<?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/local-news/amtrak-train-car-fire-essex-WI4GKIBWEFGRRHXE5WLD5X55SE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T23:51:42.204Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5TWJNVLJSRCULN3F37QEEJYXOY.jpg?auth=35675937c616526ed981ab6a926758b3d417fff7297a22638fb24034169cd656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This file photo shows an Amtrak train on a bridge on the Gunpowder River in Baltimore County. Crews responded Thursday evening to a fire on an Amtrak train car in Essex.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-press-ban-cnn-politico-msnow-2KADMY4XTNGN5LGSOF7VOBQ56M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T23:09:38.697Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PDH3WK6J5BCLLJJ45KDECRPLSQ.jpg?auth=cc34c2e780c8c18840ea6dbd7b41b018e9b1ead08086118119c8fc9208e480f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CNN senior photojournalist Peter Morris arrives on the White House grounds on Thursday after a judge ordered President Donald Trump to lift a ban on three news outlets that he accused of covering him unfairly.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/mta-bus-crash-wolfe-street-S4AW4E6RLBADHNLS2KSAX5TPLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T23:01:12.227Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FV34JUFZMFEDVK2BPTVOOBHY4E.JPG?auth=edf515aa205ffa0ef73da6def68e18191cba6ff0f945b749f2e4c01df1140705&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1922</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s police and fire departments responded Thursday to a crash involving an MTA bus and a car that police believe was stolen. 16 people were hospitalized after the crash at the intersection of North Wolfe and East Oliver streets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-transit-bus-crashes-data-analysis-JNZ3R7QFLRC6JHHZUJCZYGQ5GY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:22:41.479Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/64EUWSUCYRBUXCZXTHZAJHUUYA.JPG?auth=88688416e7b3f93fc755c050b09d257cea3529498cf55d52bddf1a3781dda259&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2076</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There have been more than 2,400 crashes involving at least one transit bus across Maryland since the beginning of last year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/bowie-state-university-layoffs-C3FCHHLJZFBAZBHSAFCDWC26XY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:22:13.654Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VQXQ7FLWNNAHHETB5QCR33UO4M.JPG?auth=6d876858bf59ff375b7b66c3dc8e4b6ca8e9776e4695f04420d36c2ef0699319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bowie State University’s newly announced faculty layoffs follow the 75 staff jobs the university eliminated last spring. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/suicide-prevention-death-upper-marlboro-XCQQPN5RMZAA3JFKBMK7AGYBMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:22:32.632Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M7R6J3YJI5HKXEWU2UBC5H5WCQ.jpg?auth=4e86801639e5307374c11e0731a541b67aecdc87902fb3fd468b61b310813308&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1832&amp;height=2290</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Deputy Chief Shawné Waddy and Assistant Deputy Chief Jason Fisher address the media in front of Arrowhead Elementary School during a news conference about a public suicide death.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-playoff-picture-postseason-wild-card-scenario-2N4U7SPHHBBU3JSPGS5EUNUDCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:05:43.879Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JM6KNJIUA5B4RFEQX6O23DEPDE.jpg?auth=1a639972294a7a16e7162328c75319720159f144a2240d6385fae464b655e65e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5558&amp;height=3705</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles fans cheer during Wednesday’s second game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/redistricting-ballot-question-poll-GLJQK4NSD5GMDEPNOEPEPY2GKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:04:55.76Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L5WOOBTYRFHF7IP7NKFD2RO3VI.jpg?auth=5edbe3425d9bfabe3ed21cfce78d9d8f22e65cae9708a6efac70bb62e7f1500e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland voters will decide this fall on a constitutional amendment to give lawmakers more leeway in drawing congressional districts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/nnamdi-madubuike-ravens-cowboys-nfl-rio-return-EFGPBHDGKNH2TFDRNQRBZFQQJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:01:37.545Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H34FMQPP2BE4HNF4MOGUN6ONOA.jpg?auth=50d2f7cf839d1e2f856798610952c0a1c35948e414da9da11dc48b48d8dce711&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3513&amp;height=2342</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike said he will accompany the team to Brazil but did not definitely say he will play against the Cowboys.