May 14, 2026

KEPW – Whole Community News

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Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for May 14-15, 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 End-Of-Week-Edition for Thursday the 14th and Friday the 15th of May, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

  • A Portland doctor is sentenced to prison after a hit-and-run death of a Woodburn man.
  • A man is arrested after a stabbing case investigation that we told you about last week.
  • The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office releases body cam footage of a man’s arrest after accusations of excessive force.
  • Six teens are rescued from a sex trafficking along Portland’s 82nd Avenue.
  • A man is charged with robbing a woman at gunpoint in Douglas County.
  • Springfield is offering free cleanup day for electronics and medications.

In national news:

  • The Grand Fire: Mandatory evacuations are happening in San Bernardino County over a large fire.
  • Gunfire breaks out in the Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator.
  • You can visit a piece of McDonald’s history in California, but the prices are unrecognizable.
  • A massive 11,000-carat ruby unearthed in Myanmar’s war-scarred gemstone heartland is unearthed.

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

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