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🌱 Patch AM: 52-Year-Old Woman Arrested Following Crash That Killed Child On Ramona Expressway

And check out Banning-Beaumont Elks Lodge #1839 Findraiser Featuring MLC Band of Upland on the Banning Patch calendar

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Greetings Banning! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Child killed in Ramona Expressway crash; suspect booked into Banning jail
  • Which new league will Banning High face under the Friday night lights?
  • Why Banning's power costs are tied to a new state energy market

Also on today's calendar: Banning-Beaumont Elks Lodge #1839 Findraiser Featuring MLC Band of Upland and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 106 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 103, low: 73.
  • Friday: Hot with more sun than clouds, with a high of 101 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 52-Year-Old Woman Arrested Following Crash That Killed Child On Ramona Expressway (patch.com) — A deadly weekend crash on Ramona Expressway has left an 8-year-old Perris girl dead and another child critically injured, with a San Jacinto woman now jailed in Banning on DUI-related manslaughter charges. Investigators from the Perris Sheriff's Station are reconstructing the collision and asking anyone who witnessed the incident to share information that could clarify what happened.
   

• Refresher on new Inland high school football leagues for the 2026 season (pressenterprise.com) — Football fans in Banning should know Banning High will compete in the Sun Valley League this 2026 season, alongside Coachella Valley, Desert Hot Springs and Yucca Valley. The article walks through every Inland league's updated lineup and promotions or relegations, so you can see how Banning's competition fits into the wider regional realignments.
   

• CAISO's load-balancing EDAM math doesn't add up, says CPUC staff (utilitydive.com) — Banning appears here as one of six California cities pressing grid operator CAISO for clearer math and a full cost-benefit analysis of its new Extended Day-Ahead Market. Local power customers are indirectly affected, since the coalition argues EDAM's early benefits are small compared with the costs and wants more transparency on how revenues and commitments are allocated.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • San Gorgonio Pass Collabortive Meeting →
    Beaumont Chamber of Commerce CA Family Life Center @ 901 E Ramsey St, Banning, CA 92220, USA
    10:00 am
  • Girls JV/Varsity Volleyball Game
    Beaumont High School , 39139 Cherry Valley Blvd, Beaumont, CA 92
    4:00 pm
    • Friday August 21
  • Cornerstone BBQ Cookoff →
    Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Noble Creek Regional Park @ 390 Oak Valley Pkwy, Beaumont, CA 92223
    12:00 pm
    • Sunday August 23
  • Band of Upland: Sizzling Summer Night →
    Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Elks Lodge 1839 @ 1465 E 6th St, Beaumont, CA 92223
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • To the young man who was looking for a vehicle that goes to Crafton college.
    Try Legend Auto in Banning. They have cheap vehicles. The cheapest one I saw on their website was $4,900. These vehicles have high mileage but you… (Nextdoor North West Banning)
  • San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital posted a job opening for Unit Secretary - Emergency Department in Banning. Apply here.
  • PetSmart posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Full Time in Banning. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Banning here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beaumont

  • Law firm claims Riverside County school district counted police costs as helping high-need students (edsource.org)
  • ADJ lighting features on Coyote Fest 2026 — TPi (tpimagazine.com)
  • Riverside County Hosts Family Support Resource Fair (theievoice.com)

Yucaipa

  • Driver Linda Kaufman Dead in Highway 38 Vehicle Crash (sweetlaw.com)

Ok Banning! 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

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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