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Apple Valley residents who have been hurt financially by COVID-19 may now receive help from the city. The town council recently approved using money from federal Community Development Block Grants to help residents with rent payments, utilities, and security deposits, according to a statement on the town’s website. Block Grant …

Riverside has been named the 59th fittest city in the United States by the American College of Sports Medicine. Riverside was one of 15 California cities to make the Indianapolis-based college’s annual 100-city American Fitness Index, and the only one from the Inland Empire, according to a statement released Tuesday. …

Moreno Valley has been recognized by the International City/County Management Association. The association recently presented the city with its 2020 Local Government Excellence Award in the Community Diversity & Inclusion category, according to a statement on the city’s website. Moreno Valley was recognized for its MoVaLearns-Mayors Challenge program, which helps …

Palm Springs has extended its temporary ban on COVID-19 related evictions. The urgency ordinance, which the city council passed unanimously, means anyone who can’t pay their rent because they’ve been impacted by the pandemic is safe until at least July 31, according to a summary of the ordinance by the …

Fourteen percent of the county’s workforce is in danger of not receiving any help from the CARES Act, the Trump Administration’s main program for helping people and businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the UC Riverside study. A substantial number of workers in Riverside County are unlikely to receive …

Moreno Valley residents can be tested for Coronavirus at the CVS Pharmacy, 26180 Iris Ave. The drive-thru testing is for Coronavirus only, not antibodies, and is for people with Covid-19 symptoms or anyone in other high-risk categories, according to a statement on the city’s website. “When we heard that CVS …