Crashes close I-70, Highway 50; 
woman dies at scene; three hurt

Two fiery truck crashes and their related road closures had western Colorado travelers scrambling to take detours … more

Cookie money thief given work release in sentencing

A former Girl Scouts leader who stole more than $4,000 from her troop’s annual cookie fundraiser was … more

Drug probe taints eatery?

You can find great salsa at Grand Junction’s El Tapatio.  … more

‘No contest’ bid nixed; Brainard guilty

Grand Junction City Councilor Rick Brainard pleaded guilty Friday after a thwarted bid to end his … more

2 indicted in attempted Palisade bank robbery

Two men are accused in an aborted armed robbery at a Palisade bank in 2011 — possibly the first of its kind … more

Brainard sentenced; judge rejects ‘no-contest’ plea

Grand Junction City Councilor Rick Brainard on Friday pleaded guilty after a thwarted bid to end his … more

Feds arrest two in failed Palisade bank robbery

Two men have been charged in connection with the failed robbery at the former Palisades National Bank in 2011 when … more

DA: Cases similar to Brainard’s often involve no jail time

A plea agreement resolving the domestic violence case of Grand Junction City Councilor Rick Brainard may look … more

Mother owes $38,000 for welfare fraud

A Fruitvale mother will have two decades to repay more than $38,000 in public assistance which she admitted … more

Police seek man who allegedly stole condoms

The Mesa County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help finding a man suspected of shoplifting condoms from … more

Woman gets 20 years probation in ‘reprehensible’ fraud

A Fruitvale mother will have 20 years to repay more than $38,000 in public assistance which she admitted Wednesday … more

Police: Missing man found safe

A 42-year-old Grand Junction man reported missing by family this morning has been found and is safe, the Grand … more

Identified skeleton closes case of 26 years

Wearing a brace and carrying an oxygen tank with him, 65-year-old Ronald Vasey got in his 1966 Chevrolet station … more

Denied by war, vet finally walks with Central grads

The class of 1945 at Oklahoma’s Merritt High School had six students.  … more

Skeletal remains near Gateway linked to 26-year-old case

Skeletal remains recovered Friday from a vehicle southwest of Gateway are confirmed as belonging to a 65-year-old … more

Disputed sentence upheld in bias killing

A Clifton man who claimed he was misled about a plea agreement in the 2009 murder of a man has lost his latest … more

Kids on 2 wheels run amok at fest

Children ruined Saturday’s first-ever 500 Block Push-Bike Grand Prix in downtown Grand Junction, business … more

Man charged 
in shoplifting 
was nabbed 
at Two Rivers

A man who allegedly filled his backpack and pants pockets with items without paying for them at a downtown Grand … more

Skeleton found near Gateway

A human skeleton recovered Friday from inside a partially buried car southwest of Gateway may resolve a missing … more

Cops: Man admits assault on girl, 7

A former Clifton volunteer firefighter was arrested Wednesday after admitting he’d sexually assaulted a … more