<?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/public-health/novartis-henrietta-lacks-estate-stolen-cells-LYFIWRMM7ZCNVJXXVIATMU7WQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T23:59:45.822Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DFEFDIHWXVENLLP3HK3PMGQMQE.jpg?auth=00596930501212d83485504944248cd1f198a3dd6bcc174c3006af3dccf1df99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4919&amp;height=3420</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Ben Crump walks with family members of Henrietta Lacks outside the federal courthouse in Baltimore on Oct. 4, 2021.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-notes-blaze-alexander-swing-change-shane-baz-ABQZZNBOTZG5THBHZAAAJYDLQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T23:44:48.358Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OFFQ5GOMVRA6FDCSTIM43BMCSU.jpg?auth=9d18b3bf6b59f33bd1b3e95ecadf69edc501af7ee9944c18e9de27e2c5a59d25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3998&amp;height=2665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles infielder Blaze Alexander swings at a pitch in a spring training game against the Pirates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/baltimore-immigration-detention-sites-HHOKEOM6DBD5PJPV2HZQTNEHR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T22:17:58.335Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4HIBYRN7MRGNRA56WXJNDP6SZI.JPG?auth=4fa4b79f49ae2e401ac7fe45fe7e08365b68681ab9144e6d2c611901db64222d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1693</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A document revealed three other sites that were considered and rejected for the massive detention center, including this one at 1940 Reservoir Road in Sparrows Point in eastern Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/paramount-warner-brothers-netflix-RFH3IJY3CVDBLPXAA3YYKVNREI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T21:37:46.851Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LAYF7YJ6UNHZ7HHR3PVBKPPNVU.jpg?auth=0d848f222f1b58fde452d18426f9bb51e4f65ac2057c7a62772e87c192b34ef5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2650&amp;height=1767</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Paramount Pictures water tower in Los Angeles last year, with the Hollywood sign in the distance.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-psc-shutoffs-PYRJBCTCDJFD5OWTMRDO5XQWKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T21:01:23.123Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H2LA55E5ZVH6ZIZOXFDPWZNPOI.jpg?auth=89982ee35197aabb2600db9a9b14f705967d5260e432504b1033e117bb45f093&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4453&amp;height=2969</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Among the hundreds of complaints filed, at least 140 “detailed deficiencies, even systemic failure” with BGE’s call center, the letter reads. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/youth-adult-charges-legislation-VTBP4ILBDNBHRGLVPG2OSJZIYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T20:58:08.904Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTF7UE622ZFFJP7NPK7EH2232U.jpg?auth=e305d5201cafa10c3f6b427bb6480deb30ac837959216fce9e9613054f9b61cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4672&amp;height=3115</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Democrat Sen. Will Smith is a sponsor of the bill that would change charging rules for youth offenders.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/bobby-j-brown-death-7D3BQ5ODB5B7BPCC6ND33N57DI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T19:47:37.007Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GNYAQKH26ZHTHAIBJNVMXYRROE.jpg?auth=dfccca9863506ae33ce02341f35d4924aceccb299fa213e727af76526626e484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Actor Bobby J. Brown died in St. Mary’s County on Tuesday. He was 62.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/hampden-sewage-backups-dpw-7AB7G7BLORHJ7IAL52QFJIR3QI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T18:35:26.351Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAA4CAYEYFESNPMGU5WIUAY5QU.jpg?auth=fbfba2eb55c84a32cbaacce55a1196848188e4a331b5136eb179d257a9c03182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1910&amp;height=1273</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Represented by attorney Thiru Vignarajah, center, a group of neighbors say sewer backups have been an issue for years due to aging infrastructure and have filed a letter to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works requesting reimbursement.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-samuel-basallo-precaution-leaves-game-CU3OMP2DMNCJ5LACLPET6LIGSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T17:06:32.237Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RWP3PJOQKFA2DJPXTO2N2B4654.jpg?auth=a9374bb7e2f45dd2a43ab2af692d67643c90a2508ad6b6e227e304eafeb83285&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5241&amp;height=3494</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo, pictured during a game this month, left Thursday’s game with right side abdominal discomfort, the team announced.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/frederick-douglass-eastern-shore-talbot-county-NOJSBBCSNJFRZI4TQICVJTVBQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T16:51:34.864Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UIEEYUGJTVBQXJK4SJLIRHT3WE.JPG?auth=2603df965d3eb374a11a36b5b5b2d1ce5d3f2b49b4f9f55736672b834df3c50e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2124</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A portrait of Frederick Douglass by J.C. Buttre from a daguerreotype, circa 1850, on display at The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, which is opening a special exhibit titled “Bear Me Into Freedom: The Talbot County of Frederick Douglass,” which explores Douglass’ life in the region where he was born enslaved. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-players-spring-training-impressions-GWWWA2W5QVGUPNT26TUEPUUJFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T16:39:47.025Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYWZ5YFBORAUXJ5TQUQVQYW7PE.jpg?auth=81cb15d5b6932b2ab9d400db6ec04cc697aaf6cd0fa705fe7fb69450348410fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3879&amp;height=2586</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles right fielder Tyler O’Neill connects with a pitch in the second inning of a game against the Yankees last Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/ciaa-tournament-makayla-waleed-winston-salem-state-K7X3RJFSU5EGTNQFD6QEZNRUEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T16:00:01.685Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7BJSFTDL3VBBFHEPT6OYT5BNNQ.JPG?auth=ea1af9f4bdc7cd20f2e9a1495a0ad067384715d00f21227d2acc0331df61d8dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2034</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Winston-Salem State University’s Makayla Waleed drives the lane against Bluefield State in the CIAA tournament Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/ray-reiner-baltimore-county-music-teacher-obituary-HNYCVWGCPNBCXPLF54ELC6LPNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T15:17:45.559Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RL26W2TD3ZGY7NKKHZJ44TCK4A.jpg?auth=0e554f292560587cd0a84afe8a198594fc0e5a0b0c9945285cd0958b313fa06b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=387&amp;height=387</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ray Reiner.