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KPCR NEWS 2026-10-12 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update. I'm Scott Puckett.
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  Over the weekend, an attack on the international
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  airport in Saudi Arabia's capital city of Riyadh
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  killed at least 12 people and injured over 300
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  others, according to civil aviation authorities.
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  A coalition led by Saudi Arabia has placed blame
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  on Houthi rebels, which are based in Yemen and
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  backed by Iran. It was the deadliest attack thus
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  far in any Gulf Arab state since the beginning
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  of the Iran war. which has expanded into a fight
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  between the Houthis and Yemeni government forces.
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  Specifically, a missile struck a complex housing
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  terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights within
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  King Khalid International Airport. KAZU reports
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  that its new station leader will be a voice that
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  is familiar to many long -time listeners. After
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  several months of service in an interim role,
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  Kelsey Pano has become the station director.
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  Her new role as KAZU's top leader follows nearly
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  five years in the business department at the
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  station. Most recently, Pano was the station's
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  director of business operations. She is the fourth
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  general manager station director in two years.
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  Ms. Pano is hoping to lengthen the tenure of
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  that position. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports
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  that protesters in Salem were tear gassed on
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  Saturday morning by federal agents after blocking
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  ICE vehicles with their car. Around 30 individuals
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  had surrounded the vehicles and were blocking
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  them in near the intersection of Lancaster Drive
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  and Sunnyview Road. The ICE agents reportedly
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  used tear gas to clear the crowd and free their
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  vehicles. Shortly thereafter, police also received
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  911 calls from people claiming eye irritation
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  and difficulty breathing. That was your KPCR
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  News Update. I'm Scott Puckett. For more info
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