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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. 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Florida law enforcement agencies have among the highest ICE cooperation rates in the nation, with state troopers making a significant number of immigration arrests.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/measles-cases-increase-oregon-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T16:30:00.389Z</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>2026-04-04T16:30:00.389Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Measles cases increase across Oregon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DKOCYICGA5DFRIHL7VPNRMTN2U.jpg?auth=0103b61ff325184aeec2c690bc19d9c4c8ab2456bbd219b6fd5b6ccc7a01d55a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=2997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at International Community Health Services, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Seattle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/measles-oregon-cases-what-to-know/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T15:01:44.613Z</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>2026-04-04T15:01:44.613Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Measles cases in Oregon are ticking up. Here’s what you need to know]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DKOCYICGA5DFRIHL7VPNRMTN2U.jpg?auth=0103b61ff325184aeec2c690bc19d9c4c8ab2456bbd219b6fd5b6ccc7a01d55a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4496&amp;height=2997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at International Community Health Services, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Seattle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/iran-war-enters-its-6th-week/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T14:55:18.011Z</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>2026-04-04T14:55:18.011Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran war enters its 6th week as military searches for downed jet crew member]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5MSN5STXURKSVIFZDWQ3IZ262I.jpg?auth=dc2d5b062a4ad43fe38c3821bcf64b4d218e4ee55ab96cd4ae995d1779647b60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People view the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026 west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/oregon-stops-issuing-temporary-commercial-licenses-non-residents/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T13:00:04.445Z</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>2026-04-04T13:00:04.445Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon stops issuing temporary commercial licenses to non-residents ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QFJZYVMPHJGSDLNO6RMEWT2MMI.jpg?auth=cbca7d742bb466f62185ffbdba8daa191249ab5623af8216f766ad2c4e92bacf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5621&amp;height=3747</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People walk past the Department of Motor Vehicles in downtown Portland, Ore., on Oct. 28, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/oregon-opioid-overdoses-decline/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T13:00:02.083Z</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>2026-04-04T13:00:02.083Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Opioid overdoses decline in Oregon for the second year]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NKIRIBNWXJDD5LT4TH5XWJBCRQ.jpg?auth=8c1390ab2624d81b7eed7045b4b9d0701e74e2174d43f9c1459fb3f654939215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1632&amp;height=1224</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[File photo from June 2020 of Narcan nasal spray, which can be used to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/washington-cellphone-ban-study/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T13:00:03.357Z</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>2026-04-04T13:00:03.357Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[As Washington lawmakers punt on school cellphone ban, some want more action]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IYHY6K46BBDGHIU7FW4XGR2IB4.jpg?auth=38263039e28e9a3084b3b2757482147103f250354a39e1908ce7843ec8ad2f18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5044&amp;height=3559</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Students store their cellphones while attending class at Grant High School in Portland, Ore., Oct. 3, 2023.About 75% of school districts in Washington have some sort of policy limiting phones, according to a state study. But of those, only 30% require phones to be put away for the entire day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/seville-spain-s-semana-santa-holy-week-blends-faith-tradition-spectacle/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T00:50:00.697Z</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>2026-04-04T00:50:00.697Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Seville, Spain's Holy Week blends faith, tradition and spectacle]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MHVXYCLM6ZMLHNDLTWNVVEXPEI.jpg?auth=a9288f8fe622cdb7c3c0d8eaaf275f235a3bc9f212b4de87d907264d779ce04f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8125&amp;height=5357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Penitents from the La Paz brotherhood parade in the Palm Sunday procession in Seville, Spain, on March 29. Many of the participants in Semana Santa processions wear traditional costumes that include pointy hoods, which, especially for Americans, may be reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan. But this Catholic garb far predates the American hate group.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/penalties-stack-up-as-ai-spreads-through-the-legal-system/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T00:38:51.786Z</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>2026-04-04T00:38:51.786Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Penalties stack up as AI spreads through the legal system]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XP6MZTZC4BIXVFTH3SRSUY7D2A.jpg?auth=889f931bae5e1de332c257991e908bab71bfc91aa2681b70ca1963c5dfaf4365&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3240&amp;height=2430</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carla Wale, the director of the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington School of Law, is developing optional AI ethics training for law school students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/artemis-ii-s-moonbound-astronauts-capture-earth-s-brilliant-blue-beauty-as-they-leave-it-behind/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T00:24:56.838Z</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>2026-04-04T00:24:56.838Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IPRFRLKZ6BCNZDSDBEWOFZSYWA.jpg?auth=110bdd9dd8ee32b9a814e515e20c4c3f4604c3273773293daec368f332bb39b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/pressroom/opb-earns-32-northwest-regional-emmy-award-nominations/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T00:14:31.267Z</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>2026-04-04T00:14:31.267Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB earns a record 32 Northwest Regional Emmy Award