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The National Park Service confirmed in a filing had marked over 500 trees for removal as the Trump Administration mulls over a renovation for the golf course.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/20/doj-charges-28-people-in-california-with-voting-crimes/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-20T14:36:55.603Z</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>2026-10-20T14:36:55.603Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DOJ charges 28 in California with voting crimes as election tensions escalate]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4GGGKOIVFZPDBCBKSILMDLYICQ.jpg?auth=bf385b1e420e6c1caf0240b5ed59d5b0ac1e50bee11dc69f8101722de130d7e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2875</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People vote in Norwalk, Calif., during early voting in California's primary election on June 1, 2026. 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The airport district plans to expand the building in the future. Oct. 15, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/20/a-candidate-for-clark-county-auditor-casts-doubt-on-the-office-she-hopes-to-win/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-20T13:00:02.652Z</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>2026-10-20T13:00:02.652Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A candidate for Clark County auditor casts doubt on the office she hopes to win  ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DIHQ67QWBJEOFGS3WL2RM2KDNE.jpg?auth=81af9dec4cf62609e50c4d3a91f25e0f9c61e2f776a506a79ea4749d8047f792&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mitchell Kelly and Eileen Quiring O'Brien are running to be Clark County auditor in the 2026 general election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/20/oregon-politics-deschutes-county-janelle-bynum-patti-adair/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-20T13:00:02.303Z</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>2026-10-20T13:00:02.303Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Rep. Bynum seeks re-election with Democrats poised for favorable midterm ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Y5TBKUDNMNBAVLGSK6L3IB3MI4.jpg?auth=558935ea0d048b2588599b91abc0d015fdec1c08c3fb9cee7a21b1639d757709&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Candidates for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, Patti Adair, left, and U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/19/homeland-security-grants-temporary-deportation-reprieve-for-more-than-100k-ukrainians-and-sudanese/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-20T00:44:02.777Z</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>2026-10-20T00:44:02.777Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Homeland Security grants temporary deportation reprieve for more than 100K Ukrainians and Sudanese]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/573UOQZSLJH5JL2PS2GX22QFLY.jpg?auth=fbc7e86271cabe138407ac7c7070e3dd756148bdec618c6a775107a4e22fa91b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Homeland Security sign, is seen during a news conference at ICE Headquarters, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/19/oregon-bend-silver-rail-shooting/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T23:44:58.799Z</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>2026-10-19T23:44:58.799Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bend dancers rally to support 7-year-old wounded in Silver Rail shooting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EZIH4C333RBQ5KST257ROLQTT4.jpg?auth=22ea273c9a3a11219defcf2ad767e4072268e818b612d21dd6e11004dcc13e17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3705&amp;height=2470</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People wrap their arms around each other at the start of a dance class fundraiser for 7-year-old Saylor Graham.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/19/think-out-loud-individual-health-insurance-carriers-central-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T23:04:49.379Z</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>2026-10-19T23:04:49.379Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[All but two health insurance carriers pull out of individual marketplace in Central Oregon]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/15/christine-drazan-election-interview-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T22:52:03.178Z</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>2026-10-19T22:52:03.178Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Christine Drazan’s election 2026 interview with OPB]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EYRDMSAVSFFKXJDEE4IKKULKQE.jpg?auth=20920569e9acb3613dbfd9837dc093d5d84910207ded641d02123b7e9256ff97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Drazan PN thumbnail]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/15/tina-kotek-interview-election-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T22:51:01.068Z</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>2026-10-19T22:51:01.068Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tina Kotek’s election 2026 interview with OPB]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Z6LIGA5MMRB5VKBEGFUXI4WQZE.jpg?auth=e39a986178dd3aac7ecfa4b6ab344e5dceca93bc5ab4a008cbb037e76f3f37d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kotek PN thumbnail]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/19/luna-the-arctic-fox-is-making-friends-and-fans-in-wisconsin-2-years-after-being-found-in-portland/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T22:17:24.098Z</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>2026-10-19T22:17:24.098Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Luna the arctic fox is making friends and fans in Wisconsin, 2 years after being found in Portland]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EBCIJ2G3JZFUJJVSA6DMQTJPVI.jpg?auth=fe8faffe87c7bae977a21198901ba7cd17becd7540c5a4eac7dfcd03a1ace45c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Luna was first spotted in Portland near the bike path off S. 