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Riverside County is now the 10th largest county in the United States based on population. The county had more than 2.3 million residents as of July 1, just enough to bypass Queens County in New York and land it in the top 10, according to data released this week by …

Aeromexico will offer roundtrip flights between Ontario International Airport and Mexico City starting next month. The flights, on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, are scheduled to start April 6, airport officials announced Wednesday. Once those flights begin, Aeromexico will operate eight international flights out of Ontario International: the airline, the …

Supporters of medical marijuana dispensaries in Upland are asking for a court order that would mandate a special election to settle the issue. If approved, three dispensaries would be allowed to operate legally in the northwest part of the city, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. …

Riverside County could save $170,000 by not renewing two contracts with Sacramento lobbying firms that expired last year. However, should the county chooses to make that move, it will still need to find independent help to secure much-needed state and federal dollars, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Those …

State officials are being called on to restore funding to clean up the Salton Sea. A coalition of private residents, elected officials and water officials spoke before the state water board Wednesday and implored its members take action before the lake turns into an environmental disaster, according to a report …

California officials Tuesday tightened restrictions on water use, limiting use by hotels and restaurants and placing an outright ban on irrigation during and immediately after measurable rainfall. The state, now in the fourth year of a drought, is completing this winter with historically low rainfall, forcing the State Water Board …