Wildfires are common in California and can happen any time of year. A wildfire researcher at San Diego State University shares three ways to prepare.
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Five people were shot by BB guns and more than a dozen car and store windows were damaged during a series of incidents in three cities over the weekend. -
KPBS Midday EditionGov. Gavin Newsom says the law is needed to protect consumers from skyrocketing wildfire costs. Former City Attorney Michael Aguirre calls it an unlawful gift of public funds. -
KPBS Midday EditionLaw enforcement statistics reveal that rape is one of the most difficult violent crimes to solve. San Diego’s numbers, 2,954 reported since 2013 and first published in an investigative report by NBC 7, reflect that national trend. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia Governor’s Office of Emergency Services says access to the system should be a part of any notification strategy. -
Deputies responded Wednesday to the 2900 block of Double O Road, where a woman had reported she hadn't seen her neighbors since Friday. -
A brush fire broke out on a hillside above Harbison Canyon Wednesday, burning several dozen open acres and prompting evacuations of nearby homes before crews were able to subdue the flames. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia stopped tracking sexual harassment complaints in 2012. Some observers fear that hampered the state’s ability to monitor, and prevent misconduct. -
The explosion shortly after noon sent up a wall of fire and smoke and rocked nearby homes before the gas was shut off and the fire doused more than an hour later. -
A new state law aimed at opening up police investigations is not helping in the case of an officer killing a man armed only with a pen. -
Migrants from Cameroon have been waiting in Tijuana for more than two months to cross into the U.S. to seek asylum. Most are members of the English-speaking minority, which has faced intense persecution since 2016.
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