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In a northern California valley stretching under miles of bright blue sky between two snowy volcanic peaks, Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta, Daniel Dahle is known as a godsend, a friend, a lifesaver, a companion until the end.

During the pandemic, social media platforms have played a major role in conveying information from health care leaders and government officials to communities about how to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Yet as quickly as new and accurate information on the virus becomes available, so too do counterfeit health products.

Inside a maximum-security prison in the middle of California’s high desert, there’s an unusual educational experiment underway. It’s become something no one expected — a path to freedom. Also on today’s podcast, in light of the United Nations’ Climate Action Summit, KPBS profiles a City Heights refugee family that has been affected by climate change both in the U.S. and in their home country. And, more people are working in San Diego. The San Diego County unemployment rate fell to 3.4% in August from 3.6% in July.

California is set to play a pivotal role in the impeachment probe and not just because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is from San Francisco. San Diego Police Department recently released guidelines on the use of neck holds. Community members, however, want to ban the practice. Plus, an inewsource story on a dangerous liver study that was conducted on veterans has triggered a congressional hearing into the Department of Veteran Affairs. Also, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law that allows student athletes to earn money on endorsement deals. But it could upend amateur sports and trigger a legal challenge from the NCAA. And, North America’s bird population fell by nearly one-third since the 1970s. Scientists say climate change is to blame.

Impeachment managers argued that not taking action against former President Donald Trump jeopardizes the country's standing in the eyes of the global community.

Impeachment managers said Trump's lack of contrition indicates he remains a threat to democracy and must be disqualified from holding office.

San Diego State and the city of San Diego are millions of dollars apart on the price for the Mission Valley stadium. Can they strike a deal? For the first time in his political career, embattled Rep. Duncan Hunter failed to win the endorsement of the San Diego County Republican Party, a sign of a turbulent campaign to come. After a KPBS story about her detention, a 9-year-old asylum-seeker, who was being held in Border Patrol custody for more than 10 days, has been released. Plus, people living outside the city of San Diego don’t seem to have the same problem with broken trash bins. We’ll explain why. Also, the executive director of San Diego 350, a group of climate activists, says they aren’t backing away from a dispute with Rep. Scott Peters over the Green New Deal. And, a preview of the San Diego Italian Film Festival. -- Editor’s Note: KPBS is a service of San Diego State University.

Stream or tune in Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

For months, the conflict in Ethiopia between the Addis Ababa and a defiant regional government has costs thousands of lives and displaced at least a million people.

The season’s first Santa Ana windstorm is raising the fire threat in San Diego’s East County. A citizen’s review board concluded that a San Diego sheriff’s deputy violated the department’s procedure when he placed a shirt over Earl McNeil's head while detaining him. Meanwhile, a San Diego City Councilwoman wants to strengthen civilian oversight of police officers. Also, local Kurds are fearful, angry and outraged over the U.S.’s withdrawal from Northern Syria and Turkey’s attack on Kurdish militias. They see it as the United States abandoning a key ally in the fight against Islamic State. And, Samin Nosrat, a celebrity chef and host of the popular Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,” makes her hometown debut Friday at Balboa Theatre.