<?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/2026/09/26/washington-tax-budget-hurdles/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T21:22:30.996Z</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>2026-09-26T21:22:30.996Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[With tax receipts flat, budget hurdles remain for Washington state leaders]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZBHCFPENDZAZXPK6EMVUS4SFDE.jpg?auth=92119ca46e18c214512cc9485c2c848d5bbcca2dc494571d017a80a4027c489d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5107&amp;height=3405</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The exterior of the Washington State Capitol building is seen, April 25, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/26/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T20:57:36.65Z</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>2026-09-26T20:57:36.65Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in misbehavior disclosure]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RGMGCWDTQRPH7MVHCRI6ODLIQ4.jpg?auth=25058dcfd552d2fe59d3a723557bc17af5e743d5795e04ea3d5dc95df716617e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/26/trump-rejects-plan-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T20:55:18.581Z</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>2026-09-26T20:55:18.581Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump calls Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz not 'acceptable']]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FH6W5EIXPVNLPIM4QQSSPXPVRM.jpg?auth=794b55872023eca95e8df849779ddf1a9f9b723f56a121094e251455ce79dd26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4501&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump waves to the media on the South Lawn of the White House on September 26, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Trump is traveling to Knoxville, Tennessee to attend the University of Tennessee vs. University of Texas College football game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/26/portland-fire-basketball-women-sports-oregon-wnba/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T19:04:39.271Z</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>2026-09-26T19:04:39.271Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘It’s just special to be here’: How the Portland Fire charmed Oregonians in their debut season]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3W7GRPBHURBLLP5VVT2P3AIR2Q.JPG?auth=19886cbbc733183a325a4efd53ceb8f32864d5568dc793c398f6c80d2d20c119&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Oregon's WNBA team, the rekindled Portland Fire, made its debut on May 9, 2026, in front of a sold out crowd of 19,335 at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/26/portland-fire-charmed-oregonians-opb-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T17:14:36.337Z</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>2026-09-26T17:14:36.337Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Fired up for Portland Fire]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GEHMX2OSURADFA5ULYWATQJZOI.jpg?auth=1ff9cc861f638484b8e479b5892b5d6b479d9e08c65e5e0359bbe4b5e3c88aaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4608&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flames are sprayed from the top of the goal posts during the Portland Fire starting line introduction at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore., on July 9, 2026. Gustafson's corgi, Pancake, has become famous among Portland Fire fans.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/26/cnn-left-off-air-force-one-for-trump-s-upcoming-trip-white-house-signals-in-new-media-restriction/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T16:24:54.769Z</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>2026-09-26T16:24:54.769Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/22TPRMVA55OQJI5CWYWL2TIF6E.jpg?auth=5e62712bd3df6b23776e437f804b4506a434d2d551599db4c05bd6a3a192b1d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The motorcade of President Donald Trump departs the White House en route to the National Archives to greet China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/26/takeaways-from-the-trump-xi-state-visit-pageantry-and-pandas/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T16:23:46.343Z</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>2026-09-26T16:23:46.343Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Takeaways from the Trump-Xi state visit: Pageantry and pandas]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TUHL5P52DRIR3FB6TKLYRRFCNY.jpg?auth=88faee16c19459c5e3558fc97a5beb83bf8ae2a4220910dd012c2fd897711a14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3653&amp;height=2435</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) speak via an interpreter as they depart following a tour of the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/26/world-s-fastest-growing-hiv-epidemic-is-linked-to-crystal-meth/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T16:21:42.333Z</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>2026-09-26T16:21:42.333Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why this island paradise has the world's fastest-growing HIV epidemic]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QDADSEI32RLDPC45Y74HBZ2TOI.jpg?auth=fd9b9fa6497b17d9f3befab2c0531aa5637910823b650999e8573016e7caa9f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Shaheel Lal is the founder of Living Positive Fiji and a reconciliation officer for the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He says: "The majority of my friends, they got HIV through crystal meth." He was photographed at the AIDS conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/22/washington-lawmaker-proposes-paper-mill-tank-egulation-after-deadly-longview-disaster/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T15:23:11.747Z</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>2026-09-26T15:23:11.747Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington lawmaker proposes paper mill tank regulation after deadly Longview disaster ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NVZZVRPLPVDGTPFJQWRMNGWY7I.jpg?auth=83fab93f33c093b43076d1146f7ee8a13627a82180b4fcb308f5906c80406045&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5376&amp;height=4032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An undated aerial shot of the Nippon Dynawave pulp and paper mill, where a chemical tank ruptured on May 28, 2026, in Longview, Wash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/26/how-idaho-hopes-to-eradicate-its-quagga-mussel-invasion-before-it-reaches-the-columbia-river/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T13:00:04.127Z</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>2026-09-26T13:00:04.127Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How Idaho hopes to eradicate its quagga mussel invasion — before it reaches the Columbia River]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AXBUFW33W5AZJF7T4E6KRCCKAQ.webp?auth=eebfd17e60285f75c536c17fcc5f297b2e1c81bc917ab340914f9e1a8a7a0bd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Idaho has detected 77% fewer young quagga mussels than it did last year. They attribute that to aggressive monitoring and treatment strategies. Crews have treated the mid-Snake River with a phased approach, using several different products aimed at quagga mussels in different parts of the river.