nominations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GWBEZRARBBEQRCXNVQA2RW2YZ4.jpg?auth=7808e1c720758501fbddf746d4fd9c69e38410b761254ad68024b6215450c8bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=400&amp;height=300</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/blazers-fans-energized-first-postseason-appearance/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T23:17:30.467Z</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>2026-04-03T23:17:30.467Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Blazers fans feeling bullish ahead of first postseason appearance in 5 years]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/W4JGEWBYHBCH3NQHASQVXPWI4A.jpg?auth=0367b56aad96aaeb5c46707ac8f2588091c5e480c65f2497cc12dc42f4188ec0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5763&amp;height=3842</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (8) goes to the basket as Portland Trail Blazers new owner Tom Dundon, second from right, watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/02/portland-oregon-elk-statue-history-thompson-main-street/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T23:16:43.748Z</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>2026-04-03T23:16:43.748Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Thompson Elk had a front row seat for Portland’s tumultuous history. Now it’s coming back for more]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FCDT3HT7ANGQRPUQNIOWWKRFWM.jpg?auth=73fae120b6ca50515ff4d519958330df10596c3328b1a67f93b2734039a738e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Thompson Elk is a historic outdoor fountain and bronze sculpture in downtown Portland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/portland-fire-expansion-draft-bridget-carleton/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T23:06:21.5Z</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>2026-04-03T23:06:21.5Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland Fire build roster in WNBA expansion draft with 11 veterans ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YJQ2XKSNXJAGZISNS7PBRUSXBA.JPG?auth=aeb4a1d58e46ae89e9ef1e7150f111c692251b0045012ad4bd77c645df464146&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portland Fire General Manager Vanja Černivec laughs during a press conference after the Women’s National Basketball Association expansion draft, determining the debut roster for the new Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo teams, at the Hyatt Regency at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore., on April 3, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/27/think-out-loud-university-portland-president-biography/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T21:34:46.603Z</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>2026-04-03T21:34:46.603Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New biography explores life and LGBTQ+ activism of former University of Portland president]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LDWOGOMHRBHKXG2SR5BNY33UCY.jpg?auth=db30ad7171591a85728e4373c307a68667f091bc0c32baece35cc3d8fd6080a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=540&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyler Bieber's new biography "Against the Current: Father Tom Oddo and the New American Catholic" explores the life and LGBTQ+ activism of the former University of Portland president. Oddo was president of UP from 1982 until his tragic death in a car crash in 1989.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/cheetah-researcher-laurie-marker-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T21:33:57.458Z</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>2026-04-03T21:33:57.458Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cheetah researcher and conservationist Laurie Marker shares how her career began in Oregon]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/27/think-out-loud-eugene-weekly-embezzler/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T21:32:42.493Z</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>2026-04-03T21:32:42.493Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eugene Weekly continues to recover after embezzler nearly shut down the alternative paper]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F6ELFPKJPBHDHKD3NY2XTAKCDA.jpg?auth=2c30085fe2a1c9f583833883c21e86feb2a425dd1d7583922ec42cefd4d35e27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1300&amp;height=844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elisha Young, Eugene Weekly's former business manager embezzled from the paper for years, bringing the paper to a halt in December 2023. It began printig again in February 2024. Young pled guilty this week to five felony counts of theft, just weeks before she was set to face a jury trial in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/27/think-out-loud-washington-child-welfare-guardians-oversight/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T21:30:38.233Z</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>2026-04-03T21:30:38.233Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New reporting on Washington’s child welfare system finds court-appointed guardians have minimal oversight]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/central-oregon-mt-bachelor-resort-hotel/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T21:22:19.9Z</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>2026-04-03T21:22:19.9Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Central Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor resort gets into the hotel business]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/A7YP73IDUNGVTGQURNDFQP24MU.jpg?auth=b9d476b6ee8792e52892d3fd0c58b6128f16ce9d853937e0b0ce4d3d7364a80e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1995</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The former LOGE Bend hotel sits empty in Bend, Oregon on April 3, 2026. The hotel shuttered suddenly in February and will reopen this summer as Trailhead Lodge, with a new operator. Mt. Bachelor announced it entered a long-term lease with the owners on April 2.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/think-out-loud-confederated-tribes-umatilla-indian-reservation-acquires-art-artifacts/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T20:39:20.923Z</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>2026-04-03T20:39:20.923Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation acquires massive private collection of tribal art and artifacts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/47VU255ELVEHBPXYG3TNRKWEO4.png?auth=8ccd07bc406ab3df27e1783c6e792e1356ab69aca921b60d5c0cf60de614c018&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tamastslikt Cultural Institute director Bobbie Conner distributes signing paperwork during a ceremony commemorating the transfer of the Fred L. Mitchell & Family Collection to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation at the Nixyaawii Governance Center in Mission, Ore., March 31, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/vote-by-mail-executive-order-lawsuit-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T20:07:10.843Z</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>2026-04-03T20:07:10.843Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon, Washington among states suing to block Trump’s vote-by-mail executive order]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AP3K477WRZH55EVYMQF33JYDMY.jpg?auth=952b78abfb03819b477923ce66877beef50a7060d8ad21576cc4e97dc27a4ed4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5147&amp;height=3384</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A voter drops