Mia Wang, 5, is held by her mother, Yanping Zhou, as Sherri Williams, vaccinates her while Ziquan Wang, 9, watches at CrossWord Christian Church in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The year 2022 has come to an end, but the images photographed this year will remain.
The year was marked by expanded coronavirus vaccinations and boosters for all ages, a return to many activities that had been paused by COVID-19, including the Stagecoach and Coachella music festivals and the opening of The Cheech museum in downtown Riverside.
A pair of firefighters prepare to light backfires at the top of Fairview Avenue during the Fairview fire near Hemet on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Following a scorching and long day covering the Fairview fire in Hemet this past September I was about to call it a day when I noticed the winds had picked up and were pushing the fire toward a neighborhood. I saw a pair of firefighters approximately 3/4 of a mile away attempting to light a backfire when I shot this image with a 400-mm lens. The winds were increasing, which pushed the fire over a half mile toward homes in a quick 20 minutes. Fortunately, hand crews and an aerial attack kept the fire from damaging any homes in the area.
— Will Lester
Security officer Melvin Fernandez patrols the abandoned Carousel Mall in San Bernardino on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. The once-popular mall has been closed since 2017. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
For more than five years, the Carousel Mall in downtown San Bernardino has been closed, boarded up and empty.
I had never been inside this mall before it closed and have always been curious about how it would look inside after multiple break-ins and fires. In late August, our columnist David Allen and I got a chance to go inside for a tour with the security team. We had to wear a hard hat and a KN95 mask. We were told that squatters were living inside. Power had been shut off for years, so upon entering it was initially almost pitch-black.
We carefully made our way toward the center of the mall. Luckily, the concourse of the mall was lit by skylights, which provided nice light for making pictures. The photo I chose from this assignment was made with a wide-angle lens taken from the second level overlooking the concourse, where the floors are littered with trash and debris. This photo captures the eerie feeling of being inside a post-apocalyptic-like mall.
— Watchara Phomicinda
Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose makes a surprise appearance with Carrie Underwood to sing a pair of the group’s songs during the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 30, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Having had the opportunity to shoot and attend every Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio since it began in 2007, I’ve had the pleasure of being able to see almost every major name country artist.
There have been many memorable performances over the years, including Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and the Eagles, amongst others. But this past year, Carrie Underwood stepped it up a notch, when she brought out surprise guest Axl Rose from Guns N’ Roses to perform a pair of the band’s songs to a completely shocked and grateful crowd.
It ranks as my top moment ever at Stagecoach. Plus it was great to be back after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
— Will Lester
A participant balances on the “Beam,” by artist Benjamin Langholz, as a plume of smoke rises from a burn during Burning Man at the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
This photo was made at sunset during the weeklong Burning Man gathering at the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada.
I made this photo using a telephoto lens to compress all the elements together. Made of beams, this whimsical and intriguing art piece by artist Benjamin Langholz invited participants to walk across it. A crowd gathered as people took turns crossing the beam while another art piece was burning in the background.
This photo encompasses the elements of interactive art, participation, community and creative expression — which are vital to the thriving culture of Burning Man.
— Watchara Phomicinda
A team roper competes during the final day of the 36th Norco Mounted Posse Rodeo on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Rodeos are one of my favorite events to photograph.
This was a pretty simple image taken on the final day of the 36th Norco Mounted Posse Rodeo. I went on this day because I knew the late afternoon light, known to photographers as “the golden hour,” would be gorgeous, especially when it is backlit.
This photo of a team roper came out better than I had hoped for and made for a really nice feature.
