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KPBS Midday EditionA California sheriff says a gunman who killed nine people in a rail yard massacre had fired 39 shots and appeared to target some of the victims. -
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The mass shootings this year follow a lull in mass killings during the pandemic in 2020, according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. That database tracks mass killings defined as four or more dead, not including the shooter. -
Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million bill for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires during the past two years. -
An hours-long standoff between police and a domestic-violence suspect on Interstate 5 north of Camp Pendleton ended early Wednesday morning when the suspect shot himself in the head, police said. -
An employee has opened fire at a California rail yard, killing eight people before taking his own life. Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said the man was still firing at the facility in San Jose when law enforcement rushed in Wednesday. -
Protesters spoke out against a nearly $19 million increase to the police department’s budget, saying the money should go to homelessness services, better parks and supports for youth. -
KPBS Midday EditionA special radio documentary from independent journalist Georgia Fort looks at the progress that's been made since George Floyd's death on May 25, 2020. -
KPBS Midday EditionAs California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than at this point in 2020. The danger has prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to propose spending a record $2 billion on wildfire mitigation. -
KPBS Midday EditionAmid widespread calls for police reform, San Diego saw the creation of an independent police oversight commission, but community advocates say progress is slow and are upset by the proposed increase in police spending in the city's fiscal 2021-22 budget.
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