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California experiences its hottest summer on record as supersized wildfires burn millions of acres, and local Hispanic journalists mentor the next generation of reporters.

The musician rose to fame in the 1960s and '70s, bringing global attention to his hip-shaking style of music.

San Diego County health officials reported 1,030 positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend, bringing the region's total to 16,726.

They include one man who told a family member he wanted to attend an event where he could shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on live television.

Paul Rusesabagina has been a critic of President Paul Kagame, who has now led Rwanda for more than 20 years. Rusesabagina was arrested under circumstances that have been described as a kidnapping.

Thousands of teachers, nurses and other public servants are learning they could have some of their federal student loan debts erased months — and even years — earlier than expected.

San Diego scientists have zoomed in on the coronavirus and say the virus is coated with a sugary exterior that makes it hard for the human body to fight it. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: San Diego County public health authorities reported over 300 new COVID-19 cases for the fourth time in five days, unemployment numbers continue to decrease across San Diego County from a high of 25% in May and more local news you need.

An independent audit of Baja California’s water agency has found that many international companies with operations in Baja California have paid for only a fraction of the water they’ve used for years and have dumped waste without approval into the overburdened Tijuana sewage system. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: the Chula Vista Police Department is broadening its use of drones, California is moving toward a future when plastics will help build the roads people drive on and more local news you need.

This November, California voters will decide whether the state should restore voting rights to nearly 40,000 people on parole for a felony.

Stream Seasons 1 - 3 now with KPBS Passport! Based on remarkable real-life stories, this gripping drama series follows the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service as they navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart-stopping emergencies they attend to across some of the most beautiful and inhospitable places in the Australian outback.