GJPD seeks man wanted for attempted murder
Law enforcement agencies in Mesa and Garfield counties were advised this morning of a man wanted for attempted first-degree murder stemming from a shooting last night in Grand Junction. An arrest...
View ArticleParolee gets 52 years in man's beating death
A Grand Junction parolee who had six prior felony convictions when he was arrested in 2013 in connection with the fatal beating of a man who was left to die in a local street was sentenced Monday to...
View ArticleClothing fight ensues on eve of Blagg bond hearing
This is the possible legal fight brewing ahead of next week's multi-day court battle to decide Blagg's potential freedom ahead of a yet-to-be-scheduled retrial on charges related to the November 2001...
View ArticleDogs attack woman in Grand Junction
Dogs involved on an attack on a woman Tuesday in Grand Junction are being held in quarantine to determine if they are rabid. The attack occurred at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
View ArticleDistrict 51 parents and students explore their options for education...
Parents and students of Mesa County get their chance to shop around for schools at District 51's Academic Options Fair. There's more than 20 academic options available to District 51 students who...
View ArticleWest-side transit station opening
People gather outside of the new Grand Valley Transit West Transfer facility and park-n-ride, 612 24 1/2 Road, following Wednesday's grand opening and ribbon-cutting. The $3.4 million facility, with...
View ArticleFight over loud music gets violent
A man wanted on suspicion of attempted murder is accused of firing a handgun at another man, a shot that grazed the clothing of the intended victim, during an argument over loud music late Tuesday at a...
View ArticleGrand Valley Snapshots: Week of April 10, 2015
Colorado Mesa University students Jordan Fisher, Zach Horrall and Mark Boomgaard received first- and second-place awards from the Association of Information Technology National Collegiate Conference in...
View ArticlePolice looking for Mom & Infant after Dad pepper sprayed and child taken
The Grand Junction Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for 28-year-old Teyonna Lashay Allen for charges of 3rd degree assault, child abuse, and domestic violence after police say she...
View ArticlePublic land-use plan intends to 'strike a balance'
Shawn Patterson from Grand Junction rides his Honda 450 on Bureau of Land Management land in the desert off of 27 1/4 Road north of town. The routes in the area where he is riding are to be studied...
View ArticleJail nixes Blagg's clothing request
A formal request by Michael Blagg's lawyers that he be allowed to wear civilian clothes at a court hearing next week has been met with objection at the Mesa County Jail. Chief Deputy District Attorney...
View ArticleClifton mom pleads guilty to gun charge
A Clifton woman with a Mesa County law enforcement background received no jail time after pleading guilty Thursday to a charge linked to the accidental shooting death of her son's best friend. Brandie...
View ArticleMesa County Health Department teaches kids the importance of washing their hands
It's the end of flu season, but a bug is still going around. A cold bug, that's hitting kids hard.
View ArticleCMU Tomlinson Library gets half-million dollars
The John U. Tomlinson Library at Colorado Mesa University received the bulk of funding from the Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District's spring round of funding. The district awarded $504,560 to...
View ArticleCounty Libraries names director of development
The library hasn't yet picked a day for Kllanxhja to start her new job. Her duties will consist of serving as the library's liaison to the Mesa County Public Library Foundation and the Friends of the...
View ArticleMesa County Road and Bridge dedicates Collbran building to three men that...
Mesa County Road and Bridge officials are honoring three men who were killed while on the job over the past sixty years. A Collbran maintenance building will be dedicated to three former employees -...
View ArticlePregnant women, young kids, and the elderly are at high risk for listeria
Listeria has been the cause of various recent food recalls nationwide. This week alone, Sabra recalled 30,000 cases of their hummus off shelves.
View ArticleGrandfather of snatched baby speaks
Just days ago a family got the news that their grandson had been forcefully taken from his father by the baby's mother, but now baby Jaylin is back home and safe. Jaylin's grandfather, Shawn Quintana...
View ArticleCosts soar in unusual murder case
Veteran Mesa County prosecutors have thrown around descriptors like "unprecedented" in discussing Spiess' case, an accused killer with intensive medical needs who is unable to speak after a failed...
View ArticleCounty hires financial officer
Mesa County's newly hired chief financial officer's first tasks will include going over the county's 2016 budget prospects, estimating how much the county can afford to spend on salary and benefit...
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