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-eliminated-5HVZGH6XPVH5FHEQJEQSVWIIAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:54:32.088Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JEHJKGCHJNFKXJDUPDZS5W5L3A.jpg?auth=6e0463df1d74a4b9d7f5c85331d2a2bffa34e2b63071f0ec7d0b060da05943d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Orioles celebrated a win to close out their home schedule on Wednesday. On Thursday they were eliminated when the White Sox won in Kansas City. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/prince-georges-community-college-shooting-lockdown-NLP7LSXA25FJ3G3JBSPSNTG7OY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:36:41.754Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ADT6Y325YNGFZDMJKAO7YHPFZA.jpg?auth=fbc2fa4ab7f3640d757184cfdb8b59fe86122c6736768d637c928bdb318addd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=548&amp;height=365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Police Chief George Nader speaks with the press following a shooting on the Prince George’s Community College campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/water-drought-susquehanna-river-reservoirs-HCOGYYBRHFAD5ERWW6KYRB2IUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:16:50.031Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JJ7K4FHXIBCT5L3E3KOGQRM2JU.JPG?auth=e762efc30b97fd385b4a56272c95de6ab0b29d20cdd11f8ac985b46247d6b1cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[By mid-August, the water level at Loch Raven Reservoir had dropped enough to turn an island into a peninsula at the popular beach off Loch Raven Drive. Baltimore will soon begin supplementing water from its drought-affected reservoirs with treated water from the Susquehanna River.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-teachers-union-budget-fight-BTMNN7VMYREK5OVP4YEULY3TCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T18:35:37.283Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KKHPRL4OKZEDBB3IHD7HE2G5QA.JPG?auth=225bdc7ba5c10fb45b74772cee07a2eea39ef57ab81863e645a7a64e7c6e00f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The union warned of scare tactics as the Montgomery County faces financial strain.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/september-noreaster-maryland-need-to-know-QNXKLDJKX5HARFKP76NABFY5RI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T16:39:32.314Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YDAEBSPY4JD45KHDOYRN55LFUQ.JPG?auth=590532c10689ea0e86d2dd47b46737f327ada273e2de807ce1d325388a6cc244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1983</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A strong nor’easter is developing off the East Coast. While forecasts suggest the worst of the storm could miss Maryland, the National Weather Service said that a lot about the storm’s path and strength remains uncertain. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/oceans-calling-music-festival-noreaster-weather-NZGTOQMVLZEIVD2KQNORUB7MDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T16:02:17.342Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/66VD2ZNUTBCNLIYZQW45WEMJXM.png?auth=ee08137ca8348479109edc712234802b8a3352aa52ad6c81df047b1ae0091090&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2356&amp;height=1570</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from an Ocean City webcam shows rising waves as the city prepares for The Oceans Calling music festival this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/teen-sentenced-jordan-bright-death-BRSAUF7FF5FFVIMN6Q4Y7KRTTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T15:40:15.13Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GZINLO23ZNFUZEU6A32XGFKQ6I.jpg?auth=722a2b6562819a9aa38dca171e4bd03042a5f5dbf11061d54e3ef155cfb99871&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2106&amp;height=1404</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nyjada Billy, the mother of 3-year-old Jordan Bright, speaks after the juvenile court sentencing of the 14-year-old who struck and killed Bright while driving a stolen car in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-fan-flock-brazil-XTSXEOOOT5G5FGXZ2QGLQGYCL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/55Z7YXCEBJBN7LCQWNGKRSGSBM.png?auth=9872b5fb199c043d0d9c6614b10c70260af88f48e5ba345b4afb9daecf049414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2260&amp;height=1506</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[André Suman, back right in cap, with his family in Sao Paulo on the day of the Ravens’ Week 2 game against the New Orleans Saints. Now a resident of Bel Air, Suman has brought his family into the Ravens Flock.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/lewis-museum-new-president-NXGIAIICC5DCLKV4PNDOXKEBAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KZKRK4EQM5BRPIVNOCE35AWOJI.jpg?auth=00582b20cccc8444cffbc270602db88ef291d2865b3852065b793fefa0c138ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/maryland-baltimore-events-pigtown-festival-pet-parade-DZVTCWAMJFB57AI7TGP43XFIVM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WQBFJTLECVBSTERQU22ECX35PY.JPG?auth=ec9b61d28e6684c30dc0c187149ad8cf81c5601daef03d2a19c82aa79559d310&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2133&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[You'll be able to watch a pack of pigs race during this weekend's Pigtown Festival.

