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  • Riverside County Sees Largest One-Day Increase in COVID-19 Cases
    MyNewsLA
    The nearly 30%-jump between Thursday’s and Friday’s numbers is the largest one-day increase since the first case was reported in Riverside County March 8. Another death was also reported, bringing the total fatalities due to coronavirus to 15. “We’ve heard that California COVID-19 cases may be slowing down, but that is not what we are ...
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  • Some California sheriffs’ departments still evicting renters
    Lake County Record-Bee
    could confirm to CalMatters that only 27 of California’s 58 county sheriffs’ departments — the law enforcement agency responsible for lockouts — had stopped them as of late last week. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, which declined to comment for this story, is still performing “writs” — legalese for court-ordered ...
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  • 4.9-magnitude earthquake rocks parts of Southern California
    USA Today
    The temblor struck 10 miles east of Anza, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter was near the Santa Rosa Mountain.
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  • Riverside County running out of time to stop coronavirus surge, officials say
    The Press-Enterprise
    Dr. Geoff Leung, chief of family medicine in the county health system, said that while there are reports of COVID-19 cases slowing down in California, “that is not what we are seeing in Riverside County.” “In Riverside County, our cases continue to rise exponentially and we have very little time to turn this around and prevent an ...
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  • Magnitude-4.9 quake rattles Southern California
    Associated Press
    An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 rattled much of inland Southern California on Friday evening but no damage or injuries were reported. The quake
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  • 4.9 magnitude earthquake near Anza felt around Southern California
    The Press-Enterprise
    There were no initial reports of damage related to the series of earthquakes that struck in Anza tonight, according to the Riverside County Emergency Management Department. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Tonight's (Friday 4/3 ...
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  • Earthquake Epicentered in Riverside Co. Rattles San Diego
    NBC 7 San Diego
    A series of earthquakes epicentered near Anza in southern Riverside County rattled parts of Southern California Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the first and strongest earthquake, a preliminary magnitude 4.9, about 10 miles southeast of Anza. Several aftershocks were recorded in the same spot, and also near Bombay Beach and Ocotillo ...
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  • Riverside County Forced To Spell It Out For Golfers: Stop!
    YAHOO!
    Golf courses that had remained open in Riverside County amid coronavirus — despite being deemed a non-essential service — have been further ordered to close by the county's top health official. "There was some confusion over the closure of golf courses,
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  • Second Southern California sheriff's deputy dies of COVID-19
    Our Midland MI
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another Riverside County sheriff's deputy has died from the coronavirus, becoming the third member of law enforcement to die of COVID-19 in California. The Sheriff's Department announced Friday morning that Deputy David Werksman had ...
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  • In California: 7,000 hotel rooms ready for homeless as COVID-19 cases surge
    USA Today
    Plus, how to detect coronavirus scams like a pro, a federal judge rules that gun stores don't have to be considered "essential" and stay open, and more.
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  • Coronavirus: Riverside County Confirms Additional 145 Cases; 15 Total Deaths
    CBS Boston / WBZ
    Also Friday, Riverside County Sheriff’s announced another deputy died Thursday after contracting COVID-19. The announcement comes after Deputy Terrell Young, a 15-year department veteran, also died from COVID-19. Young was the first law enforcement officer in Southern California to die of the disease. According to the Centers for Disease ...
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  • More Southern California police cover their faces to guard against coronavirus
    Orange County Register
    Health departments for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties for the first time this week said folks should shield their faces in light of research showing that COVID-19 can spread through asymptomatic individuals. As the number of positive cases of coronavirus climb across the region, law enforcement agencies have also ...
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  • Small businesses are struggling and closing. Here are the programs cropping up to help
    The Desert Sun
    Newsom announced that California schools will likely remain closed for the rest of the school year ... Bonner said he anticipates an "outrageously high" participation rate — about 750 small business owners tuned into webinars from Riverside County Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez. Local business advocate offices have had ...
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  • Three members of California law enforcement killed by coronavirus
    KYMA
    Young worked as a detention officer. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speculates the deputy may have contracted the illness through contact with an inmate. It's still unclear if Young and Werksman had any close contact. Detective Marylou Armer, Santa Rosa Police Department In northern California, Santa Rosa Police Detective Marylou Armer ...
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  • Amid School Closures, EMPIRE KVCR Launches At-Home Learning for students, families, and teachers
    VVNG
    launched a partnership with the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) and the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) to support at-home learning. Empire KVCR is now offering students, families and teachers programming aligned to California’s state curriculum on TV Channel 24 and kvcr.org/education. “Our ...
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