<?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/local-government/ban-catonsville-commercial-house-party-ZZ4Z4SQOBBBIZPCODHBD6WPAKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T23:13:17.344Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U5WO625M2VCZFIT22XIHQDSM3A.jpg?auth=9ddd846959017cc91aaa90fe7b6b733ab08622419b92bf7976618627278a634e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7593&amp;height=5240</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier says commercial house parties can create safety concerns, such as underage drinking. The County Council is considering a bill that would ban the parties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/prince-georges-ice-permits-CA6BBJQU5BCZ7OQ7UEGM5TDDGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T22:54:04.102Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GKEPVEJYDZENRBU3TMHOXOS2Z4.JPG?auth=aabee1b2ceff4a285f52280fedac7ed73672a990fb13efd6538e37fd54e9a5d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Metro 1 building at 6505 Belcrest Road in Hyattsville where ICE is trying to expand their field office.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/southwest-flight-bwi-diversion-7WWQXCGMRJCHRPU2N7MJTNSOF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T22:28:32.703Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3JV5CCI6EFF6RHOHEIOGF5UWW4.JPG?auth=bf345775c162892fdaba5e49d7d76599d8d41421b847170295490e51564cafd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Southwest flight en route from Washington to Houston on Tuesday collided with a bird on Tuesday, officials said, leading to an emergency landing and aircraft switch at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/removal-new-carrollton-mayor-5DZKC5GPTBHOFAC3CF6KQ3PTPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T22:20:49.421Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2FXK3SSPJGXJPR6UTGKHIBQGE.png?auth=eab238c6b7fb7a17d9e45990d046cc685de034a44b9cf81a1e0114625f03c030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[City Council members are preparing to force Mayor Phelecia Nembhard from office for allegedly violating an indefinite hiring freeze.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/howard-county-teen-shot-MVFLBNZ7T5EGDDLTKS7U4E4GDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T22:15:55.038Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KVKYAZ3YLNHXPJZXYA7ULIGQBI.jpg?auth=9150b1ed36584a31f7a92d67af5121ad859d5362e8222b9e0f0a345285b4da25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Howard County court sentenced Jeremiah Robinson to 25 years in prison and five years probation for his role in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Lance Carrington in Columbia on Jan. 14, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/johns-hopkins-health-system-hospitals-code-black-5VIMIYXNJVFDLH73YJ6T2CBDAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T22:04:45.914Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NVBBF3NTRFDVJIULRQW3PFV6AI.jpg?auth=2c844389c0b8e2460c3be719293aae25cfe3539d574793e5b38b318ab29d00da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5298&amp;height=3532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center was one of three system hospitals under a Code Black on Monday, Sept. 7. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/christmas-carolers-gun-paul-susie-plea-RXKN3XQ4QRFQPG22BPYTABO53U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T21:48:39.394Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V5BW35A3Q5CTVOP3ISEDO3M4YU.jpg?auth=9587eff5307a0f8231d93326b491e1e16b9a0c7a1870aee59e298df8dce2df87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5302&amp;height=3535</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Brian Susie, a banker, pleaded guilty Tuesday following charges that he pointed a handgun "directly" at three Christmas carolers late last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/freetown-elementary-shooting-R2AUIUAULRF2NMRPXWQX4YGK3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T21:16:14.425Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/57E4PEPHY5CIJIDUD4DC65LAUY.JPG?auth=ba93223bc7789bd64c62cabc2a07d85f387ecaba2990cfdee67cf1eaada56732&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Man charged after a child brought a gun to an Anne Arundel County elementary school and accidentally shot himself, pleaded guilty. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/police-no-charges-gaithersburg-elliott-powers-D753MNTFVFHP7IWEK65QQJEJJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T21:01:16.991Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DZQEF6DWNVBQ5E4L7FF7PXJZJQ.JPG?auth=537cb818fca8112c9876591be708ad6ddabce464237f616669c40601326d7d86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland’s attorney general on Tuesday announced his office will not seek charges against officers who fatally shot Elliott Powers at a Gaithersburg bus stop in July.

