<?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/camden-yards-new-food-2026-orioles-5UUOUQWUHZCNHOBXP37J3RD63Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T21:44:28.624Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NL7YRE6A6VGRTD55UO5FUZ2YNA.JPG?auth=0063482bf4d19877699999de3f648a0554a1a7dfdb226e72c58eaa24b37c8a67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sausages topped with jalapeño and coleslaw are among the foods you can try during an Orioles game this season at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/homeland-security-funding-MTEUJORYJ5BDZM4EFAFZLTNBIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T20:44:20.217Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PX7HBP27VJGK3P3G262Y4N5IEI.jpg?auth=ca2e405b141141c461faada46674a9b323b64b35654492b0b85dfd278ccb6fc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5862&amp;height=3908</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's agents patrol around the Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/i-81-road-widening-ice-federal-money-JKMIWFE6YFBG3MIIQGIIPCFK5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T20:41:45.052Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5ZNHIHA6SJEIDCGG43AKA4O72Q.JPG?auth=d643ba52497320705a825bcdc6803df5813c825110c1999990a861b3f4e569e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington County officials, who work at this administration building in Hagerstown, wrote Department of Homeland Security officials seeking help in securing federal funds for Interstate 81 widening after pledging support for the department’s plan to develop an ICE facility there.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/barn-and-lodge-hampden-rotunda-opens-EC6OAIVJCRFOXCEO43YW62UYSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T20:19:18.353Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GCQCAL3GIBHGFCDHHNMTWVK74I.jpg?auth=4d5f56106ffb35cf72e8dc0eb7868e3bfb19a11e78b4851e4091d62c2a247a76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Barn & Lodge opens Tuesday in the Hampden Rotunda after two years of delays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-ice-deportation-immigration-enforcement-KTPAQB5WWBB6PI3EOELTOJJRSI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T20:18:17.381Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LT5QOZLI35BUDLJGASKPGG7SY4.jpg?auth=ff76f6406d0c2d925df80a2cd2e2d8c9acfb8a817317bf973e89b22aa0de9f54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Council member Kristin Mink was the lead sponsor of the County Values Act.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/judge-reopens-randallstown-rape-prosecutors-refuse-IHWRK4L3GBHKTJ4G6MCEDCX5EI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T19:57:49.94Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVGIDIIQ3ZGVZGF7LCV5FYHBQI.JPG?auth=979a23637ec8a652a610842ae5ecd73b6d93912de0bb81ea0a12c2efb3325654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7298&amp;height=4868</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shukura has been pushing to hold the man she alleges raped her in 2018 accountable.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/steven-heggie-sr-sentencing-grandson-drug-overdose-baltimore-WP7VU2HY5NHHNGQFRMYWXUM5UQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T19:55:57.205Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EP7NCYGI5FB7FKX64WCVYAKVPQ.jpg?auth=d2f4e4cdbe569d8520574372ff2e09fcef17a796ce40ba2b7123151e5bf54f5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5328&amp;height=3552</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Steven Heggie Sr., 62, was sentenced to six years in prison in the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-veteran-leadership-chris-bassitt-pete-alonso-MVHUVIZABRCTPAIZIQSZURJ23Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T19:39:32.662Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HDYB3NKYZREPTNLUSOUQXOBYBM.jpg?auth=5df425d6cfa4a6727b06cb2908d0496bea20dd46aebecb60bc781cf8c7c18255&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt, left, and first baseman Pete Alonso.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/mera-kitchen-collective-chef-for-week-CETPDO5HG5AGTMJITDZA5PLNRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T19:04:50.943Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/STXPPYYHCNCBPEG4JTSOBP57JY.jpeg?auth=6143e268c68bd559ab54f8216fa0bd67429e345005c26e39b6eef19303052df3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2732&amp;height=1821</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Food runner Vilma Molina at Mera’s Kitchen Collective brings El Salvadoran bistec encebollada, a celebratory dish of grilled steak and marinated vegetables, to the restaurant’s menu starting March 24.