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Eileen Carroll, left, sits for a portrait as her daughter, Lily, 11, attends school remotely from their home in Warwick, R.I. on Dec. 16. When Carroll's other daughter tested positive for the coronavirus, state health officials told her to notify anyone her daughter might have been around. Contact tracers, she was told, were simply too overwhelmed to do it.

Do-It-Yourself Contact Tracing Is A 'Last Resort' In Communities Besieged By COVID-19

The coronavirus is spreading so fast that cases are outpacing the contact-tracing capacities of some local health departments. Some have asked people who test positive to do their own contact tracing.

A photo from the December 2018 production of San Diego Opera's "All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce Of 1914.

San Diego's Top Holiday Arts Events: 2020 Edition

These holiday performances, programs and exhibitions are stepping up to the pandemic's challenges to deliver traditions in less-than-traditional ways.

Attorney Cory Briggs is shown before a hearing in San Diego Superior Court on Jan. 23, 2020.

San Diego Attorney Cory Briggs’ Nearly $1 Million Payment For Coastal Commission Lawsuit Tossed Out

From our partners at inewsource: Former San Diego city attorney candidate Cory Briggs was set to receive the hefty payout after his client won a lawsuit against California Coastal Commission members.

A TranscenDANCE dancer is pictured in a still from the "Home Within A Home" performance film, streaming December 5 and 6, 2020.

San Diego Youth Dance Program Hasn't Skipped A Beat

After fifteen years without a permanent home, local youth dance nonprofit TranscenDANCE settles down with a new, future space and a digital production, "Home Within A Home."

Raymonde Elian no longer does her hair and makeup before work. No more earrings. But she still aims to look "neat and clean" as it helps her feel in good spirit.

The Front Line At Home: A Health Care Worker's New Normal

A photojournalist chronicles the daily home life of her mother, a health care worker, in the New York City area.

The San Diego Ballet will present "The Nutcracker" as live drive-in performances at Liberty Station this holiday season. The company's Sugar Plum Fairy is pictured in an undated photo.

'The Nutcracker' Drive-In For A Pandemic Holiday Season

The San Diego Ballet plans drive-in Nutcracker performances to bring COVID-safe visions of sugarplum fairies to an outdoor stage in Liberty Station.

OSIRIS-REx approaching Bennu, artist’s rendition.

NOVA: Touching The Asteroid

Stream or tune in Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 at 9 p.m. & Sunday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV + Oct. 25 at 9 p,.m. on KPBS 2

Richard Wang, who calls MLB games for Fox Sports Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese, had never called a baseball game in English. This spring, as the pandemic shut down baseball in the U.S., he was tapped to introduce Taiwan's professional baseball league to a global audience.

For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season

Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the MLB season, he had a chance to bring Taiwan baseball to the world in English.

Socially distanced "La Bohème" as San Diego Opera returns to live performances with a drive in production.

San Diego Opera Stages Drive-In 'La Bohème' This Weekend

Innovative production addresses COVID safety measures for singers,audience

Jeff Heine, executive director of the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus, stands in front of the University Christian Church where the singers used to rehearse, Aug. 20, 2020.

County Still Evaluating Goal On COVID-19 Outbreaks (Which It Still Can’t Meet)

School Officials Also Looking At How Outbreaks Influence Reopenings

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