Do you know this man? Mesa County seeks ID of dead person
Anyone with information about who this man might be should call Mesa County Investigator Pete Burg at 970-244-3263. The Mesa County sheriff's office is seeking public assistance in identifying a...
View ArticlePolice shoot teen gunman in Grand Junction after 1 killed in crash
Police in Grand Junction fatally shot a 17-year-old carjacking suspect Tuesday evening, climaxing a series of events that began when the teenager got into a fight with his father. According to a...
View ArticlePop-up picnic series encourages Coloradans to buy locally grown food
Picnic season will soon be making its way to the Western Slope, and local growers would like to see their products in your basket. Colorado Proud is celebrating its sixteenth year, and as a part of...
View Article'Miracle May' for Colorado water levels
The Colorado River runs full and muddy near Fruita on Thursday as the snow melt continues to fill streams and rivers. Though snowpack was below average last winter, reservoirs that feed the Colorado...
View ArticleDangers of the growing trend of sexting among teenagers
As teens become more tech-reliant in all facets of life, including relationships, some are facing serious consequences. Nude photos, sexting and other intimate visual matter on cell phones can create...
View Article'Big C' change for two hospitals
Radiation vaults are being installed for Community Cancer Center, while construction of the new hospital is ongoing. Community Hospital has hired away five oncology specialists from St. Mary's Hospital...
View ArticleBody found in Loma canal identified
On Thursday, May 21, the primary investigator working to identify the man in the photo believes he found the man's family. And, has been able to obtain a name and date of birth for the man.
View ArticleMesa County Mountain Bike Rides: 18 Road
Trails in north Fruita, called 18 Road Trails, are world-renowned and considered some of the greatest mountain biking in the country. Mesa County, Colorado, features some of the best mountain biking in...
View ArticleMesa County Mountain Bike Rides: Kokopelli Trails
Mesa County, Colorado, features some of the best mountain biking in the country. It provides great views; it tests your mental and physical strength; and it's a great addition to any healthy lifestyle.
View ArticleMesa County Mountain Bike Trails: Lunch Loops
Grand Junction's Lunch Loops are more technical than nearby trails, but that shouldn't steer you away from great rides like Miramonte Rim or Andy's Loop. Mesa County, Colorado, features some of the...
View Article'The community came together'
Mary Lou Ridenour sits on a bench, part of the new memorial for her son Clancy Nichols and grandson Danny Nichols at Collbran's Clover Cemetery, during a visit to the site. The two were buried by the...
View ArticleBlotter, May 24, 2015
The dead man found May 10 in the canal at 14 and P roads in Loma was identified as Janitzio De Filipe Diaz-Panigua, 37, who recently moved to Grand Junction from Glenwood Springs, the Mesa County...
View ArticleNational Heat Awareness Day brings attention to vehicular heatstroke deaths
Regardless of the countless warnings every year it's the same story. Kids are left in cars during warm weather leading to tragic and untimely deaths.
View ArticleBook notes, May 24, 2015
Jill Burkey of Grand Junction is the winner of the $1,000 Mark Fischer Poetry Prize for her poem "Beginning Mind." Burkey was presented with the award during the May 16 Talking Gourds poetry program...
View ArticleCommemorations planned for today
The Grand Junction Area Realtor Association will conduct its annual Realtors Remember ceremony at 8:30 a.m. on the steps of the Old Mesa County Courthouse. A Memorial Day commemoration will be at 10...
View ArticleCellphone 'selfie' leads to tentative ID of body, sheriff says
This photo found on a cellphone has helped establish a tentative identification for a man who was found dead in Loma, the Mesa County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff circulated the photo on social...
View ArticleShrine Circus brings thousands out to the Mesa County Fairgounds
The Shrine Circus had four shows at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. The event is Western Colorado's Shrine Club's main fundraiser of the year.
View ArticleFight looms over release of Blagg's defense costs
A legal fight over expense records for Michael Blagg's state-funded criminal defense was unresolved on Friday, with a deadline looming this week. The Mesa County District Attorney's Office has issued a...
View ArticleMen arrested allegedly had 660 grams of meth in car
Two California men were arrested Thursday on Interstate 70 on suspicion of drug and forgery charges after more than 660 grams of methamphetamine reportedly was found in their vehicle, according to the...
View ArticleCoroner releases cause of death of toddler hit by GVT bus
The Mesa County Coroner reports three-year-old Virgil Stansberry was the boy hit by a Grand Valley Transit bus on May 19. The cause of death is multiple injuries and the manner of death is accident....
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