<?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/politics-power/state-government/maryland-glock-sale-ban-LGKRBPYY5NAFDOSTJBPO5POVXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T23:37:01.541Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QPLOCYNAE5GLHJGUAX5PK4LRIM.jpg?auth=eb64d8cb3f3a4751076e5c8422d6519fff2d18f78608068780879790c9396902&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4823&amp;height=3215</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland could become the second state to ban handguns with a specific type of trigger, like this Glock, because they can be converted to automatic weapons.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/tyrone-luster-dead-pikesville-shooting-NMITPADE25F3DKQJV2XSBITRGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T22:18:04.793Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police Department is investigating a homicide that took place in Pikesville on Thursday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/alexis-cancel-soto-sentencing-murder-cameran-holt-federal-hill-QADVHLQYK5E2BB4WN223IVF7RU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T21:45:58.402Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S7RHJZPCFNAQNG66Z5IWLVGKOU.jpg?auth=72c1afc805cd9becf488315cd289fb1bf0e460e6acc51afe311a4bab8833ef43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1118&amp;height=745</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cameran Holt and her dog, Rein, during a family vacation to the Outer Banks, N.C., in 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/maryland-once-led-the-nation-in-reading-statewide-literacy-coaches-can-help-us-lead-again-A6UPGVLJSBFDDATUPTP2JFSWSI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T20:25:31.364Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GMMAIQWF7VEUDERH6OCU6EGLVA.png?auth=cac69136081c71347450622590b8f558ff7b0b877c2baacb4fb01bd0b1a2781f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=556</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/essen-room-jewish-deli-pikesville-mikey-mels-MTIHQVCI2FHAVMRPEXRDAKCZUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T19:58:08.324Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HKNZ4L7EXRBNBE72QBTDEUAG4I.JPG?auth=99251d81e4146e5c3d9d52c0946971326b2c64f12b5a7216521b486375fe4a28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In addition to a new name, the Essen Room in Pikesville will expand into a vacant 900-square-foot space next door to allow for more sit-down dining.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maurquise-james-nursing-home-killing-mom-RTP7RNBV4RCRTMX26OQGSNZURE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T18:51:32.25Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QUXGU6YFXZEDFESNM3UYNIM5YE.jpg?auth=275a0a754d8cc451a6e8042c52cef33d94597ce6a672b8515e317276d5056bcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maurquise Emillo James, 22, is charged with first-degree murder of Robert Fuller Jr., 87, at the Cogir of Potomac assisted living facility.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/streets-market-bayview-closure-lidl-us-opening-FOOWT2LFPBGFHBY7BK4CQPY5AY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T18:28:51.651Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MIDFCZMS7JDF3KRQY5GPSZTJ7U.jpg?auth=8f4e0a1472e18db6823779e32cfc6fbdf4c04fea5f7be63aef024e0f309fc49f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3369&amp;height=2246</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Streets Market, a Washington, D.C.-based grocer with stores in Baltimore, will close its Bayview location.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/gas-tax-maryland-republicans-iran-ZC7EXYXMO5DU5MVOVZTUAPAPZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T17:47:12.568Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5D7PYXGKQ5HKFO25PC55Z6JQXQ.JPG?auth=df2fa7972b2cc1ddde3e545adc472a14010e5c05671e621a372fc19f270658d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The price of gas in Maryland includes a 46 cents-per-gallon state tax. Republicans are seeking a 30-day suspension of the tax as gas prices are rising.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-morgan-banocy-pleads-guilty-assault-LCOPANT3NBB2FKO474G4TCE4IQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T17:40:37.591Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M266YPYEEVA3LPOOPUYDI5H7E4.jpg?auth=4a368cb775d0ea5ffb17f30c07363b472af5628073d2bf51c4b68269eea15175&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4872&amp;height=3248</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Baltimore Police officer pleaded guilty to two counts of assault after attacking people while off-duty at a SWAT holiday party at The Admiral’s Cup in Fells Point in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/ice-detention-warehouse-hagerstown-maryland-JCMF6GMTMJCETDVPHURTRP2TRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T15:05:59.461Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DQFEVMU2Q5COJGPQKUYU72XHZA.JPG?auth=49608d01814fc264e7cb7f597b3b1700e310429160d2e66b55bba0f373fbbc36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson temporarily paused the construction of the Washington County facility for two weeks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/burleigh-manor-ellicott-city-home-for-sale-PEQUXAYBGNEI5F3FYNT22W5NEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T15:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QIMICDHBMFBWLMHMH2ISOFRCBE.png?auth=ce5374a7a0add89e6ef52741424cec8a44a5a25ed29e002fe2c909e6518669ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/justin-greene-collins-murder-fontava-W6K5F5QJSBAW7OV2EX4RDX7EWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T14:13:36.233Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A third suspect was arrested in connection with the Sept. 21 killing of a North Bethesda man, Montgomery County Police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitcher-grant-wolfram-spring-training-video-study-B4N7BTOI5ZDJFNKTIDWCV47BNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N6ID7N5OERCOVEUCGYPU6YEBHU.JPG?auth=cb265285eb57486d14a0c58419a9ef9ecf711f5f82b2241b4629285a9ee2eeec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This spring, Orioles pitcher Grant Wolfram has virtually