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KPCR NEWS 2026-10-05 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  On Saturday, the head of the Tennessee Department
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  of Corrections announced that he will be stepping
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  down after the botched execution attempt of convicted
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  murderer Krista Pike. Frank Strada resigned as
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  commissioner and would leave his position within
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  this month. The governor has since ordered an
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  independent review of last week's execution attempt.
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  The inmate was given a lethal injection as part
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  of the state's first death penalty against a
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  woman. since 1819. But rather than dying, Ms.
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  Pike remains currently gravely ill and hooked
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  to a medical ventilator to breathe. Lookout Santa
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  Cruz reports that Cabrillo College's La Resiliencia
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  exhibit celebrates Latino identity, art, and
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  community. The college's gallery is showing the
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  fifth annual installment of the series, which
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  intends to explore cultural identity in a world
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  that can seem to pressure those to ignore parts
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  of their background. Displayed artwork ranges
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  from traditional sculptures, to pieces crafted
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  from sustainable materials such as paper pulp,
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  burlap, and cardboard. According to Willamette
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  Week, the first gubernatorial debate of 2026
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  started with the candidates taking early personal
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  swipes at each other. Democratic incumbent governor
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  Tina Kotek is being challenged by Republican
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  state senator Christine Drazen in the first of
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  three debates this election season. Both candidates
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  believe that average Oregonians are struggling,
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  but for different reasons. points the blame towards
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  the federal government, while Senator Drazen
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  points the blame towards the state level. That
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  was your KPCR News Update. I'm Scott Puckett.
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