Man airlifted to St. Mary's after ATV accident A man in his 60s was flown to St. Marys Hospital Friday afternoon after he crashed his all-terrain vehicle near the Utah state line.For The Record, July 4, 2009 BirthsReligion Briefs, July 4, 2009 Landmark to honor militaryTransients ticketed for walking violations An analysis of pedestrian traffic incidents in Grand Junction since 2006 shows a dramatic increase in violations since the beginning of 2008.'Great water year,' just bring a life jacket On the Fourth of July, its good to remember these memorable words: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. Just be sure to put on a life jacket first.Man run over by ex to face charges A Fruita man who was run over and injured by a truck driven by his ex-girlfriend faces a host of domestic violence-related charges involving the same woman.Man hides, swallows meth for strip search A Grand Junction man was arrested Thursday after deputies say he hid a small bag of methamphetamine under his genitals, then swallowed the drugs while he was strip-searched at the jail.Man airlifted to St. Mary’s after ATV accident A man in his 60s was flown to St. Marys Hospital Friday afternoon after he crashed his all-terrain vehicle near the Utah state line.
YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES
Bank, mail service available in advance of Fourth The extended Independence Day weekend begins today, and while several services are halted and buildings shuttered, not everything has ground to a halt.Experts say Grand Junction Police walking fine line using public funds to educate on new public safety building A double-sided page tucked into the center of the Grand Junction Police Departments 2008 annual report highlights 10 reasons why Police Chief Bill Gardner believes the community should support the creation of a new public safety building. Using public money to create the document walks a fine line between disseminating information and allocating taxpayer dollars to advocate for a potential ballot issue, according to some experts on campaign finance law.GJ firms foresee more job cuts Thirty-one percent of respondents to a new Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce survey expect to eliminate staff at their businesses.Woman accused of embezzling $25K A former accounting manager for a Grand Junction realty company has been arrested on charges she embezzled tens of thousands of dollars and used the money to pay utility and credit card bills.Cop accused of beating his ex-girlfriend An Olathe police officer was suspended without pay Wednesday after an ex-girlfriend claimed he regularly beat her under the terms of contracts he had with theJail-phone conversation leads to woman's arrest A Grand Junction woman implicated herself in a May drive-by shooting in Pear Park during a recorded phone conversation with her jailed boyfriend, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit.Montrose County to review proposal for uranium mill The Montrose County Commission will soon begin its review of a proposed uranium mill in the countys West End.Briefs, July 3, 2009 Call-A-Lawyer Night on July 16Three Grand Valley residents killed in crash Two teenage boys from Palisade have lost their mother, father and an uncle after a head-on collision in Wyoming on Wednesday night.