Meet the Team

Kris Arciaga

Video Journalist

Kris Arciaga previously worked as a KPBS video journalist, where he worked with a team of news producers and reporters to shoot and edit news packages used in KPBS Evening Edition. Kris began his professional career volunteering at KOCT in Oceanside where he received training in all areas of production and news gathering. As a news photographer at KUSI and Fox 6 San Diego, he learned techniques to help hone his craft of visual storytelling. Kris graduated with a BA in visual arts from Cal State San Marcos with a focus on film and television. Outside of news gathering, he enjoys surfing, live music and discovering new restaurants.

RECENT STORIES ON KPBS

International

A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, official says

The Associated Press

A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah's chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. Earlier, Israeli strikes killed at least 12 in the Gaza Strip.
International

Typhoon Man-yi lashes the Philippines, displacing hundreds of thousands

The Associated Press

A powerful typhoon forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday.
Get your kids in the kitchen with hands-on recipes

Ayesha Rascoe

Eleana Tworek

Melissa Gray

Kids in the kitchen: chaos or bliss? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and her children join Mark Bittman to try out some kid-friendly recipes from his new book "How To Cook Everything Kids."
National

Some in the U.S. farm industry are alarmed by Trump's embrace of RFK Jr. and tariffs

Brian Mann

President-elect Trump won landslide support in much of farm country, but his embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his plan for a tariff fight with China alarms many farmers and agriculture experts.
Erykah Badu likes chasing unreachable goals. Here's why

Rachel Martin

Erykah Badu opens up on Wild Card about wanting to live in a space shuttle, how music is the undertone to her life, and whether there's more to reality than we can see or touch.
Politics

Trump picks loyalists for top jobs, testing loyalty of Senate GOP

Ron Elving

Nominees for several key Cabinet posts in the new administration of President-elect Trump caught officials in Washington off guard and ignited a firestorm of criticism — not all of it from Democrats.