<?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/culture/food-drink/maillard-pastries-closing-hampden-hamilton-UPE37FWPH5H6TLQHQASLSUGPNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T23:44:52.943Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/44VZYLWR5ZBKFPVCXDXWDQ7SJM.jpg?auth=db2859549d6dc50d21506a987790202413d0ef9844f9b7acac45ef0dbdac13fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3626&amp;height=2508</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maillard Pastries is closing its Chestnut Avenue location, as well as its newer space on Harford Road.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/donovan-michaud-sex-offense-student-overlea-high-school-SVJXL4RVIJE63DTBTGRTBKRTH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T23:44:16.449Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YWWG5VFEGVADRMOBF37OTY532M.jpg?auth=a8452770eb1654e54e39c5c938bd32adaff9fb54a8c964dbfa9fe014d5a28098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Donovan Michaud, a former building services worker at Overlea High School, was convicted of a sex crime involving a 17-year-old student.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/paulie-gees-hampden-shaved-ice-pizza-W752QIRZ7JDK3JNGBECXQBLRYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T23:24:18.254Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M27QFG45QBBSFNO756W66A47DE.jpg?auth=49d9dee4cb0ee15a93da1a8ec4681ca970eef976d3565a649a9906ce96a1b86c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2258</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pepperoni pizza slice from the now-defunct Paulie Gee’s in Hampden.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/marty-bass-wjz-weatherman-EFF5T33UIZAB3MQ2UZC7VTVR5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T22:37:05.529Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M5DV4PSEGRGSNEUYR7I7HCFH5M.jpg?auth=750edadc2f12125bde18ac5b5318ac195ed0ce09281dc9eddab4ab8812a8e180&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1122&amp;height=748</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marty Bass, 72, said he plans to stay at WJZ until his contract ends on May 31.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-ice-detention-center-williamsport-GT4T22T2DRAFRKFZ6PMBFAJQKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T22:08:46.048Z</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[A federal judge ordered a 14-day halt on work to convert this Williamsport warehouse into an ICE detention facility.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-police-deaths-forrest-christian-former-doj-investigation-H7LKYSPI55HFNKQWRSSBN2U3NE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T21:37:35.41Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6NZJF4X72VBK7ENUBTKRMN5UPQ.JPG?auth=614cf64110c324a64607b61ce01960af2154f89fc2a86155c369d72e41a13e73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1969</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Forrest Christian, a longtime Justice Department official, has taken over as the chief of the Maryland’s Independent Investigations Division.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/kennedy-center-shut-down-president-trump-HRMMZLHMENBB3CM6TOL777EPEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T21:28:20.14Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WSTQZTVZAZBYXBNRPYXTDZSRHU.jpg?auth=6f7b38b7d81310ebfa7d00b67a826e9aac330ba0d2a430f28d1b5ef61f7f8126&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5053&amp;height=3369</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Kennedy Center’s board of trustees, appointed by President Donald Trump, voted unanimously to temporarily close the performing arts center for a revitalization project.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-capitol-police-carlos-gomez-negligence-lawsuit-QZZXJJCTENHC3PSI32GLHKYFT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T19:29:06.437Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HKDFRNLVDVC6NNUOTZCYNX3M3I.jpg?auth=0d24c68dbd86f0b007fb80777323bcbe159a5d44cc3fe986f17317302e77ef9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Capitol Police Lt. Carlos Gomez in 2023 used his Taser on an 11-year-old boy outside the State Center government office complex in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/jorge-estuardo-moran-hernandez-crash-laytonsville-A5ONLXC72BGH5GG6ST6TSHUFFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T19:18:25.444Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-blue-crab-cannibalism-shallow-water-RVDBOZ7NIZGCRGLF63NBKXMPTI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T19:01:58.233Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2V6U63CKMZHE7PENLARWCKC5OE.png?auth=9be93489d9d60d14ef00886a1a563baf24dbbe293b2243f16f8bfadabeb42b14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1182&amp;height=788</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An adult male blue crab attempts to eat a smaller blue crab on a tether.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/melvin-steinberg-lieutenant-governor-obituary-44EN3UIFUFDKBKESMHZBPB4XVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T18:54:02.974Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YIG6BH2TLBHKPP5O3AC45LSJBI.jpg?auth=b8442781bc37c9dbd441518c2d70fd5318a149d70cbc8089375373bda936a564&amp;smart=true&amp;width=180&amp;height=180</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melvin Steinberg.