The month of March brought the first signs of spring but also more rain as the weakening El Nino year continues in the Inland area. Our photographers — from The Press-Enterprise, The Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and Redlands Daily Facts — were there to capture it all and more. Here is a selection of our team’s top picks for the month.
![Hikers enjoy the Etiwanda Falls Trail on Wednesday, March 20,...]()
Hikers enjoy the Etiwanda Falls Trail on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, near Rancho Cucamonga. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Hikers, Zack and Estella Lake make their way to Sapphire...]()
Hikers, Zack and Estella Lake make their way to Sapphire Falls through Cucamonga Canyon passage way on Thursday, March 21, 2024 near Rancho Cucamonga. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Wilber Acevedo, a counselor at God’s Pantry, a Pomona-based food...]()
Wilber Acevedo, a counselor at God’s Pantry, a Pomona-based food bank and service center, exposes his tattoo while reflecting on his work on Thursday, March 21, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Coco and Drake, two Yorkies, wait in line for their...]()
Coco and Drake, two Yorkies, wait in line for their free microchipping during the unveiling of San Bernardino’s mobile veterinary clinic, supported by a $1.1 million grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, at Seccombe Lake Park in San Bernardino on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Three-year-old Andrew Murillo goes through the mazes inside FUNBOX!, a...]()
Three-year-old Andrew Murillo goes through the mazes inside FUNBOX!, a touring giant bouncing house currently stationed in Ontario, on Friday, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Jeff Comerchero, a former Temecula mayor and city councilmember, gets...]()
Jeff Comerchero, a former Temecula mayor and city councilmember, gets a haircut from Eli James “E.J.” Radford, who identifies as nonbinary, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at E & E Barbershop in Temecula. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Brielle Tonkin, a fifth grader from Mesa View in the...]()
Brielle Tonkin, a fifth grader from Mesa View in the Romoland School District, wins first place in the Sodexo Future Chefs Challenge competing with her gourmet crepes recipe in Menifee on Wednesday, March 13, 202 (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![A man prays at the Islamic Academy of Riverside on...]()
A man prays at the Islamic Academy of Riverside on Friday, March 8, 2024, before the start of Ramadan. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![J.C Jackson stands at a voting booth at the Martin...]()
J.C Jackson stands at a voting booth at the Martin Luther King Jr Middle School library in San Bernardino on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Visitors pay their respects at the memorial site of Yesenia...]()
Visitors pay their respects at the memorial site of Yesenia Olaez, Alejandra Olaez, and Lorena Morales, who lost their lives in a DUI crash at the intersection of White Avenue and Philips Boulevard in Pomona on Monday, March 4, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Max Padilla enjoys a bite of his Mexican street corn...]()
Max Padilla enjoys a bite of his Mexican street corn at Foodie Fridays held at Mt. San Jacinto College’s Menifee Valley Campus in Menifee on Friday, March 1, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![A zebra and a horse peer through the fence at...]()
A zebra and a horse peer through the fence at Sweet Oaks Ranch on Monday, March 25, 2024, near Temecula. The ranch, also known as The Wyld Jungle and run by social media influencer “The real Tarzann,” is under investigation for alleged code violations. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Dark clouds cover a Pomona neighborhood on Tuesday, March 12,...]()
Dark clouds cover a Pomona neighborhood on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![A crow perches on the ledge of a hotel in...]()
A crow perches on the ledge of a hotel in downtown Pomona as dark clouds roll in on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Long time friends play a game of dominoes at Seccombe...]()
Long time friends play a game of dominoes at Seccombe Park in San Bernardino on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
![Murrieta Valley’s Riley Kujawa reacts after hitting a double against...]()
Murrieta Valley’s Riley Kujawa reacts after hitting a double against Murrieta Mesa in Murrieta on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Aquinas’ Amani McField, left, celebrates with teammates as she approaches...]()
Aquinas’ Amani McField, left, celebrates with teammates as she approaches home plate after hitting a 2-run home run in the fourth inning against visiting Linfield Christian in San Bernardino on Monday, Mar. 25, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![The Condor Squadron, out of Van Nuys, performs a flyover...]()
The Condor Squadron, out of Van Nuys, performs a flyover during pre-race ceremonies during the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Sunday, March 24, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![A race fan jumps a puddle in the pits during...]()
A race fan jumps a puddle in the pits during a rain delay at the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Funny Car driver Ron Capps climbs into his hot rod...]()
Funny Car driver Ron Capps climbs into his hot rod during the opening round of qualifying for the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Friday, Mar. 22, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Top Fuel driver Clay Millican prepares to stage his dragster...]()
Top Fuel driver Clay Millican prepares to stage his dragster during the opening round of qualifying for the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Friday, Mar. 22, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Corona Centennial junior goalkeeper Clarysa Sirls, 17, has been selected...]()
Corona Centennial junior goalkeeper Clarysa Sirls, 17, has been selected as the IE Varsity Girls Water Polo Player of the Year .In Corona on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket carrying several Starlink satellites soars...]()
A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket carrying several Starlink satellites soars out of Vandenberg SFB towards space as the Vista Murrieta High School Broncos prepare for their lacrosse match against visiting Temecula Valley Monday evening March 18, 2024, in Murrieta. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Lightning strikes in the Jurupa Hills Friday evening March 15,...]()
