<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/16/drought-heat-mount-hood-glaciers-oregon-portland/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-18T18:08:59.412Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T18:08:59.412Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Drought, heat wave leaves Mount Hood barren by early fall]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5VJYPMZIAJH3TAENSWRTZEDBOA.jpg?auth=278fb803247f65d8d044ca7f3a35a91c2448878c3d44026ccc4b536ee543f222&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2184&amp;height=1465</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Oct. 8, 2026, the Palmer Snowfield below the Palmer Express chairlift was almost completely bare. 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The butterflies are often referred to as "the only monarchs we need" in the group's messaging, though sometimes they also represent immigrants or the environment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/18/major-fire-breaks-out-in-alberta-after-deadly-incident-at-military-base/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-18T14:29:32.417Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T14:29:32.417Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Major fire breaks out in Alberta after deadly incident at military base]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KI44666F6FMX7FIQSPJZGSDXH4.jpg?auth=234ce63ade769a5166777cee6e6fcc8296e928e39023a5140bfdeb0a847d3e12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paramedics work at the Wainwright Health Centre as injured military members are treated after a fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, outside of Wainwright, Alberta Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/18/pope-leo-says-he-will-gradually-resume-duties-after-cancer-surgery/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-18T14:28:27.104Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T14:28:27.104Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pope Leo says he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XYK2BJMFWBKUNLVXCPQBWKBJGQ.jpg?auth=678c23ddea269f99ced428b1d569c08223d03a19fabb37db363f55f9fc5f151b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1919&amp;height=1279</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV 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school]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZJCTIRKFFBBYLOEJFF73SUPIDY.jpg?auth=d802e844f4e30dbf09884701d589f5335d81f62ef481958d2a0690c632e90ee8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Teacher Megan Lambert, 25, left, and kindergarten student Rhoam Summer, 5, both died in the Oct. 15, 2026, Silver Rail Elementary School shooting in Bend, Ore. Police did not release the names of the other two boys, ages 8 and 11, who were killed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/17/how-parents-talk-about-bend-school-shooting/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-17T23:00:51.991Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T23:00:51.991Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How parents can talk with their children about the Bend school shooting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5NVBR7TWUBH5BP5SMAOSHFIXSE.JPG?auth=a87695aa68a4c18ea854aea3c3933034fdc1bc629ada8c88fbfa5d5645b82673&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A stuffed animal and other items mark a makeshift memorial in front of Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Oct. 16, 2026, where an Oct. 15 mass shooting left three children, a teacher and the shooter dead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/16/oregon-school-shooting-bend-silver-rail/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-17T22:47:37.608Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T22:47:37.608Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In the first full day of loss, Bend learns more about Silver Rail shooting, mourns the victims]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4O6C45O3M5FWHE5I7ETK7AJIMY.JPG?auth=9a33951dbf0a172245f48bb5ac076bc15c0390398b41c2a2837e338c24e1afe5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5962&amp;height=3975</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Candles are lit at a makeshift memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary School on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, Bend, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/17/bend-school-shooting-day2-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-17T16:30:02.138Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T16:30:02.138Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: New details emerge in Bend school shooting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5NVBR7TWUBH5BP5SMAOSHFIXSE.JPG?auth=a87695aa68a4c18ea854aea3c3933034fdc1bc629ada8c88fbfa5d5645b82673&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A stuffed animal and other items mark a makeshift memorial in front of Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Oct. 16, 2026, where an Oct. 15 mass shooting left three children, a teacher 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Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/17/demonstrators-join-students-in-protests-across-france/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-17T16:03:28.901Z</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>2026-10-17T16:03:28.901Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Scuffles and fires break out as protesters rally across France, joining students]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4NGTCGC53ZM5ZHKJBMLKOWGUUE.jpg?auth=e25d65b9534683f6cc71945c0014d76e679ad26f82ec8888f5be42a9307b1103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A car burns at Place de La Republique during a protest against rising living costs in Paris on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/17/south-africa-confronts-unfinished-business-from-the-apartheid-era/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-17T16:02:22.791Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T16:02:22.791Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Decades after apartheid, South Africans seek justice for crimes of the past]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SGL5ITHFIJKN7F35QSIWUQWCGM.jpg?auth=716fc2b52742094b9de1ceca7e293420c4e0b630cf8664870104f008dedda834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7603&amp;height=5068</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A mass funeral is held in Sharpeville, South Africa, on March 30, 1960, for 69 people killed by police during an anti-apartheid protest. More than six decades later, victims' families are renewing their fight for justice.