Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for May 12-13, 2026

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This is KEPW-LP 97.3 FM, broadcasting locally here in Eugene, Oregon, and simulcast online at kepw.org. And now, the news. (Newsday theme)

This is KEPW Newsday Top-Of-The-Week Edition for Tuesday the 12th and Wednesday the 13th of May, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

A fatal Philomath house fire happened amid growing wildfire concerns.
The Eugene police chief condemns an officer’s racist language seen in body cam footage that led to his resignation. We will have all sides of this to report later in the broadcast.
Oregon State Police violated the law by sharing data with ICE for years, a lawsuit claims.
A PDX carjacking suspect sped off as a man fell out of the back seat.
LCC’s South Eugene Dental Clinic is to close amid budget cuts.

In national news:

Deputies are investigating a reported bomb threat at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
A shooting near Harvard University leaves two with life-threatening injuries and a suspect is identified.
A Frontier Airlines jet strikes a person on a runway at the Denver International Airport.
And a TikToker is looking for a homeless man who returned a stolen wallet.

We will have all of this, plus our national roundup. Bringing you the news locally and around the globe, KEPW Newsday starts… right now!