6:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Fridays
The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to testify before an open meeting of the Senate Intelligence Committee where he’s sure to be pressed about the firing of FBI Director James Comey and his own interactions with top Russian officials during the Trump presidential campaign. The Attorneys General of Washington D.C. and Maryland file an … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Blistering testimony from fired FBI Director James Comey, speaking publicly for the first time since Donald Trump dismissed him. Los Angeles Democrat Brad Sherman joins the call for impeachment of the President. After a nearly million dollar campaign, rent control defeated in Santa Rosa. Alameda County looks at the human impacts of the Donald Trump … Continued
Top intelligence officials tell the Senate Intelligence Committee they didn’t feel “pressured” to interfere with the ongoing Russia investigation, but they refuse to answer questions about whether President Trump tried to influence or shut down the probe. The Islamic State claims responsibility for a dramatic and unprecedented twin attack in Tehran which leaves 12 … Continued
The fate of hundreds of California death row inmates is in the hands of the State Supreme Court as justices hear arguments on whether they should allow voter initiative Proposition 66 to speed up executions. With Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, China and California Governor Jerry … Continued
London police identify two of the three assailants in this weekend’s attack on London Bridge and environs that killed seven people and wounded dozens more. Donald Trump launches an attack on London’s Muslim Mayor, Sadiq Khan, mischaracterizing his response to the attack. The Alameda County District Attorney files criminal charges in last December’s deadly Ghost … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Donald Trump pulls the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement, drawing worldwide condemnation. California Governor Jerry Brown and at least three other governors pledge their states will move forward on climate protections without the Trump Administration. The California State Senate approves a single payer Medicare for All style bill. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