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-college-students-ai-cheating-SJCYFRJ67NDT5MRKPO52J7PPQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SM6MUFQPGRDJRMC7EC2ITJIELI.jpg?auth=85857e37698e2cecb68fd5fc0a82744240d0d14903d321146c38acd0b52451e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students at the University of Maryland, College Park, mill around campus during the second week of classes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-beat-themselves-errors-DIJFPML3L5BHTATJWAFAKYDSGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MDLPESLN5VFTRKFEFQSUVHNTG4.jpg?auth=a9e366594f3a662b0ba62b65a6720991445e54185b08c153dd28aeff33ca9ec5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6355&amp;height=4237</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If the Orioles didn’t beat themselves so many times, perhaps they’d be in the postseason.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/welcome-home-neighbor-furniture-storage-space-5KYRGLMKTJDETAZITQPA3G2I6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3CF5KKWWN5BRXHFJGLF6Q3HM7Y.jpg?auth=1b29255d130c8d89d566d954fe98dec63f6344be407bf8c9a0cc703651fe9866&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteers at Welcome Home Neighbor help people, many of whom have experienced homelessness or domestic violence, reset their lives with donated home furnishings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/capital-region-things-to-do-IJMR4OKAIRA6RAAEWBFV5D2ASQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SW7OG2JJZJD6LAJR3KWS5TXSJM.jpg?auth=2de77db20edaa34597b76c9d5ea4f55217737e8ff11c4f9eb67da810bac20b21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The African Restaurant Week Festival celebrates local African eateries around the country, including in Philadelphia (pictured). It arrives in Seat Pleasant for Maryland's festival this weekend with local vendors, live music and a joloff cook-off.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-housing-well-water-J5S5UYCXJZCXTOAMS2AR2MYHFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SIGDB7V3EFHNDH6H6F4OG5VMIA.JPG?auth=4fd84d363435bd39b163a36dbc8f47a80bde0c0c8aeebb0a8b97d7d2b1cdf877&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Becky Merrill and Susan Euteneuer in Merrill’s backyard in Ellicott City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/rogie-legaspi-missing-hamilton-elementary-middle-arrest-QOPRMQPHSNGVXMAHFAZ33P3TZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IHOVR63KGBHNLLSK4HKQN6LP5A.jpeg?auth=a0969c71702aef700b7675df861b1c60444d45de2add568cbdf507a5a2b8ea45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4284&amp;height=5355</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elizabeth Cook printed posters to help search for her daughter’s science teacher, Rogie Legaspi. She didn't hang a single one before finding out he’d been arrested.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ivan-bates-teen-murder-suspect-suicide-N2EA73BYCFD5VA3UQ5GJPQTDGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T09:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EIOFNLWPYRDBZDKFL25XHWNMM4.jpg?auth=68a89e4402e5d3400316811cae2d2cc2d08101aae7d4511b18c3109530cc511d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5208&amp;height=3472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates speaks during a news conference at the state’s attorney’s office in Baltimore this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-blue-jays-home-finale-trey-gibson-JFWZZMRZ4FGXDM6NGBNE74ID5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T02:28:38.889Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JSOJWHW3AFC6NIWLZ22FL77KMQ.jpg?auth=b07fc2da3fc9a1c2fae5fd5d26b17a81d6564763c879795bc0bd3d064c319926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3473&amp;height=2315</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trey Gibson pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven against the Blue Jays in Game 2 Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-mlb-lockout-baseball-B3AEW3FD5JEMPE7TE2ANCXJFYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T02:20:15.795Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BWKOLH6NOJFBFNVQMCVPYO73HA.jpg?auth=ef1baaf6dcc8600ba081cad4d59afd4f82fd207d5c23e4e96bfcd29227014eaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4004&amp;height=2669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First baseman Pete Alonso raises his glove to the Camden Yards crowd Wednesday night after the Orioles beat the Blue Jays to sweep a doubleheader.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>