<?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/2026/10/10/an-albany-youth-music-program-gave-hundreds-of-free-lessons-now-faces-an-uncertain-future/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T18:05:06.878Z</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>2026-10-10T18:05:06.878Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[An Albany youth music program gave hundreds of free lessons, now faces an uncertain future]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AX7KBCZAFFHRFKAIZD6R3R72S4.jpg?auth=f4d8cefce15d41b73da0fcbcb87e7a41dee940f31129bd1ddf8034603c89b88c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyler DeBolt, left, gives Drax Brown, 9, his first lesson on the double bass on Oct. 8, 2026.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/psu-puppies-at-the-polls/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T17:53:17.524Z</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>2026-10-10T17:53:17.524Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland State’s ‘Puppies at the Polls’ part of voter registration effort aimed at college students]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E3OC7VDTQND2ZCPUSOM3RB5XUU.jpg?auth=484cf7f78b0f307411109e90eb9bafe726d5055e57a9e5c779f5649ddf2da713&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3894&amp;height=2998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students interact with service dogs near the voter registration tables at Portland State University on Oct. 6, 2026. The Puppies at the Polls event was hosted by the university in a bid to incentivise students to check out the nearby voter registration tables ahead of the election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/u-s-works-to-reverse-one-third-country-deportation-to-africa/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T16:56:47.844Z</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>2026-10-10T16:56:47.844Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.S. working to reverse an Egyptian man's third-country deportation to Africa]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BE3I3OBUWZMDTDU3RIESALTT4I.jpg?auth=3ea0f8a68833bc5ef69df05f39c7a1e2d66e420ade7b0406599b54ea16b2f803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2260</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A detainee boards a deportation flight on GlobalX Air in Minnesota in December 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/pentagon-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T16:53:06.735Z</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>2026-10-10T16:53:06.735Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TVGNGVSBAVNATLF4H2XJSB74QM.jpg?auth=223272950cc74730fcc0ed7e2f3fd9339f5580fc32cccb2f55ffef8ae4a21fff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2424</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A huge crowd gathers to witness the public hanging of Rainey Bethea in 1936 in Owensboro, Kentucky. Public outrage over the spectacle made Bethea's death the last high-profile public execution in the United States. The Pentagon wants to livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/did-russia-play-by-the-rules-in-reporting-lab-worker-s-death/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T16:51:21.638Z</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>2026-10-10T16:51:21.638Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker's death?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EEDOVYSQA5JJHLNAKHJW2DF7GU.jpg?auth=78884af1a5977d627d425bdd24e4f9ad64fa8be95fcb8ea14c36b1b68848f6b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A woman wearing a face mask walks past the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, founded in the 1930s to monitor strains of dangerous pathogens.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/trump-u-s-to-get-diesel-from-russia-to-combat-prices-ahead-of-midterms/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T16:46:45.884Z</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>2026-10-10T16:46:45.884Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump says U.S. to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SLYW4EQ2UVL4LA6LRU33KPDDRQ.jpg?auth=c80546391a6e96863c3a4aa1bf5684e6ab16919e63f1b8ea5201684ff5e5f341&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The price of a gallon of diesel fuel is shown electronically on a pump at a QuikTrip station Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/india-cracks-down-on-youth-protests-as-anger-grows-against-modi-and-election-chief/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T16:45:35.362Z</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>2026-10-10T16:45:35.362Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[India cracks down on youth protests as anger grows against Modi and election chief]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DDPHJ3VP6VIVFFINGVCLUZNBXE.jpg?auth=d630d3e8e5bc3cf2725d5435ac33bb4cf69e217b3528e124840476cf52f3ed16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3639&amp;height=2426</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A protester shout slogans as they are detained and taken in a police vehicle during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/albany-youth-orchestra-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T16:30:02.066Z</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>2026-10-10T16:30:02.066Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: A sour note for music