<?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/fatal-crash-victim-roland-singleton-80-GOXTMH4TINFUHAWE7T7O3T254U/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T23:58:36.68Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UVWXLTJNFFETTJER5OAGCYVXLI.jpg?auth=75b71ea5aa02fe030b4dd381d50ee952ff4f711704584e5c01ecae3b4320cdbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5693&amp;height=3795</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roland Singleton, of Silver Spring, died on Saturday, 10 days after a Jeep Cherokee hit him on Feb. 11.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/ryan-helsley-orioles-closer-new-splitter-VUXK637XCZD3ZLIJFRHFYNCVWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T23:42:22.746Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/25FCZJQEAVHUTGGXOYIM6AAP3M.jpg?auth=c496625ddc027879ee6e023d5035892f9bd56883f355620b8760f5a380640330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5503&amp;height=3669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pitcher Ryan Helsley exits the field after throwing live batting practice ahead of a Spring Training game against the New York Yankees in Sarasota, Florida, last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/ciaa-basketball-tournament-baltimore-traffic-cfg-bank-arena-2APEQVPYJZGVXN2Z5WRLWNANMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T23:39:21.757Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CUZWMAYORFBMJADF5GORQ6VGBE.JPG?auth=8750d3f58ff086ff4324767a377fcffa29aa2e4d6fea5042d1c426fdd2897b2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3880&amp;height=2297</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 22-game CIAA basketball tournament returns to CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/rent-stabilization-rent-control-development-UDE54MRA7JDGZKI3QM6PAKN4TA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T23:38:11.589Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PI7NKZMAY5ECNDB3PAMAH3DHWY.jpg?auth=0b0244f7b607eab5dd48426c25ad986df8c0ee467b367b9ff545791a236ccf13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, left, and council President Natali Fani-González said at a Thursday press conference that a new report proves rent stabilization provides predictability and particularly helps low-income residents. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/house-bill-aircraft-locator-systems-midair-collisions-Y67N4ODRRVET7MUPP6MPRZ4BZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T23:26:55.441Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ZVWT7YEFNBXPFVCUHXPJ7BYOU.jpg?auth=18893672343c619d29967a50cf2f03195c7d18bc913278ea24452eaa1e12515a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5391&amp;height=3594</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Family members of the people who were killed in the midair collision near Washington Reagan National Airport listen during a news conference on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-inspector-general-sues-records-access-EDWVAVCUI5CFFFBL6D73UP2ZSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T22:54:58.039Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SHQFPDHT5BFP7ELVZRDXREQO4A.jpg?auth=226b8702efa82fc961186ea52bce47dc5b12068b0691c1611507475c592e02de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5698&amp;height=3799</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging an “unprecedented attack” on her office’s independence.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/anne-arundel-community-college-camera-bathroom-45WASHVACZDQJEHBYIHXI6ELQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T22:35:03.373Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DWR6V5YYNVHW5FCZJIONHNCXWI.JPG?auth=b2bbab6a7d32d9ce833fc87c7b845e0af76fd0de8aabbe4ec1c956570f704d91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Anne Arundel Community College student has been arrested after police say he installed a camera on a toilet in a women’s bathroom at the Arnold campus. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/hopkins-ai-health-accelerator-NFIXFKZDFZBNDA5XNMO2P7WLBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T22:30:57.009Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G5KEZ4WGZNASHEZFVMRSTFXMTQ.jpg?auth=df6c60b9ec8a1ce31c64d2e12e1881af660d0a4e35ec1aa40633dca87a654053&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5840&amp;height=3893</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The venture fund Techstars is collaborating with Johns Hopkins University and others to assist AI-related startups in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-nfl-combine-eric-decosta-jesse-minter-IKQLIPMLKVCJDEPS6JZJFF3V6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T21:29:00.59Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XUPXSM2JDVECVKP7K3MJOSWNG4.jpg?auth=bf5b1bb1201cc5c6dabb5a615f665f946e527c6fb11bf128255c4bdb323240bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta, left, and head coach Jesse Minter at a press conference at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-public-transit-wes-moore-kathryn-thomson-JH4M5YMVSNAATFJ2AVGJVVETOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T21:22:32.572Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TL5AVEPDCZHXNFOELDGHIU25PE.jpg?auth=644a71d68c1daf936f591742b6dea258e71f7ef8c36f117977f78b172729dae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s nomination of acting Transportation Secretary Kathryn “Katie” Thomson, center, is on hold after state lawmakers raised questions about the state’s transportation spending.