A librarian works on setting up the stacks in the large south area of the new Central Library in downtown Grand Junction. Highlights of the new branch include panoramic views from a new study mezzanine; newly organized children’s, teen and public computing areas; a breezy new outdoor patio; a huge new multipurpose room replete with modern audio/video tech; and specific spots for audio books, movies and other specialized sections in the collection.
Federal spy agencies would have to demonstrate a connection between Americans and terrorism before gathering data on those Americans’ electronic communications, under legislation introduced Tuesday by U.S. Sen Mark Udall, D-Colo. The bill by Udall and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would amend the Patriot Act to require intelligence agencies to show the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court a link to terrorism or espionage before collecting Americans’ private phone call data.
Federal spy agencies would have to demonstrate a connection between Americans … more
School District 51 will accept candidates for a vacant school board seat through … more
District 51 School Board members adopted a budget without millions of dollars in … more
Gunman robs Loco store … more
The cleanup of the mill-tailings pile in Moab, Utah, is on schedule, having hit … more
Sneak preview the new Mesa County Library in downtown Grand Junction.
Unwinding at the Palisade Bluegrass Festival this weekend.
Melinda and Rachel try whitewater rafting near Moab.
The 2013 Relay for Life opened Friday at Long Family Memorial Park.
Listen to Kristen Yun play a 1766 French cello.
Pre-order the official guide to the award-winning wines in the Grand Valley.
Miranda Ashman poses with her dogs Lupe and Isa. National Take Your Dog to Work Day is celebrated on June 21.
Lupe and Isa trotted behind Miranda Ashman at the COBB & Associates Marketing and Communications offices. As the dogs licked at her face, Ashman planned for Take Your Dog to Work Day. For the second year, COBB will celebrate the holiday while partnering with the Roice-Hurst Humane Society to … more
The cleanup of the mill-tailings pile in Moab, Utah, is on schedule, having hit the 6-million ton … more
The thing to know about Western Colorado Wheelers is that, OK, yes, technically it’s a … more
■ Olive N. Helber, 97, Grand Junction, died June 15, 2013, at Mantey Heights Care Center. … more
For the first time in the state’s history, a special election to decide if a sitting state … more
A freshly remodeled Mesa County Health Department clinic at 510 29 1/2 Road is anticipated to … more
Garfield County commissioners on Monday agreed to allow fireworks sales before the Fourth of July, … more
Investing in wildfire protection would be worth high price tag Sen. Steve King’s recent … more
All things considered, it was a very good Father’s Day. … more
As with much of what he writes, Rick Wagner is simply wrong on the facts in his latest column on … more
For those who believe the Avalon Theatre is a facility worth saving, and that the city of Grand … more
Iranians elected a new president over the weekend who is seen as a reformer. Tunisians are … more
Butler’s word was his bond While we were away, my husband Bob and I received the news that … more
The Colorado Rockies selected 25 pitchers in the Major League Baseball draft a little more than a … more
Jon Gray got off the plane and headed for the ballpark. … more
Officially, it’s Andy Shantz’s first recruiting class. … more
By the top of the seventh inning, Michael Price had done just about all he could for the Central … more
Jeremy Terhune made two mistakes he feared would cost him because he knows what Henry Bass can do … more
Big Sky Open … more
I can tell I’m hopelessly out of date ,based on my lack of social media presence. I’m … more
Laser, skin event next week … more
■ Kayla Calvin, a 2012 Fruita Monument High School graduate, was elected Colorado State FFA … more
Happy Father’s Day! … more
Sunday, June 16 … more
Road closures and maintenance projects may affect traffic this week: … more
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank.
DENVER (AP) — Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said.
DENVER (AP) — Survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park.
PARKER, Colo. (AP) — Never afraid to let a tear or two drop, U.S. Solheim Cup captain Meg Mallon did, indeed, get choked up when asked about the fundraising effort the tournament is organizing for firefighters battling blazes close to the golf course.
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's personal chef described for jurors the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life and their ongoing grief over their father's death nearly four years ago.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.