Community Groups Step Up To Help School District 51
Shiny new markers, fresh baseball uniforms and life saving AED devices, none of which would be possible without the generosity of the Grand Valley community.
View ArticlePolice warn of suspicious magazine, book salesmen
Across Mesa County, people have reported magazine and book salesmen knocking on doors, asking strange questions to whomever answers, and trying doorknobs when someone does not open the door.
View ArticleSWAT Situation in Riverside Subdivision
Authorities with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office and the Grand Junction Police Department are still on scene at a SWAT situation near Lawrence and Hale Avenues.
View ArticleBasset Hound on her way to a new home after being abandoned
A basset hound was left for dead and on Wednesday she is making her way to Denver.
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A 56-year-old male on E. Ottley Avenuewas issued a summons into Fruita Municipal Court for criminal tampering after Patton unlawfully connected to the utility of another residence.
View ArticleSWAT suspect in custody, identified by law enforcement
A home invasion ends in a SWAT standoff. The suspect is now in custody and has been identified as Chad Walker Evans, 23, of Delta, Colo.
View ArticleElderly woman goes missing in Glade Park
Mesa County Search and Rescue volunteers take a break from their Thanksgiving events to help find a missing elderly woman.
View ArticleMesa County children need foster homes
In Mesa County, there are 300 to 350 children and youth in foster care at any given time.
View ArticleMissing woman found in 24 hours
"As the hours wore on and the temperatures were as cold as they were last night, the chances of a good result go down dramatically," said Mesa County Search and Rescue member Warren Gore.
View ArticleWoman Found After 24 Hours Outside
GLADE PARK, Colo.- A woman who went missing Thursday morning after going on a walk, was found by search and rescue crews Friday morning.
View ArticleHoping for a bundle of joy
Lenora Schmitt, 2, holds photos of Lance, a boy with cerebral palsy that her family is hoping to adopt from an Eastern European country.
View ArticleCounty studies whether to ban marijuana shops
In the wake of the recent passage of Colorado Amendment 64, Mesa County seems set on a path to ban outright marijuana retail stores and facilities in unincorporated parts of the county.
View ArticleLoco for Local Small Business
MESA COUNTY, Colo. This Saturday was the third annual small business Saturday. The day was created to support small business that invigorate the economy and keep communities thriving.
View ArticleSheriff's Posse Collects Food For Holidays
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Mesa County Sheriff's Posse are out and about standing side by side to The Salvation Army bell ringers outside City Market to gather food for the holidays.
View ArticleHigh private insurance costs, excessive ER use plague Mesa County
Grand Junction's frugal Medicare spending grabbed national headlines and spawned a PBS documentary.
View ArticleAuthorities need help with vandalism, burglary
Crime Stoppers of Mesa County are asking for your help finding a suspect involved in the burglary and vandalism of a local business.
View ArticleState patrol set to saturate check points
Corporal Justin Mitchell said he has noticed an increase in both drunk and drugged driving in the last two years.
View ArticleCounty project will widen Powderhorn Road
A new $400,000-plus road construction project signed off on by Mesa County today aims to make a stretch of road into Powderhorn Resort on Grand Mesa wider and easier to drive.
View ArticleAuthorities to Hold Internet Safety Class
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- As more kids learn the ins-and-outs of the internet, they may be exposed to plenty of potential safety hazardous.
View ArticleFederal Grants Supply $72,000 For Mesa County Food and Shelter Programs
Mesa County has been awarded more than $72,000 from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to help local programs.
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