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During the 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival last April, Mr. Okra drove his iconic produce truck and called out to customers.

Goodbye, Mr. Okra: New Orleans Remembers Its Singing Vegetable Vendor

Arthur James Robinson, known as "Mr. Okra," died this week. But New Orleans residents will never forget his distinctive inventory call and his brightly-painted truck, winding through the city.

Rosa Montiel sits outside of her sister Lilly's window at San Diego Post-Acute, an El Cajon nursing home, June 10, 2020.

Years Of Understaffing Created ‘Perfect Storm’ At San Diego Nursing Homes During COVID-19

Our partners at inewsource scoured state and federal inspection reports, databases and lawsuits to examine the histories of the 12 San Diego nursing homes with the most coronavirus cases.

The Unlikely Success And Down-To-Earth Soul Of James Ingram

The gifted songwriter and singer wasn't a born superstar — but became something of a sleeper hit on the strength of his singing, songwriting and history-making collaborations.

Soumana Saley, a leather craftsman from Niger.

The Secrets And Dreams Of A Leather Craftsman

When he was 11 years old, Soumana Saley had never been to school — but he knew what he wanted to do with his life.

Insurers must cover coronavirus testing, according to federal law, but medical visits to discuss symptoms may not be covered, unless a test is ordered at that time.

She Went To The ER To Try To Get A Coronavirus Test And Ended Up $1,840 In Debt

Carmen Quintero couldn't get a coronavirus test but ended up with a huge bill for trying to. She also was told to self-isolate and had no choice but to use vacation time to stay home from work.

Carmen Quintero works as a supervisor at a distribution center for N95 masks. She owes $1,840 for other care she received when she tried to get a test for COVID-19.

Essential Worker Shoulders $1,840 Debt For Trying To Get Tested For COVID-19

Carmen Quintero couldn't get tested for COVID-19, but ended up with a huge bill for trying to. She also was told to self-isolate and had no choice but to use vacation time to stay home from work.

The Freightliner eCascadia and the eM2 are two of the first electric semitrucks to hit the highways for test-driving.

California's Landmark Electric Truck Rule Targets 'Diesel Death Zone'

In another first-in-the-nation move to address climate change, California will require automakers to sell electric trucks. That could curb air pollution from the nation's growing logistics industry.

Amazon said it will invest $700 million to train 100,000 employees for higher-skilled jobs by 2025. Training programs will be offered to workers throughout all levels of the company.

From The Warehouse To IT: Amazon Offering 100,000 Workers Tech Training

Amazon plans to invest $700 million to train a third of its U.S. workforce for higher-skilled jobs. The company acknowledged that workers could use their new skills to seek jobs outside Amazon.

Royal Wives At War

Airs Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

A man leaves a grocery store wearing a face mask Friday, April 17, 2020, in San Diego.

Latinos Getting COVID-19 At Four Times The Rate Of Whites In San Diego County

The SANDAG report finds that when compared to the white population, Black and Latino populations are more than four times as likely to live in areas that have been impacted by COVID-19 and unemployment.

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