<?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/community/criminal-justice/andre-duvall-montgomery-village-RNJO5P7NUFCV7FA2NEZ2BYZDWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T23:28:30.942Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VNUAXAIOWREXXCBKLCJKFUZ2AU.jpg?auth=b971ab7fa336276616ad2245613c3c2b125c1b2cf3aed368f0ceec4cdb335031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7336&amp;height=4891</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andre Duvall, 27, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of first- and second-degree assault, and multiple gun violations, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/brenda-frese-oluchi-okananwa-maryland-basketball-7W6DEN74WFDCLGFG3XMWYBUERI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T23:05:12.228Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MV37F2LR7ZALLJGSTTBJQXM73E.jpg?auth=260536d7b73f376f4cf7122c49b7a0e1e579796d84b68543a4bd22e250d9b0aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A viral third-quarter exchange between Maryland basketball coach Brenda Frese, right, and star guard Oluchi Okananwa has ignited a discussion about race, gender and the dynamics of coaching.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/ai-weapons-detection-wootton-mcps-GSXGSXNN6JE3TLHWXNCIPHYDVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T20:17:28.491Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XEMBHWFS5VC7TAROE4CHTBZQN4.png?auth=49feb5d246662efb280f1b6121beaaf24497d47259bc5681c65eacee3def9d4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/wootton-high-school-shooting-after-action-report-Q7EJFQBGMJHRDE7LIMW2EGH2QA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T20:15:55.961Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RLV3H74C5JD55IQL4HEJGSPFPU.jpg?auth=4d57c1fbf2667988644764cdb3e4f87edc70c489cd1638e89ee191953a4ad826&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor speaks about a shooting at Wootton High School at a press conference in Rockville on the day of the incident.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/senate-funding-tsa-homeland-security-immigration-7PIQN3MRC5CZ3PZE3BWALXT6VE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T19:56:36.259Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KXJER2D2A5DUZP6ZGSY52LED7A.JPG?auth=6e0ab68f7292486c265eefeae17355921d05e99e7568029db9872a2d94fe5f6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The funding shutdown led to warnings of airport closures as TSA workers missing paychecks stop coming to work.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-executive-race-candidate-forum-Q7MSPQHGENC3PLFRQM5V3XNUWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T19:55:58.487Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6T3ECGOAHFCW3EUGPE36N5XUVM.jpg?auth=b9708976d32bb45ad71a828eac77370470871d6fc2b619783a093ccd703138ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4917&amp;height=3278</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Executive candidates answer questions at a Goucher College forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters. From left, Patrick Dyer, Julian Jones, Izzy Patoka, Mansoor Shams, Kimberley Stansbury, Nick Stewart and Pat Young.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-kyle-bradish-health-WUPWNWSPC5GVXPL34GNSBX76QM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T18:19:31.326Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3AUGFNMGWNFSJD7NJNIF53JQ2Y.jpg?auth=324da141eca5ce1144efa63cfb49b37fdb713019ea1d7ea8bd9a145baddc0021&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4589&amp;height=3059</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish finished fourth in American League Cy Young Award voting in 2023, but injuries have limited him to 14 starts over the last two seasons.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-water-taxi-R3XLRTWAVJCWFNX2Q7JEXZGHDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T16:24:14.738Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MT6TS2GLWVCUDM3UBGWVEMVGAA.jpg?auth=8330f63f8eaa018550ea44383dff12f1f344cbb1e9351c8d9617038599cdf7f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4975&amp;height=3317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Water Taxi vessel “Nimble” cruises through the Inner Harbor in Baltimore last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/oscar-pedrozo-YHGP4UKNCRDMHH3N227NI2YUUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T15:58:49.523Z</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:caption><![CDATA[A man who was driving a U.S. Postal Service van when he fatally struck a pedestrian last year has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, Montgomery County Police said on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/potomac-home-for-sale-grand-interior-FM4RRVMN6NDLPK45QADOWBKN3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T15:53:00.381Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y3W2X36T65BOZMXE6KQPG73UTE.png?auth=c94c7f84702098ce8e8596753e19f4e936178d990a9cee55ae010cd95a4286ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-storylines-to-follow-2026-VBI7MEJ2HJH35O6L7TRJRFBBX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T14:51:17.282Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F4PO7ZNWSNA4TJFSASRF2IEDMY.jpg?auth=8cf83b919d960ebcaae1f6c832d6f5bf909e1a8318a135ea8268b4a16ca7c047&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4426&amp;height=2951</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manager Blake Butera is part of a new era for the Nationals.