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The Ramona Unified School District is reversing course, for now, putting on hold a recently adopted policy that would have allowed parents to opt their children out of mask wearing despite state guidelines requiring it. -
College students are heading back to campus this month — and with the delta variant spreading, many aren't sure what to expect from this school year. -
Gov. Greg Abbott — who announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated — has been fighting with local governments over masks for months. -
Australia's most populous state reported a record 633 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday as concerns grew about the delta variant's spread beyond Sydney. Three people died on Tuesday. -
San Diego County public health officials reported 1,738 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday — the highest one-day total since late January. -
KPBS Midday EditionMorning rush hour is significantly lighter than before the pandemic, but afternoons can get busy as remote workers seek to get out of the house. -
The San Diego Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into a social media posting in which an officer urged his colleagues to refuse any orders to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to wear protective masks. -
The city of Encinitas is the latest entity to require COVID-19 vaccines or regular negative tests for employees, bringing the North County city in step with the city and county of San Diego, which have installed similar policies, it was announced Tuesday. -
KPBS Midday EditionA sewage testing program at UCSD could be key to helping identify COVID-19 outbreaks when students return to school in the fall. -
The leader of the California Assembly has ordered all of its employees to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
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