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Cal Fire is working to extinguish a brush fire that broke out Friday morning in Ramona and was moving at a moderate-to-fast pace, officials said.

A Utah community celebrates the removal of 10 million tons of toxic uranium tailings from the banks of the Colorado River.

The results will determine whether Amazon gets its first U.S. warehouse union. It's been dubbed one of the most consequential union elections in recent history.

Congress has told the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer COVID-19 vaccines to some 24 million people who don't usually get their health care through the VA.

Rights lawyers became targets in President Xi Jinping's push to put the Communist Party above the law. Now they're losing their licenses.

Today, we’re kicking off an ongoing series of episodes about border art. In this episode, we talk to a guy we're calling the godfather of border art. He's the guy who helped put border art on the map: Marcos Ramírez, a Tijuana artist most people know as “Erre.” Border art is art at the actual border fence, art about the border, and often times, it’s both. It feels weird to say that the U.S.-Mexico border wall inspires artists. Because mostly, it pisses them off. Not to lump all artists into one sweeping stereotype, but a lot of the work being made about the border is pretty heavy in its opposition to the fence and all it stands for. It’s protest art. Or art that wants to start a conversation about power, immigration or human rights.

With older adults vaccinated, doctors say a growing share of their COVID-19 patients are in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, as more contagious variants circulate among people who are still unvaccinated.

A state official told KPBS that Poway’s storm drain and reservoir connections are not in compliance with state regulations and contributed to the contamination of the city’s water system. Poway residents remain under a boil-water order. In San Diego County, a new report commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union shows black people are twice as likely to be stopped than white people. Law enforcement officials are disputing the data. And, one year after the shutdown of the San Ysidro border crossing, local leaders say ties between San Diego and Tijuana are stronger than ever. Plus, it’s the busiest time of year for Amazon and a new investigation uncovers widespread workplace safety violations at warehouses across the country. Also, we’ll take a closer look at how the Army is turning to video games to recruit members of Generation Z. And, what one environmental group is doing to tackle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

On Veterans Day, we look at how not everyone in uniform will be considered a veteran. Plus, culture plays a big part in the way communities deal with death.The experience of local Vietnamese immigrants is the focus of a documentary playing at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. And, Seaworld has hired a new CEO. This is the fourth one in 5 years and he is stepping in Monday to help the embattled theme park get back on the right footing.

The team had stopped playing the anthem at the request of owner Mark Cuban, leading the NBA to reiterate that playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" is required under "longstanding league policy."