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-gm-eric-decosta-making-progress-with-lamar-jackson-in-extension-talks-LQGWFL54C5B27PLOIQVZDFYGKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T20:33:38.228Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZAB73EL4C5AIPJWSSILL63SHEE.jpg?auth=b25a76ff1e05c10fc2fa0819b775aedfb5e07bbeb5c358d22e01169c4c2bba8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3701&amp;height=2468</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens need to create cap space by either renegotiating or restructuring Lamar Jackson’s contract. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-tyler-linderbaum-contract-free-agency-WJQJGUTFCVCDVNGJ5XEYHQZDWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T17:37:40.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PEJTVONCQZAVVPEDCMLPVCCR5Q.JPG?auth=80de8e2859ddc3cc1d48711f505b316ec76ab553488df560fb386c41eb9ec749&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2109</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Center Tyler Linderbaum will be one of the NFL’s most coveted free agents if he does not sign a new deal with the Ravens.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/proposed-hagerstown-ice-facility-immigration-detention-debate-HZV5LADBPVBIDFHDZVHN3PJIOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T17:34:12.996Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RBUIM6LGA5F4DHCPDTMIYOO4H4.JPG?auth=3917af92a345e16fb459772170fb906802299cc228be43a1757ed49b0acbcd53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A newly purchased ICE detention facility sits among rolling farmland and recent snow in Williamsport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-trevor-rogers-extend-KLVQAT3IQ5GPHC62FJITROTDEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T16:25:30.777Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T3NHEVGASZAA3C7HPPKEUZKON4.png?auth=c63dfceed60ef4d9499c4199fcea4534139358df45e4ca43698a63896f90e081&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/blizzard-storm-damage-maryland-eastern-shore-LUIQP55CVNAYDDHECBNI3UCTOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T15:20:48.347Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G6ERALYMM5CTVASCGIVQ2SVGIQ.JPG?auth=7f133e5dc38e71c40e357dbac995940783438fa2ce7af9527b458d234dba8460&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy snow and high winds left the community of Ocean Pines riddled with downed trees following Monday’s storm. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/downtown-baltimore-map-draw-RLDNO3VXQZFNDEX7734IEEAYXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T15:08:22.956Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UJHGQVNL4BE2LO5CHNIAYS6CNU.jpg?auth=021c3dbfd9ca660ebbc19967cd266fbef6915da9dab2a46243fc768464479842&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-sheriffs-ice-immigration-enforcement-YR4TRPAXSBCHLOH4S4I7OCV3XE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T14:47:27.152Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WB7ATDJYTFA73HTCUNMSF2HQ4Y.JPG?auth=853cf302d68d386fa0f2483ca3f5bcd8dddeecc855402247a0e1177fb8df22a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis, right, chats with Sen. Mary Beth Carozza in the hallway outside the chambers for the Judicial Proceedings Committee ahead of hearings on two ICE-related bills, SB0001 and SB245 in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/christan-alexander-delgado-wynter-wagoner-7T54PLWYTVEBFLLDUE4ELKQ75M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T14:15:23.828Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/THFBRI7GXFDVRLYXR3QRKZNIHU.jpg?auth=2e483d06ba0226b4f22e69aaf6f4d1db0ddc2c5a5ab878bce446ca01b06ae9ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5502&amp;height=3668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christian Delgado's Silver Spring home, left, where police and U.S. marshals found the missing girl.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/spike-gjerde-italian-market-whitehall-mill-hampden-2YMP534NTJHMRB7ACBFCSELBNE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T12:46:58.57Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WWU5MVMD3BAS5GVYOE52Z5QMW4.jpg?auth=8bce5d2515b4c2f78d3060974f63a39c8f3286cc3e1a02db2af6fed86c04361c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Woodberry Kitchen owner Spike Gjerde appears to be working on a new food market that'll include a bakery, deli, bars and retail space. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/fatal-crash-anthony-brown-independent-investigation-FPPVPCLCPZCZXCTNYVYTUDV2WU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T10:30:01.567Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KHCH4DRGQZHNFIAOSEXWVDY7QE.jpg?auth=bac04357293a94b6057497c5f96da6c4514fecfcd0bf7290d6fb437a2c9b08c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1757&amp;height=988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland attorney general’s office released body camera footage from the Jan. 17 fatal single-vehicle crash involving a juvenile driver and the Howard County Police