<?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/2026/07/26/bench-fire-warm-springs/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T21:59:17.57Z</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>2026-07-26T21:59:17.57Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Homes lost as fast-spreading Bench Fire threatens Warm Springs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S7ESB4Z66FD6DP4IIEWCIND5IQ.jpg?auth=02d84b4c7e4c244070ff268a6945b9e9bbc6b582b90b44c377b80b2351417412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6048&amp;height=4032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters burn off vegetation while trying to stop a 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Columbia, S.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/vehicle-plows-through-lgbtq-event-in-germany/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T20:20:02.9Z</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>2026-07-26T20:20:02.9Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Suspect in Berlin Pride vehicle attack is dead, police say]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RJXQXWMZSBCVJCFEYK66TGG4I4.jpg?auth=e3944432ac086b45b6db2d504647c762f6d20f3769658c874e114494091bfc88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People gather outside the Brandenburg Gate for a demonstration in support of LGBTQ+ after a car rammed into a crowd at the Pride March in Berlin, Sunday, July 26, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/u-s-pauses-attacks-on-iran-for-a-second-straight-day-and-tehran-does-too/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T19:04:27.667Z</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>2026-07-26T19:04:27.667Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.S. pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZNXOGVCI5FMGXAZ6OZ53URQQHA.jpg?auth=9255b4494a2fa524a74ccaaf189378a63249309c8b9d65181090be5e59be8652&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/tadej-pogacar-of-slovenia-wins-the-2026-tour-de-france-his-fifth-victory-in-the-race/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T19:03:28.207Z</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>2026-07-26T19:03:28.207Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia wins the 2026 Tour de France, his fifth victory in the race]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CSZ5GX36GZNLJKMS5QSX7CO72Y.jpg?auth=ec678325088d0be8e6fad5bc1c3000f975f5e57a21efb0436e5581493fc84256&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7256&amp;height=4837</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides during the last stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start and finish in Paris, Sunday, July 26, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/oregon-cascade-head-unesco-biosphere-thriving-despite-federal-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T16:56:25.579Z</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>2026-07-26T16:56:25.579Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon’s UNESCO biosphere is thriving, despite federal cuts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YSECIJNYMVBKLCWTJJ6XNI624M.JPG?auth=3bc121d11f9847e3740d94ea371801dff3d3044ce9482a603282f1d04d5ba9c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elliot Davis, 6, looks into the Salmon River estuary water through a viewing bucket as Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative volunteer Amy Barcia, left, and CHBC education director Kathy Chambliss, center, stand by during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Cascade Head Biosphere Region at Knight Park outside of Otis, Ore., on July 18, 2026. The 102,000-acre Cascade Head, designated in 1976 as Oregon’s only UNESCO Biosphere Region, includes rare and diverse ecosystems like the Salmon River and its estuary, native coastal prairie covering a basalt headland, a sandpit, coastal temperate rainforest and a protected marine reserve.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/oak-creek-hair-program-helps-incarcerated-girls-build-confidence-find-future-employment/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T16:51:10.778Z</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>2026-07-26T16:51:10.778Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hair program at Oak Creek helps incarcerated girls build self-confidence, find future employment]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JEHS6Q4VY5DCBOB2XWBQ5G4FLQ.jpg?auth=a86fda0536540c030ff5efa2d7a3614493b5744195ffe443c99913ee811ea364&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5790&amp;height=3860</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Jayda, 16, and Aspen, 18, look out onto the courtyard of Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany, Ore., on June 30, 2026. The natural hair care program at the facility allows students to get their natural hair care license, which they can use to get work once released.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/public-media-survives-first-year-since-congress-and-trump-killed-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T16:09:26.114Z</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>2026-07-26T16:09:26.114Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rage-giving, innovation and cuts: How public media has survived without federal funds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EMPG7CV7TRMVRDHILCJ2EBSNKI.jpg?auth=12d95d7c6aff3a16f0357da836ad0dc5071e23ed227fd7f2825f398b3506727a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lori Walsh was laid off and her public affairs show canceled following the loss of federal funding. She's now back at South Dakota Public Broadcasting as a podcaster, thanks to an outpouring of financial support from listeners.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/kids-experience-different-summers-as-the-climate-warms/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T16:07:54.665Z</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>2026-07-26T16:07:54.665Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7F66WE3Q35L5DN7573V2TCDGZ4.jpg?auth=fc83df822cc662094ddd0c1e36fc93ab8a5338f920456ff76fcad97199c4ec6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=1848</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Camp Widjiwagan in Ely, Minn., was blanketed by wildfire smoke in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/this-robot-speaks-endangered-native-american-languages/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T16:06:42.146Z</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>2026-07-26T16:06:42.146Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Meet the robots programmed by kids to speak their Indigenous languages]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5QPVXXXMN5OAHFTLBSY56T5YB4.jpg?auth=b7aea41642c37aad99950c80e06337ad4a460c60bd09bb0e9c8bc483e5eb85b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1804&amp;height=1203</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Holden Hoy (right) is building a robot to help him learn the