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Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport dropped slightly in August, according to data released this week. Overall passenger count last month was 357,854, a 2.9 percent decline compared with August of 2015, Los Angeles World Airports reported. Domestic traffic was essentially flat – 344,676 passengers a year-over-year drop of 1.82 …

Riverside, UC Riverside and the California Department of Rehabilitation have joined to help promote National Disability Employment Awareness Month. All three organizations will promote three events next month that will emphasize the benefits of hiring employees with disabilities and celebrating their contributions to the workplace, according to a statement released …

Moreno Valley has a new city attorney. Martin D. Koczanowicz, whose 25-year career as a municipal attorney included a stint as Fresno’s deputy city attorney, will begin working as Moreno Valley’s chief legal advisor in early October, according to a city statement. A 1984 graduate of the University of La …

Time is running out to apply for community development block grant funds issued by Wildomar during the 2017-18 program year. Interested parties have until 5 p.m. Monday to turn in an application, which can be found at cityofwildomar.org, according to a statement. Wildomar receives some of Riverside County’s block grant …

Good news for dog lovers in the Coachella Valley: the Palm Springs Dog Park is scheduled to reopen in November. The park, at  222 N. Civic Drive, has been fitted with a new irrigation, system, upgraded landscaping, a concrete walkway and an underground electrical that will accommodate new LED decorative …

The Community Foundation, a Riverside-based nonprofit that promotes philanthropy in the Inland Empire, is accepting online applications from nonprofits interested in participating in Give BIG San Bernardino County. Give BIG is a one-day, 24-hour program scheduled to be held Nov. 29, according to a statement posted on the county’s website. …