Former Press-Enterprise Columnist and longtime KVCR news contributor, Cassie MacDuff joins KVCR to review a few of the Inland Empire’s major news stories of the past week. The conversation can be heard on KVCR’s “Morning Edition” most Friday mornings at 6:45 and 8:45. Our segments with Cassie are also archived here for listening on demand.
KVCR News
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Technology continues to be developed, revamped, and replaced. However, UCR’s club The Highlander continues the art of the newspaper. How does The Highlander keep the newspaper present on its campus?
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The California Sports Hall of Fame held their 17th annual induction gala with special guests.
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Stories highlighted for July 2, 2025.
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Immigrant advocates are calling on Home Depot to ban ICE from its Pomona store after recent raids led to multiple arrests and deportations.
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Dozens flooded Congressman Jay Obernolte’s (CA-23) office in Hesperia on Tuesday. They were there to rally against the Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s megabill... and to ask Obernolte, a Republican, to vote no.
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Stories highlighted for July 1, 2025.
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From NPR
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President Trump says he is hopeful to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal this week. In his meeting with Netanyahu, Trump could outline a plan for Gaza after 21 months of war between Israel and Hamas.
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The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building in Yolo County, which lies about 40 miles northwest of Sacramento.
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Erin Patterson hosted four of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Three of them later died of death cap mushroom poisoning. Nearly two years later, a jury has found her guilty.
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Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.
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As searchers continue to look for victims in the deadly flash flooding in Texas, officials are answering questions about the weather forecasts ahead of and during the storm.
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Timelapse video shows authorities blocking off a low water crossing over the Llano River in Kingsland just before flash flooding completely inundated the area in just 10 minutes.
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Musk said he's carrying out his threat to form a new political party after a falling out with Trump over the president's sweeping tax cuts law.
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NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
More KVCR News
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In a legislative battle a decade in the making, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act. That’s a big deal.
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Community members in Ontario plan to pack the city council meeting Tuesday to call for protections for undocumented immigrants in response to Mayor Paul Leon's comments about ICE.
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Monday through Friday, KVCR has your daily news rundown at lunchtime.
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Multiple wildfires burn in Riverside and San Bernardino counties with evacuations and road closures. KVCR is tracking the latest updates.
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