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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 …

Despite having a development team in place, deciding what to do with the abandoned downtown property has been difficult. Even agreeing on a demolition plan has been an obstacle.    Last August, it looked like San Bernardino was on track to solving one of its biggest and longest-running problems. The …