The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department wanted to help the 8-year-old, who is battling lymphoma, fulfill his dream.
Marines based in Twentynine Palms will join the first leg of the ride, which will go east on Interstate 10 to Chiriaco Summit.
The movie, in stores July 22, is about a real-life boy who says he went to Heaven and met Jesus during surgery. We spoke with the family behind the film about how it can help start a discussion in your town.
Patch readers told us who the "Everyday Inspirations" in their communities are, and we're sharing their stories and the work they've done locally.
"We are a family-oriented department," Chief says. "But this is taking it a little too far."
Nearly 375 golfers took to the links at the Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon for the yearly event, which has collected more than $1 million since 1997 for needy children, veterans and others.
Thanks to the submissions of their daughters in an annual contest, these two Banning moms received a special honor.
This week, Morongo donated $5,500 to the league to buy 540 baseballs and softballs, 60 bats, 20 batting tees, umpire gear and other equipment for BPLL.
A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.
More than 200 customers recently paid it forward at the coffee shop.
As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
The officer-- who was flagged down by the child's mother-- spotted a bottle cap in the girl's throat.
The largest crowd in recent memory make the Unforgettables Foundation's annual Light for Little Lives walk.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.
Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.
Fifty turkey experts will answer questions on meal prep and turkey emergencies this holiday season.
It's not on the menu, but customers can give baristas a special recipe that will produce a drink similar to the beverage enjoyed by the fictional witches and wizards from the Harry Potter books.
We rounded up the most uplifting stories trending across the country.
A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
Help create a living history of how Banning and Beaumont see 9/11.
The Riverside County Department of Environmental Health announced the findings of West Nile-infected mosquitoes and birds Monday.
The Riverside County Clerk's office says they are ready to handle "potential volume increases" when they're advised by the state they can proceed with issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
Happy Father's Day to all the Banning and Beaumont dads out there from Patch!
As Father's Day approaches, consider honoring the men most influential in your life by sharing their stories in Local Voices on Banning-Beaumont Patch.
Six cases of hepatitis A that are believed to be linked to frozen berries sold at Costco stores have been confirmed in California, including patients in Riverside County.