We celebrate KVC-Arts number 200 with the group we were fortunate to have for the 100th show - Groovesession! David Fleming speaks with Manny Sanchez and Sarven Mangiuat about "Free As You Wanna Be," the new disc about to be released. We'll hear about their work with Producer John Avila (Oingo Boingo), and their next ALBUM - a re-recording and re-release of their FIRST disc, "The Flying Burrito" - ten years old now. We also mentioned why the third member of Groovesession - Ronnie Sanchez - was

Firefighters from multiple agencies doused nearly a dozen fires in the northwest corner of San Bernardino on Monday. KVCR's Rick Dulock voices this story reported by the San Bernardino Sun and Associated Press.

Join us for a show about the human brain. JP has a childhood meltdown, Steven Benaquist premieres his new science program, and we hear live performances from Louise Goffin, Peter Harper, and Chris Unck.

KVCR reporter Benjamin Purper put together a disturbing story about 13 siblings held hostage by their own parents in Perris. Here is the story as reported today on Morning Edition.

The first major debate in California's upcoming gubernatorial race took place over the weekend in Los Angeles. The town hall featured four Democrats and two Republicans - with more than a thousand people in the audience. As KPCC's Mary Plummer reports, both the candidates and the crowd got contentious.

An inmate has escaped from the men's detention center in Chino. More from KVCR's Ken Vincent.

Today, celebrations around Southern California will mark the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, inclduign an inaugural MLK Day parade in Murrietta. KVCR's Ken Vincent has more.

Hundreds of California lawmakers and Sacramento politicos partied hard at last night (Thursday) at the annual Tribal Bash. That's the big "welcome back" celebration thrown by Natvie American tribes at the start of each yer's legislative session. But this year, amid the #MeToo movement, organizers made some pretty big changes -- even at the very last minute. Capital Public Radio's Ben Adler reports.

Governor Jerry Brown sent his budget proposal to the California legislature for the 16th and final time. He begins his last year in office with state revenues gushing in by the billions. Yet with his trademark warnings of fiscal prudence, Brown once again sought to set an austere tone for the budget debate that will stretch into June. Capital Public Radio's Ben Adler reports.

Governor Jerry Brown's proposed budget is earning praise from children's advocates because it invests part of the surplus in programs to support health care. KVCR's Ezequiel Ramirez has more.