Grand Junction News

RIDGWAY Local bike enthusiasts rejoiced last week as the Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office in Montrose announced it had signed a Decision of Record completing the Ridgway Comprehensive Trail Management Plan Environmental Assessment.

Grand Junction Councilman Rick Brainard entered a plea and received his sentencing Friday in a domestic abuse case against him.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. Millions of lottery hopefuls waited in anticipation for a Powerball winner this Wednesday, but no one had the golden ticket.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Being diagnosed with an incurable disorder could be devastating news.

Federal authorities say they've arrested two men for trying to rob Palisade's National Bank.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Could you imagine going years without having an identification card? That's been the case for several local residents.

Lori Meyer, left, is greeted with a hug from John McDougle at Whitman Park in Grand Junction, where she used to provide free meals every Sunday to all takers .But because of a host of changes in her personal life, at the end of April, Meyer stopped providing the meals.

Jacyne Bowers of Clifton, right, admires her high school diploma with her mother, Malissa Stewart, left, and her grandmother, Marie Jalbert, of Gypsum, after commencement ceremonies Thursday for Grande River Virtual Academy at Two Rivers Convention Center in downtown Grand Junction.

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.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- From toothpaste to toys, a common chemical found in many consumer products has some concerned about it's safety.

A wrong turn causes a truck's trailer to become fully engulfed in flames. Officials with the Grand Junction Fire Department say the Yellow semi-truck was picking up material at the Cal Frac Delivery Services and while turning around at the end of Teller Court, the truck caught an overhead power line and pulled down the power pole.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- The General Surgeons of Western Colorado celebrated the beginning of construction on their new medical office Thursday afternoon.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- A man accused of beating a 4-year-old close to death appears in court and pleads guilty.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Law enforcement is asking for residents to shine a blue light on houses and businesses this week to honor men and women who were killed in the line of duty.

MESA COUNTY, Colo.- When looking back at growing up in Grand Junction, Bruce Benge can recall many differences from how the city is now compared to then.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. A Western Slope foster service is not only reporting the highest number of children in need of care in it's history, but also the highest number of parents waiting to be licensed.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- A Mesa County woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding Mesa County out of thousands of dollars.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A tiny piece of metal is causing a huge uproar at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment .

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- The man caught burglarizing a home by the homeowner and then stealing her car pleads in court Wednesday morning.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Representatives Ray Scott and Jared Wright and Senator Steve King shared their take on the 2013 legislative session with members of the Chamber of Commerce this morning at the Chamber's legislative wrap-up breakfast.