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You’ve heard him for the past 14 years as a KVI voice on The Commute with Carlson and now Phil Vandervort takes over as the host of KVI’s Morning Ride. Join Phil and his producer, Zach Wildfang, every weekday morning from 6-9, to bring you the day’s first insight into the top local and political stories that impact your life, your town and your wallet so we can Make Washington Livable Again. The Morning Ride is fast-paced, filled with guest interviews from local leaders and politicians along with nationally respected voices like economist, Steve Moore, to give you unique insight that you won’t hear anywhere else. Phil Vandervort is a life-long Puget Sound resident. Born in Tacoma and living in Seattle since 1994, Phil has worked in Seattle talk radio since 1997 at Seattle’s biggest stations and with Seattle’s most well-known talk show hosts like John Carlson and the dearly departed, Dori Monson and John Clayton. Phil and his wife have been married for 26 years and have a 17-year-old son. Off the air, Phil’s interests include finding new bands and music, playing bass guitar, going to local concerts (has he told you about The Sheepdogs?), staying healthy with exercise that’s easy on the knees--especially snow skiing--and grilling meat.
(The Center Square) – Test scores for students in reading and math show slight improvements this year, according to data released this week by the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, but are still significantly below pre-pandemic levels. The federal government requires state tests given to eighth-graders and 10th-graders each spring, but states can choose which test to use. Washington uses the Smarter Balanced Assessment, a comprehensive, computer-based assessment program for English language
(The Center Square) – Entrenched in a lawsuit against one of its own, the Spokane Valley City Council plans to subpoena a sitting elected official’s personal communications, the defendant said Friday. The officials voted to sue Councilmember Al Merkel in February after an investigation found he “more likely than not” violated state law. A hearing examiner later agreed, noting that Merkel likely violated the Public Records Act over his alleged use of personal social media
(The Center Square) – Twenty days from Friday, Spokane’s most notorious criminal is likely to be released from the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, and The Center Square has learned that Kevin Coe is expected to move into an adult family home in Federal Way, Wash. As reported by The Center Square, the Washington Department of Social and Health Services has informed lawmakers that Coe, 78, is scheduled for an unconditional release hearing on
(The Center Square) – Feeling the squeeze, Spokane Valley may ask the state to allow cities to impose a local sales tax on cannabis, which would raise the existing 37% rate to offset future budget deficits. The topic came up on Tuesday as the Spokane Valley City Council ran through draft priorities ahead of the 2026 legislative session in January. While some priorities focus on public safety and reducing costs associated with litigation and construction,
