Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for Aug. 13-14, 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 End-Of-Week Edition for Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th of August, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

• There’s a death investigation in Silver Falls State Park in Marion County.
• A suspect is in custody after a search and a standoff in Northwest Portland and a shelter-in-place order that took place.
• A juvenile is arrested after pointing a replica gun at a Winco or at various Winco shoppers in Clark County.
• Chase Commons closure leaves Eugene with a homeless shelter gap.
• A Portland man is charged after a series of violent attacks by his Great Dane.
• Emergency crews rescue a 10-year-old Portland boy hanging from an overpass.
• A Washington County drug trafficker is sentenced for moving an obscene amount of drugs in the Pacific Northwest.
• SWAT’s warrant service leads to an arrest of a felon in possession of a firearm.

In national news:

• Three are found dead, including a child inside a Hopkins (Minnesota) home daycare.
• A 13-year-old allegedly shoots his father after an instance of discipline and flees in the family SUV with the family dog.
• A father of four young children called 911 to report killing his family and then he took his own life.
• A Minnesota man kills his wife and daughter at a daycare after killing another relative.
• Three men will be executed the same day as death penalties rise in this country.
• Nearly 30,000 pounds of beef are recalled in a High Class 1 Risk Level recall.
• And meet the veterinarian who treats pets of homeless people whose owners can’t afford care.

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