— Will Lester
Evan Chang, 14, works out during the Chino Valley YMCA’s competitive swim class in Chino on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (File photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
“Terrible” Terry Washington, 17, the top-ranked flyweight boxer for his age in the country, mops and disinfects the boxing ring at Project Fighting Chance in San Bernardino on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Mia Wang, 5, is held by her mother, Yanping Zhou, as Sherri Williams, vaccinates her while Ziquan Wang, 9, watches at CrossWord Christian Church in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Participants climb over the 30-foot high Mudderhorn fence during the Tough Mudder SoCal at The Diamond stadium in Lake Elsinore on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Young performers wait to go on stage at the 2022 Riverside Lunar Festival in downtown Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
UC Riverside student David Chen, 19, studies using his laptop as in-class learning returns to UC Riverside on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Downstairs apartment resident Jackie Nathan Green III, left, 16, hands medication to his upstairs neighbor Deborah after Ross Carr threw items down from her destroyed apartment Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. A large tree had toppled onto both apartment units during strong Santa Ana winds. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A San Bernardino County firefighter opens the roof during an apartment building fire in Upland on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
President Lincoln presenter Robert Broski jokingly takes a $5 bill from Ontario resident Albert Calvera, 69, during the 50th anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A bee buzzes above a blooming daisy in Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A small patch of California poppies blooms at Chino Hills State Park on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A Metrolink train makes a stop at the Santa Fe Depot in downtown Redlands on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Funny Car driver John Force hits the throttle as he heads down the track during the final round of nitro qualifying at the season-opening 62nd annual NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Jace Nicholes works on replacing the faded Los Osos High School Grizzlies graphic on the side of a building in Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Students cross College Avenue in Claremont under a small umbrella on a rainy Monday near Pomona College in Claremont on Monday, March 28, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A military honor guard carries a box containing the remains of World War II veteran George Brady, who died in 1981, during a funeral at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A University of Redlands student carries a bass past Memorial Chapel on a sunny afternoon Monday, March 14, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A California Baptist University Lancers cheerleader gets loud even without fans during a free throw in the second half of the opening round of the WNIT at the CBU Events Center in Riverside on Thursday, March 17, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
California Baptist University Lancers dancers let their hair fly as they perform Thursday, March 17, 2022, during the opening round of the WNIT at the CBU Events Center in Riverside. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Matt Ortmayer, an 18-year-old Tustin resident, skis at Mountain High Resort near Wrightwood on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Diamond Bar resident Erica Hsiung skies out of control before falling as she enjoys warm spring conditions at Mountain High Resort near Wrightwood on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Famed American contemporary artist Robert Lyn Nelson returns for a career retrospective in his hometown of Ontario at the Chaffey Community Museum of Art in Ontario on Friday, March 4, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Top Golf, seen Friday, March 11, 2022, is a new high-end three-story driving range that features golf, food, drinks, a sports bar, and fire pits in Ontario. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A visitor waves through the sunroof at Chino Hills State Park on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Paddle boarders enjoy the calm and clear water of Lake Perris on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A lupine flower blooms at Chino Hills State Park on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A worker runs past one of three Union Pacific Railroad locomotives and 12 train cars that derailed while carrying lumber near 5th and K streets in Colton on Monday, March 21, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Yucaipa scorekeepers are silhouetted against a blue umbrella protecting them from the near-90-degree heat during a game between Yucaipa and Redlands East Valley in Yucaipa on Friday, March 25, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Moreno Valley’s Luis Arias scores against Valley View during a game in Moreno Valley on Friday, March 18, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Bonita High School’s Morgan Smith dives to catch a fly ball during a game against Ayala High School at Ayala High in Chino Hills on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Juana and Felipe Salcedo hold a framed picture of their late son, Diego Stolz, at their Moreno Valley home Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Leila Sunga, a 3-year-old San Bernardino resident, shows a hand soiled with acrylic paint during the SB Arts Fest in downtown San Bernardino on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Rowland Heights resident Lily Lui has her photo taken by Marty Lai in front of the unfinished Farou Food restaurant in Chino Hills on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A dog stands amid an assortment of bicycles and bike parts at an encampment in the Santa Ana River bottom near Riverside on Friday, May 6, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Volunteers Tina Waraich and Jeffrey Kiss remove a shopping cart and trash