<?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/national/senate-republicans-block-effort-halt-iran-war-SYVXKAXDKJEVXE2QTYC42ZXEWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T23:51:01.521Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BSCTLQR3P5EPBDT7F5K2QVOJIQ.jpg?auth=705a3554b82a7c87f968aa2606d0b1edc495f003c07dfc3525fc47c6f829c124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5333&amp;height=3555</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Speaker of the House Mike Johnson gestures as he and the GOP leadership talk about the war against Iran during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-accountability-craig-albernaz-pete-alonso-ZPPWFYJAMJAP7FSXWQ2UK4JELA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T23:35:26.796Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RHGOQKTXNNCWPFLISLQ2IKS6XE.jpg?auth=fa1aeee579a997e05d044ff25637ec57310428a0fd75601e11b782373c163ef0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2344&amp;height=1563</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo (29) speaks with manager Craig Albernaz in the dugout after scoring in the second inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers on Feb. 22.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-reliever-andrew-kittredge-shoulder-inflammation-QTXCA7VRBJH5DDUGVA2GHFE34Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T23:35:05.604Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4CTX7AKH5E7LGEPOZYWFRMPKE.jpg?auth=c8cdc7c4247288acda8dc4875832e4f504bf91beeef5bd16cfb928448c752e1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3648&amp;height=2432</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles reliever Andrew Kittredge pitches in the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-vance-honeycutt-four-home-runs-4RN6YCMYORGVHMYAEIPEJAB3CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T23:32:53.874Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V5D6EE64ZRDZXJVFL3SRO6ASRE.jpg?auth=c3295497ccb492ab6dc9a7d8f91531da0117261454a2ec9719c0969e84b7bfee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4332&amp;height=2888</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Vance Honeycutt has homered in all four of his at-bats this spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/maryland-native-stranded-qatar-us-war-iran-anjali-sharma-RSSB3S7OXZCHLHFJUBHAMEOIDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T23:08:24.366Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YJR3I5IW2ZE7FCNQDS6V7XO6WE.jpeg?auth=3591ff0ba9aa2fd9cd46c25520f161476377a492a10026ed3784aaff88bd27cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anjali Sharma, a 26-year-old who grew up in Owings Mills, has been stranded in Doha, Qatar, since Feb. 28. She was in the country on a 24-hour stopover on her way to India to attend a family wedding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/ice-detention-montgomery-county-deportation-QLKZQGHZYJH7PKZJOQDBKHUEOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T22:51:23.969Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VPCPCIKBQBHCBMKXJBMF7J3YEU.jpg?auth=c94e3b1a28f4850cd4241f61c7f396faa95973aa5aaab02d494b92f1ac8fd06b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4876&amp;height=3251</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council member Evan Glass, center, during a news conference in Rockville on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-congress-redistricting-deadline-B7UBFIGFERGIDNUAHZ46DHPNBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T21:21:35.719Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFAUCJDWH5HCRN6FFNVJJ3WDV4.JPG?auth=70f0a7599fe964b232f075f39843b7d1793e087638314da0e65d7e62268b9dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The clock may have run out for congressional redistricting in Maryland for the 2026 election, now that the deadline has passed for people to sign up to run for office. Could Democrats pivot to 2028?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/bge-baltimore-peninsula-transmission-pause-R72LR42GZRFQJH5H4DWYGVO7KY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T20:31:41.452Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IH7M7Q444BBJBD63AVTRDV5QKE.JPG?auth=92f3e6f9e32ed52dd0ea5105472129fbd884174bba6930773050fa5f3c0dde41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Under Armour headquarters is seen in the Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/baltimore-writers-awp-conference-LSIYW35UQBBBVGCX4YPZ7ETSSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T20:02:21.058Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HBKYMZQUUFGD7P6SYFN3LKUO6M.JPG?auth=69b6bf5bf5cc22542b2c3db1b1f6869dd3b4a9089d19f6f507309bdfa35d3e3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The gardens surrounding Mount Vernon Place are a great spot to sit and write a poem.