August 18, 2023 show

6am hour -- Lahaina and Maui residents are venting frustration at how state and federal officials are handling the initial response and now relief efforts following the catastrophic wildfire last week, not a lot of faith in blue-collar Scranton Joe Biden right now, M's JRod plays the sports hero in dramatic fashion, Bellevue drivers beware: weekend closure of 5-mile stretch on I-405 for culvert/salmon habitat fixes, why the M's are getting hot at the right time of the season. 7am hour -- the musical statement from a West Virginia singer who has gone viral this week with his song about frustration on economics/politics in America, how the song is a dedication to Appalachia and heartland America, "when are we going to fight for what's right again?" asks Oliver Anthony, progressives bitter with Biden Admin. over kids' climate case lawsuit and the US Constitution, our KVI commercials must be working because Seattle's not the least air-conditioned city in America anymore, more business woes for San Francisco as a luxury department store announces a closing, the NE Seattle Little League team is on a roll right now at the LL World Series in PA. 8am hour -- a Sno. Co. Sheriff's deputy is honored for saving 2 people from a Marysville house fire in June, three examples of political pushback on woke agendas, Gov. Inslee sued by legal watchdog over SB5599 preventing parents from being told if their minor child is seeking gender affirming care, Gov. Jay Inslee is a "fire denier", GUEST: Salvation Army's Patrick McGinn, explains how listeners can donate to Lahaina/Maui fire victims relief fund, GUEST: Stewart Yerton with the Hawaii news website "CivilBeat.org", reporting that a Hawaii state official in Maui refused to release water for Lahaina area fire until it was too late.