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School mask, vaccine mandates supported in US: AP-NORC poll

As COVID-19 cases surge around the country, a majority of Americans say they support mask mandates for students and teachers in K-12 schools, according to a new poll, but their views are sharply divided along political lines.

Study Shows Uptick in U.S. Alcohol Beverage Sales During COVID-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic months of March 2020 to September 2020, U.S. alcohol retail store sales increased compared to usual trends while food services and drinking places sales decreased markedly during the same period, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. These results indicate an increase in home drinking in the U.S. The findings are published online in the journal Alcohol.

EXPLAINER: What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?

U.S. health officials may soon recommend COVID-19 booster shots for fully vaccinated Americans. A look at what we know about boosters and how they could help fight the coronavirus:

EXPLAINER: Will we need vaccine passports to do fun things?

Ready to go out on the town before summer ends? In parts of the U.S., you might have to carry your COVID-19 vaccine card or a digital copy to get into restaurants, bars, nightclubs and outdoor music festivals.

Pushback challenges vaccination requirements at US colleges

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The quickly approaching fall semester has America’s colleges under pressure to decide how far they should go to guard their campuses against COVID-19 while navigating legal and political questions and rising infection rates.

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Valley-Wide packet: Winchester Zone 33 parks tax up to $1,697 per SF unit; Annex 14 WQMP up to $175 — Sept. 21 agenda

The Sept. 21, 2026 Valley-Wide agenda packet lists a Winchester Zone 33 parks-tax maximum of $1,697 per single-family unit and an Annexation 14 WQMP maximum of $175. Landowner election results and final adoption are not confirmed in posted minutes.

Kohler booked on murder, hit-run death after Palm Avenue scooter crash

Mason Drew Kohler, 31, was booked on felony murder, hit-and-run death, and DUI charges, according to the Riverside County jail roster, which lists a Hemet PD arrest at Palm Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Hemet police say two pedestrians on an electric scooter were struck there about 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22; one was pronounced dead. Police have not named the driver, and the decedent's identity remains withheld.

Vote Yes on Proposition 45: A Vote for Jobs and Innovation

A yes vote on Proposition 45 is a vote for jobs and innovation.

San Jacinto Planning Commission recommends two annexations, including 151 homes south of Ramona Expressway

The San Jacinto Planning Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend two sphere-of-influence annexations to the City Council, including Tentative Tract Map 34271 for 151 single-family lots south of Ramona Expressway. Neither file is a completed annexation.

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