Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to approve 4 million dollars for the Pathways to Employment program, which is designed to provided job training to lift participants out of poverty. La Sierra University will distribute 5,000 backpacks to schools in the Alvord and Riverside Unified School Districts. Red flag warnings in parts of California were called off

Longtime Inland Empire journalist and KVCR contributor Cassie MacDuff and KVCR's Alfredo Cruz review some of the big Inland Empire news stories from the past week, including: Another accuser has come forward against San Bernardino's embattled mayor. An environmental justice group based in Jurupa Valley is enduring some internal struggles. A group of Upland residents is suing the city over a housing tract approved in a flood control basin. THIS SEGMENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

A new report released by the Southern California Association of Governments, or SCAG, shows that one of the nation’s most congested metropolitan areas has seen a significant decline in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. As KVCR’s Benjamin Purper reports, the report shows troubling patterns emerging as the economy re-opens. The SCAG study analyzed roadway, rail and air traffic in the six-county Southern California region during the early months of the pandemic. They found the vehicle-miles

Census outreach organizers that first faced the challenge of encouraging responses during the pandemic are now dealing with the problem of less time to educate communities. Sky Allen, a local census coordinator for Inland Empowerment, says organizers are feeling motivated despite the surprise of the new deadline of September 30. “We are so close," said Allen. "We only have so much time left so for us so it’s just push, push, push.” The region is averaging a 62 percent response rate, and she says

Congressman Mark Takano sent an email this week asking his constituents in the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley and Perris for more information on their experiences with mail delays. In an effort to understand the scope of mail delays, the congressman sent an email with a link to two surveys. The first is a general survey for all residents and the second for veterans . Stories from veterans and VA staff about delayed medication delivery recently reached Congressman Takano. As the chair of the

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Both Riverside and San Bernardino county case rates and the testing positivity rates are still too high to be removed. Inland Empire businesses are having difficulty providing exact change due to a national coin shortage. Fire crews from Nevada and Arizona are joining the battle against the nearly two dozen major wildfires burning in California.

Inland Empire restaurants and grocery stores are having difficulty providing exact change due to a national coin shortage. The supply chain interruption for coins first started when businesses and banks closed due to the pandemic. Then stay at home orders for Fed employees meant coin production slowed down. Now to ease the shortage, there are strict limits on bank requests for dimes, nickels, quarters and pennies. So, a number of large retailers are adapting. Walmart is making self-check-out

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: San Diego County has officially been removed from the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list. Death Valley reported a temperature of 130 degrees, making it the hottest temperature on earth in more than 89 years. A court-ordered freeze on evictions expires September 1 and California state lawmakers are trying to avoid a wave of new evictions. Governor Newsom declared an emergency over

Today on Inland Edition, it’s all about fun activities to enjoy safely during this pandemic. Lillian Vasquez speaks with Erin Von Schonfeldt, Vice President of Talent at Levity Entertainment Group. Erin shares information about the Improv Live Comedy Drive-In at the Improv in Irvine. Guests will be able to enjoy live comedy from their cars by dialing in on their radios. Then Lillian speaks with one of the upcoming performers at the Comedy Drive-In, comedian Maz Jobrani. Maz talks about the

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Dome Fire in Mojave National Preserve burns 42,700 acres. California adds 5 counties to virus monitoring list and drops 1. California physicians say safety precautions in place for COVID-19 could also help keep down other respiratory illnesses.