News From Around The County
Submitted by Assemblywoman Megan Dahle As school districts in Los Angeles and San Diego have announced their continued closure through the coming fall semester, I am one of many concerned parents that fear this trend could spread statewide. The communities I represent in the First Assembly District overwhelmingly depend on schools to provide meals, care, and a safe place for […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In response to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s orders last Monday for small businesses across the state to once again close their doors in the wake of what he and others have called “an increasingly concerning surge in coronavirus cases”, lawmakers across the North State have responded, calling the ordered shut down “ill-conceived and punitive.” While explaining the […]
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — A Hemet man in custody since being arrested on domestic violence related charges last month has died while incarcerated, according to authorities. Officials say COVID-19 related complications and flu-like symptoms may have led to his April 28 death. This was the second inmate death in two days that officials say may have been caused by COVID-19 […]
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BANNING, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the in-custody death of an inmate who had been incarcerated at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility (SCF) in Banning. The man had been in custody since August, 2019 when he was booked into jail on charges of arson and burglary. According to sheriff’s officials, doctors suspect the inmate – who was being held […]
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Original Story by Cindy AroraArticle Submitted by Behind the Badge When Marie Hood met Terrell Young, she was 22 and he was 21. They met at a club in Riverside. She was working in real estate and he was in the Marine Corps, and they talked outside for two hours. At the end of night he told her he believed […]
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The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program is an emergency unemployment assistance program under the federal CARES Act that unemployed Californians can turn to if they do not qualify for regular unemployment insurance. The newly available program provides up to 39 weeks of assistance for unemployed or partially unemployed individuals who are not eligible for regular unemployment insurance and who are […]
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SACRAMENTO — Caltrans announced today a joint effort with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to urge drivers in the state to slow down given a recent 87% increase in citations for speeding in excess of 100 mph that coincides with decreased traffic volumes during the COVID-19 pandemic. From March 19 when the […]
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TEMECULA, Calif. — In February 2020, a recently founded nonprofit called MetaCoders launched in-person coding classes in Temecula. Groups of 5-6 students were being taught in Saturday coding classes at Temecula United Methodist Church and coding summer camps were scheduled at the CSUSM Temecula campus. But the COVID-19 pandemic had other plans. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Governor allows food vendors […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Residents of the small Intermountain community of Burney are applauding the recent decision by the town’s sole grocery store to add to the hours already designated for elderly, handicap, or at-risk shoppers amidst the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. Based on comments and responses to a social media post announcing the store’s updated hours, area residents seem […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In order to help provide access to safe food options for highway truck drivers and motorists, and in response to Friday’s Executive Order by Governor Gavin Newsom and a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule change, Caltrans announced yesterday they will now be allowing temporary operation of food trucks at all of the State’s 86 rest areas during […]
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