Man suspected of molesting at-risk girl
Joshua Strider Johnson, 37, could be charged with felony counts of sexual assault on an at-risk juvenile and third-degree assault on an at-risk juvenile. A judge on Friday ordered him held in the Mesa...
View ArticleMan accused of reckless driving, DUI in incident
The man accused of using a Chevrolet Camaro to smash into two houses, a fence and three vehicles on Sunday night was arrested by the Colorado State Patrol and advised of the charges pending against him...
View ArticleEx-husband worried for Birgfeld's life
Slain Grand Junction mother and call girl Paige Birgfeld spoke about leaving the adult entertainment business for good just hours before her 2007 disappearance, telling a man she was romantically...
View ArticleHealth plan's sale could yield market benefits
Policyholders could turn out to be the real beneficiaries to Rocky Mountain Health Plan's pending sale to the behemoth insurer UnitedHealthcare. By helping Rocky - to be known as Rocky Mountain Health...
View ArticleNew author scores big with Western Slope thriller
"Nothing Short of Dying" author Erik Storey will speak and sign books at an event presented by Western Colorado Writers Forum, Out West Books and Mesa County Public Libraries 6:308 p.m. Aug. 17 in the...
View ArticleFarm and ranch properties promise a change of lifestyle
Aloha Organic Fruit offers a turnkey option for someone who'd like to get into an orchard business. Patti Poschman with RE/MAX 4000 is listing this organic orchard, which includes about 6,000 peach...
View ArticleStudt family entertainment venue faces county regulation over noise
Fall used to be Mike Gardner's favorite time of year, with the crisp air, the turning leaves and the sound of crickets singing their last songs for the year at his rural home. But he's come to dread...
View ArticleBlotter, Aug. 3, 2016
A tipster alerting authorities to an alleged drug deal led to the arrest of a Grand Junction man on suspicion of drug distribution and money laundering charges. A deputy with the Mesa County Sheriff's...
View ArticleBody of missing elderly woman found last night
The body of an 82-year-old Delta County woman who has been missing since July 15 was found in the Uncompahgre National Forest last night, according to a release from the Mesa County Sheriff's Office....
View ArticleYou Saw It, Aug. 4
Western Colorado Shrine clowns, from left, Jerald "Grumpy" Conyers, Gary "Zeke" Weiszbrod, Bob "Boomer" Beeson, Walt "Stubby" Wright and Steve "Mugsy" Thomas clown around after the Paonia Cherry Days...
View ArticleJunction finds spot on tech map
Grand Junction is making a name for itself in the technology industry, and local innovators and businesses are ready for the rest of the state to take notice. That's the message a panel of local...
View ArticleBlotter, Aug. 4, 2016
A 37-year-old man who lives in a camp near the Colorado River was arrested Saturday after being accused of pinning a woman on the ground, strangling her and forcing a bottle of liquor into her mouth....
View ArticleCommission hopefuls at odds over pot vote
On gun rights and economic development, four candidates for two seats on the Mesa County Board of Commissioners agreed that the first needs to be protected, and the second developed. Democrats Mel...
View ArticleMissing elderly woman found dead in Mesa County
Flash Flood Watch issued August 3 at 2:56PM MDT expiring August 5 at 12:00AM MDT in effect for: Archuleta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan, San Miguel...
View ArticleIn the face of wrongdoing, GJ community makes things right
If there is one truth about being part of a music community, it's that musicians take care of each other. There's an unwritten code musicians abide by.
View ArticleJurors hear about dog in search for Birgfeld
A highly trained tracking dog that searched for Paige Birgfeld about a month after her 2007 disappearance alerted to her scent in front of her accused killer's workplace, but it couldn't find an "exit...
View ArticleSlide in local drilling activity continues
Natural gas drilling activity in Garfield County for the first half of the year was at a pace below even last year, when the county saw the fewest wells drilled since the 1990s. Drilling started on 67...
View ArticleBody of missing 82-year-old Mesa County woman found 3 miles from abandoned car
The body of 82-year-old Mary Finnegan, who has been missing since July 15, was found Wednesday in the Uncompahgre National Forest, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office. Ranchers who were not a...
View Article'Godd*mn w*tbacks!': Angry white lady's racist rant ...
A group of Colorado women got caught on video having a racist meltdown toward a Latino family and now the clip is going viral. According to Grand Junction's Daily Sentinel newspaper , Yolanda Flores...
View ArticleGet rid of your weeds, get a gift card
Giant reed grass is on the list of noxious weeds being sought for eradication by the Mesa Count Noxious Weed and Pest Management. Eds: use as file photo.
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