Blotter, Sept. 28, 2016
A Grand Junction man accused of threatening his girlfriend with a knife and placing her in a headlock during an argument Monday morning was issued a high cash bond Tuesday afternoon by a county judge....
View ArticleOfficials head west to promote Jordan Cove
Several western Colorado officials will travel to Coos Bay, Oregon, next week to show a united front in hopes of encouraging a federal agency to back a project that would carry natural gas from the...
View ArticleLocal businesses should seize this opportunity
The idea isn't new, but establishing apprenticeships as the foundation for economic growth and better educational outcomes finally has some serious clout behind it. Earlier this month, Gov. John...
View ArticleTwelve horses in Colorado confirmed to be infected with West Nile Virus
As of September 27, twelve horses in Colorado have been confirmed to be infected with the West Nile Virus, four in Larimer County.
View ArticleSearch for missing camper in Mesa County suspended
Mesa County authorities have suspended their search for a 43-year-old missing Craig man who never returned from a camping trip. The county sheriff's office said it has exhausted all leads in efforts to...
View ArticleSearch suspended in Mesa County for missing Craig man Scott Burke
The county sheriff's office said it has exhausted all leads in efforts to find Scott Burke, who was supposed to return Saturday. "No one has seen or heard from him since he left Friday," the sheriff's...
View ArticleTrump to campaign in Loveland Monday
DENVER Donald Trump will be back in Colorado next Monday as polls continue to show the state is once again in play for the Republican candidate for president. Trump will hold a rally at the Budweiser...
View Article3 recent Colorado missing cases stand out
Across the U.S. there are thousands of open missing person cases. While Colorado has its fair share, there are three recent cases that stand out because how of they happened and because police have not...
View ArticleMom charged with providing pot to her son
A Grand Junction mother has been charged with felony and misdemeanor counts after she allegedly gave marijuana to her 16-year-old son. Tammy Jo Summers, 43, was charged last week with a felony count of...
View ArticleUnfounded clown threats prompt letter to parents
Jefferson County Public School officials said Friday morning they have heard about a host of rumors about threats and violence. "Specifically, we've had numerous reports at several schools about...
View ArticleHigh bond set for suspect in woman's assault
A 33-year-old man with a history of domestic violence was given a $50,000 cash-only bond Friday after he fled from police responding to a report that he assaulted a woman. Charles Kaleb Vanlandingham...
View ArticleCaseloads are accumulating at already stretched district attorney's office
Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein, who has seen a 30 percent uptick in felony cases this year, will ask county commissioners to fund 21 new positions in his office next year to help...
View ArticleJury acquits suspect in 2012 assault case
A 33-year-old man accused of attacking another man with a rock outside a Grand Junction Village Inn restaurant four years ago has been acquitted, after a jury concluded they couldn't rule out that he...
View ArticleConnecting and collaborating: Buzz building for new Factory co-working space
Josh Hudnall and Brian Watson, who founded Launch West Co, stand outside the location for a new co-working business in Grand Junction at 750 Main St. Factory is brought to the community by several...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 3, 2016
Reuben Wise, 26, is facing charges of criminal mischief stemming from an Aug. 21 incident at the Mesa County Jail. Wise is accused of causing $4,000 in damage to his jail cell and last week got a...
View ArticleHealth care documentary to be shown in Grand Junction
In anticipation of the upcoming Amendment 69 ColoradoCare vote, two filmmakers will screen their new documentary "Now is the Time: Healthcare for Everybody" in Grand Junction on Wednesday night....
View ArticleCraig man, missing for days, found dead Friday
A Craig man who authorities had been seeking over three days last week was found dead Friday in a rural area west of Lands End Road. According to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, Scott Burke, 43, and...
View ArticleSlain Deputy Geer had backup on the way, sheriff says
Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy Derek Geer, 40, was removed from life support late Wednesday night after donating his organs. "Nobody realizes that they put their lives on the line for everybody, people...
View ArticleDollars and sense at budget time
"City offers voluntary 'layoffs'" was the latest budgetary headline, gracing the top of the front page of the Daily Sentinel last Thursday. "City seeks convention center operator" was another...
View ArticleTime to innovate
As Sunday's page 1 centerpiece story indicated, the Mesa County sheriff and the 21st Judicial District Attorney's Office are prepared to ask for a bigger slice of a shrinking county budget. Both...
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