<?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/2026/10/02/benson-high-school-student-chemical-charges-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T22:23:57.848Z</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>2026-10-02T22:23:57.848Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Benson High School student faces domestic terrorism charges in chemical spill incident ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NITGSEUNHZBBVBT5CJDAYNG2X4.jpg?auth=e9d6ed33520cf825a255101ce77b084c14bfc8bf5811c0a7f2d74f6277c94bb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Ore., on Feb. 28, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/how-to-vote-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T22:08:38.714Z</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>2026-10-02T22:08:38.714Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How to vote in Oregon (and a note about Washington)]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZGPH26K6EVDMVBCM5UEVI7SQJ4.JPG?auth=c0f90fee231525691ca69d91ab4b6cade7e38f5e49038cf26289fd1033d143a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A cyclist drops of his ballot at a Multnomah County ballot drop box in Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland, Ore., on May 15, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/opb-politics-now-lived-beaverton/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T21:41:12.6Z</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>2026-10-02T21:41:12.6Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘OPB Politics Now’ Live from Beaverton: Oregon governor’s race, suburban races and more]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VBJ62GDBYBGRNLNHZLQR5R57F4.JPG?auth=e6fd404792890772873408ce3487cb991cc5db4fff308eeb427bec2b54d157c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4240&amp;height=2832</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Left to right) OPB’s Politics & Government Editor Andrew Theen, left, alongside political and regional reporters, Bryce Dole, Elena Neale-Sacks, Holly Bartholomew, Dirk VanderHart and Lauren Dake at a live taping of OPB’s weekly podcast, “Politics Now,” held at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton, Sept. 30, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/think-out-loud-naloxone-narcan-project-red-portland-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T21:05:55.34Z</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>2026-10-02T21:05:55.34Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland’s Alano Club expands naloxone access with new Project Red funding]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FVBHN64LBNDM5O7NSVCW26U6KY.jpeg?auth=bcb8c8f74aefc2560dd3afcb945850181324ec1632158ebc69d96d8bc0b69bfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2856&amp;height=2142</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Alano Club of Portland, as seen Oct. 1, 2026. The nonprofit is the largest and oldest recovery organization of its kind in the U.S., serving 10,000 people a month with a variety of meetings, classes, workshops and other offerings. Project Red, the Club's naloxone distribution program, has partnerships with organizations in all 36 Oregon counties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/nvidia-program-on-pause-year-into-deal-with-oregon-ai-education/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T20:22:33.968Z</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>2026-10-02T20:22:33.968Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nvidia program on pause year into deal with Oregon to get AI education in schools, colleges]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QQUXT3NEINCXNMSPDA2Z46W53E.png?auth=3143cbf287f3fd5b57ebcb5ba7de72d61d138e89b64f8e708dea7734d6f6316e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the groundbreaking of the Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex at Oregon State University on April 13, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/scientists-search-for-answers-as-baby-whales-wash-up-dead-in-argentina/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T20:13:02.161Z</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>2026-10-02T20:13:02.161Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Scientists search for answers as baby whales wash up dead in Argentina]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EP4CYT5TFJH6XFGE3HW43PWJBQ.jpg?auth=54e97458b46d053a8e64f8f42ae25f05c45ba63a166e2818d1f0a2f88386d12b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6804&amp;height=4536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seabirds perch on the carcass of a southern right whale off El Doradillo Beach near Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/new-book-co-authored-by-psu-professor-explores-women-in-comics/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T20:11:16.368Z</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>2026-10-02T20:11:16.368Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New book co-authored by PSU professor explores women in comics]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NG57Z7NSRNFZBAVARLQQGTKM7M.jpg?auth=9336d3e4cedb8f0301c9ffe25cadbd4274876bf9e171e7d3d18bf3a9c8c80bf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2160&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Women in Comics" using 6 archetypes to trace the impact and influence women have had in comics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/big-m-book-menopause/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T20:10:25.722Z</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>2026-10-02T20:10:25.722Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Big M’ features essays from women in Oregon and elsewhere sharing their menopause stories]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E6T7SGLAXNBUFEJS33R34TIGRE.jpeg?auth=e9b806533b4fe0eea816ab1c96969744fc5007ef00413b68eff0e6489a298745&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2260&amp;height=1464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregon author Lidia Yuknavitch (L), Cheryl Strayed and Monica Drake pictured at OPB on Sept. 9, 2026 after being interviewed about "The Big M." The book is a collection of 13 essays about menopause, including stories by these three