Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: A statewide poll shows support for Governor Gavin Newsom and opposition to his recall is holding steady. It’s estimated there are 3,000 Riverside County residents confined to their homes, and Corona-based United Lab Services has signed a contract with the county to vaccinate them. The San Bernardino Public Library’s summer reading program kicks off June 7 with the return of regular

The Voice on KVCR is a weekly discussion with the Black Voice News editorial team about important issues in the inland region. This week KVCR's Megan Jamerson spoke with reporter Cheetara Piry about about her profile of the city of San Bernardino's three newly elected Black council members who took on their roles in January. To read Piry's story, San Bernardino's Newly Elected Black Councilmembers at the 'Forefront' of a Reimagined City, click here .

Today on Inland Edition, Lillian Vasquez speaks with Dr. Gayani DeSilva, Medical Director of Behavior Health for IEHP, the Inland Empire Health Plan. Dr. DeSilva discusses mental health as an ongoing issue in everyday life and the impact COVID has had. For more information visit IEHP.com

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Controlled burns are planned today and Thursday around the Lake Perris State Recreation Area, where almost 400 acres of brush are slated to be eliminated. Riverside County Fire noted that the Jurupa Valley Lake Fire has been held to 115 acres and is 85% contained. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $277 million sports and entertainment venue that will seat about 12

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: A Jurupa Valley brush fire, which began Monday morning, holds at 105 acres and 10% contained. Governor Gavin Newsom wants to spend nearly $2 billion on wildfire mitigation and preparing for other natural disasters. Ontario International Airport is expecting passenger traffic at near pre-pandemic levels during the summer months. A massive new $1.73 billion concourse with 15 gates has

Memorial Day weekend officially kicks off the summer travel season, and KVCR’s Megan Jamerson reports Ontario International Airport is expecting passenger traffic at near pre-pandemic levels during the summer months. Airport officials credit a strong inland economy and growing population for the predicted summer travel rebound. According to a news release, between Memorial Day and Labor Day one-point-four million passengers are predicted to travel through Ontario Airport. Also, 75 percent of

For the past 13 years, Torta Sinaloa has been in the same corner of a small retail center off the 91 in Corona. In the windows, are posters advertising their steak sandwich and juices. Inside it’s quiet, with only a family of three waiting for their order. Owner Sergio Desantido was working the kitchen. Like many small businesses in the region, he has been hit hard by the lockdowns. “ At the beginning of this whole COVID-19 we dropped the sales by 60 percent,” said Desantido. Desantido laid off

Longtime Inland Empire journalist and KVCR news contributor Cassie MacDuff and KVCR's Rick Dulock review some of the big Inland Empire news stories from the past week: 1. Two women who were Redlands PD officers are alleging gender discrimination. 2. The former Upland city manager will receive severance of about 10 months pay. 3. The city of Riverside has reached a $24m settlement over utility fees. 4. Remembering prominent Inland Empire attorney and philanthropist, Bruce Varner. T HIS SEGMENT IS

A Riverside County plan to shift resources to mobile vacciation teams, means two area clinics will be closing. The Beaumont based vaccine clinic at Chatingy Senior Center will close on May 22, and the Menifee clinic at Heritage High will close on May 28. According to a county news release, the focus on mobile vaccination teams will allow for quicker service for communities in need. The only county operated brick and mortar site that will remain open will be the Moreno Valley Mall. It can serve

The Voice on KVCR is a weekly discussion with the Black Voice News editorial team about important issues in the inland region. This week KVCR's Megan Jamerson speaks with Phyllis Kimber Wilcox about the story of a local domestic violence organization that quickly pivoted during the pandemic to handle a spike in violence. To read Kimber Wilcox's full story, Pushing Through the Pandemic: How a Local Domestic Violence Agency Stayed True to Its Mission, click here.