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Today's top stories for Friday, April, 3, 2026.

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.

A federal judge rules that the Border Patrol again broke the rules in California immigration sweeps, saying agents acted "without considering or complying with law Congress enacted."

Hundreds of people became U.S. citizens at a large ceremony in Orange County last month. Despite some concerns about democracy, some new citizens still think it's a good place to live.

Stories highlighted for April 2, 2026

Host Maya Gwynn speaks with Kanita Bourne, Manager of Social and Community Services within the Community Behavioral Department at IEHP.

Stories highlighted for April 1, 2026

This edition of KVC-Arts is STEEPED in guitar. David Fleming speaks with Peter Curtis about the 2026 RCC Guitar Festival and Competition, which kicks off Friday April 3rd with a concert by The LA Guitar Quartet. Saturday the 4th from 9 to 5-ish pm, there will be guitarists playing in a variety of genres competing for scholarships, as well as master classes and concerts by jazz guitarist Larry Koonse, and classical guitarist and composer Benjamin Verdery - the latter of which will perform on his own, and then will be joined by Peter and the RCC Guitar Ensemble to play a piece Verdery wrote for the ensemble and the 2026 festival.

Stories highlighted for March 31, 2026

Federal officials said they tried to save the man, who was found unconscious in his bunk, and later transported him to a hospital. But detainees in contact with immigrant rights advocates claim the man was denied medical treatment and died on site.