authors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/naza-review-israeli-soldiers-describe-mass-killings-of-palestinian-civilians/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T20:07:41.292Z</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>2026-10-02T20:07:41.292Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA']]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MI3P7CNVGJN6PGLWPGG4I56SLM.tiff?auth=955f0607d40aef0d36b94778add0d28fa0991edb6080b466886c75bbd7b5bb86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3569&amp;height=2006</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Much of the documentary <em>NAZA</em> is filmed on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, where Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham conducted one-on-one interviews with Israeli soldiers and intelligence personnel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/oregon-ohsu-lawsuit-salaway-publi-records/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T18:19:33.852Z</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>2026-10-02T18:19:33.852Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Witness described fired CEO as ‘harmless’ in document withheld by OHSU]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QBIZID2PTVEQ5AFVNXI4N7HMSM.png?auth=6d8d7fbc1e5815151ebd528bf6b9a7338a54b703ec6f2e1d39c02be8c4fae966&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Healthcare executive Tarek Salaway]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/washington-nation-high-minimum-wage-rising-in-2027/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T17:35:42.755Z</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>2026-10-02T17:35:42.755Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington’s nation-high minimum wage rising to nearly $18 an hour in 2027]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RZTMRXBT5VHRDF27OO23RPVDLM.jpg?auth=89e0e934816bad41ceb05a4da4e973ad2101a6a0e78c759ff7020fff3f491da6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3264&amp;height=2448</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/households-will-pay-more-for-energy-because-of-federal-policy-changes-think-tank-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T17:28:37.704Z</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>2026-10-02T17:28:37.704Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Households will pay more for energy — especially in Oregon — because of federal policy changes, think tank says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FE444NX6MVEV3KDP7N6TRIU66A.jpg?auth=b27416f38ac60a13e9f187454b41a91d1fc1e22439254867877c48810c92c033&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5950&amp;height=3967</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A natural gas meter operates Jan. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/portland-trail-blazers-fire-brand-new-announcer-racist-sexist-tweets/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T16:35:22.375Z</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>2026-10-02T16:35:22.375Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland Trail Blazers fire brand-new announcer for racist, sexist tweets]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UEDF2B42YZF5HBY67WPHRYZQLM.JPG?auth=912912986aa50f644b9b30d5c0cb5984d7f594dc1b8717a0cee43a1263e7a784&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Moda Center in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 28, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/trump-tried-to-make-an-ally-out-of-fishermen-some-have-started-to-turn-on-him/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T15:09:03.057Z</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>2026-10-02T15:09:03.057Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump tried to make an ally out of fishermen. Some have started to turn on him]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/72BTYN7YGJAWJMIKR3SZNWXHQU.jpg?auth=273148984f52ad04c9d5c828d31ca8987efadd93a4e9000e449b2d57b15e0268&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1789&amp;height=971</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE — Newport's Dock 5 on May 2, 2025.  Oregon exported nearly $50 million worth of seafood to global markets in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division accessed via wisertrade.org.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/opbs-first-look-kotek-drazan-take-debate-stage/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T14:34:42.571Z</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>2026-10-02T14:34:42.571Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Kotek, Drazan take debate stage]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/gluesenkamp-perez-braun-southwest-washington-3rd-district/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T14:15:29.748Z</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>2026-10-02T14:15:29.748Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gluesenkamp Perez and Braun neck-and-neck in race for Southwest Washington swing district, OPB poll finds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CTV5EO7KHFHD5MNP42T7EBGG44.jpg?auth=7b8aaea06173160dacdb0a2e13cb5e95c1298be8ae208489a364d7117cf38ae2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Washington state Sen. Minority Leader John Braun, will face off in November.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/oregon-electric-vehicle-fast-charging-stations-federal-nevi-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T14:14:10.89Z</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>2026-10-02T14:14:10.89Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2 years in, Oregon still has no electric vehicle fast-charging stations through a $52 million federally funded program]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IFUE3FXSSNB3XA4RYME2DC7GAM.jpg?auth=f0b785a7dc450661b5b73be2571607fc7bd6d91409b68e9a6e3cf637381f90ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5375&amp;height=3769</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The charging cable is plugged into Kip Silverman's Hyundai Kona at his home in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 29, 2026. Silverman, who purchased an electric car in 2024, said he has since had trouble finding ways to quickly and reliably charge his car outside of home.