<?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/the-poorest-in-the-us-can-t-find-housing-even-as-low-income-units-sit-empty/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T18:19:19.109Z</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>2026-09-07T18:19:19.109Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The poorest in the US can't find housing even as low-income units sit empty]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KRDTSK4BNBHBNK2376YNRBQJII.jpg?auth=c9a54edd91df4beb7dffea1b349e5b721c8678ba02f5f5ed29b4006b612dd912&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A person sweeps outside during the grand opening of the Rose on Colfax, a new affordable housing community with a co-located childcare center in the East Colfax neighborhood, Jan. 24, 2024, in Denver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/pacific-northwest-faces-another-bad-snow-year-super-el-nino/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T16:22:42.201Z</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>2026-09-07T16:22:42.201Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest faces another bad snow year thanks to ‘super El Niño’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CZ3X3TO7FBBC7KYYAJPBEFDUVA.jpg?auth=0c21a4b40e80cbf89272ecac4b264c09c7eea77086eb463fa282d7d7944c51c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE: Reflected in a pool of melting ice, dirt and grass show through the low snowpack at Mt. Hood Meadows on the resort’s second to last weekend in Mt. Hood, Ore., on April 4, 2026. The ski resort is closed weeks early after an abnormally warm and low snowpack winter. Forecasters similarly expect this winter to produce little snow.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/jaguar-land-rover-will-cut-4000-jobs-to-reduce-costs-and-compete-with-china/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T15:54:02.816Z</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>2026-09-07T15:54:02.816Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jaguar Land Rover will cut 4,000 jobs to reduce costs and compete with China]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G5KBX3F435GQHMOBRDXCNEHEYQ.jpg?auth=c9df6c1f8dcde2e73bee65736cffc7f2d35768c5c33b1ac1892da03d22b817bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4333&amp;height=2683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A worker polishes a Jaguar logo on a car at a Jaguar dealer in London, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/russia-and-north-korea-open-the-first-road-link-across-shared-border/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T15:50:11.14Z</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>2026-09-07T15:50:11.14Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Russia and North Korea open the first road link across shared border]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/W2HS4TSISRAWFM5WXRGRKK2VVU.jpg?auth=d3ac2c537b1f7b20674d24a1fe314e92eec18be14dd21f357dca42832032030f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5347&amp;height=3564</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo released by the Government of Primorsky Krai Region on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, vehicles drive across the new bridge between Russia and North Korea named after the Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who is credited with saving North Korea's founding leader, Kim Il-sung, over the Tumannaya River in Primorsky Krai Region of Russia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/fuel-prices-at-record-labor-day-high-in-us-thanks-to-iran-war-and-refinery-issues/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T15:44:28.938Z</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>2026-09-07T15:44:28.938Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZQURCMTS5NDX7ONHNEZH4WZ3VU.jpg?auth=e71f4585239dc667998ddd954dc541415b71cf8e49564c8443409856fe90c7ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8066&amp;height=5378</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Diesel prices are seen at a gas station as prices hit a record high in the U.S., Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Minneapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/at-least-five-dead-after-amazon-cargo-plane-crashes-at-miami-airport/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T15:39:32.055Z</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>2026-09-07T15:39:32.055Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[At least five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M75RIN6IKNN2RENBMWUP6R2ZMM.jpg?auth=a347274981b6efce7eb90b57feba7eab0ecfb7971b3c275359913a90e89981ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Amazon cargo plane is seen after it crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday in Miami. The Federal Aviation Administration said Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the runway while landing around 2 p.m. ET after departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/07/oregon-legislature-hearings-wildfire-costs/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-07T15:08:34.786Z</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>2026-09-07T15:08:34.786Z</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/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/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></urlset>