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Researchers are developing a new tool to measure whether children are experiencing the physiological effects of toxic stress, a development that could have far-reaching implications for pediatricians and families.

Riverside County is lifting the stay-at home order and moving back into the purple, most restrictive tier. Within this tier, restaurants that have been some of the most impacted by the pandemic can now reopen to outdoor dining in addition to takeout.

A local QAnon follower arrested for his alleged role in the Capitol insurrection of Jan. 6, now faces federal charges. Beaumont resident and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee, 44-year-old Kevin Strong purportedly confessed to his role in the attack on the nation’s Capitol which shocked America.

On January 21, 2021, at 6:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), served a search warrant at a residence in the 43-500 block of Smurr Street in the city of Indio. The search warrant stemmed from an assault incident which occurred on January 19, 2021, in the city of Coachella.

Tens of thousands of caregivers providing critical medical support to disabled veterans will be eligible to receive coronavirus vaccine doses soon under a new policy announced by the Department of Veterans Affairs this week. The move comes after a coalition of veterans groups lobbied for the caregivers to be pushed to the top of the vaccine list, arguing that they deserved to be included in the first wave of medical professionals being protected against the deadly illness.