Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: The city of San Bernardino has a citywide curfew from 8pm to sunrise effective June 4 until the state of emergency is over. UPDATED 1:29 p.m. - The citywide curfew in San Bernardino has been terminated, effective Thursday, June 4. Riverside County reports 148 confirmed coronavirus cases, with a total of 4,804 documented recoveries. State leaders want to avoid power shut offs

Lillian Vasquez speaks with Lavinia Mitroi, a student at the UCR School of Medicine, who sits on the COVID-19 Student Taskforce at UC Riverside. Lavinia shares how the student volunteers in the Taskforce provide help to those in need. Lillian also has a conversation with Frank Tiessen, President of Carrera of America. Frank discusses how slot car racing provides a way for families to spend time together during the pandemic. To learn more about the COVID-19 Student Taskforce, visit them on

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Volunteers clean up Downtown Riverside after Monday night protest. Stevante Clark guided hundreds on a peaceful march and was thanked by Governor Gavin Newsom for his leadership. California’s Black Legislative Caucus has a list of proposals to tackle systemic issues.

A new study from the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform finds that every gun homicide in San Bernardino costs taxpayers 2.3 million dollars. David Muhammad, executive director of the NICJR, says that while the human toll of gun violence is the costliest, each gun homicide also has a significant financial burden on the taxpayers of the city of San Bernardino. “So we looked at the response to shooting scenes with police and ambulance and fire, EMT, investigators' response at the scenes

Hundreds gathered in Moreno Valley yesterday to protest police brutality and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Protesters gathered in Moreno Valley Community Park and marched to Moreno Valley City Hall, then back to the park, while Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies in riot gear closed down streets and intersections. The rally began at 4:30p.m. and lasted until shortly before 8p.m. The event was organized in part by Black Lives Matter IE, whose main demands include accountability for

Thousands gathered in downtown Riverside Monday night to protest the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. While it was mostly peaceful, volunteers showed up Tuesday morning to help clean up. Tuesday morning, volunteers were out cleaning up downtown Riverside. It was the day after hundreds gathered there to peacefully protest the death of George Floyd. By 8:30 a.m. there was little sign of the previous night’s event except graffiti and boarded up windows. Reyna Pizarro

Lillian Vasquez has a conversation about serving others with Kimberly Starrs, Chief Development Officer with United Way of the Inland Valleys. Lillian also speaks with Donna Elliot, a local KVCR listener and president of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild, about how her life and plans have changed during the pandemic. To learn more about United Way of the Inland Valleys, visit UWIV.org To learn more about the Art Alliance of Idyllwild, visit artinidyllwild.org

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Documented COVID-19 cases in Riverside County total 7,982, with 4,725 recoveries. With the release of upcoming commercial flight schedules, Ontario International Airport officials are optimistic that the worst of the travel declines are behind us. Thousands of people across the country have been helping vandalized businesses damaged in protests. Senator Scott Wiener wants to

Ontario International Airport officials are beginning to see optimistic signs that the worst of the travel declines may be behind us. With the release of upcoming commercial flight schedules, officials at Ontario International Airport said in a press release they are feeling measured optimism that the worst of the travel declines from the coronavirus pandemic have passed. When the crisis began in March, travel rates cratered to unprecedented levels. Now in June, the airport looks to support 37

Graduation in the uncertain era of COVID-19 means postponed ceremonies and virtual congratulations. But one Inland Empire college managed to put together a drive through event to celebrate the class of 2020. Across Riverside and San Bernardino County nearly two dozen two year and four year colleges are adapting their graduation celebrations during the coronavirus crisis. “We may be apart for now, but we want to celebrate your many accomplishments as a Cal Poly Pomona Bronco,” said Dr. Soraya