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San Diego-area Reps. Juan Vargas and Scott Peters staged a press conference Monday to bring attention to the plight of immigrant detainees held at the downtown federal courthouse.
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Local nurse practitioner Amanda Nasser traveled to Gaza in August to help treat patients at Nasser Hospital. She reflects on her month-long trip in the region and what she witnessed while on the ground.
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Write Out LoudExperience Edgar Allan Poe's macabre tales in the historic Villa Montezuma this weekend and next. -
Ryan Young/Courtesy of Wave FCThe announcement comes as the club, which joined the National Women's Soccer League four years ago, clinched a 2025 NWSL playoff berth. -
Día de Muertos — or Day of the Dead — is a time to honor and remember those we have lost, and welcome them back to visit the land of the living. San Diego will hold several events and festivities to commemorate the tradition, and KPBS found a list of places you can attend and enjoy. -
Syntaxis ProductionsThe documentary "Rebel with a Clause," opening Thursday at Digital Gym Cinema, follows Ellen Jovin on a 50-state road trip exploring language, grammar and community.
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Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful art heists, dating back to the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911. -
A popular Twitch streamer was confronted by a man who went on stage uninvited and tried to kiss her during a meet-and-greet session at TwitchCon at the San Diego Convention Center, according to a video shared online. -
NPR's Don Gonyea plays the puzzle with Minnesota Public Radio listener Matt Walsh of St. Louis Park, Minnesota and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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A KPBS investigation revealed that data collected by the El Cajon Police Department was used in immigration-related searches more than 550 times in 2025. -
For more than a year, Attorney General Bonta has been looking into the El Cajon Police Department’s sharing of license plate reader data with out-of-state agencies.
Veterans, supporters vie to get 2029 Invictus Games to San Diego
Researchers link wildfire smoke to hundreds of excess deaths each year in San Diego County by 2050
Historic reparations bills will be vetoed or signed by California governor in the next few days
Watch Duty app is revolutionizing how residents, firefighters stay updated on wildfires
Experts concerned about white nationalist imagery in ICE recruitment materials
Cal Fire offers defensible space wildfire home inspections
This volunteer dives deep at San Diego's Birch Aquarium
In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
What's next for the historic Carlsbad Theater?
Federal funding restrictions threaten San Diego’s harm reduction programs
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A San Diego assemblymember co-authored the bill to recognize Diwali as an official state holiday. Diwali is celebrated by more than one billion people across India and around the world.
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Shrapnel from a Marine artillery round struck a California Highway Patrol vehicle Saturday. The mishap took place along the Interstate 5 during celebrations to mark the U.S. Marine Corps' 250th birthday. Plus, we get a recap of Saturday's "No Kings" protests in San Diego, and what issues were on the minds of protestors.
- Protesters gather for 'No Kings' rallies in downtown San Diego
- El Cajon City Council says police department’s sharing of surveillance data will continue
- This family visit to Camp Pendleton ended with ICE deporting a Marine's dad
- Newsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported
