Ontario International Airport has agreed to add ride services that are summoned by smart phone apps to its ground transportation network. The airport authority on Wednesday agreed to make the addition, according to a statement posted on the airport’s website. Two app-based providers – Uber and Lyft Inc. – were …
Read More »Several charges dropped in corruption trial
Two felony counts against a pair of defendants in the Colonies Crossroads corruption trial were dismissed this week. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Smith on Thursday threw out a forgery charge against Jim Erwin, former assistant assessor with the county and one of four defendants in the …
Read More »Home prices continue to rise
Inland Empire home prices, including distressed sales, increased by 6.1 percent during May compared with May 2016, according to data released Wednesday. Month over month, home prices in Riverside and San Bernardino counties were up 0.8 in May, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported. Nationwide, prices were up 6.6 percent compared with May …
Read More »New Stater Bros. set to open
Stater Bros. will hold a grand opening for its third store in Menifee. The store, at 29061 Newport Road, is part of the Shoppes at the Lakes on the east side of town, according to a statement released Wednesday. A ceremony is scheduled to be held at 8 a.m. Wednesday, …
Read More »Pace of Inland Empire manufacturing growth slows
Manufacturing in the Inland Empire grew for the sixth consecutive month in May, although not as strongly as it expanded in previous months. The region’s purchasing managers index during May was 54.8, Cal State San Bernardino’s Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis reported Monday. That’s a sharp decline from …
Read More »Bill would rename post office for Jack Brown
Rep. Peter Aguilar, D- San Bernardino, has introduced a bill that would name a U.S. Post Office after Jack Brown, the late executive chairman of Stater Bros. Markets Inc. The bill proposes renaming the post office at 390 W. 5th St. in San Bernardino the Jack H. Brown Post Office …
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