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In California, 37% of assisted living facilities are located in areas at heightened risk for wildfire. A new law aimed at helping these facilities prepare for disaster is falling short.

"If she does not make it past the coming winter, I hope the world will remember her as she once was," Zhang Zhan's brother said. She posted videos of Wuhan in the early days of the pandemic.

Democrats begin two weeks of political conventions modified by the COVID-19 pandemic, KPBS dives into how San Diego's women played a role in the suffrage movement 100 years ago, and San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Junior forces Major League Baseball to rethink its unwritten rules.

As health officials sound the alarm about the pandemic's impact on children's mental health, music, drama and other art classes are helping kids adjust to being in-person again.

Sasha Issenberg, author of The Engagement, a history of marriage equality, says he doesn't see the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges being overturned anytime soon.

Even some elementary schools that have received waivers to reopen campuses say they will continue offering online-only or hybrid options. Also, an appeals court has given the ride-hailing companies more time to fight a judge's order that they reclassify their drivers as employees. Plus, an interview with the owner of Derby United on how the roller rink has pivoted to stay open during the pandemic.

More than 100 films from 20 countries screening at four venues

Scorching heat is expected everywhere except the coast in San Diego County Friday and a brutal stretch of temperatures is not expected to relent until the middle of next week, according to the National Weather Service.

Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. on KPBS + Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS Kids. Join the Peanuts gang for a timeless adventure as Charlie Brown preps for a party, Snoopy sets his sights on the Red Baron, and Linus patiently awaits a pumpkin patch miracle.

San Diego narrowly missed being placed in the state’s most restrictive tier for reopening this week, but that’s left a lot of people with questions about reopening. KPBS health reporter Tarryn Mento collected questions from the community and got answers from infectious disease specialist Dr. Christian Ramers. Plus, with wildfires having torched a large swath of the state, some homeowners are finding out that fire insurance is either out of reach or not available. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is searching for solutions. Also, the county voted to withdraw from a program that would have provided funding to convert a shuttered hotel in La Mesa into housing for the homeless. In addition, a North County family is trying to cope after its main breadwinner died from COVID-19, highlighting how the pandemic is affecting some communities more than others. And, two people were arrested for protesting the border wall construction that the local Kumeyaay tribe says would destroy their ancestral heritage sites. Finally, the latest entry in La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls, or Digital Wow Festival, and it involves papier-mâché puppets.