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KPCR-NEWS-2026-08-11 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  In western Colombia on Monday, a 7 .4 magnitude
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  earthquake killed at least 47 people. The epicenter
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  was in the Choco region, about 250 miles west
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  of the capital Bogota. While the destruction
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  was centralized in the epicenter near San Jose
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  del Palmar, the earthquake was also felt in neighboring
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  Ecuador and Panama. According to Columbia's interior
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  minister, more than 20 municipalities across
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  the country had been hit. Reports also suggest
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  that this was Columbia's most serious earthquake
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  in at least a decade. According to KAZU, wildfires
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  have returned to Monterey County. The county
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  sheriff's office issued evacuation warnings for
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  three zones in the Big Sur area. The timber fire
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  is now burning at an estimated area of over 1
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  ,300 acres. Two other zones are under evacuation
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  warnings, meaning that residents should be prepared
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  to evacuate if necessary. Evacuation warnings
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  have been lifted near the smaller Bryson Fire,
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  which was inland near the Monterey -San Luis
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  Obispo County border. The Portland Mercury reports
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  that months after the city government instituted
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  an e -bike rebate program, results have largely
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  been positive. Participants in the program are
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  randomly selected for a rebate. and are then
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  encouraged to visit local bike shops to make
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  their selection between a standard e -bike and
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  a cargo e -bike. While the extra cost of the
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  cargo bike is not covered, some $300 can be issued
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  towards essential accessories like helmets, locks,
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  and lights. That was your KPCR News Update. I'm
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  Scott Puckett. For more info and music, go to
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  kpcr .org.