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/carl-thistel-sheppard-pratt-social-work-obituary-R7IBFAZMIZGJPG656QZ6NXG3XI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T18:51:36.512Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B5T6COYDIVEFNB5G5BUUVHMXBI.jpg?auth=4343d36daa28d12aadf7fa5e691994252294dc6a640442f110b20d15ad54cf91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480&amp;height=480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carl Thistel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/sanjay-rai-maryland-higher-education-commission-RRBKTM2GEZBHJHHR2A4ZPKAKNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T18:44:27.069Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5K74D7TDEVHRHESBKOX5GLOQ3U.jpeg?auth=634a1daf5de96fe6cc31651ac91b2054cc6a37b36c15bdeafe4c46e09de6f598&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3403&amp;height=2269</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sanjay Rai has led the Maryland Higher Education Commission since 2023 and was appointed by Gov. Wes Moore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-musk-grok-ai-lawsuit-7XHWMQNBUFEDTDKKYOI46XNT4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T18:05:57.322Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/34LJHWIM55EQVDWMEQJCT63H4Y.jpg?auth=5ef9a5ddd1b482f5b2b6c2ad52755884a2c815ba9f509af04cae0bbace5374d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Grok Imagine website seen on a computer screen. Baltimore City is suing Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company over a feature that creates nonconsensual sexually explicit images.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-school-board-appointments-PVTATFCHWBEKXO4WA7ASW66PJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T18:03:54.096Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NBCERAG2ZZDHNF2Q2TWSYSGJ7M.jpg?auth=4fbba0596428bdb9e9301c985920239dda02f6ec01be0fdbd128edbf6348264d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State lawmakers advanced a bill that would put the power to select Baltimore school board members in the hands of a few local politicians, vastly reducing community influence.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/gas-prices-montgomery-howard-trump-iran-oil-UP7RTR2ZU5CHTMGSM5DJFUE5EU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T17:53:47.043Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O33FEYEKO5CATEW5KICVTLRBWM.jpg?auth=ffed9a34952bb18a0af13076d6386841b09b346459f1e197997530a19d3080bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The average price of gas in the state rose 33% in recent weeks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/charles-county-maryland-murder-quadruple-amputee-CWYBD6RINBFBFET2ATRLWQA4BQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T17:19:10.339Z</lastmod><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[Dayton James Webber, a professional cornhole player who is a quadruple amputee, was arrested in Virginia after a fatal shooting in Charles County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/key-bridge-collapse-port-of-baltimore-QA6AMGZS5JHNPONFPYYKFLQWQU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T17:00:04.319Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4PZBMVYJPZCJLOYNG47YXNSAGU.JPG?auth=933890b1f987cd637a5d8914d2693f8e9f087c42447abd12dd928a233bf077e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Port of Baltimore largely posted strong numbers last year, but is ranked No. 11 for the second year in a row.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/norbeck-road-rockville-H3KFFAEPXNEEFBM74UX5ZCC5NQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T16:00:09.643Z</lastmod><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 crash that left two passengers dead occurred around 3:09 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Norbeck Road and East Gude Drive, police said Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-prospects-to-watch-P4IIRB5JVFAL3I32FPELO4LZRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T15:46:31.011Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NL65GPDUAVEX5IYYU5UC3MPXR4.jpg?auth=58eade6a69efac1fbd06f7a0363ed4b82d85b23429764abb29a27fb9c5e949b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=9504&amp;height=6336</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals catching prospect Harry Ford.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/baltimore-fireboat-pier-dispute-IYRT2EWSTNHHNAGZE2GGGVWL6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T15:43:46.457Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FF7WJDGTZ5FQ5BPWS35O2WOFAI.JPG?auth=5a744146026c53df7a970b5732c31643ce5c3a69195435d927071ce6ad9a825f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore spent $2 million on repairs to its fireboat pier, but the Army Corps of Engineers has ordered the city to stop work.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/essex-fatal-police-shooting-no-charges-4IRPI3VD5JDZLMZAI3XOUATXPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T15:34:12.379Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MSOAP6D23ZBOLIH4YXHJYFZ5NU.jpg?auth=67c7aab640173262433e5985ef24fd94b26cbbe487001e87b140b3d41d7e9c71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Office of the Attorney General said the officers involved in the December 2025 shooting did not commit a crime under state law. