<?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/politics-power/national-politics/trump-disaster-aid-dc-potomac-river-sewage-spill-ITLQ2GA67REAJCARJBZETMZHQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T23:13:40.356Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7OG67Q4XNJEWHFPP4HZ4UWFNCA.jpg?auth=854351ec4d90e9629f7e5fd166a728fa7db05f3f7239f076cd7be2aa5544113f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4167&amp;height=2782</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Raw sewage flows into the Potomac River after a massive sewage pipe rupture in Glen Echo on Jan. 23.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-washington-men-andre-mills-2EPPS6SMABBRXJ6WV3K2UYB4CI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T22:32:55.551Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YIOTTKKWHVAVNMMAT3J2G3PFWE.jpg?auth=299b537bb5490730709e82bfc79238c6b1620053308cf1c13cd802cc843cf749&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3156&amp;height=2104</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andre Mills, shown against UNLV, scored 21 points to lead Maryland against Washington on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-prospect-trey-gibson-death-ball-YUZRFKMBM5H37HGPC4Y7IQ6PAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T20:51:10.026Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IR45OH2CSVAKZGHDBWCB27AROE.JPG?auth=e171f1f54509c16f498e46fbf471c674514ad6b19c7aa9aaf3da68a123d5daa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2180</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trey Gibson, pitching during workouts on the second day of Orioles spring training, had a 4.26 ERA in 120 1/3 innings in the minor leagues last season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/fatal-pedestrian-crash-dundalk-FVP4EIR2MBGFTEVW44VKHOBQFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T20:06:04.027Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Dundalk on Friday evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-snow-sunday-JVHDTVBNZRBS3EOEVKU34MY5DA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T15:40:40.304Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XQLPAD6LOVEFRAI5EVDM4NW3AY.JPG?auth=28b05f3a044c633ff4511bb471b84ba9bcce12bd60fd69b60876d0284eac516e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Snow is likely this weekend, but forecasters don’t expect a repeat of January’s winter storm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-potential-measles-exposure-warning-NSUOUGQ5CZEQ7A366TMAWUD6RU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T15:37:09.011Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ABN5FSUR6VFLHO5ER7IUNDDNYM.jpg?auth=6abbe5dc6b54f5179122c65abb6c5cce32c4dab160c1ce74a3855b914b5bfdf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Measles had been eliminated in the U.S, but a decline in vaccination rates has led the disease to resurface across the country. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/black-history-maryland-state-archives-winnie-harris-RRLPMAJN6BAVHHGVD2OF7Y64XM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T10:30:01.125Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B6ZOZD5ZKNFD5EGBRECG463PIA.JPG?auth=1bf175b10baa7240144f2d06fb3d50e066ed252f6c726f4621d876aff76b043f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Harris family Bible, opened to the pages of Winnie Harris’ last will and testament in the family records section, at the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/baltimore-missed-connections-dyke-nite-ZBWINUI4WFDSBKN7MYTSSIGXME/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T10:30:01.037Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XB37UA2EIBBKZLBIAHGIZTLHIE.jpg?auth=6aa1478067c5191e7a92dfd2a929106139525a7a6e7904b865648e7b2cb552c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3551&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/thomas-taylor-ice-letter-raskin-jawando-KURPRXV7DFGKDO5WRZDLWLPASM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T10:30:00.696Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FVEQ4GJ7D5D6FPQOMISMZA45AM.jpg?auth=a64dae0f8993e6e2c7efd5f5e2f45e11afa011f82ca0466d74d7d987bcd4a18d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a letter to Montgomery County Public Schools staff, Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor said MCPS does not consent to immigration enforcement operations on school property without a valid warrant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/mumps-cases-maryland-D6I63FG4TZHCLORCI2GIMDFR44/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T03:08:51.131Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QP5EDA3HRZHU5PMV2VTOTXUH3M.jpg?auth=acc794160f003eb7b1815c352893f581977d222b16ad0cfbe4ab364d4a72fe5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State health officials now say the tally of mumps cases in Maryland this year is 26. The state recorded four in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/animal-cruelty-raid-halethorpe-kimberly-klein-O4TCZJCHXVAALAVBWTFATDYHCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-21T00:36:50.972Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XM5Q5KR5EJGELEXRLRB4I7LH7I.jpg?auth=a8488c71714e1359cd5a880f3fd0964554f7dd1cd1c22f1c3b817b7cc464f295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1630&amp;height=1087</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Animal Services officers carry large dogs from a home in Halethorpe on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>