Fruita News

FRUITA, Colo. This weekend the 15th annual Mike the Headless Chicken Festival took place in Fruita.

Survivors include her husband, Donald V.; two sons, David of State College, Pa., and Jonathan of Grand Junction; two daughters, Deborah Eng of Atlanta and Jennifer Eng of Minneapolis; one sister, Joan Josephson of Tucson, Ariz.; and six grandchildren.

FRUITA, Colo.- Downtown Fruita is being transformed into a beach for their annual Mike the Headless Chicken Festival.

The Grand Junction Sentinel's Charles Ashby deserves credit for correcting one of his local lawmakers who claimed a bill mandating a higher renewable energy standard would devastate his constituents when, in fact, it wouldn't affect them at all.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- The nation gathers to remember our fallen officers this week, and the Grand Junction Police Department invites the public to join local law enforcement in honoring them.

FRUITA, Colo. A local program received a generous grant, which will give disabled veterans the opportunity to hit the trails.

The life of a police officer is rarely an easy one, and the sacrifices made and dangers faced by those in the line of duty are not always appreciated.

Fruita Middle School took part in National Teacher Appreciation week in a very unique way.

27, 1924, to Henry and Mary Retherford in Stillwater, Okla. He went to be with the love of his life on April 22, 2013.

Survivors include her husband, Lester; one son, Ed Taylor of New Hampshire; two daughters, Linda Timmer of Craig and Sue Duffy of Lovelock, Nev.; two sisters, Faye Ferguson of Vermont and Joanne Trevenen of Fruita; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Edmond; one daughter, Renee Bidstrup of Los Angeles; ... (more)

FRUITA, Colo.- An accident temporarily shuts down Highway 6 & 50 between 19 Road and 18 Road Monday evening.

Did you know Colorado boasts a great selection of wines made on the western slope? It's nestled in the Grand Valley area of Colorado .

FRUITA, Colo.- Officials with the City of Fruita are asking the Grand Valley for help to clean out a waterway that is a high fire risk to the city.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- City leaders say the community of Fruita grew closer 27 months ago with the opening of the Fruita Community Center.

Bring your past to the present and a be a part of the Fruita History Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Cavalcade, 201 E. Aspen Ave., in Fruita.

As the legislature continues its assault on Colorado's economy, another anti-business bill began quietly slinking its way through the process in April.

THE FREEZE WARNING INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLANDING, BLUFF, MEXICAN HAT, MOAB, CASTLE VALLEY, THOMPSON SPRINGS, GRAND JUNCTION, FRUITA, PALISADE, CEDAREDGE, DELTA, HOTCHKISS, MONTROSE, RANGELY, DINOSAUR, CORTEZ, DOVE CREEK AND MANCOS.

Although I've been jonesing to get on my mountain bike this cold and soggy spring, my first cycling trip to the desert this year was on a road bike.

Rebecca Rusch crushed the female record on the 142-mile Kokopelli Trail on Saturday, despite a crash that saw her dislocate her finger, and the malfunction of her lights that had her riding in the dark for hours.

People are window shopping Sunday in downtown Grand Junction, but they may not be buying.