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Fruita, Colorado is located in Mesa County. Zip codes in Fruita, CO include 81521. The median home price in Fruita is $224,900 which is roughly $122/per square foot. More Fruita information.

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44 min ago | KREX

Riverfront Trail Phase 2 Begins

MESA COUNTY, Colo.- Mesa County officials have been working to complete the Riverfront Trail stretching from Grand Junction to Fruita, for years, and now they're one phase closer to finishing it.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Grand Junction Sentinel

Fruita police: Man pointed gun at officers

The man shot and killed by three Fruita police officers over the weekend fled an attempted traffic stop, later emerged from a home and pointed a handgun at the officers, police announced this afternoon.

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The Grand Junction Sentinel

Man killed by Fruita police identified

The Mesa County Coroner's Office has completed its examination and identified the man who was shot and killed by Fruita police early Saturday morning.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Telluride Watch

Rec District Wins Grant for Master Plan

MONTROSE Two weeks ago, at its regular board meeting, the Montrose Recreation District voted unanimously to create a Master Plan for its recently acquired 26-acre parcel at Woodgate and Ogden roads in southeast Montrose.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

KKCO-TV Grand Junction

One man killed in Fruita PD officer-involved shooting

Three Fruita Police Department officers were involved in a shooting overnight that left one man dead.

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KGWN

Fruita police fatally shoot man after traffic stop

Mesa County Sheriff's spokeswoman Heather Benjamin tells The Denver Post three officers stopped the man for a traffic violation at about 12:40 a.m. Saturday.

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KREX

Man Dead After Gunfight With Police

A routine traffic stop takes a turn for the worse. According to the Fruita Police Department around 12:40 Saturday morning a man involved in a routine traffic stop fled his car and went to the intersection of 17 1/4 Rd & Holly Berry Way.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Grand Junction Sentinel

1st farmers market of season also a first for some vendors

Artist Jozan Kirk paints a dragon on the face of Matthew Poitras, 6, of Fruita on Thursday's opening night of this season's Downtown Farmers Market in Grand Junction.

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KJCT

Fruita teen joins fight against meth

The Colorado Meth Project is launching a state-wide teen advisory council to further empower young adults in their fight against meth.

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The Grand Junction Sentinel

Red flag warning in place again

For the third straight day, most of Colorado is under a red flag warning, with weather forecasters cautioning that gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels have created prime wildfire conditions.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

KREX

Grand Junction Lion's Club Awards Nearly $30K in Grants

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Continuing to live up to their "We Serve" creed, the grand Junction Lion's Club passed out some hefty grants on Tuesday.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

The Grand Junction Sentinel

Week's Photos for June 9-15, 2013

Brian Breault of the Grand Junction water department shuts off the sprinkler system that blew water like a geyser at the Grand Valley Transit building Sunday on South Avenue.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

The Grand Junction Sentinel

Grass 'n' go

Calvin Pearson, professor and research agronomist at the Colorado State University Fruita Agricultural Experiment Station at 1910 L Road, focuses on converting grass to biofuel.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013

KKCO-TV Grand Junction

How to celebrate National Donut Day

Instead of eating them, the Mesa County Sheriff's Office will be selling the delicious round treat from Daylight Donut for $1.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

KREX

Fruita's Weekly Concert Series Begin

FRUITA, Colo.- Fruita is kicking off summer the right way by starting their weekly concert series that runs for 11 weeks.

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The Grand Junction Sentinel

Death Notices, June 6, 2013

Survivors include his wife Myrna of Grand Junction; two sons, Joe of Grand Junction and Jim of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; one daughter, Linda Foster of Arvada; one sister, Merlina Heighes of Loveland; and three grandchildren.

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Mon Jun 03, 2013

KJCT

Riverfront Trail phase two begins: Connecting GJ to Fruita

Two contracts for phase two of Riverfront Trail were approved on Monday, making that connection from Grand Junction to Fruita that much closer.

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Sat Jun 01, 2013

KREX

Exotic Cars Collide with Zoo Animals

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. On Saturday exotic cars collided with zoo animals, fundraising for a nature center in Fruita.

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Fri May 31, 2013

The Grand Junction Sentinel

Death Notices, June 1, 2013

Survivors include one son, Bill of Grand Junction; one daughter, Ellie Morris of Grand Junction; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. today, followed immediately by services, at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary Chapel.

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The Grand Junction Sentinel

Fruita Concert Series schedule

Fruita is the place to be on Thursdays nights this summer during the Thursday Night Concert Series that goes from June 6 through Aug.

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Fire Warning for Mesa County was issued at June 18 at 3:51AM MDT