education]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5KF6ZOOOANB4XPHKIQ7KCWUX2Y.jpg?auth=93f8b9491640eba8eae7634a68502c0332e3c01141f3db9f2443a12d5420687f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4343&amp;height=2896</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyler DeBolt, left, gives Drax Brown, 9, his first lesson on the double bass at the Albany Youth Orchestra in Albany, Ore. on Oct. 8, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/fafsa-lgbtq-youth-college-financial-support/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T14:54:10.866Z</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>2026-10-10T14:54:10.866Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Dead in the water’: How FAFSA can shut LGBTQ+ young adults out of college]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4CDMQ4FLSNFODFT75UOJ3RO6EM.jpg?auth=b251e768b79b67dbec3e835249a14859d70b40b8b12b1fc637ffdfa8efb54029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3571&amp;height=2671</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - In April 2024, Alberto Plata-Hurtado helps a Benson Polytechnic High School Escalera senior with his FAFSA.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/piggotts-castle-historical-portland-home-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T13:00:06.615Z</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>2026-10-10T13:00:06.615Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[This Portland castle ‘is an incredible piece of the past’ that’s faded from view and memory]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5LGYKINTTVC4HNFERRV5XW3TBU.jpg?auth=8f7cb1f8630356daee27debd5d2a262979d1d6666d0bbf54812c0f9dcd028a67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Left: This undated photo shows an unpainted Piggott's Castle in Portland, Ore., beside the original carriage house which no longer exists. Right: The castle, pictured on Aug. 21, 2026. The home, originally built in 1892 by Charles Piggott, has been owned for over 45 years by John and Kelsey Grout, who restored the home over several decades.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/10/oregon-art-beat-spray-general-store-new-community-hub-for-everyone/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T13:00:01.996Z</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>2026-10-10T13:00:01.996Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How a rural general store became a new kind of community hub in Spray, Oregon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IFBO3CELSBAFJJBIUDAJ4LMSOQ.jpg?auth=36cb013803adf8edba7583339f9fb59fe3372f03053e8a34b5883fb565d23061&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How a rural general store became a brand new kind of community hub in Spray, Oregon Art - thumbnail]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/hurricane-isaias-eyes-florida-panhandle-for-landfall/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T00:57:29.994Z</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>2026-10-10T00:57:29.994Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA['Life-threatening' Isaias, a major hurricane, starts to affect Gulf Coast]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F3PJGPYHOVP4PGQP7F2ZNYJTPI.png?auth=8b5c43899df4be2934db7ed4083a9a9406540eb8ff50e7d9eb65b2f7113949af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2282&amp;height=1456</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A satellite image shows Hurricane Isaias as it approaches the Gulf Coast around 5 p.m. ET Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/trump-strikes-deal-with-putin-to-get-diesel-in-sharp-reversal-of-us-policy-weeks-before-midterms/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-10T00:29:23.664Z</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>2026-10-10T00:29:23.664Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IEMYY356NJHPNDI3DNRTKUR6ZI.jpg?auth=5a7af5de00e3ef838a49a398bff0a7c4c95c0cc17748b21d6ddb48e6c3c8a151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The price of a gallon of diesel fuel is shown electronically on a pump at a QuikTrip station Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/deschutes-county-commission-race-ai-ads/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T23:21:15.046Z</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>2026-10-09T23:21:15.046Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[AI twist on attack ads stirs partisan debate in Deschutes county commission race]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MWFMT3WH6VGTPG52ONUQD5JAFA.jpg?auth=b778f21af4242fda0afefeecbd34ce9c481d5c0471e61d70f7c6df0990c329f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4512&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A billboard shown on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 stands on the northbound side off Business 97 in Bend, Ore. It depicts a fake newspaper and headlines alongside a real image of Deschutes County Commissioner candidate Rob Imhoff. The billboard discloses using AI.