Jensen boys died after overheating in mother's SUV; Coroner rules deaths...
Young William and Tyler Jensen died after overheating as they were left alone in their mother's Toyota 4Runner on Grand Mesa Nov.
View ArticleFlu Season Arrives Early, Mesa County Sees High Rates
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Though the flu season usually peaks in February, areas across the United States are reporting a rise in the common disease, and the Western Slope isn't escaping this increase.
View ArticlePolice Report
A 12-year-old girl was issued a summons for theft on suspicion of taking a sweater valued at $20 from another.
View ArticleBills aim to rid Colorado governor of public trustee appointments
Public trustees appointed by the governor in 10 of Colorado's largest counties would be permanently replaced by the elected county treasurer under a bill offered at the Colorado legislature.
View ArticleJanuary is National Mentoring Month
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- In honor of National Mentoring Month, Grand Junction's only mentoring program, Mesa County Partners, is asking for the public's help in being a mentor for local youth.
View Articlethe Way We Were: Digging up the past in 2012
This is what the corner of Eighth and Main looked like before Ratekin Towers was built.
View ArticleHOFFMAN: William Randolph Seaton, newspaper baron of Mesa County
One of those stories you probably forgot about was the dust-up between the Daily Sentinel and Paul Brown, our previous public trustee.
View ArticleKatie's Law Goes Federal
Thanks in part to Congressman Scott Tipton, R-CO, the president has signed a bill into law that would enhance the DNA collection process among those arrested nationwide.
View ArticleSpike in Flu Cases Leads to Vaccine Shortage
Mesa County health officials say this year's flu season spike is coming two weeks earlier than last year's. Debbie Riggle, vice president of ancillary services at Community Hospital, told NewsChannel 5...
View ArticleAnalyst: Drilling doldrums to persist
Low natural gas prices that led to drilling in Garfield County falling to the lowest level in about a decade will likely persist, an industry observer says.
View ArticleStolen Car Left on Tracks, Run Over by Train
One suspect is in custody after allegedly stealing a car and leaving it on train tracks to collide with a train.
View ArticleCold weather welcomes returning inversion
Recent storms have improved the air quality here in the Grand Valley, but experts say the clean air may not be sticking around.
View ArticleMesa County eyes funds withheld off mineral leases
Mesa County officials are hoping to use a nod of federal agreement as a wedge to pry money from the Interior Department that officials maintain was erroneously withheld in the first place.
View ArticleBoomers & Beyond: A wrestling story
The story of our guest this week belongs in a book and thanks to some hard work, now it is! Last on his bucket list, Ray Coca's book, Elite U.S. Dream Team, A Wrestling Story brings to life his amazing...
View ArticleCouple Charged in Fraud Case Plead Guilty
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Former Mesa County Department of Human Services employee Anthony Padilla and his wife Venica Padilla plead guilty to theft in the series of $500 - $15,000 Monday morning.
View ArticleSen. Steve King Wants Officers In Every Colorado School
Jefferson County already has officers in many of its schools. The district has 38 school resource officers - uniformed, armed and full-time in all of its high schools and some of its middle schools.
View ArticleBuilding permits climbed to 3,321 in 2012
A residential construction site off K Road near Fruita is one of many building projects going on in Mesa County.
View ArticleA 65-year history of drilling in the Thompson Divide
Drilling on public lands for natural gas in the Thompson Divide area has been taking place for more than 65 years, according to federal officials.
View ArticleMesa County is Storm Ready
Mesa County received a big honor from the National Weather Service on Monday. The county has now been certified Storm Ready by the National Weather Service.
View ArticleRescuers save Grand Junction hunter from frigid Colorado River
Rescuers were able to carry out a frigid rescue and save a 60-year-old hunter who fell into the icy Colorado River Tuesday while trying to retrieve a goose.
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