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10th Circuit sinks lawsuit in gun raid

A ruling by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals may be the final word in a nearly 5-year-old feud over a gun raid involving the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department. The Court of Appeals on Feb. 2 upheld a ruling issued in March 2011 by a ...

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Natural-gas plan for state vehicles

Gov. John Hickenlooper’s administration is evaluating possibilities to increase use of compressed natural gas in state vehicles. In November, Hickenlooper and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed an agreement designed to boost the use of ...

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This Week in the Legislature, Feb. 13, 2012

House Speaker Frank McNulty plans to form a special committee examining changes to a legislative-privilege clause in the Colorado Constitution after the traffic stop controversy with Rep. Laura Bradford. ■ Today: The House Agriculture, ...

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Relief for dry Grand Valley may come Tuesday

The rain that began falling in the lower elevations Sunday evening could provide a hint of what’s to come early this week for a bone-dry Grand Valley. A second storm system will roll into western Colorado tonight, following the one that ...

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Driver killed in bizarre accident on I-70B

A Grand Junction-area man was killed early Sunday when he was run over by his own vehicle after he apparently leaned out to spit tobacco juice, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The 34-year-old man was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier ...

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Bradford’s husband suffers heart attack

Rep. Laura Bradford’s husband, Linton Mathews, had a massive heart attack Sunday. As a result, the embattled Collbran Republican said she will be absent from the Colorado Legislature until her husband is well enough to leave an area ...

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Blotter, Feb. 13, 2012

Man sought on warrants Crime Stoppers of Mesa County is asking for the public’s help in finding a man who has several warrants out for his arrest. Martin Caballero Jr., 19, is named in four warrants, including one on suspicion of  ...

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Death Notice, Feb. 13, 2012

Douglas Edward Briggs, 56, Grand Junction, died Feb. 6, 2012, in Grand Junction. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Briggs was an attorney.  ...

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Horse racing bill doesn’t guarantee tracks in region

DENVER — Rep. Don Coram’s bill to bring horse racing to the Western Slope may not actually result in that. Instead, the Montrose Republican introduced a bill into the Legislature last week to allow anyone who holds a horse-track ...

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Student Spotlight, Feb. 13, 2012

■ Adrienne J. Schmidt of Rifle was named to the 2011 fall semester dean’s list at Concordia University in Mequon, Wis. ■ Savannah Leigh Hansen of Grand Junction was named to the fall 2011 semester dean’s list at ...

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