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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Volunteers with the Kensington Fire Safe Council say they fear the use of propane and open fires in illegal homeless encampments in Fairmount Canyon could spark a fire. -
UC San Diego's HPWREN and AlertCalifornia's webcams provide real time data to assist emergency managers with fire management. -
Furnishing a home can be overwhelming and expensive, especially for someone transitioning out of homelessness. A local nonprofit is helping. -
As of Jan. 1, 2025, Scripps Health is no longer a part of the Anthem Blue Cross network with the exception of emergency care. This termination affects 125,000 San Diegans. -
A family in El Cajon has made fostering animals a family affair. -
Giving Tuesday is a day for generosity. The San Diego Foundation says the day is about sharing gifts of any amount with under-resourced communities.
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The expansion team is owned by billionaire Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan Tribe, the first Native American tribe to have an ownership stake in a professional soccer team. The ownership group also includes San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado. -
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Arexvy, the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. -
The San Diego State Aztecs defeated Creighton Bluejays, 57-56, in the NCAA men's basketball tournament to earn the Aztecs their first trip to the Final Four.
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