Community Corner
🌱 What killed Ontario’s airport tunnel — and what’s replacing it?
Also, don't miss Marlon Wayans on the Ontario Patch calendar
Coffee in hand, Ontario? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What killed Ontario’s airport tunnel — and what’s replacing it?
- Remember when an Ontario football vanished on a passing car?
- How a 10 Freeway road rage clash led to a major arrest
Also on today's calendar: Bingo Comedy Dinner Live!!!! and 2 more events.
Find out what's happening in Ontariofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Ontario? Post it to Ontario photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Ontariofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 48 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with sun and some clouds, temps: high: 75, low: 49.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. $1 billion price tag dooms underground shuttle to Ontario airport (sbsun.com) — Local transit leaders have scrapped plans for a costly underground connector between Rancho Cucamonga’s Metrolink station and Ontario International Airport after bids ballooned up to $2.46 billion. Instead, Ontario travelers can expect a new GOAT shuttle service starting January 26, 2026, linking ONT with area hotels, Ontario Mills, Victoria Gardens and other major Ontario destinations via electric and hybrid vehicles. 
2. Riverside police got a bum rap from columnist Walter Winchell (sbsun.com) — A history columnist revisits quirky Inland Empire stories, including Ontario kids who lost their only football when it got wedged on a passing car and an Ontario mom threatening to send her son’s new rifle “back to Santa” after he shot out a neighbor’s window. These lighthearted vignettes sit alongside tales of Prohibition-era booze mishaps and a misreported Hollywood animal shooting.
3. Ontario man arrested after allegedly shooting at car during road rage incident, CHP officers say (cbsnews.com) — A 45-year-old Ontario man was arrested after allegedly firing at another vehicle during a Dec. 4 road rage incident on the eastbound 10 Freeway near Euclid Avenue, according to CHP. No one was hurt, but investigators say they later found several unregistered and illegal firearms at his Ontario home, and he now faces multiple felony charges.
4. San Jose California Temple renamed the Sunnyvale California Temple (thechurchnews.com) — Ontario residents may soon see a new Latter-day Saint mission headquartered in the city, one of three new California missions planned for 2026. The church is also renaming its planned San Jose temple as the Sunnyvale California Temple to better match its actual location. These changes reflect ongoing growth of nearly 730,000 Latter-day Saints across California.
5. Ontario development boom sparks movement to protect hospitality workers (dailybulletin.com) — Ontario’s City Council is set to decide Tuesday whether to send two voter-backed initiatives on hotel worker wages and safety to the ballot, amid a surge of major developments and convention center expansion. Union leaders say the measures would raise pay toward $30 an hour by 2030 and add protections like panic buttons, while city staff warn the rules could deter new hotel investment in Ontario.
📸 Around Ontario
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ontario
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★ Featured events ★
- Marlon Wayans
Ontario Improv, 4555 Mills Cir, Ontario
7:30 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
- Winter Wonderland Event
Sultana Elementary Ontario, CA 91762
4:00 pm - All School Winter Holiday Program
Corona Elementary Ontario, CA 91762
8:30 am - Bingo Comedy Dinner Live!!!!
Epic Events Center , 12469 Foothill Blvd , Rancho Cucamonga
6:00 pm - Marlon Wayans
Ontario Improv , 4555 Mills Cir , Ontario
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
📣 Ontario Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SBDC Counseling at the Chamber
Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce Rancho Chamber offices 9500 Cleveland Ave Suite 110 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Remote counselling available too!
9:00 am - SBDC Workshop
Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce , 9500 Cleveland Ave #110 , Rancho Cucamonga
10:00 am - StoryTime-Lake Tamarisk Library In-Person
Children's Area, Lake Tamarisk Library , Lake Tamarisk
10:30 am - Preschool Storytime - Chugga Choo Choo! In-Person
Calimesa Library , Calimesa
10:30 am - Music and Muscles In-Person
Community Room , Glen Avon , Jurupa Valley
10:30 am - Bilingual Storytime & Playtime In-Person
Community Room , Temecula Grace Mellman , Jurupa Valley
11:30 am - Music & Muscles In-Person
Perris Library , Perris
12:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Missing foster dog!
Please help find her, she's extremely scared. Please don't call her or chase, she'll run away. She can jump 6 ft fences easily, may be in a backyard… (Nextdoor Granada Ct) - Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
FOUND on December 13, 2025 in Santa Ana, CA 92703 near At La Colmena Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Riverside Drive / Euclid)
- Superior Grocers posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper in Ontario. Apply here.
- Ryder posted a job opening for Warehouse Quality Auditor in Ontario. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ontario here.
Ok Ontario! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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