🌱 How Colton police helped crack a years-old child death case
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In today's newsletter:
- How Colton police helped crack a years-old child death case
Also on today's calendar: Indian Springs vs Bloomington and 2 more events.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Pleasant with lots of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 47. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Religious Cult Members In IE Charged With Murder Of 4-Year-Old Boy, Missing Nashville Man (patch.com) — Colton police are central to a major Inland Empire case in which leaders of a religious group are charged in the long-ago death of a 4-year-old boy in Colton and a missing man’s suspected killing. Authorities say years of multi-agency work led to recent arrests, with prosecutors alleging greed and control as motives while investigations into other possible crimes continue. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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FSA Senior Nutrition Breakfast
Ayala Park, 17909 Marygold Ave, Bloomington
9:00 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Indian Springs vs Bloomington
Bloomington High School , 10750 Laurel Ave , Bloomington
4:00 pm -
FSA Senior Nutrition Lunch
Ayala Park , 17909 Marygold Ave , Bloomington
11:30 am -
Chaffey vs Colton
Colton High School , 777 W Valley Blvd , Colton
10:30 am -
Preschool Gymnastics- January - Colton, CA 2026
Gonzales Community Center , 670 Colton Ave , Colton
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Monday December 22
Tuesday January 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Open 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
UC Riverside Botanic Gardens , 1 Botanic Gardens Drive , Riverside
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1st Semester Finals
Colton Middle Colton, CA 92324
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Stitched Up Heart: Redlands, CA
The District- Cocktails, Food, Live Music , 19 E Citrus Ave # 101 , Redlands
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San Bernardino Speed Dating for Singles Age 20s/30s ♥ Rialto California
Ayres Hotel Rialto/Fontana , 1495 W Renaissance Pkwy , Rialto
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Merry Riverside Arts Walk — Debi Varvi Studio
Riverside Pedestrian Mall , Main St , Riverside
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Board of Education Meeting
CJUSD Board Room/Professional Learning Center , 900 E. Washington St. , Colton
5:30 pm -
Santa Photos Ayala Park
Ayala Park , 17909 Marygold Ave , Bloomington
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- San Bernardino County Fire responds to a residential structure fire on North Side Road in Lucerne Valley, with the bomb squad called in for safety concerns regarding a potential explosive hazard.
4:10PM on Dec 15: San Bernardino County Fire is on scene of a residential structure fire on the 33000 block of North Side Road in Lucerne Valley. (Nextdoor ) - "Avoid the area" due to police activity in Murrieta, California.
8:08PM on Dec 15: Police are on location at Old Carriage Road and Country Walk Lane, advising the public to avoid the area. (Nextdoor )
- Colton Joint Unified School District posted a job opening for Enrichment Art / Music Teacher - Elementary #11803 in Colton. Apply here.
- Papa John's posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Colton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Loma Linda
- 6 Foods Centenarians Almost Never Eat, According to Longevity Experts (realsimple.com)
- Records Shattered, Millions Raised By Radio In Tally's Week Six (radioink.com)
- Clinical Study Underway for Novadip's Tissue Regeneration Product (odtmag.com)
Rialto
- Man dies after argument leads to shooting in Rialto home (sbsun.com)
- Wind advisory active for 5 Freeway north of LA Wednesday and Thursday – gusts as high as 50 mph (sbsun.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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