Good morning, San Bernardino.

ALDI team members and Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino packed more than 1,300 disaster-relief food boxes on Oct.

27 in Riverside to be distributed to Inland Empire families affected by wildfires or other emergencies.

Dr. Bill Patton will present a free lecture series on medical history on selected Wednesdays through Nov.

18 at A.K. Smiley Public Library's Assembly Room in Redlands; the Nov. 4 session will run 6:30 to 8 p.m. and cover hernia surgery and the 20th century rise in lung cancer.

Pacific High School received the 2026 California Civic Learning Award of Distinction on Sept.

17 when Associate Justice Corey G. Lee presented the honor at a Constitution Day assembly attended by 400 students; Pacific was one of three schools statewide and the only high school chosen for the award.

CSUSB students joined Project DE-STRESS, a yearlong (NSF-supported) research program highlighted Oct.

22 that sends students into the field to study the history of the southern San Andreas Fault and train for graduate school and geology careers near the fault.

San Bernardino County Fire announced on Oct.

8 that crews cleared about 622 acres and built a strategic fuel break from Highway 18 to Devil Canyon, and removed more than 20 tons of trash and roughly 2,000 tires to reduce wildfire risk near neighborhoods.

Dignity Health’s Community Hospital of San Bernardino and St. Bernardine Medical Center received eight Healthgrades 2027 awards, including America’s Best Hospitals for specialty care, a Specialty Excellence Award for prostate surgery at SBMC, and multiple five-star ratings for heart, prostate, and sepsis care.

John W. North senior Zachary Perez, 17, was named Athlete of the Week after earning First Team All‑Ivy League honors in 2025–2026 and making key plays against Hillcrest; he holds a 3.14 GPA, plays receiver/defensive back and point guard, and hopes for a full-ride football scholarship (received a patch for his letterman jacket).