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/arvel-jones-arbutus-baltimore-county-HXJXUX3J6ZARNBK6RF2BY6I5AI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T19:34:56.5Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XZ56A4IUGVD5BOREZ2ESZKMP7U.JPEG?auth=6166c94910fecb1b5d38cbebd4187060d33fd9bfc21a24bb38f1947ab5fedb37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A state police officer on Leeds Avenue in Arbutus investigates a Baltimore County Police shooting on April 23, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/johns-hopkins-hospice-letters-without-limits-omkar-katkade-JQEQLBLDSFEFFNHPWNVFIIHCWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T19:09:54.337Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UZRGXT53DNGNXHLMCAWIEB2UHE.jpg?auth=8aded2f515d5a792f832804a8577e4b105a91d6ab6813241f7057ad4fd05bcd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=5000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hospice patient Michael Mason told his life’s story to Vicky Meehan, a volunteer with Letters Without Limits, which turns the words of the dying into letters to their families.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-county-events-st-patricks-day-spring-AK3U34XYFRGJPCOFNKSN6JVROE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T19:08:46.017Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7INIF2MKXFBZZLACCBFOL3MWGA.JPG?auth=d91091fdde41244392f8852c46083167c2c598447bc117878c29505739bf71fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manor Mill, a partially restored 18th-century grist mill on Monkton Road in Baltimore County, is hosting a tie-dye class Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-tyler-linderbaum-free-agent-tag-eric-decosta-extension-YWCF533J3FAXPOKI7YOJYGAUTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T19:01:13.645Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EC5SHS7NTRHKVBCCTM5QXKUNE4.jpg?auth=a003d27546ac73e8f2fa64b0b78eb3d7ba957f167b1897006632514e20eb8256&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4801&amp;height=3201</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens Executive Vice President and General Manager Eric DeCosta takes questions from reporters during the team’s end-of-season news conference.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/jorge-rueda-landeros-sentencing-JS2HFEY6HNHJDAM5SZCSUJXL3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T16:25:35.962Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LPOFBIZ3ERDXDM4IPDGM2ON5AI.png?auth=4df734bb0ad93183f1db46f60c9f99b8e854f050b3db82217b5f27990ef4b41c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=609&amp;height=345</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A judge sentenced Jorge Rueda Landeros to 25 years in prison Friday for the death of Sue Marcum, who was found dead in her Bethesda home in 2010.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/baltimore-filmmakers-collective-opportunities-lgbtqia-artists-7WRESEIRQNBKTM5DZVEPIDLTMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T15:00:04.001Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2757DAECKRHGXCFLLEBR2LHFOU.jpg?auth=8c2e7223cb324b7d2e8e9fd46a3369353e4ae6deeae5dbb0c8ca2ac539e505f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eric Cotten, left, director and writer of the documentary short “Motor House: The Making of Baltimore’s Creative Crossroads” with Imani Muleyyar, filmmaker and editor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/vrf-heating-baltimore-maryland-schools-G52UWCKB5BCIHA6ZKN4P7VW4CQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T14:43:58.997Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PAGND7QRGZBYHEZI5CT5JUS4WY.JPG?auth=d3150a6628771bd558a8be125b41392b36f11fc389e80894a1d4e17e13383469&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jonathan Collins, director of mechanical services and engineering at Baltimore City Public Schools, shows a malfunctioning thermostat, which should keep the heat between 70 and 75 degrees, at Arlington Elementary School. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/ice-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-detention-EKWKM7ZEMFEAZHMVETA35UBKIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T14:39:04.411Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6X7O2TQ2RHIBDH5LGAPWYHSOU.JPG?auth=eff148e9c926726e731c712bd617697fca913535461c7331dd084e4a8fcda2cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council chair Krystal Oriadha, third from right, speaks during a press conference about new legislation designed to protect local immigrant communities. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/samuel-brown-jr-community-philanthropist-baltimore-county-police-GD6PAN57IZDXJNGP4TISBWMOEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T14:38:39.278Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PILMY7BV4FGHZGRY44NEHBVFDE.jpg?auth=92db90825363853b414ab9625cdcc2402438a29158479461cb6e5d7768134273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=648&amp;height=432</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Samuel “Big Sam” Brown Jr. died Friday after sustaining injuries following an encounter with a Baltimore County Police officer last month. He was 56.