Body Recovered From Uncompahgre Plateau
Montrose County Sheriff Rick Dunlap reported on Wednesday morning that a women's body was recovered from Sawmill Mesa area of the Uncompahgre Plateau.
View ArticleNearly 9,000 lost from county labor force
Lacey Kubisch, left, of Grand Junction answers a question from Brianna Hofer, a business development representative for the Mesa County Workforce Center, as she picks up an application form during a...
View ArticleGassing up CNG effort
Mesa County Commissioner Steve Acquafresca, second form left, explains the benefits of compressed natural gas vehicles Wednesday during the monthly energy forum at the Grand Junction Area Chamber of...
View ArticleDrill to focus on local, state, federal teamwork
The exercise will be conducted at the Colorado Law Enforcement Training Center on Whitewater Hill off 32 Road.
View ArticleDepartment of Human Services Avoids $40,000 in Fraud Since January
March is fraud prevention month and the Mesa County Department of Human Services is asking for your help in stopping welfare fraud.
View ArticleCheaper option to spay/neuter your pet offered in Mesa County
The Mesa County Animal Welfare Partnership is partnering with area veterinarians to offer vouchers for spay and neuter operations for Mesa County pet owners.
View ArticleBody Recovered From the Uncompahgre Plateau Identified
In the late afternoon of March 11, the Montrose County Sheriff's Office recovered a woman's body in the Sawmill Mesa area of the Uncompahgre Plateau while assisting the Mesa County Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleAnimal welfare groups join forces
This pup by the name "Popcorn" got her name by being such a bouncy energetic puppy.
View ArticleMesa County Government to reorganize departments
With diminishing staff in recent years, individual managers have been in charge of less people,leading to the decision to bring departments together.
View ArticleKiller gets max term in Colorado National Monument slaying
The family of a woman who was beaten to death, before her body was dumped at the foot of Colorado National Monument, gasped with joy and applauded in court as a Mesa County judge announced the maximum...
View ArticleSuspect in death arrested yet again
In her second arrest in three days, a woman facing a vehicular homicide charge was jailed Thursday on allegations she had cocaine in her purse when she showed up to Mesa County Criminal Justice Services.
View ArticleNew coal mine near Grand Junction raises concerns and confusion
A large coal mine proposed near a potential wilderness area and a popular mountain-biking playground has environmental groups and economic-development promoters lining up to do battle.
View ArticleDeaths, March 17, 2014
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office needs the public's help locating the person who shot and killed two cows within a two-month period in rural Mesa County.
View ArticleMontrose coroner: GJ woman died of hypothermia
A Grand Junction woman who was found dead in a vehicle in Montrose last week died of hypothermia, the Montrose County Coroner's Office said in a release.
View Article21st Judicial District judge orders appearances of two who skipped jury duty
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. The 21st Judicial District judge who presided over a recent homicide trial has ordered appearances by two people who failed to report back for general jury selection on Jan. 21,...
View ArticleHow much cash in the stash?
The only thing the city has used its general fund balance for in the past 25 years has been to help pay for capital projects - things like the 29 Road Bridge and the new police building, Grand Junction...
View ArticleSniper cleared in shooting
A sniper with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office "had no other reasonable choice" but to shoot a parolee who repeatedly pointed an assault rifle in the direction of an armored law enforcement vehicle,...
View ArticleHeather Jensen awaits sentencing after being found guilty
Local mom Heather Jensen was found guilty on three of five charges back in January after her two young sons died of hyperthermia in November 2012.
View ArticleMan arrested on homicide charge, case sealed PD says
Grand Junction Police aren't able to confirm any details, they've only told us the case we're inquiring about has been sealed by the courts.
View ArticleSheriff probes death near D 1/2 Road home
Mesa County Sheriff's Office deputies responding to a report of a gunshot this morning found a man dead near a home on D 1/2 Road, according to the agency.
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