The Sun is doing a story on the arrest of Charles Manson 40 years ago at Barker Ranch, 25 miles northeast of Trona.

If you knew him in the late 1960s, please contact reporter Debbie Pfeiffer Trunnel at (909) 386-3879.

An apartment fire in Fontana displaced at least 16 people on Monday evening.

The fire was reported at 7:21 p.m. in the 9200 block of Wheeler Court, said San Bernardino County fire dispatch supervisor Karen Humpheys. Firefighters arrived and saw smoke and flames coming from the building.

Firefighters had the blaze under control at 7:54 p.m. There were no reported injuries.

The American Red Cross came to the scene to help three adults and six children find temporarily shelter elsewhere. Residents in another apartment were also displaced due to water damage.

The checkpoint will be from 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at the corner of Base Line Road and Americana Way, police said.

The California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, provided a grant for the operation.

The victim suffered cuts to his face but was not hospitalized.

He was walking near the corner of Citrus and Dorsey avenues at 8 p.m. when four or five men approached him. They attacked him after they demanded money and the victim said he didn't have any, police said.

The men snatched the victim's cell phone and wallet before running from the area.

Police arrested Gilberto Huerta, 23, of Fontana, on suspicion of robbery. The other men escaped.

Officials cited the economy for the shift in policy.

"We hope at some point the financial model will again make sense," said Speedway President Gillian Zucker. "But with the current economic downturn, there is very little demand for a service, no matter how convenient, that charges between $20 and $35 per person to ride the train, especially when on-site parking is free and plentiful. It just doesn't make sense."

Coroner's officials have identified the victim as 20-year-old Luis Antonio Razo-Ramirez, whom police say is a suspected gang member

"We believe it is gang related," said Sgt. Jeff Decker.

Residents called 911 about 9:30 p.m. and reported hearing shots fired in the 9000 block of Chantry Avenue. Officers arrived to find Razo-Ramirez suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the face and body.

The shooters are believed to have fled in a dark colored sport-utility vehicle.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Fontana Police Dispatch at (909) 350-7700.

stacia.glenn@inlandnewspapers.com

It was centered about four miles north west of Fontana.

The survey says the earthquake's epicenter was relatively shallow, just one-tenth of a mile below the surface.

- Associated Press

The show runs from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is $49.95 with beef entree; $44.95 with chicken entree; $28.95 for children 12 and under; $19 for show only.

Call (909) 429-SHOW (7469) or visit www.centerstage.com to purchase tickets.

Daniels was awarded the 2007 Stage Magician Award from the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. The "No Show" has been a highlighted featured at the Magic Castle and has enjoyed an eight year run at Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Theater.

Information: (909) 428-8816

Engracia Saucedo-Davalos, 76, is not injured and is expected to be reunited with her family this evening.

The woman's family members reported her missing after noticing that she left their Cedar Avenue house between 2:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. Saucedo-Davalos suffers from Alzheimer's disease.

A Riverside police officer found her this morning on County Farm Road. It is unknown how she got there.

stacia.glenn@inlandnewspapers.com

Here's a link to the brief and photo. Her name is Engracia Saucedo-Davalos. She speaks only Spanish and apparently left her home at the corner of Cedar and Bloomington avenues sometime between 2:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.

The women are from cities throughout the Inland Empire.

Members carry out the organization's mission to serve women, youth and the disadvantaged in the communities and in developing countries by addressing educational issues and advancing the status of women's issues.

The group would like to mentor youth to help increase the graduation rate and transition to college or other types of continuing education programs.

They will provide educational programs to the public on health issues such as HIV/AIDS, breast cancer and heart diseases.

The association was organized in 1910 in Washington, D.C. The membership will celebrate their centennial anniversary in August of 2010 in Washington D.C.

Information: www.nauw110.org

Members include: Audrey Jordan, Hester Watkins, Deborah Davis, Sheryl Garner-Hunter, Michelle Strickland, Margaret Dredd, Carol Allison, Evelyn Wright, Rita Miles, Amaryllis Watkins, Gwendolyn Richard, Belinda Davis, Alva Jean Balthazar, Sylvia Walker, Dorothy Lane, Jolene Bristow, Ollie Campbell, Dorothy Harrison, Mattie Johnson, Anita Moore and Gloria Sanders.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Boys and Girls Club of Fontana.
All donations are tax deductible and are welcome in any amount, with the following recommended sponsorship levels:

Event Sponsor: One title sponsorship is available for the event's largest donor. This includes title recognition in all printed materials, promotion with the media, photos with the mayor and City Council, special recognition the night of the gala and VIP seating for up to 16 guests.

Platinum Sponsor: $10,000 or greater, cash donation. Platinum sponsors will receive name and logo recognition in the event's invitations, program and promotional materials. Platinum sponsors also receive eight tickets with VIP seating and a special gift that evening.

Gold Sponsor: $5,000-$9,999 cash donation. Gold sponsors will receive name and logo recognition in the event's invitation and program, as well as six tickets with preferred seating.

Silver Sponsor: $2,500-$4,999 cash donation. Silver sponsors will receive name and logo recognition in the event program as well as four tickets.

Bronze Sponsor: $1,000-$2,499 cash donation. Bronze sponsors will receive name recognition in the event program and two tickets.

The Gala Committee also hopes to raise money through a silent auction at the event. The committee encourages donations to the auction.

Contact special events coordinator Bianca Gutierrez at (909) 428-8360

A 30-year-old laborer from San Bernardino was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years to life in state prison in the carjacking, kidnapping and rape of a Fontana teenager two years ago.

San Bernardino police say the defendant, Jose Guadalupe Alvarado, ambushed a carload of teenage girls at a Highland Avenue gas station with what appeared to be a gun on July 20, 2007. He took the female driver to a remote area of Temecula, forced her to disrobe and raped her.

Alvarado pleaded guilty in June as part of a plea bargain to 14 felony counts, which included carjacking, kidnapping, rape, oral copulation and robbery, according to court records.

The victim read a statement at the sentencing hearing Tuesday in San Bernardino Superior Court. Prosecutors say she was willing to testify at trial and wanted Alvarado to get the maximum amount of time.

"He received about 11 years less than if he had been convicted at trial," said Deputy District Attorney Joanne Uhlman. She has no doubt Alvarado would have been convicted of everything at trial.

The agreement also spares the victim from having to testify about the sex acts forced upon her.

The defendant must serve about 29 years of the sentence before he can go before a parole board and seek release, Uhlman said. There is no guarantee he will ever receive parole, which he would have for the rest of his life.

Alvarado apologized to the young woman, who was 17 years at the time, at the sentencing hearing, lawyers said.

"He pretty much took responsibility from the very beginning, when he was arrested by the police," said defense lawyer Richard Carnero. "He was very remorseful for what he did.

"He just wanted to end it. He didn't want to put the victim through any more trauma," said Carnero.

Police arrested Alvarado in San Bernardino days after the attack.

At an earlier court hearing, detectives said Alvarado had threatened to kill the girl if she told anybody. He then left her on a roadside, where she was in tears when rescued by passing motorists.

Alvarado told officers he had been smoking speed and had drunk 18 beers when he found the girls. He said he initially planned to only rob the girls and take the car.

But "once he saw her naked in the passenger seat, he wanted to have sex with her," Detective Anthony King testified at January 2008 hearing.

Alvarado told the victim he was facing a prison sentence and was trying to get to Mexico, according to detectives.

mike.cruz@inlandnewspapers.com