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.
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.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
A U.S. air strike targeting Islamic State fighters kills more than 100 Syrian civilians in Deir Al Zour. Without mentioning him by name, Hillary Clinton assails Donald Trump tells Wellesley college students they are graduating at a time when there is a full fledged assault on truth and reason. A San Francisco rally protests President … Continued
President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban suffered another defeat in the courts. The full Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court ruling against the ban. A committee vote sends California Medicare for all legislation to the State Senate floor. President Trump lectures NATO allies on military spending as they look on, stoney faced. … Continued
The Congressional Budget Office says the health care bill Republicans recently pushed through the House would leave 23 million people without health insurance and many more struggling to pay their premiums. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Capitol hill defending the border wall; Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refuses to rule out giving federal funds to … Continued
