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(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending/3-children-teacher-killed-oregon-school-shooting-gunman-killed/RQLAUSTTWVHL3G6OTCK3SKSGVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T18:38:21.607Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>wsoctv.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T18:38:21.607Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[3 children, teacher killed in Oregon school shooting; gunman killed]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Silver Rail Elementary School,School shooting,Teenage shooter,Bend,Oregon,bend oregon shooting,bend oregon school shooting,school shooting bend oregon,bend school shooting,shooting in oregon,oregon elementary school shooting]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/resizer/v2/4FAVGYPE2ZCTVAVH2A7SWJPOEI.jpg?auth=1188d7ae98ff3d72ab2f62b3da2f89d88c635464a7fe809fdce10ff592075ae1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BEND, OREGON - OCTOBER 15: Flowers rest on a sign in front of Silver Rail Elementary School on October 15, 2026 in Bend, Oregon. 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Lesser)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending/six-flags-death-goliaths-previous-inspection-park-president-releases-statement/BRAJQ74IYZFCVLEGCWBLAIN6XQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-16T17:52:28.003Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>wsoctv.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T17:52:28.003Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Six Flags death: Goliath’s previous inspection, park president releases statement]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Hassan Kariem,Goliath roller coaster,Six Flags Over Georgia,Investigation,Steel hyper coaster]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.wsoctv.com/resizer/v2/2D6HWHS45JDBDABYLKXFYLWHM4.jpg?auth=3944934bbcb2fc6cdaf76b2b2896fe9ea0acfbb6bfd6b23cd67cd013510ad7d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE PHOTO: In this aerial view, the train of the Goliath roller coaster is seen on the track where it was evacuated at Six Flags Over Georgia on October 14, 2026, in Austell, Georgia. 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