<?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/orioles-mlb/rico-garcia-wears-roberto-clemente-jersey-number-BOBHMRRAJRCJXLOYBY27D2BOII/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T23:10:58.73Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OXX7LZAJ7FFXRJ6DZNUS7WTXGE.jpg?auth=57e93c071ea708e2681e326a173b2cafeec77fa5df4846ab2f21f5b24c0f0bfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1971&amp;height=1314</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles pitcher Rico Garcia crosses his arms to the sky, a gesture in honor of his grandfather, after throwing a scoreless 10th inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-teacher-child-sexual-abuse-material-Y44FQQXE5ZA43OV5AMJKEV6A5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T23:00:40.04Z</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:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/donald-trump-kennedy-center-L3FTROUMORHMNHRGON46KLP4NU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T22:47:30.586Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NKMNS7MFH5BZBOANNXUXOGJN6M.jpg?auth=84bdfccc7870dd3ca2def3ade1b590ba35ffc2996273945dc70b04967816171b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors walk at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this month in Washington. The center's Trump-appointed board has reportedly voted to close the iconic arts venue amid financial issues and a court dispute over adding President Donald Trump's name to it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-council-incinerator-debate-22EWWICQTBE77AEIIN5MPNJZC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T22:46:06.332Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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[While most council members seemed inclined to close the incinerator for environmental reasons, they expressed skepticism about alternatives.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-release-kicker-jake-moody-sign-gage-larvadain-7KUGGDMQXVBHPJ5I5GAQD3P33M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T21:54:40.677Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S3VZ5EZR2BD4LOS2GGFMFFRXSM.jpg?auth=7dd2ae3362f1a366a968a52a85d86bf63c43cc32b2092e8403c6d3ca84811cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4927&amp;height=3285</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Place kicker Jake Moody kicks a field goal for the Washington Commanders ahead of the team's preseason game against the Miami Dolphins on Aug. 14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/budget-transfer-circuit-court-hearing-council-resolution-AZMVT7MJ4VAZLG3YVSLD4DSQAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T21:47:19.004Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/62DZ72M5UNCFFM77QS7SKUUJOQ.jpg?auth=6d4f7a0624d2ffdbf6355b30825a8f5de78a3264de91a3976dc95197a22525d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha speaks during a news conference in Largo in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/elrich-veto-hedrick-planning-board-FV37DMDSQFEYXMEIV76GD5WIQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T21:40:46.689Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F7WUHK7PAVHGZHITH6WFAIV6HM.JPG?auth=015bfe40cd9257cffae873dbcdfabc8935c5743898622fd93cb92bfb2a2db48d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich during a community forum on data centers in Rockville earlier this year. The County Council on Tuesday overrode Elrich’s veto of planning board member James Hedrick’s reappointment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/annapolis-zoning-housing-historic-downtown-FI3V45RMDZBY3LJQY64FE4XTRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T20:28:47.714Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OUYBZWIZJZHERBWBLPUSQFIB7Y.jpg?auth=395764b7397e264ef3760723f2ecf68c0bda6d024799798caf53d71ce7d5a7d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6695&amp;height=4463</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A city effort to simplify zoning to encourage more housing and activate vacant properties in downtown Annapolis is running into opposition from residents worried about changing the area’s historic character.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/new-york-times-50-best-restaurants-chefs-counter-burnt-hill-farm-clarksburg-LEDV3XOCOJEC5HLWLKB5KV4N3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T19:37:04.222Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OCUO5T65PNGG7CSWRX6CDAEFSE.jpg?auth=af618e7772e3a3225c43dac75a83bac13725df98dc4c73e353cdc2e2374f3414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chef’s Counter at Burnt Hill Farm in Clarksburg was named one of The New York Times’ 50 favorite restaurants in America.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/incinerator-montgomery-county-closure-HZARMC3DWFFMPJXB3SUMNDLE7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T19:22:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SJVUK7OFHBGMNAAPPPRMNZR3IA.jpg?auth=f8b9044684dd0111de2016452a2c6b068092a6e2fb83dcca9561de9c59423c7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A semitruck unloads garbage at the Montgomery County Resource Recovery Facility in Dickerson. The facility receives around 600,000 tons of waste per year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/composite-sketch-croydon-avenue-rockville-6XK2PE5OKZCFFCSJ4I3NCKCTB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T17:03:02.938Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QZE2Y2QBDZBBXMZLOAKRIKJBM4.png?auth=be81c5efd45edcdb6c79f16b94347cace742b14eb5b6d91eb410711b5d4335ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/us-weapons-in-space-NM3GHTDAUVAQHLUZTL324BIBWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:38:20.993Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FI7A6BDYPZGZJJUI5Q24LO3HU4.jpg?auth=aa8216b53b2dc58d9b238b68eb47a683e2e755656203118e71c53996b790f57f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2626&amp;height=1751</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink also said the U.S. is adding more autonomous systems to its capabilities in remarks during the Air and