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/amazon-to-invest-dollar1b-into-data-center-communities-amid-backlash-against-data-center-rollouts/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T14:11:19.685Z</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>2026-10-02T14:11:19.685Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash against data center rollouts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VNH26IXRONGCXK2HVDZT36FX7U.jpg?auth=58c280e71e4b3a1d3f1060f09bc5d8cb2f48db2b41b0ec5656816d7e74e54035&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE — An Amazon data center in Boardman, Ore., on April 2, 2026. Many of the data centers across Oregon rely on diesel generators to provide backup power--which, if used, could release massive amounts of diesel pollution into nearby communities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/failed-torturous-execution-attempt-on-christa-pike-reignites-death-penalty-debate/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T14:02:02.821Z</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>2026-10-02T14:02:02.821Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Failed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I5UY6DSETVJ2LISZ5LWR7HTLFA.jpg?auth=64d3cef3c0462380cb9868476f8535aec055a417e362aab492f34cd99682dc8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4457&amp;height=2972</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/the-family-of-renee-good-files-lawsuits-over-her-death-during-minneapolis-ice-raids/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T13:59:19.23Z</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>2026-10-02T13:59:19.23Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raids]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EBY2LKY6MNJBXELT5QYAJCZUXM.jpg?auth=a520799e8b05f0a67f0325839bb81896eeba8d12806b01aca0b3e5089204f362&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5593&amp;height=3729</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of Renee Good, from left; father Tim Ganger, mother Donna Ganger, brother Luke Ganger and brother Brent Ganger, listen during a news conference after the family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Minneapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/superabundant-recipe-pear-tarte-tatin-autumn-dessert/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T13:00:02.056Z</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>2026-10-02T13:00:02.056Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Superabundant recipe: Autumn dessert season inspires this pear tarte Tatin with sea salt caramel]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RB7M63GUQZC7RIZ3RCPVAAOIAE.png?auth=4bea7447998a9af31042474c2cebc8129a5a94ae714386f67e761082904a4e6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5624&amp;height=3163</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Usher in the season of cozy autumn desserts with this rustic pear tarte Tatin with sea salt and thyme caramel]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/oregon-housing-services-agency-jh-brawner-finance/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T09:00:08.971Z</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>2026-10-02T09:00:08.971Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Her agency distributes billions for Oregon housing projects. Her husband’s company helped develop some of them]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YZYIGX3DFNBMFI7P57GQZO4DP4.jpg?auth=a7f51f0134398b5bb0a8e4c9945e27509ddbfa635fb7b12575a3bf82f87d7197&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Andrea Bell, director of Oregon Housing and Community Services, at a groundbreaking ceremony in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/oregon-governor-race-kotek-drazan-debate/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T04:39:24.105Z</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>2026-10-02T04:39:24.105Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kotek, Drazan trade barbs at first debate of 2026 Oregon governor’s race]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RRA5XP3YPFDP5AAWQFXQHEYMUY.JPG?auth=3f29bd53fadfab79a0f2707f6e7931f275977dabe3d230d8eeae1e1e7561341c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6404&amp;height=4269</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A tense moment as the candidates accuse one another of misrepresenting the facts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/ten-million-dollar-political-check-oregon-election-carpenters-union/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T03:42:50.928Z</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>2026-10-02T03:42:50.928Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[$10 million political check is not aimed at any particular Oregon race this year, union says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YTI3TB3BHNGQVCFUUSO4U2EYDY.JPG?auth=98a37cbded6984d1b5c48039e31651cc7ebc9207742c24d59a44362011b4cb57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has received $650,000 from labor groups representing carpenters this year. A committee donating those funds recently reported a $10 million cash infusion. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/google-launches-project-suncatcher-a-step-towards-ai-data-centers-in-space/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T00:35:42.121Z</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>2026-10-02T00:35:42.121Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WIBPB2ZEEVJCFAGEHGBOEHDL6I.jpg?auth=717464f0a287be824def8924784f7417a814e16fe81d1c2507cc29f3a826d3f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A prototype of the Project Suncatcher satellite at the Planet Labs facility in San Francisco, California.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/university-oregon-uo-sexual-assault-crime-college-eugene/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T00:24:27.971Z</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>2026-10-02T00:24:27.971Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[University of Oregon receives 5 sexual assault reports within first week of classes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WXUZNKZYOJA2TDWUHDEKJBVGKY.jpg?auth=aa2e12d7d57067a32b198f31bea67a4d13c876b28aa9395c1000b2a982304242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5320&amp;height=3547</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Oregon's business school on Dec. 1, 2019.