Tuesday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include:
- West Nile virus is making its annual summertime appearance in the Inland Empire and residents are encouraged to protect themselves from mosquito bites, especially during dawn and dusk.
- Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho are continuing a public dispute on homelessness.
- The Bureau of Land Management says it’s being proactive in its streamlined plans to protect communities from the risk of wildfires.
- Because of drought conditions, Joshua Tree park rangers have closed the popular Fortynine Palms Trail and Oasis, allowing bighorn sheep to lap up surface water in the area.
- Redlands police scored a major child porn bust, arresting Francisco Giovani Martinez who is accused on uploading more than 3,400 sex abuse images to the cloud.
- Experts and physicians are warning people to limit their outdoor exposure and to know the warning signs of heat illness.
