Tania Thorne
North County ReporterTania Thorne is a San Diego native with a passion to tell stories and document the latest news in her community. She received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cal State Fullerton where she won multiple awards and recognitions for groundbreaking stories. Fluent in Spanish, Tania has dove deep into the Tijuana border and covered the migrant caravan, immigrant stories of asylum, and human smuggling. She has also done reporting in Europe, Mexico, and Southern California. Tania formerly worked at KGTV-ABC 10 where she assisted the news assignment desk, digital department, investigative pieces, and general assignment reporting. Part of her enthusiasm for news gathering is getting to know people and having the privilege of telling their stories.
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A comprehensive outreach strategy to expand testing access for Latino residents and other communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic was announced Friday by local leaders. -
With washable red spray paint in hand, organizations working to improve the lives of people living in poverty set out to draw red lines in La Jolla and Kensington, to call attention to San Diego’s legacy of residential redlining. -
Event workers marched Monday from Waterfront Park to the San Diego Convention Center with empty gear cases symbolizing the void of events this year and the impact the pandemic has brought to the events industry. -
A group called Friends of Friendship Park, has launched a new campaign, "Build That Park", that could potentially mean the construction of a bi-national park between the U.S. and Mexico. -
KPBS Midday EditionCustoms and Border Protection said its new procedures are to discourage non-essential travel, to stop the spread of COVID-19. Over the weekend, wait times of up to seven hours were reported at the San Ysidro and Otay ports of entry. -
Following a two-week decline, San Diego’s unemployment rate has climbed to 14.2% this month, leaving 242,000 San Diegans out of work.
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The agreement takes the fair back to a process from years’ prior – multiple vendors will work at the fair instead of just one. -
A proposed mental health day caused a stir in the San Diego Unified School District. -
Emergency crews and authorities are cleaning up the wreckage and damage Tuesday caused by a small plane crash in Santee.
- New safe parking site frees city to push campers out of Mission Bay
- The strange-but-true origin story of the humble potato
- California strikes deal to temporarily protect $4B in bullet train funds, but project’s future still uncertain
- Afghan allies seek action after Trump signals resettlement support
- Electric vehicle drivers in California could soon lose HOV lane perk