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Residents may now dispose of household hazardous wastes, including antifreeze, batteries, oil and paint, at the landfills in Moreno Valley and Beaumont. The recently expanded household hazardous waste program will be available for free to Riverside County residents from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, according to a …

The city of Rancho Cucamonga and the Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce are preparing to host the town’s annual State of the City Address. Mayor L. Dennis Michael is scheduled to deliver the address – this year’s theme is commUNITY – Feb. 23 at the Lewis Family Playhouse at the …

A defense attorney in the Colonies corruption trial took San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos to task on Wednesday, accusing him off filing a bogus case against the four defendants solely for his own political gain. Stephen Larson, counsel for Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum, concluded his opening statement …

Prosecutors in the Colonies corruption case have no evidence of bribery or any other illegal acts, an attorney for one of the four defendants in the case said Tuesday. In his day-long opening argument, Stephen Larson told the two juries that will decide the case that prosecutors presented a skewed, …

A Wildomar city councilman has been named vice president of public affairs in the Inland Empire by the California Apartment Association. Ben J. Benoit, who began his new position last week, will concentrate primarily on advocating for the rental housing industry before various government entities, according to an association statement. …

For the second time in less than a week, a San Bernardino County Superior Court jury heard opening arguments in the Colonies corruption case. Last week, Deputy District Attorney Lewis Cope alleged that Jim Erwin, the county’s former assistant assessor, participated in a multi-million dollar bribery scheme in connection with …