<?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/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-starter-josiah-gray-flexor-strain-injured-list-NMQRLWO55BAPVA3AW2EDGUAPZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T23:24:49.174Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M64NCH2WOBCSVNXXI5NXJAZ7UM.jpg?auth=3769440daf1170a3450de2ac50cf655b36b0185397250e1bbfa96efa5581b203&amp;smart=true&amp;width=9504&amp;height=6336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josiah Gray hasn’t pitched for the team since 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/fani-gonzalez-special-tax-districts-O7YXODIQGJBVJPK5V5E54VBBMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T22:41:40.288Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BXTTKZAJ5FHTZJM6D5LJZUEQ7I.JPG?auth=89f12d2cbc353cb7386fcbfd4e5e62fdc9e48d37ebdd97c81517f26c7a9762e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González said she wants to wait before weighing in on County Executive Marc Elrich’s proposed tax hikes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/waste-incinerator-long-haul-budget-dickerson-P3PH3O2HZZE23OJEOU5N5SIEUM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T22:03:50.078Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SJCOBZENYFH3DD542WBYSHI6C4.jpg?auth=ec681b0b5d3aa772963df41b943603a2051fc0d56bb38b8df86fc704832aef4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A giant claw moves garbage at the Montgomery County incinerator in September 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/tatos-baked-potato-montgomery-mall-PIYYF7GR7VAPVGTASBRFOBC72A/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T20:57:41.308Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6DE2ZGR3UVFNVPYRADY2Q3OG54.jpg?auth=0f2b9e1b81b02e7fdeca9b13c91d10b46f079837afa5e7ce3c276bac223d1370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Mexico at Tato’s features barbacoa and salsa macha, which is made here with sunflower seeds instead of the usual peanuts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fort-washington-park-closed-explosive-devices-5MHU7CWMFRG6LEAICGVBOMPY2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T20:31:30.8Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YCEKT4AGJFAZTGDCWMNAT3TCSY.jpg?auth=930ba9616ba7757c5ed36cdda52ab7cf65fd1861f9cc82cbff3e75dde2f680fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Technicians with the Prince George’s Fire Department Bomb Squad responded to Ft. Washington Park after several explosive devices were located.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-season-preview-VSBOPCI2QJGMBABRGUAGHV533I/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T20:28:30.53Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MGWY7KQRN5H3NARX36SOCKIGHQ.png?auth=d64c14a84124463eb761be8247d8d671643c33e64fb8575e6f6145a850667b04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/shooting-maryland-science-center-DII3AQFSDRCWTE5HJBA3LL3UTI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T20:08:33.144Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police said no one was injured in the Sunday evening shooting. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/eric-kibler-thunderguards-motorcycle-club-mass-shooting-baltimore-verdict-F3EYUGC3SVDMDAGF3GUIR6Y6EU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T19:35:42.103Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QXRVACNXKJDJVE6Y7NFG4VMIUU.jpg?auth=1bd467a38796f4165677a4bb3d6c968c3967a74f920ba93377138240e3c129d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Family members and friends celebrate the life of Anthony “Chris” Martin, who was killed in a mass shooting in Oliver in 2024 that wounded seven other people.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-city-data-centers-zeke-cohen-HGFDDNVEEZERLKB3FGZBJPBHJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T19:00:01.042Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G22GR2TJ6NFNVBIR2PDME2BWYI.jpg?auth=47f4663f2225d1430b4c5a0ce8618066b3ca5df3ff93903f6e95b403f14b2ff1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[City Council President Zeke Cohen wants to ban data center development in Baltimore for at least a year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/iran-war-donald-trump-strike-deadline-LQLZHH5R7NAENFZLXUJ4JZ4GI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T18:34:16.766Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LCGZUTI6RJDITD5GODOWS6OLWU.jpg?auth=503d8d8ae68234fb9a0f6e46f4152bcd689cdc4b80e608eebc0910d9d3581b81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4321&amp;height=2880</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/supreme-court-mail-voting-trump-BMDMSEONVNG27PMDALCDH4XYI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T17:48:08.444Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court‘s conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/sentence-murder-silver-spring-ms-13-RSTFJDGJFBH4VLW6Y4PZP4XPBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T17:23:44.818Z</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/transportation/bwi-passengers-tsa-travel-wait-time-DZHAQL7PKRAFBMOIT5KB2I6OIY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T16:28:09.56Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7YQNTUDSS5H2FEZOPJ6DOM4LLY.JPG?auth=03e0eca618b464f9e9b807e6fd96b33f1b871e02cd37beea9d1230d8082dfd7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wait times are displayed at a TSA checkpoint at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Monday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-gunnar-henderson-grandfather-death-OIKW5PWSUFAPPISAIHZSPEOAS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T16:13:53.774Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YM2JAO2PTJBQ3EJFZENV3Y26UM.jpg?auth=c21959176932aea3aff4d01d78d54d369752ab22177ad3f7d4f06756814b0926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Allen and Gunnar Henderson, T.J. Etheridge, Gunnar's uncle Sam Brown and his cousin Brayton Brown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/maryland-north-carolina-ncaa-women-second-round-TZVTPQVFPRC4TEVUGSL3VI4THI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T16:02:09.479Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5YOVUPLTFRF7TPIATDI2HP5PHQ.jpg?auth=69cddb9ff958c442c760e4c828cdb2db08356a5091e7f2551c87037307a9922b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3792&amp;height=2528</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland guard Addi Mack looks to pass against Murray State guard Jada Cook during an NCAA first-round game Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-glen-burnie-shooting-tiago-alexandre-sousa-martins-CBQO5AU7MNC5HJYPLQX2MU2TIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T15:30:59.488Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TQGBVNQFABCA3EZ4UCQ27XWMNI.png?auth=c4ed34cb5c9ff58c39976d593bb1654a1c6e3183ef6942d1e360a8dd4019fa33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1288&amp;height=859</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese immigrant who was shot by federal immigration agents in Glen Burnie on Dec. 24, seen with his family. CASA, the immigrant advocacy group that provided the photo, edited it to protect the identities of Sousa-Martins’ partner and two children.