Robbery suspect arrested
A Grand Junction man accused of robbing a Mexican market at gunpoint last month was arrested with the help of witnesses who recognized his distinct tattoos. William Labreck, 26, was advised this week...
View ArticleBlotter, Dec. 16, 2016
A Mesa County man was arrested after deputies found drugs and counterfeit money in a vehicle he allegedly ditched when an officer attempted to pull him over in a traffic stop, according to the Mesa...
View ArticleDouble jeopardy may be defense in slaying
Defense attorneys for a man facing a murder charge in a 1989 Orchard Mesa homicide are considering contending that trying him in Colorado constitutes double jeopardy because he was acquitted in the...
View ArticleDeputy's widow urges that Holzer be tried as adult
Delays to the accused killer Austin Holzer's court dates prompted tearful pleas from Deputy Derek Geer's family Monday that the judge would speed the process along. Holzer, who is currently in the...
View ArticleCritics decry county's deficit budgeting plan
A sure-thing gamble a decade ago is now at the heart of Mesa County's budget woes - woes that are likely to continue into the new year, when a resident plans to file a complaint that he says could...
View ArticleFirst Draft: The Daily Sentinel's 2nd Christmas reflected both optimism and...
For many years on Christmas Eve, The Daily Sentinel has published Clement Clark Moore's poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," better known as "The Night Before Christmas." But in 1894, the second...
View ArticleGroup formed to help fathers with special-needs kids
Four-year-old Annellina Martin works on crafts at the Mesa County Library on Saturday during a group party of parents and their children with disabilities to make Christmas decorations. Annjeanette...
View ArticleBlotter, Dec. 19, 2016
Deputies from the Mesa County Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies surrounded a Clifton park on Sunday when gunshots were fired in the middle of a 19-person fight. Deputies were...
View ArticleGrand Valley Transit gives discounts to vets
Grand Valley Transit will offer a 50 percent discount on all fixed route passes to veterans in an effort to increase support to an estimated 14,000 former service members living in Mesa County. The...
View ArticleSuspect charged with 1st-degree murder
The man accused of the stabbing death of 20-year-old Caleb Fettig on Dec. 5 has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and third-degree assault. Terrence Eugene Richardson, 21, was...
View ArticleAre we a community or a commodity?
It's interesting, pondering the future of Mesa County and its communities in the context of past and present economic conditions, local political realities and the accumulation of needs and wants often...
View ArticleBlotter, Dec. 20, 2016
A Clifton woman was arrested Saturday after a police officer witnessed her strangling a man with a string of Christmas lights and punching him in the back of his head. Florine Rose Sutton, 26, was...
View ArticleMan shoots self in hand; arrest follows
A Grand Junction man who was not supposed to be in possession of guns was arrested after accidentally shooting himself in the hand on Tuesday, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. Dustin...
View ArticleWounded inmate must stay in jail, judge rules
A Mesa County district judge refused to order the release of a jail inmate Friday, disagreeing with the man's lawyer's argument that the quality of the medical treatment he was receiving for a gunshot...
View ArticleLocal briefs, Dec. 20, 2016
The three finalists are William DeFord, Michael Grattan III and Kevin Kennedy, all of Grand Junction. The three were nominated Friday by the 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission.
View ArticleBrown appointed to board of regional Airport Authority
A Grand Junction woman who flew a light attack helicopter in the U.S. Army will take a seat on the Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority board. Robin Brown, owner of Brownhouse Public Relations...
View ArticleBurn ban on GJ council docket
Springtime air in the Grand Valley may be a little less smoky and backyard fires a little safer next year as the Grand Junction City Council is poised to change its outdoor burning ordinance....
View ArticleJudge will not budge on bond in fatal shooting
A judge has refused to lower the bond for a 29-year-old man accused of criminally negligent homicide in the Nov. 6 shooting death of a pregnant woman. Alexander Patrick Fedak, who was in a relationship...
View ArticleTestimony upends man's plea deal
A judge this week rejected a plea deal for a 25-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in January after hearing a tearful statement by the victim in court. Alexis Miranda-Ruiz's agreement...
View ArticleMan shot himself, police say
A Clifton man was jailed Sunday on multiple counts related to a shooting incident near a park adjacent to Rocky Mountain Elementary School on D¾ Road. Andrew Cassi Baca, 18, allegedly shot himself in...
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