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In 2010, there were 3,111 murders in the city of Juarez, Mexico. The city of 1.5 million has become one of the most violent cities in the world. We speak to filmmaker Charlie Minn about his documentary "8 Murders a Day," which chronicles the drug-related violence in Juarez.

The Prison University Project at San Quentin State Prison organizes volunteer instructors from schools like UC-Berkeley and Stanford, who conduct classes inside the prison walls. Inmates can earn degrees, and in the process, help bring calm to the once-notoriously violent prison.

The USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship, is part of a relief effort to provide supplies and logistical support to Japan. The effort — called Operation Tomodachi, or "friend" — may help bolster the U.S.-Japan alliance, which has experienced friction over the issue of U.S. military bases in Japan.

Cal Trans officials, working with the San Diego Association of Governments (SanDag), have crafted a plan to improve mobility along the I-5 corridor from La Jolla Village Drive to Hwy 78 in Oceanside. The project, similar to the current expansion of the I-15 corridor, will use TransNet funds and will undergo environmental and community review. It could cost between $3.5 and 4.5 billion, depending on which version is chosen.

Why has the San Diego region experienced so many earthquakes lately? We speak to a seismologist from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography about what's causing all the recent quakes.

Cygnet Theatre's first world premiere was written by local playwright and screenwriter Stephen Metcalfe. The Tragedy of Commons is about a 60-something blogger who fights to preserve his home's ocean view. We'll talk with Metcalfe and Francis Gercke about developing and staging the play set in San Diego.

The State Senate Transportation Committee conducted the hearing in Solana Beach as Caltrans outlined its plans to widen Interstate 5 in San Diego's North County. We'll hear what was said, how far the plans have proceeded and take your calls about a bigger I-5.

Capping a year of legislative activity and ending decades of Democratic frustration, the House on Sunday passed a bill that would extend health care coverage to more than 30 million Americans.

Investigative Newsource will track a shipment of a car from start to finish — from the manufacturing plant in Germany to the customer’s door in Las Vegas.

Faced with a $43 million budget shortfall, members of San Diego city’s budget committee want Development Corporations to pay back some of their multi million dollar redevelopment loans. KPBS report