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Oscar Lozano, a single man in his thirties, had a dream of starting a family and didn’t know if it would be possible.

With over 100 years in business, the Braille Institute helps blind and visually impaired persons of all ages seeking assistance with job preparation and life skills. The Braille Institute provides a broad range of free programs and services including: career counseling, training in adaptive technology, independent living skills, job readiness skills, sensory efficiency, social interaction skills, and college and career readiness. They offer in-home services, low vision rehabilitation, and programs such as the music program and telephone reader program.

On February 28th, a 15-year-old high school student was riding his skateboard near the intersection of Stetson Avenue & Seven Hills Drive in the city of Hemet. A group of young people met him at that corner and an altercation occurred resulting in the young man being senselessly pushed into traffic and hit by a car. The Hemet youth sustained major head & brain injuries as a result. He remains hospitalized to this day. The skateboard he was riding was stolen following this tragic incident.

As of January 1, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is now responsible for ensuring access to health care services for more than 11,000 residents in Needles, Big River, Red Mountain, Blythe, Trona and surrounding areas in California.

More than 200 people helped Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) celebrate the groundbreaking of a new STEM building and debut of its new animatronic makerspace at its San Jacinto Campus on Tuesday, March 22.