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Ex-Girl Scouts leader sentenced for thefts
A former Girl Scouts leader who stole more than $4,000 from her troop's annual cookie fundraiser has been sentenced to six months in Mesa County's work release program. Comment?
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CMU Breaks Ground on New Building
... and see an opportunity in the burgeoning institution. "Our students live in houses," explained Rose Pugliese, Mesa County commissioner. "That allows people to pay their mortgages and their taxes and results in fewer foreclosures. Their parents come ... Comment?
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Permit Now Required to Sell Pets in Public Places
Mesa County Commissioners voted on a resolution Monday that changes how non-licensed individuals can sell pets in public places, in an effort to make sure animals get proper care before they're sold. Comment?
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Mesa County celebrates national EMS week
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... of being on one of those calls and playing a small part in that chain of someone still being here." On Wednesday mesa county EMS officials will present phoenix awards to patients who survived, officers and first responders, like Cox, who are ... Comment?
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Man accused of pointing gun at step-son's head
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... d the sergeant that she believes her son was telling the truth. Michael Carrano was arrested and booked into the Mesa County Jail for menacing with a deadly weapon and prohibited use of a weapon. Comment?
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County TABOR hearing today
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... refund and accused the county of not being forthcoming. "And do what I think is right by the taxpayers of Mesa County which is to refund that money that they withheld in those years under what I consider a pretty shakey legal justification," said ... Comment?
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Sheriff Hilkey speaks out about gun control lawsuit
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey joined 54 of Colorado's 64 sheriffs in filing a lawsuit Friday to repeal recently passed gun control legislation limiting the size of ammunition magazines to 15 rounds and expanding background checks for gun purchases. Comment?
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Woman sentenced for stealing Girl Scout money
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... stealing $6,000 worth of Girl Scout cookie money will serve six months in work release. Wysong appeared at the Mesa County Justice Center Monday for her sentencing. She will serve eight months of probation, 100 hours of community service and pay ... Comment?
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Volunteers with Mesa County Search and Rescue here to help
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... maybe I'll go that way because I'm so close to the top and I won't have to go around." Doug Sieckert with Mesa County Search and Rescue says, "Yeah they get disoriented, they get off the main trail and they don't know which one is the right trail. ... Comment?
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Sheriffs battle in lawsuit against new state gun laws
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He said he signed on because he heard a loud majority of Mesa County residents who said these gun laws are unconstitutional and limit the rights of gun owners. Comment?
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Drug probe taints eatery?
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... said they once saw steady noon-hour business, about three or four patrons were inside grabbing lunch. Since Mesa County law enforcement on April 25 announced the takedown of a 36-member drug ring - allegations which also spotlighted Espinoza's ... Comment?
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Special Report: TABOR Controversy
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... be going back to the tax payers, but it hasn't been. "This isn't a decades old tiff," said Bill Voss, former Mesa County finance director. "This change was made recently." Voss is referring to the county's decision to exclude sales tax revenue in ... Comment?
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At Least He's Not Your Guilty City Councilman
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... case with something less than a guilty plea. Brainard, 51, tried to plead "no contest" under a deal with the Mesa County District Attorney's Office in which he would have been placed on a deferred judgment and sentence for 18 months, aside from a ... Comment?
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Mesa County commissioners could decide Monday to change course, away from a 2007 decision in which the county began excluding sales tax revenue from its collection limitation calculations Comment?
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Indoor range developers give it their best shot
... local entrepreneur Tammy Allen. Their bid on the property set in motion a lengthy approval process with Mesa County, all the consequent background checks and license approvals and the massive job of designing a soup-to-nuts shooting space from ... Comment?
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Brainard pleads guilty in Mesa County Court
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City council member and former West Star Aviation executive, Rick Brainard, plead guilty in Mesa County Court late Friday afternoon to charges of domestic violence. Comment?
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Salvation Army hands out goodies at VA
Members with Mesa County's Salvation Army spent Friday morning taking care of local veterans at the Grand Junction V.A. Hospital. Comment?
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Radium found in Mesa County Landfill
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There are only a few spots around the country where depositing radioactive material is safe, but the Mesa County Landfill is not one of them. Comment?
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Officials Release the Identities of the Two Killed In Fatal Accident
MESA COUNTY, Colo.- Officials release the identity of the two men who were killed in Thursday night's fatal accident in DeBeque Canyon. Comment?
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54 Sheriffs File Lawsuit Against The State
... state legislators but a narrow majority of them refused to listen," explains Sheriff John Cook from Weld County. Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey signed on to become a plaintiff in the lawsuit. NewsChannel 5 spoke with Hilkey about the announcement ... Comment?
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