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Following a press conference at the Cranston Station in Valle Vista the media was invited to tour Highway 74 as work was underway to repair storm damage following the Valentine’s Day storm.








PHOTOS: Media tours Highway 74 work
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Following a press conference at the Cranston Station in Valle Vista the media was invited to tour Highway 74 as work was underway to repair storm damage following the Valentine’s Day storm.








The playground and pickleball courts at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek will remain open and available to the public at least until early November. Despite plans to begin groundbreaking for the amphitheater (a band shell) this month, the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board is still working with the Riverside County Planning Department to…
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