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-false-arrestsentencing-DFRTMLFVUFALNPYKUME6WGFN2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T14:56:20.725Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2SGPEES35VF7FAEOIR2MGD44SM.JPG?auth=fc811e8bebc70bafd8725de0dffdc19576fb3d22bd0816fa21d3982524cf1d06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officer Mamoudou Diallo, who's been on the force for more than five years, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to misconduct in office and received probation before judgment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/tips-save-money-on-gas-maryland-CXJDSAKZL5FF3DPFZFJEXA56QQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T14:00:01.281Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NJZWELMCXZDHZE6TV7CDBQ2FQA.jpg?auth=2a93921280423f4c63333aaa32d63bcf71509e7ebd6f7802accf719457a112c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4104&amp;height=2736</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gas prices in Maryland are a couple of cents higher than the national average, AAA said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/abc-capital-text-messages-fraud-VLS5I54SXVAV7BG4NAJ3MMOWDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T13:50:23.324Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VPCV6YPEGVF4VDF77J5UNIKDSM.jpeg?auth=612a3dd9b071257337972d19a079233613298ceae7f6f32ba1404355a42c73e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2970</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Thiru Vignarajah, center, visited East Baltimore in 2025 with Turkish investor Serkan Gökmener, right, after winning a $5.6 million judgment against ABC Capital’s Jay Walsh over fraud claims.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dorchester-county-maryland-states-attorney-candidates-COGWP34U7FDO3DG256Q4PWPNUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T13:46:36.366Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BBII6U6KAZDBBDZ42HUW57VZUI.jpg?auth=a3ef26b8cc367d760292fa9b316d49dcf9d7eb81f728c435fa58dc1a7a692544&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland has a challenge in finding legal professionals to run for top prosecutor in Maryland’s smaller jurisdictions.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-nationals-craig-albenaz-blake-butera-new-managers-K2I5MGIWZFE6VDZYX3KTZO6Q7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T13:00:02.513Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J5UA4QKV7BAAHFLUNFBLOV6FWM.jpg?auth=6470ca4515159ce43d7d4f66e2aaa8282dc7abf33d2f2ea56fe98b7c8d68f128&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals manager Blake Butera and Orioles manager Craig Albernaz.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/acupuncture-insurance-needles-tariffs-BHVQFB5MUVG6VIRX6TA5UZLO4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T09:30:02.342Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OMT4VAYDQNB43N66XMHDNG2ELM.JPG?auth=f7479853b3b2c5c9823e15a3d40d1d39622b87397e8c2a4a410d4a0eb5b25034&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Bieda, an owner of Awaken Wellness in Columbia, is among those whose services are not getting reimbursed by insurance. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-draft-mock-UNOSLVK6WFF3BMBBOLMP5AAKAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T09:30:01.69Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JTLIUMEQTBFRTPZV2KQ7NG64SY.jpg?auth=65b352eecb5473ab6b44cefeaab91b3ffe541433a5afc250916f9239bf934423&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5628&amp;height=3753</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guard Olaivavega Ioane of Penn State could fill a glaring need for the Ravens in the first round of the draft.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/tristan-king-missing-black-children-schools-foster-care-QBB5SGSRGRD4LMABQEKQQQVTU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T09:30:01.555Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U63NVDBBOBB5RKYYBZNYOZTIUY.jpg?auth=22bba47f0a7e0ef4203aa52cf35af9132d345e94b10305ec80ae70090ad1aca7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-lawmakers-crossover-deadline-QCZRH7Q66BHLXM4YQ7JGI3DIWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T09:30:01.41Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q5U63LKH7VF73KJMA3KI45GP7U.JPG?auth=c1cda925749081f5d3ab1c19fb3406a62f8962c216beb494ecdf6ed924084858&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Monday is Crossover Day in the Maryland General Assembly. It is the deadline by which bills must pass at least one chamber — the Senate or the House of Delegates — for the best chance of passage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/jones-falls-park-developer-seawall-KHANNCCYFJEWHOP3M7OIRIRWEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T09:30:00.829Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QOPIDKQ275AKBDA3JBKHJDKJCA.jpg?auth=7b9e583dec125eb2cc31c9b2f63f1f6f39604298ebd5ad28bad28a909be5b6a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5459&amp;height=3639</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thibault Manekin, cofounder of Seawall Development, talks about the Potts & Callahan property his company is acquiring in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/susan-choi-flashlight-banner-book-club-interview-OIC4ZHNWJNDCNLG5ZT4KS5OVNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T09:30:00.647Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6CRWXN5DRBA7FDWBHTDLC6OO74.jpg?auth=16cc665c7fb39c60c1bca20e7a81fa1fd8f49ff6545799b7c7ed765ab68037e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Susan Choi, author of “Flashlight.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>