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The extreme wildfire that hit Lahaina burned all the way to the coast. As the clean up continues, rainstorms could wash toxic runoff into the ocean.

Another struggle after the Maui fires: keeping toxic runoff out of the ocean

There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs offshore.

Chelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for others

Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.

Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and the crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court

The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court.

Residents of Gila River Indian Community listen during a "Road to Healing" event at the Gila Crossing Community School in Laveen, Ariz. The year-long tour goes across the country to provide Indigenous survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system and their descendants an opportunity to share their experiences.

On the road to healing, tribal citizens are speaking out about boarding schools

Listening sessions on the Gila and Navajo Nations discuss a path forward for Native survivors of decades of abuse and mistreatment at federal Indian boarding schools.

The City of San Diego is planning to use a parking lot at 20th and B Street, shown here, as a a safe sleeping site, June 26, 2023.

Mayor Todd Gloria's homeless shelter strategy is mostly unfunded. Here's what it could cost

San Diegans are divided on how to address homelessness while the city moves forward with a new law to ban encampments in public spaces.

Un lugar de entrega de boletas por correo en la sucursal de Lakeside de la Biblioteca del Condado de San Diego el 13 de octubre de 2020 con el logotipo de la Guía Electoral de KPBS en la esquina inferior izquierda.

Elección Especial 2023: Junta de Supervisores del Condado, Distrito 4

Los votantes del centro de San Diego, La Mesa, Lemon Grove y Spring Valley elegirán entre cuatro candidatos en la elección especial.

Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 3 remained on fire the next day.

When train crashes leak harmful chemicals, small town firefighters can be vulnerable

Firefighters are often "woefully under-equipped" to handle train accidents that emit hazardous materials. Most of those serious enough to cause evacuations happened near small towns.

An undated photo of Queen Califia's Magical Circle, a piece of public art designed by artist Niki de Saint Phalle.

What pieces of public art do you want to learn more about?

KPBS wants to hear from you about what San Diego County public artworks you notice or are most curious about.

Here are all the best looks from the Met Gala 2023

The annual Met Gala fundraiser pays tribute to designer Karl Lagerfeld, who has a controversial legacy in the fashion industry.

Federal investigators say they found more than 300 minors, including two 10-year-olds, were working illegally, the Labor Department said in a statement Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

McDonald's franchises face more than $200,000 in fines for child-labor law violations

Three franchisees operating McDonald's locations in Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana collectively had 305 minors working illegally. They are ordered to pay more than $200,000 in civil penalties.

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