Millions in wildfire funding coming to the West, projects already underway Lauren Paterson / NWPB Play AudioListen 4 mins
Seattle woman recounts Hawaii family's escape from wildfire At least 36 have died in the wildfires sweeping across Hawaii's Big Island and Maui. Katie Campbell Angela King Play AudioListen 4 mins
'The most dense and consolidated damage I've seen': A WA firefighter's dispatches from Maui As western Maui begins to heal after deadly wildfires, first responders are searching destroyed homes, assisting displaced people, and distributing supplies. Personnel from Washington state are on the ground for that effort. Alec Cowan Noel Gasca Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 15 mins
Is Seattle's arts infrastructure crumbling? The Museum of Museums opened during a global pandemic. And it was like a breath of fresh air. A chance to enter another world - filled with sculptures and paintings lit in neon light. But now, three years after it first opened, the Museum of Museums is shutting down. Mike Davis Sarah Leibovitz Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 52 mins
A Filipino congregation took in its own members after their Lahaina homes burned The devastating fires on Maui burned more than 2,000 homes and buildings in Lahaina. Many churches have taken in their congregants because they have nowhere to go. Jason DeRose Play AudioListen 4 mins
Emergency declaration as Spokane battles deadly wildfires Katie Campbell Angela King Play AudioListen 5 mins
Want to get outside? Go now, before the smoke returns to the Seattle area Winds from the Pacific are currently clearing the smoke out of the Puget Sound region, and the air quality here is expected to be pretty good through Thursday midday. But the area could be in for more bad air quality by next weekend, when the winds might bring wildfire smoke from Canada down into the Seattle area. Eilís O'Neill Play AudioListen 1 min
Wildfire season in Washington state: How prescribed burns could reduce danger With wildfire smoke blanketing the entire state, Soundside host Libby Denkmann looks at the state of fires burning near Spokane, and how prescribed burns could help mitigate the issues we face every year. Jason Burrows Alec Cowan Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 25 mins
'Miracle house' owner hopes it will serve as a base for rebuilding Lahaina "There was a neighbor who sent a note to us and said, 'Oh, you won the lottery,'" Trip Millikin, whose house survived, told NPR. "And I almost wanted to throw up when I got that." Bill Chappell