Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations
Watch Live

Search results for

  • Slavery is often associated with the South. But in her new book “California: A Slave State,” historian Jean Pfaelzer looks at 250 years of slavery.
  • The debris from Lahaina's fire contains toxic chemicals and sits right next to a coral reef. So the community is collaborating with scientists to track water quality.
  • Officially, only one person has caught the illness during the current outbreak. But with limited testing, cases could be flying under the radar.
  • San Diego Gives & Lakeside's River Park Conservancy - Day of Service Volunteer with us Friday, September 8, 2023, from 8 a.m. till 11 a.m. Come one, come all for a river bed cleanup event at Lakeside's River Park Conservancy! Show your commitment to positive change in San Diego County by volunteering with us September 8 for San Diego Gives Day of Service, a one-day, countywide collective volunteer effort to help support the transformational work of San Diego County nonprofits. We can accomplish great things with the support of volunteers like you. To register for this event, please visit here. For more information, email us or call 619-443-4770. This is an opportunity to enjoy a morning with family and friends helping to take care of our river bed. Careful removal of trash from the San Diego River Bed improves the health of the river ecosystem and all the creatures that depend upon it. Volunteers will bag trash and place items in provided containers T-Shirts will be handed out to all who pre-register and bottled water will be on hand if you forget to bring your own, compliments of United Way. * Families, corporate groups and service groups are welcome * Minors must be accompanied by an adult * Closed-toed shoes and long pants required * Sun protection is highly recommended: hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, etc * Bring a reusable water bottle * Tools and supplies will be provided... BUT... * ... If you have a favorite pair of work gloves, snake gaiters, or 'grabbing' tool to pick up trash, then please feel free to bring them! * Restroom facilities available * Plan for walking on uneven terrain, stooping, and bending We hope to see you here! Connect with Lakeside's River Park Conservancy on Facebook!
  • The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development.
  • Apfel's late-in-life emergence as a stylemaker was celebrated in magazines and museums. Her company made reproduction fabrics for the White House for decades. She became a fashion model at 97.
  • Two Scripps Health medical groups will stop taking Medicare Advantage in 2024. Scripps says it's losing millions of dollars and contracting with the private insurance companies who manage the plans is not sustainable.
  • The National Park Service and the city are teaming up to restore the AG Gaston Motel built by Black entrepreneur AG Gaston. It served as a secure space for civil rights leaders to strategize in 1963.
  • A U.S. Forest Service burn boss was due in court on charges stemming from a controlled burn that spread onto private land in 2022. His attorneys are trying to move the case to federal court.
  • Putin forever? Russia's president goes into this week's election with no serious contenders, cementing his already quarter-century hold on the Kremlin through at least 2030.
557 of 4,088