By JESSICA LOGAN, The Press-Enterprise

Christine Boyd wants to meet all the people whose lives were helped by her son's donated organs after doctors declared him brain dead earlier this month.

Officials have dismantled more than 30 marijuana farms growing in California's San Bernardino National Forest this year, but scientists say the effects on the forest's delicate ecosystem could last for years.Scientists who study forests say it can take years for an area formerly the site of a marijuana farm to return to its natural state, if it ever will.

Cheerleaders still whip crowds into frenzies of school spirit with pompoms and peppy attitudes, but the increasing popularity of difficult stunts has sent the number of cheer injuries flying. "Cheerleading isn't about a skirt any more. It's athletic," said SuzAnne McDonald, a coach at San Bernardino's Cajon High School and Cal State San Bernardino.