A new report by two independent research firms has ranked every region in California by environmental indicators, like electricity consumption and solar panel installation -- and the Inland Empire got some mixed results. KVCR's Ben Purper has more. The recently-released 2017 Green Innovation Index put out by the independent research groups Next 10 and Beacon Economics ranks every major region of California according to environmental indicators. And for the Inland empire region, there’s some good

Longtime Inland Empire journalist and KVCR contributor Cassie MacDuff and KVCR's Ken Vincent review some of the Inland Empire's top news stories this week, including: - San Bernardino's downtown Mall has closed; city leaders hope to replace it with shops, restaurants, offices, and housing; - San Bernardino County Supervisors declines to ban raves at the Glen Helen Amphitheatre in Devore; - Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes has stepped down from his GOP leadership post, after criticism in his

State lawmakers are considering a tax to help poor rural communities provide safe drinking water. Agriculture and environmental groups are backing the bill -- but water companies, not so much. Capital Public Radio's Daniel Potter explains.

Two adults and two children died yesterday in an Inland Empire house fire. More from KVCR's Ken Vincent.

A federal case involving securities violations by the former city manager of Beaumont, along with Beaumont's bond financing agency, was settled this week with agreements to pay financial penalties -- without admissions of guilt. More from KVCR's Ken Vincent.

Orange County Republican state Senator John Moorlach recently claimed crime in California 'has been getting worse' since Jerry Brown was elected governor. Capital Public Radio's PolitiFact reporter Chris Nichols fact-checked Moorlach, who represents a district right next door to the Inland Empire.

Country music comes to the southland this weekend. KVCR's Lillian Vasquez has an artist profile as the "Country at the Downs" concert series kicks off in Temecula.