City / County News

It just became a little more difficult to get industrial projects approved in Fontana. The city council recently approved environmental and building requirements regarding industrial development that are intended to improve air quality, according to a statement on the city’s website. In some instances, the adopted regulations are stricter than …

Fourteen people have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged scheme to steal more than $4.2 million from the federal Medicare and state Medi-Cal programs. The scam involved enrolling people who were not terminally ill in two San Bernardino County hospice programs, New Hope Hospice, Inc. and Sterling …

Palm Springs International Airport accommodated more than two million passengers in 2021. Total passenger count at the airport was 2,092,943, a 67 percent year-over-year increase, according to a statement on the city’s website. The city-owned airport also set monthly passenger records during the last eight months of the year, attracting …

San Bernardino has approved phase two of a four-phase citywide street improvement project. The city council recently awarded the $4.7 million contract to All American Asphalt, a Corona-based company that works throughout Southern California, according to a statement on the city’s website. In the second phase, nine streets will be …

Because of a decline in COVID-19 cases, Palm Springs on Tuesday reopened city hall and other city facilities for walk-in service. For now, masks are still required inside all city facilities, in compliance with regulations set by Cal/OSHA-Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which is responsible for preventing injuries and …

Apple Valley will release the first draft of its 10-year redistricting map March 1. That draft map, the product of two public hearings, will be the subject of a third public session scheduled for March 8, according to a statement on the town’s website. Adoption of final map is expected …