Grand Junction Airport headache free during holiday travel
It's the busiest travel day of the year and airports across the United States are chaotic as people travel to visit their loved ones. To make matters worse, a storm is hitting the northeast causing...
View ArticleFormal charges against "Banana Man" are still being determined
If you're a Grand Valley resident chances are you've heard "Banana Man" and if not you can find his story circulating across every major social media platform across the country. This past weekend,...
View ArticleProgram lets 'low-risk' inmates out without bond
A National Institute of Corrections pilot program is helping one Colorado county to not only hold more dangerous offenders in jail, but also release those who aren't likely to offend again while...
View ArticleAnd Now for the Banana Bandito: Be afraid. Be very afraid.
According to an arrest affidavit, Mesa County deputies Joshua Bunch and Donald Love said Channing pointed the fruit at them while crossing a street. The deputies said they feared for their lives even...
View Article'YouTube comedian' arrested after pointing BANANA at police officers
Nathan Channing faces up to three years in jail after the prank gone wrong led officers to believe he was wielding a handgun A man slipped up big time when he pointed a BANANA at cops - because they...
View ArticleThanksgiving Meals help those in need
On Thursday the Salvation Army handed out meals to more than 1,800 people during their annual Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner. More than 70 volunteers cooked and served up meals to any Mesa County...
View Article27 Year Old Nathan Channing Arrested After Pointing Banana at Police Officers...
Channing told police he was prepping to make a comedy video and thought the stunt would "lighten the holiday spirit." Police not finding the humor in this fools explanation escorted him to the pokey.
View ArticleSuspect in woman's death found police GPS tracking device
A suspect in the 2007 death of a Grand Junction woman found and removed a tracking device that officers had placed on his car during their seven-year investigation, his former attorney said. Lester...
View ArticleThe Western Colorado AIDS Project celebrates World AIDS Day with HIV testing
December 1st marked World Aids Day and to honor this global day of recognition one Western Slope organization dedicated to serving those affected by HIV did what they do best. It didn't involve huge...
View ArticleState Patrol: Collbran man killed in one-vehicle Grand Mesa crash
A Collbran man was killed Monday night in a one-vehicle wreck on the Grand Mesa when he drove his pickup truck into a rock wall at a high rate of speed. Sammy Dean Weimer, 65, died of blunt force...
View ArticleCharges lowered in banana gun case
The infamous 'Banana Man' - who pointed the yellow fruit at Mesa County Sheriff's Deputies - is having his charges lowered. Nathen Channing was arrested on November 23rd on the possibility of felony...
View ArticleBirgfeld's parents see daughter's alleged killer for first time
The cause of Paige Birgfeld's death remains a mystery, but the man allegedly responsible for it makes another appearance in a Mesa County court Tuesday. Lester Ralph Jones made his way from the Mesa...
View ArticleLocal business owner gives helps kids in need
Tuesday December 2nd was declared as Giving Tuesday where people around the world were encouraged to kick off the season of giving by donating to local charities, and one local man has done just that....
View ArticleMurder victim's parents see suspect for 1st time
The parents of murder victim Paige Birgfeld were in court Tuesday where they saw, for the first time, the man accused of killing their daughter. Birgfeld, a 34-year-old mother of three, disappeared in...
View ArticleThe Great Colorado Banana Felony
Grand Junction, CO- - - Never point fruit at a deputy sheriff-at least not in Grand Junction, Colorado. On November 23, 2014 Nathan Channing was walking southbound on the sidewalk of the 29 Road...
View ArticleA Grand Valley child abuse case prompts the child neglect discussion among...
The misdemeanor charge against a Grand Valley woman associated with neglect of her three year-old child, prompts the question, at what age can children be left alone? Local law enforcement says there's...
View ArticleNathen Channing Faces Misdemeanor Despite 'Felony Stupid' Banana-Pointing Move
Frankly, we don't know which of the people in our latest Schmuck of the Week post deserves the honor more: the guy who pointed a banana at two deputies, the law enforcers who arrested him or the...
View ArticleNational job creation numbers indicate positive for growth for Mesa County
Nationally we've added more than $300,000 thousand dollars helping alleviate the unemployment rate right here in Mesa County. Colorado specific numbers won't be released until next week, but experts...
View ArticleGuest opinion: Task force can't ignore economics
Next year, Coloradans will once again be caught up in the debate about state energy policies.
View ArticleAllegedly stolen truck leads to search for female suspects
Early Saturday morning a truck was reported stolen by a man in Clifton who allegedly saw two female suspects drive away in his GMC pick-up. Our photographer on scene spoke with Sergeant Bagley of the...
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