Coroner identifies woman slain in "extreme domestic violence" killing in...
Authorities in Garfield County have identified the 28-year-old woman found dead on Friday in Glenwood Springs in what investigators have deemed an "extreme domestic violence" killing . Blanca Judith...
View ArticleDoctors taking a new approach to dying
Dr. Thomas Motz, left, goes through an advanced-care directive with his patient Richard Lange of Grand Junction in an exam room at Western Valley Family Practice, 2237 Redlands Parkway. Dr. Thomas Motz...
View ArticleDA, sheriff willing to work on budget deal
Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein wants $1.3 million more in his budget to keep up with growing numbers of felonies, but for the moment, he can live with a $300,000 boost. Sheriff Matt Lewis...
View ArticleOpioids topic of CMU talk
Two addiction counselors and a behavioral health expert will join U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., today at Colorado Mesa University in a discussion about opioid and heroin abuse. The discussion is the...
View ArticleCaptive stole his property, man says
A man arrested for allegedly keeping a sex slave chained in his basement reported to law enforcement that the woman had stolen jewelry from him when she was in "an intimate relationship" with him...
View ArticleWomen accused of assault in 2 cases
A 44-year-old Grand Junction woman accused of knocking an older woman unconscious and repeatedly punching a man in the face during an argument faces a possible felony second-degree assault charge....
View ArticleMan gets 25 years in armed robbery, other charges
A 25-year-old Fountain man convicted of multiple counts for his role in a 2013 armed robbery at a Grand Junction Burger King has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison by a Mesa County district...
View ArticleSchool district wants input on vision for future
School District 51 officials are moving forward with remaking the 20,000-student school district into a model of modern learning, and they're asking community members to join the process. That's the...
View ArticleMesa County authorities investigating after hikers find human remains in desert
CMU Forensic Investigative ResearchStation members work to uncover remains in cooperation with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office. Authorities in Mesa County are investigating after hikers found human...
View ArticleQuick Picks: Taste of Riverside, Back to the Trail
Taste for yourself at Taste of Riverside from 69 p.m. Saturday in the Community Building at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. Along with food made from scratch - appetizers, entree and dessert - there will...
View ArticleRally both for Trump, against Clinton
Supporters cheer as they rally across the street from the Democratic headquarters in the 200 block of Colorado Avenue for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday. About 100 people...
View ArticleCollege gets lineworker training grant
Western Colorado Community College will receive nearly $300,000 to fund its new electric lineworker building, through a grant from the Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District. Colorado Mesa...
View ArticleCold case suspect arrested in 1989 murder
A witness in 1989 identified a murder suspect. That suspect wasn't taken into custody by U.S. authorities until Monday.
View ArticlePlateau Valley residents asked to search for guns used in shooting
Investigators with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office are asking property owners to be on the lookout for weapons possibly used in a shooting incident on Oct. 5. Authorities arrested two men in...
View ArticleMan accused of hauling 15 pounds of meth in car
A California man traveling with more than 15 pounds of suspected methamphetamine stuffed in a spare tire well in the trunk of his rental was about to drive away from an encounter with the law with...
View ArticleMesa County Deplorables to rally today
A rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump at noon today will feature a speech by Mark Warren Hays, a retired U.S. Army Colonel. Matt Patterson, an organizer with Mesa County Deplorables, the...
View ArticleLocal officials to be at Trump rally
One of the three Mesa County commissioners and a state senator will attend the rally on Tuesday for Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump. "Mesa County residents have always had the ability...
View ArticleColorado children killed, injured in accidental shootings
A child was involved in an accidental shooting in Colorado eight times during a 2 ½ year span, an Associated Press review found. The AP and the USA TODAY Network analyzed the circumstances of every...
View ArticleMan arrested in Denver on murder charge in 1989 Mesa County slaying
A 67-year-old man was arrested Monday in Denver on a first-degree murder charge in connection with a 1989 Mesa County slaying, authorities say. Rafael Aguialar Garcia was taken into custody by Denver...
View ArticleMan tried in Mexico facing prosecution again in Colorado
In this undated booking photo provided by the Mesa County, Colo., Sheriffs Department, Rafael Garcia is shown. Garcia was set free after being tried in Mexico for a Colorado murder that took place in...
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