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For over 30 years, Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors has been awarding scholarships to qualifying and deserving local high school seniors. On any given year, up to 30 scholarships are presented to students in Southwest Riverside County who are furthering their education.

When the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Tribal Administration decided to have a safe reopening of its Sports Complex pool on July 6, luckily there were four lifeguards who had recently completed certification that could be on duty.

A Riverside skilled nursing facility where more than 80 patients were evacuated in April reopened today. The California Department of Public Health reviewed the facility and approved its reopening.

After her junior year at Great Oak High School in Temecula, Yawaywish Laupsa-Briones got noticed by a West Point softball recruiter who had viewed a couple of her tournament games. She did some research on the school and its athletic program and decided she wanted to commit to the school. On July 11, she left California to start her academic career there.

Nursing homes have become ground zero in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with outbreaks causing high rates of illness and death among vulnerable residents living together in close quarters.