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Capt. Matt Henry has been named Murrieta’s police chief. Henry will replace Chief Anthony Conrad, who is scheduled to retire later this year, according to a statement on the city’s website. Henry, who has 24 years experience in law enforcement, started his career in 2000 with the San Diego Police …

Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson has joined the Mayors for Parks Coalition, a national group that lobbies for more federal funding for urban parks. Created 11 years ago, the group advocates on behalf of the Land and Water Conservation Fund’s Stateside and Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership programs, according to a …

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has created a $1 million program that will help some residents of the Coachella Valley, Palo Verde Valley and Idyllwild make the down payment on their first home. The First Time Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Program will be paid for with funding from the …

Big Lots, the discount retail chan, will close 65 stores in California, including seven in the Inland Empire. That will reduce the company to 34 California stores, most of which are in Southern California, according to multiple reports based mostly on a lengthy Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The company …

Perris has begun repaving four miles of the Ramona Expressway. The $8 million Ramona Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project, which broke ground last month, will restore more than four miles of road along Ramona Expressway between Webster Avenue and Rider Street, according to a statement on the city’s website. Also, a …

California exported $15.7 billion worth of merchandise in June, a slight year-over-year increase, according to a recent study. Exports of manufactured goods fell by 3.5 percent year-over-year compared with one year earlier, to $9,482 billion, Beacon Economics in Los Angeles reported. The state’s exports of agricultural products and raw materials …