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Live Updates: #SierraFire Burns 1,000 Acres On Camp Pendleton Now 20% Contained

A wildfire that blackened 1,000 acres of vegetation on the land of Camp Pendleton was 20% contained Tuesday morning, the base's public-affairs office said.

County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher speaks to reporters at the opening of San Diego's Vaccination Super Site in downtown San Diego, in this photo taken Jan. 10, 2021.

UCSD To Help County Deliver 5,000 COVID-19 Vaccinations Per Day

UC San Diego Health, San Diego County and the Padres are teaming up to vaccinate at least 5,000 healthcare workers per day against the novel coronavirus, starting Monday.

Karen Nussbaum marches for equal pay. 1970s

INDEPENDENT LENS: 9to5: The Story Of A Movement

Stream or tune in Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Ruthie Tompson at a screening at the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 28, 2018 in Hollywood, California. The legendary Disney animator passed away on Sunday at the age of 111.

Ruthie Tompson, an animator with the longest history at Disney, dies at 111

Ruthie Tompson's painting and animation work at the Walt Disney Company dates back to the 1920s — from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Rescuers.

Bill Bozarth climbs a ladder to install an ember-resistant vent at a Lakeside home, June 15, 2021.

County Nixed Spending $1.5 million For Fire Retrofits In Backcountry

About 66,200 homes in the region’s fire-prone backcountry, including Palomar Mountain, Mount Laguna and Julian, would have been eligible for the county’s ember-resistant vents grant program. But it never got off the ground.

Poll workers at the Ottawa County Clerk building in West Olive, Michigan get training in assembling a machine that helps people vote.

The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within

The election system shuddered in 2020 as Donald Trump sought to overturn the result. Now, election deniers and defenders have eyes on the nuts and bolts of the process itself.

In the metal bands Sleep and High on Fire, Matt Pike has always looked to esoteric sources. Over the last decade, however, he's found inspiration in the conspiracy theories of David Icke.

Can Matt Pike face the music?

Matt Pike overcame long odds to find success in metal bands Sleep and High on Fire. But his deepening obsession with conspiracy theories has created a dissonant riff.

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat running for a second term, answers questions from the media after touring Whole Woman's Health of Charlottesville on Sept. 9. He's working to rally voters in response to Texas' restrictive new abortion law.

Far From Texas, The Virginia Governor's Race Will Test How Abortion Motivates Voters

Former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is emphasizing the issue heavily as he faces a tight race against Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin. It's the biggest campaign in the country this fall.

O'shea Israel and Mary Johnson (USA). In a flash of anger, 16-year-old O'shea Israel murdered Laramiun Byrd, just 21 years old. Laramiun was Mary Johnson’s only child.

Risking Light

Airs Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Our 11 most-read global pandemic stories of 2021

From India to Israel to white-tailed deer in Iowa harboring the coronavirus, our top COVID stories of the year reveal the ever-changing nature of the world's health crisis.

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