Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for June 30-July 1, 2026
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 30th of June and Wednesday the 1st of July, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:
- Salem police arrest a suspect in an attempted kidnapping.
- A house fire claims a life in Eugene overnight.
- A bomb threat prompts evacuation at a Springfield Marshalls. A K-9 team clears the store.
- An investigation by the Street Crimes Unit of the Eugene Police and Community Service Officer leads to the arrest of a prolific car thief.
- There was a brief tornado warning for parts of Clackamas County after a funnel cloud was spotted near Molalla.
- Police seize fentanyl and an arrest too after a high-speed chase through Portland ends in a crash.
- An Oregon man dies after being struck by a semi-truck while trying to catch a dog in the road.
- A federal judge orders the release of a Portland food truck owner detained by ICE.
In national news:
- Multiple people are confirmed dead after Kentucky flooding.
- A shooting in northern Germany leaves six people dead and a suspect shooter is arrested.
- Three firefighters are killed on the Colorado-Utah border as wildfires intensify.
- 117 dogs were found at a California no-kill animal rescue, many with gunshot wounds.
- A small plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper.
- Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.
We’ll have all of that plus our national roundup. Bringing you the news locally and around the globe, KEPW Newsday starts… right now!
