Renata Brillinger

Field trips to the Ballona Wetlands bring environmental education to kids who might not spend time in nature.

CSU Long Beach researchers are investigating two local incidents of sharks biting humans, but they say the attacks are rare and movies often misrepresent the marine predators.

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho discusses student achievement, school safety, and cellphone bans in an exclusive interview with KCRW’s Robin Estrin.

LA resident Josh Morgerman, star of the TV show “Hurricane Man,” built a second home in Mississippi to see powerful storms up-close.

Four years after protesters called to defund the police, voters worried about crime are poised to toss out a reformer D.A. and pass a tough-on-crime bill.

Cell Dogs rescues canines from local shelters and facilitates pup training programs at correctional facilities.

The founder of Famous Amos Cookies, Wallace “Wally” Amos, died this week at age 88.

Inglewood school officials blame closures on declining student enrollment and aging facilities. But distraught community members suspect financial motives.

Does “working class” mean what it used to? Is fracking getting more attention than it deserves? Plus, KCRW examines what came out of one culture war in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.