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.

November 19, 2009: You don't always have to have a rocket to do rocket science. Sometimes a mere airplane will do a ' that is, a mere Boeing 747 toting a 17-ton, 9-foot wide telescope named SOFIA.

"For four decades, the city of Los Angeles has sat on property that it took from private property owners through eminent domain with the explicit promise to develop an airport," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, whose district includes the Santa Clarita Valley.

Florida's current secondary might be the best in the country. The Gators are also building a pretty formidable secondary for the future.

The fastest party in town is coming soon! Thanksgiving weekend at LA County Raceway in Palmdale, CA is where it all goes down.

The Ducks are in the hunt for another great player. This weekend tight end Christian Thomas of Palmdale, CA will make his way to Eugene to take in the game.

Sheriff's deputies in Palmdale followed their noses and raided a house being used to grow pot this evening.

Coroner's officials identified today the man who died after his car crashed into a pole in Santa Clarita this weekend, officials said.

Dear Annie: Thank you for printing the letter from "Concerned Aunt," whose nephew is an ex-offender looking for work.

Officials report the arrest of a 52-year-old man in Palmdale for the alleged molestation of a 12-year-old girl.

Residents of unincorporated areas of Santa Clarita Valley voted to stay unincorporated in Tuesday's election, while Palmdale voters approved creating a city charter.

Northrop Grumman announced initial production of the first international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft fuselage has begun at its Palmdale, Calif., facility.

APPLE VALLEY Residents can view route maps, ask questions and weigh in on which path the planned E-220 High Desert Corridor project will take through town during a community meeting Monday afternoon.

Think your commute is bad? Others have it worse a ' unless you happen to live in Lake Elsinore.

Chad Johnson, a 19-year-old black man, was shot and killed on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the 400 block of East Avenue Q-3 in Palmdale , according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Neighborhood: well. Downtown Lancaster had its share of action too with a new gallery show opening at the Lofts Gallery on Lancaster BLVD, and the opening of a new show at the Lancaster Museum and Gallery , and one at the Cedar Arts Center.

Are more regulations on guns and ammunition making us safer? Save even one life On Oct.

Los Angeles County supervisors approved a $150,000 settlement Tuesday with 17 youths who claimed they were assaulted while housed at an El Monte children's center that officials shut down in 2003.

Homicide detectives on Wednesday investigated the shooting death of one man and the wounding of another in a Palmdale neighborhood just east of the Antelope Valley Freeway, sheriff's officials said.

In an effort to tap one of the high desert's most abundant resources, Palmdale is allowing large shopping centers and business parks to install small wind turbines in their parking lots to save on electricity costs.