<?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>2026-03-04T23:51:01.391Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/national/maryland-native-stranded-qatar-us-war-iran-anjali-sharma-RSSB3S7OXZCHLHFJUBHAMEOIDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T23:00:54.033Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-vance-honeycutt-four-home-runs-4RN6YCMYORGVHMYAEIPEJAB3CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T21:48:32.147Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/politics-power/state-government/maryland-congress-redistricting-deadline-B7UBFIGFERGIDNUAHZ46DHPNBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T21:21:35.604Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/community/criminal-justice/competency-potomac-assisted-living-homicide-james-fuller-X4OBQCFOJFHAVO2MY5CZM3WEEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T20:28:15.249Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7FKQZG6KXJED5JVEIRPL3ZEBRA.jpg?auth=94fcbd15f832c375d114c31eac38f8fe74a2bbdff3519417c95ec4da5be920c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prosecutors have not said what they believe motivated the suspect, 22-year-old Maurquise Emillo James, in the fatal shooting of Robert Fuller Jr.]]></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>2026-03-04T19:01:13.429Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-county-events-st-patricks-day-spring-AK3U34XYFRGJPCOFNKSN6JVROE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T18:32:57.861Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/community/local-news/arvel-jones-arbutus-baltimore-county-HXJXUX3J6ZARNBK6RF2BY6I5AI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T17:40:53.036Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/economy/growth-development/bge-baltimore-peninsula-transmission-pause-R72LR42GZRFQJH5H4DWYGVO7KY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T17:38:07.528Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-reliever-andrew-kittredge-shoulder-inflammation-QTXCA7VRBJH5DDUGVA2GHFE34Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T15:52:21.62Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/culture/film-tv/baltimore-filmmakers-collective-opportunities-lgbtqia-artists-7WRESEIRQNBKTM5DZVEPIDLTMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T15:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/politics-power/national-politics/takeaways-2026-midterms-6QRCPLR3CZB6PEV3WJJREJK5JE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T14:00:08.864Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/economy/affordability-baltimore-costs-survey-johns-hopkins-E332K2NYWNHW5G4PT5NSSFBPLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/local-government/ice-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-detention-EKWKM7ZEMFEAZHMVETA35UBKIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T13:49:26.2Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/politics-power/national-politics/us-israeli-strikes-intensify-iran-HLV5GIN3QVBRJG6KNRHFMI4OGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T13:43:26.498Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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>2026-03-04T13:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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>2026-03-04T12:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/public-health/johns-hopkins-hospice-letters-without-limits-omkar-katkade-JQEQLBLDSFEFFNHPWNVFIIHCWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/education/k-12-schools/vrf-heating-baltimore-maryland-schools-G52UWCKB5BCIHA6ZKN4P7VW4CQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/culture/books/baltimore-writers-awp-conference-LSIYW35UQBBBVGCX4YPZ7ETSSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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/baltimore-county-animal-welfare-flaws-funding-2L2PHGP6AZD3FJBAT7BHPITHAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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>2026-03-04T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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>2026-03-04T00:49:10.347Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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>2026-03-04T00:03:35.989Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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>2026-03-04T00:02:20.729Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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>