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Asian American Council of Oregon Board Member Jenny Jonak, first from right, introduces a panel of local law enforcement and prosecutors during the Asian American and Allies Public Safety Forum on Oct. 23, 2025 in Eugene, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/20/palestinian-american-kids-find-inspiration-and-escape-on-the-soccer-pitch/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T19:35:32.144Z</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>2026-06-20T19:35:32.144Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Palestinian-American kids find inspiration, and escape, on the soccer pitch]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TSPLPGW6DBPKDKFPU47YJBOJWM.jpg?auth=5bbba3e1d37b321eefbaba14ed2366731d605784428117082b269748e9a84c14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6753&amp;height=4504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Omar Almashni during an evening practice with the Palestino Soccer Academy at Frank D Zaccaria Memorial Park in Woodland Park, New Jersey, on Saturday, June 6, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/20/a-rift-widens-between-trump-and-italys-giorgia-meloni/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T19:27:32.286Z</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>2026-06-20T19:27:32.286Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Italy's Meloni, once Trump's closest ally in Europe, says he made up a story about her]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P7KDOIK3T5I43ITF4TW567K2HE.jpg?auth=293d409a14298bbdd5dee3dee52d79e561184db5f5cd2b759479f98d30ea6c31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5350&amp;height=3567</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives to a round table meeting at the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/20/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-shut-as-u-s-iran-talks-set-for-sunday-in-switzerland/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T19:26:13.479Z</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>2026-06-20T19:26:13.479Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran says Strait of Hormuz shut as U.S.-Iran talks set for Sunday in Switzerland]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UKOZOM4NMFIOHH4WWJ3GRSG45U.jpg?auth=0faebb96fcca378a339cb2943d0901ab695e34623baa71ad68d150146fc2c65a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7452&amp;height=4968</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Buildings damaged by Israeli strikes are seen through shattered glass from the Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/20/molalla-coleman-ranch-fire/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T18:05:34.602Z</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>2026-06-20T18:05:34.602Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[4-alarm blaze engulfs Coleman Ranch barn in Molalla]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F6DYATDIK5ASFMKZGMEMKY3VDM.jpg?auth=bf144839c8518d0196079612c60ca11ad84647404935e1c044ef5cc81ce7a8ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A family barn at Coleman Ranch in Molalla, Ore., is burned by a fourth-alarm fire on June 18, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/20/willie-levenson-willamette-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T16:34:35.385Z</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>2026-06-20T16:34:35.385Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: A voice for the Willamette]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SPXCJEXUVNDIVL24BOI3QAVOZA.JPG?auth=4890199f2b643433d25a9396da3fc47c10e2b3ed75a3f48a99b9d359e5b17657&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Willie Levenson on a boat in the Ross Island Lagoon in 2021. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/20/willie-levenson-human-access-willamette-river/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T14:06:30.206Z</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>2026-06-20T14:06:30.206Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Willamette River recreation advocate Willie Levenson retires]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SPXCJEXUVNDIVL24BOI3QAVOZA.JPG?auth=4890199f2b643433d25a9396da3fc47c10e2b3ed75a3f48a99b9d359e5b17657&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Willie Levenson with the Human Access Project stands on a boat inside Ross Island Lagoon on the Willamette River during an algae bloom in the summer of 2021.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/19/a-popular-oregon-coastal-bike-route-gets-an-updated-map/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T13:00:01.084Z</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>2026-06-20T13:00:01.084Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A popular Oregon coastal bike route gets an updated map]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YAKDAUUUC5BQNBJTDM5HIQYQ4M.webp?auth=3579cd93817799ccec6833c2ceeaf90c3e00721e58ebf14675d4fb6ca5eaf2b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - There's a new map of the Oregon Coast Bike Route.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/20/landslide-carbon-storage/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T13:00:03.194Z</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>2026-06-20T13:00:03.194Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon’s ancient landslides store lots of carbon, UO study shows]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M7WLMQBNPNGFPAVGHZIKACHS7E.jpg?auth=c6238f0856b8ede26899a1151335f772b55a4c20b282e7d07dff97088678e4cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1376&amp;height=1032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Oregon. students Logan Wetherel and Brooke Hunter researching a landslide along the Oregon Coast in 2021.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/18/juneteenth-celebrations-focus-on-black-joy-across-oregon-and-southwest-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T23:31:32.307Z</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>2026-06-19T23:31:32.307Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘It feels like freedom’: Juneteenth celebrations highlight Black joy across the Pacific Northwest ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/46HUOX5AWJDZ7C4A3C4CVKD5HI.jpg?auth=d4a3be64e856f63a56535dbca5bc99bff42bb4f7abeeb4c64d6a7cfb8a59a5ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4620&amp;height=3309</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Raytonia Mcintyre braids hair at the Juneteenth celebration at Vance Park in Gresham, Ore., on June 19, 2026. Mcintyre works at a hair salon in Northeast Portland and volunteers to do hair for free at the event.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/19/usa-australia-world-cup-knockout-stage/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T21:41:35.154Z</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>2026-06-19T21:41:35.154Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US beats Australia 2-0 to advance to World Cup knockout round]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/URFXJ2E4VREDHKAV7FXFP7PIBI.jpg?auth=e971f9495e2ca68d03f2b5f549b0748b0c075f0c9ecd67ce1635ba0162f7c314&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5508&amp;height=3672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United States' Alex Freeman, center, scores his side's second goal past Australia goalkeeper Patrick Beach during the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Australia in Seattle, Friday, June 19, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/19/portland-cascade-softball-oklahoma-city-spark/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T19:59:08.402Z</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>2026-06-19T19:59:08.402Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland Cascade treat crowd to 3-0 shutout in Hillsboro home opener]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4H55ZOCCLBCADHACROJFIDRKKM.jpg?auth=ea01bd719c5acab2fc5b020f740a1857484b9d420639e7242a9d52df953bf71a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2287&amp;height=1525</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portland