Colton News

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.

For Mustard Seed Tutorial Center, the fifth time was the charm. The Redlands nonprofit received a $200,000 grant from Bank of America Tuesday.

A local citizens group that doubles as a political action committee is asking the City Council to consider hiring an outside accounting firm to audit the city's finances.

HESPERIA A Riverside man was in critical condition Tuesday morning after his work truck smashed into the back of a tractor trailer that was stopped at a red light on Highway 395 and Main Street, officials said.

An 18-year-old Rancho Cucamonga woman remained hospitalized in critical condition this morning with injuries suffered Tuesday when her car was broadsided by a transient accused of speeding through red lights in a stolen car.

Increasing numbers of city employees could face layoffs if their labor unions don't accept a 15 percent pay cut proposed by city leaders - and fast, city officials said Wednesday.