a ballot outside of the Multnomah County Elections Division in Portland, Ore., Nov. 8, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/01/measles-site-multnomah-county-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T19:53:47.274Z</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>2026-04-03T19:53:47.274Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[4 measles exposure sites identified across the greater Portland area]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZLAGYUV6VRHA5FO6UQODBGGNOQ.jpg?auth=a585fcd53f004361bef9b4c46bd0ba7e858a5ab5c4d348a304411be68d174b71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3060&amp;height=3081</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015 shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle, center. (Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/what-trump-ballroom-fight-reveals-about-white-house-bunker/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T19:28:49.671Z</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>2026-04-03T19:28:49.671Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump's ballroom fight sheds new light on an underground White House bunker]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2VRFADUFKZJWLITVWP7EBOG7FU.jpg?auth=fa36dbe3b9290990c41a5245b867218b2c22cd947b774f474ab9fa8bbdddac10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump holds a rendering of the East Wing modernization while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/partnerships/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T18:29:07.572Z</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>2026-04-03T18:29:07.572Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB Editorial Partnerships]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/30/think-out-loud-woodburn-oregon-farmers/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T18:24:07.918Z</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>2026-04-03T18:24:07.918Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[War in Iran is affecting Oregon farmers as oil and fertilizer prices rise]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JBVQP2KTB5F2FPYTPMGRQJXJNU.jpg?auth=a33a6bde74f6d12b5446cf275909323258d85d718d89a42b1fb11085679f01b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5142&amp;height=3428</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jon Iverson collects tulips to restock the store at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm on March 31, 2026 in Woodburn, Ore. The farmer has already fertilized this year's crops, but will need to make a purchase again before next February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/washington-unemployment-highest-rate-since-2021/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T17:25:20.912Z</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>2026-04-03T17:25:20.912Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Unemployment in Washington reaches highest rate since 2021]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BXOFRMRV7JAEPN7V3LCPTFOHOA.jpg?auth=9414f94f7348639d78057a62f1753ff104476f1b7bb9a799ccf1b961f38a09e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=924&amp;height=616</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this file photo, downtown Seattle is shown from above on Thursday, October 18, 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/02/portland-homeless-data-keith-wilson-podcast/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T17:24:24.99Z</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>2026-04-03T17:24:24.99Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘OPB Politics Now’: Why Portland’s mayor and Multnomah County disagree on homelessness data ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5AUFRS4B6BGTXEI73OZNKPFHLE.png?auth=1b4946632db66de8454107fb0227d5b9144903e7179d9d56206ad873c8478cda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[OPB Politics Now]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/02/oregon-secretary-state-tobias-read-challenge-mail-voting-trump-executive-order/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T17:05:55.791Z</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>2026-04-03T17:05:55.791Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Secretary of State plans to challenge Trump executive order on mail-in voting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6XPACC5QQVGSNMP32HR6LEBSFI.jpg?auth=c10fbb7a3e3c73616c78b1575ab47845d85b484b145817932e86992a9916424e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6470&amp;height=4775</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tobias Read speaks at the Democratic election night party held at the Hilton in Portland, Ore., Nov. 5, 2024. As Secretary of State, Read vowed to challenge President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting in court.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/a-u-s-jet-goes-down-over-iran-a-u-s-official-confirm/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T16:56:12.192Z</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>2026-04-03T16:56:12.192Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A U.S. jet goes down over Iran, a U.S. official confirms]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/42FQP4QMVJK47BITOX6OIV54BA.jpg?auth=c1707be0e95c4d1e8da648ee9234d13609da8863b238477f2dcdcd43ad2728e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/board-meetings/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T16:31:31.968Z</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>2026-04-03T16:31:31.968Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Board Meetings]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/02/portland-trail-blazers-basketball-moda-center/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T16:26:44.901Z</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>2026-04-03T16:26:44.901Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Blazers’ new owners are ‘full speed ahead’ with public funding for arena upgrades]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RHAG35DAL5HFDIY46ANPJXSKFM.JPG?auth=4dd6669f3251c9efca68626a02d9c6af14049fac4c1c185fa7da3540a3d09714&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5256&amp;height=3667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Left to right) The new owners of the Portland Trailblazers, Sheel Tyle, Tom Dundon, and Andrew Cherng, make their first appearance at the Moda Center, April 2, 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/03/oregon-offshore-wind-public-comment-extended/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T16:04:31.876Z</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>2026-04-03T16:04:31.876Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Public comment extended on future of offshore wind in Oregon, including none at all]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HR3HAT5HFJDVDLKNUEBQO3XBKM.jpg?auth=42e0b108b74bc7b70d99f0f66b780cfbbb24eb7cdbbaf30be5e9da3a2db06e40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5944&amp;height=3962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The five turbines of America's first offshore wind farm, owned by the Danish company, Orsted, are seen from a tour boat off the coast of Block Island, R.I., Oct. 17, 2022. Efforts to advance a floating offshore wind industry on the Oregon Coast have been challenged by opposition from coastal communities, tribes, the fishing industry and changing federal administrations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>