Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: UC Riverside suspends in-person attendance based on coronavirus concerns. Riverside village set up to shelter homeless opens today. Light rain expected in Riverside County before more rain starts Thursday.

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: 1. Coachella and Stagecoach Festivals may move to October amid Coronavirus. 2. A couple from Davis speaks about quarantine on Princess cruise ship. 3. Mayors from California's biggest cities say they believe local governments are best positioned to address homelessness. 4. A former Los Angeles city councilman has pleaded not guilty to charges that he obstructed an investigation.

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Governor Gavin Newsom released his 2018 tax returns, as part of a campaign promise. Blood banks are urging healthy people to give, as the concern of coronavirus may reduce the number of donors. Juul Labs donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general. A storm is expected to bring rain to Riverside County this week. I-10 Tuneup construction

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: The mother of the male half of the terrorist shooter couple has admitted she destroyed evidence in the case. More accusers have come forward against San Bernardino Mayor John Valdivia. And finally, former San Bernardino County Sheriff Floyd Tidwell has died. THIS SEGMENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Blaze in Santa Ana River bottom near Norco is 50% contained. Both supporters and opponents of Proposition 13 expect the results of the election will tighten as more votes are counted. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is projected to finish second in California’s primary behind Bernie Sanders, but won big in other Super Tuesday states. Twenty-one million masks are

We have a look at Super Tuesday election results as of this morning. KVCR’s Benjamin Purper spoke with longtime Inland Empire journalist Cassie MacDuff.

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Riverside County Supervisors cruise to reelection. Mann Fire forces evacuations in Norco. Early results show Proposition 13, California’s 15-billion-dollar school construction bond, losing at the polls. Technical issues plagued voting sites throughout California.

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Six contenders seek Riverside Mayor’s seat. California’s 5 million No Party Preference voters can still pick a candidate for president. Election officials say there’s no do-over for Californians who already turned in their ballots and voted for a presidential candidate no longer in the race. No measurable rain fell in parts of Northern California in January or February. A baby

On a recent visit to the Inland Empire, retired Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield gave a presentation to the Inland World Affairs Council on the three biggest problems facing the world today. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s diplomatic credentials include roles as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, the Director General of the Foreign Service, the Ambassador to Liberia, and more. Thomas-Greenfield: “I have spent most of my career in Africa, working on African issues. I was

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: More counties in California are moving away from neighborhood polling precincts during the March 3 primary in favor of vote centers. Scientists warn climate change is destroying California kelp forests. A man sleeping in his bedroom was pinned against a wall when a car smashed through the house in Riverside. I-10 Tune-up Construction between Beaumont and Cabazon resumes. A Las