<?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/edmondson-village-shopping-center-mass-shooting-retrial-JDZO5EAYYFD4PM4QWMQA5GDVGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T23:57:22.859Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SOKXW3RLFNE6XFZTSK332B2SPU.JPEG?auth=ec100bd5f205698f55cff4e8e762d8983688e1a12171b1cd046fe5a4700b1077&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daaon Spears, 19, is standing trial again this week for a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center that killed one teen and injured four others in 2023. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/survivor-50-idol-baltimore-scavenger-hunt-bromo-seltzer-arts-tower-P6OLBQG4NVBYRJRIOYZSTLC2DE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T23:42:34.204Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V5BREWDRKZC3DOO4X6JMJQW5FU.jpg?auth=82706a1cc6912d1d2774f61c921823024cb824318f049038baa6c366cd2e5ad5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1454&amp;height=1091</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fans pose with an Immunity Idol at the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower in Baltimore on Monday during the “Survivor 50 Challenge.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/correctonal-officer-dawaun-gough-assault-baltimore-juvenile-justice-center-K6XK75PCSJCRNNRYWYOXV2WS5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T23:24:34.482Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NN3MKBMWYFF6ZE7KVN2S64FOU4.JPG?auth=ac50c7167c28f0c116618b2182a1754b90993071a1a5178757f1fb1d62a80b7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Correctional officer Dawaun Gough is accused of assaulting a child at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center in 2025 and then submitting a false report.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-city-brandon-scott-property-tax-relief-JHS56IRFRVER5I3PEZEN7IPCJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T22:54:55.389Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BXXSPD5GIBGYXDEOSLI53F3QUQ.jpg?auth=c35f0cebfda16e190388aceb59b2a37387a6e43f358181397cb6b6ec66652be2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4510&amp;height=3007</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer pushed back on claims that Mayor Brandon Scott’s plan would reduce property taxes for homeowners. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/gavin-buckley-annapolis-anne-arundel-county-council-2PM5YONNSVAT7OUEX6JXN7ZKQM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T22:21:45.853Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QLGRA5QCOBHUDDVXE52PUVJGYE.JPG?auth=0f57ca9d38cf8427f09076c1375c7ec1dbf06db45a0003978ae299b2e53ff266&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley speaks during a dedication ceremony in 2025. Just months after completing eight years as mayor of Annapolis, Buckley has filed to run for Anne Arundel County Council.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/racist-hate-crime-anne-arundel-county-campaign-volunteer-pete-smith-PHZ33ZC4SJFGPDIA6GPJXL4ZX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T22:08:24.662Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C7VGOCUGZBCL5E5XHGSSLHHF3U.JPG?auth=1587bf5143be5bed58ae2ec34d927da22337c76324537a667f39f0b38028e96a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County Councilman Pete Smith, a Democrat running for county executive, said a campaign volunteer was recently subjected to racist abuse while canvassing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/black-olive-building-foreclosure-auction-canceled-TO62JEZBAVERRAB6ILSUVGRCAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T21:53:40.816Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H7H67ISJ35DLXI32A54MOBR77I.jpg?auth=88078cd8e75059dc5a25eee2c11b6b69cdd36cb6882b5331307fe12cb89fc36b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4487&amp;height=2991</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the auction for the building that housed The Black Olive was canceled.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/richard-henry-inspector-general-for-education-CYUGPUB26RCTBMMZLNZ3SXWXPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T21:30:58.744Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7QUXVXDUUJBMRKAOQYXXT6P6ZE.jpg?auth=b70271a5961dd8f22966c2913ffe32b9e6dd11873c2c42aea653d7e8108ec7bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=700&amp;height=842</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Henry began his role as the inspector general for education on in 2020.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-signs-bill-end-local-ice-partnerships-maryland-LWKHHABDSNCMLP7OKY55XP5ZKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T21:01:24.134Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TQHD7PMZIVDGJFYNX25FWJG3FM.JPG?auth=601bbd6add86f7de7f892ac362890375fe9b57d4b51408d62bfb0691f745f259&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2201</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore hands a pen to 10-year-old Liliana Ramirez after signing a bill to end Maryland’s 287(g) programs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-ice-detention-QHXGCJXMSZAX7NQH36PEAPERBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T20:04:18.232Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UYIQQ2F62JBPTN3LSIASWNWCN4.JPG?auth=d6bd65c2519df0344d76c0b9b8f9dcd04446766c15a716e0de5213f940993176&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1987</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge ruled Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials cannot re-detain Kilmar Ábrego García.