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Citrus tree owners in and nearby Riverside are being asked to watch for huanglongbing – also known as HLB, or “greening” – a deadly disease that can spread quickly. A tree infected with the disease was removed recently from property near Chicago and Marlborough avenues in the northeast part of …

Palm Canyon Shopping Center, a 40,000-square-foot retail center in downtown Palm Springs, has been sold. The development at 471 S. Indian Canyon Drive sold for $7.3 million and was 56 percent occupied by six tenants – including International House of Pancakes, Urban Yoga and Casa Moderno – when escrow closed, …

Moreno Valley Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez wanted to make a dramatic gesture to show his support for Habitat for Humanity, the international nonprofit agency that builds houses for people in need. So he decided to rappel off Riverside City Hall, a 123-foot drop down the seven-story edifice at 3900 Main St. …

Less than two years from now, gasoline-powered leaf blowers will be illegal in Palm Springs. The city council passed an ordinance last week banning their use, although electric-powered blowers will still be allowed, according to a statement. The new ordinance is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 19, 2019. Residents …

Starting this fall, Frontier Airlines will offer seasonal nonstop service between Palm Springs International Airport and Denver. The new flights, which will run Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, will offer one-way fares as low as $59, according to a statement posted Tuesday on Palm Springs’ website. Frontier Airlines, a low-cost …

Anyone who owns property or lives in Riverside County will be helped by an anticipated five percent increase in home prices during the next year, but they won’t experience an increase in property taxes during that time, according to county officials. All of the county’s real estate sectors are expected …