Judge, 2 GJ lawyers up for District Court spot
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will choose among two Grand Junction attorneys in private practice and a county judge to replace Mesa County District Judge David Bottger, who is retiring in August....
View ArticleGrand jury indicts 4 for fraud
Four Colorado men face at least 25 years each in connection with schemes in which they sought to defraud banks and the U.S. government of more than $29 million, according to indictments announced on...
View ArticleBriefs, June 16, 2016
The event, to be held 4-6 p.m. at Colorado Mesa University's Meyer Ballroom, 1100 North Ave, is the third-to-the-last in a string of meeting statewide to gather public comments on health care issues....
View ArticleCops: Colo. teen killed woman who broke up with him
A teenager accused of killing a woman who had reportedly recently broken up with him admitted to investigators that he shot the 18-year-old and dumped her body nearly 300 miles away, according to CBS...
View ArticleCoroner releases name of 'car-surfing' accident victim
The Mesa County Coroner's Office has identified the man involved in the "car-surfing" incident as 19-year-old Brandon Lovett of Grand Junction. Lovett was involved in the accident on 26 7/8 Road on...
View ArticleLand conservation groups awarded $20 million-plus
The Mesa Land Trust was one of several groups to benefit from new grants awarded by the Great Outdoors Colorado board this week. The trust, along with 18 others, will share in about $20.7 million in...
View ArticleAgencies search for evidence in Loveland teen's homicide
Larimer County Sheriff's Office officials announced that Tanner Flores, a suspect in Ashley Doolittle's homicide, was transported Friday afternoon from Mesa County to Larimer County.
View ArticleTanner Flores Booked Into Larimer County Jail, Charges Filed
The killer of Berthoud teen Ashley Doolittle has officially been transferred and booked into Larimer County Jail on 3 felony charges. Tanner George Flores, 18, was booked into the Larimer County Jail...
View ArticleBlotter: June 18, 2016
A 20-year-old Longmont woman visiting Mesa County for Country Jam picked up a potential felony assault charge Thursday night after she was arrested on suspicion of hitting a deputy in the face and...
View ArticleBlotter, June 19, 2016
A man who started a fire to burn weeds on his property last week may face arson charges, as a result of the fire burning out of control and damaging his neighbors' property. The Grand Junction Fire...
View ArticleNumber of GJ Jump-Start companies grows
The number of Grand Junction companies approved to participate in the Rural Jump-Start tax benefit program now stands at six, with the Colorado Economic Development Commission signing off on two more...
View ArticleHome built by and for them
Siccily Bowers, third from left, enters her new Habitat For Humanity home at 388 Wedgewood Ave. after the home was dedicated for the family. Husband Greg, second from left, pushes their youngest...
View ArticleJapanese bombs struck Collbran, Delta as World War II came to end
A Japanese balloon bomb after it was re-inflated and sent aloft by U.S. Army officials in California. U.S. Army photo A U.S. military official examines the explosive elements of a Japanese balloon bomb.
View ArticleBlotter, June 20, 2016
Crime Stoppers of Mesa County is seeking the public's help to identify a male suspect who stole items from Modern Classic Motors, 975 Independent Ave., sometime May 21 or May 22. According to Crime...
View ArticleDenver school district asks nearly $4 million for new locks
Colorado's largest school district is asking for nearly $4 million for a mechanical fix that will streamline the lockdown procedure in an emergency. The Denver Post reports that the item in an upcoming...
View ArticleMan allegedly beats woman, threatens her parents
A 31-year-old Grand Junction man accused of beating a woman before leveling a handgun at her parents in full view of sheriff's deputies is facing criminal charges. Brian Calkins was arrested Thursday...
View ArticleGOP commissioner candidates debate jobs, economy
But what kind of jobs, and how to get them here, well, neither candidate in the Republican primary race for District 1 on the Mesa County Board of Commissioners could quite say Friday. While challenger...
View ArticleBlotter, June 21, 2016
Brian Guy Calkins, 31, 415½ Chiswick Way, was arrested at his home after he allegedly assaulted a woman and pointed a handgun at several people on Thursday. When a Mesa County sheriff's deputy arrived,...
View ArticleNeighbors tell of life near 'hell house'
From a tidy lawn rimmed with roses, tiger lilies and petunias, to a row of honeysuckle lining the fence, Michael and Linda Barley's yard is pristine. Despite the years it took the Orchard Mesa couple...
View ArticleDeputies use Taser, pepper spray during stolen ATV incident
A Grand Junction man faces a host of felony charges after he allegedly stole an all-terrain vehicle during the Country Jam music festival, struck two people with it and fought with security and...
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