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The rise of COVID-19 cases in San Diego is part of a pattern being seen statewide and that will put increasing strain on the health care system in coming weeks. Meanwhile, San Diego County public health officials reported a record 1,546 COVID-19 infections Tuesday, along with 16 additional deaths. Also, as the pandemic rages, teachers are struggling to get time off due to a shortage of substitute teachers. When more schools open for in-person instruction, school officials say the substitute situation could worsen.

If you ask people in the city of Mexicali, Mexico, about their most notable regional cuisine, they won’t say street tacos or mole. They’ll say Chinese food.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in for the first time on answers from the U.S. and NATO to Russia's security proposals. Other signals from the Kremlin are encouraging.

The orangutan’s cause of death is likely to be related to cancer. Satu had been under veterinary care for serious illness but collapsed and was unable to be resuscitated.

None of San Diego County's previous climate action plans survived legal scrutiny. Officials hope this time, it will be different. Plus: the county’s vaccine distribution plan, paying sick people to stay home and more of the local news you need. San Diego News Matters is KPBS’ daily news podcast made possible by our newsroom. Support our work and this podcast at www.kpbs.org/donate.

Memes could be a valuable way to help people deal with stressful situations.

Charges against the boy were announced a few hours after authorities reported the death of a fourth teen from Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan.

At the time, the Rodeo-Chediski Fire was the largest wildfire in Arizona's history. Almost two decades later, those involved in responding to the Rodeo-Chediski say they’re still learning what it will take to get ahead of wildfires, and the effects they have on headwater forests.

San Diego County public health officials reported 1,052 COVID-19 infections and eight additional deaths Thursday, raising the region's totals to over 75,000cases and nearly 1,000 deaths. Meanwhile, like everywhere else in the country, San Diego is strategizing on how the county will roll out a Covid-19 Vaccine if and when one becomes available. Plus, Imperial County was among the hardest-hit in the state early in the pandemic. Now, a new surge in cases is putting the rural region to the test again.