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August was another good month at Ontario International Airport. Passenger traffic was up 2.26 percent in August compared with August 2014, according to data released Tuesday by Los Angeles World Airports Ontario International upped its passenger count by more than 8,100 travelers, to a total of 368,631, during that time, …

Moreno Valley has completed the final environmental impact report for a proposed Walmart in the south part of the city. The project, which will be built on a vacant 21-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Gentian Street and Perris Boulevard, is scheduled for a public hearing before the planning …

Ontario will have to do more than gain control of Ontario International Airport in order to make that facility profitable again, according to a local economist. Manfred W. Keil, an associate professor of economics at Claremont McKenna College, told a crowd of 700 business leaders and public officials Thursday that …

Some San Bernardino County residents are regaining confidence in the county’s economy, but their optimism is not where it was before the recession hit and most residents remain pessimistic, a report released Wednesday stated. Twenty five percent of those surveyed rated the county’s economy’s “excellent” or “good,” according to the …

Moreno Valley’s television station has won one national and 10 region cable television awards. The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors gave MVTV-3 its highest honor in the category of public service announcements, according to a statement posted on the city’s website. The association gave out that award during …

Moreno Valley is getting an early jump on El Nino. The city is asking for volunteers to help prepare for expected heavy floods this winter, said Matt Mahaffey, the city’s emergency management specialist. Moreno Valley’s Office of Emergency Management and Volunteer Services hopes to persuade 50 to 60 people to …