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The Oregon City nonprofit nurtures abused and donkeys with special needs, providing visitors a tranquil space to spend time with them, with the help of 160 volunteers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/portland-1876-indigenous-punk-band-focuses-unity-cultural-expression/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T13:00:04.912Z</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>2026-04-06T13:00:04.912Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From pow wows to punk stage: Portland’s ‘1876’ focuses on unity and cultural expression ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TDXXUZQJGFHFVAESUDB7UMO24U.jpg?auth=68e71dd6a6d1d3b287337cc4a292db285444dc79cce6c2fbe7ddbac7d84d0604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gabe Colhoff with the band 1876, sings to the audience at the Star Theater during a performance on November 5th, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/the-evergreen-eastern-oregon-women-families-lumber-industry/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T13:00:03.904Z</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>2026-04-06T13:00:03.904Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Evergreen’: In Eastern Oregon, women powered the male-dominated lumber industry]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QNWU66XUWNGDNAJDHNVDDFULG4.jpg?auth=2c354aca490c888cf616bc896eb230eb936da9a7769e6382a73c035856ba6ca0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Men and women in front of the Baker White Pine Mill near Baker City, Oregon, circa 1910-1918. The main mill building, smoke stacks and water tower are visible in the background.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/06/portland-clean-energy-fund-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T13:00:03.111Z</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>2026-04-06T13:00:03.111Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How should Portland’s clean energy fund be spent? ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KFEY2YDDS5ATDOJ2NJYJILYXUA.jpg?auth=cfeac6f6983cc984ed85fbe48d3e95ea8896587dbbe479e9d6828248339b7efe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Moda Center on Oct. 22, 2025 in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/how-people-are-spending-this-years-tax-refunds/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T02:39:28.504Z</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>2026-04-06T02:39:28.504Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tax refunds are trending a bit higher this year. Here's how people are spending them]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BQV4772S6FPFFMLF757U2SKZHY.jpg?auth=3403fb3c081c3a9b17076fe397132ea64098410feee7ee77a51d92a6b07c127c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some people are splurging with their tax refunds. Others are finding that their refunds are being swallowed up by the rising cost of gas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/christians-in-lebanon-spend-easter-under-siege-amid-israel-s-invasion/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T02:38:13.571Z</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>2026-04-06T02:38:13.571Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA['Not our war' say Christians under siege this Easter, as Israel invades south Lebanon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/74RXV4LXPRI4NAKNIXZA4TU2QY.jpg?auth=6b4f67d3c3de05733923155a4ff2d7760ed0625aee5d7f6fcc65cc3937b8ce9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Palms decorate the path to St. Maron Church in Jezzine, a predominately Christian town in southern Lebanon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/lawsuit-aims-to-block-eligibilty-requirements-for-washington-sheriffs/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T21:00:00.599Z</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>2026-04-05T21:00:00.599Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lawsuit aims to block new eligibility requirements for Washington sheriffs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5NVTCJBFUJAANEOFI6P6XG2HDM.jpg?auth=e030f5c18f3dc7082828c1280df92a4a2182479d1088669faabab78bafcca088&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1153</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Washington state Capitol on Feb. 6, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/gray-whale-death-willapa-river/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T20:03:33.83Z</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>2026-04-05T20:03:33.83Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gray whale seen in Southwest Washington river has died]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JHVEVAMTUVCJLDMEQS5XIKDNH4.jpg?auth=bfa339bfab069c5316e2ca382a5ef7e6f38e7130948da6803c000b330cd1668b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4411&amp;height=2465</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A gray whale seen swimming in the Willapa River in Southwest Washington. The whale was eventually found dead from an unknown cause.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/oregon-cold-water-risks/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T19:37:53.725Z</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>2026-04-05T19:37:53.725Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[As temperatures rise across Oregon, National Weather Service warns of cold water shock risks]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PBUNJI62MNDOZDGXWMZIFSJKMI.jpg?auth=3dbcf0e16e0fa219dedeb49644e4238f49f6357e625f625b9c860f6bb2d4b920&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1307&amp;height=869</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Swimmers enjoy the Willamette River in downtown Portland in 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/heywood-asks-supreme-court-referendum-effort-on-income-tax/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T19:09:11.321Z</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>2026-04-05T19:09:11.321Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Seattle millionaire asks Washington Supreme Court to allow referendum effort on income tax]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6VG3XS27XBHTRHGU23EDM663NY.jpg?auth=adcde2e0bc6fe1cf85b490f03c7b04a77c2f44c115efeb69f8998bcbed4ffce2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Let's Go Washington founder Brian Heywood asked the Washington Supreme Court on Friday to allow a referendum effort on the state's new income tax law. Heywood is pictured at a rally in February on the group's initiatives to bolster parental rights and block transgender participants from girls' sports that are on the ballot in November.