Tag: Riverside County
Virtual student arts competition launches for all Riverside County students
RIVERSIDE – Helping students channel their creativity during mandatory school closures due to COVID-19, the Riverside County Office of Education has launched a virtual student...
RTA to reduce service to mostly Sunday levels
Declining ridership prompts service decrease to nearly all routes
RIVERSIDE – Due to declining ridership triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the Riverside Transit Agency will,...
Apply these 5 business survival strategies during the COVID-19 crisis
RIVERSIDE – In response to local partners seeking help to provide Riverside County businesses with accurate information on resources available, Inland Empire Center Small...
Hemet Global Medical Center drive-thru opens for COVID-19 physician-prescribed testing
Hemet Global Medical Center in Hemet became the first private drive-thru COVID-19 coronavirus testing center in Riverside County, bringing four drive-thru testing sites to...
Suspect escapes sheriff’s deputies after pursuit from Temecula to Aguanga
An unidentified suspect led sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit from Temecula into unincorporated Aguanga, then tried to ram the deputies with his car –...
Riverside County reports 81 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County health officials today reported 81 new confirmed coronavirus cases and two more virus-related deaths, bringing the countywide total to...
Former Riverside department store to be used as emergency medical station
RIVERSIDE - A former Sears store in Riverside will serve as a federal medical station to deal with an expected surge of coronavirus cases,...
Local governments brace for budgetary impact of coronavirus
The Great Recession was devastating for local governments. Cities slashed budgets for parks. School districts laid off teachers and sent class sizes skyrocketing. And...
Riverside County bans all public gatherings and mandates face covering
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County's pubilc health officer today barred all outside gatherings except for those between family members residing in the same home and ordered...
Cities, county scramble to find shelter for homeless in COVID-19 pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic, while threatening those aged, pregnant or medically compromised, is seen as a serious threat to the growing homeless population in southwest...