Omnitrans, San Bernardino County’s largest public transit agency, provided more than 71,000 trips during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency has reported. Fifty-six percent of those who rode Omnitrans during that time did so to get to work, and virtually all of them said they have remained …
Read More »Stater Bros., PepsiCo to help children of deceased veterans
Stater Bros. Charities is partnering with PepsiCo Beverages North America to contribute $50,000 to the Fallen Patriots Foundation. The money will be used to pay for college scholarships and educational counseling for children who have lost a parent in the line of duty, according to a statement on Stater Bros. …
Read More »State is offering business tax credits
Applications are being accepted for the California Competes Tax Credit, an income tax credit designed to keep businesses in California and help them grow. The current application period began July 27 and is scheduled to last through Aug. 17, according to a statement. There are approximately $180 million in tax credits …
Read More »ONT to resume two suspended flights
Two major routes at Ontario International Airport that were suspended earlier this year because of COVID-19 are being reinstated. On Aug. 3, United Airlines will resume its daily nonstop service between Ontario International and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, according to a statement posted on the airport’s website. Eight days later, …
Read More »COVID-19 continues to batter ONT
Passenger traffic at Ontario International Airport fell 70 percent in June, a staggering year-over-year decline that was still an improvement compared with the previous two months. The airport’s passenger count last month was 142,029, down from 477,861 in May, according to the Ontario International Airport Authority. But those numbers, a …
Read More »Riverside nursing facility reopens
A skilled nursing facility in Riverside has reopened three months after it was shut down in an emergency. The Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center’s 84 patients were evacuated April 8 by city and county first responders, according to a statement on the county’s website. Officials worked with the state and …
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