City / County News

Palm Springs has opened a shelter to assist homeless people during the cold season. The 15-bed facility at the Palm Springs Access Center opened earlier this month and will remain open through Feb. 28, according to a statement on the city’s website. The facility, at 225 El Cielo Road, is a …

Norco has broken ground on “The Barn,” a 21,000-square-foot multipurpose building being developed inside the George Ingalls Event Center. The $3.5 million project will be owned and operated by Norco and be available for public and private gatherings, including weddings, expositions and business meetings, according to a statement on the …

San Bernardino County homeowners are being warned about a nationwide property scam. The swindle called a Homeowner Benefit Program, involves homeowners being persuaded to place a lien on their property in exchange for a cash payment, according to a statement released by Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector Ensen Mason and Assessor- Recorder-County Clerk …

The nativity scenes on Euclid Avenue, a longtime Ontario tradition, are up and available for public viewing. Twelve depictions of the birth of Christ have been set up on the grass median between C and F streets and will remain there until New Year’s Day, according to the Greater Ontario …

Business activity in the Inland Empire rose  2.8 percent during the third quarter, a trend that is expected to grow during the next year, according to data released today. That was a significant improvement from the second quarter’s 1.6 percent increase, but a decline from the activity recorded in the …

Palm Springs International Airport will upgrade its restaurants and retailers. The city council recently approved 10-year contracts with Paradies-Lagardere Travel Retail in Atlanta, the airport’s restaurant operator, and Las Vegas-based Marshall Retail Group according to a statement on the city’s website. Besides renovating the airport’s three restaurants, Paradies will bring …