What’s Trending: Education leaders and parents are urging the State to address the school funding crisis, but who put them in this spot in the first place? A 51 year old man is recovering after being attacked with a sword in the CID. Democrats are trying to blame the LA fires on climate change, but are quickly being exposed for their incompetence in how they’ve handled the situation. // Big Local: A man released from jail allegedly beat a Tacoma man to death with an air compressor on the day of his release. A small business in Lakewood was broken into for the second time in the past six months. And an Olympia father hopes his son’s overdose will serve as a cautionary tale for other parents. // You Pick the Topic: Jason goes through the newest products from CES 2025 and the lineup for Emerald City Comic Con 2025.