The California Department of Education (CDE) is stepping up its teacher recruitment efforts. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has elevated the educator crisis as a key challenge and made the support of local educational agencies a priority. (INT)

Truck traffic is filling the streets of Perris reflecting the boom in warehouse construction. Ninety trucks were inspected during a 4-hour long enforcement Tuesday. Twenty-two citations were issued and five trucks were sidelined for safety violations. (INT)

Felicia Alexander has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the San Bernardino city school board. As a provisional appointee, she will serve on the Board until the general election in November 2024. The provisional appointment will become effective in 30 days unless voters submit a petition calling for a special election. (INT)

Corona is the sixth Riverside County community to participate in Blue Zones Activate, a health and well-being assessment to create a plan to help residents live better and longer. The readiness and feasibility assessment is the first step for Blue Zones to come together with the communities and figure out how to make them healthier places to live, work, grow up, and grow older. (INT)

Menifee police say a Sunday morning fire in the Target department store was a case of arson. The fire triggered a sprinkler suppression system which damaged a section of the store, police said. Employees extinguished the fire before evacuating. There were no injuries. No suspect information had been released at last report. (INT)

A Riverside man is under arrest on suspicion of a weekend murder in Ontario. Police did not say how Jorge Munoz, 22, was linked to the slaying of another man Saturday at Coastal Pacific Food Distributors. (INT)

San Bernardino will receive $1.4 million in federal funds to renovate and upgrade the historic, 1800-seat Roosevelt Bowl at Perris Hill Park. Improvements are expected to take a year to complete. A summer concert series will return to the Bowl in June. (INT)

Three inmates have been found guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of another prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institute in Victorville. A federal jury in Santa Ana found the trio repeatedly hit and kicked a 38-year-old inmate identified in court documents as “J.S.” He died of head injuries in the October 2013 incident. (INT)

Inmates at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside who might become homeless when released will be connected to programs and services that can help them stay self-sufficient when they no longer are in custody. The Riverside City Council approved an agreement January 17th with Victory Outreach Church to provide the services. Project Connect reaches out to inmates who describe themselves as homeless or in danger of becoming homeless. (INT)

Mark Prestwich signs on February 21st as Hemet City Manager. Prestwich says “It has always been my dream to return to my hometown and serve the community that I have fond memories of.” A five-year agreement approved by the Hemet City Council “was intended to reinforce the Council’s desire for organizational stability,” according to a statement from City Hall. (INT)

Moreno Valley has secured an additional $2 million for the city’s Homeless to Work Program. It will be divided between Community Project Funding and the MoVal Emergency Shelter/Rapid Rehousing Program. Both programs are in partnership with the Salvation Army. (INT)

A new CalDOR Payment Card (CPC) has been issued to those with disabilities and who participate in vocational rehabilitation (VR) services. The new CPC card is the first of its kind in the nation and gives consumers the ability to purchase their pre-approved VR goods and services quickly. (INT)

Californians can visit a COVID-19 testing site to get a no-cost flu test. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is expanding its no-cost testing program. (INT)