Western Colorado

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COMPANY LATEST TO SLOW NORTHWEST COLORADO EXPLORATION

Citing falling natural gas prices, Chevron announced Wednesday it has dropped plans to speed up its natural gas development program north of De Beque. The company joins several others that have been adjusting their drilling programs in ...

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$568,000 theft over 7 years is alleged

A Grand Junction woman will have to answer for $568,000 worth of baby clothes, video games, cigarettes, movies, food and other household items that police allege she bought over seven years by embezzling from her Grand Junction employer. ...

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Man guilty of sexual assault gets three years in prison

A man who sexually assaulted a Grand Junction teenager was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison and must register for 10 years as a sex offender. Armando Aldama-Torres, 25, picked up a teenage girl in his vehicle while she was ...

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Slowdown takes RV center off road

Dale Broome’s RV Center will shut its doors this month because owner Leeds Foyil said would-be customers can’t secure financing for purchases. High gas prices hit the business earlier in the year, Foyil said, but a poor national ...

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Runway overlay part of 2009 airport budget

The Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority on Tuesday adopted a budget officials predict will be better than in years past, with an increased number of airlines, new rental car company bids and an increase in parking revenues. The budget ...

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Controversial plan to drill near Moab postponed

A controversial Bureau of Land Management plan to offer oil and gas leases on a parcel in the shadows of Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, has been scrapped for the time being, the agency announced Tuesday. The Spanish Valley parcel, ...

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Husband sues in death of wife in I-70 accident

The husband of a woman who was killed as she was trying to provide help after an accident on Interstate 70 last winter is seeking damages against the driver in the original accident and the driver who struck his wife. Michael Soffel’s ...

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Lawyers helping some workers caught in pipeline legal fight

Two Glenwood Springs attorneys have taken up the causes of more than 20 of the roughly 150 workers who have yet to be fully paid for work on a pipeline project between Rulison and Parachute. Working separately, Ted Hess is representing 13 ...

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Billboards show view of energy industry

Four organizations have purchased billboards in the Grand Valley and elsewhere in Colorado that raise questions about the drilling industry. An industry group, however, called the campaign “a complete mischaracterization.” One ...

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Volunteers call for help as food bank demand rises

Volunteers hauling pallets of canned goods, piling dollies high with macaroni-and-cheese boxes and stacking peanut butter jars high as the arm can reach are seeing more demand than ever for the fruits of their labor. And as demand increases, ...

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