Amid a mix of payroll losses and gains throughout the regional economy, Riverside County's unemployment rate rose above 6% last month, according to figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department.
As crews continue to make progress encircling the 23,500-acre Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside counties, those impacted by the blaze and who may need assistance with food and health care support, as well as other needs, were invited to visit a one-stop resource that will open Thursday in Lake Elsinore.
In response to the devastating Airport, Bridge, and Line wildfires, Altura Credit Union is providing financial relief to their Members and Southern California residents affected by wildfires with its Wildfire Emergency Loan program.
During a late Tuesday afternoon news conference in Orange County, fire officials confirmed the Airport Fire had jumped to the south side of Ortega Highway in Riverside County near the area of the notorious Decker Fire that killed six firefighters more than six decades ago.