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/17/trumps-campaign-travel-highlights-his-midterm-strategy/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-17T16:01:10.029Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T16:01:10.029Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump promised a swing district blitz. He's going to a lot of very red states]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V74D4YPCRNLX3ABZFLRVVTYZBU.jpg?auth=ec9b0d84f2f62299892fc02af7a5bd2070a9279c1bdbd1f8888d93283cb52eef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Ariz., on Oct. 14.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/17/pope-leo-xiv-leaves-hospital-days-after-lung-cancer-surgery/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-17T15:58:19.214Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T15:58:19.214Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PZ2RGCFCUVIOLFAFZ73FOMTJEQ.jpg?auth=d41348e45568942f026586d10568736b0c4e35398c5f7317bdfd1ebdaeb6bf6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3792&amp;height=2528</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV, followed by surgeon Stefano Margaritora, leaves Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/17/no-kings-voting-events-kick-off-saturday/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-17T15:53:54.53Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T15:53:54.53Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[No Kings turns its focus to voting this weekend. Here's what we know]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SY7FFSXV7JOHVKRVRHYNAOUYZU.jpg?auth=69bd5229781fb5c0c804a238d606e91beb282f281db449808114cb7d65370043&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4341&amp;height=2894</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators march through the Country Club Plaza shopping district during a "No Kings" protest Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/17/washington-foster-care-children-lgbtq-affirming-care/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-17T13:00:03.882Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T13:00:03.882Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington foster parents no longer have to support LGBTQ+ kids in their 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leaves 3 children, teacher dead]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-out-as-press-secretary/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T22:37:52.271Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T22:37:52.271Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Katie Zacharia is 'transitioning out' as press secretary, White House says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QB5H7XWAMZKOTLGBNXG7GFYY44.jpg?auth=d7b81dccec8a0e94c768cab73e4bbb6c359b86352cb0de9317f0b84187050e7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4531&amp;height=3021</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump is followed by White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia (L) as he departs on the South Lawn of the White House on October 13, 2026 in Washington, 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]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/think-out-loud-clark-county-youth/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T21:42:49.108Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T21:42:49.108Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How youth are making their voices heard in Clark County]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/think-out-loud-increase-ice-arrests-portland-area/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T21:36:07.452Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T21:36:07.452Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Increase in ICE arrests in Portland area has advocates worried a federal operation is coming]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RY7NYX2F7VAZLJMQXEM6TXYON4.jpg?auth=df2302e2f060aa51a61a16fd0534564329fcfc065f1e02fc06ee1d2e2cd199ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign hangs on a tree in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building on Oct. 7, 2026 in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/16/new-tool-helps-oregon-voters-track-their-ballot/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T21:06:39.384Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T21:06:39.384Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wondering where your ballot went? 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Bob Ferguson, seen here during an event in June, will not receive a raise in the next two years under a recommendation adopted Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, by the Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/16/think-out-loud-bend-silver-rail-elementary-school-shooting/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T20:16:06.144Z</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>2026-10-16T20:16:06.144Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Grief in Bend after deadly school shooting ]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/16/think-out-loud-nonprofit-volunteer-count-wildlife-oregon-roads/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T20:12:11.825Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T20:12:11.825Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nonprofit seeks volunteers to help tally wildlife, dead or alive, on Oregon’s roads]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/16/a-rare-family-of-barn-owls-moved-into-manhattan-captivating-new-yorkers/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T19:40:08.024Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T19:40:08.024Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7KPPJYM6UJJQZPJFEAPARIIXAA.jpg?auth=dbfbca1d6cd381dcb5e258c150e4ce7fb75b8b2f512d4ec1c41658c037531c28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3851&amp;height=2567</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An American Barn Owl sits perched on a water tower on the Upper West Side neighborhood, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/16/israeli-settlers-beat-palestinians-u-s-photojournalist-in-west-bank/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T19:33:02.328Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T19:33:02.328Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Israeli settlers beat Palestinians and a U.S. photojournalist in West Bank attacks]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XYY4JAU6YRN6BIZ2A4JTXLGBJY.jpg?auth=f03c16e72ece50d4b20fb380fd85c1a041404e056a5ae673d88cbc47aa2b6795&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Photojournalist Heidi Levine leaves a hospital emergency room in a wheelchair in the Israeli-occupied city of Ramallah, West Bank. 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