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/26/oregon-pumpkin-patches-llamas-hayrides-portland-fall/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-26T13:00:03.614Z</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>2026-09-26T13:00:03.614Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon families flock to pumpkin patches as fall officially begins]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2MAXOMYYYRHVXPKQWBBV5TH5XI.JPG?auth=fd2564c20d078ccc6835b1573b8b5cc78c8c6e2e29ca4d28c1970df09455a2ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jay Ortiz (third from the left) takes her two daughters and niece to the Frog Pond Farm's pumpkin patch in Wilsonville, Ore. on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Ortiz is a single mom who says the price of tickets is affordable for her.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/12/oregon-comics-universe/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T23:57:38.271Z</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>2026-09-25T23:57:38.271Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon between panels: How creators built a comics universe in Portland and beyond]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/55GPTGHX6FCM3BGS2ILICYX4O4.png?auth=1e0f7dfd3869f5b3d98327cd5f23296d4bb6442aad172dd247c37f538e66d16e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=2700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Logo for the OPB documentary special "Indie Comics City: How Portland Built Its Own Comics Universe."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/25/portland-bookstore-indigenous-sahaptin-stories/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T23:08:46.989Z</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>2026-09-25T23:08:46.989Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘For whatever the community needs’: Sahaptin Stories may be Portland’s first Indigenous-owned bookstore]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/N3P2AVGQUJHLBENBU6N4HSDWAY.jpg?auth=f7d89abdbc84f191b90533af892c2836ee0eada461594430dcebae95d4a57e4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5708&amp;height=3823</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Casandra Hanson, owner of Sahaptin Stories, poses for a portrait on Sept. 17, 2026 at the bookshop in Portland, Ore. The store is opening on Sept. 26 and features books centering Indigenous stories and authors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/25/oregon-warning-low-cost-health-plan/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T21:24:06.173Z</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>2026-09-25T21:24:06.173Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[State warns Oregonians about buying low-cost health plans that cover little]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/25/oregon-politics-election-drazan-kotek-cook-report/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T21:22:46.087Z</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>2026-09-25T21:22:46.087Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[All of Oregon’s congressional districts are considered safe this year. Here’s why]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5AWROYURCRGKRD37TBYVELEZ34.jpeg?auth=992c747ef927dad4331d9b0d2bc07b888eb0cab5991543a5931ee12272967aa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=854</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, speaks with constituents in Silverton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/portland-police-critical-incident-closes-southeast-stark-street/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T20:57:19.325Z</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>2026-09-25T20:57:19.325Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Homicide suspect, police K-9 dead following SE Portland shooting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2XSWCJF2F5DMHLMGGDQUJVOGZ4.JPG?auth=f1eca41eaa5cc9b80f0fa9a6f3a45938b83fb0bfafe6f433c0bbf21dfc52361b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[at the scene of an officer-involved shooting at the Chestnut Tree Inn in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 24, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/10/all-science-no-fiction-vaccines-to-prevent-opioid-overdose/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T20:48:10.693Z</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>2026-09-25T20:48:10.693Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Northwest researchers develop vaccines to prevent opioid overdose and support addiction recovery]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6S5OGOVLB5BSRLKKS5HK56CI7A.png?auth=7d0a7b9b8e7073b9bb0984c14c1e0c5edc0aaf6c95d71049c193e2ee164aab40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Washington chemist Courtney Marecki builds a fentanyl vaccine from scratch in a video still captured in November 2025. The lab plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the go-ahead to move their fentanyl vaccine into human trials, a major step in the vaccine testing and approval process.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/25/oregon-mental-health-hospitals-challenge-treat-criminal-defendants/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T20:47:55.315Z</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>2026-09-25T20:47:55.315Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon mental health providers, hospitals challenge mandate to treat criminal defendants first]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EOJP2ZXIJRF4FCBSVIS7A7EW24.jpg?auth=5c1bc541c6c94daa60e8b80f38f6125f0705e595e1ab713f18fea2d6795edea8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1090&amp;height=727</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A view of the Oregon State Hospital spire from the courtyard on Nov. 21, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/big-m-book-menopause/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T20:04:45.159Z</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>2026-09-25T20:04:45.159Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The Big M’ features essays from women in Oregon and elsewhere sharing their menopause stories]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E6T7SGLAXNBUFEJS33R34TIGRE.jpeg?auth=e9b806533b4fe0eea816ab1c96969744fc5007ef00413b68eff0e6489a298745&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2260&amp;height=1464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oregon author Lidia Yuknavitch (L), Cheryl Strayed and Monica Drake pictured at OPB on Sept. 9, 2026 after being interviewed about "The Big M." The book is a collection of 13 essays about menopause, including stories by these three authors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/maryhill-museum-of-art-centennial-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T19:41:03.22Z</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>2026-09-25T19:41:03.22Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryhill Museum of Art in Columbia Gorge celebrates centennial anniversary]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S37H4HLSAVDHPDVZSWATZZBHBM.jpg?auth=1f1b4f09423eee1f8b8d577ffa3e15a5eac6065593903b775e2e4fbdc5e64af7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale overlooks the Columbia River Gorge in this undated, provided photo. On Sep. 19, 2026, admission to the museum is free with a program of activities celebrating its centennial anniversary.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/25/israel-s-netanyahu-slams-critics-including-mamdani-at-the-u-n/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-25T18:58:22.391Z</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>2026-09-25T18:58:22.391Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Netanyahu rages against critics, including Mamdani, at the U.N. General Assembly]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2JZFKOX6ZJL3DFVFF2NNB2DURQ.jpg?auth=9d0f0233a6743227fac395da5395eb75cc5319e1f4acaab95e9938832d872e39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6330&amp;height=4220</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a Starlink satellite internet dish as he speaks during the 81st session of the U.N. 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