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March Air Reserve Base in Riverside will likely be home to Air Force’s latest tanker planes. March is the “preferred destination” for the 12 KC-46A Pegasus tankers, which fuel other aircraft while they are airborne, according to a statement released by the Air Force Monday. Twelve KC-46As would replace KC-135 …

Riverside and San Bernardino counties have postponed their Point-In-Time counts, the result of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. Riverside County is now scheduled to hold its count Feb. 23, 30 days later than originally scheduled, according to a statement on the county’s website. San …

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has donated $2.2 million to San Bernardino, money the city will use to pay for law enforcement vehicles, park upgrades and a mobile veterinary clinic. The agreement provides $1.1 million for the veterinary clinic, $1 million for upgrades renovations to Seccombe Lake Park, …

Amazon has donated $100,000 to MoVaLEARNS, the latest phase of Moreno Valley’s Hire MoVal program. City officials accepted the donation at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled city council meeting, according to a statement on the city’s website. Now in its third year, MoVaLEARNS helps adults who have to work and go to …

The Palm Springs Swim Center reopened Wednesday, nine days after it was shut down because of the surge in Omicron-related COVID-19 cases. Pool hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week with reservations required from 7 a.m. – noon, according to a statement on the city’s website. …

Moreno Valley’s city council and planning commission meetings are available to the public exclusively online. The move, taken because of the surge in COVID-19 cases in Riverside County, began with Tuesday’s council meeting and is scheduled to last through February, according to a statement on the city’s website. “We are …