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/jesse-jackson-maryland-leaders-remember-Q2E4ZJ435JASPDUGWVKBMEJYEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T19:52:58.026Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WFOENV4T5ZCUREZR4CIDPM6VEM.jpg?auth=24d50bf7fab42109c3e4cab1cb3a5cb9cab152a45642d7b43f527dbb373ee2f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2074</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rev. Jesse Jackson holds hands with Coretta Scott King as they parade in Atlanta in 1987 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-tour-dc-ODEJTIGXSZFOTMDZ7DNCCIRS2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T19:46:43.848Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JL6Z7IHDR5CARARP5GMWN6YVOU.JPG?auth=585eb7de601cc579d3cf5f95bc4d78d3b59b46cc056728977b7bb224a5f99340&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2891&amp;height=1569</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen, pictured at a 2023 Baltimore concert, last performed in Washington, D.C., in 2024, at Nationals Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/mondawmin-mall-shooting-baltimore-CKUCHTTKE5B3TNHEAHRYIKUAOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T19:26:21.524Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ICVOLLPKEFF2RLV3VLNBYF5EFU.jpeg?auth=b7d2f304e23c6e40e84f1c612be0a2ba87c7fa6f1bcdaa3ec906fa5ea6f73210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police respond to a shooting with four victims in the 2400 block of Liberty Heights, near Mondawmin Mall, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-bring-back-robinson-chirinos-player-develpment-SQNGSTDGVBG77JI6OZPW5Z64LY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T18:24:35.951Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NGWO4GYTDFCY3N7P36BQB6HN5I.jpg?auth=75bc3605876aeb7facfab14732a82320a87180d648bf7255c680812da726e1d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo gets advice from the team’s former bench coach, Robinson Chirinos, following a loss to the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 25, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/nonprofit-philanthropy/ymca-worker-pay-raises-food-pantry-DFDOOMOZ4RG4THZRQNX2XB7EAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T17:49:07.019Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ARNPJADEQRGZFAV43Y3A6REKXQ.JPG?auth=db51c59c1b895038477ee200318d9db9bbe7843849ef4d86882635432a92ba4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Y in Druid Hill hosts one of Baltimore’s first Fresh Marts, a free food pantry stocked with meats, canned goods and more. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/kennedy-center-washington-national-opera-strathmore-lyric-baltimore-IJTY5SHDGREPBDCQL4CLDY7B5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T17:31:05.967Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WSTQZTVZAZBYXBNRPYXTDZSRHU.jpg?auth=6f7b38b7d81310ebfa7d00b67a826e9aac330ba0d2a430f28d1b5ef61f7f8126&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5053&amp;height=3369</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Washington National Opera, which for decades performed at the venue recently renamed “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts,” above, has scheduled several performances at Montgomery County and Baltimore venues.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-council-chambers-new-members-YF5KCEMQLJDQLN2RARHNRJANGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T17:28:24.755Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZK5EXHXOLZGOHNHEDRM34W335I.JPG?auth=681b4a6c21530ad49b12a52aa787e946033d5edb097a10b5f482a91470175343&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore County Council is relocating from its chambers so the site can be renovated to accommodate the council’s expansion to nine members.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/le-comptoir-du-vin-baltimore-bistro-QDT3OL5OTFCWHLDSUHAI3XZLVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T15:40:00.819Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NVXDUUC3C5CPBD5IRA3Y7XCH3M.JPG?auth=8708db666087969eb5bce523da2ea47adc04fff8c320aa3654f1ce4c1a0ac652&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Le Comptoir du Vin’s chefs discuss menu combinations and ingredients ahead of a dinner service last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/wendy-osefo-real-housewives-of-potomac-fraud-charges-OSDK754A4ZDCZP2S2MM2KIUQLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T15:26:21.482Z</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[“Real Housewives of Potomac” star Wendy Osefo spoke about her fraud charges during the 10th season’s reunion episode. