On Dec. 9 Loma Linda University International Heart Institute performed its 500th TAVR procedure (transcatheter aortic valve replacement), which allowed a 68-year-old grandmother to go home for the holidays.
In the early evening of Dec. 8, officers from Banning Police Department
Last Saturday, Yucaipa resident Rosilice Ochoa Bogh held a meet and greet at Fascination Ranch in Calimesa.
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Matt Chacon, a regular fixture at the Station Tap House Bar and Grill in Banning, was already a beer or two in before he noticed the shirt that the man he had been chatting with was wearing.
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Banning Police Department has made two arrests in connection with the murder of a man on Oct. 7, on Wyte Way in Banning.
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A night of comedy, good food and raising money to feed the hungry were the ingredients for a thrilling event last Saturday night during the Carol’s Kitchen fundraiser in the Morongo Tukwet Canyon Clubhouse in Beaumont.
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A petition to recall Banning city councilman David Happe has been rejected by the city for failing to meet requirements in the Elections Code.
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At a Beaumont Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event, Economist John Husing talked about population growth, along with job forecasts and careers of the future during his annual Pass Area Region Economic presentation last Friday at Morongo Tukwet Canyon.
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Three friends are vying for two spots on the Cabazon Water District’s board of directors.
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Marking his first anniversary of helming the city of Banning, City Manager Doug Schulze discussed elements of success when it comes to “good governance” during the State of the City luncheon hosted at Sun Lakes Country Club last Thursday.
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Hundreds of folks from around the Pass area, and even beyond, gathered together at the Highland Springs Avenue overcrossing to see the spectacle of the Union Pacific Railway’s 4014 Big Boy steam-powered locomotive on Tuesday.
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The Morongo Band of Mission Indians conducted a surprise emergency drill on Wednesday, Oct. 16 to practice safely evacuating students from the three Morongo Indian Reservation school campuses in the face of a simulated intruder threatening the facilities.
For those in the know — and that did not include a lot of employees or supervisor types with walkie talkies — there was a casual meet and greet at Casino Morongo with Fifth District County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt in the back room of one of Morongo’s recently refurbished restaurants last Friday.
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The five candidates vying for Sen. Mike Morrell’s seat met the evening of Oct. 2 for a candidate forum in the Solera clubhouse in Beaumont.
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John Swoda spoke to the Beaumont City Council on Sept. 17 about an important goal he would like to see realized in Stewart Park – a new skateboard park.
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In an effort to promote transparency within the community, the city of Banning is hosting an event named ‘Bring Banning Together,’ where city departments and other entities in the community make themselves available to the public.
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The waves in the pool of Banning High School glimmered in the late afternoon sun as the San Jacinto foothills set the backdrop.
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Laboratory Director Dr. Errin Rider looked through the dust-covered windows at the newly installed steel beams poking up from the ground outside her office.
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Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga) and nonprofit group Building Resilient Communities will once again partner for a seventh year to host the "Ark of Safety Forum" for emergency preparedness on Thursday, Oct. 10, in San Bernardino.
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More than 25,000 people are expected to attend the 29th Annual Morongo Thunder
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Jeffrey Mohlenkamp was approved by the Beaumont City Council as the city’s new finance director.
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