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-craig-albernaz-manager-spring-training-kyle-goon-ALN27JGALZGM7BPNA5D4ZCVMBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T18:37:05.362Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2PUMVR3JWRB77BZJNRPPUXWBD4.JPG?auth=54aef09e7c89c4f603f43e9e1bff9b1f56c366644a201f3d29287d8a1b6953e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz has opinions on a range of topics, and he does not mind sharing them.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/howard-county-local-elections-candidates-CNNSTFDZJZHALAWQTOAXUYASXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T18:16:21.252Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P6MGCDTUBRHGJGGIYFNTGVPG3U.jpg?auth=a7c9a0ca74f3975ccbb4b461b6983f2787ad591ab51c380e32d8f497e5f60be3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8154&amp;height=5436</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Registered voters have until election day to decide how to cast their ballot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/mbock-gamer-deportation-ice-cameroon-gay-DTHKW7TO6RAM5A6GPLPA53P3BQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T18:01:30.522Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PRQ3I3NNZNGNZMCTUR2QMLBPP4.jpg?auth=b3e0d22241e1890e54e9934e3bb198ca8d6230af4f86e43a5fdafa30e1e0b4cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Competitive gamer Ludovic Mbock, left, with his sister, Diane Sohna.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-free-agent-signings-john-simpson-jaylinn-hawkins-durham-smythe-EIJB47HUS5FVTJD2CBP4ZK7ADE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T17:47:05.031Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7EXOF4VWKBDJJJJCZQDODIBKPI.jpg?auth=08d248fbfb8178b1a2855b7d21aebb0c4c21be0958d7e7f4d3e9bf13f67c7608&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7563&amp;height=5042</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guard John Simpson, left, who started all 17 games during his season with the Ravens in 2023, is back to block for Lamar Jackson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/tornado-how-to-prepare-Q4PENNTIPNELPBOO46HEU3RTZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T17:42:07.301Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JR6BAUMN7JF4LOTNUEZNDVEJD4.jpg?auth=920b0fa1b66ae483967374c41a6edbddd2ab20b655972e1bc74fb60596b4d434&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3976&amp;height=2651</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two large trees were uprooted at Canton Waterfront Park after a brief but powerful storm passed through Baltimore in May 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/gary-simmons-john-dove-anne-arundel-residency-challenge-YLN5IEFQV5DMLFOILJIDUAQSCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T17:39:56.312Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ARVMWPWVI5CRFMWCO5M5PVOG4Q.jpg?auth=0eee95acc7de9d8189bbc727f49f782f5dbead7692d9237ac6e6bbdc693af3a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3399&amp;height=2266</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Gary Simmons, pictured, alleges his opponent in the District 12B Democratic primary, John Dove Jr., doesn’t live in the district.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-gunnar-henderson-world-baseball-classic-jon-meoli-FA4YW6SMKFE5VFSFTY6U6VNJPQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T15:00:02.8Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YTFJZCC27BFORAUKYV6OGC5TFM.jpg?auth=5fa68733583951f933d8d6fe2d2023ad74d7406b8bf4aeaf8fb8f23f50f623d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2765&amp;height=1844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson enjoys his solo home run against Team Dominican Republic during the fourth inning Sunday night in Miami.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/list-schools-close-early-LETTKYSYMNHIFABQVXODOZ6ZVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T14:30:28.691Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VJFJI6IS75AYZGAXHT7AVQIJSM.jpg?auth=536a8fc3a3f3b242ba8f0349803d6327bbef1d688fe292dd37ad8d5a25d87b7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5238&amp;height=3492</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Strong to severe storms are forecast for Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/bilingual-charter-school-baltimore-county-AXECJMTYQNGQFPIHFFRHGU3N5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T14:00:01.496Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/APVXPB374FE2DEVJ6KYDVTX3YM.JPG?auth=880c8279908a963d4f3982c1393b5ee0e83d57dde09c5017aea8c4d8ec3bcb53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5251&amp;height=2950</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School was slated to open at 7941 Corporate Drive in Nottingham this fall, but a paperwork issue may push it back again.