<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/chris-beck-puts-rural-health-care-at-the-center-of-race-against-cliff-bentz/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T22:45:19.181Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T22:45:19.181Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chris Beck puts rural health care at the center of his race against Cliff Bentz]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H4JTUW5YIRAK5LGWYI6CEXINXE.webp?auth=8c5347b9e2602f5c547cdf58f662701c8fc212d414e5d83609e3933733631477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Democrat Chris Beck (pictured) is challenging Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District. Beck has made rural health care and affordability central to his campaign.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/oregon-republicans-cap-and-invest-climate-carbon/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T22:24:36.358Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T22:24:36.358Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Republicans revisit cap-and-invest proposal 7 years after they walked out over it]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IOWINTQ2HBFQRKFEK2UMJCYLG4.jpg?auth=0cc3e70cc2b27d06e880ab2510135f6674a11c7b98f2a3243d92a22261a7a2ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1152</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers is meeting to discuss the potential of a cap-and-invest carbon market similar to those in California and Washington, just seven years after Senate Republicans walked out of the State Capitol to oppose a similar proposal. Such markets charge polluters for their greenhouse gas pollution, and use the revenues to fund climate mitigation and adaptation projects as the impacts of climate change become more extreme.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/oregon-transportation-data-voters-politics-government/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T22:11:57.158Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T22:11:57.158Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Here’s how Oregonians want the state to address its transportation budget crisis]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MOWAHN2UYBEA5FUDXSET4BETAM.jpg?auth=ded19c0102cddff8b818dfeee3a06df41ceb833553fd26ed321efe90f02035e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregonians ranked maintaining and preserving highways and bridges and improving safety as their top priority in a new survey.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/oregon-health-officials-urge-vaccinations-ahead-of-respiratory-virus-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T21:00:55.216Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T21:00:55.216Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon health officials urge vaccinations ahead of respiratory virus season]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CYLLOMKNQFDFPCVCTWJLN5BTIY.JPG?auth=9dc106504e808cbdfbe55d667534b49b2460f927a214d1e4d6e0007f57794486&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3200&amp;height=2500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This illustration provides a 3D graphic representation of a spherical measles virus particle studded with glycoprotein tubercles. Those tubercular studs, colorized maroon, are known as H-proteins (hemagglutinin), while those colorized gray represent what are referred to as F-proteins (fusion). The F-protein is responsible for fusion of the virus and host cell membranes, viral penetration and hemolysis. The H-protein is responsible for the binding of virions to cells. Both types of proteinaceous studs are embedded in the particle envelope’s lipid bilayer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/promotions/events/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T21:00:10.897Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T21:00:10.897Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB and KMHD Community Events]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/sports-card-ink-baseball-sisters-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T20:15:40.289Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T20:15:40.289Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sports Card Ink in Sisters showcases baseball’s golden age, one vintage card at a time]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/think-out-loud-grants-pass-homeless-shelter/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T20:15:24.244Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T20:15:24.244Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Service provider’s departure raises questions for unhoused residents in Grants Pass]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/texas-company-makes-geothermal-investments-in-central-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T20:11:41.071Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T20:11:41.071Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Texas company makes geothermal investments in Central Oregon]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/pentagon-alters-forms-amid-gop-push-to-limit-overseas-voting/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T19:53:26.419Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T19:53:26.419Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7HEE3BZ3PJOP3HE6QCB3TIV4SE.jpg?auth=a964d9318b0e9ed1ddb50b2e2c093717f6b815b7e4139fb5f6fa1f096d8f47c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5012&amp;height=3341</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. citizens who are members of the group Democrats Abroad gather to drop off their ballots for the 2020 presidential election into a box provided by the U.S. embassy in Bangkok in 2020.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/opb-poll-shows-oregon-governors-race-virtually-deadlocked/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T19:08:53.938Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T19:08:53.938Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB poll shows Oregon governor’s race virtually deadlocked]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2STGQ3VGO5GVNDEYK7KZ4G3N7U.png?auth=ec64144183db1768840ab2fbe04621b9bfe7c8d33a6b484f84d7b3d5627ff6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Left: Christine Drazan at her election night party on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Right: Gov. Tina Kotek at her victory announcement on Nov. 10, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/23/think-out-loud-new-album-portland-artist-freddy-trujillo/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T18:08:27.694Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T18:08:27.694Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New album from Portland artist inspired by birds and birdwatching]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/23/think-out-loud-sisters-resident-neighbor-of-the-year-contest/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T18:05:22.932Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T18:05:22.932Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sisters resident is finalist in national Neighbor of the Year contest]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/23/think-out-loud-immigration-ice-oregon-trump/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T18:03:06.618Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T18:03:06.618Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE officers still making warrantless arrests in Oregon, immigrant rights groups