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-highlandtown-ice-outreach-CGE3JNEC3RBRXMDUYP33MP5VY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T15:34:05.047Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAGESX76PJFPJASQBQB6NWCU6E.jpg?auth=43d72e53ec766d3ee3cde3c913e7e12abfc0577b2c3b7d04b57903db4225af0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, joined by Catalina Rodriguez Lima, director of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, speaks with an employee at a shop in Highlandtown during a community walk on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/key-bridge-design-headquarters-engineers-UPD6ROA3UBBXFH3KPNORR3NZ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T15:25:44.092Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RCXP5EBRNRBZ5HXWAVL2ST2DQI.jpg?auth=de2eae70fee74f15a61ac5f94eaf72d863a79369e034fc7647fad8748c40b61b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5475&amp;height=3650</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Employees hold a team meeting in an office at an Anne Arundel County business park where engineers work on the design for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge project.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/baltimore-orioles-bullpen-construction-mike-elias-FXER5R3KIVCG7B5PN3I3OIK6MU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T14:00:02.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2KMSOA2YCZEQXEFUIRFMEOUV7E.jpg?auth=330e0b914a426bbb0ba384a5ab83848fabb8159b44bd5f930f767c3b98c8a9c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Yennier Cano, Dietrich Enns, Keegan Akin and Rico Garcia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-savage-library-branch-carbon-monoxide-GBGF5D6W4VDNVNEV222HQA735A/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T13:23:45.808Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4GE5YN6N65HEJJNBVEX6VLLUK4.jpg?auth=9d4ae9b9583ac46c98bb90ec206e0fa47b5eda8bcc9d8cdf8ce5f55db1c7c84d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=708</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Howard County Library's Savage branch closed abruptly in November after several employees reported feeling sick. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/westgate-circle-art-in-public-places-3NLR73MWHVDUTMCBPHMXPNFDLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T13:02:08.896Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EP7WGAHXIBFH7KCJJ4WYEKXD3E.JPG?auth=1dcd5f6444d0efa6427459ee0299101cd84f256acc72581806312934a7c33ec0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Westgate Circle in Annapolis is at the intersection of West Street, Taylor Avenue and Spa Road.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/maryland-supreme-court-baltimore-opioids-FCPFU2NJDBH53IIZN6HZUJOWQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T11:00:04.98Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EQWYRD5EHRE73BCPGNH4IWEPZ4.jpg?auth=3fb16dd27db84d76a89bf561fd697959347498cfbb855e8781089598b2484c7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5909&amp;height=3939</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Supreme Court has issued a ruling that could undermine Baltimore’s legal victory over McKesson, whose corporate headquarters is seen here in Texas in 2022, and AmerisourceBergen, in an opioid lawsuit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/maryland-credit-scores-bill-renter-protections-I73Y6R4DVVD4BBCNNKPMKI7SPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T09:30:00.989Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HMR2L3YRWFBW3MHPS3R7QXHJGY.JPG?auth=e5dd639284aeac10c8a589d3f3e154f7066cea65b241b2280ab9dc0972cfcc82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tenant Mandee Crumpton said her credit score nearly tanked her housing search a few years ago.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/laguardia-airport-collision-jet-fire-truck-ND5EZXQYONELRGYCREFVRFH3GI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T03:51:30.693Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YSEFTGWUIFETTA2277KCXCBO3Q.jpg?auth=62c049e556dc26972ffa2303399ddc27689cd561ef9ca7edbc127b12bc0c9ff0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4675&amp;height=3117</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Air Canada Jet sits on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, after colliding with a Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-council-immigration-police-ice-EYZBP4LKQ5GY7HFQQ26I2ROCXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T01:48:41.588Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VWDBM6WWXJG7DJVIKQCBVLVDT4.JPG?auth=aa671ae783ef2620e40a568babc7aa7f2e45db8f37ecc5c9bb89428adf43c57a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City Council passed a bill Monday barring city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/adrian-dantley-nba-basketball-gaitherburg-recreation-BG6G25GEHBA2NNVN65TIQNEQGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-24T01:14:04.559Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TELR7OW6LJDNRCJXRCYABLJ5NM.jpg?auth=c68ca43899840157fe4279777a86e67c73a93a5f688149ab887d755beaa6a28f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7635&amp;height=5090</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adrian Dantley, an NBA Hall of Famer and two-time scoring champion, referees a recreational basketball league game at the Upper County Community Center in Gaithersburg.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>