Fire displaces family, two family pets die

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Photo by Dean Humphrey

Fire victims on Glory View Drive


Family and neighbors console a homeowner, center, who lost two dogs in a house fire at 183 1/2 Glory View Drive this morning. The Grand Junction Fire Department believes the fire started outside the home on a deck. Both residents escaped the fire safely, but firefighters found two deceased dogs under a bed. The Red Cross arrived on the scene to provide help.

Garfield sheriff: Hikers shouldn’t be deterred by exposure cases

CARBONDALE—Recreationists shouldn’t let reports of naked men and indecent exposures stop them from enjoying local trails, Garfield County Lou Vallario assured some Carbondale-area residents Tuesday night.


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Noodles and Company opens Tuesday

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Photo by Melinda Mawdsley

The much anticipated opening of Noodles and Company took place Wednesday morning.

There’s a bowl of noodles, then there’s a bowl of noodles. If the soft-opening lines were any indication, Noodles & Company offers the latter. The Boulder-based restaurant, which opened Tuesday at 2474 Highway 6 & 50 — next door to Coldstone Creamery — was open by … more


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