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President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/19/trump-to-close-and-renovate-d-c-golf-course-despite-legal-battle/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T13:58:56.215Z</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>2026-10-19T13:58:56.215Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump to close and renovate D.C. golf course, despite legal battle]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7SOE26QGI5OL3JQNCH6DMWA44A.jpg?auth=5cca26bdafd41f5df7d954da8ab2b78dbf80d5fb7afb2a71d56c6159af4bb7ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4820&amp;height=3213</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A golfer walks near log sections cut from trees at the East Potomac Golf Links, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/19/chinese-american-cowboys-the-evergreen/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T13:00:05.089Z</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>2026-10-19T13:00:05.089Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Evergreen’: Unearthing the buried history of Eastern Oregon’s Chinese cowboys]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V6XDNKT6LFDLRISBDEYN53AYBA.jpg?auth=07f95501b8d1221fd74c895ca770acd5f45ca5c89e042d2d272fd9a64776df89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Buckaroo Sam’s obituary on the May 8, 1935 edition of the East Oregonian (L); photograph of Buckaroom Sam (R) in his later years in the John Day Chinatown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/19/umatilla-reservation-cairnspring-mills-flour/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T13:00:05.576Z</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>2026-10-19T13:00:05.576Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Craft flour mill opens on Umatilla Indian Reservation. It could be a boon for Northwest wheat]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NLFCVCTBQBGHVCJCEWXA6NUXIU.jpg?auth=56cc6962c060ee4c031745eb754f18593769a30974f1f9cbf115fce73b0ac054&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3803&amp;height=2347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Blue Mountain Mill, located on the Umatilla Indian Reservation's Coyote Business Park in Pendleton, Ore., Oct. 15, 2026. The company will begin commercial production in November. Cairnspring Mills partnered with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, which invested $5 million in the company.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/18/bend-residents-hold-church-service-after-silver-rail-shooting-to-mourn-pray/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T00:08:04.974Z</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>2026-10-19T00:08:04.974Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bend residents hold church service after Silver Rail shooting to mourn, pray]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/18/ukraine-and-the-u-s-are-at-odds-over-starshield-here-s-what-to-know/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-18T21:32:37.704Z</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>2026-10-18T21:32:37.704Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ukraine and the U.S. are at odds over Starshield. Here's what to know]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DUYP72HLWJKCDPZ5KN36TCVJRU.jpg?auth=d95c7b35343ab28d2038576d8a273a34e0ec223d214b7ff679b6092fadc3a2e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5101&amp;height=3401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a media conference at the EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/18/kotek-says-focus-is-on-families-after-bend-school-shooting/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-18T20:34:17.039Z</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>2026-10-18T20:34:17.039Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kotek says focus is on families after Bend school shooting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/77V3QOUPKRCSJLX4AHCMLR7PRQ.JPG?auth=0649e96cc59e98452208e263737973aac568a6a79adca02074b04edc333a472e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek speaks during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park after three children and a teacher were killed in a mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore. on Oct. 15, 2026. The suspected shooter was a 16-year-old who entered the school and was killed by an armed bystander, bringing the total number of deaths to five.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/16/drought-heat-mount-hood-glaciers-oregon-portland/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-18T18:34:37.855Z</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>2026-10-18T18:34:37.855Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Drought, heat wave leaves Mount Hood barren by early fall]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5VJYPMZIAJH3TAENSWRTZEDBOA.jpg?auth=278fb803247f65d8d044ca7f3a35a91c2448878c3d44026ccc4b536ee543f222&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2184&amp;height=1465</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Oct. 8, 2026, the Palmer Snowfield below the Palmer Express chairlift was almost completely bare. Timberline Lodge had to close the lift on July 19, its earliest closing day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/18/raiola-s-4-yard-touchdown-pass-with-28-seconds-left-gives-oregon-a-17-14-win-over-nebraska/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-18T17:32:34.217Z</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>2026-10-18T17:32:34.217Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Raiola's 4-yard touchdown pass with 28 seconds left gives Oregon a 17-14 win over Nebraska]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BDAFORWF3BFN7O5FG2D4ZKQATQ.jpg?auth=c37b7d1b94bcf5277abb2534ecdcb0a7e57029bf2588e3c40b766cc2967a5080&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4293&amp;height=2862</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregon quarterback Dylan Raiola (8) celebrates a play during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Eugene, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>