By LAWT News Service As reported by NBC News, the Trump Administration has announced it will not provide temporary protected status to Bahamians who fled Hurricane Dorian. If granted, this status would have let Bahamians work and live in the United States until it is deemed safe to return to their home. Congresswoman Karen…
DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 7:16 p.m. INCIDENT: PC 187 – Murder LOCATION: 16100 Pebble Beach Drive, Victorville, CA VICTIM(S): Shane Walker, 45-year-old male, Victorville resident SUMMARY: On September 14, 2019, at 7:16 p.m., Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call of a possible traffic collision involving a motorcycle rider at 16100 Pebble Beach Drive in…
San Bernardino, CA-Art Torres brings over 20 years of procurement management experience to Omnitrans as the transit agency’s new Director of Procurement. Torres was employed most recently as a Senior Manager in Contracts Administration at Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit, Metro, where he gained experience working within Federal Transit Administration guidelines. “Omnitrans will benefit from…
San Bernardino, CA — San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector (ATC) Ensen Mason announced today that the 2019-20 Property Tax Postponement Program is available to qualifying taxpayers through the State Controller’s Office (SCO). This loan program allows eligible homeowners, including low-income seniors and disabled individuals, to postpone the payment of their current-year property taxes on their…
By Alyssa Brook An Atlanta doctor says he went to open up a bank account when a bank teller called 911 and police showed up. According to WSBTV, Anthony Onyegbula believed he was racially profiled. “Until it happens to you, you never know what it feels like,” said Onyegbula, who treats cancer patients in Henry…
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — When you see a member of the L.A. Soul Steppers stepping through the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza get out of the way. The Soul Steppers are a walking club of about 70-plus members. The free club for senior citizens meets once a month for a two-mile walk around the mall. By Kristina…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA- Not everyone can donate blood, but everyone can support the cause of voluntary blood donation by supporting LifeStream Blood Bank’s Third Annual 5K Life Run/Walk presented by OneLegacy, Sunday, Sept. 29 at Cal State San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway. Activities take place near the athletic fields at the east end of campus,…
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty.…Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition. For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.” Those were the words…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today that the California Department of Education (CDE) has outlined a path to revise and improve the ethnic studies model curriculum draft. The next step in the process is for the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) to meet regarding the draft on Friday, September 20. The CDE is…
Bill author David Chiu implored Assembly members to imagine the impact of a massive rent increase on a typical tenant’s health, children and job. “Voters need to know that the San Bernardino County Supervisors aren’t making our most vulnerable residents and caregivers the county priority they need to be.” Leslie “Les” Berner IHSS consumer Victorville,…
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – Joshua Tree National Park staff invites the public to attend a meeting exploring future park management strategies related to visitation and capacity issues. The park will host three open house meetings in October, 2019 to discuss past visitor use and resource management actions, as well as current…
Dr. Rita Ramirez, Mayor Pro Tem, Victorville City Council, has announced her candidacy for Supervisor District 1 for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. Presently, Dr. Ramirez is also the Regional Council Representative District 65th of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). She represents the cities of the High Desert in Los Angeles where…
By Garrett Bergthold Staff Writer ADELANTO — The law firm representing former Mayor Rich Kerr in a lawsuit is the same firm whose San Bernardino office was one of four places searched on the same day by FBI agents in 2018 as part of a public corruption investigation. At the time, an attorney from the…
San Bernardino, CA — Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced that SAC Health Care System (SACHS) has received $2,142,792 through the Affordable Care Act Teaching Health Center (THC) grant program. In partnership with Loma Linda University Health (LLUH), this grant funding allows physicians to complete their residencies with SACHS and provide affordable medical services to families…
Veterans and dependents get free legal advice on civil matters WHAT: Riverside County Veterans’ Services and the Veterans Legal Institute (VLI) now offer free legal advice to veterans and their dependents. The legal assistance is for civil matters, including healthcare, housing, immigration, discharge upgrades, bankruptcy, license renewals, consumer law, estate planning and expungements. The…
Laboratory Director Dr. Errin Rider looked through the dust-covered windows at the newly installed steel beams poking up from the ground outside her office. The work is part of a $13.9 million expansion of the laboratory that Rider runs for Riverside University Health System-Public Health. “It’s not just an expansion of our capacity and capability,”…
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Sept. 17, 2019—SCAN Health Plan®, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage health plans, today announced the addition of CareMore Health to its provider network in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, effective Aug. 1, 2019. Building upon the organizations’ existing collaboration in Santa Clara County, the geographic expansion will offer…
By Dr. John Chang, medical director, UnitedHealthcare of California Many people associate springtime with asthma attacks, in large part due to increased exposure to pollens as flowers and plants start to bloom. But some studies show asthma attacks spike during the fall, when more people – especially children – go to the hospital because of…
By Greg Dill Did you know that there are two different ways to receive your Medicare benefits? The most popular way is Original Medicare. With Original Medicare, you can choose any doctor, hospital, or other healthcare provider you want, as long as they accept Medicare. When you receive medical services or goods, Medicare pays the…
By Drew Johnson It’s been a rough summer for Americans battling chronic diseases. The Trump administration scrapped a proposal that would have reformed the prescription drug supply chain and saved patients billions of dollars. Now, the administration is trying to impose price controls on drugs administered through Medicare. The president had it right the first…
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Los Angeles’ homelessness epidemic isn’t the only issue plaguing several low-income communities. The county is full of “food deserts” leaving many residents — children, adults and seniors alike — to face the realities of hunger. Helping fight the issue is local nonprofit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, which has worked to…
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Dr. Alan Rowe founded the United College Action Network (U-CAN) with his wife Donna Rowe in 1988 and the couple has built it into an opportunity for young people to obtain educational freedom. As they prepare for the 20th-year of their signature college recruitment event this week, Dr. Rowe shared with the…
Sensors on NASA satellites Terra and Aqua captured a record of thousands of points of fire in Brazil in late August. The fires pose a threat to the Amazon rainforest and to people living in and around it. (Image: NASA Earth Observatory) Rampant fires in the Amazon present an ecological, international crisis. Scientists from the…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced legislation to address the growing crisis of food insecurity among college students across the country. The Enhanced Access to SNAP Act (or EATS Act) would amend the Food and Nutrition Act to include “attending an institution of higher education” as a form of qualification, expanding SNAP…