In the market for a Chihuahua? On Tuesday morning, a male Chihuahua puppy, aged presumably just a few weeks, was discovered crying at the bottom of a trash bin at a gas station in Colton. The pup has since been rescued and temporarily adopted, but the current caretakers are searching for a permanent home for their new addition. more ›

A Colton man died Sunday night in police custody after he was Tasered by cops. Officers responding to a disturbance call opted to use a Taser on 43-year-old Hutalio Serrano when the man did not follow the police's commands and resisted arrest, reports the Press-Enterprise. more ›

A bodybuilder under the influence of steroids and other drugs allegedly attacked a Southern Californian couple in their own home this weekend, and the victims remain hospitalized. 22-year-old Ruben Arzu was waiting on the porch of the couple's Colton home Saturday night, according to the SB Sun. more ›

A high school and an elementary school have been closed temporarily after two trains collided in the Colton area, reports KTLA. The accident involved a train running east-west and another running north-south, and took place at about 2:15 this morning. Six cars jumped the tracks, including three carrying carrying ferric or ferric chloride and hot asphalt. more ›

This morning the federal government announced funding (.pdf) for recovery act transportation projects around the country, including one in the Los Angeles region. It's not sexy like the funding Tucson, New Orleans, Dallas and Portland got for streetcars, but one it's important for the local economy. more ›

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