Stephanie Miranda

Plans to complete the final missing link in a five-mile bicycle and pedestrian corridor between Highland and Redlands took another step forward this month after the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority secured $3 million in clean transportation funding for the Highland-Redlands Regional Gap Connector Project.

Former Kmart demolition underway for Redlands' future police station. Redlands launches its annual community survey. Local nonprofit warns of increasing pressure following federal food cuts. Local artist Kayla Smith opens a featured exhibit at the Redlands Art Association. The Repair Café returns July 25 to fix broken household items. One last chance to catch Redlands FC as the club battles for a playoff spot.

REDLANDS, Calif. — Thirty-one recent high school graduates began a week of intensive public safety training Wednesday as the 27th annual Redlands Emergency Services Academy (RESA) kicked off at the University of Redlands. The weeklong program, known as RESA, immerses participants in boot camp-style training designed to introduce them to careers in law enforcement, firefighting and emergency medical services through hands-on exercises and simulations.