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-spring-training-ball-strike-challenges-pete-alonso-BK7NGDCICVGALJKS76LDS77RQA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T12:00:02.237Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DZOXKI3NRVGKPJGA3B4MTFOJKI.jpg?auth=5571b11aa846c851ac23fbde30ce321b30c0aa6e3be0ac60acc0411fc2628f2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4233&amp;height=2822</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso said self-awareness is important when hitters consider whether to challenge an umpire’s call of a strike.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/annapolis-city-dock-parking-plan-cost-AZ2QQNDEGNFRBMC247Y5AG5KMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T09:30:01.269Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KDMDMJQLMVAPLP5RDZTFMW57LM.JPG?auth=2147cbca94d8a8aec3c5124be9099c9cc5cbef66004cd10929629bfdaaeee16d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5251&amp;height=2950</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Annapolis City Dock redevelopment project is considered fully funded, according to Mayor Jared Littmann.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-maryland-assistance-program-record-AGPAL72VI5C3VCZH3ZKSKFLSMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T09:30:01.248Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TYVOQ4QX6FHQBAK6RM5SOY3BKA.jpg?auth=ab7b4f247a472c99ded650731331b86beaa48fd2bf56ee49066c34d934cee1db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/need-to-know-stopped-by-immigration-officer-PIZE6FM73BFNXFO5EONVA7CI6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T09:30:00.643Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IFVEX2W5QFF5PMDQRF5H3QPKZI.jpg?auth=4ddfa85bbd393f0093d6d0e9a2e0bccac5c862be1e95e9bc2d716c948c661891&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3335</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[According to legal experts and advocates, your fundamental rights when confronted by immigration enforcement officers remain intact.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/animal-hoarding-mental-illness-ATFYK2VST5EKZGC3YHV3ULVG7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T09:30:00.569Z</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 Department of Health animal services division officers remove a black Labrador Retriever from a home in Halethorpe where dozens of animals were seized last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/streeter-spring-break-snow-days-school-schedule-74I5O2IOW5HKBN2WL3MT2CTO6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T09:30:00.51Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZXQVNMCGGZGH7AGVQTT57J6KPY.JPG?auth=8a53819163110004ff5604c982b232ad8fd617cc63ca48a5296f27a2ee7aae3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6240&amp;height=4160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Snow days and weather-related virtual learning days are amongst the reasons why Baltimore City Public Schools did not have a complete week of full-day, in-person class in 2026, until last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/oscar-awards-2026-rei-ami-tene-wilder-3SQYTGO5U5EKJEOTQSLWLJRRRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T03:04:43.676Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FQS574AB55BTVASINAP7OZBE44.jpg?auth=ccd274c34156ab5e05867c42ae7a58e2f9091d6faaf0e4102dcce050e5a32b8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=717</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rei Ami, left, performs with EJAE and Audrey Nuna at the 98th Oscars ceremony.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/weather-thunderstorms-rain-snow-LJD6EJSMYZGWHABA2CQHL2XKPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T01:43:52.42Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZW354JVLNNF43PLMHJ56RNOHRM.jpg?auth=8744b617e0abbfb42afe9b468ab34ae7547b3d9021c00bb712e6fca886654794&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2405&amp;height=1603</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Potential rain and strong winds are forecast for Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/umbc-basketball-ncaa-tournament-selection-sunday-ZYOI6WBWFZDSDFIWHVIWRPQGNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T00:41:34.653Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NOEFKBPVIVBBREAC3P7VPHFJ5A.JPG?auth=d11043b6e77f4f4f785d51829c767475c8180027c00e0939922a64ead17025bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[UMBC players, from left, senior DJ Armstrong Jr., junior Daylon Dickerson, sophomore Timothy Eze and grad student Paul Greene cheer the announcement of the Retrievers’ selection to the NCAA First Four.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-women-ncaa-tournament-bracket-schedule-murray-state-north-carolina-3RLYQAF3XJCVLCY4ALFBBV42VY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T00:36:10.722Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DMDUN33KD5AAXMTKW4MHELUP4M.jpg?auth=c36912067b9cf123ac2f08061f03f44368c7c341f42dc2345119b3e75bdbb3ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7275&amp;height=4818</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coach Brenda Frese will lead the Terps in the NCAA tournament for the 22nd time in 24 seasons.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>