Department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/dickerson-incinerator-violation-elrich-fani-gonzalez-3WEWH4HNZRFFVFRLHRHTFIXLXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T10:30:00.851Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6GN5IMELDVFPFAKFPGCQ6VJPVY.jpg?auth=461b96d92ba1622a7ef586a43225ff694a133354ae75743024dc91fa8571ed14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reworld, the company operating Montgomery County’s waste incinerator, reported that a tear in air pollution control equipment may have contributed to elevated emissions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/aron-astroada-orioles-top-prospects-S2P3UPLZQNHJVONTEETV7OVEP4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T10:30:00.451Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PMO6Z2HPJFALXKZFACUA3D4744.jpg?auth=a3cef6bb1d2756ffb9ab8a145d86271efe745bb8232e5aa4f3daef2dd8dacf59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2629&amp;height=1753</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles second baseman Aron Estrada watches from the dugout in the first inning of a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/noreaster-maryland-eastern-shore-school-closings-delays-GCECIQVIPVGXTHPTF5R7MRJX3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T03:53:07.906Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CAFVMFYUGNASRIKGVKLLEGWS7E.jpg?auth=2e16f1e36ad5964ee3953be054c0b74621c270cf25320809089a8a4c90d685ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[School districts along the Eastern Shore have opted to either close or delay their start times Tuesday, while those in the Baltimore region plan to resume normal operations. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/delegate-caylin-young-trial-second-degree-assault-baltimore-LMKEZTFY5BDPTEO7PBJP2DZG6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T03:19:42.234Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XXU2JKM5KVBGLHL4J4YDXWHG3U.jpg?auth=cf8db11c4a797bfdb6db6dff9f5ad3c448bceb2cf4b5e2fb54e17f779edc9c6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5520&amp;height=3680</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Caylin Young was charged with second-degree assault after a woman alleged to a district court commissioner that he punched her on New Year’s Day. A specially assigned prosecutor dropped the criminal case on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/columbia-roommate-killed-sword-howard-county-police-WUQO5JSGQFFWVIUKFD6ZNEDYSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:48:20.705Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KIAUAZ5J5FAQNDH54P6ZPQL2VM.jpg?auth=241e9f9af7c2fce4099bb9c2850e481e2d82bb7b6e38685e8fbc6ed9272879f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5331&amp;height=3554</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Police arrested Donavan Townsend, 23, for allegedly stabbing and killing Jaelon Minor, 25, with a sword in their Columbia apartment. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/betsy-tolentino-juvenile-services-maryland-ZFQHUI777NHFFDIKX62PMW2PWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T01:59:10.745Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZHIOLTEJMFGSXKL53TXNOML7I4.JPG?auth=258ba0f85ac0915a5d836f30cd3404a5aaed8f38ce8b24aa7d3ef9ad211eac5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2136</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore appointed Betsy Fox Tolentino to lead the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/noreaster-snow-totals-maryland-Q6CKKILXLFA2PDCGVX5EBYUDFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T01:16:28.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B3LT2IBJLNCMBARYJ26WRVO7LY.JPG?auth=9f21b7d9defaa0f06b8043c5f968a0c22e4bc69c7dbf2dfade13467f3cedafeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3241&amp;height=2161</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Snow coats Ellicott City in January. Much of Anne Arundel, Howard and Prince George’s counties saw 1 to 4 inches of snow Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-ice-detention-center-lawsuit-GJJCPDE7JBG6NM3UG7ONKCUBYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T00:34:17.426Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IK5DXDBF3FG35ANLLE4VJIWRH4.JPG?auth=3c349a0c76e64d32b3d74cc81ec5c8220634c63b51f06ff0219c11490daec981&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal officials did not conduct an environmental assessment when they purchased this Washington County warehouse to convert it into an immigration detention center, Attorney General Anthony Brown argues in a new lawsuit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/maryland-road-conditions-winter-storm-B46S5Y4XOJB5LESITXPTGDVI6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T00:15:16.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U7SQXHQSJJCQBJV75ERBARAU6M.JPG?auth=24c75de057ef57082f3e02ef2a93357bd30e608361627f69b10945cb770cfa9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A city worker plows snow after an overnight snowfall in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/vivo-baltimore-apartments-auction-YUBKBJO625EOLPYGMYG7OMGNE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T00:09:38.381Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YE7NEMVV45GBHBK3YHEMTM2J44.JPG?auth=fb837e423c7f8fa23b576d2e5088a73694d617e375584db87547083ee93ccdb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The entrance to the recently foreclosed on Vivo Baltimore towers, which were converted from hotels to apartment buildings during the pandemic.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>