April 9, 2026

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From Kalapuya lands in the Willamette watershed

Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for April 9-10, 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 9th and Friday the 10th of April, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

  • A Umatilla County man pleads guilty to attempted murder, robbery, and prohibited possession of a firearm.
  • A Salem man is sentenced for gang-affiliated firearm offenses.
  • A former employee is arrested in a $28,000 company credit card fraud investigation.
  • Two are dead and pets are killed in a late night Myrtle Creek house fire.
  • A 4.0-magnitude earthquake is recorded off the Oregon coast.
  • A Eugene woman is arrested for attempted arson to a building housing government agencies.
  • Police allegedly find pipe bombs, explosive materials at a McMinnville mobile home.

In national news:

  • Teens are indicted on terrorism charges in a New York City bomb plot near Gracie Mansion.
  • A baby is shot in a pram in New York City.
  • A motorcycle explodes and a driver catches fire after a crash near children.
  • And a seven-year-old boy drowns while trying to save his friend.

We’ll 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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