Under the watchful eye of a dozen judges and about 1,000 spectators, 40 marching bands performed Saturday in the 56th Annual Arcadia Festival of Bands.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday announced that he has appointed two local men to state posts.

Ken McGregor had some reservations about moving his Diamond Bar pool and supply business - even if it was only 1.6 miles down the road.

The Diamond Bar Woman's Club will have speakers from the House of Ruth and Friends of the Pomona Library, two of the group's ongoing support projects on Wednesday.

A 69-year-old man who lost control of his SUV near a Diamond Bar school, hitting and killing a 3-year-old girl, is scheduled to be arraigned today on a vehicular manslaughter charge.

The city is hosting a trip, for adults 55 and older, to Palm Springs on Thursday for lunch and matinee show of "The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies." The song-dance-and-comedy show celebrates popular American music with a cast all over 55 years old.

Sonia Rivera figured out her strategy early on. After walking into the plastic globe in front of San Dimas Liquor on Friday morning, she crouched her knees, outstretched her forearms, opened her palms and the let the wind do all the work.

As a poor boy in a Taiwanese family of 10 children, Wen Chang devoured books donated by American philanthropists and dreamed of America.

Henry's Markets doing food drive The season of giving is under way as Henry's Farmers Markets launches its annual Grab `n' Give holiday food drive, which runs until Jan.

Margaret Ramirez does not want to pay a license fee for her dog Jackie - because Jackie is dead.

I recently spotted a small item in the newspaper advertising a contest to come up with a motto or slogan for Temple City's 50th anniversary as a city.

City Hall plans a Christmas light exchange this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will give Diamond Bar residents a chance to swap up to two used holiday light strings for two multi-colored LED light strings, each holding 50 bulbs and stretching 16 feet, at no cost.

An army psychiatrist accused in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood is still alive. 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in his attack.

A confident Brandon Carroll, who is accused of helping rob a San Bernardino hunting supply store of more than 70 firearms, denied having any role in the crime.

The fires that burned near Diamond Ranch High School and neighboring communities were fully contained Wednesday, but clean-up crews continued to work to keep hot spots from flaring up.