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Mesa County official’s $26,000 pay raise approved in secret
Mesa County commissioners disagree over how a $26,000 pay raise for a top county official got approved in a process that may have violated Colorado open meetings laws.

More questions raised by testing of Montrose funeral home cremains
Families involved in the Sunset Mesa funeral home case hoped to answer at least one question.

Grand Junction defense contractor raided by federal agents a year ago lays off 37
Just five months after announcing it acquired new manufacturing space for its growing business, a Grand Junction defense contractor has laid off 37 employees.

Program helps Colorado teens coming out of foster care system
Just one year into its existence, Foster Alumni Mentors is helping Gutierrez and others who are trying to become independent and make a life for themselves, to learn how to...

Purdy Mesa telescope joins elite Air Force Falcon network
If a satellite, an asteroid or an old, dead rocket hurtles toward Earth, a telescope installed on Purdy Mesa is ready to help detect it and alert officials from around...

Fungus killing Western Slope peach trees, causing millions in losses
GRAND JUNCTION -- A silent killer steadily encroaching on the most beloved of Western Slope fruit has moved into the crosshairs of peach growers and researchers.

Pair helps deceased WWII veteran in Colorado get the honor he deserved
Mike Shults passion for helping a fellow veteran 23 years after Howard Knowles' death has led to the war hero finally getting the military benefits he earned and helped his...

Colorado program connects senior pets with senior citizens
Bette Cyr reached a point in her life when she realized she knew more people who had died than were still living on this Earth.

Colorado sheriff’s deputy allegedly used role as mentor to abuse boys
Joshua Hemphill, a former sheriff’s deputy arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting children, allegedly victimized multiple boys over several years and used a mentoring program to gain access to some...