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/affordability-baltimore-costs-survey-johns-hopkins-E332K2NYWNHW5G4PT5NSSFBPLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T14:33:07.74Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OND4MEEJTFHK7MHJ32ZEEFMGHE.jpg?auth=5e21ba52457277af1f06d2527045874ac55b5ef4454c6a3a8467fa070f8405e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7086&amp;height=5113</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rising costs are creating stress for people across the income spectrum.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/takeaways-2026-midterms-6QRCPLR3CZB6PEV3WJJREJK5JE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T14:00:09.003Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UCPSPPDN5ZFTNPJTVADS54SQYE.jpg?auth=1a24acfced0e8ea4e1940c51e6ea329691857b09d6ba90dbc5579c926e19ed68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 2026 campaign kicked off Tuesday with high-profile primary elections in Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/us-israeli-strikes-intensify-iran-HLV5GIN3QVBRJG6KNRHFMI4OGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T13:43:26.675Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2CNC66NPWZB3XMV6YEIHOMX4PE.jpg?auth=ff8d6a8c75199a6f03702042547546e5f12372c3d8c9b93fff3cc23fe8988e2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers remove the rubble of a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 4, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/katharine-kitty-washburne-bryn-mawr-lower-school-obituary-NMUPHFOEKBG4VAMIG5HMLB5XKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T13:00:02.771Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AKV7EQ756NDD7ACIKWNNPBRCRU.jpeg?auth=c451a08dabdeb27944b68c51201254a4369d0663eb9058d7d67d773529ff6530&amp;smart=true&amp;width=570&amp;height=570</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kitty Washburne.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/amtrak-west-baltimore-grants-frederick-douglass-tunnel-IJ4JCKWN7REDPBDCENMFAO5BX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T12:00:02.528Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4E56F7HKNB4DFFDE4P45SA22I.JPG?auth=4353599d80c503565674e6c11496312528cf5b7fbd6d7f2e98f1dd8f0d92f364&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amtrak will launch a grant process for community development work in West Baltimore this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-animal-welfare-flaws-funding-2L2PHGP6AZD3FJBAT7BHPITHAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T10:30:02.749Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7NIIIETUCRAFDFRHVFCSBTYYGI.JPG?auth=f6fe5887f3619dc0c1ad47d943ad452c15d45c21d215b4cb04a1ce296bbbc2ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1911</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Animal Services officers remove a black Labrador retriever from a home in Halethorpe where dozens of animals were seized in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/asian-restaurants-maryland-immigrants-food-influencer-FP45JA5FB5HVXPBUY6KJQZ6JY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T10:30:00.743Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YOTCWQP3FBEKVLK2IYCRACRIBI.jpg?auth=02e84de7ef6a11d2f0b575e66abc30a2f67eaa687b4addec39a5a6e85211ec25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kimberly Kong pours condensed milk on sweet “Swirly Buns” as she films a profile of Bao Bei, a Taiwanese street food eatery in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/pentagon-identifies-us-soldiers-killed-iran-war-HRCUNUKJERFLHC6YEQZNGYI7KU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T00:49:10.469Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LWHQMHFRMFFIBDARX2535AYA5A.jpg?auth=ddcff7ebc48aefc63e41cad9950b3fb7ce7bbec3e1b813c1d6d8356636232001&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4035&amp;height=2690</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) that are operating in support of the war in Iran on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/harford-county-deputy-ryan-hall-sentencing-sexual-exploitation-children-OLSHKHWEFJCGHI2G444BTQMVMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T00:03:36.091Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L257Z3I3QFD4JB2VG6YT7SEULI.jpg?auth=90b347e15f45de6268884a73d5a99c0bd3125e3f170bcd22c330a2ac76fdcb19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4487&amp;height=2991</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan Hall, a former senior deputy in the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to serve 36 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-underground-fires-city-council-R4ML62YJRRDPBLYL5G4ZIMTKFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T00:02:20.862Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WG4FFOTQ6REB3KO6N6FSJRH6AI.JPG?auth=d2062320fad7a0e1b4016293b196a02d9dc3b00d1d33d117bebfa40420308b9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3971&amp;height=2719</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BGE workers at the scene of an underground fire in Baltimore in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>