Getting It Right, Sept. 22, 2015
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office on Monday said it had not opened an investigation concerning a report of a possible bear attack involving a man Saturday on Grand Mesa.
View ArticleBlotter, Sept. 22, 2015
No one was injured in a Sunday evening fire that started in the chimney and spread into the attic of a north Grand Junction home, according to the Grand Junction Fire Department. Firefighters arrived...
View ArticleOpinion: Colorado Care offers Coloradans an alternative to "Obamacare"
Colorado voters will be asked in the 2016 election to decide if they hate "Obamacare" enough to support a plan that helps even more people than the Affordable Care Act does. It's an exciting...
View ArticleLocal briefs, Sept. 22, 2015
Mesa County will protest the Bureau of Land Management's proposed travel-management plan for the Grand Junction Field Office, but specifics won't be forthcoming for at least a month. The Mesa County...
View ArticleProfile of a suicide
September is Suicide Prevention Month. During last week's Farmers Market in Grand Junction I was stopped in my tracks by a display created by Mesa County Health Department.
View ArticleMan hit, killed by train in Clifton
The Mesa County Sheriff's office says a man was hit and killed by a train Tuesday night in Clifton. About 11:30 last night, the sheriff's office and Clifton Fire Department responded to the train...
View ArticleMan struck, killed by train overnight
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office reported that last night about 11:30 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the railroad tracks and 33 Road area in Clifton, on a report of a train hitting a person...
View ArticlePrinted Letters: Sept. 23, 2015
Drainage fees feel like taxation without say-so The three directors of the Grand Valley Drainage District decided the recent increase in storm water fees. The increase directly affects 44,000 properties.
View ArticleMan gets life, 40 years, for 'monstrous' murder
All by himself in a neighborhood of strangers, in a city he'd arrived in for the first time just 12 hours earlier, Nick Potts died a horrible death. A night of drinking with his friend, 25-year-old Lee...
View ArticlePrinted Letters: Sept. 24, 2015
North Avenue revitalization effort gaining momentum The city of Grand Junction's current efforts to address a declining North Avenue can be traced back as far as 2012 with the creation of a City...
View ArticleDogs about to have their day
Shari Rhodes-Lee receives a kiss from the grand champion Akita, Mojo's Continuation of a Myth, as she brushes and blow dries the dog in preparation for the Grand Valley Kennel Club/AKC Dog Show at the...
View ArticleFormer Montrose DA wins new trial
Serra had been sentenced to one year in prison and four years probation after being convicted of violation of bond conditions, a felony, and misdemeanor counts of violating a protection order and...
View ArticleIn the scene: James Williams important figure in local music scene
James Williams, right, provides the vocals as The Williams Brothers Band opens for country legend Montgomery Gentry during the Colorado Pork and Hops Challenge on Sept. 12 at Lincoln Park.
View ArticleCoroner IDs pedestrian hit by train near Grand Junction
The Mesa County coroner's office identified the man Thursday as 18-year-old Antonio David Carmona , of Grand Junction.
View ArticleMesa County police departments still without body cameras
The Denver Police Department will soon require officers working security at liquor stores, bars and other businesses to wear body cameras. Grand junction police department were denied a Colorado...
View ArticleNo leap of faith
Faced with a paycheck-to-paycheck existence, most families will hold off on an expensive long-term investment even if it means they'll miss out on serious savings down the road. Local governments are...
View ArticleBlotter, Sept. 25, 2015
A woman rolled her car while driving under the influence of alcohol Thursday afternoon, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. Officers responded to the one-car accident in the area of 27...
View ArticleDA expected to announce decision on charges in hunting death
The Mesa County District Attorney's Office is expected to announce today a decision on whether to file criminal charges in the death of 14-year-old Justin Burns, who was shot to death earlier this...
View ArticleLocal Briefs: Sept. 25, 2015
Join the Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and their partners in New Castle this Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and help build a new trail starting from the Jolley Trail on the northwest side of the...
View ArticleMesa County Election's Office is testing the accuracy of their new voting...
Elections season is upon us, and while this year's ballot is a small one, the Mesa County Election's Office is working hard to prepare for voters. Mesa County has been chosen to pilot new voting...
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