Hailey Persinger
Web ProducerHailey Persinger edits and posts stories, video, and other multimedia elements to KPBS.org. She also helps maintain the KPBSNews Twitter, Facebook and Google+ accounts. Before joining KPBS, she worked as a reporter at U-T San Diego and the Killeen Daily Herald. At both papers, she reported on local government and added to breaking news coverage. Hailey contributed reports to the Killeen Daily Herald's coverage of the November 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, which won numerous awards from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. Hailey has a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of North Texas in Denton. When not at work, Hailey is either running, attempting to learn computer coding or compulsively checking Twitter.
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How much will it cost to power your home now that San Onofre is offline for good? Short answer: possibly more. -
The U-T San Diego laid off several journalists and members of its sales team Tuesday as part of the "process of finalizing its transition following the North County Times acquisition," according to an internal memo shared with inewsource. -
Janelle Shaffer doesn't get her diploma from the psychology department at San Diego State University until next week. But on Wednesday, she walked across a stage, hugged her family and said a preliminary "goodbye" to the university's LGBTQIA community at this year's Lavender Graduation.
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How many trees does it take to give some of the poorest people in the world a better future? To the leaders of Plant With Purpose, the answer is easy: about 10 million. -
According to the American Lung Association's 2013 Report on Air Quality released Tuesday, pollution throughout California ranges from terrible to not so bad. Despite some progress in cities such as San Diego, Southern California still sits atop the list as having the worst air in America. -
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announced late Wednesday that Donna Frye has left her post as the city's director of open government.
- Bob Filner, disgraced ex-mayor of San Diego, dies at 82
- Mild, warmer weather expected this week in San Diego County
- Firings and a ‘no confidence’ vote rock Imperial County government
- San Diego County releases dashboard compiling on South County sewage
- As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers