During this time of crisis, KVCR has been interviewing local elected officials about the coronavirus. We continue that series now through an interview with Assemblywoman Eloise Reyes, who represents San Bernardino, Fontana, Colton, and other Inland Empire cities.

Lillian Vasquez speaks with Eloy Ortiz Oakley, Chancellor of California Community Colleges. He talks about how the community colleges are transitioning during the pandemic. Also on the show is Dr. Stephanie Houston, Assistant Superintendent of Innovation and Engagement with San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. She shares how resources from the county are ready to support students with more than At-home lessons. For more information about the San Bernardino County Superintendent of

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton will hold drive-through coronavirus testing beginning April 9. COVID-19 testing will be available for the public by appointment only. The testing will be conducted at the outpatient building entrance on the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center campus. The testing will occur on Thursday and Friday of this week as well as Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week, from 8a.m. to 5p.m. In a press release, ARMC said additional testing date will be

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: California is being asked to delay the trout and salmon fishing seasons to limit the spread of coronavirus. California’s courts have suspended eviction proceedings in the state until 90 days after the state of emergency has lifted. The number of Californians hospitalized for coronavirus started to level off in recent days, showing that social distancing appears to be working.

KVCR's Lillian Vasquez speaks with Paul Granillo, President and CEO of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, to see what business leaders have been saying about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Also on the show is David Thurston, Chief Technology Officer with San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, to discover how his team is both serving and protecting students and teachers in a world of virtual classrooms. For more information about the Inland Empire Economic Partnership,

Inland Empire Health Plan, or IEHP, has expanded its remote services during the coronavirus pandemic. Jarrod McNaughton is the CEO of IEHP. He says the expansion of telehealth services is a step in the right direction. “What's great about this is that both the state as well as the federal government have actually relaxed the requirements that were in place previously to the COVID-19 pandemic to allow providers to actually have both video or telephonic audio visits with their patients,"

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Major industries in California are pushing to bend environmental regulations to make it easier to keep doing business. The CDC started recommending that healthy people wear cloth face masks, but not medical masks which should be saved for heath care workers. Governor Gavin Newsom says staying home appears to be flattening the curve, but urges residents to continue staying home

The geographic information systems company Esri, headquartered in Redlands, is playing a major role in mapping the spread of the coronavirus. Esri’s mapping technology is being used by the World Health Organization, John Hopkins University, and other organizations tracking the spread of the virus. "We're also providing best practices information, things like what to do if you want to build an app that's going to go viral, which many of them are nowadays, how do you protect health information,

We continue our series of talking to local mayors about the coronavirus. Today, we have Yucaipa Mayor David Avila in conversation with KVCR’s Benjamin Purper.

Longtime Inland Empire journalist and KVCR contributor Cassie MacDuff and KVCR's Benjamin Purper review some of the big Inland Empire news stories from the past week, including: 1. A Yucaipa rehad center reporting an outbreak among at least 57 residents. 2. Riverside County is suggesting everyone wear a mask while out in public. 3. Desert & Mountain resort communities in the IE are asking tourists to stay away. 4. The Chancellor of the Riv Community College district is being sued for alleged