from the Santa Ana River during a cleanup led by the Inland Empire Waterkeeper near Martha McLean-Anza Narrows Park in Riverside on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Emily Biguy, 6, rides a bike past a space mural at E. Hale Curran Elementary School in Murrieta on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Norco High School’s Dakota Potter makes a leaping catch at the fence during a Big VIII League softball game in Eastvale on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A man on a BMX bike performs tricks as he rides around Santana Regional Park in Corona on Monday, April 11, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose makes a surprise appearance with Carrie Underwood to sing two of the group’s songs during the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 30, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Carrie Underwood performs on the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 30, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The sun sets behind the Spectra art installation, by Newsubstance, during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 29, 2022. (File photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Spectra tower and the Ferris wheel are alight as people make their way to the stages during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 24, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Los Angeles resident Joanna Hobbie flaps butterfly wings as she rides a seesaw during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 22, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Cheech Marin stands before new artwork by brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture of the Riverside Art Museum in downtown in Riverside on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Fans enjoy Luke Combs’ performance as he closes out the final day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bougainvillea plants in full bloom on the south side of the Hall of Justice in Riverside make for a colorful background as a woman walks along 12th Street on Thursday, April 21, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A cyclist competes in time trials under cloudy skies along Historic Route 66 in the Cajon Pass during the 36th annual Redlands Bicycle Classic in San Bernardino on Friday, April 22, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Visitor Quyen Le is enveloped in a field of black mustard plants in Chino Hills State Park on Monday, April 11, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
North High School senior Emily Alvarez loses her goggles as she competes at Poly High School in Riverside on Monday, April 25, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A Cal Poly Pomona graduate celebrates after receiving her diploma on Friday, May 20, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A sheep feeds on alfalfa as farm animals from Cal Poly Pomona arrive at the Big Red Barn petting zoo at the LA County Fair in Pomona on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Feet dangle as fair-goers spin in midair on a carnival ride on opening day of the 2022 LA County Fair in Pomona on Thursday, May 5, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A bush burns during the Pyrite fire off Granite Hill Drive near the Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center in Jurupa Valley on Friday, May 6, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A passenger waits in Terminal 4 at Ontario International Airport on Monday, April 18, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A visitor to Riverside National Cemetery pauses under a tree on Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Visitors to the LA County Fair in Pomona walk under canopies on a warm afternoon Friday, May 13, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Valley View High School players dance after defeating Cypress High School in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 softball wild-card game in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Firefighters make their way to the Pyrite fire as retardant is dropped north of Granite Hill Drive in Jurupa Valley on Friday, May 6, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Fullerton High School’s Conor Sunderland is unable to make a diving catch during a game against Aquinas High School during the CIF Southern Section Division 4 baseball semifinal game in San Bernardino on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A cosplayer dressed as Darth Vader arrives on the escalator during Comic Con Revolution at the Ontario Convention Center on Saturday, May 21, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Murrieta Mesa High School’s Carson Dickey, seen Wednesday, May 25, 2022, is the IE Varsity girls’ lacrosse player of the year. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A couple enjoys the shade of an umbrella on the shore of Lake Perris on Friday, May 27, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Moreno Valley Unified School District Transportation Director Jim Burleson will soon have 42 electric school buses added to his fleet on Friday, May 27, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Redlands resident Caitlin Duncan pays her respects to childhood friend, Army Ranger Nicholas C. Carter, as she and hundreds of volunteers place 250,000 flags at Riverside National Cemetery on Saturday, May 28, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Birds on a wire watch as another flies by at Pastime Dairy along Bridge Street, north of Ramona Expressway, in Nuevo on Friday, May 27, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A Cal State San Bernardino student enters the campus library Thursday, May 19, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Members of the El Monte Police Department enter the Toyota Arena in Ontario for a memorial service for El Monte Officer Joseph Santana and Sgt. Michael Paredes on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Both were killed in the line of duty on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A pair of El Monte police dispatchers embrace outside the Toyota Arena in Ontario as they gather for a memorial service for El Monte Officer Joseph Santana and Sgt. Michael Paredes on Thursday, June 30, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Cheech Marin speaks at a Thursday, June 16, 2022, dedication ceremony as he stands in front of Einar and Jamex De La Torre’s two-story artwork at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Contortionist Doll Michele Dayana performs Thursday, June 16, 2022, during the Cirque Italia Paranormal show in Hemet. