Melissa Mae
Freelance ReporterMelissa Mae is a freelance reporter in the KPBS newsroom. She has also served as a fundraising host on KPBS TV and radio since May 2019.
Melissa received her bachelor's degree in sport management from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She began her broadcasting career as a sports reporter and has covered local sporting events like the Farmers Insurance Open and San Diego Padres Opening Day.
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March 8 is International Women's Day and many have gathered downtown to show their support for women in Iran. -
The San Diego State men’s basketball team heads to the Mountain West Championship for its quarterfinal game Thursday in Las Vegas. -
Visiting the snow-covered mountains can be a fun experience — but make sure you are prepared before you head up there. -
The San Diego Tourism Authority announced their second Tourism Accelerator cohort that includes 10 locally-owned minority businesses. -
The IRS has extended the tax deadline to help those in California who suffered from the January flooding. -
Seniors had been getting extra CalFresh funds due to a COVID-19 relief program, but the program ends Feb. 28. Final payments of the emergency allotments will be sent in March.
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Some insurance providers have not updated their systems to cover the vaccines. -
A run of 54 increases in 58 days totaling $1.045 that boosted the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County to its highest amount since Oct. 17 ended Thursday with the decrease of a half-cent to $5.989. -
Homelessness in the region increased by at least 14% this year, according to the results from the 2023 WeAllCount Point-in-Time Count released Thursday.
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