June 26, 2026

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Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for June 25-26, 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 25th and Friday the 26th of June, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

  • Salem police are investigating a fatal train versus pedestrian crash.
  • A maintenance worker at a Kaiser senior living community is indicted for theft.
  • A judge grants the request from activists to open the plaza and orders removal of the fence at the Eugene Federal Building.
  • A suspect is in custody following a Medford burglary with shots fired.

In national news:

  • A powerful pair of earthquakes, 7.1 and 7.5, hit Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital.
  • Two were killed, including a police officer, after a shooting in Montreal.
  • Australian police uncover three tons of cocaine in a bust.
  • Three Wendy’s employees are accused of serving food from the trash.
  • A boy, age 13, gets out of a Disneyland ride and goes down a 50-foot drop in a reported mishap.
  • An 85-year-old driver is clocked going 110 miles an hour and is accused of street racing.
  • And a restaurant owner returns $12,000 found in cash in a cabinet to the previous owner.

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


Sam Broadway is the dean of the KEPW newsroom and longtime voice of KEPW Newsday on KEPW 97.3 Eugene PeaceWorks Community Radio. New editions of KEPW Newsday air every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

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