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KPCR-NEWS-2026-07-27 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  This weekend saw a pause in attacks during the
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  conflict in Iran. It is unclear why both the
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  United States and Iran have ceased firing after
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  a nearly two -week escalation, but regional officials
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  are tentatively referring to the break as a positive
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  signal. Many questions remain unresolved at this
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  time, especially regarding the future of Iran's
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  nuclear program. However, both sides appear to
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  favor a return to the interim ceasefire. In Santa
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  Cruz County, more than 16 ,000 runners were drawn
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  to the annual Wharf to Wharf race on Sunday.
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  The six -mile race takes participants from Portola
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  Drive and 30th Avenue along the coast through
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  Pleasure Point before ending at Capitola Village.
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  In addition to the runners, thousands of spectators
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  were also in attendance. According to the San
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  Jose Spotlight, Its local school district is
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  weighing options to provide teachers and staff
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  with affordable housing. Original designs to
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  build 288 new homes on property owned by the
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  San Jose Unified School District are being challenged
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  by a new measure to purchase condos in the Silvery
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  Towers in downtown. Oregon Public Broadcasting
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  reports that wildfires continue throughout the
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  central region of the state. Just west of the
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  town of Madras, the bench fire has consumed over
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  6 ,200 acres and is listed as 0 % contained.
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  Sections of Jefferson County are in a Level 3
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  or Go Now stage of evacuation orders. That was
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  your KPCR News Update. I'm Scott Puckett. For
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  more info and music, go to kpcr .org.