This edition of KVC-Arts begins with David Fleming in conversation with Janee Both Gragg about the upcoming Vibe Festival of Wellness, April 14th at University of Redlands. David then speaks with Lillian Vasquez about the Superhero Walk for Autism and Resource Fair - also on April 14th on the campus of San Bernardino Valley College. The program wraps with David speaking with members of The Rancho D'Vines - a womens choral group joining the San Bernardino Symphony for their next concert - April

Across California, people who’ve been through a mental health crisis and come out the other side are using their experiences to help others in that situation - but often without rigorous training. A bill moving through the legislature could make what’s called “peer support” a lot more official, as Capital Public Radio’s Sammy Caiola explains. When Eric Bailey was leaving the hospital in 2013 after an episode related to his bipolar disorder, he didn’t know what came next. He’d lost his job, his

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Elementary, junior high and high school students today will be showcasing a host of simple and complex projects -- from a rocket engine composed of household products to next generation straws that are biodegradable -- during the Riverside County Science & Engineering Fair. About 500 students from private and public schools throughout the county are slated to take part in the event, which gets underway this morning and concludes Wednesday at the Riverside Convention Center.

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A Corona man accused of killing his 8-year-old son last month and trying to conceal the evidence using acid and other products is slated to be arraigned today (Tuesday) on a murder charge. Bryce Daniel McIntosh, 32, was initially arrested just over two weeks ago and charged with child abuse in connection with the disappearance of Noah McIntosh. An amended complaint was filed against the defendant last week after Corona police detectives procured additional evidence pointing to

The San Bernardino County high desert city of Adelanto is the latest in a string of local governments to get out of the business of detaining immigrants for the federal government. Last week, Adelanto officials pulled out of it''s contract with and U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), putting the fate of it's largest detention faciltiy in California up in the air. KQED's Julia small has this story for The California Report.

ARCADIA (CNS) - Animal rights activists are calling for the governor to form a panel to investigate training and veterinary practices at California race tracks after another racehorse died at Santa Anita Park, the 23rd equine death at the facility since Dec. 26. Arms Runner, a 5-year-old horse who won his last race at the park on Jan. 27, suffered a severe and ultimately fatal injury to his right front leg in Sunday's Grade 3 San Simeon Stakes on turf, resulting in a two-horse spill. The

Did you dissect a frog or worm or shark in school? Capital Public Radio’s Ezra David Romero reports that could become a thing of the past in California. Judie Mancuso refused to dissect frogs back when she was in high school. She says many students don't feel comfortable dissecting an animal. [MANCUSO] "I've heard many stories where kids are bullied. They're like, you know, wimpy because they're not participating.” Today she's the CEO of the group Social Compassion In Legislation. Her group and

There are now 16 confirmed cases of measles in California, from Los Angeles to Tehama [tuh-hay-muh] county in the north, according to the latest count by the California Department of Public Health. KVCR's Ken Vincent has more. State health officials say they are "quite concerned" given that there were a total of 21 cases of measles over the entirety of 2018. Dr. James Watt heads the division of communicable disease control at CDPH. He says the recent outbreaks in California [and the U.S.] tend

California Senator Kamala Harris recently claimed the Trump administration is “raiding money" from military pensions to pay for the border wall. Cap Radio’s PolitiFact reporter Chris Nichols fact-checked that statement by the Democratic presidential candidate. Harris has gone after Trump on immigration and the wall. Here she is at an Iowa town hall in January making a pointed comment about how his White House treats the so-called Dreamers. 01Harris: “This administration has decided to vilify

Opposition to the death penalty is growing in California according to a new poll. Capital Public Radio's Steve Milne reports. The survey was conducted earlier this month, after Governor Gavin Newsom announced his decision to put a moratorium on the death penalty. Pollsters with the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California asked people whether the penalty for first-degree murder should be death or life imprisonment with absolutely no possibility of parole. The results - 62 percent chose