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/david-rubenstein-kennedy-center-OLTMREBVKVH4XJKQNBWFZYOASQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T19:38:09.66Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ASO5RUEXURDWROJK3M25L76GDI.jpg?auth=f1cd7fad265d03b7189323fa6c6d44636af9ac52eecdc0fd7f9535f23d2f278f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2025</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers remove the sculpture "Blue" by artist Joel Shapiro on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Sept. 2.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/lonnie-bunch-steps-down-smithsonian-LQOVKOFFEVGP7HJT377SGQKMKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T18:23:55.662Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HG63EVIW5BEN5MAGCPC7J6O7UU.jpg?auth=266f6d7593c543f23a248826cf681e06667f38d0cb216f9e593c3e70cbd0a31f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3476&amp;height=2317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lonnie Bunch speaks onstage during the EBONY Power 100 Gala at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/cj-abrams-home-run-nationals-YXDOM67LX5FZPNFP5ZPCHGAVJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T17:49:52.303Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BQWTKHGIANFXTMMONEBFECRCRE.jpg?auth=f50e62ef820f0ab56edf7ceae6f17db09538ac36cc2684b4baca758fa064da5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5968&amp;height=3979</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-craig-albernaz-evaluation-ZPAWXZKS5FACDHMK75ZU2UGQEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ODCJDFIM75FLZJUB7Z3BU7S76U.png?auth=af82fe1f719fad95101435c9c01dc6c56a16c5b1528760e1ee13aad518b45905&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/edgar-allen-poe-house-preservation-6ZRDDM2ASBEJDKTHT56VVXSKZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T14:52:18.081Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IBV5YOCA6ZH3FGS3CRGLT2D23I.JPG?auth=89ae1f0541e857baff934c5994fa166340e98b7812ea566de980c0b330238118&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Edgar Allan Poe House, where the author lived in the 1830s, is surrounded by construction in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/afrithrive-immigrant-food-pantry-farms-GGO46Z7Q2VHJLJ7DN3A6SCUUT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WEE7DLXK7FGG7MLBZKS6VH26QA.jpg?auth=270dc9c38862e3ea58b5a39a8d70cf501394ab048daa01fd251004eb0da01d67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6240&amp;height=4160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AfriThrive distributes foods commonly eaten in African, Latin American and Asian households that are hard to find or too expensive for immigrant families.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-new-official-city-tree-EW77E2E3CZGORLLX2UBU54ON7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T13:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7PYWGOKM6NCAPMGAUNBD6ZQMJE.JPG?auth=97299bbffaa57d594305285083afc6e91bf8935f04520a0873aded4b66e53f22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6350&amp;height=4233</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brendon Brown, who is the assistant chief forester dressed as the tuliptree, comes in first place during a race for the title of Baltimore’s new city tree during Baltimore City Recreation & Parks event at Cylburn Arboretum on Thursday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-super-bowl-reasons-jesse-minter-injuries-C6MZ4RE5SVFBPA2JO2QIQPGTJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T11:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RCGYPSKBMZDTTBUSVKB62ZYPXI.jpg?auth=c01b10f0d4864e9e6602c083b43e52d04e002d355cdda6b09a1ab364f194d9a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2565&amp;height=1708</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With the Ravens’ season opener against the Colts just five days away, here are 10 reasons Jesse Minter’s debut season could be a dud.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/maryland-child-care-scholarship-copayments-VOXG2JYMQBCTVBCTNONYWG3TKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/56XEUQPUVBHQNJDG2MOIOT5BW4.JPG?auth=aefc937167996850b136d6bd7dee6fd61f9b9f328487503fc5b949f8b4124459&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Legacy Child Development Center in Owings Mills is among the daycares that accept families who use childcare scholarships.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/montgomery-county-viva-white-oak-development-6RLSANHGG5DR5HQPRONFRY5GWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6PQI7TLQ4FFQZMBIR77QIGMMT4.jpg?auth=834c9d5e004c4bf050972056ea4fce9bad45bfc28f5709166376e2fe3d27bec2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=426</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Costco is set to be one of Viva White Oak’s anchor stores. Developers plan to break ground on Viva White Oak before the end of the year, but the project’s full build-out is still years away.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/garth-brooks-george-strait-bob-chance-auction-S3YSMZJPGVCUZFC3CXTHLJ4QGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ICLCU4UWMFF6RGIZZTJO5DSQBU.jpg?auth=34541b936421be64e109c9fa6e17436e3376a35873331e647358a9972bbe3ee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3093&amp;height=2329</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How do you take a picture of the horns from a longhorn? Cindy Chance holds up one of the items from her father’s stores she'll auction off on Sept. 13.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/talk-your-suit-card-game-YQQ2GTYNPVD4REBZYM4G4RFF6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CS3VOK4YRRE6VGGL22Q6IP3WBU.jpg?auth=789d0e55b17f66511ee9451678ba7b07c15c0e6940cbbc1760741f247d20839f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cortnie Burriss created the first version of “Talk Your Suit” to get high schoolers talking about literature. But now she hosts a game night in Upper Marlboro to get adults talking.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/towson-football-alumni-nfl-coaching-staff-GUAXP7UV3NB6DJBVRIGCGIMIGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GIMGM2MMEVGUXOL4EXBDH5SNSQ.jpg?auth=19e855a50166fddda64e273d9439beb16e9b0b3c1bb16fbdb403f834fdf945ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4918&amp;height=3279</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Fleury, a Towson Tigers alum, during training camp. Seven Towson football alums hold positions on NFL coaching staffs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/warren-road-bridge-safe-collapse-PD7SIX5NLFANLKLPECV7BZKBSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SIGFQCTYGRBTHKSTI4JAIDUWBY.jpg?auth=366023bdfb5fa809c281cfb7974ca20c16892cf303c7c0a95df0d83988bd5cb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5113&amp;height=3409</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bridge crosses over the Loch Raven Reservoir on Warren Road, directly above where the historic mill town of Warren used to be located, in Cockeysville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/andy-harris-maryland-redistricting-OPHTAJQEBBA7JCGYALAU6WW3XU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5EEC5PB4YBAOLD7SOQYTSZZ5SQ.jpg?auth=9c82ced344fda81e5faed3acc4ff918db9b5972488b6f4ef6a3364bc839f5953&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Andy Harris has twice dodged redistricting attempts. He may not be so lucky a third time.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-padres-dylan-crews-E2ICHQFPC5ARPILWC4HMKFCY54/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-08T00:52:12.011Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ILQ3UOSWDJBDJDDBF6Q7QPXSLY.jpg?auth=073df33f3b5ce850b74dc23537fbefb3a7adc09dbb8d822ae76a5402b4e59373&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews hits a two-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the sixth inning on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>