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/oregon-education-salem-keizer-schools-elementary/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T23:13:07.186Z</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>2026-10-09T23:13:07.186Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Salem-Keizer proposes closure of 6 elementary schools, boundary changes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PTZQPJ3MGNB3DNK3ZUSH4TE3CY.jpg?auth=7238238507bdff680bfd825b9e86d3c6d382d8596080ea36292cc223eaa873a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Salem-Keizer Public Schools logo photographed outside the district's Student Support Services Center on Dec. 7, 2023, in Salem, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/08/oregon-campus-radio-stations-on-keeping-college-broadcasting-alive/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T23:08:11.953Z</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>2026-10-09T23:08:11.953Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon campus radio stations on keeping college broadcasting alive ]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/new-book-co-authored-by-psu-professor-explores-women-in-comics/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T23:07:47.13Z</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>2026-10-09T23:07:47.13Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New book co-authored by PSU professor explores women in comics]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NG57Z7NSRNFZBAVARLQQGTKM7M.jpg?auth=9336d3e4cedb8f0301c9ffe25cadbd4274876bf9e171e7d3d18bf3a9c8c80bf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2160&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Women in Comics" using 6 archetypes to trace the impact and influence women have had in comics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/02/think-out-loud-naloxone-narcan-project-red-portland-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T23:05:40.65Z</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>2026-10-09T23:05:40.65Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland’s Alano Club expands naloxone access with new Project Red funding]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FVBHN64LBNDM5O7NSVCW26U6KY.jpeg?auth=bcb8c8f74aefc2560dd3afcb945850181324ec1632158ebc69d96d8bc0b69bfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2856&amp;height=2142</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Alano Club of Portland, as seen Oct. 1, 2026. The nonprofit is the largest and oldest recovery organization of its kind in the U.S., serving 10,000 people a month with a variety of meetings, classes, workshops and other offerings. Project Red, the Club's naloxone distribution program, has partnerships with organizations in all 36 Oregon counties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/think-out-loud-increase-ice-arrests-portland-area/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T22:10:03.847Z</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>2026-10-09T22:10:03.847Z</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/2026/10/09/la-grande-gas-tax-tensions-oregon-governor-race/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T21:44:12.253Z</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>2026-10-09T21:44:12.253Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gas taxes are unpopular. La Grande says it still needs one to fix roads]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ENFR4OGIFZCIRPUIGIECCDMH4Q.jpg?auth=2eb9a30cedb7b9b20d465620fcdeac133eb0aa4f50275130de8293fdb318831b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4106&amp;height=2488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pothole-filled road in La Grande, Ore., on Sept. 30, 2026. The city is proposing a local 5-cent-per-gallon gas tax to help repair and maintain deteriorating roads.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/superabundant-recipe-wasabi-steelhead-ochazuke/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T21:20:28.181Z</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>2026-10-09T21:20:28.181Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Superabundant recipe: Steelhead ochazuke with wasabi and barley]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VVJCPUGWQ5DNRICIJCXMJ67IZU.png?auth=7d75e832c7e52a506846ac4729c68b56223a7c863e7332698f5333a4d03900f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3213</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A comforting and simple homestyle Japanese dish gets a bright green pop of Oregon-grown wasabi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/como-votar-en-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T20:57:23.999Z</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>2026-10-09T20:57:23.999Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cómo votar en Oregón (y una nota sobre Washington)]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZGPH26K6EVDMVBCM5UEVI7SQJ4.JPG?auth=c0f90fee231525691ca69d91ab4b6cade7e38f5e49038cf26289fd1033d143a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Archivo – Un ciclista deposita una boleta de votación en un buzón electoral del condado de Multnomah, situado en la plaza Pioneer Courthouse, en el centro de Portland, Oregón, el 15 de mayo de 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]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AE67YKPV3JCAJOHXIESL24M3MU.jpg?auth=0e75bf4dc6edb1c2f5a774800cb63d4ee5bbdda486bfdadd0e713816b1e443a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Candidates for Clackamas County Sheriff in the November 2026 election, Brad O’Neil, left, and Interim Clackamas County Sheriff James Rhodes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/a-magnitude-7-7-earthquake-shakes-panama-prompting-evacuations/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T20:00:19.14Z</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>2026-10-09T20:00:19.14Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shakes Panama, prompting