Western Colorado

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Gov. Ritter to speak at Spring Fling

Gov. Bill Ritter and other Democrats holding state office will headline the Mesa County Democrats’ Spring Fling fundraising dinner tonight. Ritter, U.S. Rep. John Salazar, whose 3rd District includes most of the Western Slope, and ...

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Man commits suicide in front of cop after Montrose traffic stop

A man committed suicide late Thursday night with a high-powered rifle in front of a Montrose Police Department officer, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Authorities have not released the man’s identity. The police ...

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Insurance firm fights to keep its assets safe

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University regents mum on Churchill

A day removed from Ward Churchill’s victory in a Denver courtroom, the University of Colorado’s elected leadership remained mum on the verdict and the future of the controversial former ethnic studies professor. Tilman ...

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LS: History Here and Now Column April 03, 2009

This is the final column in a series about the history of The Daily Sentinel. In April 1974, The Daily Sentinel’s pressroom and mailroom were destroyed by a fire, but the paper didn’t miss a day of publication. For the six weeks ...

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Public safety initiative still in limbo

Five months after Grand Junction voters rejected two funding mechanisms that would have paid for $98 million in new police, fire and courtroom buildings, the question of “what now?” isn’t much closer to being answered than it ...

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Hope alive for valley’s peach crop

Most of the Grand Valley peaches survived the week’s cold snap, but a check on Thursday showed early reports of the demise of the apricot crop proving all too correct. Forecasts of cold mornings on Tuesday and Wednesday after a bitter ...

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Glade Park land swaps mutually beneficial

Mesa County recently pulled off a multiparty land trade in Glade Park, with minimal expense, that will create expansion room for the Glade Park Fire Department, Glade Park Community Services and the Mesa County Road and Bridge Department. It ...

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Man wanted in GJ rape attempt

Police on Thursday still were looking for a man who reportedly tried to kidnap and rape a woman on North Avenue as she was walking home. Around 3 a.m. Wednesday, police were called on a report that a man had grabbed a woman as she walked ...

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Piceance Basin’s oil shale estimate rises

A new study suggests the stakes are even higher when it comes to hopes of developing oil shale in northwest Colorado and minimizing the impacts of that development. In a case of the rich getting richer, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated ...

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