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Santiago High School’s Brendon Brower, seen Thursday, June 2, 2022, is the IE Varsity boys’ lacrosse player of the year. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Former San Bernardino County Supervisor Josie Gonzales, center, is comforted by San Bernardino County Supervisors Curt Hagman, right, and Dawn Rowe, left, as they walk through The Curtain of Courage Memorial in San Bernardino on Friday, June 17, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Two Menifee police officers rush across Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley during an active shooter training exercise Thursday, July 21, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Nathan Milliman, a 16-year-old Montclair resident, waves an American flag as fireworks from a Fourth of July celebration fill the sky above Ayala Park in Chino on Saturday, July 2, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Nathaniel Garcia, 5, cools off at The Shoppes splash pad in Chino Hills on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Moreno Valley resident Isabelle Betancourt, 6, plays in a water feature at Sycamore Highlands Park in Riverside on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Christina Alvarez reacts after making a move as she plays chess with Mackenzie Morgan at Butterfield Elementary School in Moreno Valley on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Robert Simmons, 56, peers out of his tent in the City Creek area off Highway 330 in San Bernardino on Thursday, July 28, 2022, as he speaks with San Bernardino County Sheriff’s HOPE team Deputy Mike Jones. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A great egret and his reflection search for food in Lake Evans at Fairmount Park in Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Cajon High School’s Jaylen Bruce, right, breaks up a pass in the end zone that was intended for Jurupa Hills High School’s Jordan Napier during a game in San Bernardino on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A team roper competes during the final day of the 36th Norco Mounted Posse Rodeo on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Norco resident Shana Chappell sits at her son’s grave at Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Memorial Park and Mortuary in Riverside on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Security officer Melvin Fernandez patrols the abandoned Carousel Mall in San Bernardino on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. The once-popular mall has been closed since 2017. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Redlands resident Peyton Skimin, left, and more than 50 Donald Trump supporters protest outside the Riverside FBI office Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Two firefighters prepare to light backfires Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at the top of Fairview Avenue near Hemet during the Fairview fire. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Colin Barrows, a member of the CactusToCloud Institute, left, and Sendy Hernández Orellana Barrows, conservation program manager for the Council of Mexican Federations, hike into the Painted Canyon in the Mecca Hills Wilderness near Mecca on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A participant balances on the “Beam,” by artist Benjamin Langholz, as a plume of smoke rises from a burn during Burning Man at the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
“Statue,” by artist Michael Benisty, casts a shadow Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, during Burning Man at the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A baseball player makes contact during a Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, batting practice as the sun sets behind Sycamore Highland Park in Riverside. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Los Angeles bull rider Jesse Flores rides Mo Sexy on closing night at the 23rd annual San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Rancho Verde High School’s AJ Boone makes a diving interception of Orange Vista quarterback Khalil Abdul-Aziz during a football game in Moreno Valley on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Sunflowers bloom as children walk through Cal Poly Pomona’s pumpkin patch in Pomona on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Adelanto High School’s Kieth Reynolds takes down Norte Vista High School running back Damarion Richardson during the CIF Southern Section Division 9 football first-round playoff game in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The Field of Honor in Murrieta is adorned with more than 2,000 sponsored flags honoring veterans in Town Square Park on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The vehicle of Funny Car driver John Force explodes Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, during the quarterfinal round of eliminations at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A voter drops off a ballot in a box at the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters office in San Bernardino on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A mural with the word “Blessed” greets a young man as he runs across Mt. Vernon Avenue in San Bernardino on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
UC San Diego Tritons guard Eric Williams Jr., left, gets a forearm to the face while fighting for a rebound against UC Riverside Highlanders’ forward Kyle Owens and teammate Center Nic Lynch during a game in Riverside on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Helen Tran is sworn in as the mayor of San Bernardino during a ceremony before a city council meeting at the Feldheym Library in San Bernardino on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Clouds appear to be ablaze as the sun sets looking west of Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
