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The U.S. economy added 211,000 new jobs in November, the result of increased consumer spending and an expansion of the construction industry, among other factors. Overall, unemployment remained at 5 percent last month, a 7.5 year low, even as more U.S. residents began to look for work, according to data …

Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren was honored recently with a 2015 Health Champion Award for Southern California Elected Officials. Warren received the award, which is given out by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, at the Nov. 24 city council meeting, according to a city statement. Every year the center …

Moreno Valley Mayor Pro Tem Yxstian Gutierrez recently attended USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy Executive Education Forum. Gutierrez, a council member since 2013, attended the two-day event to improve his knowledge of public policy issues and policy direction, according to a city statement. The forum deals with a  …

Foreclosure rates in the Inland Empire dropped slightly in September compared with one year earlier. Foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in September was 0.71 percent, a drop of 0.23 percent compared with September 2014, according to data released Thursday by CoreLogic in Irvine. The …

Earlier this year the State of California mandated that public water agencies throughout the state implement reductions in water use by 25 percent statewide from 2013 levels due to the ongoing drought.  Many water agencies were required to reduce water consumption by as much as 36 percent. The state surpassed …

Stater Bros. is making its first move into Ventura County. The San Bernardino-based supermarket chain will open a store in Simi Valley on property once owned by the Haggen company, according to a statement released Thursday. Construction on the full-service store at 660 E. Los Angeles Ave. will begin in …