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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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.
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Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?
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Tropical Storm Chantal grew in strength as it approached the southeast U.S. coast. It's forecasted to bring heavy rains to parts of the Carolinas on Sunday.
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The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala.
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Iran' s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura.
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At least 67 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing girls continues.
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The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.
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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