Lightning strikes in the Jurupa Hills Friday evening March 15, 2024 as seen from the top of Day Creek Blvd. in Rancho Cucamonga. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Great Oak starting pitcher Miali Guachino brings a pitch to...]()
Great Oak starting pitcher Miali Guachino brings a pitch to the plate against visiting Murrieta Mesa in Temecula on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Contracted city workers remove a large tree after it fell...]()
Contracted city workers remove a large tree after it fell from strong Santa Ana winds blocking Edgewood Place near Brockton Avenue in Riveerside on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Former Ontario High School quarterback Adrian Ochoa reflects on his...]()
Former Ontario High School quarterback Adrian Ochoa reflects on his late coach at a makeshift memorial on the 50-yard line in the schools stadium prior to a celebration of life for late Ontario High School football coach John Kusleika at the Ontario school on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![CBU women’s head basketball coach Jarrod Olson celebrates as he...]()
CBU women’s head basketball coach Jarrod Olson celebrates as he finishes cutting down the net after defeating UT Arlington to give CBU at least a share of the Western Athletic Conference title in the Fowler Events Center on the California Baptist University campus in Riverside on Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![CBU players celebrate after defeating UT Arlington to give CBU...]()
CBU players celebrate after defeating UT Arlington to give CBU at least a share of the Western Athletic Conference title in the Fowler Events Center on the California Baptist University campus in Riverside on Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Upland Animal Shelter volunteer Lonna Brown, rear, holds onto Keith,...]()
Upland Animal Shelter volunteer Lonna Brown, rear, holds onto Keith, a Siberian Husky, as Los Amigos Elementary School students Mose Hawkins, right,,10, and Breanna Williams, left, 11, take turns reading to the 8-year old husky at the shelter on Monday, March 11, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
![Notre Dame High School students perform a Passion play the...]()
Notre Dame High School students perform a Passion play the story of the last days of Jesus Christ’s life during Holy Week in Riverside on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Notre Dame student actors Christian Campbell plays Jesus as Thomas...]()
Notre Dame student actors Christian Campbell plays Jesus as Thomas Huelskamp, left, and Pablo Puma, right, portray soldiers during a Passion Play as part of Holy Week at Notre Dame High School in Riverside on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Notre Dame student actors Lilly Webster as Mary, holds Christian...]()
Notre Dame student actors Lilly Webster as Mary, holds Christian Campbell as Jesus after being removed from the cross during a Passion Play as part of Holy Week at Notre Dame High Schoo in Riverside on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Children and adults hold a tarantula during “Arthropolooza: The Ultimate...]()
Children and adults hold a tarantula during “Arthropolooza: The Ultimate Bugfest” on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Donald, 85, and wife of 61 years, Donna McCollough, 81,...]()
Donald, 85, and wife of 61 years, Donna McCollough, 81, smile after renewing their wedding vows at Vineyard Place. Donald is living with dementia at Vineyard Place a memory care community in Murrieta on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Hikers enjoy the vernal pools and trails at Santa Rosa...]()
Hikers enjoy the vernal pools and trails at Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve near Murrieta on Friday, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Hikers head back to the trail head as storm clouds...]()
Hikers head back to the trail head as storm clouds roll over the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve near Murrieta on Friday, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Jennie Hendricks, 17, of Rancho Cucamonga tries on a red...]()
Jennie Hendricks, 17, of Rancho Cucamonga tries on a red gown during Cinderella Dreams which offers girls dresses, shoes and accessories for their proms for free at Montclair Place in Montclair on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Colton Area Museum President, Christina Perris stands in one of...]()
Colton Area Museum President, Christina Perris stands in one of the installations about the Union Pacific Railroad in the renovated Carnegie Library which is now the Colton Area Museum in Colton on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Santiago forward Jordan Goldstein #26 takes the header in front...]()
Santiago forward Jordan Goldstein #26 takes the header in front of Santa Margarita defender Natalie Leon #27 in the CIF State Division 1 girls soccer regional championship match in Corona on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![A city crew works to remove a large tree that...]()
A city crew works to remove a large tree that fell in the south bound lanes of Magnolia Avenue between Bandini Avenue and Elmwood Court in Riverside on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![A couple rest in the sun on a hill top...]()
A couple rest in the sun on a hill top in Sycamore Highlands Park under clouds and a tree in Riverside on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Hikers enjoy a morning walk on the trails in Sycamore...]()
Hikers enjoy a morning walk on the trails in Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park as rain is expected once again in the in Riverside on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![The snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains fill the sky as a...]()
The snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains fill the sky as a man enjoys lunch in the sun at Sycamore Highlands Park in Riverside on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
![Monique Edwards of Riverside finds a comfortable spot to make...]()
Monique Edwards of Riverside finds a comfortable spot to make a mother to mother phone call while her son competes in the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair at Riverside Convention Center in Riverside on Friday, March 1, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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