<?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/2026/09/07/oregon-community-foundation-puts-1-million-toward-new-arts-and-culture-projects/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T13:00:04.442Z</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>2026-09-07T13:00:04.442Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Community Foundation puts $1 million toward new arts and culture projects ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IWO5EQTI3NCXJJXQSMF6OYQUDY.jpg?auth=0ac4b120db46dfc7b4040d2c118e5796d41ff709776f3586a190a523f4ae5436&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=4032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A cohort of 15 Oregon artists will continue to create experimental baskets and woven works for exhibition at the East Oregonian Gallery at the Pendleton Center for the Arts. The group is part of several artists and organizations that recently received funding from the Oregon Community Foundations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/oregon-legislature-hearings-wildfire-costs/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T13:00:00.75Z</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>2026-09-07T13:00:00.75Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wildfire costs highlight lawmakers’ work in Salem this week]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X3RCEYUIHRCQFPVFTXFLIFP5OY.jpg?auth=be9e6ff286f54ad1bf627f267be562766e2ef9091d3a268d833f590691c6d3be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy smoke rolls off of a wildfire burning in Central Oregon, July 27, 2026. As of Tuesday, large fires covered more than 1.1 million acres, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/the-evergreen-data-centers-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T13:00:01.572Z</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>2026-09-07T13:00:01.572Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Evergreen’: Data centers are everywhere]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OCQJ3NKXUZHKPHZJVO4LT2WNV4.jpg?auth=7f7673ad5191b10f030fc1a752dceac231040b9e47af3519d8b75d93139e3531&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3864&amp;height=2103</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Amazon data center in Boardman, Ore., on April 2, 2026. Many of the data centers across Oregon rely on diesel generators to provide backup power--which, if used, could release massive amounts of diesel pollution into nearby communities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/depoe-bay-whale-watching-center-reopen/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T13:00:03.141Z</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>2026-09-07T13:00:03.141Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center expected to reopen late October]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V5QI6KX4SNGNNKABZJI3UX5MLE.JPG?auth=953d4d6d77096fc3bdb74c12c02f50dc0132f455e9d628d0e2383ed30d06c77a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1232&amp;height=924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whale Watching Center at Depoe Bay, Ore., during Whale Watch Week in December 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/01/oregon-state-fair-salem-labor-day-agriculture-livestock/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T13:00:04.744Z</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>2026-09-07T13:00:04.744Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[REBROADCAST: A day at the Oregon State Fair]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/O4KOVOPPQFEQ3IZ7YA6CYLDSHA.JPG?auth=231cdbdeed37f84b17eaa24e365ac83865d90e0e9d9c10842b0e7c59090964f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4608&amp;height=3456</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Madison Love, vice president of the Crater FFA chapter in Central Point, Oregon, poses for a photo with her goat, Rasputia, at the Oregon State Fair in Salem on Aug. 22, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/summer-heat-drought-oregon-trees-caretakers/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T13:00:01.521Z</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>2026-09-07T13:00:01.521Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Late summer heat, drought challenge Oregon’s trees and their caretakers ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S6SU4KMHLNEATLU2YCCQF2CPZQ.JPG?auth=e5c066a5354062c60ee53e7028aa812f04f3d03d3da275267fb8c53b79342cc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2098</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A watering bag slowly waters a Garry oak, or Oregon white oak, as an owner and his dogs walk on campus at Reed College in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/06/montavilla-jazz-festival-has-become-a-destination-for-dozens-of-pacific-northwest-musicians/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T23:55:34.587Z</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>2026-09-06T23:55:34.587Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After 13 years, Montavilla Jazz Festival has become a destination for dozens of Pacific Northwest musicians]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/22CNW6ULYVHS7JOI77P6CNGN5I.jpg?auth=65784f986b8fc6934f2d673afb152d80c7db9a476566e0f04e07ab2959788b36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5127&amp;height=3640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Saxophonist Orion White plays with Wen'ipt, a contemporary jazz combo, at the Montavilla Jazz Festival in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 5, 2026. The festival features local jazz musicians and took place over three days across several Portland locations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/06/rain-cool-weather-curb-oregon-wildfires/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T21:23:20.303Z</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>2026-09-06T21:23:20.303Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rain, cooler weather help curb wildfires affecting Oregon national forests]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DXP3KY4AINB2LJMHCYRTV4BKFE.jpg?auth=755deae4cac1c77268125fc04faa0008a762164d9e3ef243efe08ab83dbd07c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3938</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On July 29, the Grasshopper Fire burned near the towns of Pine Hollow and Tygh Valley. It also burned through public lands where the Nogles' cattle were grazing. The Nogles spent about a week saving about 150 cows and their calves from the Grasshopper Fire, a wildfire burning east of Mount Hood. Tygh Valley, Ore. July 29, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/06/oregon-cherry-growers-still-waiting-good-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T19:58:04.117Z</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>2026-09-06T19:58:04.117Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘We’re going backwards’: Oregon cherry growers still waiting on a good season]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7WJREZDIJVARRLIWWOY7KCO5K4.JPG?auth=cfa91ed511083447c99524f3108571358b0695b182feb12aa4d20b8c10e80d08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5040&amp;height=3360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A worker dumps harvested cherries in collection bin at a cherry orchard Ian Chandler runs in Wasco County, Ore., July 2, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/06/trump-administration-makes-another-appeal-to-the-supreme-court-to-allow-mail-ballot-restrictions/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T19:37:38.3Z</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>2026-09-06T19:37:38.3Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KEZUGIND2BCW3KEFSKH7UENFFY.jpg?auth=b0d873b60fe190ec256926d93069a952d443e53087b73503aee6efe080cb9b21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6553&amp;height=4369</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/05/portland-nepali-community-flood-relief/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-06T19:10:01.253Z</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>2026-09-06T19:10:01.253Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland’s Nepali community grieve and organize aid after devastating flooding]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6KB7MKRHHZHQPFN3XQSSDKX3YQ.jpg?auth=9ec046f1a58ca937c3b024e8fcd58a9ad1d1f20e2ff420e3269499043523beb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1943&amp;height=1485</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo provided by Ganga Sharma, people gathered on Aug. 30, 2026, for a vigil at the Nirtya Mandala Mahavihara Buddhist temple in Portland, honoring flood victims in Nepal.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/05/oregon-nepalis-flood-relief-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T16:30:00.58Z</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>2026-09-05T16:30:00.58Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Oregon Nepalis support flood relief]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6KB7MKRHHZHQPFN3XQSSDKX3YQ.jpg?auth=9ec046f1a58ca937c3b024e8fcd58a9ad1d1f20e2ff420e3269499043523beb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1943&amp;height=1485</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo provided by Ganga Sharma, people gathered on Aug. 30, 2026 for a vigil at the Nirtya Mandala Mahavihara Buddhist temple in Portland, honoring flood victims in Nepal.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/05/democrats-and-republicans-united-in-opposition-to-flock-surveillance-cameras/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T16:12:40.928Z</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>2026-09-05T16:12:40.928Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EIWD5AHTYVKNJH2FIZCSDYMHBU.jpg?auth=ae5b04936028ca5ce46b82d3f377a98bf4b45bf40780b101e837d02c6b429634&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently blocked the use of license plate readers on state roads, joining a host of other elected officials and political candidates speaking out against the law enforcement surveillance technology.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/05/data-centers-have-republicans-and-democrats-on-the-same-page/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T16:11:22.817Z</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>2026-09-05T16:11:22.817Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midterms]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5J4HPELN3JM5BDXSXYM55NTD6M.jpg?auth=e39b2a891273103a2ec8d9d4bf5dde80b119ec3c0288bedb68192501200fd36d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person holds signs during a nationwide protest against AI data center expansion in New Port Richey, Florida on July 18, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/05/u-n-backs-new-world-map-showing-africa-in-true-relative-size/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T16:08:11.908Z</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>2026-09-05T16:08:11.908Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OBB3R2FFZFI2HGAO5WZ62RNQ7E.gif?auth=66f520fd8aec2f3137ec0d64532ef2eacd74d5cd0b3d3e1df21414927ad2aaee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1125</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/05/philippines-vice-president-sara-duterte-posts-bail-after-arrest/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T16:06:21.886Z</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>2026-09-05T16:06:21.886Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte posts bail after arrest]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IHKSUDKDJ5KPTK2K7RPRSL3WZU.jpg?auth=e7c09dd503ba1f50e626cd2b81951963a3a3b0aeea7d4b8a5c3fa598199ea1c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2782&amp;height=1854</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte shows a document to reporters at the Quezon city justice hall Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, after an arrest warrant was issued on charges that she publicly threatened to have the president and two other people assassinated.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/05/u-s-envoys-in-moscow-in-new-push-for-peace-between-russia-and-ukraine/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T16:04:21.878Z</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>2026-09-05T16:04:21.878Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.S. envoys in Moscow in new push for peace between Russia and Ukraine]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6CGLDDAZ5VMDTGCQCF2PYYNO7M.jpg?auth=0ec68119110fb1c1d53c4b49084c104ed124e243b7a79ed3725a878a48f1f2a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A local resident wears a gas mask as he rides a bicycle past a partially destroyed warehouse after a Russian drone attack in Brovary on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/05/us-hits-iranian-oil-tankers-after-saying-iran-hit-navy-warships/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T16:02:56.699Z</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>2026-09-05T16:02:56.699Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/A6RIFHTLPFKKJIT3NWGU4V6IGQ.jpg?auth=3810aa6465986700edc501e8933dd8114c87337f5a5b6d899c0e7eff9ce629b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A swimmer remains near the shore as a motorboat passes commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>