Ojibwe language <em>Anishinaabemowin, </em>an endangered Native American language. Hoy's mentor, Danielle Boyer (left), is teaching him skills including coding and electrical circuitry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/france-and-spain-fires-force-more-than-300000-to-flee-homes/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T16:05:35.442Z</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>2026-07-26T16:05:35.442Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[France and Spain fires force more than 300,000 to flee homes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JDKCFZPWCNIJZETEDL5Y5GQCMU.jpg?auth=6aacfe37ff20c1b30402346485498df97ae4525b5e2171545813715c5f825b7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7779&amp;height=5186</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters spray water in a burning forest near Lacanau, southwestern France, Saturday, July 25, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/lebanese-who-fled-israeli-invasion-use-satellite-images-to-check-on-homes/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T16:04:52.418Z</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>2026-07-26T16:04:52.418Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lebanese displaced by war turn to satellites to check their homes]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/27/seattle-solar-powered-public-toilets/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T14:40:48.739Z</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>2026-07-26T14:40:48.739Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gotta go: Seattle agrees to relocate Pioneer Square’s new public toilets]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CRQZFFFFGVH4XDKD5TVMUQJX5Y.jpg?auth=f824a858bd3465ee2da0b151136fa993a9c71d947b809416c80030dbfeb97aa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two of the Throne bathrooms being installed in Pioneer Square in Seattle in May 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/26/oregon-ranchers-and-private-land-owners-band-together-to-fight-wildfires/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-26T13:00:01.307Z</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>2026-07-26T13:00:01.307Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘We’re facing this together’: Oregon ranchers and private land owners band together to fight wildfires]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HRO3CZOIVZHVPHHK2SQ636M6LY.JPG?auth=457a0663a1405b035441c59b1154263399e800873fcb76e2463b8f0881e03ab7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A firefighting aircraft flies over the southeast part of the Akawa Butte Fire, burning just north of Sisters, Ore., as the setting sun lights up the smoky air on July 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/24/akawa-butte-fire-oregon-sisters/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T21:57:17.844Z</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>2026-07-25T21:57:17.844Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Dangerous winds threaten progress on Akawa Butte Fire]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HRO3CZOIVZHVPHHK2SQ636M6LY.JPG?auth=457a0663a1405b035441c59b1154263399e800873fcb76e2463b8f0881e03ab7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A firefighting aircraft flies over the southeast part of the Akawa Butte Fire, burning just north of Sisters, Ore., as the setting sun lights up the smokey air on July 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/biden-ghostwriter-tapes-to-be-released/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T20:05:21.224Z</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>2026-07-25T20:05:21.224Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Biden ghostwriter tapes to be released]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/47OA46CPUVL2NL5PPAOBCJLDXQ.jpg?auth=dc1acdf086d530d5242aa751b212f7450e1528340745054313c9e815ff6eb035&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4814&amp;height=3211</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former President Joe Biden attends the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center on June 18 in Chicago.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/24/portland-oregon-comic-book-artists-superheroes-eisner-awards/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T19:30:27.742Z</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>2026-07-25T19:30:27.742Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Three Portland comic artists nominated for prestigious Eisner Award ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E7DKGITI55FMNNO3J7DSJUYK54.jpg?auth=8f4d603d461f7b76cec3c0630c8bc2272141031322baba9d4437cc33f672561e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pictured left to right: Kelly Sue DeConnick, Rupert Kinnard, and Sarah Shay Mirk interviewed by OPB for an Oregon Art Beat special.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/pacific-power-seeking-rate-increase/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T18:53:19.704Z</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>2026-07-25T18:53:19.704Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregonians can comment on a proposed Pacific Power rate increase]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P5FOFRIUKJB7ZOOTCP74IQYNOE.jpg?auth=1f7ae61607a7c287a9bf37c15ba322ccff837d7786836cdae9a412e3891c5acf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1326</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FiLE - A Pacific Power electric utility meter in Talent, July 10, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/oregon-ohsa-workplace-safety/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T18:21:01.712Z</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>2026-07-25T18:21:01.712Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon OSHA reminds employers of workplace safety rules during heat, smoke]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FTOFAWFCPJH3PFVEJJQWXQPKJY.jpg?auth=443a2250850f876127b207bf52add03c90391ec8bfcb178413e0c0fb4a3435b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1258</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outdoor work requires certain precautions during times of high heat or smoke. File photo from August 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/indias-cockroach-movement-ousts-education-minister/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T17:32:16.516Z</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>2026-07-25T17:32:16.516Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[India's 'cockroach' movement ousts minister, but can Modi calm youth?