Colton News

Remember that $787 billion stimulus package that Congress passed? It's putting some local teens and post-high school grads to work.

Following the lead of other school districts, the San Bernardino County Board of Education is considering postponing for one year the election of three board members.

Temperatures have finally caught up with Southern California's water parks, which are open daily.

Since 1993, Bud and Dot Smith have patrolled the streets of their community for only one reward, a safer, more pleasant town.

Ashley Furniture Industries Inc., whose Inland footprint is clearly visible to motorists passing through the intersection of Interstates 215 and 10 in San Bernardino County, is expanding its presence in the area.

San Bernardino County's transportation planning agency is embarking on a stimulus program to help meet area transportation needs.

A Colton police officer who shot a man after the man choked him will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said today.

An 18-year-old Highland man died in a motorcycle crash on the 10 Freeway this morning.

The City Council has approved a resolution to extend the 2008-09 budget year, which was slated to end today, until July 7. The move will give officials more time to iron out proposed pay cuts with labor unions that are needed to balance the 2009-10 budget, a city report says.

A 3-year-old San Bernardino died Sunday when the vehicle he was riding in flipped on the 215 Freeway and tossed him onto the road.

The Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education voted 4-2 Thursday, with board member Kent Taylor absent, and board members Robert Armenta and Pat Haro dissenting, to extend their terms from five to six years.

A teenager who is accused of firing a handgun at a San Bernardino police officer was arraigned Wednesday in San Bernardino Superior Court.

A masked man used a handgun to rob a liquor store in Colton. The robber walked into a liquor store at 1396 N. Bordwell Avenue about 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, took out a hand gun, cocked it and ordered an employee to open the cash register, said a Colton police watch commander.

Even at 92, Thelma Winkler Beach is still making things happen. Beach was the inspiration behind the city's latest effort to help stimulate the economy.

The city of Norco, which is looking to the fire department to help close an estimated $1.8 million budget deficit, spends much more of its public safety budget on fire services than the average California city.

Several hours after he killed his wife with a samurai sword, Michael Burton was rushed to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries, which prosecutors say were self-inflicted. During Burton's murder trial on Thursday in West Valley Superior Court, a prosecutor called the doctor who treated Burton to the witness stand.

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The city will collect used tires from San Diego residents for free at an event Saturday that is intended to cut down on illegal dumping, Councilman Carl DeMaio announced today.

Two Colton residents, who performed more than 840 hours of service to the Colton Police Department in 2008, were named volunteers of the year this week.

Two Colton residents, who performed more than 840 hours of service to the Colton Police Department in 2008, were named volunteers of the year this week.