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The rebuilding of the Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge reached a milestone this month when the last of nine steel girders was put into place. The 182-foot-long structures weigh 250,000 pounds each, and are the longest pre-cast girders ever made for a California bridge, according to a statement on the city’s …

Moreno Valley has been recognized by the League of California Cities for its efforts to get city businesses to hire Moreno Valley residents. The city recently received a Helen Putnam Award for Excellence from the league – one of 10 cities to receive that honor – for its Hire Mo-Val …

San Bernardino County has received an $11 million state grant that it will use to remove a large homeless encampment in San Bernardino. The funds will help the county’s Office of Homeless Services relocate homeless people in the Highland Avenue Corridor, which runs parallel to the Foothill Freeway in San …

Perris has opened a skate park at Paragon Park. A ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Mayor Michael M. Vargas, City Manager Clara Miramontes and other city dignitaries was held Oct. 10, according to a statement on the city’s website. The $2.2 million project covers 15,000 square feet and includes in-ground bowls …

California has donated 320 acres to the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians. The state’s Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy recently handed over the ancestral land in the San Jacinto Mountains to the federally recognized tribe, according to a statement on the tribe’s website. “Returning these lands to the Agua Caliente …

Moreno Valley has added WiFi to three of its parks, bringing the total number of parks and other facilities to 35 in the city with that technology. Westbluff Park, Morrison Park and Rock Ridge Park all recently received the network adapter that makes wireless access to the internet possible, according to …