evacuations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DFOC3TOD25CLXDEJUMCE5TMREA.jpg?auth=d0db4645f40c936cbc671ad5db8c523daff18516e559fa9f7168da7d2b3b27d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2553&amp;height=1702</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People gather outside a shopping mall after an earthquake hit Panama City, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/ashland-seeks-new-city-manager-as-sabrina-cotta-steps-down/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T19:28:10.956Z</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>2026-10-09T19:28:10.956Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ashland seeks new city manager as Sabrina Cotta steps 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They’re still mostly idle]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HVQRYMXTHJB6FNT3ZNCB2LPMKM.jpg?auth=f9234145d883895fac96cf00dc21fd269e9e0a5e1949511b635c1ab6e8e2b309&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1361</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Mid-Willamette Valley Intermodal Center in Millersburg sits idle off of Interstate 5. 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Oregon growers hope to change that]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BDE2OMME5VEYJJPSGLJP3W3KRM.jpg?auth=6f35d0c871d19bb9975b589dc6d5f9eb3c2adbf2e0919a9d48aa998398fce726&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Markus Meade, co-owner of Oregon Coast Wasabi in Tillamook, holds a freshly harvested wasabi plant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/why-mail-in-ballots-may-get-rejected-for-late-usps-postmarks/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T15:01:21.759Z</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>2026-10-09T15:01:21.759Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why mailing a ballot close to Election Day may get it rejected for a late postmark]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZZTGMYMWAVML3I4IIEYHHZYYSE.jpg?auth=b694fe224e1ed7274bcf8c10af1991224615d94f495c74ffebb83aff48fd95ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Wake County Board of Elections employee prepares a mail-in ballot to be sent out to a voter in September in Raleigh, N.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/pentagon-says-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-be-livestreamed/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T14:49:11.431Z</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>2026-10-09T14:49:11.431Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QEA2GYOW6VOV5BTYNIN63OUSIA.jpg?auth=b7ed7c0bd1a31bdc08ae4cb0786bce74aa3092b81b7e08ae3a2b88edcbf644ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4286&amp;height=2996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - This undated photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows former Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/openai-bans-russian-iranian-accounts-over-influence-efforts/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T14:47:52.291Z</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>2026-10-09T14:47:52.291Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RAGE746ZNBKAZNEOUKZWHLO5JQ.jpg?auth=7fe799af08306dc969193a4689a338a2fb382a9798c2b8bdd6d87fcd8a99d60a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5163&amp;height=3442</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[OpenAI says Russian operatives used its AI chatbot to update their bosses, shedding light on influence campaigns previously not attributed to Russia.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-human-rights-lawyer-navi-pillay/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T14:42:31.626Z</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>2026-10-09T14:42:31.626Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AOGC35HAHZOWXEOJM2SKQXBNYI.jpg?auth=74e04fda59381101d3a71bf98178defbc19a475b4abaa1c16772f0364ad61148&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay, 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, arrives for a news conference in Geneva on June 18, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/la-grande-oregon-gas-tax-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T14:30:00.707Z</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>2026-10-09T14:30:00.707Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: La Grande’s local gas tax]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ENFR4OGIFZCIRPUIGIECCDMH4Q.jpg?auth=2eb9a30cedb7b9b20d465620fcdeac133eb0aa4f50275130de8293fdb318831b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4106&amp;height=2488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pothole-filled road in La Grande, Ore., is pictured Sept. 30, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/democratic-senator-kayse-jama-not-seeking-term-caucus-leader/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T13:00:07.681Z</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>2026-10-09T13:00:07.681Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama will not seek another term leading caucus]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SDWF3OFJ6BDETMHN5WL2GVUFHY.jpg?auth=b2e0cc1cad2c6eff65e45d4be692e48ebf2be84f77ded7467de20e985e3ffb7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Sen. Kayse Jama (D-Portland) speaks to the press during a legislative preview on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 in Salem, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/09/governor-race-kotek-drazan-influencers-outreach/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T13:00:07.567Z</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>2026-10-09T13:00:07.567Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Facing