Blotter, June 30, 2016
A Clifton woman is facing an assault with a deadly weapon charge after being accused of using her hands to strangle a man Tuesday night. Misti Ann Gomez, 31, was arrested after Mesa County sheriff's...
View ArticleCareful with fire, officials plead
Patrick Kieran and Chris Joyner of the BLM look at the Powerline No. 3 fire in the desert north of Grand Junction at a press event on Thursday that the BLM, Grand Junction Fire Department, and Mesa...
View ArticleCoroner: Rider in fatal motorcycle wreck was drunk
The man who was killed last week when his dirt bike crashed into a car was not wearing a helmet and had a high blood-alcohol level, according to information released by the Mesa County Coroner's...
View ArticleHickenlooper appoints judge
Lance Timbreza will replace Mesa County District Judge David Bottger next month. Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed Timbreza today.
View ArticleNew trial ordered for man serving life for child sex abuse
Colorado's Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a Grand Junction man who was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault on a child, citing in a split decision issues with some evidence...
View ArticleBlotter, July 2, 2016
A 43-year-old Clifton woman accused of walking down 32 Road with no pants or underwear on at 11 p.m. Thursday is facing potential indecent exposure and drug-related charges, among others. Mesa County...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate scuffle at St. Mary's
A 23-year-old man is in police custody after officers responded to reports of a shooting at the St. Mary's Hospital parking garage at approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday. Adam Burke contacted officers...
View ArticleYou Said It, July 3, 2016
Once again, I will be going to Flagstaff, Arizona, for the holiday weekend. No one in my household can tolerate the illegal fireworks that dominate the north Fruita neighborhoods.
View ArticleClifton Man Faces 40 Sex Crime Charges For Alleged Abuse Of Children
Deputies in Mesa County have arrested a 77-year-old man they say is a habitual sex offender against children. According to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, Raymond Leonard of Clifton is accused of...
View ArticleMan, 18, held in beating of pregnant woman
A man accused of beating a pregnant woman unconscious and sending her to the hospital Thursday night, is facing a slew of charges including second-degree assault and first-degree burglary. Richard Lee...
View ArticleMan convicted in 2013 Burger King robbery
A Mesa County jury on Thursday convicted a 25-year-old Fountain man of several charges related to a 2013 armed robbery at Burger King on North Avenue. Deone Tyrone Patterson, who was 22 when he was...
View ArticleProgram aims to divert cases around courts
Mesa County criminal justice leaders hope that a new state-funded program aiming to streamline low-risk criminal offenders' interaction with Mesa County courts will save time and money, in part by...
View ArticleCoroner: Man, woman killed in Palisade accident were intoxicated
Two people who were killed Saturday night in a car accident in Palisade had blood-alcohol levels more than twice the legal limit for driving, the Mesa County Coroner's Office said this morning....
View ArticleChild found unresponsive Saturday in Paradise Valley trailer park has died
A 6-year-old boy who was unresponsive when he was brought to St. Mary's Hospital late Saturday night was later pronounced dead, according to the Mesa County Coroner's Office. Martin Osinski, who was...
View ArticlePugliese to testify before Congress about economics of public lands
Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese will testify next week in Congress on the interplay between public lands and economic development on the Western Slope of Colorado. Pugliese was invited to...
View ArticleStar-spangled crowd turns out for parade
A pickup driving up Main Street on Monday afternoon towed an unusual cargo: a giant ship bearing a number of buccaneers, dressed in the pirate garb and speaking the pirate lingo. The sun shined down on...
View ArticleOrchard Mesa library branch shut because of water main break
A water line break on the shopping center property where the Orchard Mesa branch of the Mesa County Libraries is located has forced the branch to close until further notice. The library branch, at 230...
View ArticleNo matter how you slice it, cool down this summer with watermelon
It has been said, "There's nothing more American than apple pie in the fall, Palisade peach pie in August, pumpkin pie in November and watermelon on a hot July Day." OK, I may have embellished that...
View ArticleTeen boy feared dead on river
Searchers from Mesa County, Grand Junction, and Clifton had boats on the Colorado River searching for a 17-year-old who was reported missing while swimming in the river just above Corn Lake. Rescue...
View ArticleCourt upholds sexual assault conviction
Colorado's court of appeals has upheld a Mesa County jury's conviction of a man on more than two dozen counts related to sexual assault against child victims, rejecting several claims from the man's...
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