Multi-day red flag warning in effect

A multi-day red flag warning is in effect for a large area covering western Colorado and eastern Utah, with gusty … more

Dangerous fire conditions in place again today

A second straight day of hot, windy weather in the Grand Valley has created ripe fire conditions. More than half … more

UPDATE: Body found in search for missing dirt biker

Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey said that search and rescue crews looking in the desert and Bookcliffs north of … more

Local real estate market continues slow rebound

Home sales in Mesa County plateaued in the first quarter of 2013, but a bump in the median sales price and a drop … more

Power outage near Whitewater

Nearly 270 people are without power this afternoon east of Whitewater, according to Grand Valley Power. The rural … more

Snow in store for West Slope higher elevations

The calendar says May, but winter is stubbornly hanging on in the higher elevations of western Colorado. The … more

Passenger traffic dips 
slightly at GJ airport

Commercial passenger traffic at Grand Junction Regional Airport slipped in the first quarter of the year compared … more

Freeze warning in place again tonight

It’ll be another nervous night for Western Slope growers and gardeners, as a freeze warning is in effect from … more

Sudden spring snowstorm is season’s biggest

The biggest snowstorm of the season Wednesday layered the Grand Valley with a thick, wet blanket of flakes that … more

Spring snowstorm blankets valley

Snow is tapering off in the Grand Valley this morning, but not before several inches of heavy, wet flakes coated … more

Power companies balk at renewable mandate for rural areas

Colorado rural cooperatives assailed a bill Friday that would more than double their renewable-energy mandate, … more

Suspect nabbed after motel standoff

A nearly six-hour standoff at a Horizon Drive motel ended peacefully just before midnight Thursday with the arrest … more

Standoff ends with arrest of robbery suspect

A nearly six-hour standoff at a Horizon Drive motel ended peacefully just before midnight Thursday night with the … more

3rd phase of highway 
work starts Monday

The next phase of construction to widen and improve U.S. Highway 6&50 between the downtown Grand Junction area … more

Construction starts Monday to continue widening U.S. 6&50

The next phase of construction to widen and improve U.S. Highway 6&50 between the downtown Grand Junction area … more

Williams ordered by EPA 
to take action in leak cleanup

The Environmental Protection Agency has joined state regulators in taking formal enforcement action against an … more

UPDATE: More residents allowed back home; evacuations still in place for some

Update 2:38 p.m. Authorities told evacuees this afternoon that some of them will be able to return to their homes … more

Gas leak triggers house explosion; schools evacuated

Update 6:15 p.m. Residents living south of Elm Avenue in previously evacuated areas near today’s explosion … more

Fugitive faces host of charges

A fugitive accused of leading law enforcement on a vehicle and foot chase in north Grand Junction stole a … more

Fugitive nabbed after wild car chase

A fugitive reportedly wanted for assaulting a police officer in New Mexico was arrested in Grand Junction on … more