May 22, 2026

KEPW – Whole Community News

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Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for May 21-22, 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 21st and Friday the 22nd of May, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

  • Police are investigating a bike hit-and-run crash and a shooting incident.
  • A man is charged with public indecency after an incident in a park.
  • The 2026 point-in-time count shows Clark County homelessness in decline.
  • A homeowner is found dead in the Lincoln County house fire.
  • A Portland man is arrested following a shooting at a co-worker after a workplace argument.
  • A man who allegedly shot and injured three women at a Northwest Portland bar is arrested in Hillsboro.
  • A Washington facility could turn uneaten food into enough energy for 3,000 homes.
  • Bring your old bank statements to the Oregon Community Credit Union’s free shred event.

In national news:

  • Austin police arrest two teens in connection with 10 shootings across the city, and a suspect is still at large.
  • Three are killed and more are injured as a driver crashes into a crowd in California.
  • And a formerly homeless CSU, DH (California State University, Dominguez Hills) school grad turns around his life after addiction, homelessness, and adversity.

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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