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KPCR NEWS 2026-09-28 · KPCR News

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  This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
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  Police in the United Kingdom have arrested five
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  men on suspicion of a terrorist plot near the
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  U .S. military base Fairford, which is a U .K.-owned
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  base operated by the United States military.
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  Three suspicious vehicles were spotted near the
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  base, and the five were arrested on suspicion
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  of committing offenses under the Explosive Act
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  in the Welford area, which backs onto RAF Fairford.
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  Links from the would -be terrorists to Iran or
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  Russia are being sought, though no definitive
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  identification has yet been named. The San Jose
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  Spotlight reports that a former undersheriff
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  in Santa Clara County pled guilty on September
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  21st to two felonies involving incidents from
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  2017 to 2019. Eight years of investigation showed
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  that Rick Sung, who was the undersheriff at the
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  time, pressured his security team from the Apple
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  Corporation to donate 200 iPads in exchange for
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  permits. Other charges claim that Mr. Sung pushed
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  a local insurance executive to provide tickets
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  to a luxury suite at a San Jose Sharks game.
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  A plea deal was entered, which included 400 hours
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  community service, as well as a lifetime ban
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  for ever holding an office in law enforcement.
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  And according to Oregon Public Broadcasting,
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  Amtrak is debuting a new train set called the
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  Arrow on their Cascades line, starting on September
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  30th. Two new train sets will make four daily
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  trips between Vancouver, British Columbia, Seattle,
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  Washington, and Portland and Eugene and Oregon.
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  The rollout will continue through early 2027,
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  with an additional six train sets expected, eventually
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  replacing the existing Amflat and Tolgo train
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  sets. The new sets include technical upgrades
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  that will speed up service on the railroad's
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  eastern corridor, where routes switch between
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  electric and diesel power. That was your KPCR
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  News Update. I'm Scott Puckett. For more info
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