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Students at Prescott Elementary in Northeast Portland, Ore., on Feb. 8, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/14/portland-oregon-outdoors-hiking-group-drag-performance/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T21:04:07.971Z</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>2026-07-13T21:04:07.971Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[These Portland trail guides build community through science, education and whimsy  — in drag]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I3QHUEAHFJGD7CUNUS2CMOCORM.JPG?auth=916533daa22c118568ce258f194bd7917ff4c1ba5c49c9c547461c106aba9f34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4341&amp;height=3256</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Efemmera Gendera talks with Amanda Giel, left, of Vancouver, WA during a Drag Me Outside drag nature hike at Mt. 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Portland Police Chief Bob Day speaks at a press conference held at the Central Precinct in Portland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/think-out-loud-oregon-state-university-wildfire-smoke/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T20:31:10.722Z</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>2026-07-13T20:31:10.722Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OSU study explores how wildfire smoke affects songbird behavior]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PEOT56LQV5FM7JCBHFYXAEEH7U.jpg?auth=0c5d83122db78fc1b84c5e041c9af4fa4c9f4136691eb9bff49b8d9ecad256f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The sun shines through wildfire smoke Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, near Sisters, Ore. 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Policy]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/12/high-rock-lookout-vandalism-washington-oregon-restoration/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T15:54:27.732Z</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>2026-07-13T15:54:27.732Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Volunteers rally to repair High Rock Lookout after devastating vandalism ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2CNS4PAOWZB5FG5AFWPGR2LBNI.jpeg?auth=581c8b178542d5b1113826084cec0f5016c06db25b8cdae5ecdcf7c618f98930&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Perched on a rocky outcrop in Washington's Gifford Pinchot National Forest, the High Rock Lookout, pictured here in June, is one of the most photographed and popular scenic destinations in 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It was still nearly impossible for him to sue]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LE6RVRYGFBM57H52CSPHEKP34U.jpg?auth=0d14088e14dc4e9c9fc01de21226fc5c4aa98a38c13b6e7deed521f3e7e56db1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2520</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/mcconnell-says-a-fall-led-to-his-hospitalization-breaking-weeks-of-silence/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T15:04:56.639Z</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>2026-07-13T15:04:56.639Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/77AO5UXAPRK4DKXEZUM437VDQE.jpg?auth=71741b8ab7bcee8b93694dabc3949d7d9884671b44cf8a8a24872647a2a98365&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5327&amp;height=3551</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. 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Photograph June 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/southern-oregon-nickel-mining-canada-rogue-siskiyou-forest/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T13:00:07.569Z</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>2026-07-13T13:00:07.569Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A Canadian company wants to open North America’s largest nickel mine in Southern Oregon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZQNZGIFZ2JC7ZHPY4ZDXFEMY3U.png?auth=6c31fa6169b60b5d1a8eee644388444da1ed70930991d3ad416a7f4ce0daf4a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Geologist Robert Osborne shows magnetic laterite soil near Homeland Nickel's Red Flat claim in Curry County in June of 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/13/the-evergreen-battle-ground-washington-christian-localism-movement/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-13T13:00:00.705Z</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>2026-07-13T13:00:00.705Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Evergreen’: The growing ‘Christian localism’ movement in Battle Ground, Washington]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LDMTGCK7HZHQLAHR7TFPB7NW2I.jpg?auth=892cf70309ef3ee93d754f3087a7816d5a61a8a9a3de7673acb7648712c86cac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maddox Industrial Transformer on Feb. 10, 2026. The fast-growing electrical infrastructure company purchased several notable businesses in Battle Ground recently, and is planning to build a church and convention center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/12/200-campers-rescued-as-flooding-hits-missouri-kentucky/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-12T23:56:42.615Z</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>2026-07-12T23:56:42.615Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[200 young campers rescued as flooding hits parts of Missouri and Kentucky]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/56M5VGWHZ5KDTFTZZCBZVZNWXU.jpg?auth=22b65785eafbd1938b9a78cb7e3c5b4359d31c271dd9d92729aa1af24245310e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7688&amp;height=5125</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person looks on from the wrecked foundation of Million Bible Church on June 28 in Richmond, Ky. 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Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies at 71]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ODWXWMAQZ5IJ3FD7KO2KCPQ4YQ.jpg?auth=df5d2aa849264c7b2b645d6f316bfb794a9af4baa10069645f864f79de0497f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5329&amp;height=3554</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks after winning the Republican primary on June 9 in Columbia, S.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/12/phoenix-project-will-add-40-affordable-homes-for-older-adults/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-12T13:00:06.872Z</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>2026-07-12T13:00:06.872Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Phoenix project will add 40 affordable homes for older adults]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IJ2ATPUKUJESHO4LGGIUKJTJL4.webp?auth=0209ac3c24bfe4d8a81b1076dc3b6b4b9948fd6050233ca9ca6e0f420873878a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The modular homes in Phoenix will look similar to those in Talent at another AGE+ site.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/12/economy-fruit-prices-and-pest-outbreak-devastate-northwest-pear-industry/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-12T13:00:07.731Z</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>2026-07-12T13:00:07.731Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Economy, fruit prices and pest outbreak devastate Northwest pear industry  ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6IFT5YGWOZGQZGW4TDQXHXZ32Y.webp?auth=654c2544a9739783d28e9bda0ad737094bcc26feb482c582d60ad71ebb32e621&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bartlett pears suck up the last bit of energy from their trees just ahead of harvest near Hood River, Oregon, in August 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>