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Riverside County is providing Pfizers’ COVID-19 vaccination to persons 16 and 17 years old. The practice, which began Tuesday, opens the county’s vaccination program to thousands more people, according to a statement on the county’s website. Anyone 16 or 17 years old who is eligible for Pfizer’s two-dosage treatment must …

Riverside County has reached one million vaccinations in its battle against COVID-19. Shirley Ann Gruenke, 65, of Cherry Valley, received the millionth shot in the arm Wednesday at the Albert A. Chatigny Senior Community Center in Beaumont, according to a statement on the county’s website. “It was a surprise, but …

Morongo Casino Resort & Spa recently donated $128,643 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the San Gorgonio Pass. The money, which will help pay for community youth programs, was raised in July during which casino patrons were asked to donate spare change from their winnings to charity, according to …

Palm Springs has extended its eviction deadline for commercial tenants to April 28. Council members voted unanimously at their last meeting to extend the deadline to help businesses that have been hurt by COVID-19, according to a statement on the city’s website. A business tenant may defer its rent if …

Eligible Riverside County residents are being asked to make COVID-19 vaccination appointments through the Riverside University Health System-Public Health website. Between now and Friday, hundreds of appointments are available at the four county-run clinics and those operated by Curative and OptumServe in Riverside County, according to a statement on the …

The U.S. Customs & Border Protection has expanded its dropping of immigrants seeking asylum to southwest Riverside County. Beginning earlier this month, the government agency has been placing families in and around Blythe, according to a statement on Riverside County’s website. Between drop-offs in the southwest and east county, 257 immigrants …