Colton News

Bob Short of San Bernardino says there ought to be a law: "Against Christmas advertising, until after Thanksgiving," he joked, after picking up some items at Lowe's. He might want to submit the idea to the third annual "It Ought to Be a Law" contest run by Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter, D-Rialto. Anyone in the 62nd Assembly District can submit ...

Construction materials maker CalPortland Co. announced it has temporarily laid off 94 of the 130 workers at its Colton Cement Plant, citing a steep drop in demand for its products amid a near standstill in new Inland building.

The city will reopen the main and Luque branch libraries on a limited schedule, officials announced Wednesday.

Colton police arrested two parolees late Monday after officers found them driving in a stolen Honda.

For nearly 12 decades, the presence of the California Portland Cement plant in Colton has been as dependable as the rock it was built on.

Construction materials maker CalPortland Co. announced Friday it has temporarily laid off 94 of the 130 workers at its Colton Cement Plant, citing a steep drop in demand for its products amid a near standstill in new Inland building.

A $700,000 payment that was to pay for future employee retirement benefits was excluded from this year's budget and may account for part of the city's $5 million deficit.

CalPortland Company has announced it will lay off 94 employees and stop its kiln operations for the first time since the Colton cement plant opened in 1891.

Although the weather feels more like June than November, Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season are around the corner.

Nearly 100 people crammed into the City Council Chambers Tuesday night to hear complaints about the recent closure of the city's three libraries.

Five days after the abrupt November 12 decision to close the only two libraries in Colton, California, library board President Peter Carrasco was anticipating an outpouring of library support from disaffected area residents at the city council's November 17 meeting.

Carmen Reyes is anxious to become a U.S. citizen. But the 22-year-old Colton resident has not applied for naturalization because she believes the process takes too long and is too expensive.

Molly Kates stood dumbfounded in front of the Colton Public Library on Friday morning as she read a sign on the door saying the library was closed.

The historic health care reform legislation narrowly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last weekend has drawn praise and criticism from members of the region's medical community.

A week ago, the city lost one of its most well-known and respected residents. The community gets its chance to say goodbye to Art Thompson, whose funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Colton High School.

Library message: libraries closed "until further notice" No one in offices on a Friday Unable to gain concessions from unionized city employees, the small city of Colton, CA, sent nearly 60 employees layoff notices and closed the city's three library facilities indefinitely as of today.

Two Twentynine Palms men were hospitalized with serious injuries after a car they were riding in veered off a road, became airborne and struck a power pole Thursday.

Nearly 60 government employees received layoff notices and the city's three libraries were closed for the remainder of the fiscal year Thursday to help close a projected $5 million deficit.

With a unanimous vote late Tuesday night, the City Council appointed Rod Foster as Colton's new city manager.

The City Council late Tuesday unanimously selected Rod Foster as city manager. Foster has spent the past four years as Upland's assistant city manager.