Weekly Newswrap with Cassie MacDuff

Weekly Newswrap with Cassie MacDuff

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 6:42 with support from Joseph & Dakira Williams and at 8:42 with support from A&R Tarpaulins. Our segments with Cassie are also archived here for listening on demand.

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Weekly News Wrap with Cassie MacDuff 5/8/2026

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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.

Longtime Inland Empire journalist and KVCR news contributor Cassie MacDuff and KVCR's Jessica Greenwell review some of the big Inland Empire news stories from the past week.

1. The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation is buying the Historic Mission Inn in downtown Riverside from the heirs of the late Duane Roberts, who had owned it with his wife, Kelly, since 1992.

2. A new report on the Loma Linda VA medical system shows several patient-care reviews fell through the cracks, potentially endangering patient health.

3. State regulators gave a green light to a controversial solar project in the Mojave Desert, despite San Bernardino County supervisors rejecting the plan over environmental concerns.

4. And lastly today, a couple of updates on several city matters.

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Cassie MacDuff

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Rick Dulock
Rick Dulock

Production Manager, KVCR FM

Email: rdulock@kvcr.org

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