Cascade’s Tori Vidales, third from left, celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run in the fifth inning during an Athletes Unlimited Softball League game against Oklahoma City Spark at Hillsboro Ballpark on Thursday, June 18, 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/19/free-books-dolly-parton-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T16:50:58.509Z</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>2026-06-19T16:50:58.509Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New state law guarantees a free monthly book for Oregon children under 5]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2GXFUOZ64REEVJ4I7L55EOFM4Y.png?auth=88a174c1621a5d4e4d844536db9c1ce04daa308ff988f28807356773ff482431&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Tina Kotek signs legislation codifying the Dolly Parton Imagination Library into state law, joined by families and supporters of the program in a Gresham library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/19/mrna-flu-vaccine-fda/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T15:37:33.835Z</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>2026-06-19T15:37:33.835Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UNYQDUYPABJQ3LMDLPWLUGI5JI.jpg?auth=595912f6094d90c9001402ad0614cb1db4edc65fa38869960b8a5de1b792ff06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2121&amp;height=1414</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The recommended flu vaccine by the FDA advisory committee uses the same mRNA technology that helped develop the COVID-19 vaccine.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/19/andy-burnham-labour-keir-starmer/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T15:35:30.6Z</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>2026-06-19T15:35:30.6Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Labour’s Burnham wins special election, setting up showdown with Starmer to lead Britain]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5VCOPY2KZNJ5TMV4HXU2FZLCJY.jpg?auth=895f779c566fb74c14ec1eb3098d358c6493689b438358072ebd9db6867851bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6238&amp;height=4159</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham, Britain's Labour candidate for Makerfield, gestures in front of supporters during the by-election in Makerfield, England, Thursday, June 18, 2026 where voters are choosing a new lawmaker with Andy Burnham of the Labour Party as the leading contender.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/19/central-oregon-popular-seasonal-shuttle-services-return-this-week/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T13:00:04.574Z</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>2026-06-19T13:00:04.574Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Central Oregon’s popular seasonal shuttle services return this week]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S3W7CBC33RGDVDQWMIDENRCYOY.jpg?auth=f20fd2f4e54203e368d07a9cac4acf8983c4d0b82c4fa5eb93f23d80c09db5f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4930&amp;height=3287</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mo Elwefati secures his bike on the Transit to Trails Shuttle in Bend, Ore., on June 17, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/18/portland-outdoor-pools-open-this-week/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T13:00:00.807Z</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>2026-06-19T13:00:00.807Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland outdoor pools open this week]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AIJVGRWEZ5AOBCG7W7XZINZBMY.jpg?auth=a102446b86230f9a6a110a48b625e04f5020284c22c11f827bc11abdb4cf242d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Portland Parks & Recreation has seven outdoor pools.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/19/north-plains-community-grappling-withcompeting-visions/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T13:00:02.616Z</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>2026-06-19T13:00:02.616Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[North Plains community grappling with competing visions for the town and how it should grow]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/URZGGGIAE5EZLMX64E724X6DLE.jpeg?auth=6d03082b4cbd2ec4a14eee96dfb6a834a5cc95c2473bf59554b645b97f5b601b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2856&amp;height=2142</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Civic leaders and community members in North Plains are in the midst of envisioning the future of their town with a population of about 3,500. The most contentious element in this Washington county town is over the size and shape of the urban growth boundary to plan for population and economic growth and expand its tax base. Downtown North Plains is the town's main commercial center, beginning at the intersection of Glencoe Road and Commercial Street, seen here on May 19, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/18/rosie-the-riveter-the-musical-opens-in-bend-with-real-life-inspiration-in-tow/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T00:40:19.652Z</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>2026-06-19T00:40:19.652Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Rosie the Riveter the Musical’ opens in Bend with real-life inspiration in tow  ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FTKQPPXADRGE5LM3SKZX5ONYWM.jpg?auth=a19c032fbd7a64c8691b9c13bf817797b40ff401f201ce8669fb7e5007994a74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2718&amp;height=2118</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[I. Riley Helmstetter, 102, smiles while flexing her arm in the style of "Rosie the Riveter," on June 11, 2026 in the courtyard of a senior living facility in Bend, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/18/bend-approves-climate-pollution-fee/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T00:26:31.09Z</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>2026-06-19T00:26:31.09Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bend approves climate pollution fee in 4-1 vote]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CREGHMGKFNCM5BF4Z4UJNHIWAE.jpg?auth=221223264d5d6f7560291975095aa80e494782a26e5751550b5a91a726260e39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1920</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[City Hall in Bend, Oregon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/18/wsu-vancouver-faculty-budget-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T23:47:49.802Z</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>2026-06-18T23:47:49.802Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington State University Vancouver faculty, staff anxiously await details of 15% budget cuts ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XLHJEFYZ6NDVDKER6WADLNFJLM.jpg?auth=cb355f7a49a47105213295110797825d128c02d3d3e443da4550e68ff9c3ffea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2464&amp;height=1640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington State University Vancouver will feel the brunt of the university system's budget cuts. In this undated, provided photo a student sits on the grounds of the Southwest Washington campus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/18/oregon-lawmakers-emergency-spending/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T23:25:28.869Z</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>2026-06-18T23:25:28.869Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon lawmakers approve millions in emergency spending on public safety, wells, university solvency]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K4FRQHD2PRAP5DTLP5P5S75DIA.jpg?auth=ae9d0c3443c92e3be80f29f05e784006a62035fbcefe3031cc105bd09510c6b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Klamath County is one of many in Oregon that has struggled with persistent drought, and lawmakers have directed millions to residents in recent years who have had their wells dry up.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>