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TOP STORIES
 Severe storms unleashing torrential rainfall have caused flooding in southeastern Texas cities from College Station to Houston.
WASHINGTON - Job growth stumbled in April, with a few previous areas of strength showing meager job additions or even losses.
WASHINGTON - More than 100,000 young immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will soon become eligible to receive federal health care coverage for the first time since DACA was implemented over a decade ago.
Residents of households with gas or propane stoves are regularly inhaling pollutants that are both exacerbating childhood asthma rates and causing early death, a coast-to-coast study of U.S. homes found.
 INLAND EMPIRE - (INT) - A winter-like weather front will sweep across Southern California this weekend.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Residents are moving into La Entrada, a new affordable housing community in Riverside.
 BAKER – (INT) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is determined to find the gunmen who drove along the I-15 killing 19 wild burros.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Riverside police say that ‘Operation Street Sweeper’ rounded up drug dealers and dozens of homeless.
 CHINO – (INT) – Chino City officials are stepping up pressure on the State Department of Corrections not to transfer 33 ‘death row’ inmates to the California Institute for Men (CIM).
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – UC Riverside Chancellor Kim Wilcox says his campus “must continue to prioritize the purpose of the university”.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – A comparison of monthly household expenses finds residents of Riverside are paying 36 percent more than the US average.
 MEAD VALLEY – (INT) – A planned Wellness Village in Mead Valley has taken a big step toward reality.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) - UC Riverside aims to offer researchers a chance to collaborate and pursue ambitious projects.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – San Bernardino will be beefing up security in the downtown area.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – The American Lung Association’s latest ‘State of the Air’ report doesn’t bode much better.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) - The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) has approved a $30 billion Traffic Relief Plan.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) - It is the business sector that keeps other sectors in business.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – The annual ‘green up’ has flourished across the Inland Empire and that means that weed abatement can’t be far behind.
 WASHINGTON – (INT) - President Biden has signed a proclamation expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
 LOS ANGELES – (INT) - The captain of a Santa Barbara-based dive boat that caught fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island in 2019 was sentenced Thursday.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – The springtime run-up in gasoline prices may have maxed out.
 FRANKLIN, TN - Duane Eddy, one of rock’s first guitar heroes, has died.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – Population estimates show that for the first time since 2020, California has grown and the Inland Empire contributed to much of the increase.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) - California’s sixteen Border Protection Stations (BPS) have become the first line of defense in the state’s pest exclusion efforts.
 LOS ANGELES – (INT) – Los Angeles may be the ‘City of Angels’ but in real life, it leaves a lot to be desired.
 LOS ANGELES – (INT) - A San Gabriel Valley woman has admitted defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $150 million.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – Improving student outcome is coming under debate in Sacramento.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) - Agencies along the State Water Project can now expect to get up to 40 percent of their requested allotments.
 WASHINGTON – (INT) – Energizing California neighborhoods with clean solar power is getting a boost.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – The latest edition of El Nino has about run its course.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – California is implementing a first-of-its-kind law governing charitable fundraising.
 LOS ANGELES – (INT) – Metrolink is taking a giant safety step into the future.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – For the second consecutive year, the snow pack in the Sierra Nevada’s is far above average.
 Gov. Gavin Newsom has gone far beyond the promise he made in his first year in office to close at least one California state prison.
Riverside County Auditor-Controller Ben Benoit has fulfilled a campaign pledge to fill vacant positions in his Internal Audit Division. Benoit says there can be renewed confidence with risk management and independent evaluation of county departments consistent with operational expectations. It comes in response to concerns raised by the Grand Jury. (INT) Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s director, William Gilbert, is retiring at the end of May. During his tenure, ARMC achieved several milestones, including accreditation by The Joint Commission, transition to a Level 1 trauma center, comprehensive stroke center status, expansion of primary and specialty care services. (INT) There are signs of the approaching wildfire season. A 2-and-a-half-acre fire Monday in Riverside threatened several homes along Madison Avenue. There were reports of an explosion just before the fire was reported. (INT) Another deadly fentanyl overdose has been upgraded to a case of murder. A search warrant served at the Norco home of Johnnie Stevens turned up evidence linking him to the death last November of 40-year-old Jason Schmuch. Stevens was arrested April 24th in Anaheim. (INT) Another section of the Santa Ana River Trail has been fully funded. A $6.8 million grant agreement with the California State Coastal Conservancy will fund the planning, design, and the construction of the 3-point-9 mile segment from California Street to Orange Street in Redlands. (INT) A new national report ranks the City of Fontana as one of the safest in California. Safewise, ranks Fontana 17th among cities in California, with violent crime) and property crime both below the state averages. No other city in San Bernardino County ranks higher than Fontana in the Safewise report. (INT) A 3-way collaboration involving the San Bernardino Community College District, Cal State San Bernardino and the county of San Bernardino combat student hunger has been established. It’s estimated that nearly 181-thousand college students across the Inland Empire are at risk of facing hunger without CalFresh support. (INT) Assessed property values across California have soared to 8-point-3 trillion dollars or more than 6 percent over the past year. The State Board of Equalization reports that resulting property tax revenue generated 89-billion dollars distributed among schools, counties, cities and special districts. (INT) The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) has approved a contract for the Cajon Pass I-15 Bypass Study. It focus is to find an alternative route during emergencies that force the closure of the Cajon Pass. The most likely candidates are State Route 247 through the High Desert and State Route 62 via Twentynine Palms. (INT) A motorist perished Thursday (May 2nd) when the victim’s vehicle struck a utility pole at Lake Elsinore. CalFire said the driver died at the scene on Lake Street. (INT) A Riverside County water recycler is being recognized for achieving significant water savings through investments in large-scale improvements to facilities and landscapes. Altman Specialty Plants of Perris is managing reservoirs to recycle irrigation runoff. It is one of four Southern California projects being recognized by the Metropolitan Water District. (INT) Riverside County sheriff’s investigators have concluded that two people found dead Sunday (April 28th) inside a vehicle near Lake Mathews were victims of a murder-suicide. They were identified as Matthew Haze and Naomi Haneji-Haze of Glendale. (INT) In Victorville, a teacher at Excelsior Charter Schools is suspected of inappropriate conduct with a 16-year-old girl. Brett Dahl, 43, was arrested April 24th and was being held in lieu of $60,000 bail. (INT) Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes of San Bernardino is spearheading a slate of bills focused on bolstering climate resilience in California’s iconic state parks and expanding equitable outdoor access for all. The package would combat climate change and help to conserve 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. (INT) The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) is giving a boost of encouragement to students with Vision 2030. It’s aimed at cultivating pride and purposeful futures for students. “I have always firmly believed that every student is brilliant and that it is our responsibility to discover their brilliance,” said Superintendent Mauricio Arellano. (INT) Corona has mounted a citywide street improvement project. Nearly 100 lane-miles of streets will be repaired and improved by late this summer. (INT) Treatment of contaminated groundwater in the San Jacinto-Perris area is being accelerated. The Metropolitan Water District is committed to providing 26-million dollars over 25 years to protect groundwater resources and prevent future contamination. (INT) Riverside is taking another step toward affordable housing. The city is creating a Local Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the 42nd of its kind in the state. It will allow the city to apply for as much as $1.5 million in matching housing trust funds from the state and federal government. Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson says affordable housing “is one of the most pressing issues” of our time. (INT) |
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