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A health care leader from the South Bay is now receiving recognition for her work. Ana Melgoza of San Ysidro Health has helped to lead the organization through some of the worst of the pandemic - and she’s among three women honored by the MANA de San Diego organization during Women’s History Month.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports 19,000 unaccompanied children and teenagers entered the U.S. last month, the largest monthly total ever. Plus, KPBS reporter Tania Thorne looks into some of the barriers preventing the Latino community from seeking mental health help. And across California, more than 200 people have died of COVID-19 in state prisons. R.J. Donovan prison in Otay Mesa has been among the most deadly. Then, for over a year, school has been online. To get a glimpse into what it’s been like for teachers, we asked a high school teacher to record an audio journal for a week. Finally, the San Diego Asian Film Festival is holding a virtual launch party for its upcoming Spring Showcase. KPBS Arts Reporter Beth Accomando got a preview of the line up.

San Diego scientists say wildfire smoke is harmful to the health of people living in the path of smoke from the fires.

Local arts organizations weigh in on the last twelve months of art and music during the pandemic and face continued uncertainty and adaptation as we move towards reopening.

A video shows her chained inside a shed. It got nearly 2 billion clicks and has sparked a national debate over her identity, whether she is mentally ill — and whether she was trafficked as a bride.

The Brazilian variant of Covid 19, which caused a deadly spike in cases in that country, has been found in San Diego. County officials say two people have been infected with what’s being called the P.1 variant....one of the people came here from Mexico, the other is from San Diego and has not traveled.

Residents of Uvalde pay their respects and mourn at memorials in the town following the tragic mass shooting at Robb elementary school where 19 children and two teachers were killed.

Colombia's presidential election is Sunday, and for the first time, a leftist candidate is favored to come out ahead. Business elites are nervous.

This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.

The actress and U.N. Special Envoy for refugees spoke with recent evacuees arriving by train in the western Ukraine city, as well as children being treated for injuries from a recent Russian attack.