KFBK Morning News Show Daily Recap - Wednesday August 23rd

Lead Stories:

  1. A California woman has been identified as the first tourist who fell victim to the deadly wildfires on Maui. 72-year-old Theresa Cook of Sacramento was staying at a hotel in Lahaina and was supposed to fly home a day after the fire started. Click here to read more.
  2. One California lawmaker is proposing a plan to expand the size of the state government to implement the recommendations of the California Reparations Task Force. Senator Steven Bradford is the first lawmaker to act on the recommendations from the task force since the final proposal was turned in two months ago. Click here to read more.
  3. Northern California hero is being remembered with a street named in her honor. 23-year-old Sergeant Nicole Gee was a native of Roseville and a graduate of Oakmont High School. Gee was also a U.S. Marine who was killed in action by a suicide attacker in Kabul, Afghanistan along with 12 other service members in 2021. Click here to read more.
  4. Gasoline prices in the Golden State have surged to the highest point of the year. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in California was $5.26 on Tuesday - that's up ten-cents over the past week and 37-cents over the past month. Click here to read more.

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