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/doortodoor/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T00:23:45.683Z</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>2026-10-02T00:23:45.683Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Meet our canvassers]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/fred-meyer-faces-federal-discrimination-suit-pregnant-employees-vancouver/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T21:35:20.386Z</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>2026-10-01T21:35:20.386Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fred Meyer faces federal discrimination suit over treatment of 2 pregnant employees at Vancouver 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owl]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GGYMW55XAZGBPP4DGQBPI7OPQY.jpg?auth=a9ade0744426727f398d7723e9220eb834bdeefba1a903bc862a5e17ca666407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barred owls, like the bird at left seen at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, often out-compete the Pacific Northwest native northern spotted owl, seen at right in the Deschutes National Forest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/promotions/events/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T18:44:05.791Z</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>2026-10-01T18:44:05.791Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB and KMHD Community 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Portland, Ore., on June 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/roseburg-city-council-votes-down-yet-another-urban-campground-proposal/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T18:04:32.098Z</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>2026-10-01T18:04:32.098Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Roseburg City Council votes down yet another urban campground proposal]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ONSEEOBVNNHO7L2WC3B6EXK7F4.jpg?auth=ab68c74035c47834017a7e67187cfbfc7b5d5e093f530e1ce974f8d6a980fa2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deer Creek Park in Roseburg in July 2025, where many homeless people are camping illegally.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/a-plumber-and-a-dentist-are-praised-as-heroes-in-flydubai-near-disaster/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T17:23:58.447Z</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>2026-10-01T17:23:58.447Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A plumber and a dentist are praised as heroes in FlyDubai near-disaster]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/O4RCHCVZEVBSJI3NCXXZ3ZJY3M.jpg?auth=593466d8f0c3e1915c84fdddf85b7c0aa95cd98afc9078682a209b4fdbfba11e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5808&amp;height=3872</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, who was aboard a Flydubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, is welcomed at the 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N.Y.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/an-interview-with-george-saunders-at-portlands-mcdaniel-high-school/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T17:02:59.367Z</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>2026-10-01T17:02:59.367Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[An interview with George Saunders at Portland’s McDaniel High School]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K7RCIEIG2RFJRDCBJ5AWUHD4VA.jpg?auth=405487f541344cd384257f852e4efacd3624cad1968fd8a6e9476e3ab0151e84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4715&amp;height=2673</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Author George Saunders (right) speaks with "Think Out Loud" host Dave Miller in front of an audience of students at Portland's McDaniel High School on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/nasa-s-crew-13-launches-to-the-international-space-station/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T16:07:24.967Z</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>2026-10-01T16:07:24.967Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EJHWSH4KVFJJ5HYPTQGKIOHZLQ.jpg?auth=f9a22c767d553b49dae93a776b29e3fe0fc3f4dc00d85420968ae3f9a93ccf69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2498</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA's Crew-13 lifts off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla. SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule "Grace" will take NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for about six months.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/disability-rights-upended-by-trump-doj/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T15:30:00.479Z</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>2026-10-01T15:30:00.479Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3HNQYGVWJVNSHJEA6ZFYE36VDM.jpg?auth=e00d95e2b9ac35e2532eb5ec699c123a1bfa30ef8aac933096c01e8847e4162f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3100&amp;height=2067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hundreds of disability advocates gathered in New York in 2025 to protest cuts to Medicaid and demand the enforcement of disability rights protections.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/ceo-explains-how-the-faas-new-ai-enhanced-software-tool-works/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T14:57:16.384Z</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>2026-10-01T14:57:16.384Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Do AI and air traffic control mix? CEO addresses anxiety about new FAA tool]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QIWJ4RA7SZOTDOSCAXSWHX5TA4.jpg?auth=ed6d1c69feacda8ce4d7d49cd022fee5c92cb9e725a7b40838a3dcc9eb990ff7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=647</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Phillip Buckendorf, the CEO and cofounder of Air Space Intelligence, speaks at an economic forum earlier this year in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/snaps-funding-model-is-changing-heres-what-that-means/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T14:40:31.113Z</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>2026-10-01T14:40:31.113Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[SNAP's funding model is starting to change. Here's what that means for the program]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5OFMWGTPEVL5VK3JOHHCPH73EE.jpg?auth=f23e0d968c049c7eee1a43c1706869360e7f5bede8d07dc6ef84721a5525baf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8667&amp;height=5768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A customer shops for produce in an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, on May 11.