Space Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-beat-mets-pete-alonso-citi-field-return-NHLKFBSFVBG3VHUEQSNXXHFQJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:18:51.068Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2PB66A2765HZPD4RR44RYUX5JI.jpg?auth=972359bf80254e97eb85cc36e3a0692ec198be86c4f12e6d4a93641541bf1adf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso acknowledges the crowd in his first at-bat during the first inning against the New York Mets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/emmy-awards-2026-maryland-stephen-colbert-shawn-hatosy-PCKXP4LJLFC4DPONATKQ4UW2XQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:11:11.913Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S6AYQCUU3RHJBOA7LQ3P6R2Q54.jpg?auth=279d8ed2c1343c68fe05f18604ffdc2c664871ca728facc396a9e9093c1c5ed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clockwise from top left, Stephen Colbert, Janelle James, Oscar Isaac and Shawn Hatosy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/shooting-towson-apartment-complex-ZYS4IYRMUFEJJPXWRSWAVLOYYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:01:50.234Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4TAKA3A675BDBI3EDSHDRWIZBQ.jpg?auth=f8999f9231e7aef2f5a7dcebcf0c53d44cddc7af993362557a94712f3eb68861&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3415&amp;height=2276</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting near East Joppa Road in Towson. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/food-insecurity-capital-area-food-bank-B47MG524LBBNTGEYO47ZVNCFF4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T13:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OP363VCYQBBXZJUENVNZ2VQSTI.jpg?auth=b8cc2e01af3d0a0818395ba0453f672d34bef4b08c65fde8507c5153db2fd5c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Capital Area Food Bank’s main warehouse in Washington, D.C., is a hub for food donations across the capital region. The nonprofit’s annual hunger report shows that food insecurity is at a five-year high, with Prince George’s County reporting the highest rate in the region.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/cyclospora-andy-harris-food-traceability-rule-SIXAICNI2VCE3B3IBVJOAXYEFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T72YESZTCZBRPIHOSC6I3OKU7M.jpg?auth=509a0abe7a3396e4e9a4f0fbe1715513fe7cccd4699bb68efa7c2fcc8ab1cd1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As chair of a key appropriations subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris helped delay a rule that would have traced the source of cyclospora in food that made people sick in 49 states over the summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/b-willow-plants-remington-small-business-FWK5UMQL35HHHI5UP5LZCVSEZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XTOAIDVOVNDZNBCOGT5SXRTL3E.JPG?auth=319c4207eee8568617affb9c5e659c70bd02aa3b0825fbb56123db8ec22b3f28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s Liz Vayda has nurtured her B.Willow plant shop in Remington for almost a decade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/alpha-schools-bethesda-ai-education-HPMXSD5TFNFCFNKPRXBLSTYJ2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YZJTE6FNBVFRFC3BXYXKN2DTAQ.png?auth=5bbee40cd3f8f182607d13edd89d14f21b4c978886045a734f0fbe70a0840457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1081&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alpha Schools students demonstrate the skills they learned during a CPR workshop. The national school network is expanding into Maryland. Tuition will be about $65,000, and starting salaries for teachers could be upward of $100,000.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/harborview-marina-baltimore-inner-harbor-M4ZMJMY7EZEB3ETCXRP26FNDBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FP5FSW5ZGBEZDMRZ5ZUDWXLTFI.JPG?auth=6a1dd06b29a2422017b5abd4921b0aea7bcf4b4715f7ef807c4ec4efa2463949&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While owners wait for a court decision, Harborview Marina falls into worse shape, an Inner Harbor eyesore framed by the familiar sights of the Domino Sugar plant and T. Rowe Price headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/rubenstein-orioles-camden-yards-development-MRDHBZBZHBEJZDG46VFWDBVRSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ON2XA7QUJHQLMYVZG4JLKVFAQ.jpg?auth=dc57467641e79de3d8c58a966297748ad921d83f9ba69231d3ec3049e30deb28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4464&amp;height=2976</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles ownership has engaged a real estate firm to begin a multiyear effort to develop land next to Camden Yards, David Rubenstein wrote in a new book.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harford-county-data-center-ban-EXHKIBRN35AO3IHMMVITZLI7KI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IXQODTMUKFHD3OXLSQO2L4PHNY.JPG?auth=9959ec60faf1cbfd24c7802e149fe9083805cf57dd331dee5822c887dd2c87d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Cornell and Krissy Flatau pose along a fence at Cornell’s 17-acre Harford County property. Harford is the only Maryland county to have permanently banned data centers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-fire-department-RF47XWVMWVGRLMZYZSA5SNGHS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:24:57.623Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6GW33MO6ZEWDLCIXHQOHPGLPA.webp?auth=441f84295586d9bb3bd6ea5106007ca3465d3af8811c3fdfef4352f1d09ff95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of 7-year-old boy Emmett Petri, who nearly died after choking last month, reunited Monday with the first responders in Anne Arundel County who helped save his life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/supreme-court-donald-trump-mail-ballots-NFISZGOT2ZH2ZGJHBG3YJVEL2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-15T00:09:06.94Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><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 on Monday rejected President Donald Trump ’s mail ballot restrictions for now, a decision that allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>