 From the local 2U studio, connecting West Virginia, this is 1023 FM, W272DW, 1410 AM, WSCW, South Charleston, and Al-Am Communication Station. News this hour from townhall.com. I'm Rich Thomason. In the midst of a searing heat wave, crews struggled to contain numerous western wildfires, including a blaze that has chased people from their homes in one northern California town.