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/tennessee-governor-halts-executions-after-christa-gail-pike-survives-lethal-injection/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T14:37:59.389Z</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>2026-10-01T14:37:59.389Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ARSHOJ7HL5NH3FDDWFVN5YEPSY.jpg?auth=516015f482a3876ebcb5272c845536ccd8fe9c0fe1c5235144f7b35253fa9af2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/washington-congress-gluesenkamp-perez-braun-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T14:30:01.32Z</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>2026-10-01T14:30:01.32Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Tossup for a swing seat]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CTV5EO7KHFHD5MNP42T7EBGG44.jpg?auth=7b8aaea06173160dacdb0a2e13cb5e95c1298be8ae208489a364d7117cf38ae2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Washington state Senate Minority Leader John Braun will face off in November.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/a-super-el-nino-is-here-but-noaa-is-scaling-back-research/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T14:20:35.592Z</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>2026-10-01T14:20:35.592Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YS7FOWDUNZMA5BKOK46E7LQJMY.jpg?auth=81e78e2bf1c459743c1ec1566f6636d4a98ba57ca488a31a69a43d1d9f4ac910&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=684</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[During the last strong El Niño in 2015, South Carolina experienced catastrophic flooding, driven by record-breaking rain. Forecasters say the super El Niño now developing is likely to be even stronger.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/01/report-oregons-efforts-to-combat-youth-addiction-are-sparse-scattered-and-ineffective/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T13:00:07.503Z</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>2026-10-01T13:00:07.503Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Report: Oregon’s efforts to combat youth addiction are sparse, scattered and ineffective]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RPM2GWLBUFEDVII2CAPM5T6ZAU.jpg?auth=46e19d2047e61b9a2357bdadcbe5d76b9acf69192be1bb1fcf7a7555113cfc5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1090&amp;height=751</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo: In 2023, a group of high school sophomores in South Eugene participated in a curriculum to boost social and other skills intended to help avoid addiction later in life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/judge-keeps-venezuelan-delivery-driver-shot-by-ice-in-custody-for-alleged-assault/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T00:24:22.064Z</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>2026-10-01T00:24:22.064Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assault]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TOTU5RJCF5FVDH5QRPPTDEHMQ4.jpg?auth=69842cf8e9c906e0f66ac15078c3cfc00cadaa480b457e890e4a8da7ddbb1d4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7595&amp;height=5063</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters gather around a news conference for Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer, at the offices of attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, in Austin, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/cornell-s-reckonings-with-fraternities-haven-t-prevented-misconduct/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T00:17:25.105Z</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>2026-10-01T00:17:25.105Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cornell's reckonings with fraternities haven't prevented misconduct]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PTJDST3YOVEDJIX2QVK7DJZO2U.jpg?auth=59f313f6f2c23e5944afe60aebca0fc96257851f088d46ad271d2b45f655caad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2863</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/high-gas-prices-are-spurring-states-to-waive-taxes-and-regulations-amid-midterm-election/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T00:12:37.626Z</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>2026-10-01T00:12:37.626Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[High gas prices are spurring states to waive taxes and regulations amid midterm election]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XS474GWVPFG23KMMAP7GJBTDAE.jpg?auth=1edfa0c76932edb92a9ee2b415e47ba426315c1738da96c11c28ac96c4e87274&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5349&amp;height=3566</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE -Diesel prices are displayed at a gas station Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Carlsbad, Calif.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/30/washington-residents-losing-medicaid-october/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-30T23:51:18.348Z</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>2026-09-30T23:51:18.348Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[14,000 Washington residents expected to lose Medicaid Oct. 1]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JLK7FOHHBRHRLJCOWJMCUDWE4E.jpg?auth=811aab2233f2109e657d93fe288cb45ac2acc551b1cc0cf1f0f73ec10b9d4f80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance, center, speaks during a news conference accompanied by Kim Brandt, Chief Operating Officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, left, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Chairman Andrew Ferguson of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Chris Klomp, nominee for Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>