The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)

Ceo Offers Kids a Chance

Want to hear an uplifting message about lifting up? Mildred Henry, founder and CEO of the Provisional Accelerated Learning Center in Muscoy, has spent more than two decades making a difference in young people's lives.

Man Shot to Death Outside Lodge

SAN BERNARDINO - A 21-year-old man found critically wounded near an Elk's Lodge has died, police said Sunday. Richard Lee Hamilton, 21, of San Bernardino was found shot at 2:21 a.m. Sunday just outside the front entrance to the lodge in the 1000 block of North Mount Vernon Avenue.

Clouds Over Phoenix

SAN BERNARDINO - Although the room buzzes with kids - on computers, playing pool, just chatting - it's the unmistakable calm that is most telling. "It's just a place, somewhere I like to come after school," said Kyshia Anderson, 13. "It's better than hanging out in the streets."

Serving Sb County

Ask almost any executive, and you'll get the same story, how he or she started out delivering papers, selling something door-to- door or waiting on customers. It's almost an American tradition: Learn to work in the service industry, then apply talent, education and hard work to move onward and upward. Along the way, acquire the trappings of success - spouse, home, children, pets and two weeks a year in Maui.

State Allows Landlords to Evict Gun Offenders

Help is on the way for landlords dealing with problem tenants in certain parts of the state. One of five anti-gang bills Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed last week targets tenants keeping weapons in their homes illegally.

'07 Harvest Not As Plentiful

Fall is generally known as harvest time, but for some East Valley growers, the season's delights were less than plentiful this year. The cornucopia was far from overflowing as fall crops such as pumpkins, apples and cherry crops suffered drought, strange weather conditions and fewer bees.

Physician Was Known for Kindness

Dr. Charles Davenport's great- great-great-grandmother was a Choctaw medicine woman, and from a young age, the longtime Rialto resident knew he too wanted to practice medicine. He pursued his calling and ended up healing many, from backpackers who slipped and fell in the Sierra Nevada's steep terrain to patients he would visit in the middle of the night when he had a private practice in Fontana.

Rialto Council May Ok Project

RIALTO - A major shift in the city's most ambitious development project could get the OK from the City Council tonight. The council will consider a new concept for Renaissance Rialto and tell the developers, a team of the Lewis Group and Ross Perot Jr.'s Hillwood, to move forward with more specific plans.

It's Hip at the Top

Photo Gallery: St. Bernardine's new technology SAN BERNARDINO - Hip, hip, hip-replacement hooray.

7:16 A.M.: Dense Fog and Drizzle in the Ie This Morning

Dense fog and drizzle are expected in the Inland Empire this morning, along with some moderate winds in the San Bernardino Mountains, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters issued a dense fog advisory to last until 9 a.m. and urged motorists to slow down and leave plenty of distance in front of their vehicles. Visibility could be reduced to less than a quarter-mile in some areas.

7:18 .M.: Chino Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash Near Running Springs

RUNNING SPRINGS -- A Chino man died in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon near Running Springs. David Lee Gabele, 78, was riding a 2003 Harley Davidson north on Highway 18 at 3:45 p.m. when he veered off the road. The motorcycle slid down the side of the road.

7:20 A.M.: Woman Died in Rollover Crash in Baker

BAKER -- A Nevada woman died in a rollover car crash Sunday, coroner's officials said. Sheila A. Rollins, 46, of Pahrump, Nev., was driving a 1970 Chevy 2500 pickup south on Highway 127 north of Baker Boulevard at 7:16 a.m. when she drove off the road and her truck flipped.

7:24 A.M.: Hesperia Pedestrian Killed

HESPERIA -- A 30-year-old Hesperia man walking across Bear Valley Road was struck by a car and killed late Sunday. Jayson Patrick Porter was crossing the road east of Mariposa Road at 10:14 p.m. when someone driving a 2007 Ford F-150 east on Bear Valley struck him, coroner's officials said.

8:04 A.M.: Less Than Plentiful Fall Harvest for East Valley Growers

EAST VALLEY -- Fall is generally known as harvest time but for some East Valley growers, the season's delights were less than plentiful this year, costing some growers half their crop. The cornucopia was far from overflow as harvest fruits and vegetables like pumpkins, apples and cherry crops suffered due to drought, strange weather conditions and fewer bees.

8:08 A.M.: St. Bernardine Medical Center Ranked Top in Orthopedic Care

SAN BERNARDINO -- St. Bernardine Medical Center was ranked the top medical facility in California for overall orthopedic care, according to a national health study released today. The 10th Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study named St. Bernardine's among the top 5 percent orthopedic services and joint replacement among medical centers nationwide.

9:05 A.M.: Homicide Investigators Searching for Dozens Who Attended Fontana Party Where Two Men Were Killed

FONTANA -- Homicide investigators today continued tracking down dozens of people who were at a Sierra Lakes party when two men were gunned down. No one was in custody and a motive hadn't been confirmed, but police say some people mentioned that party crews were at the event.

9:31 A.M.: Watch the Construction at Loma Linda University On a Webcam

LOMA LINDA -- As Loma Linda University builds its new 150,000- square-foot Centennial Complex, the largest state-of-the-art educational facility on campus, you can get a first-hand look at what's being built. The complex, slated to be finished in spring 2009, will include new classrooms, two 100-seat amphitheaters and more than 100 workstations with labs for dental, medical, physical therapy and graduate students.

10:27 A.M.: Dedicate Memorial Trees, Benches, Rose Gardens at New Grand Terrace Park

GRAND TERRACE -- Residents can dedicate a tree, bench or rose garden in memory of someone special at the city's new pocket park. Plaques will be engraved for the benches. Etched granite blocks will be used for all other dedications.

11:25 A.M.: Rialto City Leaders Consider Change to Renaissance Rialto Development

RIALTO -- The City Council meets Tuesday to talk about a revised plan for Renaissance Rialto, a 1,500-acre planned development along the 210 Freeway extension. The new plan has about 2,000 fewer homes than the original, and more industrial space.

12:00 P.M.: Banning Superintendent Resigns

BANNING -- Banning Unified School District Superintendent Kathleen McNamara is leaving after being with the district for 21 years. McNamara said part of her departure is the direction the new board may take after this November's election.