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Riverside Public Utilities’ customers may once again claim a free shade tree they can plant in their yard or outside of their business, courtesy of the department. For the 15th consecutive year, customers may present their March billing statement at one of four city nurseries and receive a tree free …

Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport was essentially unchanged in January. The facility handled 312,413 domestic and international passengers during the first month of this year, a year-over-year decline of 934 passengers, or 0.30 percent, according to data released Monday by Los Angeles World Airports. The airport’s two international airlines, …

The Registrar of Voters says not enough valid signatures were gathered against the Word Logistic Center, but its foes say that finding is faulty because it’s based on a random sampling. Meanwhile, lawsuits continue to be filed against the development. Officially, the battle being waged by some Moreno Valley residents …

California residents cut their water use in January by 17.1 percent, the fourth consecutive month the state failed to reach Gov. Jerry Brown’s goal of a 25 percent cutback. Despite heavy rains throughout much of the state, the January numbers were the lowest recorded in eight months, the Stater Water …

The Riverside City Council has voted to build a new main library where the city’s downtown bus terminal is located. In a 5-0 vote, the council agreed to develop a new library rather than renovate the current facility at 3581 Mission Inn Ave., where it has been located for more …

For the fifth consecutive year, Menifee has recorded growth in its third quarter sales tax revenue. The city’s sale tax revenue grew 11.6 percent during July, August and September of last year compared with the third quarter of 2014, according to a statement released Tuesday by the city. That’s the …