charge]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OM5KLZPTOJBWTLKGQDJDVSGZ2U.jpg?auth=765e638a6ea7ba3a8d5f507c29bb2280e93ae19887e69066977d0fa27b74b9a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregon State Police hold a line behind Portland Police officers during a May Day demonstration outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on May 1, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/eugene-parking-meter-art-oblivion-gallery-display/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T17:23:35.986Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T17:23:35.986Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From the streets to the gallery, Eugene parking meter art goes on display]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BMDKO6HX5BGZHLEMXGB5TKDTBE.jpg?auth=9f9767b5baea07d7b55a7e180feadde0d9b33f6c1426f3f519e3eca4f680b2e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=880&amp;height=542</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Several of the different parking meter artworks that will be shown at The Oblivion Gallery, Sept. 28, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/29/washington-county-u-visa-immigrant-crime-victims-report/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T17:07:16.84Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T17:07:16.84Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington County jurisdictions less willing to support protections for immigrant crime victims, says report]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JXGQQAXP4FBJROOS52KUKIEKIU.JPG?auth=832fe26f15ba4b416a89050bf3bd55a3a0bb4a9fa3f72816181313659cdd7827&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo illustration, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services I-918 Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status form, known as a u-visa, is shown in Hillsboro, Ore., on Sept. 29, 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/pressroom/oregon-governors-race-remains-tight-with-share-of-undecideds-shrinking-according-to-new-opb-commissioned-poll/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T16:56:57.045Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T16:56:57.045Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon governor’s race remains tight, with share of undecideds shrinking, according to new OPB-commissioned poll]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/N74JRKWCTFANHJPKWICGCBJAM4.jpeg?auth=74fc4a3a37115ad0eab320994bcf59c0996c1826a4e60f7e13a8b1a7e27530fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/28/hawaiians-nurture-community-by-harvesting-kalo-in-the-pacific-northwest/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T16:52:18.349Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T16:52:18.349Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hawaiians nurture community by harvesting kalo in the Pacific Northwest]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7ECCDOE2SJHFRCHTMRV3LLPPV4.jpg?auth=175c1005db0ca364b1be2f9df8ad088b235ee684856a67beece6c1bd59c1cd9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3159&amp;height=2106</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteers with the Ka ʻAha Lāhui O ʻOlekona Hawaiian Civic Club harvest kalo leaves at Unity Farms at the Oregon Food Bank in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. The kalo leaves are given to community members for free.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/financials/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T16:32:53.624Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T16:32:53.624Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Reports and financial information]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/oregon-experience-portland-womens-sports-epicenter/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T16:00:31.253Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T16:00:31.253Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How did Portland become the global epicenter of women’s sports?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FFOCNNAUNNGLLOS26BBQDA5F5Q.jpg?auth=07477de8ba6cd0705aebde30932bd851a510066a27461b703ea9ef09792a5a97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Portland women's soccer team celebrates national championship in 2005.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/opbs-first-look-poll-shows-governors-race-virtually-deadlocked/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T15:30:37.381Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T15:30:37.381Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Poll shows governor’s race virtually deadlocked]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2STGQ3VGO5GVNDEYK7KZ4G3N7U.png?auth=ec64144183db1768840ab2fbe04621b9bfe7c8d33a6b484f84d7b3d5627ff6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Left: Christine Drazan at her election night party on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Right: Gov. Tina Kotek at her victory announcement Nov. 10, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/fbi-hunting-the-hackers-who-stole-its-employees-sensitive-data/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T14:25:10.372Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T14:25:10.372Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AZB3J27OQVMGXJZFZFQ6CRHNJM.jpg?auth=ea0ff508547bb75438d439fd6fc85a19357d0abe101c9d1ff9553c920b9c72fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5397&amp;height=3600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen on Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/one-year-after-the-end-of-the-ev-tax-credit-is-the-future-still-electric/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T14:21:06.24Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T14:21:06.24Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NBBOK3V335I67PUNP6I6T2XHQU.jpg?auth=86a9dfc56e64522ae055efc049fe99369b7b5a5620c1a32fee0d19396a31b6ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In an aerial view, an electric vehicle charges at an EVgo electric charger on March 30, 2026, in Monrovia, California.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/they-were-promised-protection-instead-these-kids-with-disabilities-died-in-foster-care/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T14:15:11.267Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T14:15:11.267Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[They were promised protection. Instead, these kids with disabilities died in foster care]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RAQQZ2THLZN6PKGBR6372MGPII.jpg?auth=8e997a92cf8223ff2383aa1a6920e2236826fc41ea342d7dce97b1131b29a7be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobbie (left) and DeForrest Williams hold a portrait of their son, Christian Williams, at their home in Buckeye, Ariz. Christian died at age 15 of diabetes complications while in a residential foster care program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/drugs-are-widely-used-to-sedate-dementia-patients-her-sons-wanted-to-keep-her-off-them/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T14:11:39.554Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T14:11:39.554Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OATX7CZB4FI6PCQ7RBXDBCGPDI.jpg?auth=852f7d85abdbde9677bd71f17ee827d978af2493e3e91278afd3aad427db365c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=945&amp;height=668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. 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Her first show was titled "Naked At My Age." 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