Colorado Mesa 2013 Graduation
Kevin Mand waves to family after receiving a his diploma from Colorado Mesa University at Stocker Stadium Saturday. More than 950 students graduated from various programs at CMU. A thunderstorm briefly soaked the ceremony. Many sought cover but, others enjoyed the cool temperatures.
Four local sheriffs joined 50 others from around the state Friday in a federal lawsuit against the state challenging two gun-control measures approved by the Colorado Legislature earlier this year. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, charges that the two new laws, limiting gun magazines to 15 rounds and background checks in all gun sales, violate the U.S. Constitution, specifically the right to possess firearms under the Second Amendment and due process rights under the Fourteenth
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More than 950 Students graduated from Colorado Mesa University Saturday.
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Fruita Monument’s Class of 2013 celebrate their commencement.
Grand Junction High School graduated May 14, 2013 at Stocker Stadium.
Palisade High School graduation at Stocker Stadium Monday evening.
View pics of CHS 2013 Graduation.
Lee Gagne, a 71-year-old blacksmith volunteer at Cross Orchards Historic Site, can’t bring himself to retire from blacksmithing just yet.
Lee Gagne can’t bring himself to retire from blacksmithing just yet. Because he wants to keep the art of blacksmithing alive. When Gagne, 71, was four years old, he began blacksmithing in Massachusetts. He said that his whole family was involved with it. “We would work on farms and … more
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Mesa County’s unemployment rate hit its lowest point in more than four years last month, … more
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday directed state water officials to draft a statewide water plan … more
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Colorado Mesa University was one out away from being the only undefeated team left in the NCAA … more
LAKEWOOD — The Hotchkiss girls and boys track and field teams Friday reminded the rest of … more
LAKEWOOD - Madi Marsh brought home the Western Slope’s first medal in the Class 5A State … more
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Clay Zentmeyer and Lars Knutson each qualified for the finals in both of their individual events … more
After Tyler Fair won his heat in the 100 breaststroke, District 51 boys swimming coach Jessica … more
Fruita author featured at signing … more
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DENVER (AP) — Tyler Chatwood threw into the sixth inning and Wilin Rosario hit a two-run homer off Tim Lincecum in the Colorado Rockies' 10-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
DENVER (AP) — Jordan Pacheco hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 10-9 win over San Francisco on Friday night that snapped a 10-game skid against the Giants.
DENVER (AP) — Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging the regulations as unconstitutional.
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies got to Matt Cain early.
DENVER (AP) — Days after a gunman entered a suburban Denver movie theater, killing 12 moviegoers and injuring 70 others, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado health officials began talking about revamping a state mental health system that had been devastated by budget cuts.
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — One of two wildfires burning in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles was fully contained Saturday and authorities were getting an upper hand on the second one.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It's all about the odds.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials say the winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot have been drawn.
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.