Rhonda Almquist, 45, wipes away tears as she stands near her tent at Perris Hill Park in San Bernardino on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Riverside firefighters make their way up a hill at the Hawarden fire near homes off of Magnon Court in Riverside on Monday, July 22, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Homeowner Andres Psaras walks with Riverside Fire Deputy Chief Steve McKinster as they inspect the damage to the home Psaras purchased for his daughter and husband last year following the Hawarden fire in the Alessandro Heights area of Riverside on Monday, July 22, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Homeowner Andres Psaras walks with Riverside Fire Deputy Chief Steve McKinster as they inspect the damage to the home Psaras purchased for his daughter and husband last year following the Hawarden fire in the Alessandro Heights area of Riverside on Monday, July 22, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
An honor guard carries the casket of U.S. Army Air Force Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers, as his family follows, during funeral services at Riverside National Cemetery on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
An honor guard carries the casket of U.S. Army Air Force Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers, as his family follows, during funeral services at Riverside National Cemetery on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Members of the Patriot Guard show their respect as the remains of U.S. Army Air Force Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers leaves Ontario International Airport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The hearse carrying the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers arrives at Riverside National Cemetery for his funeral services on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Gabriel Maldonado, the CEO and founder of nonprofit TruEvolution, stands on an indoor balcony at the Riverside facility on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority test train slowly moves through La Verne on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A parade participant uses a bubble machine as she rides down Euclid Ave. during the Independence Day Parade in downtown Ontario on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A parade participant carries an American flag down Euclid Avenue during the Independence Day Parade in downtown Ontario on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Oliver Puerto, 3, from Ontario, sits on the shoulders of his father, Gerson, as he waves an American flag while watching the Independence Day Parade in downtown Ontario on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Sandra Selio, from Ontario, holds a picture of Jesus and a rosary as she touches the display case holding a portion of the arm, said to be of St. Jude Thaddeus by the Catholic church, who was said to be the cousin of Jesus Christ, as her husband Jesse stands along side at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Upland on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A soccer player works on his skills at the South Fontana Park Sports Complex on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Cal Fire night-flying helicopter heads back to Lake Elsinore to refill with water after a water drop on the Macy Fire in Lake Elsinore on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Aaron Barrera, 25, hoses down the roof of the family home on Laguna Avenue as a Cal Fire helicopter makes a water drop on the Macy Fire which has burned more than 134 acres on the south side Lake Elsinore in Lake Elsinore on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A fan sitting alone gets a bite to eat before the Little League Softball West Region Tournament Championship game at Al Houghton Stadium in San Bernardino on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Arizona shortstop Josey Benavides #9, center celebrates with team mates after defeating Northern California 5-0 to win the Little League Softball West Region Tournament Championship game at Al Houghton Stadium in San Bernardino on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Arizona shortstop Josey Benavides #9 hugs her dad coach Dustin Benavides after defeating Northern California 5-0 to win the Little League Softball West Region Tournament Championship game at Al Houghton Stadium in San Bernardino on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Diaz Brothers Boxing’s Katri Anzaldua, left and Tiger Smalls Boxing’s Mariah Simmons go head to head as they box in the championship bout of the SOCAL State Amateur Boxing Championships at Perris High School in Perris on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Romero Boxing’s Carly McLaughlan with her stars and strips head gear waits for her championship bout against Grace Boxing’s Isabella Galindo during the SOCAL State Amateur Boxing Championships at Perris High School in Perris on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Madeline Pearl, 19, from Girl Scouts Troop 787 in Redlands, has won the Gold Award for her project, a painted sensory walk at Christ the King daycare center to help children improve their mental performance and behavior in Redlands on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Roy Bleckert addresses the board during public commit of the Moreno Valley school board meeting at the district headquarters complex in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A firefighter hoses down hot spots at Noel Piri’s home that was destroyed by the Hawarden Fire along with about 500 acres in Riverside on Sunday, July 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A firefighter hoses down the garage of Noel Piri’s home that was destroyed by the Hawarden Fire along with about 500 acres in Riverside on Sunday, July 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Family Fun night at the Main library starts with bubble time as Michael Perea, 3, front left, and other children play with bubbles at the Main library in Moreno Valley on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Children are picked up by loved ones after a noxious odor forced the evacuation of 79 people, 53 of them children from the Ysmael Villegas Park Pool in Riverside on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Children and parents watch and learn line dancing from dance instructor Samantha Latant during Redlands Bowl 2024 Summer Music Festival Children’s Workshops at The Contemporary Club in Redlands on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The local Dairy Queen on Magnolia Ave. is a great place to enjoy ice cold desserts and cool off on a warm summer night with family under a crescent moon in Riverside on Monday, July 8, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A Riverside County firefighter washes flame retardant off neighboring houses on Friday, July 26, 2024, following the Macy fire burning near Lake Elsinore. (Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register via AP)
Riverside County firefighters continue to extinguish hot spots on Friday, July 26, 2024, following the Macy fire burning near Lake Elsinore. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
A burned bicycle wheel lies on charred ground on Friday, July 26, 2024, as firefighters continue to put out hot spots from the Macy fire burning near Lake Elsinore. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Pro-Life supporters stand outside Fontana City Hall on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, reacting to the stalled response regarding a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic in the area. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
A herd of goats feed on fresh fruit and vegetables given as thanks from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Fire Department on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
A baby goat feeds on fresh fruit and vegetables given as thanks from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Fire Department on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Michael Lynn baptizes a woman on Saturday, July 13, 2024, during the “Declare the Good News!” convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Toyota Arena in Ontario. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Students race to put on firefighter gear as quickly as possible on their first day at the Redlands Emergency Services Academy on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at the University of Redlands. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Stampede owner, Brandie Newman stands in her Temecula bar on Friday, June 14, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Julian Anthonys, 2, holds his face above a splash pad spout to cool down from the heat at the Dos Lagos shopping center in Corona on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Chester “Chet” Floyd, gala guest conductor for San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, works under fireworks at the San Bernardino Valley College event “America the Beautiful” on Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
The “world’s largest rubber duck” slowly inflates in Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
The “world’s largest rubber duck” finishes inflating in Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
A couple shades themselves from the sun by sitting under the Dos Lagos walkway in Corona on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
A bike rider rides past the newly unveiled mural entitled “Resilience” by artist Brenda Angel at the will be Encanto Community Center in San Bernardino on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