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/karen-huger-real-housewives-of-potomac-andy-cohen-interview-dui-montgomery-county-jail-VLCPC46TIRGJVEKUY2MMJPKMW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T15:25:03.332Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ET3R7XLJVBEXZEJCK2TP36EI2M.jpg?auth=672122c3fe07e363cb94a896cef2d6dd8a4a3e9297f1a82d9ad1386711580865&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=661</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Cohen, left, and Karen Huger during the “Reunion” episode of The Real Housewives of Potomac.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/peppa-pig-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-BDHLPMB5Z5EI3GMK3RQWUDMT54/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T15:19:12.855Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4YISLFQCJ5D2VAD7IOH4Q2FU4U.jpg?auth=9fdbc30ba8244aa6e01b2caf6835793fd8cfd9b3fbd1819daa8050830e28849a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4242&amp;height=2823</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Peppa Pig: My First Concert” is coming to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore on April 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/jesse-jackson-civil-right-leader-death-obituary-STK3TBXZCNF7HCFC27I4FCCTE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T14:43:29.579Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WAW3SVYMSZBQXG2TEGWSWRC2QA.jpg?auth=daacd60b8ec82611f2576d01e5c1a38c64615bf63ac905cde4a3f4a7b4b3c904&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=661</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rev. Jesse Jackson led a lifetime of crusades, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and health care.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/tiny-homes-bill-anne-arundel-county-A7LEUU3UTBEWDPGSB4FJ5Z3V44/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T13:00:03.28Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7GRTW6D2KRFJNJKDEWDCUDCVPQ.jpg?auth=ec4ec727469efbc23609b91bdc3ed80f9f72df4d4d16d711cb79afaf51d96d41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5925&amp;height=3950</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Hope Village community before the ribbon cutting ceremony in East Baltimore in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-trevor-rogers-new-adjustments-OGFKCZPT2NEGHOTMOTLYQULV7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T12:08:26.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JW7TUDMWLVDNRNCPE3LOS2FVPM.JPG?auth=9539d76728cc88127d3b3b03b2e5d1ecf99b3a7186ce1394808752e1d5f10e0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Trevor Rogers practices pick-off attempts on the first day of spring training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-club-taxidermy-tigers-head-ZNWJCDC4XNFI5N7VFJZQDP56OI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T10:30:02.38Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XJIMKYGSQFESNPGVM6UYXAMNAY.jpg?auth=7bbe9168ccaa02a90a4ce41f1e68e844957f41f5582c612d7db344b059fa20ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1912&amp;height=1275</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Letzer is looking for his taxidermy tiger's head, which he says was stolen from the Maryland Club on December 12.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-ice-287g-ban-democrats-NIOICEY6NREPJLTXBB2CV7AGJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T10:30:01.633Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6RW243DNIBE4LA2WJ3KA4YLYFQ.JPG?auth=8adab97e397166251a420a75b0843b4fed8550742b22a0610f1cdfb9a9535dea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People march against ICE presence in Baltimore earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/chesapeake-bay-bridge-american-legion-bridge-key-bridge-FQ4QDZXTYZCFRONKEAPVXH544U/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T10:30:00.925Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DT43AX7N7VD5RFR7N6WF4BJ3OQ.jpg?auth=0764c8368f04ee113287cef4d0a1f14032a7635489c90cb5fe73c699f9bc2fd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3895&amp;height=2932</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Transportation Authority planners rolled out a map of both sides of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at a public hearing Thursday in Stevensville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/donald-trump-wes-moore-potomac-sewage-spill-OHDRUW7VDBBA7CVTIG72I5EPT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-17T01:19:54.756Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LWX6SCYDWVAYBE7BQ4CKS76LJM.JPG?auth=6e9e2bf35772baa166ccbac92a3870d4e7662690721f44a641b9c95ccef6a7c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5263&amp;height=3360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 200 million gallons of untreated wastewater have flowed into the river after a section of sewer line collapsed on Jan. 16. A temporary replacement line is in place, and full repairs are expected to take months to complete.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>