Press Releases

Ontario, CA – The Ontario Municipal Utilities Company is offering federal employees impacted by the 35-day government shutdown a utility bill deferral. They will have the opportunity to defer utility bill payments without penalty for the current amount due up to two billing cycles from the original bill due date. All collection and late fee activities will be postponed for workers impacted by the government shutdown.

Nationally, 800,000 federal employees have been impacted by the government shutdown with many missing two paychecks. The City of Ontario is helping federal… Read More

Ontario Police are investigating a shooting that led to the death of a 55-year-old Ontario man, in the area of Fourth Street and Vine Avenue, in the City of Ontario.

Police were called to the scene of the shooting yesterday evening at approximately 7:23 PM. Upon arrival, they discovered an adult male victim laying in the street with an apparent gunshot wound. The Ontario Fire Department arrived on scene, treated and immediately transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and died. Three juvenile suspects were reported fleeing the scene… Read More

Ontario Police arrested two suspects involved in a home invasion robbery that occurred last night.

On January 31, at approximately 10:15 PM, Ontario Police Dispatch received a disturbance call in the 3200 block of South Centurion Place in which two masked males were seen running from a garage. Within three minutes, an Ontario officer located a vehicle as it was leaving the neighborhood.

The suspect led officers on a short pursuit in which a handgun was thrown from the vehicle and recovered by officers. After a short time, the suspect yielded and was taken into custody… Read More

ONTARIO, CA – The Ontario Reign and the Hope Reigns Foundation are partnering with the City of Ontario Fire Department and the Chaffey Joint Union High School District (CJUHSD) to provide life-saving “Stop the Bleed” training and bleeding control kits for district campuses and their personnel.

The Reign are donating $20,000 to purchase bleeding control kits that will be placed in CJUHSD campuses. The training is being conducted by the Ontario Fire Department, and is designed to provide district staff members with the skills they need to take immediate actions to control… Read More

The City of Ontario is pleased to announce the next citywide yard (garage) sale weekend is Friday, February 1, 2019, through Sunday, February 3, 2019. If rainy conditions exist on that Friday or Saturday, an alternate yard sale may be held on February 8, 9, and 10, 2019.

In 2010, the City adopted a yard sale ordinance giving residents the opportunity to hold more sales each year on fixed dates and eliminating the need for yard sale permits and fees. Approved yard sale dates are the first full weekends in the months of February, May, August, and November. The second… Read More

Traffic investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver involved in a fatal hit and run collision. 

On January 12th, 2019 at approximately 4:39 AM, a 22 year old Ontario resident was stuck by a motorist in the intersection of Mission Blvd and Euclid Ave. After the collision, the suspect vehicle continued to drive east on Mission Blvd. 

The suspect vehicle is a dark (possibly red) colored minivan. The vehicle should have collision damage to the front of the vehicle. 

Anyone with information regarding the collision… Read More