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$387K Annual Salary, Future Raises OK'd For Riverside County's CEO
A new three-year employment agreement was approved Tuesday for Riverside County Chief Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen Jr.

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A new three-year employment agreement was approved Tuesday for Riverside County Chief Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen Jr.

The county allocated funds for 305 firefighter-paramedic positions in the fire department, yet 123 of the budgeted spots remain open.
The figures are part of a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"Fire engines without paramedics can only provide basic life support, an unacceptable degradation of our first response system."
The nurses are demanding that Tenet Health address what union officials call "chronic issues."
To commemorate the new route, a pair of round-trip tickets will be given away.
The latest contract for RivCo CEO Jeff Van Wagenen Jr. would, if approved Tuesday, take effect immediately and expire Dec. 11, 2026.
On Monday, a Riverside County judge determined there was enough evidence to warrant a trial for 48-year-old Jaime Lopez Bedolla.
The non-injury blaze was reported shortly after 1 p.m. Friday.
Anka is set to take the stage Jan. 9 and 10, at 7 p.m. each day, in the McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive.
The $6 million project will add a "deceleration lane" to southbound I-15 between Old Temescal Road and East Ontario Avenue.
The answer come in a trial that was ordered Thursday by a judge.
Even though the body of 33-year-old Katherine Mary Neitzke of Romoland has not been found, her boyfriend was charged with murder.
If convicted on the two murder counts, David Alan Floyd, 60, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Ex-LAPD Officer Salvador Alejandro Sanchez is charged with voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
A judge found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial on an attempted murder count, as well as sentence-enhancing allegations.
The closures are analogous to shutdowns that occurred in October and November on the eastbound 91 for the "71/91 Interchange Project."
The county is contracting with Inland Southern California 211+ for the "Youth Suicide Prevention Reporting & Crisis Response Pilot Program."
The festival will begin Jan. 4, 2024, with Film Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center, according to festival officials.
Due to an increased number of crashes on SR-247, the CHP's Morongo Basin Office will be deploying additional special enforcement units.