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The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Trump says it's time to substantially enlarge and rebuild Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.

The first returns in Tuesday’s special election for county supervisor show Paloma Aguirre, the Democratic mayor of Imperial Beach with a 6 point lead over her opponent John McCann.

KPBS Midday Edition unpacks how President Trump's decisions to halt the U.S. refugee resettlement program and federal funding affect San Diego.

A new $7.4 billion opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family has been approved by all U.S. states and territories

National parks enter their busiest season understaffed and underfunded. Morning Edition visited Joshua Tree to speak with local business owners and a park ranger feeling the impact.

Families of people who were detained by ICE in immigration raids say they haven't been able to make contact with their loved ones or even find out where many of them are being held.

Dr. Mark Sawyer says recent changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee could cause confusion, lower vaccination rates, and undo decades of progress.

Schools in Maine have been at the center of a political battle with the Trump administration. Now, many fear after-school programs, critical for low-income communities, could be lost.

As agencies scramble to comply with President Trump's Jan. 20 order terminating remote work, employees say the process has been marked by confusion, changing guidance and frustrating conditions.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a two-day search Tuesday for the bodies of six people who were aboard a light airplane that crashed into the ocean off the coast of San Diego last weekend.