Loma Linda News

A Federal Transit Administration audit, conducted in April on western San Bernardino County's public transportation system Omnitrans, turned up 22 deficiencies, 19 of which pertained specifically to the agency's $192 million sBX Rapid Transit project, The Sun has learned.

A 31-year-old Colton man is in custody for false imprisonment, pimping and pandering after arranging for men to have sex with a 17-year-old Loma Linda girl in a Redlands motel.

Ontario Reign forward Kyle Kraemer, seen here with Loma Linda University Children's Hospital patient Surf Verboom, has donated $300 to the hospital.

The VA Loma Linda Healthcare System has hired 27 new mental-health professionals to meet President Barack Obama's mandate to hire 1,600 new mental health specialists across the Veterans Affairs Department's health system.

APPLE VALLEY Four people were injured in a traffic collision on Highway 18 at Rimrock Road on Saturday night, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff's and Apple Valley Fire Protection District officials.

Who are the Gold Star Dads of America? They are part of the Gold Star Organization, they are the Fathers and Step Fathers whom have had Sons or Daughters die on active duty in any branch of U.S. Service.

The oldest man ever known to have lived-Japan's Jiroemon Kimura-died Wednesday at 116.

APPLE VALLEY San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies and Apple Valley Fire Protection District personnel responded to a call Tuesday night after a 9-year-old boy was found with a chain around his neck suspended from a tree Tuesday evening, according to sheriff and fire officials.

The 2013 Parties for the Necklace offers 17 parties for Redlanders and visitors to enjoy, and seldom do they get scheduled back-to-back.

A SigAlert has been issued through the evening commute in Redlands, where a bus and three other vehicles have crashed along Interstate 10, according to Caltrans officials and the California Highway Patrol website.

A motorist drives through the intersection of California Oaks Rd and Jackson Ave. with yellow light in Murrieta, June 6, 2013.

A reservoir along the historic Zanja in Redlands will be discussed during a Redlands Conservancy party called Picnic on the Zanja next weekend.

Vegetarians live longer than meat-eaters, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, a Journal of the American Medical Association.

Don Sease, Director of Loma Linda University Drayson Center, congratulates Amber Costa on her first place win at the Senior Triathlon on Friday, May 17, 2013.

The Redlands Conservancy's Parties for the Necklace have something for everyone, from cooking classes and art lectures to train trips and archaeological programs.

Artist Tom Fontanes of Redlands, right, poses with Richard Burke, administrator of the Loma Linda Veterans Affairs arts and crafts department, after winning first place in the VA National Arts Competition in the collage category.

Scientists in California analyzed the diets of 73,300 Seventh Day Adventists, and found that vegetarians were less likely to die from any cause or from cause-specific reasons, except for cancer, compared to those who ate meat.

A vegetarian diet may help people, particularly men, live longer than those who regularly eat meat, according to a study of more than 70,000 Seventh-Day Adventists.

The Southern Californai Mountains Foundation will be hosing a Goodwill Donation Drive on Saturday, June 8 at the Lamar Advertising Co.

The 39-year-old nurse practitioner and Army reservist will fill the seat that was vacated by a resigning member in April.