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-schools-budget-NWKWBTZJFJHYPP2YKOWBW2B64I/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T14:37:43.923Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CSQU7OJ5DVEX7AM64ALBN65ZOU.jpg?auth=d34b592ebbe5025c16a070fff6c191be5db344a990e7d6e14bbe75eefa879a00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier and Superintendent Myriam Rogers announced Friday morning that the school system will receive an extra $9.3 million to help save school positions and avoid raising class sizes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/maryland-bwi-dulles-dca-airports-spring-break-gas-break-OIB6DWO7YNGKXC6GHSRWNJLNOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T14:20:33.861Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ZLFK4HLZFHL5BW5L3Y4FEQPSA.jpg?auth=a11b6bc85a7a085afd011c6a9380b3d0ce6c6a6a7ae564a9211f618a88d0b2de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Travelers walk to catch flights at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/13-year-old-attempted-murder-rockville-3FOZFBG7MZBPVHRN2FYJ46G5SY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T14:16:37.719Z</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[Rockville officials said a suspect, 13, has been charged with attempted murder in the alleged stabbing of another juvenile. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/heart-of-maryland-jayla-diggs-maryland-my-maryland-song-DYUSKA4CPJF2ZKIVMDOXVXUHRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T13:00:02.224Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O5O7WURFONCQRHRW6JWQG3G5FM.JPG?auth=a64b0eb4c55f3bb74adca7c69735ce2a638759c0390735db3743305fcb3e3fb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2179</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jayla Elise Diggs, who performs as Jayla Elise, has performed “The Heart of Maryland” more than 400 times since writing it in 2025. State legislation to make it the state song died in committee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/cherry-blossoms-peak-bloom-maryland-fort-mchenry-VIQMRYTBDJGHDEHILLCPBUJHFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T12:00:03.046Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OXUE3LZ2OFDOBP2WWQYZKKANGY.JPG?auth=91238bf6a06555226922651ea5fc4be25e64f0f044de063bca9433b3a7e99817&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore boasts two groves of cherry blossom trees that will be in peak bloom the first weekend of April. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/travel/spring-break-bwi-airport-UWEATBBTSBERNLV2KA7A3LU23E/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T10:54:27.318Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EIHUQEDKRBC4DBORTNINGL6TEQ.jpg?auth=1379c3ac03d022091b462b01b22b7cb397aaf333f185c6f40b430d779b99df87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=5000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mac Morrone, an eighth grader at Patterson Park Public Charter School, arrives at the airport by 2:40 a.m. Thursday to make sure he did not miss his spring break trip to Costa Rica.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/tim-smith-towson-math-tutor-obituary-HEU63MFE3NBOBCYEVHQFF5C6VY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T09:30:02.553Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DFTXM6CXF5C65FLUZZVZS7ZN3Q.jpg?auth=bebf198d81d253f179188a530d065181f06ffe5f4db5c696a820226c3a84f50c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=503&amp;height=503</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tim Smith.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/uber-lyft-maryland-gas-prices-JBT7W6EDVVHZBDLZQCWCNF3DYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T09:30:02.371Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WC46MXCPP5GD5JK5FLTCB6WLYE.JPG?auth=9e60cd02bb488ce31efb598dd6346e8a5987b387652e5aea3948511633b87b3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A driver shows the worker’s view of the Uber app. Some ride-share workers said it has never been tougher to make a living as a gig driver. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-batting-practice-opening-day-fans-ILZ3OJFNSNBD7ECXP7XUIWAPBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T09:30:01.724Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OJ6OODM5ZFDNZDMM7AG2VNJOC4.JPG?auth=d4563592d9de91e5a5afadbfcb4a11fd61a54a75554592460045bb40d362434f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gary Mangold, center, from Allentown, Penn., attends his first opening day at Camden Yards. He got to the park early to watch batting practice, something the Orioles hadn’t opened to fans since before the pandemic.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/national-capital-planning-legislature-commission-RJ7FJJYNIBFCBOAEUPYTTMC55E/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T09:30:01.586Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TR6D42TERCE3C33MJBNQNVK6Y.jpg?auth=4f424b4088fc869c1e7ea044ab1c08874b860ceca50da1c84ae2f07f85a64aa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2728&amp;height=1818</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/mcps-boundary-program-votes-GVUO6O46LZHNPHTU26DTQMWIWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T03:42:40.169Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5WTR47FC3VHWRHRJYSRW5E3KME.jpg?auth=a5672337345e0beffbf5ce89d0c3f04dc780899d131341fa09b2cb8b1385dcc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Community members packed the Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters in Rockville to protest a vote over programs and campus boundaries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-manager-craig-albernaz-first-win-beer-shower-3WAE2VXP2BHQDL5UEDAJLWVIDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T01:13:11.29Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CHK3UWHXHNBDZDTCZRW272KR4E.jpg?auth=aca21397e6e3d97fc277587dccde265140eb98114899cdc0d860a00bbd6b2ccd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4589&amp;height=3059</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles manager Craig Albernaz had the club ready for opening day Thursday at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/bwi-airport-security-lines-spring-break-I2PZRBUC5ZFEXEXFFTRXWQOSCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-27T00:07:53.08Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2JTPBHGQZVFDXIDHZOGJT2MIYE.jpg?auth=abfd6d2212630ffe6e0c90b4fe1f696eaf841a7b017b85e1943e2201088aa075&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2979&amp;height=1986</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A line for travelers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport extends outside the building on Thursday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>