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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/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/2026/04/05/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/2026/04/04/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><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/04/after-the-minnesota-surge-ice-is-moving-to-a-quieter-enforcement-approach/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T16:33:37.088Z</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>2026-04-04T16:33:37.088Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After the Minnesota surge, ICE is moving to a quieter enforcement approach]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BTKI6ISBYBOWDPNWZU2KPRLHAA.jpg?auth=96d9344b7a14f303aa4480656a7f230203ea96938a72ac2288e5a98086d221a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Florida Highway Patrol officer looks at pictures of undocumented immigrants accused of crimes before a press conference at the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations building on November 13, 2025 in Miramar, Florida. 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/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/2026/04/04/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/2026/04/03/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></urlset>