<?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/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-laremy-tunsil-brandon-coleman-KMFZYUSIWBHF3A7EUZMK4V2HHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T22:59:36.675Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UQEJ3F6PABAXLPHOTH5RMRT3D4.jpg?auth=c7cb487e4aa4f8996354b6aba38e1c39a45084bf4bbc3f767db785e31dbb8bdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Commanders offensive lineman Brandon Coleman celebrates during halftime of the team’s Week 16 game against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/bcpss-teachers-missing-summer-payments-6J2LS3WRX5HKNFKWDLASZP667A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T22:31:27.577Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VEYHBI5VQZGDLMQC4HWEMN2QTY.JPG?auth=7f643830a969b4bd9ad167d1dc8cbf7facc5f825b4978bfd9b64af7f0af39dd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4295&amp;height=2863</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Teachers Union members express their disapproval during a press conference at Baltimore City Public Schools headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-facility-elkridge-maryland-YVF3T4GR5ZDYBEBVA5AOFNW4RU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T22:17:25.26Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XPJQORPFV5FVVMIDESACXINK2Y.JPG?auth=ef95817ca9013dd2805ef9a03cc2938d2c5615129d8f8a5129a01a6eebb3bbaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge ruled Monday that construction may continue on a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/khyree-jackson-foundation-khy-day-QOHTKWMY6RC7VCYKSYGUIQLC7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T21:54:52.508Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7TNSBZPHVBTBCDDRHAWQLV5X4.jpg?auth=0d34cfd34f3c63f2ca9680dbd2024745f8e499a1557d3133040758d19bfcc723&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1092&amp;height=728</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Khyree Jackson, right, was killed in a July 2024 car crash months after being drafted into the NFL. His parents, left, will host the second annual Khy Day on Tuesday at his alma mater, Upper Marlboro's Dr. Henry A. Wise High School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-national-guard-AMQLACS3C5ELZHCAVYMEANUP3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T21:45:55.886Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BNZIT4FGTJH7TDWLQQFGPX2MGE.jpg?auth=7acf498a9f6a11f4d2742ca9e590b1b458dbc397f8d9b14ae5502b916cb796b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7408&amp;height=4938</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Extending the deployment of National Guard troops in the District of Columbia into 2029 will cost about $1.4 billion, the Pentagon estimates. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-call-up-jackson-kent-UVPOO245IBAVPN54353BZZM2Z4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T19:07:48.669Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BPYGFOYOFC33HLBMF6R6GTLUA.jpg?auth=e2ad1447c059b2037eed4e59c75501df094f4b6f6a0aaa7032a7b40784a00927&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4830&amp;height=3220</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals left-hander Jackson Kent pitches during a spring training game against the New York Mets on March 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/grassroots-crisis-layoffs-federal-funding-APCGZRE7ZZF37GDBZGPMGCMT4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:36:47.42Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/75CQMJOVGJDHLHHKV6RBTEGEHQ.jpg?auth=317f98cf1de385928a337207011595d5486c576fe29d43fb82f00b2c8d07fddc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1170</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grassroots, a Howard County nonprofit that answers calls, chats and texts to the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline from around the country, is laying off 62 employees after losing federal funding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-offense-post-trade-deadline-VKZESDC4XNEMLOK2CDD64YHWSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:18:36.801Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VECLKMTR7ZG3NJIVOG7NWONV2Y.jpg?auth=641168c19fffc20e0ceb72232a7ef76a664270350807cac5fdc7749dbbebfe59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6910&amp;height=4576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrés Chaparro and Abimelec Ortiz have worked well as a first-base platoon after the Nationals gave them an opportunity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-offense-hitting-with-no-outs-2ZAHX2RMENAD7ITB2ALKVSLJ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T16:04:11.151Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PEBYZ5Y4DRCRTB4XIBTNSZYBOI.jpg?auth=35c07533538d41d65bd42249a92833e37a8b7c07f7f320a328129da501e6f88f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3895&amp;height=2597</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson is hitting .200 with no outs in the inning this season.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fight-cases-dismissed-gabriel-acevero-gino-renne-UKEF7JUSDFGY5JLJEJQQV22IQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T15:35:36.952Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NBUA2TXXQRAT5JO5ANAPDJ6XAA.jpg?auth=8c2b199d7d016c6b24d76e0e57b71a8db1916ff0585157633296e6719335d8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Union leader Gino Renne, left, and Del. Gabriel Acevero got into an altercation on Thursday, June 18.