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KPCR-NEWS-2026-08-17 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  In the latest news regarding the war in Iran,
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  the United States has chosen to relieve the aircraft
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  carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been supporting
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  operations in the region far past its originally
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  expected return date in May. The USS George Washington
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  is being pulled from the Pacific Ocean towards
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  the Gulf states to take over for the Lincoln.
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  Analysts warn that a departure from a naval presence
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  in the western Pacific will encourage China and
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  destabilize key allies such as Japan and the
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  Philippines. While China is not expected to enact
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  its long -term ambition to invade Taiwan, there
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  will be a gap in coverage until a new aircraft
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  regains the strategic position. Lookout Santa
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  Cruz reports that a UC Santa Cruz student died
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  in a vehicle crash last Thursday after driving
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  off of Westcliff Drive. and plunging into the
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  ocean. Rescue teams were able to extract the
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  driver, who was transported to a local medical
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  facility where they were pronounced dead at the
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  scene. A passenger was able to escape with minor
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  injuries. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting,
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  a controlled demolition of the Centennial Mills
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  warehouse begins on Monday, August 17. A blaze
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  through the abandoned building on August 2 prompted
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  city officials to fully demolish the derelict
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  mill. The cause of the fire is currently under
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  investigation. Crews began preliminary demolition
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  work over the weekend. While non -operational
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  for many years, the warehouse on Northwest NATO
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  Parkway was viewed by some as a landmark. That
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  was your KPCR News Update. I'm Scott Puckett.
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