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/judge-halts-trump-effort-on-college-admissions/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:16:24.739Z</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>2026-04-05T17:16:24.739Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they don't consider race in admissions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/L53LVJARHZII7DEPKGWDY5KUPQ.jpg?auth=3edbdb5172db80b4d81bfa966664316c2973da3abd0b53a66b590186dc07fc8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4121&amp;height=2747</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/trump-unleashes-curse-filled-social-media-rant-at-iran-after-u-s-rescues-colonel/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:14:22.454Z</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>2026-04-05T17:14:22.454Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U.S. rescues colonel]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NHNCVLPPC5MAXM7A6SEN6NEMTA.jpg?auth=8ecde781754a8e300956ad2d9d0e2530f16f85fdcd3f9733cabf6e485c72d3d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5824&amp;height=3883</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House before signing an executive order Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/dozens-of-medics-in-lebanon-have-been-killed-in-israeli-attacks/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:13:42.893Z</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>2026-04-05T17:13:42.893Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel. Some say they're targeted]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZXRVHADXZJL3NG5RQJDRHGXXTM.jpg?auth=f722bd2f961207a4ee480af327768c119dca43e3bf363353db8b6468159eef13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Red Cross director of emergency medical services Alexy Nehme has asked United Nations peacekeepers and Israeli officials why volunteer paramedic Assaf was killed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/multnomah-county-apology-lone-fir-cemetery/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T17:03:58.406Z</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>2026-04-05T17:03:58.406Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[At Portland’s Lone Fir graves, a long-awaited apology is finally heard]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HFAADZSWRFBNVFI2H3NATEQNJA.jpg?auth=dacbab88d34e5ae69245338e0551e4dbe3262d57eecf81d558bfff95ebb2e014&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Helen Ying, center, stands next to Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson in a family photo with the county's commissioners, Metro Acting President Duncan Hwang and members of the local Chinese American community, after Vega Pederson and commissioners have delivered an apology for the county's past wrongdoing on Block 14, at Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland, Ore., on April 4, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/whitecaps-rally-to-beat-timbers-3-2/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T14:25:15.982Z</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>2026-04-05T14:25:15.982Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Berhalter and Müller score stoppage-time goals, Whitecaps rally to beat Timbers 3-2]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UC67745SRVA2FL5KM7CNQNVKV4.jpg?auth=46b47e72e2119479f2e4811b58b7b2e3b51028165ec0472f8f92ee408623d2c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4912&amp;height=3275</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, left, and Portland Timbers' Alexander Aravena jump up for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/oonee-sea-urchin-ranch-kelp-forests/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T13:00:03.669Z</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>2026-04-05T13:00:03.669Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OoNee Sea Urchin Ranch aims to restore kelp forests, turn profit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OUHVZPK4NVC2HMFVJ6WEAMCV2U.jpg?auth=bcd41557de2c4eec221b72b2cc09086478987073d7da8f3e7d6dcaca079a8bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo from 2020 of a kelp forest being grazed down by growing populations of sea urchins.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/seattle-kshaped-economy/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T13:00:00.581Z</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>2026-04-05T13:00:00.581Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Seattle’s K-shaped economy: Why diners are dying but yachts are booming]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GTQSCPDCD5JBXCHGNZRTPO7VNI.jpg?auth=5a463f9779b0ee360f3cc7323651e874981e9d5ebbbd4e28f2a10b87022c8a6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3478&amp;height=2750</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Blue Star Cafe & Pub closed after 50 years on Feb. 1, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/05/eugene-pedal-forward-bike-mechanics/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T13:00:00.528Z</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>2026-04-05T13:00:00.528Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eugene shelter residents trained as bike mechanics in new workforce program]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XORMRIW3LNG7XB3IASU35FHFLY.jpeg?auth=cccd019a359533dccac629c79df889716c769b26947052a82859f2fc73bfe3df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=880&amp;height=542</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pedal Forward program at Shift Community Cycles, March 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/gauld-and-the-vancouver-whitecaps-visit-the-portland-timbers/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T02:32:13.519Z</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>2026-04-05T02:32:13.519Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gauld and the Vancouver Whitecaps visit the Portland Timbers]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[MLS soccer,Sports]]></news:keywords></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/oregon-gave-millions-in-erroneous-benefits-for-state-health-plan/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T20:10:39.756Z</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>2026-04-04T20:10:39.756Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon gave millions in erroneous benefits for state health plan, audit says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CHV2FJ2SSFB63EOHPGVIUV5Z6Y.jpg?auth=1e31d70c32036b0661803d7d31547653dec8d68d94a22c29466ea10b90e3a941&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Clinic details at Dr. Lisa Reynolds’ pediatrics clinic in Portland on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Rian Dundon/Oregon Capital Chronicle)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/whitman-college-administration-encourage-staff-to-vote-no/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T19:51:40.208Z</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>2026-04-04T19:51:40.208Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Whitman College administration encouraged faculty and staff to vote ‘no’ in union election]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XY6AUZWVDRFIPPAKQFII362FAE.webp?auth=cc313b4da191a11faef75d282b7b89f4a227d3ee9843a47fdddfcaa81f07b165&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The Whitman College campus in Walla Walla, Wash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>