnson-offensive-lineman-washington-obituary-53JANPX5X5DDRMBUQUGD6IRTQM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T03:46:26.531Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BQGRA64ZDVDTTNKR3NET3XKXZY.jpg?auth=e64c09cebec47cfc48c6c76a8203852249dead44b7a3b70bb64b6a6c78cba1b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Washington lineman Tre Johnson on the sidelines during a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 10, 2002.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-cbs-town-hall-OEZCIFRQ3JGKTBQULBEPCOJUYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T03:30:57.69Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2R2VY2KQKNGI7CNYSKUERK7TEU.jpg?auth=da495b446a58031926d1b6bdbcdcbc9882d5d4ff83345abe347d40b38e9e0f6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Norah O’Donnell interviews Gov. Wes Moore in Cambridge for a “Things That Matter” town hall on CBS.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-heston-kjerstad-spring-training-ULAZKUMBZZEOBO3GWRPHVUVGTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T01:44:24.876Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WRYUBEN2KJAS5NNZE6I4LXATCA.JPG?auth=a70564af2f093a7f960c48d0f4b86cc34f1950a878d31a82a19313059fd9f16b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heston Kjerstad had a .566 OPS in 54 games before his 2025 season ended early.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/real-housewives-of-potomac-wendy-osefo-bravo-fraud-X7NF43KHIFCFRGLPAZY676XSO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T01:06:57.246Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U3ISMEXJFNCWRAXQU25MY35TSE.jpg?auth=e529937a67aa9cfed69e7bed617c00ea9d5eba63df92010d34da65dbfd845fb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wendy Osefo in an episode of Bravo's “The Real Housewives of Potomac.” Osefo and her husband, Eddie, appeared in a Westminster courtroom Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>