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Thursdays, March 31 - April 28, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The military-trained writer and photographer embarks on a rarely ventured route through the challenging environments and remote corners of a little-understood land — Arabia. In the process, he immerses himself in the region's cultures, revealing unique and powerful insights.

Comic-Con celebrates its 50th show this week and has evolved into an event that sprawls out from the convention center and attracts upwards of 130,000 attendees. But it wasn't always that big. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with some longtime attendees, including a pair who have been to every single show, on why the pop-culture extravaganza is so special to them.

A growing enclave of millennials is choosing van life as an alternative to a 9-to-5 job and a mortgage.

Genre filmmaking can tackle serious issues in unexpected ways. Here are some films outside of documentaries that explore climate change.

Gun shows will be back at the Del Mar Fairgrounds following a judge's order that a ban on the shows be lifted until a final ruling is made in a federal lawsuit. Plus, Mission Valley's population could triple under new growth plan, Congressman Hunter is outpacing opponents in campaign fundraising and day one of Comic-Con officially kicks off at the Convention Center.

Efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus are being hampered by the fact that many people don't believe it's real. "It's absolute garbage," said Craig Mann of Flathead County in northwest Montana.

Immigrants tend to be bigger risk-takers than people born in California when it comes to starting a business. Here’s why that’s a good thing for the state’s economy. Plus, employees from Vons, Ralphs and Albertsons grocery stores have voted to go on strike, a homeless outreach program that was primarily focused downtown is now expanding to other parts of the city, and an Escondido museum specializing in all things prehistoric may close next week.

Jan. 23 marks the one-year anniversary of the strict lockdown imposed on the first epicenter of COVID-19. Here's what residents have to say about their experience.

The San Diego Association of Governments signed a memorandum of understanding with local U.S. Navy officials Tuesday to collaboratively draft a redevelopment plan for the Naval Base Point Loma Old Town Campus.

Readers are asking: Should we double up on masks for double the protection? Does gargling with mouthwash have an impact on the virus?