Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Cal Fire is seeking the origin of two small fires that combined into a larger one that exploded across 300 acres in Moreno Valley. California home prices have hit a milestone, with April’s median price at $813,980. California readies to prevent blackouts, but some threats, including heat waves, remain. More California counties see COVID-19 case improvements and no counties are in the

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Five people were injured Tuesday evening in a shooting that broke out after an argument in a Hemet neighborhood. California has decided to not yet follow the CDC’s updated mask guidance for vaccinated people, to allow more time for people to adapt. March Air Reserve Base is in the running as a main operating base for the KC-46A Pegasus air refueling tankers. Low-income families could

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. KVCR's Lillian Vasquez speaks with Dr. Michael Potoczniak, Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health at Loma Linda VA. Dr. Potoczniak discusses mental health resources for veterans at VA Loma Linda, where they are opening a brand-new Mental Health Access clinic for military veterans in Southern California. To learn more about Loma Linda VA Healthcare, visit www.lomalinda.va.gov

California has decided to not yet follow the Centers for Disease Control’s updated guidance on masking for vaccinated folks. KVCR’s Megan Jamerson has more from inland officials on how to understand the state’s announcement. Last week, the CDC said vaccinated individuals can safely go unmasked indoors in most public situations, but on Monday the state of California decided they wanted to give everyone a little more time to adapt says Riverside County Director of Public Health Kim Saruwatari. “So

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: California plans to keep its mask rules in place for another month, delaying federal guidelines that say fully vaccinated people can safely go without face coverings. A controlled burn targeting more than 100 overgrown acres is planned near Lake Mathews. Scuba divers have launched a six-month program to go underwater three days a week and clean up Lake Tahoe. The city of Fullerton has

The Centers for Disease Control announced last week, that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in most indoor or outdoor situations, but until the state of California offers clarification, inland county health officials are keeping mask mandates in place. Inland News Today reports that across the region, people can still see signs requiring masks and social distancing at supermarkets, gas stations, and retail shops and most patrons are complying. California officials have said

Longtime Inland Empire journalist and KVCR contributor Cassie MacDuff and KVCR's Rick Dulock review some of the big Inland Empire news stories from the past week: 1. The region's Air Quality Management District has ordered warehouse emissions reduced. 2. Colton has placed a moratorium on new warehouses; San Bernardino may follow. 3. A review of last year's Riverside County election points out some problems. 4. And lastly a Riverside assemblywoman has introduced a bill to take redistricting out

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Inland Empire economist John Husing put out his latest economic forecast with a prediction that during 2021, the region will regain most jobs lost during the pandemic. Gov Newsom says California will likely relax face mask requirements in outdoor settings on June 15, but for now, indoor mask requirements stay. A new proposal by Governor Newsom would fund transitional kindergarten and

San Bernardino County COVID-19 vaccination sites have extended their hours and are now accepting walk-ups. KVCR’s Megan Jamerson has more on what to expect. In an effort to boost vaccination rates, 12 county-run vaccination sites are now open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Walk-ups will have to register on site and answer health screening questions before getting their jab. The locations include: Adelanto, Columbia Middle School

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 Leo Cabral who covered last month’s celebration of African American Unity Day, where Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale spoke at a virtual community event in Riverside . Cabral shares Seale's call to action for the Inland Empire and one way that the movement has changed. Click here to read Cabral's story