Tag: Coronavirus

Experts warn of increase in family violence amidst COVID-19

With April being child abuse prevention month and COVID-19 related stay-at-home orders continuing throughout the state, law enforcement agencies and mental health professionals warn that experts nationwide are seeing an increase in child abuse and family violence related cases. As the statewide quarantine and social distancing orders enter their second month, law enforcement agencies across the nation have reported upticks […]

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Teams deploy to support RivCo care facilities after nurses abandon patients

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Specialized teams designed to educate and equip employees at licensed care facilities throughout Riverside County will start visiting the locations today. The four SOS (Skilled Nursing Facilities Outreach Support) teams consist of workers from American Medical Response and other healthcare partners who could be involved in patient care, said Kim Saruwatari, director of Public Health. LEADING […]

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Family of RivCo deputy who died from COVID-19 complications hold onto happy memories

Original Story by Greg Hardesty Article Submitted by Behind the Badge Dave Werksman with his daughter, Abby, at her 23rd birthday brunch. “This is the goofball my dad was and the goofball he raised,” Abby said. Photo courtesy of Abby Werksman The masked woman stood in her driveway, safely distanced from other onlookers but with her dog Ruby, 11, a […]

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Guest Writer Spotlight: Relinquishing Freedom and Liberty is not Safety

Guest Writer Spotlight – Op/Ed: Robert SochaShared with permission from Mychal Massie – The Daily RantMain image courtesy: Forbes: How COVID-19 Is Also Killing Democracy I have been thinking about the exponential growth of the Coronavirus. It has single-handedly taken out myriad man-made enterprises; sporting, entertainment, religious and financial. Astonishing barely scratches the surface of my wonder at its possibility. […]

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ShasCo seeking vendors to provide food preparation and delivery during COVID-19

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Shasta County – through its Department of Support Services Purchasing Unit – is seeking area food vendors to provide food preparation and delivery services for the County’s homeless population. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Wanted felon nabbed stealing from Anderson Safeway Redding transient arrested after vehicle theft, burglaries Officials seek […]

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Former Riverside Sears to be second Federal Medical Station site

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — A closed department store building in Riverside has been selected as the second Riverside County site for a federal medical station (FMS). The 90,000-square-foot building that housed the Sears department on Arlington Avenue will be used for a 125-bed hospital using materials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Menifee […]

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RivCo orders residents to cover faces in public or face citations & fines

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — In response to the rapidly rising number of COVID-19 cases, Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser today ordered that no gatherings of any number of people may take place outside of family members residing in the same home. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Suspect still at large after deadly Homeland triple shooting UPDATE: Man […]

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All RivCo schools closed for remainder of school year

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser extended the closure of the county’s schools to June 19 in response to the current conditions of COVID-19. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Man who tried to run down Wildomar deputy apprehended UPDATE: Suspect still at large after deadly Homeland triple shooting New Twentynine Palms Starbucks Drive-Thru sells […]

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Third RivCo drive-up COVID-19 testing site opens

RIVERSIDE COUNTY — A third Riverside County community testing site has been established at Harvest Christian Fellowship church in Riverside for residents who want to be tested for coronavirus (COVID-19). LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: One dead, one hospitalized after Jurupa Valley crash One dead, one recovering after Moreno Valley shooting Fleeing from deputies after San Jacinto robbery, suspect killed in […]

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Supplies and volunteers needed to prepare for COVID-19 “surge”

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Riverside County is seeking urgent medical supply donations and medical volunteers to continue its fight during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to county health officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: One dead, one hospitalized after Jurupa Valley crash One dead, one recovering after Moreno Valley shooting Fleeing from deputies after San Jacinto robbery, suspect killed in fiery Nuevo […]

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