tight race, Gov. Tina Kotek taps friendly influencers to spread message]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P35P64UAGFCH3MHYIMDAVGZKKA.JPG?auth=cbd511b5c23e7e1e66e99c34355b52441d9701b1599eaba3b98ce5e017ed68a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, right, talks with twins Joey and Aubrey Hager, left, and their mom, Kelly Hager, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars cowboy breakfast before the Pendleton Round-Up on Sept. 18, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/08/eugene-voters-facing-clean-energy-ballot-measure-modeled-after-the-portland-clean-energy-fund/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T04:17:26.397Z</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>2026-10-09T04:17:26.397Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eugene voters facing clean energy ballot measure modeled after the Portland Clean Energy Fund]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JMEF7PEX2NGVBH6SQ2TIU5VB4U.jpg?auth=91b8e2f9813e89a204f82780eb72ceebc55039c71d4f76d45444c654f38e0590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5465&amp;height=3591</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[PDX Community Solar is a more than 2,200 panel project, located in Northeast Portland, aimed at helping lower helping energy bills for low-income qualified Cully neighborhood residents. The PDX project is funded through a grant of more than $4 million awarded to Verde from the Portland Clean Energy Fund. Once completed the solar project could power up to 150 homes. Photo taken on August 22, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/08/drazan-donation-rga/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T02:09:34.493Z</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>2026-10-09T02:09:34.493Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Christine Drazan reports $1 million check in tight race for Oregon governor ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZUGMVONKSNBQDIX6MZOHLS7LK4.JPG?auth=50be71efcc44fa0f4a9e858c7e0826bacba068901e23574e3ef0cb5de9320bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6678&amp;height=4452</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan, during the gubernatorial debate in Eugene, Ore., at the University of Oregon, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/08/nippon-dynawave-dismisses-lawsuit-longview-widow/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T02:00:06.85Z</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>2026-10-09T02:00:06.85Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nippon Dynawave tries to dismiss lawsuit from widow of Longview employee ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EJQWS74SWZDRVONPVOPMCOX3FY.JPG?auth=e3c1c3ab144f51c2f6ce8ba6e7f12583d8a50343bcba7c84d358e8c58f639611&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Items mark a makeshift memorial on old mill equipment in front of Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. for the 11 victims of the May 26 chemical disaster, in Longview, Wash., on Sept. 25, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/08/uo-jennifer-freyd-cornell-rape-case/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T01:12:13.746Z</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>2026-10-09T01:12:13.746Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[National expert, former UO professor shares what colleges, families can learn from the Cornell rape case and recent Eugene reports]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WXUZNKZYOJA2TDWUHDEKJBVGKY.jpg?auth=aa2e12d7d57067a32b198f31bea67a4d13c876b28aa9395c1000b2a982304242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5320&amp;height=3547</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Oregon's business school on Dec. 1, 2019.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/07/oregons-second-gubernatorial-debate-features-few-fireworks-plenty-of-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T00:32:12.517Z</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>2026-10-09T00:32:12.517Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon’s second gubernatorial debate features few fireworks, plenty of policy]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GBJKUNF5LRFAZHMZPCHN5O4UAA.png?auth=1b3500541b32f042d4b89042bb6f4425b183a105388b12316a18994d67a498d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1906&amp;height=1074</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan (left) and Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek (right) pictured in a screenshot from the KOBI5 livestream of a Oct. 7, 2026 debate in Medford.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/08/new-polls-kotek-may-lead/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-08T23:56:23.372Z</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>2026-10-08T23:56:23.372Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2 new polls suggest Kotek may lead in Oregon governor’s race]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/O57BKZ6475HZTG2VAPUF6V25VE.JPG?auth=6f980ebeaecf5b3611dbf3f3489a8a0ab54051633626de6bb7b529f87e1dc5de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5642&amp;height=3761</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan, left, and Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek during the gubernatorial debate in Eugene, Ore. at the University of Oregon, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. 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