guaranteed himself a roster spot on opening day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-free-agency-reset-TXKW3REC2ZAOVFKJOXHM37XM7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T13:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TVED3ZKY6RHWJL2BLBBRLBXTEY.png?auth=d47a8936d10b5e5e427eee5fa4aea63524aa9a0d0e6e2b5430e084456eba98e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/glen-burnie-lot-development-NR3VZDPMSNDLZBDTARFY7ID7LI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T13:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLJKMQMRRJCIFHIEL2ZPR5UGSE.jpg?auth=201ef4b52bc5e07f99461b9d1e4cebd9d70b98fcb7b44470c6aa82dbe6fc280f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1440</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An initial design for the proposed redevelopment project between Anne Arundel County and the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/ray-lewis-baltimore-county-mental-health-2PBGO6LUUNHXFM2LX3OBPD7GTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T12:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FEHWADGK2NCDJGJAI3NWDEIGPY.JPG?auth=12dddbbe91f51ebe9cc3cc532bd5b6393a6cf8a1234114d7cc6bb56f59c85b08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Raven Ray Lewis speaks to Baltimore County students during the Mind Over Matters youth mental health fair at MedStar Franklin Square Hospital on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/howard-county-things-to-do-spring-EJHRICFNIVHCHJLY3Y5SFT2CNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I23FU3CYNRBQDHZOZPRZETFALY.jpg?auth=bbb928bbc6c0b84ba3eeb8f55f9a7176fc9d01051576841ff16d23ba34ba96bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5682&amp;height=3780</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Gary J. Arthur Community Center’s annual Spring Egg Hunt, pictured here in 2024, draws kids from around Howard County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-weekend-events-joyce-manor-golda-schultz-2S37PSDY4VHU7MBB2YADVRMFUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2AAUBGXKTNBZZOJA2RYQKEW324.jpg?auth=8f6beb21e70cfbcfbc4f6210ba6f3b76f74a88e84e37027b3bff114cca3718a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Offstage Sessions’ Test Press rave returns to Fells Point record store The Sound Garden on Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/annapolis-events-maryland-oyster-week-performing-arts-fest-HL72WP6NVBFBRNHNVS43BYXKRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5DDHGTDETZCRREDTPIKPPUBE7I.JPG?auth=08f758e340191db4f52217de52becc83252eada87f1a4a06f05c1146813b63b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1880</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is the only screw-pile lighthouse in the bay that stands at its original site.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/morgan-state-wrestling-hbcu-kenny-monday-F2KIYLPJM5CMBIDKPZICQGXGXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3K6UFUOKPNGF5MWZI2S37SUZNA.jpg?auth=347b48b31dc846e85e2b116774478a52089184279c7b79621a5d9f77f7449fa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4530&amp;height=3020</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eugene Harney, second from right, spars with fellow student Aaron Turner during practice at Morgan State University.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-reading-coaches-moore-YCGX6B5UGNGFPLHMGVLLORKBZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NHAVMA67HVFYDPOHFTAQJVT6SQ.JPG?auth=73c73ed845f8c64234213f96d2116fd3d1301d3db5c36a1d91d8b3616fcf2692&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ecaterina Bittner, left, literacy coach at Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle School, goes over student scores with Darlene Green, a literacy paraeducator for the first grade.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/andrew-friedson-development-affordable-housing-biohealth-2CKDZBXNYRAZHPZIODQKMGEXT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UL6X6VMN2VAI7CI2UDBYJ5A4XM.jpg?auth=4e66b3deb6607d6df7ce451deb5e79f556da4ea4d1e5c4a202f124cd391779f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council members Andrew Friedson, center, and Laurie-Anne Sayles, right, introduce a set of bills that aim to cut red tape for some development projects during a press conference in Rockville on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-things-to-do-glenstone-olney-DZ7KGHLHVZG2PHI6SZMZMWEVZQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4YVPHUB4V5DQLBZNOTWTGPFEFM.jpg?auth=2ebb9e3b2b1bcf5cec41cc84d4eb634a1b6a2302b4ec4ba192f6062659c7d70a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4615&amp;height=3077</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cast of Olney Theatre’s latest show, the Tony-winning play “Appropriate,” rehearses before their opening this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/jamal-bryant-target-boycott-over-TII72NMQIVE3FBWWTNNYSHDXPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2TZF4IYGZCKBCBLGKOQYB63HE.jpg?auth=9e7f1a5f9abd9ac023533be9a02b993f6f44e993d1ddf6b0585d20747ad37748&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3331</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pastor Jamal Bryant created a stir when he declared a boycott of Target was over. It’s not, and many people still aren’t shopping there. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/howard-county-housing-crisis-bond-measure-RT2CS4LLLJDYPN6DCAZLRR3SIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J2M7IL3TEVARHBBOMPN7QRMRVA.jpg?auth=2edabc6a32ad62f4b75d894ae6571fb0ff2e0480b45fda86174ae861a4af041b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3786&amp;height=2524</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County Executive Calvin Ball speaks during a town hall at Howard Community College’s Kahlert Complex in Columbia last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/federal-lawsuit-foreclosed-homes-RWPVV2THFVHRTHCELDAK3JH4NI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WO7VHSZKBBCHNHOTF4SZJEUE4Y.JPG?auth=a4843df1e248499e663674de42d75c228d73bb0eeb2aa50024047fd56c1caa4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The scheme under investigation by federal prosecutors includes this vacant property at 521 N. East Ave.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>