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KVCR News has your daily news rundown at lunchtime.

9/21 KVCR Midday News: IE Jobless Rate Downtrend, House America Plan for Homelessness, New Warning System for Mountain Communities, & More

Tuesday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include:

  • The Inland Empire’s jobless rate continues a slow downtrend as more jobs are created.
  • California and six of its largest cities are joining the House America plan, a White House initiative to reduced homelessness.
  • Marijuana eradication teams strike throughout the Inland Empire, seizing nearly 30,000 marijuana plants and making 31 arrests.
  • A new warning system is in the works for mountain communities around Riverside as a means for them to receive alerts regarding wildfires and other disasters.
  • A news investigation from KPCC and Columbia Journalism School finds Cal Fire firefighters are getting sick and dying from hot weather during training.
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