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/dc-water-pipeline-collapse-trump-bowser-P6BA63YPJNB3BB3ZE4NR4I4JNY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T14:46:12.827Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MTQZ6Y5A3ZG6VDVHNVJWII6M3Q.JPG?auth=db153bd3bf458ae24f6870a6dd0ff066538093920a4b8d8f1b87f47593c401ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5560&amp;height=3496</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matthew Brown, Chief Operating Officer at DC Water, gives a presentation about the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipeline collapse during a community meeting in Bethesda on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-filmmaking-destination-6GQAKYC5P5DCJLTN7M4TLYGYGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T14:00:02.616Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KL27SD4QWBB2TMWTMS7RIHTUWQ.jpg?auth=b584fd3fdc423e0c0428830acfa3839916c7ba65dd1a5f9fbd4fdeb5c6c33f8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8047&amp;height=5365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball created a task force to promote film and television production following a trip to Georgia, where he learned about the Savannah Regional Film Commission and the role that local efforts can play in advancing economic development.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-spring-training-catcher-keibert-ruiz-GRTH3FUAQ5ECRPNMGMRB6AXUIQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T12:00:07.494Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FX7FXVCA7NASZD5RZNVPNJ56ZM.jpg?auth=908385e2f436b66d050870c16a51bdcbf3a5c4fcf107550841c06964cfb4c8e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Concussions limited Keibert Ruiz to 68 games in 2025, and his OPS was below .600.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-final-candidates-2026-V2WGULT3HRFTTBGNLHKUVLS6CI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T10:30:02.893Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SS4KS27ORBCR3IG6Y5LPGZMYC4.jpg?auth=60fcfca458fabf165c484e305fc8ab115bc4287718e91360bcdab10fe0a2dedc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2695&amp;height=1796</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Incumbent Laurie-Anne Sayles is one of 17 candidates vying for four at-large seats on the Montgomery County Council. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/darnestown-home-for-sale-pool-DQPT35OXUJBZVKYG5PVMVXEKLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T10:30:02.634Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JN2XU6EMBFCK7CFEMPTXXW3SLA.png?auth=3d575ebbc1bc1ca0cddf7200a5fbac4b83dd108d0f5a08844c9adff029d9c293&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/anne-arundel-police-district-court-traffic-citation-GT233JSUTFGKVJVDWUREWZOXE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T10:30:02.388Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TOTVTGRJ2FDYLEU3JZ453UP42M.jpg?auth=0bea2265cc4a66a41c3277b372642acd049825c61f8daf7e1f245b33425e70e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3231&amp;height=2433</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lanita Gosha came to Annapolis in hopes of some resolution, but ended up leaving the District Court before her case came up.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/arabbers-row-and-wagon-app-digital-payments-OYCSDVATG5BE3CFJ7ZRXKJPJDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T10:30:01.605Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NN7UDQSDMNBHBNNKOVVLZBGANI.JPG?auth=e88596f83a65a39584f02d78a56d51ae0f93efa4725631664ac3402dbf83783b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7578&amp;height=5052</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anthony Duncan, the creator of the Row and Wagon app, poses for a portrait outside of the Carlton Street Stables in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-trump-tariff-refund-3NANAGHSBNCVFJL55Z7BARK5DQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T10:30:00.429Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YX7CPQABXJAQVHQDJQHDG3PFKQ.jpg?auth=2c5bed3684e8eafcf28e6c2ab607166d1839b5057110aefcd07ffdba6c0ee43c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3676&amp;height=2451</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore, seen here in 2025, Comptroller Brooke Lierman and Treasurer Dereck E. Davis signed a letter to the president Friday and embedded an invoice.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-vehicles-leave-baltimore-garage-ZVJZ5CDSTVGEJF3NEKGT42KA2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T07:05:32.756Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G2YXJ22TJ5CA3PRKZUFK7W3NAI.jpg?auth=8bc065b44fd8fe5a46d407571df943cc9366359f18974cbd9ca2276da5787b15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4597&amp;height=3065</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fleet of law enforcement vehicles seen parked on the rooftop level of the Symphony Center Garage in Baltimore this month. All of the vehicles  were “removed” as of Wednesday, according to the leasing company of the garage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/dwight-hawkins-baltimore-police-fatal-shooting-P3ERILJEBFDSRJQRXV2TKNY7VA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T07:03:40.771Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TXW6AWOG7NFYBK5FOQURMMFRCM.jpg?auth=35985de5c463d3946a0d63e3f2dc078276e70f1b534a572ac5da4e0b779bb3bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1030&amp;height=686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dwight Hawkins was fatally shot by Baltimore Police near his family home in the 2800 block of Pelham Avenue on Tuesday. He was 37.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-school-system-budget-N5NU4OSALZB25JEOZYLXBNINNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T00:25:03.945Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MM532ZXSFBBM7BOLH6IGB4TBBQ.jpg?auth=be94b8c0605f456ec69afc637dde99286c287559de3817bbcb464f1101ee012e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4850&amp;height=3233</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Howard County Board of Education restored $3.3 million worth of proposed job cuts last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>