More than half-a-million heavy-duty trucks made by Cummins will be recalled nationwide due to excessive emissions. Capital Public Radio's Ezra David Romero has more on the recall prompted by a California investigation.

A new report shows rent is increasing in the Inland Empire by about 2 to 3% per year. KVCR's Benjamin PUrper has more.

UPDATED 6AM TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2018; 2ND UPDATE AT 10AM TUESDAY Firefighters continue to make what authorities call “excellent progress” in holding the Cranston Fire to just more than 13,000 acres burned, with containment boosted to 82%. The Cranston Fire was first reported midday Wednesday, July 25 in the San Bernardino National Forest near the Riverside County mountain resort community of Idyllwild. The blaze spread quickly, closing roads and campgrounds, and prompting the evacuation of some 6

The Chief Economist for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, John Husing, continues his weekly conversation with KVCR's Ken Vincent about how the growing IE economy is expected to perform this year. In this segment, Dr. Husing continues his critique of the manufacturing sector, explaining why he thinks manufacturing in the IE and around the state is lagging.

UPDATED 5:30AM MONDAY, JULY 30. 2018 Authorities say firefighters made a second day of good progress containing the Cranston Fire, which has been burning in the San Bernardino National Forest near the Riverside County mountain resort community of Idyllwild since Wednesday, July 25. Unified Command reports Monday morning that the Cranston Fire is being held at 13,130 acres, and has reached 57% containment , up from 29% containment the day before. There are more than 1,500 personnel assigned to

Listen to the sound of one hand clapping on an episode about enlightenment. JP tells another true childhood tale, we look into a new, mind altering medical treatment, Art Podell is back to sing the news, Tracy Newman performs her endearing folk, and Phil Proctor & Jamie Alcroft return as our "Boomers on a Bench."

This week on Lifestyles, Lillian speaks to Bill Littlefield, host of Only a Game . July 28 will be the last broadcast of his 25 year career reporting sports, NPR style. You can hear the broadcast on KVCR this Saturday at noon and 9PM. For more on this long-running series, you can visit http://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/

The desert town of Joshua Tree has always attracted artists and solitaries - but now, it’s being transformed by a new wave of tourists and festival-goers. That’s good for the economy - but some long-term residents feel the town’s identity has completely changed. Benjamin Purper reports. Poet and educator Lauren Henley reads from her book of poetry, Starshine Road , in her Yucca Valley home. Henley grew up here, in the High Desert - but not in this particular town. Her real home is the Village of

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians held a ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday, July 25th for an expansion to their casino, which includes a new hotel and a concert venue. KVCR’s Benjamin Purper reports. In an air-conditioned tent outside the San Manuel Casino, the San Manuel Bird Singers are singing a song passed down by tribal elders to a gathering of tribal members, patrons, and media. The reason? Yaamava’. Yaamava’ means “spring” in Serrano, which is the language of the First Nations

When KVCR listeners and Empire Network TV viewers think about their NPR and PBS stations, the people that come to mind first are probably hosts of programs and TV personalities. On the radio side: Ken Vincent, David Fleming, Isel Cuapio, Lillian Vasquez and Benjamin Purper. But what about the staff members that make sure our radio and TV programs reach the end users? This week the KVCR family bid a fond farewell to one of those people who lived life to the fullest... behind the scenes. Rick