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Thousands of people across the county get CalFresh, commonly known as food stamps, to help them buy food. But KPBS investigative reporter Claire Trageser says the program regularly pushes out people who are still eligible for the extra money.

More than 50 people were killed and many injured when an explosion rocked an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria, state officials and police said Saturday.

San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten is undergoing a confirmation hearing in DC for the position of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education. However, a group back in San Diego is protesting her tenure at the school district.

It was the latest in a series of acts of intimidation in Russia aimed at journalists and critics of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.

The podcast "Blood on Gold Mountain" debuts Wednesday. It tells the story of the 1871 L.A. Chinatown massacre through the eyes of Yut-Ho, a young woman who arrives in California as a refugee.

Yuhao Du, 25, is accused of lunging for CHP Officer Antonio "Tony" Pacheco's service weapon on April 27, causing the gun to fire as the two men grappled over the pistol.

San Diego County will pay 3.5 Million Dollars to the family of 39 year old Paul Silva, a menally ill man who died in custody after sheriff’s deputies tried to force him out of a jail cell back in 2018.The settlement is the largest for an in-custody death in the San Diego County Jail System … and it may not be the last.

Michael Gene Sullivan is a writer, director and actor. His latest play The Great Khan will close out San Diego REP's Black Voices 2021 Play Reading Series that launched last month. Sullivan's play will have a live online reading and post show discussion on Monday.

Uvalde residents struggle to reconcile what they know of the well-liked lawman, Pete Arredondo.

An altercation between conservationists and fishermen in a marine refuge for Vaquitas has resulted in the death of a Mexican fisherman. Now, lawmakers are considering ending protections for the critically endangered porpoise.