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FVY3QEJRRFJHDONTHFR3OHGWZE.jpg?auth=47c900b3b2d57678191b1f097a5214da898876889b0e9b47a535d86cf05eb379&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2100&amp;height=1400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A protester holds a placard after India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in Mumbai, India on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/oak-creek-salon-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T16:30:00.537Z</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>2026-07-25T16:30:00.537Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Oak Creek salon teaches girls job skills]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UNKTF4VBLNGJ7A3DI4QOUADMQE.jpg?auth=4553d8a02b0139702699adfbe4deff8ed9bc972dc9a9fa7efe98c6f48e5e5c04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4547&amp;height=3385</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ramani, 20, gets her hair washed by a recent graduate of the natural hair care program at Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany, Ore., on June 30, 2026. Three participating students recently graduated with their natural hair care license, which they can use to get work once released.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/these-women-risk-sextortion-as-they-seek-clean-water/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T16:25:23.076Z</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>2026-07-25T16:25:23.076Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Some women who can't afford water are often pressured to provide sex for it]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZI7QY3QXKNPDTFWS22D7JT5Q2Q.jpg?auth=f8431204cfcce84a5c40094be8c4912cfb1deb8c44d62f9aee6d6d9df7884af7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zubedah Hassan, 32, at home in Kibera. She works as a champion for the Stop Sex for Water program, encouraging women and girls to speak out if they face sexual violence from water vendors or are groped or peeped on in public bathrooms. "The main problem is poverty," she says. "A girl tries to save money on water by doing favors for a vendor. Another challenge is drought. You find schoolchildren waking up very early to go and look for water and being raped along the small paths they take."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/democrats-in-maine-formally-nominate-troy-jackson-as-their-new-candidate-for-u-s-senate/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T16:14:53.097Z</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>2026-07-25T16:14:53.097Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Democrats in Maine formally nominate Troy Jackson as their new candidate for U.S. Senate]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IYEQI6FWG5ONRELLWSVEA5GIZU.jpg?auth=52150b4888051e5b8ecc43aa15889e1459abca22400341980b3bcbf5758b04e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Troy Jackson speaks at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention in Bangor on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/24/oregon-forges-endangered-species-protections/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T16:10:13.927Z</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>2026-07-25T16:10:13.927Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon forges ahead with endangered species protections, despite federal changes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/N6CAGFQB5RGEZDTCGRHP7GQL2U.jpg?auth=43e31d9b20be0c77614535fd2df5a8f83e5b60001f4c4148e43c53b1186d31e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1550</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A marbled murrelet in July 2021.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/many-pandemic-era-incentives-to-attract-remote-workers-are-still-in-place/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T14:41:41.54Z</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>2026-07-25T14:41:41.54Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[West Virginia paid digital nomads to move there during COVID. Many are staying]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LIJCUTXWSJPSBH7CW2U2AQPXMY.jpg?auth=1edc428bc2b991232ec9f0ba8932301cbf47130c2b09e91c48145c56bd41a333&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[West Virginia is one of a handful of states offering programs that give workers financial incentives to relocate to places where they will have a lower cost of living.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/trump-returns-to-correspondents-dinner-3-months-after-shooting/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T14:39:56.928Z</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>2026-07-25T14:39:56.928Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump returns to correspondents' dinner 3 months after shooting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VAERDF2GHBO7LJPOUUAGLYN7TA.jpg?auth=d759bea32eff39abc86e50e3bc77f283da67162c6cf7142289c00360f3a094ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5656&amp;height=3770</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington, with with WHCA president Weijia Jiang, right and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/marcus-whitman-statue-new-home-washington-capitol/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T13:00:06.996Z</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>2026-07-25T13:00:06.996Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Marcus Whitman statue will soon have a new home in Washington Capitol]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3AA7BICQSJC5ZDCSB5R64BSI5E.png?auth=cfcebbb159eb41415e03c109945ed2a98fa14cd68f73aadb1e0d6fe8b3023520&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1194</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bronze Marcus Whitman statue in the Washington State Capitol building weighs over 9,000 pounds with its stone base.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/25/oregon-emergency-alert-system-study/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T13:00:06.29Z</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>2026-07-25T13:00:06.29Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon emergency alert system more popular in rural areas than metro area, study says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6362KUDVVBHNBGVAOCEQEORA64.png?auth=c09b124a1c2f1ea73710fc53bb365719473cbe4d8c4323b36c931761f1dd9aef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A seismic monitoring station in Oregon. A new study details emergency alert efforts in Oregon to respond quickly to natural disasters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/24/proposal-ban-hunting-fishing-oregon-ballot/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-25T00:36:52.3Z</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>2026-07-25T00:36:52.3Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Proposal to ban hunting, fishing in Oregon doesn’t make November ballot]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PHOLYLSFPBCHDFUE4XSX7QC3OU.jpg?auth=38c1033ab52520c1183095d3828fed516ff15a82cb2cd4798fb091546647351a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Cows poke their heads out from gates at a dairy farm in Tillamook, Ore., in this Feb. 19, 2020, file photo. Initiative Petition 28 would outlaw many practices core to the dairy sector, including breeding cattle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>