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-dequwan-houchins-misconduct-indictment-4Q26OT726FHTJBE6TL3JKXUJWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T14:25:28.796Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IU5SNBQ42NCGTCYV3LMWPNVVFY.JPG?auth=9e4f87506ffb78005c47278a55d2ab84948af18edb121806429897a8382062e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2353</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, right, and Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, left, spoke at a news conference on Monday concerning the indictment of a police officer accused of faking traffic stops to avoid service calls.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-nonprofit-audit-county-council-grant-IHMFZVOPZFHJXHBMR3MEIANN5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:50:27.369Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7SPF4FPDIRFJZDIPBNPHMX6HDQ.jpg?auth=d3b7580fbe6b90237ef2eb6de3a6268dba6496000267f9aa1bccad235b820436&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3440&amp;height=2295</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Prince George’s County Council has demanded that an Upper Marlboro-based nonprofit return at least $134,000 in taxpayer money.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-maryland-horse-racing-derby-churchill-downs-CLAA4QRS3RFIFIAKEN2OERWPNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZRENR5AMZATVAI57JXKXAVBXM.JPG?auth=fa736466c98b2b5e886fd21e6406aa175ca7b09209b73f339950bcbccb75d588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Preakness is expected to return to a new Pimlico Race Course next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/chelsea-school-laurel-special-education-reading-5JHF6KJEZ5F6HC3NXBCLTBV7ZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T13:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BD2ADXZ6NBYRJLTL2GU5ENNAI.jpg?auth=a17bb68e7f006738d3e62673f5904e5c3588d9d26d4508647db8bcd537cf0d81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chelsea School, a special education institution focused on reading intervention, is moving its campus from Hyattsville to Laurel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-training-camp-players-practice-jakobi-lane-marlon-humphrey-tj-tampa-YRYXUTRH2JBQDDUZ3NUCSIZ4OI/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T12:55:31.106Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OX4BWC7SGZEVVHIML2W6NSGCOE.jpg?auth=b22de36548215dfb18bad310aea6457648fe5797610a172ccaea410fab91d6b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6149&amp;height=4099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike is making progress after neck surgery, though it is difficult to say when he will be ready to play.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-redistricting-voters-AVD5KWIMCBCLHPRVA6YINKCKMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T10:28:30.859Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VBRLPJIYBNFWPG7MUSCXIWAMAA.JPG?auth=f6db52326f5562227cf1148a7a345b7d9297eb6f9866df194e90893fcc74b1e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bird’s-eye view of the House chamber at the Maryland State House in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/montgomery-county-agricultural-fair-rodeo-protests-X3QSG4VOWNBC7F42XBT2A4YRZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FYSEHA4PDVCILL6OEVVAHO55TQ.jpg?auth=3aa09c197f4c145927755a43641443d30a49db193d464f3e333cebcb11892f72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5594&amp;height=3722</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair added a second rodeo to its lineup this summer after last year’s sold out quickly.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-stadium-housing-transit-master-plan-MW7MCZWSZ5AXZPT4IJQGWZWGRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DJG7XNUJDRB7RM2FZ4KSPWWZVQ.jpg?auth=48650b1f638a8aa08f25c4ed0f937971ab77351bd0337bdf4ac76d6317da3759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Commanders' new stadium is planned to be built along the Anacostia River in Washington, at the site of RFK Stadium, seen here in 2025 as it was being demolished.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/quality-of-life-crime-citations-baltimore-police-CIQQ6NNK6ZGPDJ5KCUFFWI7Y4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U7F2DS34FCLDPVPAUHN3VUR6M.JPG?auth=628fd0797079dfdefac775b14cf9fb60f359412a5e2516a43f670a261cb6df6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While Baltimore is experiencing historic declines in homicides and shootings, some residents, like Robert Richardson Jr., say other low-level offenses persist at unacceptable levels and erode their quality of life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/city-dock-flooding-annapolis-businesses-B4KIBCBJXZGSJHZS5XXLDJUO2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MTNQD6QK2NDPJOWQS5NQH52FQQ.JPG?auth=b60a1fb8287260bb2d46682538da598c161d1cc83386b7ccc3c3ec5b4de6ab0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sveinn Storm, owner of Storm Bros. Ice Cream Factory, outside the shop in Annapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>