Western Colorado

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Airline offers $59 flights to Los Angeles

A family trip to Disneyland or a wild weekend in Hollywood became more convenient and affordable for Grand Junction residents with Allegiant Air’s announcement Wednesday that it is expanding its nonstop service to include Los ...

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Legislators look at rule waiver for pit operation

A Western Slope lawmaker who voted in favor of strengthening environmental and public health regulations for commercial wastewater is open to granting an exemption from the strict rules for a Moffat County outfit. State Sen. Al White, ...

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Bradford shelves bill for oil shale study

Controversy surrounding a Collbran Republican lawmaker’s proposal to create a commission to study the possible effects of oil shale development convinced her to sideline her own proposal for a year. State Rep. Laura Bradford told her ...

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BLM wraps up road, trail meetings

The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office is seeking public comment on about 2,700 miles of roads and trails as part of a land-use planning project. Information from the public will guide the BLM’s handling of motorized ...

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Budget-cutting Mesa State still big engine of area economy

Mesa State College’s place in the economic grand scheme is twofold but contradictory. On one hand, the college is tightening its belt in the face of slashed state support. With the economy shedding jobs, Mesa State is re-examining where ...

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Fundraising effort begins for rebuilt Dewey Bridge

A Moab, Utah, resident has donated $900 and challenged others to contribute an additional $2,500 toward engineers’ drawings for the rebuilding of the Dewey Bridge over the Colorado River. The Dewey Bridge Restoration Committee this week ...

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Rezoning puts new City Market closer to final OK

City Market is now one step away from building a supermarket at 12th Street and Patterson Road after the Grand Junction City Council agreed Wednesday night to rezone the grocer’s land. Council members unanimously agreed to change the ...

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Curry delays bill to modify oil/gas wildlife provisions

“Legitimate” concerns raised about a bill to modify a series of recently released oil and gas regulations moved state Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, to delay consideration of the proposal. Curry said the arguments raised by ...

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Feds give temporary reprieve to immigrant to review his case

A 21-year-old native of El Salvador has “a breather” to remain in the United States while authorities consider reopening his immigration case. Jose Mendoza Turbin showed up Wednesday morning at the Grand Junction office of the ...

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Failed plot lands man a 20-year prison term

A 20-year-old Grand Junction man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for devising a detailed plan to kill his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend and dump their bodies into deep holes in the desert. Eric Flukey, 20, pleaded guilty ...

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