Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for March 26-27, 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 26th and Friday the 27th of March, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

• A Weed traffic stop turns deadly with a suspect shot after a gun threat.
• A stolen railroad truck is recovered at a Eugene park with the suspect still sleeping inside.
• A bright green fireball flies over Parkrose neighborhood in Portland.
• Eugene spa owners are arrested for allegedly promoting prostitution.
• A former Eugene Weekly business manager pleads guilty to embezzlement.
• Lane County is to buy a former Wells Fargo building in downtown Eugene from the 4J School
  District.

In national news:

• 108 are arrested and 25 guns seized in one week in San Bernardino County.
• A jury finds Meta platforms harmful to children’s mental health and imposes a $375 million penalty.
• DoorDash is rolling out gas price relief programs for drivers.
• Shaquille O’Neal is to cover the funeral costs for a 12-year-old killed in a fight at a bus stop.

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