KVCR News
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Today's top stories for Friday, December 19.
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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.
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Stories highlighted for Dec 18, 2025.
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KVCR's Toni Lopez interviews KVCR's own Brianna Navarro and Mariana Lapizco. The two have taken their production background and experience to the next step, founding the Ella Film Festival, an event that aims to support and encourage women filmmakers.
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Stories highlighted for Dec 17, 2025.
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Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Riverside walked off the job early Tuesday morning over what they say are unfair labor practices.
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A conversation between host Maya Gwynn and Jessica A. Handy, Founder of Sandalwood Farm & Sanctuary.
From NPR
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With months-long consulate and embassy delays being reported, the two tech companies say staying put in the U.S. right now could prevent workers from getting stranded in their home countries.
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The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure.
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Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world's cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, in the clearest sign yet that the new year will signal the unofficial start of his pontificate.
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The comedian is scheduled to co-host his final show on Saturday with Wicked star Ariana Grande.
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An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.
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U.S. forces stopped a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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A federal judge ordered special elections after earlier ordering the state to redraw the electoral map used to select justices, concluding the current configuration dilutes the power of Black voters.
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The attack at Australia's Bondi Beach earlier this week on people who were celebrating the first night of Hanukkah was horrific. Stories have emerged about those who died trying to stop the gunmen.
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A former US Marine was arrested in Louisiana in connection with a New Year’s Eve plot to bomb areas around Southern California. The FBI arrested four other suspects last week in the Mojave Desert.
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Stories highlighted for Dec 16, 2025.
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Federal authorities said they’ve thwarted a plot to bomb five locations around Southern California on New Year’s Eve. The FBI has arrested four people who they say belong to an extremist anti-government group.
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BVN's Esther Gatica discusses Time for Change, local author Debbie Dee, AI's growing footprint, Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds being appointed to the California Transportation Commission, and FAC suing Riverside over transparency in quest for Sheriff Department jail deaths accountability.
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